The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

Chen Zhi bent down and brought his face close, ready to show his care as a childhood friend.

However, as soon as I got close, a faint, crisp "crackling" sound entered my ears.

Then came a strong tomato aroma.

Chen Zhi: "..."

He reached out and poked Lin Wanwan's arm without any hesitation.

"what!"

Lin Wanwan looked like a startled rabbit, suddenly raising her head, her cheeks bulging, still chewing something. There was a little red tomato powder on the corner of her mouth, and she was tightly clutching a bag of Lay's potato chips in her hand.

Eyes facing each other.

Lin Wanwan's big eyes were filled with terror. She swallowed hard, almost choking herself.

"Cough cough...Are you crazy?! You walk without making a sound!"

She patted her chest and glared at Chen Zhi with a resentful expression.

Chen Zhi couldn't help but laugh at her guilty look: "Hey Lin Wanwan, you just ate breakfast less than two hours ago, and you're already eating high-calorie snacks. Aren't you afraid of gaining weight?"

"Mind your own business!"

Lin Wanwan rolled her eyes and hid the potato chips in her clothes. "I'm still growing, is it wrong for me to get hungry quickly?"

"Alright, alright, grow up."

Chen Zhi looked her up and down, his gaze lingering for a second on her slightly bulging belly from eating. He clicked his tongue twice and said, "At this rate, you'll grow bigger, but it'll be sideways. You'll end up as a ball. I wonder how you'll ever become a big star."

"Chen Zhi! Shut up!"

Lin Wanwan was so angry she wanted to bite someone. She stomped on Chen Zhi's foot, saying, "You're just jealous that I have food!"

"I'm jealous of you?"

Chen Zhi chuckled, nimbly dodging her attack, and then, with lightning speed, reached his hand into her desk drawer.

"Hey! What are you doing!" Lin Wanwan exclaimed in surprise.

With practiced ease, Chen Zhi first pulled out a roll of garbage bags, tore off a sheet with a "rip" sound, and stuffed it into his pocket.

Then, with a swift movement, the devil's claws precisely snatched the bag of potato chips that Lin Wanwan hadn't finished eating from her arms.

"Give it to me."

"That's mine!" Lin Wanwan reached out to grab it.

Since school started, Chen Zhi has been running every morning and drinking milk with every meal. Now he's taller than Lin Wanwan. Taking advantage of his height, he held a potato chip above his head, grabbed one, and popped it into his mouth. "Hmm, tomato flavor, not bad. To prevent you from turning into a ball, I'll reluctantly help you share some of the burden."

"Are you a robber?! You come here to steal from me every day!"

Lin Wanwan stood up angrily, grabbing Chen Zhi's arm and pinching and hitting it, "Give it back! I haven't finished eating yet!"

The two of them made quite a commotion, attracting the attention of several classmates around them.

Lin Wanwan's deskmate, Chen Xinyu, was engrossed in reading a romance novel. Upon seeing this, she covered her face with the book, revealing a pair of eyes with a maternal smile.

"Oh my, Wanwan, you and Chen Zhi have such a good relationship."

Chen Xinyu pushed up her glasses, her tone full of teasing, "No wonder you're childhood sweethearts, even eating potato chips is so romantic. Is this the legendary 'beating is affection, scolding is love'? I'm totally shipping you."

Lin Wanwan blushed, stopped what she was doing, and stomped her foot in embarrassment and indignation: "Who says we're close? He bullies me every day, steals my snacks and insults me. Is that what you call being close? That's bullying!"

"Yes, yes, bullying."

Chen Xinyu laughed even harder, her expression clearly saying: Explanation is just a cover-up, and a cover-up is the truth.

"I can't be bothered with you guys!" Lin Wanwan sat back down in her seat, turning her face to the side, leaving Chen Zhi with only a huffy ponytail.

Chen Zhixin, satisfied, tucked the trash bag into his pocket and held half a bag of potato chips in his hand, returning home with a full load.

As he passed the third group, he noticed that Li Zihan in front of him was holding a thick book and was trembling like a leaf.

He was muttering something under his breath, which sounded very suggestive of his mother.

Chen Zhi curiously leaned over to take a look.

Wow, Dragon Raja.

On the cover, the bewildered kid Lu Mingfei is staring blankly into the distance.

This book was a sensation in school back then, a must-read for every chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) student.

"Is it really that serious?" Chen Zhi patted Li Zihan on the shoulder. "Can reading a book really make you develop Parkinson's disease?"

Li Zihan turned around abruptly, her eyes red-rimmed, her face filled with grief and indignation.

He pointed at the words in the book, his fingers trembling, "Is this Lu Mingfei an idiot? Huh? Isn't he a complete and utter idiot!"

"He used a quarter of his life to save that woman, Nuonuo, and then he didn't utter a single word, just like a mute."

Li Zihan became increasingly agitated as she spoke, her voice rising considerably, "And what happened? After saving her, Nuonuo turned around and started kissing Caesar. What else could she be but a pure-blooded simp? If I were Lu Mingfei, I would have smashed the Word of Power in Caesar's face!"

"Who is this idiot author Jiangnan? What's his address? I'm going to send him a box of razor blades."

Seeing Li Zihan's disappointed expression, Chen Zhi almost burst out laughing.

So young.

too young.

This is nothing! This is just the beginning; it's only been a little bit of torture.

When I saw Erii being sucked dry in the Red Well in the third part, that was true despair, and that's when I wanted to send an atomic bomb to that old scoundrel Jiangnan.

Chen Zhiqing cleared his throat, a profound and inscrutable expression on his face.

"Zihan, that's too superficial."

Chen Zhi said earnestly, "This is just foreshadowing. Although Lu Mingfei is a loser now, he's still an S-rank. Besides, Nuonuo wasn't the female lead; she's just a passerby."

"Really?" Li Zihan sniffed, half believing and half doubting.

"Would I lie to you?"

Chen Zhi patted his chest and began his deceptive scheme: "The real female lead doesn't appear until the third part."

"The third part?" Li Zihan's eyes lit up.

"Yes, she's the daughter of a Japanese yakuza boss, named Uesugi Erii."

Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes, coaxing her gently, "That girl is not only stunningly beautiful, but also incredibly innocent and obedient. Most importantly, she's completely devoted to Lu Mingfei; she'd be willing to go against the whole world for him. She's on a completely different level from that scumbag Nuonuo!"

"Just imagine, a mafia princess, a cute and innocent girl, only in love with the male lead—isn't that a satisfying plot?"

Li Zihan was stunned as she listened, and a ten-thousand-word novel plot instantly flashed through her mind. Her original angry expression gradually turned into longing.

"Holy crap, is this for real? There are such amazing items?"

"It really is." Chen Zhi suppressed a laugh. "It's a million times better than Nono. If you drop this now, you'll be missing out. Seriously, the later parts are a victory for the pure love god, so sweet it'll make your teeth ache."

"Damn it, I knew it! How could there be such an idiotic author who keeps torturing the protagonist!"

Li Zihan instantly perked up, slapping her thigh, "Great! I'll go to the bookstore after school tonight and buy the third book. I'm going to binge-read it all tonight!"

"Go, go."

Chen Zhi affectionately patted Li Zihan's head, silently lighting a candle for the child in his heart.

Brother, I'm sorry.

The happiness you have now is bought with tears you shed in the future.

When you read the chapter "The Sound of Cherry Blossoms Falling" and see the line "Sakura is the best," I hope you can still live on strongly.

Chen Zhiyi left.

The thrill of spoilers made him feel lighter even as he walked.

The more people in this world who want to kill that old scoundrel from Jiangnan, the better.

Back in his seat, Chen Zhi put the stolen trash bag back on, then leaned back comfortably in his chair, picked up a bag of tomato-flavored potato chips, and took a bite.

He had only chewed a couple of times when he felt a gaze fall on his face.

I turned my head and looked.

Pei Ningxue watched him playfully fighting with Lin Wanwan in the corridor and excitedly sharing the plot with Li Zihan. At this moment, a hint of envy appeared in Pei Ningxue's originally cold eyes.

She looked at Chen Zhi, who was full of energy, got along well with his classmates, and even dared to snatch snacks from girls without restraint, and a longing appeared in her eyes.

From childhood to adulthood, she was like a bird trapped in a crystal cage.

Her mother died early, her father was busy with business, and her stepmother disciplined her even more strictly after she entered the family.

"Sit properly, stand properly."

"You are the eldest daughter of the Pei family, you can't hang out with those wild children."

"Snacks are junk food, you're not allowed to eat them."

Her life consisted only of endless homework, countless piano practice sessions, and that cold, empty house of over 600 square meters.

For Chen Zhi, laughing and joking loudly in the classroom and recklessly squandering her youth was a scene from another world.

Chen Zhi paused for a moment when he saw her dazed expression.

Chen Zhi remembered that she looked unwell when she came in and assumed that she hadn't eaten breakfast.

So he handed the half-full bag of potato chips in his hand to Pei Ningxue.

The bag was open, revealing golden potato chips inside, emitting an enticing tomato aroma.

Chen Zhi raised an eyebrow. "You want some too?"

Pei Ningxue was stunned.

She glanced at the potato chips being offered to her, then at Chen Zhi's irritating yet not unpleasant smile.

According to the rules she learned from childhood to university, she should politely refuse, say "thank you," and then decline the junk food.

but……

It looks really delicious.

Ultimately, appetite prevailed over reason, since the wicked stepmother wasn't around anyway.

As if by some strange twist of fate, Pei Ningxue reached out her hand.

The slender, white finger hesitated for a moment in the air before gently reaching into the packaging and picking up a thin potato chip.

Touching the rough seasoning powder on the potato chips with my fingertips gave me a sense of realism I had never felt before.

She put the potato chip in her mouth.

"Click."

A crisp sound rang out between the two.

The sweet and sour taste spreads on the tip of the tongue.

Pei Ningxue's eyes widened slightly.

"How is it?" Chen Zhi asked with a smile, "Is it delicious?"

Pei Ningxue didn't speak, she just chewed silently.

Several seconds passed before she swallowed and turned to look at Chen Zhi.

"Is there anything else?"

Chen Zhi: "..."

He looked at the half-empty bag in his hand, and his lips twitched.

Is this young lady a hidden foodie?