Chapter 9: School Hunk, You Amuse Me
“Shouldn’t I have stepped in?” Zhao Congrui asked with a look of disgust. “That’s what they mean by a ‘pig teammate’! Ziyi clearly wanted to invite Junior Student Xiaoxiao out for a private meal, and you said there were still plenty of dishes on the second floor! Actually, your mind is full of dishes too, dishes for feeding pigs!”
Lin Houchun didn’t dwell on Zhao Congrui’s teasing. Instead, he smiled with curiosity, craning his neck to look at the receding figures of Lu Ziyi and Ye Chuxiao as they turned the corner and were about to disappear.
“Heh heh,” Lin Houchun chuckled heartily. “Is Ziyi experiencing his first love?”
“I didn’t say that!” Zhao Congrui put on a serious face and frowned as he examined Lin Houchun.
Lin Houchun punched Zhao Congrui on the shoulder. “You have the guts to think it, but not the guts to admit it!”
Zhao Congrui maintained his serious demeanor. “I am a rigorous person. I’ll only believe it when Ziyi admits it!”
“You just don’t have the guts!”
“You do! I’ll tell Ziyi you said he’s lustful and wanton!”
“I clearly said ‘experiencing his first love’!”
“See, you said it again. The words came from you!”
“Damn it, Zhao Congrui, you’re just bullying honest people!”
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As Lu Ziyi and Ye Chuxiao walked out of the university gates, he sneezed several times.
Ye Chuxiao asked with concern, “Senior Student Ziyi, do you have a cold too?”
“No…” Lu Ziyi rubbed his nose with his right index finger. He thought, it’s highly likely someone was badmouthing him behind his back.
Lu Ziyi changed the topic. “Xiaoxiao, what kind of cuisine would you like to eat?”
Ye Chuxiao felt embarrassed to let Senior Student Ziyi spend too much money. She said, “Let’s just have a simple set meal.”
“Okay,” Lu Ziyi agreed. “Let’s go to the nearby Wu Yu’er Western Restaurant for a simple meal.”
… Ye Chuxiao thought, Senior Student Ziyi, do we really need to eat such a fancy simple meal? I only sharpened a few pencils, the food doesn’t need to be this good!
While Ye Chuxiao was hesitating, Lu Ziyi had already led her into Wu Yu’er Western Restaurant.
The waiter courteously opened the large door. The air conditioning immediately dispelled the summer heat, bringing a wave of coolness.
Lu Ziyi requested a booth by the window and sat opposite Ye Chuxiao.
The waiter brought them lemonade.
Lu Ziyi inquired, “Xiaoxiao, would you prefer Western or Chinese food?”
“Just one set meal will be fine.”
She already felt embarrassed enough to have Senior Student Ziyi treat her to a set meal at a place of this caliber.
Then, he ordered two set meals. Lu Ziyi additionally ordered fresh juice, a fruit salad, and dessert, which were clearly for Ye Chuxiao.
As the dishes and plates were brought out one by one, the table began to feel small.
Lu Ziyi helped the waiter move a plate. Seemingly a little carelessly, Ye Chuxiao’s notebook, which was placed at the edge of the table, slowly slid outwards and suddenly fell to the floor with a “bang.”
The waiter quickly said, “I’m sorry.”
Just as the waiter was about to squat down to pick up the customer’s belongings, Lu Ziyi agilely stepped forward and picked up Ye Chuxiao’s notebook and the scattered test papers.
The waiter placed the food plates down, said “I’m sorry” again, and left.
Lu Ziyi sat back in his seat and neatly arranged Ye Chuxiao’s test papers. His gaze seemed to have swept over the scores on the papers.
Ye Chuxiao’s back was ramrod straight, and her delicate face turned completely red!
How embarrassing, to let Lu Top Student see a few failing Advanced Mathematics test papers!
Actually, she was very good at other subjects, but as a liberal arts student, her math had always been her weak point!
She had truly put in a lot of effort, but she had never been good with numbers since childhood. What could she do?!
Sob sob sob, Lu Top Student must think she’s a total underachiever!
After this meal, there wouldn’t be a second one!
