Seeing Cheng Yao looking distracted, Song Yu immediately leaned down to check on him. “Mas… ahem, are you okay?”
“You don’t look too well.”
Cheng Yao’s eyes flickered briefly, forcing a smile onto his pale face. “I’m fine.”
“I’m really sorry.”
Song Yu didn’t expect him to remember his name and was about to introduce himself when a voice from behind interrupted his thoughts.
“Move aside.”
Song Yu was nearly startled by the sudden voice, his curly hair almost standing on end.
He turned around and, upon seeing it was Lu Qiwen, gritted his teeth and smiled. “Young Master Lu.”
“Do you always enjoy sneaking up on people like this?”
Last time in the dormitory too!
“Oh?” Lu Qiwen’s gaze shifted from Song Yu to Cheng Yao. “Do I need to report my whereabouts to you?”
“Of course not!”
Cheng Yao stood between the two, glancing at Lu Qiwen only once before being intimidated by his attire and demeanor, his entire body tensing up.
Song Yu glanced at Cheng Yao, noticing how nervous he was, and slowly walked up to Lu Qiwen, tilting his head with a smile.
“Young Master Lu, just finished class too? I was planning to grab a meal at the cafeteria. Would you like to join? My treat!”
Lu Qiwen lowered his gaze to look at Song Yu, his expression complicated.
He had already looked into this person’s background last night. Clearly, his own life wasn’t going well, yet he still wanted to treat him to a meal.
Song Yu smiled on the outside but inwardly puffed up with pride, hands on his hips.
I knew you wouldn’t actually go to the cafeteria~
Jiang Yuanheng had been observing from behind for a while. When he saw Song Yu boldly inviting Lu Qiwen, he couldn’t help but want to applaud him.
What courage!
After all, an omega who once tried to invite Lu Qiwen to a high-end restaurant for dinner had been mercilessly criticized.
If he wouldn’t even spare an omega, let alone a beta.
Thinking this, Jiang Yuanheng was already prepared to give the two an out.
After all, they were in a public place…
However, Lu Qiwen didn’t say anything and instead turned to walk outside.
Song Yu was baffled. Was this an angry rejection or a polite refusal?
After a few steps, noticing Song Yu hadn’t followed, Lu Qiwen stopped. “Weren’t you treating?”
He paused, his peach-blossom eyes glancing over coldly. “Were you lying?”
Song Yu choked for a moment before quickly replying, “Of course not!”
“Let’s go, let’s go! We’re going now!”
After saying this, he looked at Cheng Yao’s pale, thin frame and couldn’t help adding, “Take good care of yourself.”
“Loving yourself is the most important thing!”
[Warning: Character OOC level rising sharply.]
Cheng Yao was taken aback, instinctively raising a hand to touch the arm that had been injected with suppressants repeatedly.
The sunlight today wasn’t glaring, but he found it inexplicably harsh.
So harsh it made him want to cry.
Lu Qiwen frowned. “Hurry up.”
“Don’t waste my time.”
“Coming, coming.” Song Yu replied with a smile, though he couldn’t help grumbling inwardly.
Who knew you’d actually agree? The original story said you’d never go to the cafeteria.
This lying novel.
As soon as they arrived at the cafeteria, someone slipped between them.
Jiang Yuanheng grinned at Song Yu. “Mind if I join you?”
Song Yu turned his head to look at him, a bit slow to react, was this person Lu Zhi?
“I’m Jiang Yuanheng, nice to meet you.” Jiang Yuanheng leaned in closer. Suddenly, as he caught a faint yet familiar scent on Song Yu, his eyes, usually narrowed into smiling crescents, widened slightly.
Jiang Yuanheng?
Song Yu’s pupils contracted.
Wasn’t this… wasn’t this the white moonlight of the main protagonist’s love interest?!
According to the original story, shouldn’t he still be abroad at this time?!
Lu Qiwen hadn’t noticed the change in Jiang Yuanheng’s expression at all. With a sidelong glance, he reached out and pulled Jiang Yuanheng away, his face showing displeasure. “If you’re going to talk, talk properly. Get away.”
“Hey, Lu Qiwen, that’s too much,” Jiang Yuanheng steadied himself, a smile returning to his face. “I was talking to the little curly-haired guy, not you.”
Lu Qiwen looked at Song Yu, who was frozen in fright, and grew even more impatient with Jiang Yuanheng.
“Why did you follow us?”
Seeing Lu Qiwen’s reaction, Jiang Yuanheng found it even more intriguing. Shamelessly, he insisted on joining the two of them for a meal.
“I’m not a student at B University, and I’m only back for a few days. You won’t even treat me to a meal? Wuwu, is this where our friendship ends?”
“Tsk.” Lu Qiwen frowned slightly. “Is the Jiang family out of food?”
“Yep, all gone,” Jiang Yuanheng lied without batting an eye.
By the time Song Yu snapped out of it, he was already following the two of them into the cafeteria.
Throughout the entire meal, the intense gazes directed their way only seemed to multiply.
Song Yu: …This meal is not appetizing at all today.
What surprised him, however, was that Lu Qiwen didn’t seem the least bit bothered. In fact, his manners were quite elegant.
Just as he absentmindedly scooped up a bite, a figure slowly stopped in front of the three of them.
“Brother Heng, Cousin, since when did you start eating in the cafeteria?” Lu Zhi wore a gentle smile on his face, though he was actually observing Song Yu, who was seated beside the two.
Lu Qiwen couldn’t even be bothered to spare him a glance.
Jiang Yuanheng waved at him with a smile.
Hearing the earlier form of address, Song Yu immediately knew this person was Lu Zhi, the seemingly gentle but cunning main protagonist’s love interest who endured humiliation to achieve his goals.
The original host had actually liked him.
If Lu Zhi and Lu Qiwen were placed side by side, Lu Zhi would be like bland, tasteless water, utterly devoid of any resemblance that suggested they were related by blood.
Song Yu quietly shrank his neck, wishing he could vanish into the ground right then and there.
[Character OOC level rising…]
The memory of the electric shock he had once endured was still vivid. Song Yu, who had nearly buried his head in the table, immediately straightened up.
“Hello, I’m Song Yu.”
Fortunately, although the original host had liked the main protagonist’s love interest for a long time, he had always been quiet and reserved in front of him. So, this wasn’t OOC at all!
“So it’s Classmate Song. I remember we were in neighboring classes back then. I wonder if you still remember me?” Lu Zhi spoke intimately, as if he and Song Yu had known each other for a long time.
Lu Qiwen’s hand gripping the chopsticks tightened bit by bit, his expression growing increasingly stern. His gaze toward Song Yu turned icy.
Song Yu felt a chill run down his spine.
With a wolf (the system) in front and a tiger (the school bully) behind, what was he supposed to do?!
Could someone please save him?!
“Haha, I’m Brother Lu’s roommate now!” As Song Yu spoke, his body unconsciously leaned toward Lu Qiwen’s direction.
Lu Qiwen’s gaze shifted slightly as he let out a soft hum, the aggressive motion of nearly stabbing a hole in the tray gradually easing.
Feeling the gaze shift away from him, Song Yu relaxed.
Jiang Yuanheng’s sharp eyes kept darting back and forth between Song Yu and Lu Qiwen.
“Oh?” Lu Zhi, seizing the opportunity, slid right next to Jiang Yuanheng. “This is the first time I’ve heard that my cousin has a roommate.”
“But my cousin has always disliked sharing a dorm with strangers. I’m afraid Song must feel quite uncomfortable living there every day.”
Lu Qiwen frowned, his expression darkening as if on the verge of an outburst. Unexpectedly, Song Yu spoke up: “Brother Lu is really good to me. He takes great care of me.”
He said with earnest sincerity, “Unless Brother Lu asks me to move out, I won’t leave.”
The dorm had been renovated so comfortably, he’d be a fool to leave now.
Besides, this antagonist wasn’t hard to appease at all.
Lu Qiwen turned his head to look at Song Yu, whose brown eyes beneath his curly hair sparkled brightly.
He couldn’t help but let a smile tug at the corner of his mouth.
He really does look like a little puppy.