Chapter 241: The Senior Who Doubts Life

Qin Tian's stall sells small-bowl dishes; one simply takes a tray to select and pay, so the line moves quite quickly.

After selecting a few dishes and ordering two small bowls of rice, he found an empty table and sat down.

"Brother Tian, where's your Xia Nuannuan?"

Chen Zhuang walked over carrying a large bowl of ramen and asked curiously.

"She's still in line over there!"

Qin Tian said with a smile.

"Can I sit here?"

Chen Zhuang made a gesture to sit in the seat opposite him.

"We're meeting a high school classmate in a bit. If you're not afraid of Shen Siqi misunderstanding, you can sit here!"

Qin Tian laughed and said.

"A girl? Is she very pretty?"

Chen Zhuang asked in surprise.

"I suppose so!"

Qin Tian nodded.

"Uh... then never mind!"

Chen Zhuang gave a sheepish laugh and turned his head to look at the table next to them.

At that table sat two boys facing each other, shoveling rice into their mouths. They weren't wearing camouflage uniforms, so they were likely upperclassmen.

"Hey, seniors!"

Chen Zhuang called out.

The two seniors looked up at him, their eyes narrowing slightly.

Are the freshmen these days all this terrifying to look at?

"Wha... what is it?"

One of the boys frowned and spoke, trying to remain calm.

His mouth was stuffed with food, making his speech somewhat slurred, but Qin Tian caught a hint of a tremor in his voice and couldn't help but want to laugh.

Chen Zhuang grinned and requested, "Can I share your table?"

Upon hearing this, the two boys felt a sense of relief.

"Whatever!"

The senior said, not very willingly.

"Thanks, senior!"

Chen Zhuang completely missed the resistance in the other's tone and sat down heavily beside him. He was a full head taller than the senior, and his burly physique seemed to take up two seats with just one butt.

The senior moved to the side with a look of disgust, shifted his tray over as well, and continued to bury his head in his meal.

"Starving!"

Chen Zhuang muttered, picked up his chopsticks impatiently, opened his blood-basin-sized mouth, and began slurping the ramen.

"Brother Tian!"

A familiar voice came.

Qin Tian followed the sound and saw Xia Nuannuan walking over side-by-side with Su Yan, both of them smiling sweetly and carrying several delicacies in their hands.

Two great beauties with different temperaments walking together caused many boys nearby to stare straight-eyed.

This included the two seniors sharing a table with Chen Zhuang, whose eyes were now slightly widened, their burning gazes following the two as they moved.

"Seniors, stop looking; that one is already taken!"

Chen Zhuang said with a chuckle.

"Both of them?"

The senior opposite him asked in surprise.

"What do you mean both? The pretty one!"

Chen Zhuang laughed and said.

"Both of them are very pretty!"

The senior sitting next to him spoke up.

"Is that so?"

Chen Zhuang turned his head to look, then couldn't help but be dumbfounded. He muttered in a low voice, full of disbelief, "Just what kind of school is Yucheng No. 4 High School? How come it's all handsome men and beautiful women? It's truly unreasonable."

Hearing this, the two seniors looked at each other in confusion.

"Go sit next to Qin Tian!"

Su Yan nudged her chin, signaling Xia Nuannuan, who wanted to sit on her side, to go to the seat opposite.

"Can't I sit next to you?"

Xia Nuannuan looked at her with a wronged expression.

Su Yan gave a gentle smile and teased, "What? Are you afraid I'll be a third wheel and you won't be used to it?"

"No way!"

Xia Nuannuan's face turned red instantly. After giving her a huff, she followed instructions, walked over, and sat down beside Qin Tian.

Su Yan, under the watchful eyes of many around them, sat in the seat opposite Xia Nuannuan.

"Brother Tian, that auntie said this meat sandwich is delicious, so I bought two. And this wrap, it also looks quite good."

Xia Nuannuan said to Qin Tian with a beaming smile.

"Mm, eat up, have some vegetables first!"

Qin Tian nodded with a smile and handed her a pair of chopsticks.

"Military training was so tiring this morning, yet you still have such a good appetite!"

Su Yan said with a tone of envy.

She really had no appetite and had only bought a bowl of sour and spicy noodles to whet her appetite; she planned to return to the dormitory to rest immediately after eating.

"Hee hee... I think it's alright, it wasn't that tiring, and our instructor is quite nice."

Xia Nuannuan said excitedly.

"Our instructor is very strict, but it's mainly because our physical fitness isn't up to par. If I had known, I should have run every day like you two back in high school."

Su Yan sighed with emotion.

"Then you must eat more nutritious food, otherwise, the temperature will be even higher this afternoon, and you'll be even more tired."

Xia Nuannuan picked up a piece of braised pork from the small-bowl dish Qin Tian had bought and placed it in her bowl.

"Thanks, but I really have no appetite, I'm too tired."

Su Yan said with a bitter smile.

"This is just the beginning, you'll get used to it in two days."

Qin Tian took a big bite of the meat sandwich and spoke to comfort her.

The three of them chatted while eating, and Xia Nuannuan even introduced Chen Zhuang, who was at the next table, to Su Yan.

Chen Zhuang greeted them with a silly smile.

Su Yan was somewhat surprised by his exaggerated physique, nodded politely with a smile in response, and then continued chatting with Xia Nuannuan.

At the next table, the senior gathered his courage and nudged Chen Zhuang's arm.

"Brother, do me a favor!"

"What for?"

Chen Zhuang looked at him with a puzzled gaze.

"Since you know them, go and get that pretty girl's Penguin ID for me!"

The senior replied with a grin.

"Not going, if you want it, go yourself!"

Chen Zhuang refused without hesitation.

"Are you stupid? If you get it, you'll have a chance too; this beauty is still single!"

The senior said in a tone of "iron not becoming steel."

Chen Zhuang glanced at him sideways and said with disdain, "You're the stupid one. I have someone I like; I'm not the type to fall in love with everyone I see."

"You have a girlfriend already?"

The senior's voice suddenly rose a few notches, revealing an expression of doubting life.

He considered himself definitely more handsome and talented than this big oaf, so how come he was still single since birth, even as a junior?

Hearing the noise, the three of them—Qin Tian, Xia Nuannuan, and Su Yan—all turned their curious gazes over.

"Hey, senior, what do you mean by that? What do you mean 'I have a girlfriend already'? Are you looking for trouble?"

Chen Zhuang glared at him.

Realizing he had said the wrong thing, the senior shrank his neck in fear and gave a sheepish laugh to concede, "No, no, I had a slip of the tongue."

"Hmph! And I didn't say I had a girlfriend; I said I have someone I like, understand? Senior, your ears seem to have a problem too!"

Chen Zhuang curled his lips and said.

"Hehe... I guess so!"

The senior squeezed out a very forced smile.

There was no help for it; the freshman looked very fierce and could easily beat the two of them up.

"Brother Zhuang, what's up?"

Qin Tian asked curiously.

"The senior wants your pretty classmate's Penguin ID and is trying to get me to help!"

Ignoring the senior's panicked eyes trying to stop him, Chen Zhuang answered directly.

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan both looked at the senior beside him in surprise.

The senior smiled embarrassedly and, with thick skin, nodded in admission, "I did have that thought."

The two of them revealed mischievous smiles and looked at Su Yan opposite them. ===== CHAPTER 242 =====