"Two bowls of beef noodles, extra thin, please."
Mu Liuyun followed behind Shi Hengyu, frowning as she looked around: "I knew it, you can never expect to eat anything good when you treat people."
Shi Hengyu shook his head and said with a smile, "This place is different. Don't be fooled by its location at school; the soup here is really delicious!"
As he spoke, Shi Hengyu carried two bowls of noodles on a plate and sat down with Mu Liuyun.
Although Shi Hengyu and Mu Liuyun were childhood friends, Shi Hengyu did not actually grow up in Mu's orphanage. Instead, he came to live with a family near the orphanage when he was seven years old.
Shi Hengyu originally had a happy family. His father came to Jincheng from the countryside and built up three houses in the city where land is extremely valuable by doing small business.
Sadly, when Shi Hengyu was seven years old, his parents were involved in a car accident while out and about, and both lost their lives on the spot. Because they were at fault, all the family's money was used to compensate the victims.
And so, Shi Hengyu became penniless. When his relatives heard that his parents had left no inheritance, none of them were willing to adopt him. Only Shi Jianguo, a neighbor of Old Man Mu's orphanage and also Shi Hengyu's great-uncle, was willing to adopt him.
After that, because Old Man Shi and Old Man Mu had a good relationship, Shi Hengyu also became familiar with the children in the orphanage. And because he and Mu Liuyun were close in age, the two became good friends.
Even the closest of friends, who share everything, have their own secrets. For Mu Liuyun, this secret was the two years she lived in the Du family. For Shi Hengyu, this secret was his life before he was seven years old.
This time, through careful analysis of clues, Mu Liuyun discovered that Shi Hengyu had a white moonlight (a romantic interest in someone else), which secretly pleased her as she sat in the cafeteria holding a bowl of beef noodles.
Finally, I know the truth about this guy, besides his love for beef noodles.
"Brother Xiaoyu, you know what, this beef noodle soup is really delicious, especially the chili oil!"
Hearing Mu Liuyun's words, Shi Hengyu, sitting opposite her, slurped the last few noodles into his mouth, put one hand in his pocket, and said with a helpless expression, "Don't come here yet. I mean, can you please not tell your advisor that I'm your brother? We're not even in the same year. Your advisor always comes to me when he has something to do."
As he said, since Mu Liuyun took a leave of absence last semester, she has come back to see Shi Hengyu every few days to ask if Mu Liuyun has encountered any trouble and whether she needs the school's help.
Mu Liuyun's advisor is named Li Hong, a very young woman. She knows about Mu Liuyun's background and that he used to support his younger sister in the orphanage by delivering food. She has always taken good care of Mu Liuyun, not only trying her best to help him get scholarships and grants, but also tutoring him to prevent him from failing his courses.
Li Hong's attitude towards Mu Liuyun always made Mu Liuyun feel warm inside, and she usually affectionately called her Sister Li.
"That's right, I was able to get a leave of absence instead of a leave of absence last semester thanks to Sister Li."
Yes, initially Mu Liuyun planned to apply for a leave of absence from school and earn more money by working as a stand-in. However, Sister Li couldn't understand why he would give up after finally getting into university, so she helped Mu Liuyun pull some strings and turn the leave of absence into a long-term leave of absence.
With Sister Li's help, Mu Liuyun, who originally had to extend her studies, can graduate normally as long as she attends school more this semester.
So, Mu Liuyun picked up the bowl of beef noodles and took a big gulp of beef soup: "You're right, I'll go and thank Sister Li properly."
After saying that, Mu Liuyun wiped her mouth with a tissue, threw it into Shi Hengyu's bowl, and skipped out of the cafeteria.
Shi Hengyu, who was left behind, looked at the soup stained with toilet paper and cursed, "Damn it, I haven't even drunk this soup yet!"
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"Mu Liuyun!"
As soon as Mu Liuyun stepped out of the cafeteria, she was stopped by a female voice, leaving her speechless.
Lately, have I been called out from behind a lot too many times?
If you have time, go to Lingyin Temple to burn incense.
Thinking this, Mu Liuyun turned her head impatiently, and when she saw the person who came, she put on a face that looked utterly hopeless.
The girl who called out to Mu Liuyun was dressed in a youthful and vibrant style, exuding an elegant demeanor in every gesture. She was clearly one of the most popular girls in the school.
This girl was his first boss, Shui Qing, who ranked second on the list of campus beauties at Jinda University and was also the second young lady of the Shui family, a wealthy family in Jincheng.
If Mu Liuyun's gender hadn't been kept secret at the time, she probably would have won first place.
No matter how beautiful she was, Mu Liuyun had no interest in talking to her when she thought about what she had done to her in the past. She could only ask stiffly, "Did you need something?"
Shui Qing frowned and asked somewhat irritably, "Can't I contact you if I have nothing to do? Aren't we friends?"
Upon hearing Shui Qing's words, Mu Liuyun fell silent.
As Shuiqing said, they used to be friends.
When Mu Liuyun and Shui Qing first entered university, they were in the same class but didn't interact much. Then one day after class, Shui Qing suddenly approached Mu Liuyun and stammered, "Excuse me, can you tell me where the cafeteria is?"
Normally, when encountering such a problem in college, people would ask their roommates rather than a classmate they don't know well.
Before this, Mu Liuyun had seen Shui Qing several times after class, left behind by her roommates, looking dejected. Mu Liuyun was certain that Shui Qing was being bullied.
Although campus bullying has decreased significantly in universities, it still exists, especially passive-aggressive violence.
Don't assume that no one will bully Shui Qing just because she's pretty. Often, people who are both beautiful and gentle are the easiest to be bullied.
Mu Liuyun recalled that in her previous life, when she was still young, she was often bullied because she looked like a boy. So she felt sorry for Shui Qing and took her to the cafeteria.
From then on, Shui Qing clung to him. Even though she was very excited when she learned that Mu Liuyun was a boy, Shui Qing still regarded him as her only friend and gave him "friendship fees" every month.
After all, Mu Liuyun hadn't started her stunt double business yet, nor did she intend to use her friend's money. She just couldn't refuse Shui Qing, so Mu Liuyun accepted the money and saved it, planning to repay Shui Qing at an opportune time.
Before Mu Liuyun could return the money to Shui Qing, their friendship was already dead in name only.
The problems Shui Qing encountered were not something Mu Liuyun could solve. Who can force someone to be friends?
So all he could do was spend more time with Shuiqing at school and encourage her to boldly communicate with her roommates.
With his help, Shuiqing became more and more outgoing and got along well with her roommates.
Mu Liuyun was originally prepared to quietly leave, but to her surprise, Shui Qing's way of getting along with her roommates was to slander him behind his back.
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