"???"

Yao Mingyue looked puzzled, "Are you out of your mind?"

"Didn't you just say we're just ordinary classmates? What do you mean by wanting me to take you to dinner as ordinary classmates?"

Xu Musen held back his laughter.

"I..."

Yao Mingyue stepped on him under the table, her words still lingering a bit sadly, "What should I say? I'm basically nothing to you..."

Our identity, childhood friends and all that, frankly, if we can't be together in the future, we'd just be ordinary neighbors, right?

Xu Musen smiled and pinched her pouted lips which could hang an oil jug, "Come on, I'll treat you to dinner."

"I'm not going! Why should ordinary classmates eat together, let me starve to death."

Yao Mingyue turned her head away unhappily, humming.

"Not exactly ordinary classmates, at the very least I've chased you a few times, just give me a chance, alright?"

Xu Musen said softly, leaning slightly close to her ear as he reached out his hand.

Only then did Yao Mingyue turn her head back, seeing Xu Musen's sincere appearance. Her eyes sparkled as she gently placed her hand in his palm, "Then I'll give you a chance..."

The warmth from his palm brought far more joy than the girl's tough words.

They sneaked out of the classroom.

Arriving at the cafeteria entrance, some students had already quietly come early to eat.

"What do you want to eat?"

Xu Musen looked at the dazzling array of dish names, feeling a bit overwhelmed, but Yao Mingyue didn't like the greasy cafeteria food.

She used to eat stuff like fruit salads.

Yao Mingyue looked around, and finally looked at Xu Musen, "What do you like to eat?"

"I'm not picky with food, but our school cafeteria's grilled meat rice is quite good. They give a lot of meat; eating once keeps you full for a day."

"Then I want to eat it too!"

"You?"

Xu Musen was a bit doubtful, "Don't you hate such greasy stuff the most?"

"I hate it, but suddenly I want to try it, is that not okay?"

Yao Mingyue still maintained her unreasonable tone.

Xu Musen chuckled, "Alright."

At the food counter, Xu Musen spoke, "Auntie, two servings of grilled meat rice please!"

"Alright!"

The plump cafeteria auntie picked up a big spoon and started serving the food. She glanced at Xu Musen and suddenly exclaimed.

"Young man, did you come to eat here a few days ago as well?"

The auntie looked at Xu Musen. This handsome young man was quite memorable.

Xu Musen coughed, already sensing the faint gaze behind him. Yao Mingyue stood behind him, beginning to pinch the soft flesh at his waist.

"Auntie, I have a common face, you must be mistaken."

"Really..."

The cafeteria auntie scrutinized him again, and then Yao Mingyue who followed him. Such a pretty girl was a sight to behold; if seen recently, one wouldn't forget.

"I must have been mistaken. I said a few days ago there's a young couple who came to eat, that girl was as pretty as this female student..."

"Thank you, Auntie..."

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But the cafeteria auntie's gaze lingered on her body, especially taking a few glances at her chest before nodding thoughtfully.

"Just your figures are different, this girl here is pretty but too thin, while that day's girl seemed more cheerful. Auntie's telling you, girls should have some meat to be healthy. I'll give you both some extra meat..."

Words of thanks stopped abruptly in Yao Mingyue's mouth as she bowed her head and looked at her chest silently.

Xu Musen: Danger!

Though he hadn't said a word, Xu Musen could feel an invisible menace.

"Auntie, you shouldn't say... and you don't need to give us so much meat. It's enough."

Xu Musen wiped the sweat off his forehead, his waist already aching from the pinching. For the first time, he hoped the cafeteria auntie would quiver and speak less.

"Alright, you folks can eat first, if it's not enough come back for free seconds!"

The cafeteria auntie cheerily replied, as she found the handsome young man and pretty girl pleasing to the eye.

Xu Musen thanked her, turning around with the tray, and looked at Yao Mingyue pinching him with a helpless smile, "Raise your hand, let's eat first."

Yao Mingyue ground her tiny tiger teeth, casting a deep gaze, snorting as she picked a spot to sit down.

But she kept noticing the smiling cafeteria auntie always looking over this way.

"She meant well, don't dwell on it."

"Who said I'm dwelling on it, I don't care. Hmph, I've got a standard model figure..."

Yao Mingyue retorted, but still tried to puff out her chest, as if telling that cafeteria auntie she only saw the tip of the iceberg just now.

Xu Musen seeing her like this, couldn't help but smile too, standing up, "Alright, let me take you somewhere else."

Carrying the lunchboxes.

Xu Musen led her to that familiar hidden garden.

There was still hardly anyone around.

Quiet, fresh air, improving appetite considerably.

Yao Mingyue watched Xu Musen skillfully open the lunchbox under the gazebo, her lips pouted.

"This is where you and Nuannuan often come for secret meals, right?"

"???"

Xu Musen almost spat out the grilled meat in his mouth, "What nonsense are you talking?"

"Did I say something wrong? Don't think I don't know, you used to sneak here to eat all the time."

Yao Mingyue snorted, sitting down and scooping up the grilled meat rice, tasting a bite.

Despite its greasiness, it surprisingly tasted quite good.

And it was quiet here, just the two of them like a private space in a high-end hotel.

Unexpectedly, eating here felt pretty great.