How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

As soon as the door opened.

"It is you."

Unsurprisingly, I saw Jiang Yiyao's face, which looked quite radiant that morning.

On days when I don't have to go to class, I wear my usual clothes. Today it's a bit warm, so I'm not wearing long sleeves.

Her smooth, slender arms were exposed, and the white short-sleeved shirt tucked into her skirt perfectly showcased her curvaceous figure.

Her lower body appeared to be wearing a black pleated skirt, white sneakers, and black calf socks.

It's a fairly high school girl style, but on Jiang Yiyao, it doesn't give off a childish or immature vibe at all. On the contrary, it gives off a strong sense of a senior student from an anime.

"Nonsense, who else could it be but me?"

Jiang Yiyao frowned and asked.

Xu Yan said irritably, "I thought it was takeout."

"Pah, have you ever seen a food delivery person as pretty as me?"

Xu Yan pointed directly at Jiang Yiyao, "You're discriminating against delivery drivers, aren't you?"

"Don't try to pin this on me. Did you order takeout?"

"I didn't order any."

"No one will deliver takeout if you don't order!"

"They won't send me gifts if I don't order any? This Meituan business is too big. It's like when I watch a live stream and it always says I don't have enough money to send gifts. If they don't have money, why do they even run a live streaming platform?"

Jiang Yiyao: ?

Is this person becoming increasingly abstract, to the point of being somewhat delirious?

"I'm really afraid you'll get captured by aliens and used for research, to find out which planet your brain actually belongs to."

"So Yao Yao, you care about me this much~" Xu Yan writhed on the spot like a maggot.

Jiang Yiyao almost threw up. "Don't call me Yaoyao, it's really disgusting!"

"That's disgusting... What am I supposed to do when I lick you?"

"..."

Suddenly, the bet that she hadn't taken seriously was brought up, and the girl's cheeks instantly turned pink.

"Keep dreaming!"

Please remove the two middle characters.

"...All you can do is have wet dreams, huh?"

"whee."

Fuck your mother!

Jiang Yiyao is really about to break down.

Why did I have to come looking for this jerk so early in the morning! I shouldn't have come at all, no, I shouldn't have woken up!

Seeing that Haji Yao's expression was off, the boy blinked and changed his tone, "Why are you here so early on vacation instead of sleeping in?"

"fine!"

Jiang Yiyao instantly didn't want to talk anymore. She was afraid that if she stayed with such a god-like person for too long, she would become one herself. It was such a waste to have such a face; all she could do was act like a jerk!

"I just happened to need to talk to you about something."

Xu Yan easily stopped the other party from leaving with just one sentence.

"what's up?"

"Have you had breakfast yet? If not, let's eat together."

Xu Yan smiled brightly, as if the cheeky things he said before weren't his at all, and that he had always been such a sunny and cheerful boy.

Jiang Yiyao was speechless. She had come over to invite him to have breakfast together... but she almost left in anger, and he actually said it out loud, which made her even angrier.

It's not that she can't eat breakfast alone, it's just that considering he ordered such an expensive Japanese meal for her last night... it was too expensive, and she doesn't like owing favors.

"No need, I was already full of anger."

She snorted coldly, but didn't move an inch.

Xu Yan immediately saw through the other person's attitude and said with a smile, "I was just teasing you and playing around with you."

"Who's joking with you?"

"I invite you to eat."

"Hmph." Jiang Yiyao snorted coldly, "You don't need to be so hypocritical. It's just breakfast, I can afford it."

"I just returned from studying abroad and I'm used to white food. Why don't you treat me to steak?"

"Like white food? Would you eat a hand grenade? An atomic bomb would be fine too."

"..."

This guy is such a sore loser.

Despite their bickering, they still went out together.

Xu Yan was wearing short sleeves, feeling the unusually hot temperature today.

Why is it so hot today?

Although I didn't seem to hear any cicadas chirping, the dazzling sunlight made me feel as if I could instantly return to the height of summer.

The girl next to him, her long hair swaying and occasionally reflecting light, said irritably, "It gets hot for a few days around this time of year, and then it drops to the teens. You know that, don't you?"

Xu Yan sighed, "I knew people could have a final burst of energy before death, but how come the weather can too?"

Jiang Yiyao nodded in agreement, a rare occurrence. "Indeed, the temperature when you leave should feel like that of a dead ex."

After saying that, he glanced at Xu Yan.

Xu Yan was stunned.

What? I'm not your ex, are you trying to stare me to death?

The two ate together at a breakfast shop on the street outside the residential area. Jiang Yiyao ate wontons, and Xu Yan ate mixed noodles.

During the meal, Jiang Yiyao glanced at the boy who was eating with great relish and asked, "You had a party with your classmates this afternoon, right?"

"Everyone says it's just a get-together, what do you mean by throwing a party? You seem more like someone who just came back from studying abroad."

"What I say is none of your business..." She glanced at him, ate a wonton, and chewed it slowly for a moment. "How long are you going to play?"

"I don't know yet. Maybe after the afternoon's activities, we'll have dinner or something... Don't you have things to do too? Why are you asking me this?"

"fine."

The classic scenario is that after asking a question, there's no follow-up. Do girls all like to do this kind of thing?

Xu Yan felt that most guys would definitely pry and ask questions, always feeling that the other person was hiding something from them.

Xu Yan simply nodded, "It's good that you're alright."

He continued eating his noodles with his head down.

We can talk later; if we eat the noodles too slowly, they'll really get soggy.

So Jiang Yiyao kicked Xu Yan under the table.

The table was a bit long and the distance was a bit far, so it didn't take much effort for Xu Yan; it was like tickling him.

The boy's reaction was direct: he glanced at the silent and sullen Jiang Yiyao, then took a big bite of the fried egg in his bowl.

Honestly, getting so angry first thing in the morning is bad for your health, you know?

They don't take care of their bodies at all!

Despite being sullen, Jiang Yiyao still paid the bill, even though it was nothing compared to the Japanese food she had the night before.

Walking back along the path bathed in golden light, they were surrounded by cars, bicycles, and electric scooters weaving recklessly across the sidewalks. So, there wasn't much space left for the two young people.

Fortunately, being next to an old wall covered in ivy, I can still get some shade from the big trees.

"Do you have somewhere to eat tonight?" the boy in front, who had one hand in his pocket and the other holding his phone, suddenly asked.

The girl, her forehead already beaded with sweat, looked at the message on her phone. "I still don't know. What happened?"

Xu Yan shrugged. "If there's nowhere to eat tonight, just wait for me to come back and we can eat together."

Jiang Yiyao, who had just put down her phone, glanced at the boy's profile. Had this scoundrel finally had a change of heart?

However, a man's conscience is not trustworthy; it's like making a vow to study hard late at night, but most of them can't even stick to one class the next day.

"Why should I wait for you? I don't have the habit of waiting for others."

She spoke lightly, like a cloud drifting by casually overhead.

The sun and the tall buildings in the distance overlapped in the sky, creating a halo.

Xu Yan watched the girl who inexplicably quickened her pace. She had to admit that sometimes a girl's back view is more beautiful than her front view, because people's imagination plays a more important role than the beauty of a direct view. Of course, Xu Yan preferred to call it an 'illusion'.

"If there's anything you'd like to eat, I can bring it back for you on my way."

Sudden acts of kindness can make people uneasy, like a friend's sudden concern.

At the street corner covered with small advertisements, sunlight filtered through the gaps in the lush, green leaves of a large tree, scattering irregularly across her dark hair.

"Xu Yan".

"Ok?"

"Are you possessed? Why do you want to have dinner with me so badly?"

Then just skip all those class reunions. What's the point of getting together with classmates you've only known for a few days?

Xu Yan did not answer the question directly, but simply shook his head and said, "If you don't need me to bring it, then forget it."

Eat it or not, I'll indulge you.

"No need to bring it."

She said that, then turned around, and fragments of golden light fell down her black hair.