At lunchtime, the school cafeteria is the busiest place.
During their leisure time after the meal, both hot topics became topics of conversation among the students.
[Wu Youyou is really hot today; she's stirred up two major incidents in just one morning!]
[That's right! First thing this morning, Chen Liang was humiliated in front of all the teachers and students. Afterwards, he became a hot topic on the school's website. Now he's even challenging He Qiangwei, who is second in academic performance, to a competition in the third mock exam. Isn't that a joke?]
[Wasn't Wu Youyou always inseparable from He Qiangwei? What's going on here? Could it be that they really are just fake friends, like everyone's been saying lately?]
...
Shi Zhan ate the rice in his bowl while listening to the sounds around him about Wu Youyou.
Song Shaojie had already seen the video of Wu Youyou making a bet on the campus network, and he looked excited.
"Zhanzhan, where did Wu Youyou get the courage to make such a high-stakes gamble? There's clearly no chance of winning!"
Shi Zhan frowned, puzzled by Wu Youyou's behavior. He knew about Wu Youyou's past exam rankings, which were simply appalling. How could she possibly compete with He Qiangwei with such grades?
An image flashed through his mind in an instant.
Last night, Wu Youyou fell off her bike, and the study materials that fell to the ground were not the kind of materials that ordinary students would buy. Coincidentally, she also had these materials herself and knew how difficult the questions in them were.
Shi Zhan muttered to himself,
What other secrets does she have?
Song Shaojie was startled and looked at Shi Zhan.
"What secret? Who are you talking about?"
"Just eat your food!"
Song Shaojie turned his head and saw Wu Youyou carrying food and looking for a seat. He immediately became interested and waved to her.
"Wu Youyou, there's a seat here, come sit down!"
Wu Youyou and Liu Xiaolan were looking for seats when they saw Song Shaojie waving at them. Wu Youyou looked at the person next to him and saw that it was none other than Shi Zhan!
What a coincidence!
It was peak lunchtime, and there were no other seats available. She really didn't want to go, but Liu Xiaolan had already pulled her there.
"Thank you! You're so kind."
After thanking Song Shaojie, Liu Xiaolan pulled Wu Youyou to sit down.
Wu Youyou glanced at Shi Zhan and found that he was still eating his meal by himself and ignoring her, so she wisely started eating her own meal as well.
Song Shaojie spoke up,
"Hey Youyou, did you hear that? You've become a celebrity!"
Wu Youyou gave an awkward smile.
"I probably have more people criticizing me!"
"Hey~ Look at what you're saying, don't worry about any of that. What I value most is your courage, daring to challenge the impossible. That's truly commendable, I admire you!"
Liu Xiaolan, standing to the side, also nodded in complete agreement, her voice soft as she did so.
"You're absolutely right, classmate. I really admire Youyou too."
Song Shaojie glanced at Liu Xiaolan and thought the girl looked really well-behaved.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Song Shaojie, and this gentleman next to me is Shi Zhan. You are Wu Youyou's friend, so you are also my friend."
Liu Xiaolan almost dropped her chopsticks. She had never had any friends before, and no one had ever considered her a friend. Now, someone had actually taken the initiative to say that they would be friends from now on. She was really excited.
Wu Youyou patted Liu Xiaolan's thigh to signal her not to be nervous. Liu Xiaolan knew she had almost been impolite, gave an awkward smile, and buried her head in her food.
"Xiao Lan is usually quite introverted, but she's a very nice person!"
"So your name is Xiao Lan! That's interesting, and you're even shy!"
Song Shaojie's words immediately made Liu Xiaolan's cheeks turn red to the roots of her ears.
"After we finish eating, I'll take you to get your dressing changed. I'm sorry about what happened last night!"
Shi Zhan had already put down his chopsticks and spoke calmly to Wu Youyou.
Wu Youyou's chopsticks froze in mid-air as she looked up at Shi Zhan in surprise, her eyes full of confusion.
"You mean you're going to come with me to change my dressing? And you even apologized to me just now?"
"Um!"
Shi Zhan's face was expressionless.
Wu Youyou recovered from her daze and quickly said,
"Ah~ um~ no need, Xiaolan can come with me later!"
"Oh, I just remembered, there's something very important that I need Little Lazy's help with."
Song Shaojie quickly got up and pulled Liu Xiaolan away.
Liu Xiaolan was taken away by Song Shaojie before she could even react.
Wu Youyou wanted to say something more, but Liu Xiaolan had already disappeared from sight. Turning around, she met Shi Zhan's gaze, which made her inexplicably nervous. She muttered to herself...
"This richest man in China really has a cold eye on people!"
"What did you say?"
"No, didn't say anything?"
"Eat quickly, and then go get your dressing changed!"
Wu Youyou screamed inwardly, "Is this an apology? It feels more like a threat."
"I'm done eating, let's go!"
...
On the way to the infirmary with Wu Youyou, Shi Zhan ran into Chen Liang, who was returning.
When Chen Liang saw that the person accompanying Wu Youyou was Shi Zhan, he immediately thought of how he had been rejected when he confessed his feelings, and anger rose within him. He blocked Wu Youyou's path.
"Wu Youyou, you've ruined me so much! You're a jinx! And now you've hooked up with Shi Zhan!"
"Chen Liang, watch your mouth!"
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