I am the savior, but I am being asked by Alicia and the others to pay me back.

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Seeing this, all the girls in the studio had empathy on their faces.

After all, they had long experienced the power of Ye Ming's natural seduction.

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After that, the sweet "tug" between the two did not last long, and soon, something happened in Mei's family.

His father was wrongfully imprisoned, his company was seized, and his family's financial situation plummeted.

She began to live a poor life, and just dealing with daily chores consumed her time and energy.

Everything that I was good at, liked, and pursued had all become a bubble and had become things that I had to give up in the difficult life.

The classmates who had once treated Mei like a star also distanced themselves from her overnight, and being alone became the only summary of Mei's school life.

"Mei, are you okay?"

Ye Ming saw all of this, but every time he wanted to do something to help Meiyi, she would deliberately avoid him.

Even though he held Mei tightly, Ye Ming had no choice but to let go after he felt her strong desire to leave.

Otherwise, if any trouble occurs, Mei, who is already the target of public opinion, will be hurt again.

"Sorry……"

Mei, who was hiding alone in the backyard of the academy, finally couldn't stand the accumulated depression and repression anymore and burst into tears.

Under the gloomy sky, the cold rain kept falling, soaking her tattered clothes and making her body temperature as cold as her heart.

No one held an umbrella for her, and no one even knew she was here.

At that moment, Mei clearly realized that for the entire school, or for the entire world...

I am just an insignificant and dispensable existence.

"Sorry……"

Whether it is sudden poverty or alienation from others, Mei can endure it with gritted teeth.

The last straw that broke the camel's back was that she could no longer cook for Ye Ming.

"I failed to...keep my promise..."

There was a worn-out iron box in his hand, with only two rice balls soaked in salt water in it.

Meiyi didn't want to give this kind of thing to Ye Ming to eat, and she didn't want to stay by his side like this.

“You’re here?”

Ye Ming, who was also soaked by the rain, found Meiyi. After several failed experiences in communication before, he was very calm this time.

"Ye Ming..."

Seeing the person she once wanted to pursue, Mei still wants to escape.

But she had just cried and had no strength left, and her legs were numb.

"I haven't eaten anything you cooked in a long time."

Ye Ming pretended not to know what Mei was thinking, pretended not to notice that she was sad, and just smiled as usual.

"But why are you eating lunch here? Isn't the rooftop nice?"

He was seen sitting next to Mei, looking at the sky lazily as usual.

It was as if it wasn't raining and Mei was not in trouble, everything was the same as usual.

"Oh~! Did you make rice balls today?"

After seeing the rice ball without any filling through the iron box, Ye Ming took one out happily and gobbled it up.

There was only the taste of salt water, and the rice grains were raw and cold. The rain had seeped into them, bringing a hint of bitterness.

After eating, Ye Ming commented with satisfaction:

"It still tastes the same as before. I really miss it~!"

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"How can this thing taste like the old one..."

Mei bit her cherry lips tightly and trembled constantly in the rain. The more gently Ye Ming comforted her, the stronger the sadness of not being able to go back to the past became.

"Eh? It's obviously the same old taste?"

Ye Ming took the rice grains stuck to his lips and put them into his mouth, savoring the taste carefully:

"They're all made by Mei herself, there's no difference."

"But the ingredients and process..."

"That kind of thing isn't important, right?"

Ye Ming hugged Mei from behind and used his body to shield her from the rain in a very clever way.

"I just remember that the food I ate before was made by Mei, and the rice ball I just ate was also made by Mei, so it's the same as usual."

"That kind of thing..."

"Oh, right!"

Seeing that there was only one rice ball left in the lunch box, Ye Ming suggested:

"Next time, let's each have half."

"half each?"

"Well, I'll try to make something to eat, too. I'll give you half, and then eat half of the food you made. We'll trade half and half."

Speaking of this, Ye Ming felt a little ashamed:

"It seems like I'm showing off my skills. What I cook won't be as delicious as what you cook, Mei. Don't have too high expectations."

However, he thought of the stray cat at home and suddenly felt that he didn't need to be so modest, so his voice got louder:

"But at least what I make is edible!"

"..."

"puff!"

Mei finally laughed, as if everything she had experienced before was just a nightmare.

She suddenly understood why Ye Ming felt that as long as it was a dish he cooked, no matter what the ingredients became, it would be no different from usual.

Because at this moment Meiyi also felt that as long as Ye Ming was still by her side as always, it didn't matter what the surroundings became.

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"Pour 300 grams of white rice into a colander, wash it carefully, and stir it gently."

After returning home, Ye Ming prepared the ingredients while humming the cooking method.

Kiana also came up, drooling as she sang along with Ye Ming:

"Put it in the pot, sprinkle some mirin on it, and cook until done."

The two foodies had obviously heard this melodious and appetizing ballad before, and their original soft humming suddenly turned into a cheerful chorus.

“Chop kimchi and green onions~~Heat sesame oil~~”

"Stir-frying in the pan, sizzling~ sizzling~"

In a relaxed atmosphere, Ye Ming prepared lunch for tomorrow.

"Great! I'm going to start!"

Kiana immediately stretched out her cat claws towards the food on the plate, but unexpectedly she was still a step slower than Ye Ming...

He had already packed the food into the lunch box and even closed the lid.

"Didn't I say I would give it to you?"

"what?!"

Kiana said angrily:

"I've been eating with you for so long, why don't you give me any food?"

"I didn't ask you to sing with me, but you insisted on coming up."

"you!"

Kiana, with her pouting lips, was like an angry cat, scratching Ye Ming's lunch box non-stop.

"I'll only give you one. If you dare to eat it again, I'll move out and not care about you anymore."

"Then I'd rather not eat it. Once my appetite is whetted, one will definitely not satisfy me."

Kiana made a face at Ye Ming, then ran to the bedroom to sleep.

After that, Ye Ming and Mei started exchanging lunch.

Because half of the dish had to be given to another person, Mei, who originally had no intention of paying attention to food, began to seriously consider the taste and nutrition of the dish.

Although the ingredients were very simple, the two people who cooked them with care and agreed to share half each quickly regained their previous feeling.

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"Why is that woman still able to go to school here..."

"Isn't she the daughter of a criminal? Maybe she was involved in the crime."

"Will it affect our reputation if we graduate from the same school as her?"

"She should have been fired earlier."

The good times didn't last long. Having lost her background, Mei was soon purged by her classmates.

"Hey, you guys...if you keep talking nonsense, get out."

Ye Ming did not tolerate their bad habits and directly displayed the aura of a class teacher.

"Ah~~ Teacher, you really favor her."

"Is it okay? Because if that kind of person offends us, it will affect your work."

But I didn't expect that these students had no intention of abiding by discipline at all.

It turns out that they were so obedient before because Ye Ming was a teacher that Mei loved deeply, so they believed that Ye Ming's identity was also extraordinary.

Now it seems that the other party is just an ordinary employee with no backing, so there is no need to disguise himself anymore.

"Hehe...hehe..."

Hearing the students threatening him with this job, Ye Ming laughed coldly.

"You don't think I really care about this job?"

Just looking for a place to make a living and save some money for travel.

I'll throw you into the trash can now so I can run away in the afternoon.

"Ye Ming..."

Just when Ye Ming wanted to teach them a lesson, he was stopped by Mei.

"If even you are not in school..."

"..."

Ye Ming didn't expect this. Although he could just leave, Meiyi would still stay here.

If I can't protect her, I need someone else to...