Jiang Yanli stood in front of the fruit window in the cafeteria, her black uniform jacket casually open, revealing the white shirt underneath.

Long, slender fingers were meticulously examining the strawberries, her brow furrowed slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with the fruit's freshness.

"This one won't do, get another one."

His voice was cold, yet unquestionable.

The cafeteria lady smiled and gave the grumpy-faced young man a fresher box, adding extra blueberries as a bonus.

Chu Baiyi stared at him blankly. The irritable and difficult Jiang Yanli was now patiently waiting for the aunt to cut the fruit, peeling and pitting it, being extremely serious.

Finally, he also bought an iced lemon tea and specifically asked, "Less ice, and put the lemon slices separately."

Did he buy this for her?

Seeing Jiang Yanli turn and walk towards her, Chu Baiyi frowned, then pretended to be calm and looked away, her expression somewhat arrogant.

She doesn't like lemon tea, but she can accept a fresh fruit platter.

But Jiang Yanli simply walked right past her without pausing for even a second.

He walked straight to the door, his back straight and indifferent, as if she didn't exist at all.

"Jiang Yanli!! Stop right there!"

Chu Baiyi suddenly stood up and shouted at Jiang Yanli's back. The plate crashed onto the table, spilling crumbs and soy milk all over the floor, but she didn't care.

The surrounding students looked over in surprise, and whispers arose.

She just stared intently at Jiang Yanli's back as she paused briefly before leaving again, her chest heaving violently.

The thing he bought wasn't for her?

Who should it be given to?

Could it be for Chu Zixi?

Why?!

Why is it that Chu Zixi can live so comfortably even after being kicked out of her home?

Why is it that after her rebirth, without their encounter at the coffee shop, Jiang Yanli doesn't even glance at her?

She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug deep into her palms, but she felt no pain.

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Zi Xi was focused on solving a physics problem when suddenly, a delicate plastic fruit plate fell onto her desk with a thud.

Freshly cut strawberries, mangoes, and kiwis were neatly arranged in a transparent box, and a glass of iced lemon tea sat on the table, with fine water droplets condensing on the glass.

She looked up and saw Jiang Yanli standing in front of her desk, turning her face away with an annoyed expression: "It's from the cafeteria, it tastes awful, you can have it."

"Eat more, to nourish your... saintly brain."

"Thank you, but you've already left, haven't you?"

Zi Xi looked at the fruit plate, then at him.

"Don't thank me, who said it was for you! I bought too much and couldn't finish it, so it would be a waste to throw it away. That's why I brought it back for you to eat."

"And who said I was leaving? I'm a student too, I have to attend classes."

Jiang Yanli's ears turned slightly red as she glared at her fiercely.

Zi Xi paused for two seconds, opened the box, picked up a fork, poked a piece of strawberry, and slowly put it into her mouth.

"...Is it sweet?"

Jiang Yanli stole a glance at her expression and saw that the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned. She immediately turned her head away and pretended to look at the blackboard.

"Mmm, sweet."

Is it purely sweet, or eight parts sweet and two parts sour?

"Purely sweet".

Zixi took another bite of mango and kiwi; both were sweet.

"So...would you like to eat it again next time?"

Do you have a favorite fruit?

Jiang Yanli turned her head back, her eyes somewhat unfocused.

"Yes, I love all kinds of fruit."

Zi Xi looked up at him, then suddenly picked up a strawberry and held it to his lips.

"...I'll go get some water!"

Jiang Yanli froze, then swallowed the strawberry whole, her ears turning bright red. She grabbed the empty water bottle from her table and quickly got up to leave.

The surrounding students, barely daring to breathe, thought: "That's it?! The school bully was just storming out, slamming the door, all to buy food for the new female student?!"