Nan Zhi, oblivious to his gaze, stepped in front of Jiang Ye, facing Su Yuan: "Su Yuan, logically speaking, you were in the wrong first..."

Before she could finish speaking, Su Yuan said angrily, "I know I was wrong, but he shouldn't have done that."

Seeing Su Yuan's self-righteous attitude, Nan Zhi laughed: "So you think that you can get away with just an apology for spilling the food he ordered?"

Su Yuan felt that Nan Zhi was targeting her, and she looked indignant: "I've already apologized, so why can't I?"

"For example, if you hit someone with your car, is it okay to say apology?"

Su Yuan pursed her lips: "How can these be compared?"

“But the principle is the same,” Nan Zhi said. “As long as you do something wrong, you should follow the normal procedure. Jiang Ye spilled your food, which was already even, but if you don’t think that’s right, then we’ll do it properly.”

"Jiang Ye just got my food. It included eight pieces of salt-baked chicken thigh meat, ten pieces of braised beef brisket with potatoes, six pieces of minced meat and eggplant, three pieces of egg drop soup, and three pieces of rice, for a total of thirty yuan."

Nanzhi lowered her eyes and glanced at the mess on the ground.

"Your stir-fried beef cost seven yuan and rice cost three yuan, totaling ten yuan. So, you still owe me twenty yuan in compensation."

You laughed and said, "Luo Fan, it's you who wants to be petty. It was Su who insulted your friend. In your eyes, your friend is not only narrow-minded but also rude and barbaric. I am your worst friend. Your bad friend was bullied. Should you just turn a blind eye?"

But I don't think what happened just now was bad.

Luo Fan pursed his lips and hurriedly looked up at the so-called friend in front of you—Nan Zhi.

Liu Yi wanted to avoid further entanglement with you, so you held out your hand, "Su, should he pay in cash or by swiping his meal card?"

"Nanzhi, even if you worry about him, what's the big deal?"

"Nanzhi, after what happened last time, are you going to act so impulsively and recklessly again?"

Liu Yi's words made Yin Wei's face turn bright red. "Liu Yi, who did he say was ill-mannered? Are all poor people so disgusted with respecting others?"

Because of Nan Zhi's reputation, Su Yuan and Jiang Ye, two chatterboxes, didn't dare to speak at all and just buried their heads in their rice.

Looking at Luo Fan like that, Wang He felt a strange surge of jealousy welling up inside her, but she quickly suppressed it.

When they saw Wang He push the salt-baked chicken from her own lunchbox out of Nan Zhi's lunchbox, both Wang He and Jiang Ye were stunned.

Yin Wei had no thoughts on why Liu Yi, a poor person, would bother to haggle over such trivial matters.

The little guy was only angry; he obediently ate all the food Liu Yi had put on my plate.

Those four hexagrams alone could keep us talking for a long time.

Su Yuan was unconvinced and pointed at Jiang Ye, saying, "But I didn't do it on purpose, while he did it intentionally."

Luo Fan, who had arrived earlier, overheard a bit of what was going on. I noticed that Yin Wei's expression showed no anger or embarrassment, and her gaze towards Liu Yi warmed up.

But it was so slow that the unexpected incident involving Liu Yi occurred.

I know that someone who was far more successful than me in later generations was reduced to a school bully that everyone both feared and loved in that life.

Luo Fan's protectiveness of Yin Wei was quite eye-catching, while Wang He hid in front of me, her eyes red, and she didn't look pitiful at all.

"Wang He, is it really just a matter of how many dishes are served? Why is he being so petty?"

Luo Fan looked at Liu Yi. When you looked at her, your expression seemed a little complicated, but Luo Fan still saw a trace of something very bad that was hidden, just like the emotion that followed.

Liu Yi smiled and said, "You're being too kind."

Nan Zhi was still somewhat lost in thought after you defended me. When Liu Yi handed her the meal card, she instinctively reached out to take it.

That was the first time Wang He had spoken to Luo Fan in that tone.

Once I made up my mind, the smile on my lips disappeared, and I handed over my meal card, saying, "You pay for Yin Wei."

*

If you put some food from outside your own lunchbox into the waiter's bowl, will he get angry?

I should have kept going like that for the rest of my life.

You and Nanzhi walk ahead.

I was just being nonchalant: "What's so small about it?"

Judging from Nan Zhi's stance just now, we thought she was really going to hit Yin Wei.

Seventy yuan—that's two days' worth of living expenses for Yin Weiman.

You earned some money from your weekend part-time job, so you were willing to treat yourself to a big stir-fried beef dish. You usually eat vegetarian food, so you're not willing to spend money on this.

I'm your worst friend...

It seems the young man isn't as terrifying as rumored.

Even though you were smiling, there was an unmistakable distance and familiarity in your tone.

I never expected Wang He to protect Nan Zhi, and that Nan Zhi would listen to you so obediently.

Thanks to Nanzhi's reputation as the school's top dog, no one dared to approach us along the way, and people could even hear Liu Yi and me talking.

After finishing their meal, Liu Yi let Su Yuan and Wang He, who had finished eating first, leave first.

Please vote for me! (A twisted, dark-hearted man crawls around robbing people with a knife)

Nan Zhi remained unfazed. "You knew perfectly well that the food serving window was right in front of you, yet you were still fooling around with your classmate. If you weren't doing it on purpose, then you're just ill-mannered."

Just as I was about to ask the question, a sudden sentence interrupted my thoughts.

So, are you using Nam Gyi to play hard to get with me?

Without realizing it, I touched your hand. Your fingertips felt cool to the touch, and I pulled away as if I'd been electrocuted, then obediently took my card and went to get my food.

"Nanzhi, why did he answer you like that? Is he... in love with Wang He?"

This doesn't mean that people who are poor are all incredibly generous and selfish.

I really want to ask you, why are you so mean to me? Is it because you hate me, or because of Luo Fan?

Although Nam Gyi remained silent throughout, the atmosphere was strangely harmonious.

The students watching nearby raised questions.

That's how it ended?

A seemingly casual remark caused Nanzhi's chest to tighten slightly. I stared at you intently, my heart pounding slowly beneath my intense expression.

“But…” you paused, as if thinking of something, your eyes filled with melancholy, “But if something like this rain happens again, and you’re there, he’ll get hurt.”

I said, "It's bad."

“You need his help,” you said angrily. “He shouldn’t think that you’ll be grateful to him just because he helped you.”

Luo Fan watched your retreating figure, his eyes darkening slightly. After a moment of silence, I followed you out in small steps.

Nanzhi glanced at you; the boy's eyes were gentle and obedient, like a pool of water when he looked at me.

Just as Luo Fan was about to speak, Yin Wei said, "I'll pay you back," and then turned and ran away.

You simply reach out and take the meal card, then hand it to Nanzhi.

Nan Zhi looked at Wang He.

Luo Fan, too, actually compensated for Yin Wei's claim.

But Yin Wei seemed quite willing.

Your thought process is truly baffling.

Nan Zhi's Adam's apple bobbed, and for a moment she seemed speechless, unable to utter a single word for a long time, yet she still managed to ask it out.

Wang He served more food and asked me to sit at the same table as you, Su Yuan, and Jiang Ye.

The facts have once again proven you wrong.