11. Scumbag plot

39.

Lin Can was in a good mood today. After two public classes in the morning, he went to the cafeteria humming a song.

Their university cafeteria is famous for its rich variety of food. Not only the students from the university, but also the residents in the surrounding area come to patronize it occasionally.

Lin Can stopped at the noodle soup window. He wanted to eat something light because that place had been occupied recently...

There were a lot of people, so he had to wait for a while after getting his number. Lin Can found a place nearby and sat down to play with his phone.

He has been addicted to playing Sudoku recently and has reached level 146, but it is still not enough because Fu Xingzhi is so busy and has only reached level 148.

When people are thinking, their eyes will stay at a fixed position. Lin Can pondered deeply, made careful guesses and boldly practiced, and finally passed three levels and surpassed Fu Xingzhi.

He was just about to tell Fu Xingzhi the good news and took a screenshot but hadn't sent it over when someone tapped his shoulder.

Lin Can looked up, he didn't recognize this person.

The stranger said, "Student, there's a guy over there asking you to stop following him."

After saying that, he left, leaving Lin Can alone with a confused look on his face.

He looked around and found Li He sitting not far from him, with his arms crossed with an impatient look on his face.

Li He's school is just opposite his university, but he attends a technical college. Lin Can heard him say that the food in their school cafeteria is terrible, and most students choose to have lunch here.

It was the first time Lin Can saw this person after such a long time, and he felt absolutely no emotion.

He thought that everything between him and Li He was over, and not telling Fu Xingzhi that he had assisted someone in the attempted rape of him was his last act of kindness.

He didn't want to cause any more trouble. The cafeteria was so big and there were plenty of seats. He could just sit somewhere else.

Just then, the aunt at the window called his number. Lin Can took his meal and moved to another row.

The soup noodles were a little hot, but Lin Can didn't notice it. As soon as he put it in his mouth, it was so hot that tears came out.

"Lin Can."

"Um?"

When Lin Can looked up, his tearful eyes met Li He's gaze.

Li He snorted and laughed, "Why, I won't let you follow me, so you're crying?"

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40.

Li He put down his plate and sat down in front of Lin Can without even asking him if he agreed.

Lin Can was too lazy to pay attention to him and continued to send messages to Fu Xingzhi: Look, I'm better than you!

Fu Xingzhi was probably busy and didn't reply to his message immediately.

Li He, who was sitting opposite him, had been scratching his plate with his chopsticks. Suddenly, he asked Lin Can, "I called you, why didn't you answer?"

Lin Can lowered his head and said perfunctorily: "Ah, really? How could this happen?"

"You're not still angry, are you? That night... I was just joking, seriously."

"How could that be?"

"Then why didn't you answer my calls? I thought you'd get angry if you were actually touched."

Li He lowered his eyes. He had been having a terrible time these past two days. He had no interest in doing anything. He thought it was because Lin Can always ignored his calls, which made him angry.

In the past, when he called Lin Can, he would pick up the phone before the phone rang three times, and even if he was asleep, he would still speak to him in a nasal and hazy voice.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh.

As for Lin Can, he had just received a reply from Fu Xingzhi. This cunning guy must have known that he would secretly play Sudoku and pass the 150th level in advance.

Where on earth does this guy who is so busy with official duties find the time to spare?

Lin Can typed angrily: Just wait, I must reach level 160 today.

Fu Xingzhi, who was sitting in the office far away, chuckled and replied: Little friend, how about I let you pass ten levels if you stay with me for one night?

"Lin Can? Lin Can!"

"ah?"

Lin Can's attention was called back. He looked up from his phone, and the smile on his face disappeared in an instant.

Li He touched the back of his neck and asked uncomfortably, "Are you... still angry?"

Lin Can said: "I didn't answer your call because I lost my phone in the hotel that night."

"Ah...I see."

Li He was a little embarrassed, with a fire burning in his heart but not knowing how to vent it. He looked down at the noodle soup in Lin Can's bowl. It was too light, totally different from what he usually ate.

He suppressed his nausea and took a piece of spicy chicken from his plate and put it into Lin Can's bowl, saying, "I remember you like spicy food, right? Eat it."

When they were in high school, they would always share the food on each other's plates, but it was only Lin Can who shared unilaterally. Occasionally, Li He would pick up some food for Lin Can, and Lin Can would be secretly happy for a long time.

Li He knew all this, and had always known it.

But now, Lin Can was not as happy as he imagined, but frowned instead.

Li He also put down his chopsticks and asked, "What's wrong? Eat."

Many images flashed through Lin Can's mind. It was the upbringing he received since childhood that prevented him from doing what he thought in his mind.

Lin Can said, "My classmates over there asked me to have dinner together. Excuse me."

Li He didn't suspect anything and continued to eat his meal with his head down and depressed.

Lin Can walked to the corner with his plate, slowly poured out all the soup he had only a spoonful of, and then went back to queue up to get a number.

Fortunately, he had no classes in the afternoon, otherwise he would have been delayed in class and he would have definitely greet Li He's family.

My phone vibrated. It was a message from Fu Xingzhi: "What's wrong, Lin Can? Did what I just said make you feel uncomfortable?"

Lin Can: No, my lunch was bitten by a fly, so I was just about to buy a new one.