After being reborn, I gained a childhood sweetheart who appeared out of nowhere.

Early morning, in front of the cafeteria of the No. 1 Middle School in the city.

Students in school uniforms came and went, including many freshmen in military training uniforms. Lin Chuan stood alone at the entrance of the cafeteria, hesitating, because he hadn't eaten breakfast.

Of course, he could buy breakfast even if he hadn't eaten it, that wasn't a problem. But here's the problem: because he hadn't been to school for a long time, he forgot to bring his school's meal card. After searching his pockets for a while, he only had ten yuan, so that ten yuan was his food money for the day.

If he buys breakfast, he won't be able to have a proper meal for lunch and dinner. But if he doesn't buy breakfast, it doesn't seem right either. Maybe he should squeeze out a dollar or two to eat something quick...

At this moment, Wang Xu also came out of the cafeteria. He must have gotten up too early; his hair was a mess, like a bird's nest, and his military training uniform was loose. He was holding a small bread in his hand.

"Sir!" Lin Chuan called out.

Wang Xu looked up when he heard a familiar voice, saw Lin Chuan, and greeted him, "Old Lin."

"Is this all the military officer eats for breakfast?" Lin Chuan asked.

"I'm out of money," Wang Xu said, scratching his head sheepishly.

"Heh..." Lin Chuan chuckled. This guy was different from him; his family was quite well-off, and he wasn't too particular about money. He guessed that the money he spent on breakfast was used for internet access or other things.

"What about you? Don't you eat breakfast?" Wang Xu asked.

Lin Chuan pulled an orange he'd left over from yesterday out of his bag. "I'm thinking of having this for breakfast."

Wang Xu was about to say, "If I only eat an orange for breakfast, will I be able to handle the military training?"

"Eat an orange in the morning, or you might faint halfway through military training." A slightly cheerful girl's voice rang out from behind.

The two looked up together and found a girl standing in front of them, staring at them.

They were all wearing the same style of military training uniform, but it looked loose and bulky on some of the students, while it looked so good on the girl in front of them, and she also had her hair in a high ponytail.

She looks tall and beautiful.

"Um... Hello Chen Xiyu, I'm Wang Xu, a classmate from Lin Chuan Junior High School." Wang Xu quickly introduced himself.

"Hello," Chen Xiyu said, then looked at Lin Chuan and handed him a hot steamed bun. "Here, this is for you, as a thank you for cleaning yesterday."

"Aren't you going to eat?" Lin Chuan asked.

"I've already eaten," Chen Xiyu said.

Hearing this, Lin Chuan took the steamed bun and remarked with a touch of surprise, "I'm surprised you actually know how to be grateful."

"Hey, what do you take me for?"

"Huh? The kind where you forget about yesterday as soon as the sun rises?"

"Give me back the steamed bun," Chen Xiyu said, pouting.

"Hey, just kidding, why are you taking it seriously? You must be beautiful inside and out." Lin Chuan readily agreed.

For the sake of this rare breakfast, it's not a big deal to back down a little. After all, he really didn't want to rely on an orange to get through a morning of military training. Whether he could handle it or not was another matter. No one wants to do military training on an empty stomach, since it involves physical training.

Chen Xiyu snorted and turned to leave.

"Military training is coming up soon, aren't you going to the playground?" Lin Chuan reminded him.

"I have something to do, I need to go back to the dorm." Chen Xiyu left without looking back.

Lin Chuan and Wang Xu went to the playground together. When they arrived, they immediately saw that many students had already gathered in the open space in front of the track, and they were arranged according to their classes.

Lin Chuan soon spotted the students from Class 5, sitting in twos and threes chatting and eating breakfast. He and Wang Xu found a corner to stay in. Lin Chuan glanced at his old phone; there were still about ten minutes until the military training started. He thought he would count the number of students in the last five minutes.

Wang Xu was munching on his bread next to him, while Lin Chuan was eating the steaming hot buns Chen Xiyu had given him. It was so comforting! And when he took a bite, he was surprised to find an egg inside! A meat bun with an egg—this bun was quite luxurious.

He'd barely taken a couple of bites when he turned to the side and said, "Why have you been staring at me ever since we got here from the cafeteria?"

Wang Xu gave an awkward laugh. "Old Lin, what's your relationship with Chen?"

"Just friends," Lin Chuan said.

"You're kidding me. Your friend brought you breakfast," Wang Xu said sourly. "I've never received breakfast from a girl."

"This isn't a gift; it's my payment for my work," Lin Chuan reminded him.

"Yeah, yeah, what's your relationship? I'm curious too." At this moment, Zhao Jiajia appeared out of nowhere, her eyes full of gossip.

He was followed by several people, including Liu Hao and a somewhat chubby boy whose name he didn't know. He guessed that he had become familiar with these people by now. However, what surprised him was that Cheng Xue was also there, but it seemed that she had been dragged there by Zhao Jiajia. It seemed that the two of them were now roommates.

Compared to Zhao Jiajia's gossip, Liu Hao was so angry when he heard Chen Xiyu deliver breakfast to Lin Chuan that he almost ground his teeth to powder. Could it be that this guy has already made a move?

He couldn't accept that Lin Chuan couldn't even catch up with Chen Xueting in junior high school, so why could he have such a good relationship with Chen Xiyu?

"And also, when we were electing class monitor yesterday, I noticed that Chen Xiyu was the first to raise her hand for you," Zhao Jiajia continued, clearly showing that she had good observation skills.

"They used to live next door, but they moved away later," Lin Chuan said.

"Huh? So that means childhood sweethearts?" Wang Xu asked in surprise. "So Old Lin and Chen have this connection. I was wondering why I took the initiative to greet you yesterday."

Upon hearing the word "childhood sweetheart," Liu Hao's face turned extremely ugly.

"Class monitor, how did you two meet before? Did anything happen between you?" Zhao Jiajia asked with a gossipy look in her eyes.

Lin Chuan glanced at them, squinted, and asked, "Want to hear some gossip?"

"Mmm." Zhao Jiajia nodded.

"There's no gossip involved," Lin Chuan said.

"Sigh..." Zhao Jiajia looked disappointed.

Before the others could finish their chatter, Lin Chuan had already finished the bun in his hand, then took out his old phone and checked the time.

It was almost time for the scheduled military training assembly. He stood up and called out, "Class 5 students, please come over here. Military training is about to begin. Before the instructors arrive, let's take a headcount."

Students in military training uniforms gathered around and lined up under Lin Chuan's direction. He began to do a quick headcount and found that two people were missing: Chen Xiyu and Zhou Yun.

Lin Chuan was wondering whether he should call this guy when Chen Xiyu and Zhou Yun came back from outside the playground. Without needing to be reminded, she quickly joined the group.

As Lin Chuan passed by, he noticed a little bread crumb left at the corner of the other person's mouth. Had they gone back to the dorm for breakfast?

So, the steamed buns she just gave herself were really her own breakfast?