Chapter 36
Jiang Qiao followed Lu Xun into the cafeteria and, as expected, attracted a small crowd of onlookers.
She ate little in the morning, and the rich smell of the food from the cafeteria's big pot went into her nose. Jiang Qiao swallowed her saliva and whispered in Lu Xun's ear, "I want to eat that noodle."
Lu Xun went over to buy food and asked her to find a seat first. Jiang Qiao looked around and sat down not far from the window where Lu Xun bought food.
A group of students lined up to buy food. Lu Xun stood in the middle and continued to move forward.
Lu Xun is worthy of being the male protagonist of this book. Even though he is wearing a uniform school uniform, people can recognize him from behind at a glance.
He is about 185cm tall now, right?
Jiang Qiao suddenly recalled the first time she met Lu Xun. He was a tall boy who was too thin because he grew too fast and didn't get enough nutrition. His already cold features looked even more sharp, as if to keep people away.
Lu Xun is taller now, but still as thin as before. Compared to the concrete "Don't get close to me" he showed two years ago, he now has a more disguised politeness and distance.
The polite and distant Lu Xun spotted her in the crowd at a glance, and effortlessly took two meals and sat down opposite her.
"Finish eating." Lu Xun opened the noodles and a plate of steaming hot chicken and potatoes and pushed them in front of her, then handed her the disposable chopsticks.
Jiang Qiao felt no burden at all being "served" and nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Hmmmmmm..."
She picked up a bowl of noodles with chopsticks and was about to eat it when her peripheral vision caught sight of the large portion of white rice and a few greasy vegetables in front of Lu Xun.
"…………Why do you buy vegetables for yourself?"
When Lu Xun heard this, his expression was a little strange for a moment. Although it was only for a moment, Jiang Qiao still understood it inexplicably.
Although these vegetables are high in oil and salt, they are at least tastier than those cooked in water. How could you, a kitchen novice who only made boiled vegetables, show such disdain towards these little vegetables?
Jiang Qiao thought this was probably what Lu Xun was thinking, but Lu Xun just said calmly, "I have no appetite."
"oh……………"
Jiang Qiao lowered his head and ate his noodles. For some reason, he could no longer taste the delicious chicken and potatoes as he had in the first bite.
Lu Xun ate quickly and without making any noise, taking a mouthful of vegetables and a mouthful of rice. It was hard to tell from his expression whether the food was tasty or not.
Suddenly, a piece of chicken covered in sauce appeared on the rice. Lu Xun paused while eating and looked over.
Jiang Qiao quickly looked away, lowered his head and ate noodles quickly as if to cover up.
The air flowed thicker and thicker, and a silent understanding spread between the two.
Jiang Qiao curled the corners of his lips as he saw Lu Xun picking up the piece of chicken from the corner of his eye. He felt that the noodles tasted a little better.
Next, from time to time, a piece of chicken or a potato would appear on Lu Xun's rice, or even ginger disguised as a potato.
“……………………”
Lu Xun silently spat out the ginger.
Jiang Qiao laughed out loud, her beautiful eyebrows and eyes curved, her face full of a smile of success as she played a prank.
"Be good and eat."
Lu Xun said expressionlessly. When no one was watching, a smile flashed in his lowered eyes.
After dinner, Lu Xun followed Jiang Qiao to Class C and put the books she had just taken out in the morning back into her schoolbag.
Jiang Qiao was still in shock and hadn't reacted yet. He stared at his movements in a daze and muttered, "Why did the teacher ask me to go back to Class A?"
“Maybe they think you’re a good candidate.” Lu Xun said calmly.
This is no different from cursing.
Jiang Qiao: "...Lu Xun, I'm just not good at studying, not mentally retarded."
Lu Xun continued to move: "Yeah, I can see that."
Jiang Qiao: “……………………”
"No, what happened? What did you say to the teacher?" Jiang Qiao grabbed his arm.
Lu Xun followed her force and stopped moving, then lowered his head slightly to look at her.
The air seemed to stop for a moment.
After a while, Lu Xun said, "I said, I can help you catch up with your grades."
Jiang Qiao was stunned for a moment. She had a hunch that Lu Xun didn't tell her the whole story, but no matter how she asked, Lu Xun refused to say anything more.
[166, What did Lu Xun do?] Jiang Qiao's tone was unusually anxious.
166's tone is not very good, and if you listen carefully, it sounds a bit sour: [You are so great...]
Jiang Qiao: [? ]
166: [The male protagonist said that if you don’t come back, he will go there.]
………………
If a candidate for the provincial top scholar goes to Class C and his grades drop, it will be a huge loss for the school.
Only Lu Xun could say this, because he was not threatening, but simply expressing his thoughts.
If the director doesn't let her go back to Class A, Lu Xun will really go to Class C.
Jiang Qiao exhaled slowly, unable to describe the feeling.
Because it was the second semester of senior year, there were no vacant beds in the dormitory, so Jiang Qiao could not live in the dormitory, and Lu Xun also vacated the dormitory.
There is a folding bed in the small house.
Lu Xun was not just talking, he really wanted to quickly improve Jiang Qiao's grades. Jiang Qiao clearly felt that Lu Xun was much stricter with her.
At 11:30 pm, Jiang Qiao finally finished a big question, and then practiced a few more big questions of the same type, all of which were correct. Only then did Lu Xun let her go to bed.
Jiang Qiao was extremely sleepy. She lay on her back on the warm and soft bed, but suddenly she was not sleepy anymore.
Staring at the round moon outside, she suddenly asked a question: [166, what will happen if I don't complete the plot point?]
166 A sense of crisis arises: [You don’t want to go home?]
[Well, you know, I don’t have many family members or friends in that world.]
Whether she goes back or not doesn't seem to have much impact on her.
If I stay here, at least I have Ye Qingqing, and...
Jiang Qiao closed his eyes, then opened them and smiled nonchalantly: [You haven't answered my question yet.]
[Is it because of Lu Xun?] This is one of the few times that 166 does not use the word "male protagonist" as a substitute. It seems that it has just realized that the male protagonist it is talking about is not a flat, one-dimensional paper man: [I think your question is unnecessary.]
[You have your own life, why do you want to immerse yourself in someone else's life?] 166 electronic voice asked mechanically.
[What do you mean by someone else’s life? I am just Jiang Qiao…] Jiang Qiao said disapprovingly.
166's attitude did not soften: [Jiang Qiao, stop playing dumb.] It said: [I have led many hosts, and there are also people who fell in love with the male protagonist in the book like you, but their endings are generally not good, without exception.]
[How do you say that?]
[I remember telling you from the beginning that the ending was written long ago and cannot be changed. Even if there are some deviations in the middle of the plot, it will not affect the ending.]
The male and female protagonists are attracted to each other. Apart from them, the others are just cannon fodder.
[Without exception?]
[Without exception.]
166 added another dose of strong medicine: [Your indecision will only drag Lu Xun down. Do you think he will stay in this alley forever?]
Jiang Qiao looked silently outside the door. Through the thin wooden door, he seemed to see Lu Xun sleeping on the folding bed with his legs bent.
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