Song Mingyuan, holding his chopsticks, said to her, "Thank you for treating me to ribs today."

"It's nothing. There were so many people there, and you were the one who stood up for me. Even if I treated you to dragon meat, you wouldn't mind." Zhou Meiling joked, feeling even more affection for her deskmate. He was a righteous person, worth befriending, and a good friend.

Song Mingyuan took a bite of the rib: "It's a pity that such good ribs are only salty and have no other flavor."

"Yeah, I agree. We always eat the food Xiaoni makes."

"Even the best food in the cafeteria doesn't taste good anymore; I can only manage a bite to get by," Zhou Meiling sighed.

"I see you and Qiao Xiaoni have a very good relationship. Is there something going on between you?" Song Mingyuan couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

Zhou Meiling then recounted how they had come by train and what had happened along the way.

"That guy is despicable! He spent your money to chase after other women. I should have punched him in the nose just now," Song Mingyuan said angrily.

"Alright, don't be angry. We bought a whole box of ribs. It would be such a waste if we couldn't finish them all!" Zhou Meiling decided to turn her grief and anger into appetite and eat the whole box of ribs.

I always get so envious when I see everyone eating ribs, so of course I'm going to enjoy it properly today since I finally get to eat one.

Song Mingyuan was delighted to see her eating like a little squirrel and started eating as well.

On the other side...

Sun Jie looked at the two boxes of shredded potatoes and simply couldn't eat them. They had originally planned to queue up first to buy vegetables and then some ribs. This was something they had discussed beforehand; a combination of meat and vegetables would taste better.

The plan was disrupted by the appearance of Zhou Meiling.

"I'm out of money, so I can only get two servings of shredded potatoes for now. Tomorrow, I'll have to ask my mom for money to pay that little bitch back."

"Once you pay back the money, you'll be even. If you keep bothering her, don't blame me for being ruthless. Do you think I can't keep an eye on you just because we're not in the same class?" Liu Yanjiao said harshly and started eating.

With a baby waiting to be fed inside her, she didn't care about anything else; she just wanted to eat her fill first. She almost spat out the bland potato shreds as soon as she put them in her mouth, but forced herself to swallow them back down.

If this child doesn't eat, he won't be able to attend his afternoon classes. He must have been sent to collect a debt in his past life.

Sun Jie felt a pang of heartache at the thought of giving away such a large sum of money. A side glance revealed the two of them happily eating ribs, a sight that deeply stung him.

Why can they be so happy?

Zhou Meiling!

She's a fickle and promiscuous woman, always changing her mind. They might have been together for a long time.

Despite still thinking about her, he never actually said the words "let's break up."

Liu Yanjiao followed his gaze and saw Zhou Meiling reappear before her. She slammed her chopsticks down.

"Can't you eat without her?"

Sun Jie, don't forget what you did to me. I'm yours now. If you dare to betray me, I will never let you off the hook, and you can forget about going to university.

Sun Jie chickened out and quickly picked up his chopsticks to put some shredded potatoes in her lunchbox: "Don't be angry. I've cut ties with her completely, and we have nothing to do with each other anymore."

I will absolutely not say another word to her. Believe me, I mean what I say.