Has Lu Yuzhou contacted you?

While queuing for food in the cafeteria, Jiang Jingwen suddenly grabbed Zhu Jinzhao's shoulder and asked a question.

Zhu Jinzhao shook his head: "Not yet. I don't know what triggered him, but that night he suddenly talked to me and said a bunch of strange things. After that, he gave me the silent treatment and hasn't spoken to me since. I offered him some coffee but couldn't get him to come out."

"Huh?" Jiang Jingwen frowned. "It's been almost five days and he still hasn't spoken to you? Could he have died in some woman's bed?"

Zhu Jinzhao shook her head again, answering seriously, "He's not dead. I saw him at the school gate this morning. Maybe Zhu Mingyue said something to him that made him misunderstand me, which is why he doesn't want to talk to me."

"Damn it! Zhu Mingyue is really mean. Even if she doesn't like you, she doesn't have to steal your boyfriend." Jiang Jingwen was furious and couldn't help but grit her teeth and curse, "If she weren't from the Zhu family, I'd probably slap her with a slipper."

Zhu Jinzhao smiled indifferently, because she had long known that Zhu Mingyue would do this, but she did not think that Zhu Mingyue wanted to take Lu Yuzhou away.

“Zhu Mingyue has very high standards, I think she would look down on Lu Yuzhou.”

Jiang Jingwen: "If she doesn't like him, why is she even trying to seduce him? She knows Lu Yuzhou is your boyfriend, yet she still secretly sees him. Isn't she trying to steal him away?"

Zhu Jinzhao pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then said seriously, "She probably just wants to break us up. If Lu Yuzhou can dump me, he can dump her too. She's not stupid enough to stay with a man like that."

Moreover, in the original novel, Lu Yuzhou was indeed not Zhu Mingyue's official love interest.

"That's even more outrageous!" Jiang Jingwen clenched her fists. "As the saying goes, it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage. How immoral of her to do something like this."

"It's alright." Zhu Jinzhao smiled at her, not angry at all. "Although Zhu Mingyue's intentions are impure, it's a good thing for me."

"She made me see Lu Yuzhou for who he really is."

"How can you find joy in suffering?" Jiang Jingwen's anger subsided after hearing her words, and her eyes were filled with only heartache when she looked at her.

Zhu Jinchao said with a smile, "This means that everything that happens will benefit me."

"Take it easy. There are so many men in the world. If one doesn't work out, just find another one."

Jiang Jingwen said helplessly, "I really can't do anything with you."

"Oh right, I haven't told Shi Jing about the contract yet." Zhu Jinzhao only just remembered this and quickly took out his phone to send a WeChat message to Shi Jing.

Shi Jing replied very quickly.

—Okay, when should we sign the contract?

Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

Shi Jing: OK, let me know when the contract is signed.

Wishing you a wonderful day!

We chatted briefly, and then Zhu Jinzhao put away his phone, grabbed his tray, and got his food.

There weren't many people in the cafeteria at lunchtime today; there were empty seats everywhere. Jiang Jingwen picked a seat by the window and gestured for Zhu Jinzhao to sit there.

Zhu Jinzhao, however, did not move.

"What are you standing here for? Come on," Jiang Jingwen said, turning back to look at her.

Zhu Jinzhao turned her head and looked in a certain direction with a serious expression: "Jiang Jiang, Zhu Mingyue is sitting there eating by herself."

"Let's just eat her food," Jiang Jingwen said irritably. "Let's pretend we didn't see her and ignore her."

Zhu Jinzhao: "No, she's already seen me!"

Jiang Jingwen took two steps back while carrying the food: "So what do you want?"

Zhu Jinzhao narrowed her eyes slightly: "I want to join her! Her older brother told me to take her with me no matter what I do. Although she always refuses me, I can't just not ask her."

"Let's go through the formalities, but don't let her find any evidence against me!"

"..." Jiang Jingwen sighed with a headache, "Let's go."

The two people carrying the food trotted over to Zhu Mingyue, and even though they had been rejected countless times, they still smiled and asked, "Mingyue, are you eating alone? We'll keep you company."

Normally, Zhu Mingyue would coldly say "No need" at this point.

But it's clear that the current situation belongs to Class Two, because Zhu Mingyue nodded.

"OK."

"..."

Zhu Jinzhao's fake smile froze on his face instantly.

She hesitated for a moment, then turned her eyes to look at Jiang Jingwen beside her.

"..." Jiang Jingwen's expression wasn't much better than hers.

"Doesn't she usually refuse?" Jiang Jingwen gritted her teeth and squeezed out these words with difficulty.

"Haha..." Zhu Jinzhao laughed like a machine, "I don't know either..."

"Please sit down." Zhu Mingyue thoughtfully moved her plate aside a little, making room for the two computers in front of her.

“Okay…” Zhu Jinzhao walked over with small steps and sat down opposite Zhu Mingyue. “Thank you, Mingyue.”

Zhu Mingyue raised an eyebrow, a subtle, enigmatic smile playing on her lips: "You've all had dinner with me, shouldn't I be thanking you?"

“Hey…” Jiang Jingwen carefully sat down next to Zhu Jinzhao, stammering for once, “We…we’re just naturally more polite, we…we just like to say thank you to people…”

"ah--"

Just as she finished speaking, a boy carrying a tray walked by and accidentally stepped on Jiang Jingwen's foot. Jiang Jingwen cried out in pain, her face turning pale.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." The boy quickly turned around and apologized repeatedly. "I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry, are you alright?"

Jiang Jingwen clenched her left fist, about to get angry, but when she looked up, she met Zhu Mingyue's thoughtful gaze.

"I...I'm fine." She loosened her fist, waved her hand, turned her head, and smiled at the apologetic-looking boy. "I'm fine, thank you."

"Huh?" The boy's eyes went blank for a moment, then he said uncertainly, "N-you're welcome?"

"Mm." Jiang Jingwen nodded, then spread her hands and looked at Zhu Mingyue with a helpless expression. "See? That's how polite we are."

"..."

The three people at the table remained in perfect silence.

The boy squinted slightly, noticing that Jiang Jingwen seemed to have some mental issues, and quickly picked up his tray and turned to leave.

Zhu Jinzhao put down his chopsticks, raised his hand and touched Jiang Jingwen's forehead. A few seconds later, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "You scared me to death. I thought he had stepped on your head just now."

"..." Jiang Jingwen closed her eyes, her smile bitter.

Damn it! She shouldn't have such a mouth that loves to talk nonsense.

"Ahem..." Zhu Mingyue cleared her throat, a hint of a smile hidden in her beautiful eyes. "Let's eat, or the food will get cold."

Jiang Jingwen obediently picked up her chopsticks and said, "Okay."

...

When they said they were going to eat, they really only ate. All three of them kept their heads down and ate, refusing to say a word.

Zhu Jinchao felt terrible eating today; even her favorite honey-glazed chicken drumsticks tasted bland.

"Buzzing—"

Fortunately, Zhu Mingyue's phone rang at that moment. Seeing her take out her phone to check her messages, Zhu Jinzhao and Jiang Jingwen also took their phones out of their bags at the same time.

Stupid: Mingyue, are you eating in the cafeteria? I bought you milk tea, I can come find you now.

Lu Yuzhou is incorrigible. Zhu Mingyue has been ignoring him for days, but he still tries to get close to her like a dog.

"So annoying..." Zhu Mingyue frowned in annoyance, her finger poking at the chat box just as she was about to tell Lu Yuzhou not to come over, but the next second, someone suddenly patted her shoulder.