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Even after eating it for three years, Lin Zheng still couldn't get used to the taste.

Looking out the window, he ordered shredded pork with green peppers, shredded potatoes, and stir-fried cabbage with glass noodles. The three dishes plus unlimited rice cost a total of eight yuan.

Outside, it would cost at least twelve or thirteen yuan.

This meal was really hard-won. After everyone finished eating, it was already close to 12:40.

After placing his plate in the cutlery storage area, Zhang Xuan suggested, "Hey? There's still so much time before class, how about we take a walk on the playground to digest our food?"

"Oh, no way, the sun is so strong outside, and you've just finished eating, you'll definitely be all sweaty."

Lu Xue immediately denied it.

"Alright, Lao Lin, do you have any ideas?"

Zhang Xuan turned to look at Lin Zheng, instantly bewildered, and looked around, "Huh? Where's Lao Lin? Where did he go?"

Just now, the sharp-eyed Lin Zheng spotted a beautiful figure walking alone towards the cafeteria with her head down.

Seeing that the group would soon run into her, he panicked for some reason and quickly returned to the cafeteria the way he came.

After thinking for a moment, he quickly walked to the area where the noodles were sold and joined the queue.

Jiang Luoyu felt something was strange today. Last week, Lin Zheng would come to bother her every noon, but unexpectedly, he didn't come today.

She was still a little unaccustomed to reverting to her old lone-wolf style.

But it doesn't matter.

One of her beliefs is that wild beasts roam alone, while cattle and sheep flock together.

"Awoo~!"

She let out a low growl that was both cute and fierce.

The next moment, she cautiously looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that no one was paying attention to her chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur).

"Huh? Jiang Luoyu? You're only going to eat now?"

Suddenly, a shout startled her.

Looking towards the source of the sound, it turned out to be Zhang Xuan, with Wei Yang and Lu Xue, two girls, beside him.

"Yes, I usually eat around this time, mainly because queuing doesn't take much time."

She forced a smile, gave a reply, and then fled as if escaping.

How embarrassing! This is so incredibly embarrassing!

She was howling just now, I hope they didn't see her?

Wow! How embarrassing! I'm so embarrassed!

Little did they know that her "fake smile" and hasty departure were what Zhang Xuan and the others perceived as a sign of something else entirely.

"Sigh~, the school beauty is so aloof. I don't know how Lao Lin became friends with her."

Zhang Xuan sighed with genuine emotion.

Suddenly, he noticed that Wei Yang, who had been having an ambiguous relationship with Lin Zheng, was still there!

As expected, upon hearing his words, Wei Yang and Lu Xue's expressions instantly turned strange.

"Speaking of which, is Lin Zheng a scumbag?"

Lu Xue suddenly asked Zhang Xuan.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuan's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no!

Old Lin, you're going to crash!

However, as his good friend, he quickly began to provide emergency care.

"Scumbag? How could that be? I watched Old Lin grow up. In the past three years, he's not only never had a girlfriend, he's barely even spoken to a girl. You know, his ideal is to study for the rise of the nation... cough, to rise of the nation!?"

......

Jiang Luoyu lowered her head and familiarly joined the line for noodles.

There were seven or eight people ahead of her; it would be her turn soon.

However, just as she stood still, a dark figure walked over and loomed over her.

She looked up in confusion, and a familiar smiling face came into view.

"Huh? Lin Zheng? What are you doing here?"

She looked at him with a puzzled expression, but soon noticed that he was holding a bowl of rice noodles.

Before she could speak, Lin Zheng replied, "I'll put you in line. Come on, let's find a place to sit down and eat our noodles."

As he spoke, he held the noodles in one hand and grabbed her arm with the other, pulling her out of the line.

"Huh? I haven't finished buying yet!"

Jiang Luoyu was confused for a moment, until Lin Zheng said that he had already eaten and that this bowl was bought for her, then she suddenly realized what was going on.

Hmm... Should I queue up in advance to buy her some powder?

Such intimate behavior... just like a couple...

But... but... why does it feel so strange?

Why did he come over and queue up to buy her powder without even saying hello?

Could it be to create an unexpected surprise?

The two quickly found a place to sit down.

Lin Zheng got two bowls of seaweed and egg drop soup and sat down next to her to drink them slowly.

After looking around to make sure there were no teachers, he took out his phone to browse social media and see what his classmates and friends were up to.

Spatial dynamics are mostly uninformative.

Some people are showing off their superiority, such as posting pictures of a delicious meal to show that they had a good meal today.

Some of these are non-mainstream artsy types who post a couple of sentimental, artsy lines and add a background image.

If a girl posts this kind of status update, there will usually be a few sycophantic comments below, seemingly seeking resonance.

If a man posts this kind of status update, there will be almost no comments below, and even likes are rare.

Some were acting crazy. For example, a student named Yang Kai posted: "Want to die but don't dare, a useless person."

Lin Zheng and this guy had a decent relationship; they used to eat together often, but they hadn't been in touch much lately.

After all, most people tend to change small groups every now and then.

Thinking about it, he commented on the post: "Be brave, it's not a big deal."

"Huh? What if he really can't let it go?"

Lin Zheng turned his head slightly and discovered that Jiang Luoyu had been secretly following him and looking at his social media profile.

"It's okay, this guy is just unconventional, and when I posted 'Be brave,' I was encouraging him to be brave. What did you think it was?"

He said, feigning sudden realization, "Holy crap, you don't think I'm encouraging him to be brave and die, do you?"

Little Rain, your conscience is so wicked!

"No way! You're talking nonsense. I... I clearly..."

Jiang Luoyu wanted to make an excuse, but couldn't think of anything to say for a moment. In the end, she could only laugh awkwardly, turn around and continue eating her noodles, trying to get away with it.

Lin Zheng shook his head and smiled, reaching out to gently brush her hair, which had fallen onto the table, back behind her. He then said, "This guy has been doing this unconventional style for a year now. The story goes back two years, when he had a girlfriend..."

While eating a bowl of noodles, he told Jiang Luoyu about this guy's dating experiences.

He found a girlfriend who wasn't very pretty, and was even a little ugly.

He was quite smug at the time, saying something like, "I know my place. I can't hold onto the pretty ones; they'll run away sooner or later. I'll just look for the ugly ones; they're not easy to run away from, and even if they do, I won't feel bad."

For the first six months, things were pretty good. Like most couples, they spent all their time together.

They dated for about half a year, then had an argument and broke up, and that was it.

That guy cried his heart out and still hasn't gotten over the relationship.

"So, whether a girl is pretty or ugly, she's a heartless jerk; she'll run away eventually."

Lin Zheng sighed and shook his head as he spoke, as if it were his own experience.

Jiang Luoyu's focus was different from Lin Zheng's, and she immediately retorted angrily: "Ha~, you actually turned the tables and said that we girls are big pigs, but you boys are the big pigs~, you don't understand girls' feelings at all."

Before Lin Zheng could reply, she suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Lin Zheng, were you having dinner with your classmate Zhang Xuan, Wei Yang, and Lu Xue just now?"

A girl's feelings can't be hidden forever...

Chapter 63 I Want to Stay With Everyone

The atmosphere froze for a few seconds, then Lin Zheng suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed, "Ugh! It's all because of that kid Zhang Xuan, who insisted that I teach him how to pick up girls."

So, he dragged me along to dinner, to be his strategist and provide practical guidance.

Faced with this answer, Jiang Luoyu slightly parted her lips, which were smeared with red oil, her face full of disbelief.

Haha, that's really a bit unexpected.

She thought Lin Zheng... disliked her for not having money and eating noodles every day for lunch, which was why he didn't eat with her.

She quickly became curious: "Oh? Your deskmate Zhang Xuan actually asked you to be his strategist. Have you dated a lot of girls? That's why you're so experienced."

Lin Zheng immediately denied it: "Don't ask, the answer is I've only ever dated one person, and the one I'm dating right now is my first love."

A very inappropriate remark came out of his mouth, which immediately made Jiang Luoyu roll her eyes at him in annoyance.

She ignored him, picked up the bowl of noodles she had finished eating, and gracefully got up to walk towards the dish storage area.

Lin Zheng quickly followed, letting out a slow breath.

Phew~, that was close, I guess I got away with it?

After setting down their bowls and chopsticks, the two left the cafeteria and headed towards the teaching building.

Jiang Luoyu was still curious about the previous topic and continued to ask, "Hey? So how did you teach Zhang Xuan to pick up girls?"

Seeing this, Lin Zheng rested his thumb on his chin, looked troubled, and pondered for a moment before saying, "This... how should I put it? I feel it's hard to explain clearly. How about I give you an example?"

"Well, yes."

Jiang Luoyu nodded without hesitation, like a little bird.

The next moment, a large hand suddenly rose up, went around her back, and landed on her right shoulder.

Before she could react, a powerful force pulled her sharply to the left.

Hey! What are you doing?

A soft, unconscious cry.

When she came to her senses, she was already in Lin Zheng's arms. He casually put his arm around her shoulder and they walked like a couple.

Lin Zheng looked at the girl's originally fair face, which was now flushed with a blush, making her look shy and charming.

He suppressed a laugh and said casually, "Heh~, that's how you instruct people~."

"Hey~, what are you doing? This is school, you can't do this!"

Jiang Luoyu snapped out of her daze, took a deep breath of fresh air, and then pushed Lin Zheng away, her tone filled with shame and anger.

"Oh! So we can do it at school, right?"

Lin Zheng's eyes widened as he stared at her in astonishment.

"No way! This is something only boyfriends can do!"

Jiang Luoyu quickly refused, while glancing around nervously, afraid that someone she knew might see her being pulled into a boy's arms.

If this gets seen, who knows how many more rumors will spread, affecting her attitude towards learning.

What she didn't notice was that at the southwest corner, a cup of milk tea fell heavily to the ground, splashing out and quickly spreading all over the floor.

Suddenly, Jiang Huaijin collapsed to his knees, overcome with grief and indignation, and cried out in a low voice, "No!!!...Rain!!!..."