After his blunder in the handsome guy's comment section was exposed.

Two tables away, Gong Shaoyang sat down next to Lin Xuechun, his gaze fixed on her face, a smirk playing on his lips as he spoke to her.

Xi Chenzhou only looked at it for two seconds before turning his gaze away expressionlessly.

Continue eating.

He ate most of the food on his plate.

The food at Chinese universities is much more varied than that at foreign universities.

He ate sandwiches, hamburgers, pizzas, or various fried meats and seafood with salads every day while abroad.

Over time, I lost all anticipation for eating; it became purely about getting energy for the day.

In comparison, the food in domestic canteens was still palatable to him.

"What is that jerk talking about with my goddess? He just keeps bothering her."

Shen Yu was monitoring Gong Shaoyang's movements in real time.

Xi Chenzhou had almost finished eating. He put down his chopsticks, naturally reached into his hoodie pocket, took out his phone, and unlocked it.

Fingers tapped across the screen.

Lin Xuechun was eating when a figure suddenly appeared beside her, accompanied by the smell of men's cologne mixed with hairspray.

She frowned, looking somewhat disgusted.

"Lin, what a coincidence." Gong Shaoyang greeted her.

"Hello." She nodded politely to the other person, then lowered her head to continue eating.

She wasn't familiar with Gong Shaoyang.

They met when Gong Shaoyang accompanied Zhou Xinran to watch Xu Yang play basketball. Gong Shaoyang was also there. He added her on WeChat and asked her out several times afterward, but she always made excuses to refuse.

To be honest, he was good-looking, tall enough, and had a good physique, but she didn't feel anything for him, and didn't have any physical attraction to him.

Furthermore, when Xu Yang said he liked casual sex, she avoided him even more.

"Lin, we're playing a friendly match against the medical university next door on Sunday. Why don't you come and watch?" Gong Shaoyang smiled, and the silver earring in his right ear flashed under the bright lights of the cafeteria.

Lin Xuechun smiled sheepishly: "Sorry, Gong, I'll be busy with my group project this weekend, so I probably won't have time to watch the game."

Thanks to her face, she always seemed very sincere when she refused someone.

He'd asked her out several times, but she'd never agreed. Undeterred, Gong Shaoyang pressed, "When are you done? Send me a WeChat message, let's have dinner together tonight. There's a nice French restaurant there, lots of online celebrities go there."

Lin Xuechun hates trendy restaurants that are popular with online influencers. Just as she was thinking of a reason to refuse, her phone, which was next to her plate, vibrated.

She picked it up, unlocked it, and looked at it.

A WeChat message came in.

xcz: [What are you doing on Saturday?]

Zhou Xinran chose a bookstore and coffee shop in a shopping mall on the pedestrian street in the city center, which was more than 10 kilometers away from the school.

Lin Xuechun was surprised that Xi Chenzhou would send her a message, and subconsciously looked up at his table.

Two tables apart, Xi Chenzhou was looking at his phone with his head slightly lowered. As if sensing her gaze, he looked up at her, and their eyes met in the air.

Xi Chenzhou remained indifferent, as if he hadn't been the one to send the message.

Lin Xuechun pursed her lips, looked away, and turned to ask Zhou Xinran, "How are you and Xu Yang getting around on Saturday? By subway or taxi?"

Zhou Xinran's gaze darted around, and she said guiltily, "Um... baby, we're on Friday..."

They'll probably book a hotel room and stay overnight.

Lin Xuechun blinked, gave her a knowing look, and lowered her head to reply to Xi Chenzhou.

Xiaoxue is not pure: [I took the subway.]

xcz: [Starting from school?]

Xiaoxue is not pure: [Mmm]

xcz: [What time?]

Xiaoxue is not pure: [9 o'clock?]

xcz: [Together. Shall we meet downstairs at your dorm at 8:50?]

what?

Meet her downstairs at her dorm? He wants to go with her?

"Would you like to come with me?"

xcz: [Yeah, I'm not very familiar with the routes around here.]

Not very familiar?

He's not from northern Beijing either?

However, this reason... seems to make sense.

Xiaoxue is not pure: [See you on Saturday.]

xcz: [Hmm]

After replying to the message, Lin Xuechun also checked the unread messages sent to her by other people.

Gong Shaoyang was left out in the cold.

Gong Shaoyang didn't think he was so inconspicuous that girls would ignore him, and he was a little annoyed.

The main issue is that he has asked Lin Xuechun out several times, and she has always made excuses to refuse.

When are you free?

He finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked directly.

"Huh? What?" Lin Xuechun looked up a beat late, her eyes blank, as if she really didn't understand what he was talking about.

Gong Shaoyang gritted his teeth, and the right corner of his lip turned up slightly: "I'd like to invite you to dinner. I know a restaurant—"

"Oh, you're eating? No need to be so polite, Gong. I haven't helped you with anything," Lin Xuechun interrupted him, picked up her plate and stood up. "I'm done eating. Enjoy your meal."

After saying that, she winked at Zhou Xinran.

Zhou Xinran reacted quickly and also picked up her tray and stood up: "Baby, come with me to the parcel station to pick up a package, I also want to go out and buy a cup of milk tea..."

"Okay, let's go then."

The two worked together and quickly disappeared.

Even if Gong Shaoyang was stupid, he could tell that Lin Xuechun was deliberately avoiding him.

What's with all this aloofness? It's just a meal, why is he acting like he has to pursue her?

Gong Shaoyang's face was as sour as could be. He threw down his chopsticks and refused to eat.

He stormed off in a huff without even returning the tray.

Shen Yu had been keeping an eye on the situation on this side.

"Hahaha, looks like Gong Shaoyang ran into a wall with my goddess. I knew she wouldn't fall for a scumbag like him. She ran away after only three sentences and is avoiding him like the plague! Oh, hahaha!"

"Hey, Zhou-ge, what kind of guy does my goddess like? Gong Shaoyang is a scumbag, but he's not bad looking. My goddess doesn't even like him..."

"I don't know. Are you done eating? If you're done, we're leaving." Xi Chenzhou interrupted his gossipy topic and put his phone back in his hoodie pocket.

"Coming, coming right away." Shen Yu picked up his plate, shoveled a few mouthfuls into his mouth with his chopsticks, chewed heartily, then stood up. "Okay, okay, let's go."

……

Saturday morning.

Lin Xuechun got out of bed. Her two other roommates were still sleeping. She tiptoed out of bed and washed up.

Not wanting to rush in the morning, she washed her hair last night and only needed to brush her teeth and wash her face in the morning.

As expected, Zhou Xinran didn't come back last night; she stayed out with Xu Yang.

She went missing at 8 PM and didn't reply to WeChat messages. She's usually a night owl, the kind who won't sleep until the moon is up. She went to bed so early last night, I can imagine what she was doing.

Lin Xuechun knew her sister was happy, so she didn't disturb her.