I'm in high school, is my dating system working correctly?

When the two arrived at the classroom, Cheng Bailu had completely calmed down, gave a faint smile, and waved goodbye to Lu Yu.

Lu Yu tossed the fried dough sticks in an insulated paper bag, along with the tea eggs he'd given her for not dissing him yesterday, into Zhou Qianyun's drawer. As soon as Lu Yu returned to the classroom, he saw the hungry Shen Liyuan.

"Quick, quick, Brother Yu, I can't take it anymore, give it to me!"

"You want it, so I'll give it to you?"

"Please, please."

Lu Yu sighed and took his homework out of his bag.

"Brother Yu, you're the best! Mwah~"

Shen Liyuan beamed with joy and immediately picked up his pen to start copying.

"You should be in Chengdu, not in Jiangcheng."

Lu Yu moved the chair a little further away with a look of disdain.

"By the way, are we playing ball during PE class this afternoon?"

Shen Liyuan has pretty strong multi-core capabilities; he can copy homework while having conversations, just like fast-forwarding while taking off in a corner game.

"Let's not do it, it's not worth it if we reopen the wound."

Lu Yu's knee injury had actually healed almost completely, just a scrape, but the problem was that strenuous exercise would cause the area that was about to scab over to reopen and bleed again.

"Goodbye, Lu Yu. I hope you enjoyed your scenes this past year."

"I haven't retired, I'm just taking a temporary break."

Lu Yu made a move to take away the homework.

"Yamete, yamete, Brother Yu, please, I beg you, I can't stand it if you take it away."

Shen Liyuan let out a silvery cry.

This attracted the attention of several girls who had arrived early. After figuring out what was going on, they chuckled.

Ha, what an immature boy.

Of course, two girls blushed.

No, sisters, why are you two blushing? Have Shen Liyuan and I already become tainted in your minds?

Don't treat Shen Liyuan like a stinking dog, humiliating and trampling him before discarding him like a rag. He doesn't deserve such a crime!

The two girls quickly turned around.

Lu Yu had no way to control them and could only wait and see when the 500 yuan would arrive.

It has to be said that having a judge is a good thing; no wonder those "Sanhe Gods" (a term referring to people from Sanhe who are known for their gambling and gambling) all like to settle their debts immediately.

noon.

Qin Zhijie wisely refrained from extending the session.

However, it's probably not that he wanted to be a good emperor out of compassion for the people, but rather that he wanted to write history.

The bell had just rung, and he was even more eager than the students rushing to grab lunch. He ran to the restroom amidst the jingling of the key bell hanging from his belt.

The students rushed towards the cafeteria like wild dogs that had broken free of their leashes.

Lu Yu and Shen Liyuan walked quickly, and a long queue had already formed at the cafeteria window.

"Over here."

Shen Liyuan spotted a small group of people.

Lu Yu had just joined the queue when he realized that the girl in front of him looked strangely familiar.

Alright, it's Cheng Bailu.

"Yu Zi, do you think it's possible that Qin Zhijie could be a real person?"

Shen Liyuan was babbling in abstract language.

Hearing the noise behind her, Cheng Bailu turned around.

Lu Yu was right there.

hum-

The moment their eyes met, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly turned away, feeling a sense of urgency that she was afraid of being seen queuing together with others.

No, what do I have to be afraid of?

Cheng Bailu muttered to herself.

We're all classmates, so it's normal to queue in the cafeteria. We didn't make any plans beforehand; it was just a chance encounter.

I am innocent and have a clear conscience.

But... is he just going to pretend he doesn't know me?

Stealing a glance behind her, Cheng Bailu felt a little empty.

Well, it's okay. He's with his classmates. If he greets them in this situation, he'll have to explain. It's normal to pretend he didn't see them.

I don't care.

Really.

When it was her turn, Cheng Bailu ordered two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, which cost fourteen yuan.

Holding her tray, she turned around, about to casually look for a seat.

"Wait for us, let's eat together."

The boy's voice drifted over.

Looking up, Lu Yu was staring directly at him without any hesitation.

"Huh? Um... okay."

Cheng Bailu nodded blankly, standing there in a daze as she watched Lu Yu get his food.

A faint smile appeared on her lips, which she quickly concealed with a cold expression.

"Oh my god, Yu Zi, you, she, me, oh dear, sigh!"

Shen Liyuan looked at the two people in front of him and spoke incoherently.

The three of them got their food and found seats in a corner of the cafeteria.

Cheng Bailu sat opposite Lu Yu, with Shen Liyuan beside her.

"You should know Cheng Bailu, she's the top student in the grade. This is my son, Shen Liyuan."

Lu Yu generously introduced them to each other.

"Get out!"

Shen Liyuan cursed loudly, but Lu Yu simply picked up a large piece of sweet and sour pork ribs from his plate with his chopsticks, which hadn't been touched yet.

"The ribs in the cafeteria look pretty delicious."

"Damn it, you have no sportsmanship and attacked me from behind!"

Just as Shen Liyuan was about to protest, Lu Yu threw a braised chicken wing from his plate onto Shen Liyuan's plate.

"Here's a reward for you."

"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."

Shen Liyuan, who had been arrogant at first, became obsequious and beaming with joy. He had made a profit by exchanging a pork rib for a chicken wing.

Cheng Bailu looked at the two's abstract actions, and her usually cold face couldn't hold back anymore. She lowered her head and pursed her lips to suppress her smile.

Suddenly, a pair of chopsticks reached over and took away a few slices of lotus root from her plate.

"what?"

Suddenly looking up, Lu Yu had already put the lotus root slice into his mouth.

"The cafeteria cooks have improved quite a bit."

Lu Yu swallowed what was in his mouth before speaking, and then casually placed the chicken wing from his plate onto Cheng Bailu's rice.

"Here, I'll switch with you."

"Well……"

The girl looked at the chicken drumsticks on her plate, then at Lu Yu, who was engrossed in eating.

"Thanks."

He murmured softly.

Shen Liyuan, who witnessed everything, almost dropped his chopsticks.

So, I'm just part of your game?

Should I leave?

Wait a minute, didn't you already have Zhou Qianyun? Why is Cheng Bailu here too?

Damn it, why are you eating so well, kid!

Normally, it's fine for everyone to eat some vegetables, but please don't actually eat meat!

Please, Yu Zi, tell me that you two are actually long-lost siblings who only recently reunited!

I'm so damn angry!

I should have gone to that newly opened noodle shop on the back street for lunch today, and even won a prize in the eating contest!

It's common knowledge that in school, taking a girl out to eat with your buddies is practically equivalent to meeting their parents.

After all, they are father and son bound by the same bond.

The fact that she was able to introduce them to Shen Liyuan suggests that the two of them have some history.

"What are you looking at? If you're not going to eat it, I'll eat it for you."

Lu Yu made a move to grab the meat from Shen Liyuan's plate, but Shen Liyuan protected him.

Then, Shen Liyuan spat directly at the food on his plate.

"Holy shit, could you be any more disgusting?!"

Lu Yu never expected that this person would resort to such unscrupulous means to protect his food.

"Every man for himself, or the world will punish him. I, Shen Liyuan, am going to sit down and eat my meal today!"

Cheng Bailu watched the two boys across from her eating and joking around without saying a word, but inside she was feeling a tsunami.

He introduced me to his friend so openly and generously, and even...

Looking at the chicken drumsticks on her plate, Cheng Bailu pursed her lips with slight hesitation. Before her rapidly beating heart made her fingers tremble, she scooped a spoonful of the stir-fried pork with chili peppers from her plate and gave it to Lu Yu.

Then, he took a piece of green vegetable from Lu Yu's plate.

"I'll switch with you."

She finished speaking in a soft voice, then immediately lowered her head, frantically shoveling rice into her mouth to hide her panic.

Upon seeing this, Shen Liyuan dropped his chopsticks onto the table.

Damn it, you tricked the dog into coming here to kill it, didn't you?

Do you two even see me as a 100-watt light bulb anymore?

I should be under the table, not on the side.

No, Lu Yu, what gives you the right? Just because you're handsome, you can do this kind of thing with pretty girls?

Dude, I can't eat a single bite of food! All I get is dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection)!

Lu Yu looked at the large spoonful of meat on his rice, which clearly had more meat than chili peppers, and then at the spoon that was currently feeding the rice to the girl.

Isn't this equivalent to... indirectly doing... something?

When their eyes met, the girl who was peeking at him noticed Lu Yu's chopsticks and suddenly realized what had happened.

The action is frozen in time.

A blush spread from her ears; if it weren't for her long hair covering it, Lu Yu would probably only see a bright red apple in front of him now.

Using a spoon to scoop it back in? That won't work either!

What should I do?

Hmm, let me do a mental math problem to calm down. The third solution to that problem from this morning was...

Cheng Bailu was in a state of confusion.

Lu Yu, seemingly unconcerned, put the stir-fried pork with chili peppers mixed with rice into his mouth.

"The stir-fried pork with chili peppers in the cafeteria is pretty good too. I'll get a serving next week."

An understatement.

Well, so it's good that he didn't realize it.

Cheng Bailu breathed a sigh of relief.

"...23, 29, 31..."

Lu Yu suddenly murmured.

"What?"

When Shen Liyuan heard the number 23, he thought Lu Yu was going to pull off a major plot twist, but he found out that wasn't the case.

"It's okay, I'm counting prime numbers."

Lu Yu forced himself to remain calm.

Do you know how much willpower it takes to suppress your wavering and pretend you don't care while eating food served with a spoon that a beautiful girl has eaten from?

The only way to stay calm is to rely on prime numbers!

Although, when they were kids, Lu Yu often ate Zhou Qianyun's saliva.

Eat the food that Zhou Qianyun has touched with her saliva.

But he never did it again after junior high! He swears!!!

So, stir-fried pork with chili peppers is really delicious.

When Cheng Bailu heard words related to mathematics, she subconsciously started counting in her mind.

The tension has indeed eased quite a bit.

Shen Liyuan didn't understand prime numbers; he only felt that the cold moon and warm sun were scorching the lifespan of people.

They shoveled the food off their plates at lightning speed.

"I'm going to the restroom. You guys can go back after you finish eating."

They fled in a sorry state.

Here, "rushing away" has two meanings...

Stop explaining the puns, there's no need to fight anymore, Yuko!

The students, who had been wolfing down their food, left to return to their classrooms for lunch break, and the cafeteria became much quieter.

The two sat facing each other, and seemed to eat more slowly than usual.

"Well, just now... you could have pretended not to know me. I usually eat alone, it's okay."

After some hesitation, Cheng Bailu decided to be honest about her thoughts.

"Don't worry about Shen Liyuan. He's a blabbermouth and doesn't know when to hold his tongue, but he won't spread gossip, and besides..."

Lu Yu swallowed the last bite of rice.

"I don't want to pretend I don't know you."

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