Chapter 181 Things to Manage
During lunch in the cafeteria, the girls happened to be talking about Professor Xu.
Zhuang Ya, well-informed, said with great interest, "I heard that Professor Xu was promoted to professor at a very young age. He has worked at our school for so many years and has mentored many outstanding graduates. Some of them are now working in key institutions. If they encounter any problems they don't understand, they still come to him for advice."
Zhao Xiyu chimed in, "I only saw students mention Professor Xu on the forum, and there are also videos of his classes online. Everyone is commenting that he's really handsome."
A university professor who is both cultured and handsome would definitely be the perfect partner in the eyes of many women.
Xia Zhen was picking the scallions out of the dish when she heard the word "handsome," and she immediately looked up and asked, "How handsome?"
Zhao Xiyu took out her phone and found a video in a short while. She showed it to Xia Zhen and said, "The person in the video is him."
The man was dressed in a formal black suit, and his voice was very magnetic. Whenever he used a technical term, he would explain it carefully. What would normally be a dry and boring subject became a pleasure to listen to because of the speaker's excellent demeanor.
Xia Zhen couldn't help but exclaim, "This professor is really handsome!"
Zhuang Ya said, "Yes, he's the most popular teacher. I heard that quite a few girls used to have crushes on him, but he never interacts with girls alone, and there hasn't been a single rumor about him so far."
Xia Zhen then asked, "Is he married?"
Zhuang Ya shook her head. "No, it seems he doesn't even have a girlfriend. Some students used to see Professor Xu's parents come to see him and persuade him to go on blind dates, but we haven't seen Professor Xu's parents come since. We don't know if the two old people have given up."
Xia Zhen touched her chin, seemingly lost in thought.
Zhao Xiyu quickly asked, "Xia Zhen, what did you think of?"
Xia Zhen said, "I guess this professor is either a staunch non-marriage advocate, or he doesn't like women, or maybe..."
Zhuang Ya asked, "What's possible?"
Xia Zhen said, "He has a story that he can never forget."
Zhuang Ya and Zhao Xiyu exchanged glances, and Zhuang Ya said, "I choose the first possibility."
Zhao Xiyu cupped her face in her hands, a little excited, "I think... I think it's the second one."
Yes, besides enjoying playing video games, Zhao Xiyu is also a hidden fujoshi (a female fan of male-male romance).
Zhuang Ya looked at Song Zhu, who had been silent all along, and said, "I said... do you play games while eating?"
Song Zhu held her phone, frantically tapping away. She gritted her teeth and said, "I must win this one."
Zhuang Ya patted Zhao Xiyu on the shoulder, "Look at you, you shouldn't have let this child play games, now she's become obsessed."
Zhao Xiyu was a little embarrassed. She was playing games in the dormitory when Song Zhu caught a glimpse of her. Song Zhu had never played these kinds of games before while abroad, so Zhao Xiyu introduced them to Song Zhu.
"Honor of the Dead" is a very popular game among young people nowadays.
Unexpectedly, Song Zhu couldn't stop playing from the start, but the child's gaming skills were indeed poor. At first, she couldn't even beat the AI, but she was really addicted.
She doesn't even want to eat if she doesn't win a game.
Xia Zhen watched Song Zhu play the game for a while, and when she saw that Song Zhu's mage was killed by the opponent again, she said, "You eat first. I'll play for you for a while after I finish eating."
Song Zhu snorted, "The call of the eternal night..."
Xia Zhen said sternly, "Let's eat."
Song Zhu shuddered.
Xia Zhen snatched Song Zhu's phone away.
Song Zhu secretly glanced at Xia Zhen's face. She lowered her head, picked up her chopsticks, and muttered as she ate her rice, "Just eat, why are you being so fierce?"
Xia Zhen: "Being a picky eater will prevent you from growing tall."
Song Zhu stopped picking up the meat with her chopsticks. After hesitating for a moment, she still put the piece of meat into her mouth, chewed it a few times with a bitter expression, and finally swallowed it with great pain.
Unlike many people who are picky eaters and don't eat vegetables, Song Zhu has never liked eating meat since she was a child.
Zhuang Ya moved aside and said to Zhao Xiyu, "Why do I feel like Xia Zhen and Song Zhu are like a mother and daughter?"
Zhao Xiyu nodded in deep agreement, "I think so too."
Xia Zhen hadn't actually played "Honor of the Dead" before, but she'd just scrolled through it on her phone a bit; it shouldn't be too difficult.
But surprisingly, this was indeed quite difficult for her.
Hearing the constant "death" voice messages coming from her phone, Song Zhu was extremely anxious. Xia Zhen wasn't even as good at the game as her!
Song Zhu said cautiously, "How about I do it?"
Xia Zhen looked over with a stern expression, "Eat your food."
Song Zhu lowered her head and ate her rice.
Someone asked, "Zhenzhen, why aren't you eating?"
Xia Zhen was still angry that the assassin was chasing her, so she didn't even look up and said perfunctorily, "I'm done eating."
"You only took a few bites and it was all gone?"
Xia Zhen grew impatient. "Is it any of your business how many bites I've taken...?"
When she looked up and saw the boy standing next to her, her voice grew softer and softer until it was completely inaudible.
But soon, Xia Zhen put down her phone, her smile bright and sunny, "If you're going to meddle, then it has to be you who meddles with me!"
Her change of expression is incredibly fast.
Two boys were standing next to Lu Jin. They were both quite tall. One of the boys was staring at Xia Zhen with great curiosity, as if Xia Zhen were some kind of rare species.
The other boy was much more silent and reserved.
These two people should both be Lu Jin's roommates.
Zhuang Ya and Zhao Xiyu smiled awkwardly.
Wu You said enthusiastically, "You guys play this game too? Let's add each other as friends, and we can play together sometime!"
Song Zhu was eating, and Xia Zhen was nervously watching her boyfriend. Neither of them had time to respond to Wu You's words.
Zhuang Ya said, "I'm not playing."
Zhao Xiyu smiled politely, "We can hang out together sometime."
Zhuang Ya and Zhao Xiyu were not familiar with the boys, and they spoke to each other somewhat reservedly.
Wu You was a natural at making friends, so with him around, the atmosphere was sure to be lively. He asked with a grin, "We just got our food, can we sit next to you and eat?"
Zhao Xiyu looked at Zhuang Ya.
Zhuang Ya was the dormitory head, and it seemed like she was the one who had to make the decision. She nodded reluctantly.
Wu You pulled Min Le to sit down next to him, and they exchanged names with several girls.
Lu Jin naturally sat down next to Xia Zhen. He glanced at Xia Zhen's lunchbox; there wasn't a single vegetable in it, only meat. And not only that, she was extremely picky, picking out the scallions, ginger, and garlic. She would refuse to eat any lean meat with even a little bit of fat on it.
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