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Chapter 331 Straight Man
The four of them followed the hungry army toward the canteen.

Because there were two girls present, Chen Zili didn't chat casually with Ai Liang as usual.

Instead, he keeps his eyes straight ahead and walks in a very measured and methodical manner.

Don't be fooled by Chen Zili's serious demeanor.

Actually, he was carefully listening to the casual conversation between Ye Qing and Yi Wenna behind him.

How did you tell that, you ask?

On his way to the cafeteria, Chen Zili bumped into other people's shoulders more than once.

This has never happened before when I go to the cafeteria with Ai Liang.

Unfortunately, I crashed twice today.

It was obvious that he wasn't paying attention to where he was going.

He's usually very casual, but he starts to care about his image when he's around pretty girls.

I have to say, teenage boys are just too easy to understand.

After entering the cafeteria, the four people split into three groups.

Ye Qing followed Yi Wenna to the window where beef fried rice was sold.

Ai Liang acted alone.

Chen Zili had intended to take Ai Liang out for fried rice, but before he knew it, she was gone.

He then thought about going to buy fried rice with Ye Qing and Yi Wenna.

After all, it was he who made the suggestion.

But under the intimidating gaze of Yi Wenna, Chen Zili wisely walked in the opposite direction.

When the four of them met up, the two who had said they wanted fried rice actually bought set meals.

Not long after the four sat down, Ye Qing suddenly stopped putting the spoonful of rice into her mouth.

"Hey, isn't that the class monitor? What's he doing over there?"

Without hesitation, Chen Zili turned around and glanced in the direction Ye Qing was pointing.

Ai Liang ate in silence, showing no intention of turning around.

Chen Zili quickly looked away: "The class monitor is probably getting food for Fang Xinlei."

"That guy is so enthusiastic?" Ye Qing looked very surprised.

Because Yi Wenna had mentioned to her during a casual conversation that Cheng Lejia was one of the richest second-generation heirs in Qianhua City.

Cheng Lejia's usual behavior was already quite surprising.

I never expected that this kind of person could be so considerate, aside from class affairs.

“Jin Ping’an used to help Fang Xinlei get food, but recently Jin Ping’an took leave, so the class monitor should be temporarily replacing Jin Ping’an.”

Chen Zili said with little interest.

Chen Zili was quite happy when he first saw that Jin Pingan had asked for leave.

But ever since Cheng Lejia took over Jin Ping'an's job, he has been even more upset than before.

"Replacing Jin Ping'an? Come to think of it, he hasn't been to school for several days..."

After Ye Qing finished speaking, she scooped up a large mouthful of fried rice and stuffed it into her mouth.

Ye Qing casually chewed a couple of bites, swallowed the fried rice, and continued, "Something must have happened in the criminal investigation team again... Hmm? Fang Xinlei doesn't seem to be buying it."

At the food serving window, Fang Xinlei, carrying her packed meal and leaning on her crutches, walked towards the cafeteria door.

He didn't even glance at the lunchbox in Cheng Lejia's hand.

Chen Zili quickly turned his head to check the situation.

Even though he already knew this would be the outcome, he still couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

Cheng Lejia, looking dejected, carried the packed food back to his classmate.

Then he was teased by the other boys.

Cheng Lejia is very popular in her class. In the first month of school, she can talk to almost all the boarding students.

Needless to say, no girl would refuse to chat with a warm and handsome guy.

There weren't many boys in Ai Liang's top-tier Class A. Apart from Chen Zili, who was unlucky, the others all lived quite close to each other.

He would occasionally bring snacks to visit people, so their relationships were naturally quite good.

The packed food wasn't wasted; it was shared among the boys who were with us.

Although Cheng Lejia was kind, he didn't have Jin Ping'an's thick skin.

Like a piece of chewing gum, he stuck to Fang Xinlei's side the whole time, even following her to her dormitory entrance.

If Fang Xinlei doesn't accept it, Cheng Lejia will never pester her.

Chen Zili took the opportunity to explain: "Fang Xinlei is actually very competitive. Jin Pingan has been serving her food for almost half a month, and she has never accepted it once."

"Is that so... Jin Ping'an really has a thick skin."

Ye Qing thought for two seconds and gave a very fair assessment of the matter.

Chen Zili was already prepared to explain things to Fang Xinlei.

As a result, Ye Qing directly turned her attention to Jin Ping'an.

He was confused. Shouldn't the girl think Fang Xinlei was being pretentious at this point?
Ai Liang couldn't help but glance at Chen Zili, thinking, "What do you know about women's hearts?"

"Speaking of which, Silly Na, aren't you in the same dorm as Fang Xinlei? How are things going between you two?" Ye Qing threw the question to Yi Wenna.

Yi Wenna put down her chopsticks. Before she could think of what to say, Chen Zili's ears perked up.

"How else can we get along? Just leave it at that."

Yi Wenna looked angry. She took a sip of tomato and egg soup, as if to calm herself down: "Although it's not good to talk about others behind their backs, I'm just telling the truth."

Fang Xinlei is as stubborn as a mule. She insists on doing everything on her own, and even if you try to help her, she will get angry with you.

For example, last week she accidentally fell in the bathroom, and I kindly went to help her up, but she slapped my hand away! It made me so angry!

Didn't he say he would never help Fang Xinlei again? Is this guy a tsundere too?
Ai Liang recalled the angry words Yi Wenna said to Fang Xinlei after she refused to help her get her books at the beginning of the semester.

At the same time, Ye Qing and Ai Liang thought to themselves: "When school started, Mingming was saying that he would never talk to Fang Xinlei again, but it seems that you two are getting along quite well."

Yi Wenna was speechless for a moment: "I... who gets along well with her? It's been almost a month since the start of the semester, and I haven't even exchanged more than a few words with her, okay?"

Ye Qing continued, "Then why did you help her even though you knew you would be rejected?"

"I can't just stand by and watch someone fall down."

Yi Wenna muttered under her breath, "Anyway, I'm definitely not going to meddle in her business anymore!"

Hearing this, Chen Zili felt his chance to interject had come: "Actually, Fang Xinlei is just a bit strong-willed. Her personality isn't bad; she just doesn't know how to express herself..."

Yi Wenna glared at Chen Zili angrily: "Huh? You mean it's my fault?"

"No, no, I didn't mean that."

Chen Zili panicked and stammered, "What I mean is, as long as we find the right way to get along, we can..."

Yi Wenna retorted irritably, "Every time I help her, she gives me the cold shoulder. Why should I bother trying to find a way to get along with her?"

"Well... we're all in the same dorm, so let's not make things too awkward..."

Chen Zili continued to argue about this matter.

"If she clearly doesn't want to get along with me, why should I have to go out of my way to please her?"

Yi Wenna was just being difficult at first.

But after Chen Zili said that, she was genuinely angry.

Chen Zili felt wronged: "That's not what I meant, I meant..."

(End of this chapter)