"Don't touch me, I don't want to talk to you right now."
Xie Siyan, contrary to his usual behavior, touched her, and Shen Muqing said impatiently.
"sugar."
He opened his palm, and a few pink, transparently wrapped candies lay quietly in his hand.
"I don't want it." Shen Muqing flung her hand, throwing the candy from his palm to the ground, her little face puffed up with anger.
The candies fell from a height, one of them even breaking into several pieces. Xie Siyan bent down to pick them up, clutching them tightly in his palm, his eyes half-closed, lost in thought.
With the noise around her gone, Shen Muqing finally snapped out of her rage and realized she had gone too far.
She hesitated, glancing at Xie Siyan a few times, and noticed that the corners of his eyes were red, as if he was about to cry.
"No way," Shen Muqing thought to herself, "she's already crying? She didn't do anything really outrageous."
Just then, get out of class ended, and the math teacher gave Shen Muqing a deep look as he left, a look that contained a hint of warning.
Shen Muqing nodded obediently, indicating that she would not do it again next time, and only then did the teacher nod and leave.
"Xie Siyan?"
She asked him with a questioning voice, her gaze slowly shifting to his face. His eyes were red at the corners, and the tip of his nose was pink, making him look like a virtuous young man who had been teased, which was quite endearing.
"I...I didn't mean to, please don't be angry with me."
Shen Muqing tugged at his sleeve with a flattering tone, and seeing that his left hand was still tightly clenched, she reached out and pried it open, taking out the candy inside.
"Did you give this to me?"
She immediately unwrapped the candy that had been broken into several pieces and popped it into her mouth. "Yay~ It's peach flavored! It's so delicious. You're amazing to be able to buy such delicious candy."
"you are awesome!"
Shen Muqing smiled sweetly, and seeing that Xie Siyan still didn't look up, she leaned over and said, "Don't be angry, okay? I've already eaten the candy."
They say you can't hit someone who's smiling, and since she's already smiled, he should be able to forgive her.
"Mmm." Xie Siyan's voice was choked up, sounding as if she was crying.
"Are you not angry anymore? How about I treat you to lunch, Xie Siyan? You can't refuse."
"good."
He couldn't be happier to have more time to spend with Shen Muqing. His pitiful expression turned into a strange smile after hearing Shen Muqing's words. He couldn't control himself anymore.
Shen Muqing was still immersed in the feeling of being awesome for coaxing Xie Siyan. She couldn't bring herself to hurt a man, especially such a handsome and smart boy.
She didn't see Xie Siyan's fleeting smile. Xie Siyan quickly adjusted her expression and put on her previous aggrieved look.
At noon, Xie Siyan followed behind Shen Muqing, his face full of satisfaction.
"Shall we go eat at the third canteen? I heard they have some new dishes, let's try them."
"I'll do whatever you say."
Xie Siyan was already very content to be able to have dinner with Shen Muqing, as it was just the two of them.
"You're so happy about just having a meal? I'll treat you more often next time."
Seeing that the corners of his mouth had never left his lips, Shen Muqing waved his hand and promised to treat him more often in the future. Poor kid, he's so happy over just one meal. Does he not usually have anything to eat?
The more she thought about it, the more she felt pity for him. He usually seemed very frugal, no wonder he was so thin.
"Really? You're only inviting me?"
"Really, yes, just for you."
"Okay." Xie Siyan was even happier to get the answer she wanted, and this enthusiasm also affected Shen Muqing, making her mood rise unconsciously.
When they arrived at the third canteen, there weren't too many people. Shen Muqing led him to the window she usually went to get his food. The food at this school was excellent; it was delicious.
Uncle Chen suggested bringing her meals every day, but Shen Muqing refused. The school food was so delicious that she wished she could eat two meals a day.
"Order whatever you like, and I'll pay the bill."
Shen Muqing pulled out her meal card, making it look like a black card despite it being an ordinary one, and spoke with great bravado.
"What do you like to eat?" Xie Siyan glanced at the various cuisines, then turned to ask Shen Muqing what she liked to eat.
"Me? I like to eat meat. I like all kinds of meat. Of course, sweet and sour pork ribs are my favorite, as are braised beef brisket with potatoes."
As she spoke, Shen Muqing's mouth was practically watering. If her stomach weren't full, she would have ordered every meat dish imaginable.
"Then I'll have sweet and sour pork ribs and braised beef brisket with potatoes."
"no problem."
Finally, Xie Siyan ordered two meat dishes, and Shen Muqing ordered three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes. She didn't want to eat so much, but Xie Siyan said that she could have what she couldn't finish.
Shen Muqing hesitated for a moment. It seemed like this wasn't a good idea, but she really wanted to try the new dishes from the cafeteria, so she reluctantly agreed.
"Wow, this is a feast! Let's dig in!"
"good."
The two sat facing each other. After eating her own food for a while, Shen Muqing took a liking to Xie Siyan's plate and smiled maliciously.
"Xie Siyan, you need to eat a balanced diet of meat and vegetables. Eating too much meat isn't good either. How about I give you some green vegetables and you give me some beef brisket?"
Xie Siyan didn't say anything, but simply used her chopsticks to put all the beef brisket into her bowl. "Okay."
"Alright, that's enough." Shen Muqing quickly stopped him and gave him the other dishes from her plate in exchange.
At this moment, Xie Siyan desperately wanted time to stop. It had been a long time since anyone had eaten with him. He kept looking at Shen Muqing, trying to etch Shen Muqing's image into his mind.
"Is there food on my face? Why are you staring at me?"
With his mouth full of meat, Shen Muqing spoke indistinctly.
"have."
"Huh? Where?"
She touched her smooth face with her other hand, but no, she couldn't feel anything.
"I'll help you." Xie Siyan took out a small pack of tissues from his pocket, pulled one out, and wiped Shen Muqing's mouth.
His movements were gentle, but his eyes were intense.
This led Shen Muqing to believe that he was some very valuable treasure.
Even his tissues had a faint peach scent; he really loved peach-scented things.
"Xie Siyan, do you really like peaches?"
"Yes, I like it very much, I only like it." Xie Siyan stared straight into her eyes.
"Okay, I like watermelon."
Shen Muqing didn't understand his implied meaning and continued eating the food in her bowl.
Just as she was finishing her meal, she saw a familiar figure to her left. Wasn't that Lin Xi? The person opposite her should be Yi Ci.
Are things progressing so fast between them? They've only been a few days and they're already having dinner together?
Alarm bells rang in Shen Muqing's mind; it seemed she had to get to work.
"Xie Siyan, you should go back after you finish eating. I have something to do." Shen Muqing kept looking towards Lin Xi.
Xie Siyan's gaze followed hers, and when he saw Yi Ci, his mood was not good. He wondered if Qingqing liked Yi Ci.
Can I come with you?
"It doesn't seem like that will work. Would you like to go back first?"
Shen Muqing focused intently on observing the two people's movements, not even glancing at Xie Siyan beside him.
"Okay." Xie Siyan's eyes, which had been happy just moments before, suddenly dimmed, like a stray, unwanted puppy that had been abandoned.
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