Chapter 285, 1 pieces
Chapter 285, 1 pieces
Lin Yue chimed in for a few more minutes.
They said the marching formation on the playground looked like penguins.
They said a boy in the next class was so clumsy that he was singled out by the instructor for individual training.
They say the cicadas in the sycamore trees chirp louder than the drill instructor's whistle.
She spoke with great enthusiasm, gesturing with both hands in the air.
Watching her gestures, Song Huan couldn't tell for a moment whether her liveliness and enthusiasm were feigned or genuine.
Lin Yue stopped, placed the water glass on her lap, and held it with both hands.
A gust of wind blew, lifting the stray hairs on her forehead and revealing a faint red mark above her eyebrow.
She lowered her head, her voice suddenly becoming softer, "Thank you for taking care of me."
Song Huan said calmly, "I'm the class monitor, it's my duty to take care of you."
Lin Yue nodded.
After a few seconds, she whispered, "Let's go back then."
She stood up.
The movements were slow; he supported himself on the stone bench with both hands, lifted his body slightly, swayed a bit, and then sat back down.
Song Huan looked at her.
"Are you alright?"
"It's okay." Lin Yue smiled, then struggled to her feet and stood up again, this time with her balance.
She hugged her water bottle to her chest, turned around, and took a step towards the playground.
[Actually, I'm still a little dizzy. My vision went black again when I stood up just now, but it's much better now.]
Will he let me rest a little longer?
[Hmm... I feel a bit hungry. I really want to eat meat. I haven't had meat in ages.]
Song Huan quickly stood up from the stone bench. "You're already like this, you should rest for a while."
Lin Yue stopped and turned around.
Song Huan walked up to her, glanced at her, and asked, "Are you hungry?"
Lin Yue opened her mouth, "I don't..."
Before she could even utter the word "hunger," Song Huan had already reached out and grabbed her wrist.
He turned around and walked towards the cafeteria.
Lin Yue was pulled along by him, stumbled a bit, and followed.
She looked down at her wrist.
She tried to pull her hand back, her fingers twitched slightly, then stopped.
Then she stopped moving and let him pull her along.
Where did he take me?
[Going to the cafeteria? I haven't even said I'm hungry yet. Oh well, he's already dragged me there.]
The two walked across the school path, past the edge of the playground, and past the library.
Along the way, people turned to look at them.
A boy was holding a girl's wrist. The girl was pretty, wearing camouflage, her hat off, her hair hanging over her shoulders, and her face slightly flushed.
Lin Yue lowered her head, looking at the hand he was holding, and obediently followed behind.
There weren't many people in the cafeteria.
The freshmen were still training on the playground, and the huge cafeteria was empty, with only a few injured students who had finished training early sitting in a corner.
The fan was spinning slowly overhead.
The food serving window was open, and the dishes were already laid out, one bowl after another, steaming hot.
The auntie was sitting behind the window, holding a spoon, chatting with her colleague next to her.
Lin Yue stood in front of the window, her hands gripping her meal card tightly.
She looked at the dishes.
Braised pork belly, sweet and sour pork ribs, steamed fish, stir-fried vegetables, and Mapo tofu.
His gaze lingered on the meat dishes for a moment, then moved away.
She flipped her meal card over, looked at the back, and then flipped it back over.
[I only topped up 200 yuan, and that's enough for half a month.]
She bit her lip, stuck her meal card on the card reader, and prepared to order two vegetarian dishes.
Song Huan reached out from the side and snatched the meal card from her hand.
They moved quickly and snatched it away in an instant.
Lin Yue was stunned, looked up, and stared wide-eyed.
Song Huan, expressionless, placed her meal card on the card reader. "It's on me."
Lin Yue realized what was happening, and the expression on her face changed from shock to something indescribable.
His mouth was slightly open, his eyes were bright, and his eyebrows were raised slightly.
Then she laughed, her eyes curving into crescents, revealing two rows of white teeth.
"Thank you so much, class monitor!"
She leaned against the window and started ordering.
"Then I'll have to make you pay!" Lin Yue said with a smile, then tapped her fingers on the glass, "This, this, and this."
As a result, they ordered only vegetarian dishes.
Bok choy, stir-fried bean sprouts, and Mapo tofu.
It only costs a few dollars in total.
Song Huan stood beside her, watching as she carefully read out the names of the dishes to the aunt.
He shook his head, stepped forward, and ordered, "Braised pork, sweet and sour pork ribs, steamed fish, and a tomato and egg stir-fry."
The auntie's spoon moved quickly, handing out plate after plate.
The countertop by the window was quickly filled with red and yellow dishes, steaming hot.
Lin Yue, holding her vegetarian dish, glanced at Song Huan's meat dishes and opened her mouth slightly. "You ordered so much, can you finish it all?"
Song Huan ignored her, carried the dishes to an empty table in the corner, and put them down.
Lin Yue quickly followed, placed her vegetarian dishes beside her, and sat down.
The two people are facing each other.
The table was covered with dishes: on one side were braised pork, sweet and sour pork ribs, steamed fish, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes; on the other side were stir-fried bok choy with bean sprouts and Mapo tofu.
Like two different worlds.
Song Huan picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of braised pork, and placed it in her bowl.
Lin Yue glanced down at it but didn't move.
Song Huan picked up another piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and placed it over there.
I picked up another piece of steamed fish and put it over there.
Her bowl was quickly piled high with meat and vegetables, overflowing.
Lin Yue looked at the bowl of food, her lips pursed, her chopsticks on the table, not picked up.
"I can't eat that much."
Song Huan looked at her and said, "Eat."
Lin Yue shook her head, "I really can't eat that much."
Song Huan put down her chopsticks, took out the meal card from her pocket, and waved it in front of her. "If you're not going to eat, I won't give your meal card back to you."
Lin Yue's eyes widened. "You...!"
Song Huan put her meal card back in her pocket, picked up her chopsticks, and continued eating.
Lin Yue stared at him for several seconds.
"What kind of class monitor is he? He even bullies female classmates..."
Lin Yue's mouth was puffed out, like a squirrel whose nuts had been stolen.
Then she lowered her head, picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of braised pork from the bowl, and glanced at him.
He was eating with his head down, not looking at her.
She put the braised pork in her mouth.
I chewed it.
Their eyes lit up.
I chewed it again.
My whole body lit up.
"tasty!"
Her voice suddenly rose half an octave, and her previous "I can't eat this" attitude completely disappeared.
This braised pork belly is so delicious! The fatty parts aren't greasy at all, the skin is chewy, and it melts in your mouth.
[The sweet and sour pork ribs were also delicious, sour and sweet, and the meat fell right off the bone.]
[Huh? How did he know I like to eat this?]
[No, he just ordered randomly, but it was really delicious.]
Her mouth was stuffed full, yet she was still adding food to her bowl.
Song Huan glanced at her expression, then lowered her head and continued eating.
They were close enough that he could smell her faint fragrance.
"Song Huan!"
A voice boomed from the cafeteria entrance, sharp and bright.
Lin Yue's chopsticks stopped in mid-air.
Song Huan raised her head.
Xia Rou strode over, her ponytail swinging behind her.
He rolled up the sleeves of his camouflage uniform to his elbows, and wore a "I've finally got you" expression on his face.
She walked to the table and stood still.
His gaze swept from Song Huan's face to Lin Yue's face, and then back again.
"I've been looking for you guys for ages! The instructor told you to take Yueyue to the school clinic, and you two came here to eat?"
Song Huan leaned back in her chair. "I went to the school clinic, drank the glucose water, and took some sugar cubes. The school doctor said I'm fine, just rest more and get some nutrition."
Xia Rou's gaze fell on the plate full of food on Lin Yue's plate.
Her lips twitched. "Replenish nutrition?"
Song Huan nodded. "Yes, to replenish nutrition."
Xia Rou took a deep breath, placed her hands on the edge of the table, leaned forward, and stared at Song Huan.
"Song Huan, are you trying to seduce Yueyue?"
Lin Yue paused for a moment.
[Trying to seduce me? Xia Rou, why are you being so direct?]
[Will he say no? He definitely will! Ugh, Rou Rou always ruins my plans!]
Song Huan leaned back in her chair, looked at Xia Rou, and smiled. "Xia Rou, that's a very insightful question."
Xia Rou was stunned for a moment.
"First of all, is it inappropriate to use the word 'soak' to describe a student who just almost fainted due to low blood sugar, was taken to the school clinic by me, and then came to the cafeteria to replenish their nutrition?"
Song Huan spoke in a calm and unhurried tone.
"Secondly, if I were to actually date someone, I would choose a more romantic place. For example, a sycamore-lined avenue, or watching the sunset by Xuanwu Lake. Rather than in the cafeteria, facing braised pork and sweet and sour pork ribs."
He glanced at the pile of bones on the table. "This atmosphere...something's not right, is it?"
Xia Rou opened her mouth.
"Again," Song Huan raised her third finger.
"As the branch secretary of the Youth League, when you saw the class monitor taking care of a classmate who was not feeling well, your first reaction was not to sympathize with her, but rather whether you wanted to date her. Xia Rou, your awareness needs improvement."
Xia Rou's face turned completely pale.
"you……"
"What about me?"
"You're shameless!"
"I call this being realistic."
Xia Rou was so angry she couldn't speak.
His chest heaved, and he opened his mouth several times, but in the end, he couldn't say anything.
She glanced at Lin Yue.
Lin Yue was looking down, pretending not to hear, her chopsticks poking at the rice in her bowl.
[Okay, you little rascal, Yueyue!]
Xia Rou took a deep breath, turned around and left.
With the annoying Xia Rou gone, the cafeteria became quiet.
The fan is still spinning, slowly.
Lin Yue lowered her head, poking at the last piece of braised pork in the bowl with her chopsticks. She poked it twice but couldn't pick it up.
Song Huan stood up. "Finished eating? Let's go."
The two people walked out of the cafeteria.
The weather had cooled down; the sun was setting, and the light turned orange-red, spreading across the school path and bathing the entire road in a warm hue.
Lin Yue stood at the entrance of the cafeteria and looked around.
Song Huan suddenly disappeared.
She took two steps to the left, then two steps to the right.
No.
She stood there, her hand covering her forehead to block the sunlight, and glanced towards the playground.
nor.
She waited for a while.
Song Huan walked out of the side door of the cafeteria.
Holding Lin Yue's meal card in his hand, he walked up to her and handed it to her.
Lin Yue took it.
"I topped up your account with 1,000 yuan," Song Huan said.
Lin Yue looked up, her eyes wide.
"Eat properly from now on."
He said, "Don't come to training tonight. Write a sick note and I'll give it to your counselor and instructors for you."
Then he turned around and walked towards the dormitory.
With his hands in his pockets, the figure in the camouflage uniform receded into the sunset.
Lin Yue stood there, clutching the meal card in her hand.
She lowered her head, her eyes welling up with tears.
[Song Huan, how could I not like you after treating me like this?]
She clutched her meal card tightly in her hand.
A gust of wind blew by, and she lowered her head, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, but couldn't finish wiping them, so she wiped them again.
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