Desk mate, your persona has crumbled.

In this strange atmosphere, the group of four finally arrived at the fried food stall behind the school gate.

The shop wasn't small, and there were quite a few students sitting inside.

However, they were all waiting for their meals; almost none of them stayed to eat.

If I eat here before going to school, I won't have enough time.

As soon as the four entered the store, Song Shuyan attracted a lot of attention.

Wherever a beautiful girl goes, she's the most eye-catching one.

"Holy crap?! This is from our school?"

"So beautiful!"

While everyone was marveling at her beauty, some people still recognized her.

"Isn't that Song Shuyan from Class 17?"

"Yes! She isn't..."

Before the others could continue their conversation, Xu Mo's gaze fell upon them.

Those people immediately stopped their discussion.

Seeing that the others had stopped discussing, Xu Mo looked at Song Shuyan and said, "Take a basket and I'll ask you what you want to eat."

Song Shuyan nodded and obediently took a small basket from next to the freezer.

Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai, who were standing to the side, had already started sweeping.

"Take one of these, and one of these too."

"No, how much is this?"

"Vegetarian is 1 yuan, meat is 3 yuan, and everything else is 2 yuan."

"Then fucking eat it!"

"Would you like to eat this?"

Xu Mo took out a string of pork tenderloin from the freezer.

Song Shuyan blinked.

(curious.)

No, what are you curious about regarding the tenderloin?

Curious about what it tastes like?

Xu Mo was taken aback.

He suddenly thought of a question.

"Have you never had barbecue before?"

Song Shuyan nodded.

In the 16 years of her life, the beautiful girl has indeed missed out on a lot.

Song Shuyan's parents and brother probably never imagined that they would give her something to eat on the way home; they just wanted to get her back to a safe place as quickly as possible.

So it's normal that Song Shuyan has never eaten junk food.

Xu Mo placed the pork tenderloin into Song Shuyan's basket.

"I'll pick one for you."

"Um."

Song Shuyan held her small basket and watched as strings of food were put in.

Xu Mo tried to choose popular flavors that were unlikely to disappoint.

After feeding him several times, Xu Mo roughly understood Song Shuyan's appetite.

In short, it boils down to two words.

It's not big, but it's delicious.

Thinking about this, Xu Mo came up with this idea.

"How about we buy them together? That way we can both try them, what do you think?"

What does Song Shuyan think?

Song Shuyan was of course willing.

Seeing the girl nod without hesitation, Xu Mo immediately reached for the freezer.

Take one skewer of each and eat as much as you can.

During this time, Xu Mo also took the opportunity to observe the production process at this shop.

Simply put, you choose your ingredients, the owner fries them all, adds seasonings, and then packs them up.

You can choose not to skewer them, which means all the ingredients are piled together and mixed with sauce, or you can choose to eat them skewered.

Most people eating in the store don't want skewers; they just use chopsticks to pick up the food.

Xu Mo led Song Shuyan to the proprietress with the prepared dishes.

The proprietress blurted out as soon as she put the basket down.

"Together?"

"Yes!" Xu Mo quickly confirmed.

The proprietress didn't say anything and quickly began the next step of calculating the money.

Xu Mo chose the option of not stringing together the strings.

After paying and taking the number plate, Xu Mo led Song Shuyan to Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai.

The two had already taken their positions.

I won't eat, but I'll still sit down.

Song Shuyan obediently sat inside against the wall, while Xu Mo sat outside.

Just like in a classroom.

As soon as Xu Mo sat down, he heard Cheng Yuanhao talking.

"It's much more expensive than at school."

Upon hearing this, Xu Mo rolled his eyes.

"Otherwise, why call it the school cafeteria? It'll definitely be cheaper!"

After saying that, Xu Mo leaned closer.

"What? You've spent all your money on dating?"

Cheng Yuanhao immediately became agitated: "Who?! Who used it for dating?!"

Xu Mo and Jin Kai exchanged a glance.

Stable.

This kid definitely has something going on.

Song Shuyan sat quietly against the wall.

The slightly noisy environment of the fried food stall and the oppressive feeling brought by the strangers made her body instinctively tense up slightly.

However, the girl's attention was now drawn to the lively scene across the table.

Xu Mo and Jin Kai teased Cheng Yuanhao in a back-and-forth banter, and Cheng Yuanhao, eager to defend himself, blushed.

Seeing this vivid scene before her, Song Shuyan's initial tension began to dissipate.

Just then, Jin Kai, who was sitting opposite Song Shuyan, inadvertently noticed Song Shuyan's gaze.

Jin Kai's eyes lit up instantly.

He subtly nudged Cheng Yuanhao, who was still arguing with Xu Mo, under the table.

Cheng Yuanhao was taken aback by the retort and subconsciously looked at Jin Kai.

The boy, without saying a word, pointed in Song Shuyan's direction from below.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Yuanhao subconsciously looked at Song Shuyan.

The usually expressionless, icy girl was now looking at Xu Mo with her head turned to the side.

There was no trace of coldness in his eyes anymore.

Cheng Yuanhao's heart skipped a beat.

Xu Mo sensed the fluctuation in Cheng Yuanhao's emotions.

The excitement of gossip was so palpable.

He turned his head in the direction of Cheng Yuanhao's gaze.

Song Shuyan was still lost in thought, observing Xu Mo.

Their eyes met in the noisy fried food stall.

The girl's heartbeat suddenly became unsteady, and a strong sense of tension swept over her.

Her face quickly regained its usual aloof and unapproachable expression.

(Super nervous!)

Xu Mo smiled slightly: "Don't rush, those who were ahead of us haven't finished yet, we'll have to wait a little longer!"

As Xu Mo spoke, he gestured with his chin toward the shop window.

The boy cleverly used the perfectly natural excuse of waiting for the food to defuse the subtle atmosphere that had just occurred.

Song Shuyan nodded stiffly.

As for Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai standing to the side, let them be.

Soon after, their meal was ready.

"Let's go."

The four of them carried the packaged fried skewers and walked towards the school.

Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai were clearly impatient.

They had barely stepped out of the store when the two of them eagerly untied the bag and took out the fried skewers.

They didn't remove the string.

"Hmm!"

Cheng Yuanhao took a bite of the freshly fried pork tenderloin, exhaling warm air as he praised it.

"It smells delicious! Much better than the cafeteria food!"

Jin Kai also took out a skewer of fried rice cakes: "They're really good, just a bit oily..."

The two ate as they walked, completely immersed in the instant pleasure brought by fried food.

Xu Mo turned his head to look at the girl walking quietly beside him.

Song Shuyan was looking at Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai.

She was very hungry.

"Eat if you want!"

As Xu Mo spoke, he opened the inner box of the bag, then picked up the chopsticks and handed them over.

"Let's eat as we walk."

"Um!"

Song Shuyan took the chopsticks and brought them closer to the packaging box.

The heat, mixed with oil and spices, rushed towards her instantly, carrying an aroma she had never experienced before.

The girl picked up her chopsticks, her gaze sweeping over the dazzling array of food in the box, finally settling on the piece of pork tenderloin that Xu Mo had put in first.

She picked up the piece of pork tenderloin.

Under Xu Mo's gaze, she gently brought the piece of meat to her lips and took a small bite.

(!!!)

The unique caramelized aroma produced by deep-frying the oil at high temperatures, combined with the grainy texture of cumin and salt and pepper, aggressively assaulted her taste buds.

The taste was so impactful, so different from her usual diet.

The girl sipped it slowly, savoring the richness of the fat and the fibrous texture of the meat as it melted in her mouth.

It was a kind of joy filled with "indulgence".