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"Huh?" Xi Shaojie looked at him as if he were an alien, filled with incredulous confusion: "You've moved out with Yan, Lao Mo, have you lost your mind? Instead of renting a whole place and living a sweet life, you've gone to share an apartment with others? What's the point? Just for more people to make it more lively?"

Mo Xiangwen paused for a moment, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he ultimately swallowed back the explanation that was about to come out of his mouth.

This is a long story, involving Su Mengli and Su Mengyao. Explaining it would not only be troublesome, but would likely only attract more probing questions.

"Just consider him Yan's friend," Mo Xiangwen said casually. "Anyway, the situation is quite complicated, so don't ask any more questions."

After putting all the books into his backpack, Mo Xiangwen checked them again to make sure nothing was missing. Then, he slung his backpack over his shoulder and said goodbye, "Alright, all packed up. See you later, brothers."

"Aren't you taking any other things like the mat and sheets?" Qin Yongfeng asked curiously, looking at his bedside. "You haven't even taken all your clothes."

"I won't take it." Mo Xiangwen shook his head. "Let's leave it for now. I might come back to stay here again."

"Let me help you carry your suitcase downstairs," Zhong Taihong said.

"Oh, no need, no need." Mo Xiangwen shook his head and refused, "You guys can play your games, I can take it down myself."

"Playing some weird games, and then going downstairs for lunch." Zhong Taihong laughed and scolded, "And while you're at it, help me carry your things downstairs, you traitor."

Mo Xiangwen hesitated for a moment, then nodded after thinking it over: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

So the four of them went downstairs chatting and laughing.

The afternoon sun was a bit dazzling at the entrance of the dormitory building.

Mo Xiangwen spotted the familiar figure under the shade of the tree where they had agreed to meet at a glance.

Yan Nuoya tilted her head slightly, seemingly studying something intently on the branch.

As if by telepathy, the moment he looked over, she also lowered her head, and their eyes met in the air.

Yan Nuoya raised the corners of her lips slightly, revealing a faint smile, and gently waved to him.

"Here, give me your suitcase." Mo Xiangwen reached out and took the suitcase, and said with a smile, "We're on the first floor now, I can carry it myself. You guys should go eat first."

"Okay, let's go eat then." Zhong Taihong handed him the suitcase and patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay, thanks." After thanking Wen, Mo picked up his suitcase and walked towards Yan Nuoya.

Just as Zhong Taihong was about to call Xi Shaojie and Qin Yongfeng toward the commercial street, Xi Shaojie jabbed him hard in the waist with his elbow.

He turned his head in confusion, but Xi Shaojie pouted and winked in the direction Mo Xiangwen had left.

Zhong Taihong followed his gaze. Under the shade of the tree, Yan Nuoya naturally reached out and took the handle of the suitcase from Mo Xiangwen.

The whole process was smooth and natural. Mo Xiangwen didn't even make the slightest excuse or show any politeness, as if it were just an ordinary thing.

The two then walked side by side, chatting and laughing, towards the distance.

Xi Shaojie watched them leave, then nudged Zhong Taihong in the waist and whispered, "Old Zhong, it seems like he's more... how should I put it, more familiar with Yan."

Zhong Taihong watched their departing figures and fell silent.

"Stop talking."

“I’ve never seen a girl help a boy with his suitcase before, and Lao Mo didn’t even seem to refuse.” Xi Shaojie sighed, “When you asked me to help him with his suitcase in the dorm earlier, he at least said yes.”

"I told you to stop talking!"

......

Mo Xiangwen was naturally unaware that they were talking about him and Yan Nuoya. As for why he didn't speak politely to Yan Nuoya...

It's because saying such things to Yan Nuoya is pointless; she won't listen anyway.

Although they had luggage, they did not go directly back to their rented house off campus.

Bai Shishi and Su Mengyao were also in the studio, and they had classes to attend in the afternoon.

Moreover, Yan Nuoya's luggage will have to be moved over together that evening.

The two bought drinks at the school convenience store on their way, and Mo Xiangwen habitually carried a bag, also bringing some for Su Mengyao and Bai Shishi who were in the studio.

Pushing open the studio door, the studio was dark, with no lights on, yet there were still some faint lights.

Following the light source, it turned out that Su Mengyao and Bai Shishi weren't playing games, but had put down the projection screen and were eating snacks while watching anime together.

Bai Shishi and Su Mengyao sat side by side on the sofa, leaning slightly forward, completely immersed in the world of the anime series on the screen, so engrossed that even the sound of the door opening didn't disturb them.

Mo Xiangwen took the suitcase handle from Yan Nuoya, pulled it inside, and found a place to put it down.

Yan Nuoya took the plastic bag containing the drinks from his hand, carried it over, and deftly placed a bottle of iced cola on the coffee table in front of Su Mengyao.

"Mengyao, your drink."

Then, he placed another bottle of juice next to Bai Shishi, saying, "This is for Shishi."

Su Mengyao shifted her focused gaze from the screen to the suddenly appearing drink and Yan Nuoya. A hint of surprise flashed in her dark eyes, followed by a happy smile: "Yes, thank you, Nuoya."

She shifted to the side and patted the empty space next to her. "Noah, why don't you watch it with me for a while?"

Yan Nuoya seemed surprised by the invitation, paused for a moment, then nodded gently and said, "Okay." She then sat down next to Su Mengyao.

"Thank you, Sister Nuoya." Bai Shishi accepted the drink and smiled sweetly.

But she quickly turned her attention to Mo Xiangwen, who had put his backpack away.

She immediately jumped up from the sofa, ran over to him, looked up at him with her bright little face and blinked her big eyes, invitingly asking, "Xiao Yi, do you want to watch anime together?"

Mo Xiangwen met her bright eyes and smiled, "Okay."

He naturally had to agree to Bai Shishi's small request, or rather, invitation.

Chapter 150 Feeding

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Shishi affectionately reached out and grabbed his arm, half-pulling and half-dragging him to the sofa.

She sat down next to the armrest of the sofa and then tried to push Mo Xiangwen to her other side—the seat next to Su Mengyao.

Seeing that he was about to sit down next to her, Su Mengyao smiled and naturally moved to the side to give him more space. She also gently patted the sofa cushion to indicate, "Sit down."

Since they had invited him, Mo Xiangwen simply sat down between the two of them.

However, since this sofa needs to accommodate four people, the space immediately becomes a bit cramped.

Mo Xiangwen felt like he was caught in the middle, with Bai Shishi and Su Mengyao's body heat coming through the thin clothing on both sides, but Bai Shishi and Su Mengyao seemed not to care at all, and still had relaxed and happy smiles on their faces.

Familiar and unfamiliar scents wafted from both sides at the same time, causing Mo Xiangwen's heart to tighten. He involuntarily shrank back, trying to adjust his posture to take up less space.

He had just sat down when Su Mengyao shoved a bucket of popcorn, which smelled of caramel, onto his lap.

Su Mengyao turned her head and smiled at him: "This is for you."

After saying that, he pointed to the popcorn bucket on his thigh and said, "Don't worry, Noah and I have some too."

At this moment, Mo Xiangwen noticed that not only was there a popcorn bucket on her lap, but the coffee table was also piled high with various snack wrappers.

Potato chips, spicy strips, nuts, and dried fruit are all available; if you didn't know better, you'd think it was Chinese New Year.

Clearly, before he and Yan Nuoya returned, Su Mengyao and Bai Shishi, the two "stay-at-home" individuals, had already gone to the commercial street to make these preparations in advance.

Moreover, the preparations were exceptionally thorough.

In comparison, the drinks they brought seemed somewhat superfluous.

“Now that Xiang Wen and Nuo Ya are back, and we haven’t even finished half of the movie yet, why don’t we start watching it from the beginning together?” Su Mengyao suggested.

Upon hearing Su Mengyao's words, Mo Xiangwen looked up at the curtain.

On the screen, a colorful world of the dead is slowly unfolding.

That's the currently popular animated film, Coco.

So they were watching this movie. He vaguely remembered it, but he had never actually seen it.

The main plot seems to be that Miguel, in pursuit of his musical dreams, accidentally enters a bizarre and fantastical land of the dead, embarking on a wondrous adventure.

When he first walked in, he thought the two of them would be watching some anime series, but he didn't expect it to be this.

"Okay, okay, let's start from the beginning then." Bai Shishi responded immediately, happily swinging her legs, which were clad in white tights.

With no objections, the movie progress bar was rewound to its initial position and restarted.

As he was looking at it, Mo Xiangwen suddenly felt a slight movement from the popcorn bucket on his lap.

He looked down and saw a fair hand naturally reaching into the popcorn bucket on his lap and grabbing a few kernels.

Mo Xiangwen turned his head to look at Su Mengyao.

She was engrossed in watching, her profile appearing exceptionally soft and beautiful under the changing light and shadow of the screen. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly with the plot, and she seemed completely unaware that she had picked up the wrong bucket.

She raised her hand and threw the popcorn into her mouth.

Mo Xiangwen glanced at her sideways, and seeing how intently she was watching, he didn't bother to say anything to remind her.

Mo Xiangwen turned his attention back to the screen, where the movie's plot was still unfolding.

In the dim light, only the light and shadow of the screen flickered on the faces of the four people.

Mo Xiangwen subconsciously reached for the popcorn on his lap.

Almost at the same moment, another hand reached into the bucket again.

Even without looking, he knew it was Su Mengyao.

His hand landed right on Su Mengyao's hand as she finished taking the popcorn and was about to "leave".

Both of them paused for a moment, and then Mo Xiangwen quickly withdrew his hand.

Her fingers were still in the popcorn bucket, her fingertips still holding a few kernels of popcorn.

Mo Xiangwen turned his head and met Su Mengyao's gaze in the darkness.

She seemed to pause for a moment, looked down at her hands, then at the almost untouched bucket of popcorn on her lap, before belatedly realizing that she had probably taken the wrong bucket of popcorn.

Mengyao blinked, but instead of immediately withdrawing her hand, she smiled slyly after a brief moment of surprise.

Mo Xiangwen suddenly had a bad feeling, but for a moment he couldn't figure out what Su Mengyao was going to do.

Just as he had predicted, his premonition soon began to unfold.

Su Mengyao pulled her hand out of his bucket with a straight face, still clutching the few "trophies" in her hand.

She casually popped the food into her mouth, chewing as she turned her head to meet Mo Xiangwen's gaze, her smile widening.

What can we do now that we've already taken it?

Is that what she meant? Mo Xiangwen thought to himself.

It's just a bucket of popcorn, and it was given to him by Su Mengyao, so why should he mind?

Since Su Mengyao likes to eat it, then let her eat it.

"Hmm..." she mumbled, as if savoring the taste of popcorn.

Then, she made a move that caught Mo Xiangwen off guard.

She reached into the popcorn bucket on her lap, picked up a piece of popcorn, and forcefully shoved it into Mo Xiangwen's mouth.

At the same time, he didn't forget to glance at Bai Shishi and Yan Nuoya on the other side out of the corner of his eye, as if he was afraid that the two of them would see him and cause a misunderstanding.

“Here you go,” she chuckled softly, her voice almost completely drowned out by the sound of Ali’s movie playing from the speakers.

If his attention hadn't been focused on Su Mengyao, he wouldn't have been able to hear her clearly.

Moreover, there seemed to be a hint of sly laughter in her voice.

If you're afraid of misunderstandings, why bother teasing him? Just to see him look embarrassed and awkward?

Mo Xiangwen looked at her smiling face, which was so close to his.

Suddenly, a strange fighting spirit rose in his heart, and he slightly opened his mouth to accept this unequal compensation.

Su Mengyao seemed somewhat surprised that Mo Xiangwen had given up resisting so quickly, but she still continued to feed Mo Xiangwen popcorn into his mouth with her fingers.

Just as Su Mengyao put the popcorn into his mouth, his lips lightly brushed against her fingertips.

Su Mengyao's fingers jerked back as if struck by an electric current, and she quickly withdrew them.

The smile on her face froze for a moment, then she quickly turned her head back to look at the screen, as if nothing had happened.

Until the movie ended, Su Mengyao never put her hand into his popcorn bucket again, but instead obediently ate her own portion of popcorn.

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