Ye Qingqing only mentioned it briefly, and seeing that Ruan Yingzi was unhappy, she stopped talking, grabbed her wallet, and prepared to leave. Lu Ziqun and the others returned.

They had already finished eating and washed the bowls, but Lu Ziqun's expression seemed off; he looked indignant.

"What's wrong?" Ye Qingqing asked curiously.

Dong Siyue smiled slightly, "It's nothing. Are you going out?"

"Yeah, I'm planning to buy some fruit, want to come along?"

Dong Siyue shook her head, "I'm not going. I just ate and I'm too full."

Ye Qingqing was just being polite, after all, she wasn't familiar with Dong Siyue.

However, she was really curious about what had happened during the meal between the three of them. It seemed like things hadn't gone well. Dong Siyue seemed fine, but Lü Ziqun looked indignant.

Just as they reached the door, they heard Lü Ziqun say, "This matter can't be left like this. We have to find out the truth. It's several tens of yuan, which is no small amount."

Ye Qingqing looked puzzled. What do you mean, tens of yuan?

Dong Siyue said softly, "Maybe I remembered it wrong, let's just forget about it."

“How could I possibly be mistaken? Someone must have stolen your card. It’s over forty yuan! I’m going to report this to Teacher Shu.” Lu Ziqun said indignantly.

"Please don't, it's really possible I'm mistaken. My card has always been in my bag, how could anyone steal my meal card? Let's stop talking about this." Dong Siyue's voice was very gentle as she patiently comforted Lü Ziqun, not wanting to make a big deal out of it.

Actually, she didn't care about the forty-odd yuan; there was no need for her to report to the teacher over such a small matter.

"Why not? Some people are just not clean. Speaking of which, the money on my meal card doesn't seem right either. It seems to be being used up too quickly. Could someone have stolen and spent my card too?"

Lu Ziqun felt something was wrong the more she thought about it. Just a few days ago, she was complaining that money was not going to last long, but she hadn't thought about it carefully at the time, assuming that she had really eaten a lot. But today, Dong Siyue's difference was too obvious.

Dong Siyue topped up her card with 200 yuan when school started, and so far, she has only eaten at the cafeteria once or twice. But today, when she went to eat, she only had about 150 yuan left in her card.

Even a fool could see the obvious difference. At the time, Lü Ziqun said he would report to the teacher and find out the truth, but Dong Siyue only wanted to settle things peacefully. Since the parties involved did not want to cause trouble, Lü Ziqun could not cause any trouble no matter how much effort he had.

However, she now has renewed energy because she has realized that she may very well be a victim as well.

Song Hongye slapped her forehead, looking as if she had just realized something. "My card too! The food prices are about the same as in the high school cafeteria, but I spent more money than in high school. Could someone have stolen money from my card too?"

Dong Siyue thought it was unlikely. "It shouldn't be that bad. Who would come to our dorm just for a meal? That's too much trouble!"

Lu Ziqun scoffed sarcastically, "Of course, others won't deliberately come to steal the card, but it's hard to guard against a thief within your own ranks!"

Song Hongye was taken aback. "Could it be a thief from within? Everyone in our dorm is so well-behaved."

"That's not necessarily true. I have to find out the truth about this. If someone really stole the card, we have to catch the thief! Humph!" Lu Ziqun said indignantly, her tone suggesting she had a suspect in mind.

Ye Qingqing and Ruan Yingzi, who were outside the door, left after hearing only a few words. On the way, they ran into Sun Yurong, who was returning from dinner. The two of them simply nodded politely and did not speak to Sun Yurong.

Sun Yurong stood at the dormitory door and overheard the conversation between Lü Ziqun and the others. Her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.