We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

Since Deng Yi wasn't sitting with them, Chen Qiuhe planned to ask her again during lunch in the afternoon. The deadline for registration for the debate competition was this Friday, so there was no need to rush.

What she's worried about now is the results of the last monthly exam. Why haven't they come out yet? She's really looking forward to seeing what Xie Shu will ask of Li Mubai, preferably something that will embarrass the latter…

"Why haven't the monthly exam results come out yet?" Chen Qiuhe complained, lying on her desk in the noisy classroom.

"The results of the three-school joint exam won't be out so quickly," Li Mubai said calmly. If the results weren't out before the class meeting, then they wouldn't be out today.

Last semester's final exams weren't released until a week later, right?

"Yes, it might be released on the weekend." Xie Shu nodded slightly.

"Mu Bai, Li Mu Bai, how many points do you think you'll get in Chinese?" Chen Qiuhe sat up and asked, turning to the side.

"One hundred and forty-nine. I'm afraid I'll get arrogant if I score even one point higher." Li Mubai didn't even look up, holding a vocabulary list in his hand as he reviewed.

"What are you looking at?" Chen Qiuhe leaned over and asked curiously.

"A vocabulary list." Li Mubai didn't hide it; in fact, hiding it would have made people more suspicious.

"Did you make this yourself?"

"Yes." English teacher Li only told him not to reveal that he was getting extra tutoring, so if he said he did it himself, then it's fine, right?

"Will it be useful?" Chen Qiuhe's gaze remained fixed on the vocabulary list, not looking away.

"It's alright, take a look."

Li Mubai felt he had memorized a lot of words. He handed the vocabulary list to Chen Qiuhe, who seemed to have similar English skills to him.

Chen Qiuhe took it and started looking through it. Xie Shu glanced at it, then looked away and went about his own business.

"How do you carry this?" Chen Qiuhe asked.

"First, memorize the words on the left, then the next day... Did you understand?"

"You understood, so who did you ask to dictate to you?" Chen Qiuhe asked curiously.

Li Mubai was stunned, realizing he had forgotten about that.

"Uh—I wrote it from memory."

"Really?" Chen Qiuhe suddenly remembered that Li Mubai and Xie Shu would disappear for a while after lunch and then return to the classroom at about the same time. Her expression became intriguing.

"That's true." Li Mubai nodded slowly.

Although she had a vague idea of ​​the answer, Chen Qiuhe still wanted to make a joke.

Ring ring—

The ringing of the bell stopped her from saying what she was about to say.

"Here you go first. Lend it to me later so I can make a copy." Chen Qiuhe returned the vocabulary list to him, leaving behind these words before turning away.

Okay, tell Chen Qiuhe not to spread this around.

There wasn't anything particularly noteworthy to say during the class meeting. Wu Changguo casually mentioned some academic issues before starting to discuss the political workbook.

……

The bell rang, get out of class was over, and the students rushed out of the classroom again. Li Mubai was still slowly packing his luggage. Xie Shu, Chen Qiuhe, and Deng Yi had already left.

He would carry his schoolbag and go directly to the club activity room for dictation after dinner.

"Aren't you worried at all that you'll miss out on food if you're late?" Lan Shiyu asked, arms crossed, leaning against the railing as she waited for him. When he came out, she followed him to the cafeteria.

"Go a little later, and there won't be many people in line."

Li Mubai didn't tell her the real reason was that he didn't want to run away. It would be so embarrassing if someone he knew saw him. Besides, he could just eat whatever he wanted, and he didn't particularly want to go to the window with the long queue.

"You're so knowledgeable. Tell me later which food stall in your cafeteria is the best," Lan Shiyu said.

"Aren't you with your classmates?" Li Mubai asked.

"Well, there's nothing I can do. I'm a transfer student, and cliques have already formed in the class. I can only try to get along with them gradually," Lan Shiyu said helplessly, shrugging her shoulders.

"All right."

"Just show me around the cafeteria today, then I can eat by myself afterwards," Lan Shiyu said again.

Li Mubai nodded imperceptibly; he preferred eating alone to eating with someone else.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, Li Mubai led Lan Shiyu straight up to the second floor.

"The windows on the first floor serve regular meals, and there's also a noodle window that sells undercooked noodles. Sometimes they also sell wontons and dumplings," he said.

"Oh, do you sell rice noodle rolls here?" Lan Shiyu asked.

"What is rice noodle roll?" Li Mubai asked, puzzled.

"Huh? You didn't know that? Rice noodle rolls are a common breakfast in Lingnan." Lan Shiyu was surprised.

"That shouldn't be the case."

Lingnan is separated from Xiyue Province by several other provinces. It might exist outside of the school, but it certainly won't exist inside the school.

"Alright." Lan Shiyu sighed.

"The second floor has local specialty noodles. I've eaten there a few times, and they're alright, but there's always a long line and they're limited in quantity," Li Mubai said, pointing to a window where there was no one in line anymore.

"Then let's eat this."

"It's gone."

Li Mubai shook his head. He led Lan Shiyu to a food serving window and said:

"It's similar to the first floor, but the food here is slightly better."

There weren't many people in line anymore. He glanced at the window; some of the best dishes had already been sold out. He looked at Lan Shiyu and said:

"Is this okay to eat?"

Lan Shiyu glanced at the window, then nodded.

Li Mubai and Lan Shiyu were getting their food when they were completely unaware that in a corner of the cafeteria, someone was discussing them.

"Hey, who is that girl?" Chen Qiuhe asked in a low voice.

……

Neither Xie Shu nor Deng Yi spoke at the dinner table, creating a slightly awkward atmosphere. Finally, Xie Shu broke the silence:

"That's a transfer student, and they're old acquaintances of Li Mubai's family."

"Oh~ then why is she having dinner with Li Mubai?" Chen Qiuhe was still puzzled.

"Perhaps her family asked Li Mubai to show her around," Deng Yi said, trying to smooth things over.

Chen Qiuhe glanced at Xie Shu across from her, who nodded slightly, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"I will definitely give Li Mubai a severe scolding when I get back."

Chen Qiuhe said fiercely, then she changed the subject and looked at Deng Yi, saying:

"By the way, Xiao Deng, there's a competition that needs to form teams, and we're just missing you. Do you want to join?"

"What competition?" Deng Yi asked cautiously.

"Hehe, a debate."

"No, no," Deng Yi quickly waved her hand in refusal.

"Don't be so quick to refuse, Xie Shu will participate too!"

Upon hearing this, Deng Yi looked at Xie Shu beside her, gave a soft "hmm," and then said:

"Please consider this; we're short one person right now."

"I remember the debate team always had four people. Who's the other one?" Deng Yi asked.

"Hey, there's another one who's a boy."

Alright, Deng Yi doesn't need to ask any more questions. As soon as she heard it was a boy, she immediately knew who it was.

"Come on, Xiao Dengzi, with Xie Shu around, you're guaranteed to win an award," Chen Qiuhe urged.

"Uh—I need to think about it. Debating is a challenge for me."

"Okay, then you'd better think it over quickly, registration closes this Friday."

"OK."

Deng Yi nodded. Come to think of it, why would someone as introverted as Li Mubai participate in this kind of competition? Was he perhaps persuaded by the people around him?

She glanced at Xie Shu without leaving a trace. He was eating quietly, but he would pause after each bite, as if he had something on his mind.

Ugh……