Chapter 129: Your contribution is significant!

The girl was wearing a coffee-colored coat and had her hair tied up in a lovely bun. Her features were exquisite, her skin delicate and fair, her nose bridge straight, and her lips red and teeth white; she looked like a heroine who had just stepped out of an idol drama.

Apart from Yan Xi, the other two girls also noticed someone walking into the classroom entrance. After seeing the face clearly, they were all stunned for a moment.

"That's... Song Yao!" the girl to Yan Xi's left, whose WeChat nickname was "rhea," whispered.

Yan Xi and the other girl had also recognized the girl's identity.

As for those school beauty rankings, it wasn't just the boys who discussed them intensely; they, the girls, paid just as much attention.

Although they couldn't compare to these school beauties overall, they could compare parts. Sure, you're pretty, but I have a bigger chest; not only is it bigger, but my butt is perky too.

Yan Xi's gaze swept toward Song Yao's chest. Heh, sure enough, once you put on thick winter clothes, it's gone.

However, what was Song Yao carrying in her hand? It looked like... a lunch box?

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Overdrawing yourself like this at such a young age, what will you do if you collapse later? It's so worrying!

Under the surprised gazes of the three, Song Yao had already stopped beside the boy and gently tapped the desk with her crystalline fingers.

Song Yao couldn't be here to deliver food, could she?

"My meaning is, thanks to you—taking me to exercise, helping me pick up my parents, and sometimes bringing me food to keep me from starving to death. So, you have a great contribution to proving the Cramér conjecture."

Although this was the third snowfall Song Yao had seen since coming to Jingda, looking at the falling snowflakes, her eyes still held surprise. Thinking that this was the first snow she had witnessed with Xu Qingzhou, she felt this snowfall was even more perfect.

The three girls' moods were a bit complicated again. Just a moment ago, they were discussing how this man was obsessed, unsuitable for dating, and even felt a bit of disdain—especially Yan Xi, who felt both regretful and a little relieved.

"If I really starved to death, you wouldn't have a meal buddy anymore," Xu Qingzhou said, taking the cup lid.

In the classroom, the three girls cautiously observed the two people standing on the balcony through the window.

Look, this boy—even Song Yao is rushing over to deliver food, proving that her judgment was correct. The pity is that he already seems to have Song Yao by his side.

Then, they discovered that Song Yao's gaze was locked onto the boy in the front row. Her brows furrowed, and she seemed a bit unhappy, but she still walked straight toward that boy.

Perhaps influenced by the young people around him, his mindset had changed quite a bit. He wasn't in such a rush to go back and write his thesis anymore, feeling that watching the snow with Song Yao wasn't boring either.

Xu Qingzhou sat in front of the computer, while Song Yao sat down beside him, took out her own materials, and lowered her head to take notes earnestly.

"Hmm?" Song Yao raised an eyebrow.

The streetlights emitted an orange halo, making the cold winter seem not so cold anymore. In the corridor, the two stood quietly as a crystal snowflake petal slowly drifted down, followed by a flurry of goose-feather snow.

But... carrying a box of food over in the middle of the night, could there be any other explanation! The other two girls were also in a daze.

At the stairwell, Xu Qingzhou had already begun to wolf down his food. Smelling the fragrance of the meal, that feeling of hunger surged up all at once.

"It's snowing."

In the classroom, looking at the boy and girl standing foolishly outside, not minding the cold, and being lovey-dovey for a long time before coming in, the three girls sighed; they were a bit stuffed from all the gossip.

"Congratulations."

"Eat slowly, no one is fighting you for it!" Song Yao said crossly. As she spoke, she twisted open her own cup and poured a small cup of water for Xu Qingzhou using the lid. "I should just let you starve to death."

In the classroom, only the three girls were left looking at each other, feeling they had witnessed a massive piece of gossip.

A crazy thought appeared in Yan Xi's mind, but she was a bit unwilling to believe it. Impossible, impossible... Isn't Song Yao single? Why would she come to deliver food to a boy! Up front, Xu Qingzhou had already smelled the faint fragrance of the meal and couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Judging by the scent, it should be braised pork. Song Yao raised her chin, signaling Xu Qingzhou to go outside to eat.

"These two... are they dating?"

Outside the classroom.

Looking at Xu Qingzhou's smile, Song Yao felt inexplicably struck in her heart. She suddenly understood a bit why Xu Qingzhou was working so hard. She didn't know why, but when she first learned that Xu Qingzhou was working on the Cramér conjecture, she believed he could do it.

When they saw Song Yao using her own cup to pour water for Xu Qingzhou, they all let out a breath. Alright, no need to guess. As girls, they knew the meaning of using one's own cup to pour water for a boy. Even if they weren't a couple, they were probably about the same as a couple.

"The Cramér conjecture, it's proven," Xu Qingzhou said with a grin.

The two stood at the entrance for a while before being forced back into the classroom by the cold wind.

Song Yao put her bag down beside Xu Qingzhou's seat and followed him out, carrying her cup.

Xu Qingzhou didn't pick up on that; silence is golden. However, after eating a few bites of food and finishing the water, feeling the protein and calories dispersing in his body, he finally had a feeling of being resurrected.

The boy looked up.

Song Yao snorted coldly, "That's great, it saves someone from making me angry all day."

It was still early, not even 10 o'clock, and neither of them planned to go back.

Xu Qingzhou's expression was serious. He thought to himself that it was all his mom's fault, talking about "family," which made him subconsciously treat Song Yao as family.

"More than friends, less than lovers?"

The girl to Yan Xi's left still didn't want to believe it, saying, "Maybe they're just friends; I haven't heard that Song Yao has a boyfriend."

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"Oh."

Xu Qingzhou nodded and carried the lunch box to the table outside the corridor.

Looking at Xu Qingzhou's somewhat parched lips, Song Yao sighed in her heart. This guy hadn't listened to a word the auntie said a while ago; she had told him to take care of his health.

Originally, their hearts were full of question marks, or rather, guesses about the two's relationship.

Seeing Xu Qingzhou recover a bit of strength, Song Yao complained, "Are you in such a rush that you don't even have time to eat dinner?"

"Same to you."

Although he felt Xu Qingzhou was talking nonsense, hearing him say that, Song Yao was still very happy in her heart. She reminded him, "Eat your food first; it'll get cold in a while."

Xu Qingzhou shoveled the food, while Song Yao propped her chin and looked into the distance.

"Here in Kyoto, snow in winter is the norm," Xu Qingzhou said. He had finished eating, tied up the lunch box, and planned to take it away to throw it out when he left the teaching building.

What was different from just now was that after Song Yao arrived, there was always a faint fragrance surrounding him, clearer than usual. He couldn't help but glance at the girl beside him.

Her white scarf had been taken off, and she was wearing a crew-neck sweater underneath. Her collarbone was delicate, the exposed skin snow-white, and her features were exquisite and pretty. When she was thinking about a problem, her long eyelashes trembled a few times. Whether from the side or the front, she was very pretty.

Just as Xu Qingzhou was watching intently, Song Yao turned her head and asked him expressionlessly, "Is this what you called busy?"

"Work-life balance..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 130 =====