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Chapter 132 Squeeze

The waiter brought out a hot pot with two broths, just as expected.

It's important to clarify that admitting you can't handle the spiciness of these Sichuan and Chongqing giants won't diminish your masculinity. You absolutely shouldn't let a moment of bravado lead to embarrassing yourself and end up screaming and groaning.

When the soup base and side dishes were served, Chen Yao skillfully took out a bottle of chili powder from her small bag, and Su Liu immediately had a sense of déjà vu.

He really wanted to know why their essential household and travel items weren't toothpaste, toothbrush, eye mask, earplugs, or sunscreen spray, but chili powder instead?

Compared to Su Liu, Bai Yu and Peng Yuchang were witnessing such a scene for the first time, and their shock was palpable.

"Um... Chen Yao, do you usually bring your own condiments when you eat out?"

Upon hearing Peng Yuchang's question, Chen Yao nodded and said, "Yes, food from outside never quite tastes right. I'm even thinking of learning to cook myself."

Peng Yuchang was so surprised that he didn't know how to react, and could only utter, "Awesome."

Su picked up the lamb rolls and quickly dumped them all into the pot, casually asking, "Yaoyao, do you need your company to make arrangements for you to take leave from school?"

"Rumor? Teacher Su, why are you calling me that so intimately!" Dilraba interrupted with an unfriendly expression.

"Huh? Don't you shout that too?"

"Can I be the same as you? With Sister Xiaotong not around, I have to keep an eye on you."

"Who are you supervising?"

"Alright, alright!" Seeing this, Chen Yao quickly stretched out her hands and tapped them in the air a few times, her movements like a little seal paddling in the water. "You can call me whatever you want, you can call me by my nickname, Qiqi."

"Qiqi! So cute!" Dilraba exclaimed with delight. "Um, can I... pinch it?" She held out her hand and pinched it with her index finger and thumb.

Chen Yao looked blank, unsure of what she wanted to knead, but still agreed, "Sure."

Dilraba pinched a soft spot on her cheek with her fingers and gently pulled it outwards, her eyes crinkling with laughter. "Wow, it feels so soft, like a marshmallow."

Chen Yao's mouth was pinched so hard that one side was slightly open, and she mumbled incoherently, "Sister Reba, be gentle."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Bai Mengyan, watching from the side, felt itchy and reached out to pinch the other half of her cheek, saying, "Let me pinch it too."

Chen Yao's face was being pulled on both sides, making her look somewhat dazed. Her pupils seemed to have lost focus, and she blankly let them manipulate her.

Watching Chen Yao being played with like a doll by Dilraba and Bai Mengyan, Su Liu turned to Bai Yu and Peng Yuchang and said in a serious tone, "Don't touch her, it's very perverted."

The two of them replied in unison, as if on cue, "We didn't even have that idea!"

The way the two were so eager to distance themselves from each other amused the others at the table, who burst into laughter.

Su Liu picked up a strainer and scooped a large spoonful of mutton into Chen Yao's bowl, which was full of chili powder and red oil. "Yao Yao, eat more and make up for the collagen they squeezed out."

Chen Yao's cheeks were flushed as she looked down at the mountain of meat piled up in her bowl.

"Thank you, Teacher Su."

"After you go back to school and ask for leave, you can stay here temporarily. You will be undergoing sports training for a period of time."

"OK."

Then, Su Liu looked at Bai Mengyan and said, "You too. But if you're moving, the company can send a car to help you transport your things."

"Really? That's wonderful!" Bai Mengyan immediately made an exaggerated cheering gesture and shouted playfully, "Long live cultural revival!"

"What about Bai Yu? Teacher Su, you haven't made any arrangements?" Reba asked.

"He's a rich kid, why would I need to make arrangements for him!"

"Wow!" Everyone turned to look at Bai Yu in an instant.

"Teacher Bai, you're from a wealthy family!" Peng Yuchang asked. "You've been hiding it well!"

"No, no." Bai Yu felt a little awkward under everyone's gaze and waved her hands repeatedly to explain.

They ate hotpot for two hours, and everyone was slumped in their seats, burping contentedly. Bai Mengyan had truly experienced firsthand how different Chen Yao's spiciness was from her own. She curiously dipped her lips in Chen Yao's bowl halfway through, and it almost made them explode.

As everyone was leaving, Su Liu finally remembered to ask Chen Yao, "How was it, hot pot expert? Was the food at this restaurant any good?"

Chen Yao tilted her head and thought seriously for a while, "Hmm...it's subtle. Overall, I feel it's not as good as Haidilao."

"Then that won't work."

"Yes, it's even more expensive than Haidilao."

Upon hearing this, the group immediately shook their heads as if they had planned it in advance. The second floor of the mall was still teeming with people, stretching endlessly. This group of young figures laughed and joked as they merged into the crowd, got off the escalator, and gradually walked away.

When Chen Yao returned to the hotel, it was already evening.

She took out her room card and swiped it to open the door, when she heard the sound of a door opening next door.

Meng Ziyi leaned out halfway, her hair loosely tied behind her head, "Yaoyao, you're back."

Chen Yao stopped pushing the door open, turned around, and asked, "Um, didn't you go out to play?"

"We'll be back this afternoon."

Meng Ziyi walked out with a smile, grabbed Chen Yao's wrist, and dragged her towards her room without a word. "Tell me quickly, how did your audition go? Did you get the role of Wen Shasha?"

"No, Bai Mengyan was ultimately chosen for this role."

"Pfft!" A snicker suddenly came from inside the room. It turned out that Yu Shuxin was also there. She had been scrolling through her phone, but as if she had heard something absurd, her eyes showed a hint of disdain.

"You got picked by that Taobao model? I don't think this company is as amazing as people say. You should contact Tangren Media quickly, so you don't come here for nothing."

Although Chen Yao has a good temper, she is not without one, and you can tell there's a barb in her words.

"No need, I'll go back to school tomorrow." Her voice was soft but firm. After saying that, she walked out of the room without waiting for the other person's reaction.

Meng Ziyi quickly chased after her, "Yaoyao, I'm so sorry."

"It's okay."

"Then you should contact Tangren right away, don't waste such a good opportunity."

Chen Yao forced a smile, concealing her emotions, and said, "I will," before going into her room.

After returning to her room, Meng Ziyi frowned and looked at Yu Shuxin, who was curled up on the sofa, with a reproachful expression. "Can't you just talk properly?"

"Why should I care about her? What kind of family do I come from? If it weren't for you, she would never have come into contact with people of my social class in her entire life."

Meng Ziyi was stunned, and all the words she had prepared got stuck in her throat. She looked at Yu Shuxin's matter-of-fact expression, opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything.