0009 Even if it's just getting the body
On the first day of school, Shen Yuxiu wanted to bring Song Ning to school, but Song Ning refused.
The reason is simple: she doesn't want others to know about their current relationship; she wants to one day be his lover, not his sister.
After completing her enrollment procedures and meeting her three new roommates, Song Ning helped them tidy up the dormitory. Once the four of them had almost finished, Song Ning received a call from Cheng Yanchu inviting her to dinner.
The first meal for freshmen is naturally at the cafeteria, and Song Ning chose the one closest to her dormitory.
When Song Ning arrived, Cheng Yanchu was already standing at the cafeteria entrance waiting for her.
Cheng Yanchu doesn't have much patience; he puts all his remaining energy into playing the role of an excellent student.
Song Ning dislikes being late, both to herself and to others; in this respect, the two are perfectly in sync.
The cafeteria is a Western-style cafeteria, not very spacious, and more like a Western restaurant than a school cafeteria.
The two ordered food and tacitly agreed to split the bill, sitting opposite each other.
Song Ning and Cheng Yanchu weren't the kind of people who would share their experiences of starting school. They would hang out together simply because they found each other interesting and occasionally used each other to pass the time. The fact that they were meeting up for a meal like this was simply a case of one of them having ulterior motives and the other having ulterior motives.
"Couldn't you walk a little further? Wouldn't it be better to go eat some stir-fried dishes?" After finishing his meal, Cheng Yanchu took out a cigarette and twirled it in his hand.
"I'm too tired, I'm going back to sleep after I finish eating." Song Ning ate her fries absentmindedly.
"Why go back to sleep so early? There's something going on in my dorm tonight, wanna come?"
"I'm not going."
"Is it because your brother is here and you're pretending to be well-behaved again? What does it matter? It's not like you haven't been here before." Cheng Yanchu deliberately made his words ambiguous.
"So you're going to your dorm again tonight to watch you, the good student, play Sudoku?" Song Ning exposed.
"...I want to play something else, will you let me?" Cheng Yanchu's cigarette was crushed on the table.
"Does it feel good to get the upper hand verbally?" Song Ning mouthed the last two words without uttering a sound.
Cheng Yanchu put on a stubborn expression, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his gaze fell on the person behind Song Ning. His expression changed, and he sneered with a half-smile: "You chose this place because you're too tired, or is there someone you're waiting for here?"
Song Ning's hand froze, resisting the urge to turn around, and she pretended to be nonchalant as she bit off the fries in her hand.
“I remember he teaches astrophysics, right? When I came here today, I found that the physics building and the observatory are very close to here. Should I congratulate you so that you can see him often in the future?” Cheng Yanchu suddenly stood up for no reason and leaned close to Song Ning’s ear intimately.
His lips almost touched Song Ning's earlobe, his deliberately lowered tone quite ambiguous.
Song Ning felt a chill run down her spine, and goosebumps rose on her exposed skin.
With a half-eaten French fry in her hand pressed against Cheng Yanchu's chest, Song Ning pressed down on the fry with her index finger and pushed Cheng Yanchu away.
French fries fell from Cheng Yanchu's gray-blue tie-dye short-sleeved shirt into the untouched lunchbox, leaving a yellow stain on the shirt.
Cheng Yanchu, who is known for his obsessive-compulsive disorder, took off his shirt with a livid face and threw it onto the dining chair.
"Sorry, you came up too fast and accidentally got it dirty. I'll pay for it." Song Ning took off her disposable gloves and twirled her index finger on the tissue on the table. "The fries are dirty. I'll go buy another serving."
Song Ning stood up and walked toward the order counter, but was stopped by Cheng Yanchu who stepped forward.
Cheng Yanchu grabbed Song Ning's forearm, his face no longer showing the hostility from before. Instead, he smiled very politely and said, "I went up too fast. The clothes are on me, no need to pay for them. I'll buy you some fries."
Song Ning was extremely disgusted by Cheng Yanchu's repeated touching of her without her permission today. She shook off his arm and said coldly, "Do I need you? Let go!"
The force in his hand didn't lessen, showing no sign of backing down. Just as Song Ning was about to kick him in his vital spot, she saw Shen Yuxiu carrying a plate and walking towards the two of them.
Shen Yuxiu's deep eyes fell on the two people's entangled hands. His expression was no different from usual, but his gentle tone seemed to have a hint of coldness: "Do you mind if I sit here?"
“It’s alright. My girlfriend and I have finished eating. Please sit down.” Cheng Yanchu pulled Song Ning back forcefully and wrapped his arm around her waist.
Very good! Once again! Song Ning kept this in mind.
She subtly broke free from Cheng Yanchu's embrace and sat back down in her original seat: "Go back first when you're full, I'm not full yet."
Shen Yuxiu put down his plate, placed the dirty plate on top of Cheng Yanchu's plate, and then sat down next to Song Ning.
"My fries are dirty, can I eat yours?" Although Song Ning was asking for his opinion, he had already taken the disposable gloves that Shen Yuxiu handed him and put them on.
A fleeting look of annoyance crossed Shen Yuxiu's face: "Eat up, we ordered two portions."
Even if others couldn't notice Shen Yuxiu's subtle expressions, Song Ning wouldn't. The reason she didn't immediately retaliate against Cheng Yanchu's casual touch was because she saw annoyance and anger on his face.
Was he just...jealous? Is that even possible?
Song Ning stared blankly at Shen Yuxiu.
"Not eating? Are you full?" Shen Yuxiu picked up the hamburger. "Or do you want this?"
"No need, you eat, I'll have the fries." Song Ning was actually full, but that didn't mean she couldn't eat anymore.
Cheng Yanchu shoved the dirty plate aside and sat down opposite Song Ning: "Since my girlfriend hasn't finished eating, how can I, as her boyfriend, leave first? Right, my girlfriend's brother, Professor Shen?"
Song Ning spoke up before Shen Yuxiu could: "Does a 'boyfriend on the payroll' even count as a boyfriend?"
Shen Yuxiu lowered his eyes and took a bite of his hamburger.
He ate with the same elegance as always, a faint smile playing on his lips, his movements slow and deliberate, neither hurried nor sluggish. Song Ning could never learn his mannerisms no matter how hard she tried.
How can someone look so beautiful even when they're eating?
Song Ning stared at Shen Yuxiu's lips and swallowed the fries in her mouth along with her saliva.
Cheng Yanchu seemed quite angry with Song Ning. The good manners he had been feigning vanished completely. He grabbed the shirt from the dining chair and walked out the door without a word.
Not long after, Song Ning received a text message from Cheng Yanchu.
[Do you like him that much?]
[None of your business.]
Song Ning replied that she felt Cheng Yanchu was sometimes so brainless that he was beyond redemption.
If she didn't love Shen Yuxiu so much that she couldn't even control her own heart, why would she be so cautious in front of him?
If she could dislike him, she would have given up on him two years ago when he rejected her.
But she had tried. Since she couldn't give up, she would let him be hers, even if it was just his body.
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