Wang Mengqi had already noticed this side when Ning Bufan and Fang Xiaoxiao were arguing.
After Fang Xiaoxiao left, Wang Mengqi came over. Seeing the tear stains still on her best friend's eyes, she didn't care that there were many people in the cafeteria and pulled Xu Xiu towards the door.
Xu Xiu had only eaten half of his meal when he was inexplicably dragged out, looking quite bewildered.
In a corner near the cafeteria entrance, Wang Mengqi said righteously, "Xu Xiu, what exactly do you want to do to stop bullying Xiao Ruoyan?"
Xu Xiu looked completely innocent and scratched his cheek. "I didn't bully her. I just treated her to dinner."
Wang Mengqi had noticed earlier that Xiao Ruoyan was eating a particularly lavish meal today. Usually, when she tried to invite Ruoyan to dinner, she was always refused, and Ruoyan would say that if she considered Ruoyan a friend, she shouldn't bring it up.
Although Xiao Ruoyan's family was not well-off and she was somewhat insecure, her stubbornness was second to none. She knew that treating each other to meals could strengthen the bond between classmates and friends.
But he had no money to treat Wang Mengqi to a meal, so he might as well refuse her kindness from the start.
"real?"
Wang Mengqi looked at Xu Xiu with a mixture of belief and doubt.
"Of course it's true. Just like the Earth is round, the moon revolves around the Earth, and the Earth revolves around..."
"Stop, stop! Xu Xiu, how come I never realized you were such a smooth talker?"
"If you're so good at talking, why didn't you win over Liu Qianxue?"
Before Xu Xiu could finish speaking, Wang Mengqi ripped open Xu Xiu's wound and rubbed salt into it.
Originally, I thought this would be a blow to Xu Xiu and a way to vent my anger for my good friend.
As a result, Xu Xiu pulled Wang Mengqi aside with a serious expression and whispered, "When I was sleeping on the table at noon, someone appeared in my dream and said that Liu Qianxue and I are incompatible according to our birth charts and are destined to clash."
"Continuing to pursue this will bring unexpected disaster."
Wang Mengqi chuckled, "If you can't win over Xu Xiu, then at least come up with a decent excuse, right?"
This wasn't something Xu Xiu made up; in his previous life, he applied to the neighboring academy in order to pursue Liu Qianxue.
Not long after graduating from university, Liu Qianxue rejected Xu Xiu and married a wealthy man in a wedding that was a union of the two families.
From that moment on, Xu Xiu's thinking went to the other extreme, as if money was the most important thing in the world.
From that time on, Xu Xiu's relationship with his parents, friends, and even Ning Bufan began to change, and he eventually became a wealthy but lonely man.
Moreover, he was ruthless in business, eventually driving others to the brink of ruin, which led to the assassination attempt that resulted in Xiao Ruoyan's tragic death.
Xu Xiu was too lazy to argue with Wang Mengqi. He knew that Xiao Ruoyan's friend was someone worth getting to know better.
As she turned to go back to the cafeteria, she tossed out a sentence, "Wang Mengqi, you need to work hard and try to get into the same university as Xiao Ruoyan. Otherwise, if you're not by her side, does that mean I can act recklessly?"
Wang Mengqi pondered for a moment, but before she could react, Xu Xiu's figure had already disappeared. Wang Mengqi quickly chased after him.
Back at the cafeteria table, I found that Xiao Ruoyan hadn't eaten much. Although it was early spring, the weather in February was still very cold.
The food was already cold, which was one of the reasons why Ning Bufan ate so quickly.
After sitting down, Xu Xiu picked up his chopsticks and stirred the food on his plate, which was still a little warm.
After seeing Xu Xiu start eating, Xiao Ruoyan began to eat as well. She ate her dinner quickly, not wanting to keep Xu Xiu waiting any longer.
As I was eating, I glanced up and saw the boy opposite me staring at me in disbelief.
She hadn't realized that in order to eat faster, her eating habits were completely different from those at noon, and her appetite was unusually large.
If he ate with her, Xu Xiu felt he could eat more, because the girl across from him was eating very heartily.
Perhaps realizing that she was eating in a somewhat exaggerated way, she unconsciously slowed down her pace.
But in Xu Xiu's eyes, the way the silly girl across from him was eating slowly was strange. He could tell from her that she definitely wouldn't be able to finish the next bite, but she just kept eating bite by bite.
Like a bottomless pit that can never be filled, Xu Xiu had already finished eating and was propping his head up with one hand, fiddling with his chopsticks.
When I came to my senses, I found that the plate opposite me was completely empty except for a few oil stains. Looking at my own plate, I silently picked up my chopsticks and poked at it a little...
The girl opposite was just about to get up when she burped and covered her mouth in embarrassment.
Not daring to look up, she lowered her head to look at her feet, and said shyly in a low voice, "Th...thank you."
After waiting for a long time without receiving a response, she slowly raised her head and found that the boy opposite her had already disappeared.
Returning to the classroom with a blank expression, I found my steamed buns still steaming in the takeout box, and a note under the jar of dried plums.
"Keep the steamed buns and dried plums for your dorm to eat tonight. The college entrance exam is in a few months, so remember to review the notes I gave you tonight."
Xiao Ruoyan slowly turned her head and saw that Xu Xiu was diligently doing his exercises, looking very hardworking.
Thinking about what Xu Xiu said, I should work harder. I'm sure I can get second place in the whole grade.
At this moment, that restless heart seemed to have a guide, gradually moving closer to the light.
As soon as the bell rang to signal the end of evening self-study, some students rushed out of the classroom, and Xu Xiu was one of those who rushed out first.
But ever since he started pursuing Liu Qianxue, Xu Xiu began to wait for her to finish class together, and then follow her home, even if it meant taking a detour.
But today, Xu Xiu returned to that group of people and disappeared early on, without even having a chance to say thank you to Xiao Ruoyan, who was sitting next to him.
Fang Xiaoxiao watched Xu Xiu dash out of the classroom like a whirlwind and said to Liu Qianxue in a sarcastic tone, "Qianxue, look, you only politely refused once, and you even said you wanted to focus on taking the college entrance exam first."
"Xu Xiu's true colors have been revealed. He's just as much of a scumbag as the internet says. It's a good thing you didn't agree."
Liu Qianxue remained noncommittal; everything had been arranged by her family since she was a child.
As long as you follow the steps, it's like playing a game. At most, you might not be able to get past a certain level for half a day, or you might find a bug that makes it easy to pass.
No matter what, the game's ending is already set. No matter how hard you try, you can only change the process of passing the level, but you can't change the result.
Her family background and university experience gradually changed Liu Qianxue's thinking.
Xiao Ruoyan chose to live at school because her home was not in Jincheng, while Xu Xiu chose to commute from school because his home was closer to the school.
Riding my bicycle and looking at the familiar scenery, I recalled that I hadn't been home for many years since I had a falling out with my parents in my previous life.
Overwhelmed with emotion, I arrived at the familiar entrance of the residential area, swiped my card to enter, and then stood in front of a villa, looking at the bright lights inside. I hesitated for a while in front of the small door.
Those who didn't know the situation thought Xu Xiu was struggling internally, unsure how to face his parents, but then Xu Xiu blurted out a sentence without warning.
"Ugh... what was the password again?"
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