Chapter 52

The little episode passed just like that, and everyone tacitly skipped over the recent unpleasantness. Because there were girls present, Xu Qingzhou and the others didn't order any alcohol, opting for a large bottle of cola instead.

After the dishes were served, Dong Shan and the others started taking photos, created a group chat, and sent the photos into the group.

"This Beijing roast duck is passable, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. This tripe is a bit lacking; look, the plate is cold."

Xu Qingzhou hadn't expected that while Xu Zhengyang looked unreliable, he was actually quite professional.

Liang Dongni, sitting opposite him, didn't say much; she ate quietly, nodding in agreement from time to time. After eating for a while, her gaze drifted repeatedly toward the paper box on Xu Zhengyang's side, but she felt too embarrassed to ask for a napkin.

Xu Qingzhou found it amusing; he pointed at the box and said, "Old Xu, share some napkins with us."

"Oh, sure." Xu Zhengyang pulled out half and handed them to Xu Qingzhou.

Xu Qingzhou took them and placed the napkins between himself and Liang Dongni.

Xu Zhengyang hurriedly explained; he was joking—this was a mixer, and adding other girls was a huge taboo.

Read! {

After sending this message, she closed her phone, hummed a tune, and continued tidying the bookshelf, waiting for Xu Qingzhou's invitation and feeding.

Kong Xianbo asked with some curiosity, "Is that Song Yao from the confession wall really in your major?"

Xu Zhengyang assumed it was the classmate Xu Qingzhou had gone to see today, feeling frustrated at his lack of progress, thinking to himself that he deserved to be single.

"Thank you," Liang Dongni said shyly, her impression of Xu Qingzhou suddenly improving slightly.

Xu Qingzhou: Take back that emoji, the persona is collapsing.

Her tension immediately dissipated by more than half, so she deleted the previous words and asked, "Are you guys having a group meal?"

I really want to hit someone, what should I do! Wait.

She had originally wanted to wait for Xu Qingzhou to look up so she could strike up a conversation naturally, but he had been typing the whole time, the corners of his mouth lifting unconsciously, which was why she couldn't help but ask.

Looking at these two words, Song Yao thought of a certain possibility and began to imagine that Xu Qingzhou was probably about to ask her if she wanted to go out to eat, or simply buy her something to eat and send it to the downstairs of her dormitory.

Song Yao stopped what she was doing and quickly picked up her phone. The first two were pictures—roast duck, dessert, stir-fried liver—all food that made one drool.

Song Yao: Have you eaten? (Cute)

"Have you eaten?"

Ding~ ding~ ding~ Three messages popped up in succession.

After adding each other as friends, everyone started chatting about gossip.

Then, a message popped up behind Xu Qingzhou's avatar.

Restaurant.

Yuan Xiaoye, on the other hand, wore an "as expected" expression; with a group of straight-laced guys opposite them, how could they possibly find girlfriends?

So it was the boys... Dong Shan and Deng Lin nodded. They had also chatted a lot with their former classmates today; after all, everyone had just arrived in an unfamiliar place, and they hadn't reached the point of speaking their hearts out yet.

"You and Liang Dongni are both from the Sichuan-Chongqing region, right? Why not add each other's contact info?" Xu Zhengyang was still trying hard to create opportunities for Xu Qingzhou.

"I've already added you in the group," Liang Dongni said with a blushing face, acting shy.

"Yes."

"Yeah, she became our department beauty as soon as she entered school." Deng Lin sighed, paused, and then asked with a smile, "What, do you want her contact info?"

Xu Zhengyang clinked his cola with Xu Qingzhou's and said, "Right, Old Xu, I support you. Go chase Song Yao and win her over!"

Xu Qingzhou said gloomily, "Not necessarily; after all, even toads have dreams of eating swan meat." "Don't even think about Song Yao; she wouldn't possibly take a fancy to you guys," Yuan Xiaoye said.

"Chatting so enthusiastically with a man."

Dong Shan also felt her roommate was being a bit excessive and could only say to the others, "Actually, when Song Yao entered school, I heard she was dropped off by a boy. That person is probably her boyfriend."

Slender fingers, fair arms... A girl!

He put down his chopsticks and opened it; it was a message from Song Yao.

Song Yao pouted; she was a girl too, so why couldn't she use cute emojis?

Dormitory 206.

"No, I just saw it today and asked out of curiosity if she was really that pretty."

The other few people all looked over, especially Dong Shan and the other girls. Didn't they say their dormitory was all single? Xu Qingzhou put away his phone and answered calmly, "High school classmate. We walked around the school this afternoon, and she was asking if I'd eaten."

Seeing Xu Qingzhou looking at her, Liang Dongni explained in a low voice, "I just saw you typing and replying to messages the whole time."

"Yeah, I was too tired from walking around this afternoon, so I didn't go out to eat with my roommates."

"Really?"

"Yes, two dormitories." "A mixer?"

"I'll add you guys too." Kong Xianbo found an opportunity, took out his phone, and added all the girls.

Song Yao leaned back in her chair, stretching her legs, her toes tapping lightly as she typed a reply: "Haven't eaten."

Xu Qingzhou was just about to reply when Liang Dongni's voice came to his ear: "Girlfriend?"

"I'm eating right now, the taste is okay. If you look at the photos more, you won't be hungry."

Xu Zhengyang really wanted to curse; how could one encounter such weirdos in college?

Xu Qingzhou shook his head. He had just taken a few bites of food when his phone vibrated twice in his pocket.

Deng Lin thought for a moment and said, "She looks much better in person than in photos."

Song Yao: "?"

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Song Yao realized something was wrong and hurriedly clicked on the photos from earlier. The first was a close-up of the roast duck, which she skipped directly. The second was a group photo of the dishes. She wasn't paying attention to the food, but to the hand in the bottom right corner of the photo that had accidentally made it into the frame.

Xu Qingzhou was eating with girls! Song Yao felt a sense of betrayal. Holding her phone, she typed furiously: Who are you eating with? After finishing, she felt something was wrong again and clicked on the photo once more. There were 7 sets of bowls and chopsticks in the frame, and there was another plate in the corner, so that should be 8 people.

Song Yao felt bad again. She treated the doll on the table as Xu Qingzhou and punched it angrily a few times. This guy actually went to a mixer! School had just started, and he was already so impatient? But... she and Xu Qingzhou had no relationship; was she being too controlling? No, Uncle and Auntie had told her to keep an eye on Xu Qingzhou when they left!

The third one was text.

"Fine, Old Xu, I take back what I said earlier. You have no chance."

"Hahaha."

"It's so amazing, among the eight of us, not a single one is from the same hometown."

"Well, it's college; people come from all over the country, it's very normal. This is good too; when we want to find a place to hang out later, we'll have people we know."

(End of chapter)