I'm in high school, is my dating system working correctly?

The whole afternoon.

Cheng Bailu felt a little dizzy.

I don't want to pretend I don't know you.

Although Lu Yu added afterward, "I hope you won't pretend you don't know me, the academic underachiever, Cheng Bailu, who's first in the grade."

The conversation completely falls apart in a comedic direction.

But Cheng Bailu's mind kept replaying those words.

That's the kind.

When I was little, someone gave me a lollipop. I put it in my pocket, and when I was tired from running and fell down, I would take it out and look at it, and it would make me feel like everything would be alright.

Words as sweet as candy.

However, Cheng Bailu was somewhat slow to realize this.

At the time, I was actually planning to pretend that I didn't know Lu Yu and leave quietly.

Because of the fear of being misunderstood, because of the trouble of explaining, and because of the desire not to cause trouble for the other party.

She can find all sorts of reasons to convince herself that what she is doing is reasonable.

can.

Cheng Bailu thought to herself.

If I had really pretended not to know Lu Yu back then, how sad he would have been.

Yes, if a similar situation occurs again.

She made up her mind.

I must speak before him and call out his name.

*

After school.

Lu Yu, who had spent all his extracurricular time doing homework, stretched after sneaking back to the teaching building after PE class.

School's out, when will my 500 yuan arrive?

"Lu Yu".

A pleasant voice called out, and Lu Yu looked towards the door.

Cheng Bailu stood there with her bag on her back.

The voice drew the attention of several students who remained in the classroom. Upon discovering it was Cheng Bailu, they immediately began to whisper among themselves.

Previously, Cheng Bailu would just stand quietly in the corridor when waiting for Lu Yu, but today she took the initiative for the first time.

"Okay."

Lu Yu didn't try to hide it. Anyway, they went to and from school together every week, and quite a few people had seen them. They were going the same way anyway, so it was perfectly fine for them to be school buddies.

There may have been some rumors and gossip, but they ultimately amounted to nothing.

After all, Cheng Bailu is the Holy Maiden of the sect at Jiangcheng Middle School. Unless her grades drop, even if she is in a relationship, no one will say a word against her holding hands in front of the principal.

"What are your plans for the weekend? Will you be filling in at the supermarket?"

While waiting for the car, Lu Yu asked casually.

He figured he'd mostly be chatting online over the weekend, but he was planning to go out and try his luck at the "Slaying Line" adventure quest, so he decided to ask Cheng Bailu about her plans.

I don't mean I want to ask you out.

"Yeah, I work the day shift on Saturday, and then I have plans to go out on Sunday."

Cheng Bailu pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Want to go out and have some fun?"

"No, it's my dad."

Cheng Bailu shook her head, then stared at her own shadow.

"The community helped him find a volunteer job, and he'll be working on it for a trial period on Sunday. I'll go with him to check it out."

"The community is quite nice."

Lu Yu recalled what he had seen when he was researching the kill threshold.

In China, any disabled person, whether they have hands and feet or not, will be helped to find work by the community or neighborhood committee as long as they are willing to do so. If you really want to slack off, they won't allow it.

If this happened in America, these poor people would probably become futures contracts and die within minutes, eventually being dismantled into Gundam models and used as imported dental filling materials.

Therefore, Lu Yu now brushes his teeth diligently every day to avoid having to get fillings later.

I strongly suggest that you get that electric toothbrush brand banned and give it a piece of your mind.

"What are your plans for the weekend?"

Cheng Bailu asked in return.

"Me? Maybe I'll take a day to go out and about."

"With Zhou Qianyun?"

She looked at the boy next to her.

"No, you should just wander around and go out for some fresh air when you get tired of studying."

Lu Yu had a feeling that Cheng Bailu would occasionally inexplicably target Zhou Qianyun from thin air. He chuckled and continued.

Do you have any recommendations for places to visit?

"Well, I don't usually have time to go out, so I don't..."

Cheng Bailu, who was about to shake her head, suddenly had a subtle premonition.

Just like that night when Lu Yu and I were talking about breakfast.

Is this also a kind of implied meaning?

"...I heard that several new stores have opened in the shopping mall above Walmart. It would be nice to go shopping there on Sunday afternoon."

She tried to calm her suddenly racing heartbeat and said casually.

"I'm quite interested in that."

Lu Yu nodded.

They fell silent.

There's a feeling that the accomplices are using coded messages to meet.

In the distance, bus number 11 slowly approached, and the two prepared to board.

Just now.

Within Lu Yu's field of vision.

The indifferent and cold words gradually emerge.

[Your hunger and cravings have fueled a strange appetite. Constantly on the verge of death and witnessing unspeakable things, your sanity is dwindling.]

You've gone into a temporary frenzy.

[Symptom acquired: Gluttonous appetite (20 minutes)]

Are you lying in ambush for me here?

Lu Yu mentally made a half-hearted complaint, then smelled a fragrant aroma.

It has a light, refreshing lemon scent.

Suddenly, he felt the world before him change drastically. Where there was nothing before, threads of different colors appeared in the air.

The lemon scent comes from a golden thread.

Following the silk thread, the end was connected to Cheng Bailu beside him.

Lu Yu gently moved closer to the golden thread.

Beneath the lemon scent, there's the familiar smell of laundry detergent, the scent of discounted mint shower gel, the ink from books and photocopied exam papers, a faint smell of sweat due to the hot and humid weather, and a subtle, sweet milky fragrance that feels like you can almost touch that delicate, fair skin.

"What's wrong?"

Cheng Bailu noticed that Lu Yu hadn't moved, but was instead looking at her, and blinked.

Hey top student in the grade, you smell amazing... wait, how am I supposed to make money off this?

Wait, I'm so hungry.

Lu Yu felt an inexplicable hunger rising from his stomach, as if he would go mad if he didn't eat immediately.

The colors are vibrant, as if interwoven with threads that don't belong to this color, bringing with them even more scents.

The ordinary male office worker waiting for the bus smelled of women's perfume, and two different kinds at that. Good grief, had he been out fooling around?

On a passing bus, a student from No. 2 Middle School smelled of cigarettes mixed with the odor of toilet cleaner; he was most likely smoking in the toilet.

The young woman scanning shared bikes smelled of various cosmetics, but among them, an unbearable stench was impossible to ignore. I get it, it's body odor, right?

No, why would I smell these things!

"Aren't you getting on the bus?"

As bus number 11 pulled into the station, people rushed towards the front gate, but Lu Yu remained motionless.

Cheng Bailu grabbed his sleeve and tugged at it.

"This train is crowded, wait for the next one..."

Lu Yu suddenly smelled a fragrance.

It's food.

Without even glancing at Cheng Bailu's shoes, he turned his head and looked towards the back street.

"I'm hungry and want to eat something before going home. Why don't you come with me? It's on me."

Hunger spurred Lu Yu to take a step. He had only taken one step when he noticed Cheng Bailu still standing there. He grabbed her wrist through her school uniform and strode quickly toward the back street.

It was thin and cool to the touch, and there was a bracelet on its wrist, which Lu Yu could hold onto.

Cheng Bailu glanced around nervously, a little afraid of being discovered by her teachers and classmates, yet also a little hoping they would see her.

Upon arriving at the backstreet, Lu Yu tried his best to spot the various colorful threads mixed in with it: red spicy hot pot, green cakes, yellow desserts, and orange steamed dishes. Among them, one thread stood out the most because it was noticeably thicker.

Following the silk thread, they arrived at the entrance of a brand new shop.

"Oh, so this is where it is."

Lu Yu suddenly understood.

This is a newly opened noodle shop, and its signature dish is a super-sized bowl of handmade ramen that is enough for four people.

Because it just opened, they are currently running promotional activities and a competitive eating challenge.

The first ten customers who can finish a super-sized bowl of ramen within ten minutes will not only get their meal for free, but will also receive a challenge bonus of NT$500.

Five hundred yuan, they said.

After a short pause, Lu Yu, who was starving, led Cheng Bailu into the shop.

*

Thank you everyone for your votes and monthly passes!