Afternoon.
Qin Wanwan changed her seat, trying her best not to draw attention to herself.
Yet the reality was that sneaking around only made her stand out even more.
Besides, Wang Mingyu was never going to forget, and he was quite curious about what the girl's face looked like beneath those heavy bangs—the face that could make the male lead lose his mind.
Only now, she was destined to have nothing to do with the male lead, Jiang Feng.
Wang Mingyu sat down beside Qin Wanwan once again.
Qin Wanwan started in surprise. "You... why did you come over here again?"
"Not welcome?"
"N—no."
"Aren't you afraid I'd run off?" Wang Mingyu shrugged. "When other people know someone's treating them to a meal, they rush over as fast as they can. Why are you hiding?"
"I—I just didn't want to take advantage of you."
"I saw you had a bottle of chili sauce there earlier. Can I try some?"
"S—sure, but it's very spicy. I don't know if you can handle it." Qin Wanwan took it out from her desk drawer and secretly opened it.
But after taking it out, she realized she only had one spoon, and it was one she had already used.
"M—maybe you could just use your hands?"
"Hey, no way. Isn't there a spoon right there?"
"Th—that's one I used."
"Didn't you wash it?"
"I did."
"Then that settles it. I'll wash it for you later."
Although this move by Wang Mingyu was a bit shameless, he didn't mind an indirect kiss with the female lead at all.
Yet Qin Wanwan hesitated for a long time before she finally started.
After all, the guy had treated her to a meal; the worst that could happen was she'd wash it thoroughly afterwards.
Wang Mingyu took a bite. At first, he thought it wasn't bad—it had a lot of flavor.
Gradually, however, the intense heat swept through his mouth, making his entire body start to warm up.
"Hsss—th—this is so spicy?!"
"Y—yeah, I told you beforehand." Seeing Wang Mingyu's face turn completely red, Qin Wanwan couldn't help smiling.
"I—I have to go rinse my mouth." Holding the spoon, Wang Mingyu bolted outside.
This left Jiang Feng and the other two in the front row thoroughly puzzled.
What's wrong with him?
Qin Wanwan smiled faintly, feeling that Wang Mingyu acted rather cute like this.
Before long, Wang Mingyu walked back with a look of utter despair on his face. "Here, I washed the spoon clean for you."
"Thank you."
Qin Wanwan took back the spoon and the chili sauce. Seeing Wang Mingyu looking like that, she still found it quite funny.
So the big bad boss wasn't all that tough after all.
"Eating it all by itself is just too spicy, but putting it inside a steamed bun must taste amazing!" Wang Mingyu concluded from experience.
"Yeah, yeah! It's super delicious!" Qin Wanwan agreed wholeheartedly.
"Shall we try it together next time?"
"Okay! My treat!"
Qin Wanwan was quite excited, because she could still afford steamed buns.
"Alright, let's make it tomorrow." Wang Mingyu nodded. "But this afternoon, it's still my treat."
"Ah? Th—this afternoon too?"
"Nope."
Qin Wanwan's shoulders slumped. It seemed she couldn't escape it after all.
The next day in class.
Qin Wanwan was very happy because she could finally repay Wang Mingyu's kindness.
Even though doing it just once wasn't quite enough, at least she could finally be of some use.
"You look pretty happy," Wang Mingyu said. "Did something good happen?"
"No, not really. I just feel glad that I can finally treat you." Qin Wanwan smiled faintly.
"Then I won't hold back."
"Yeah!"
At noon, the two of them bought a few steamed buns.
Wang Mingyu just watched from the side, not pulling out his wallet again.
After all, this was a rare moment in the spotlight for Qin Wanwan!
Haha, actually it was because he had given his word to Qin Wanwan.
If he forcefully insisted on paying the bill now, it would only make her unhappy.
The two of them walked over to the bench they had used before and sat down.
Qin Wanwan smiled the entire way. She pulled out the chili sauce and shared it with Wang Mingyu.
Wang Mingyu took a bite, found it extremely delicious, and gave a thumbs-up. "Delicious!"
"Hehe, I usually eat these all the time, and I never get tired of them!"
"Won't that lead to an unbalanced diet, though?" Wang Mingyu pulled two cartons of milk from his pocket. "Here, one for each of us."
"Th—thank you." Qin Wanwan reluctantly accepted it.
He was spending money on her again.
"Don't worry, I didn't pay for the milk," Wang Mingyu said.
"Ah? Y—you didn't pay for it?"
"Yeah, I brought it from home, so it didn't cost me anything."
"Pfft, that only means you didn't spend your own money, right?" Qin Wanwan covered her mouth and chuckled.
"It's fine. I told you I was going to treat you, but it ended up with you treating me. I felt bad about it."
"Not at all. You treated me to so much yesterday, I'm already very grateful."
"No, no, no, those are two different things. So, to make up for it, I'll treat you again tomorrow."
"Ah, st—still treating me?"
"Yeah, didn't I say I'd treat you for two days? Two days means six meals, and I've only treated you twice. There are four meals left."
"Wh—who counts like that!"
"Hehe, I don't care. Careful now, or I'll act tough with you." Wang Mingyu gestured threateningly, seemingly trying to scare Qin Wanwan into submission.
"I—I'm not scared of you at all," Qin Wanwan whispered.
She realized that Wang Mingyu was actually a very kind person.
He wasn't scary at all!
"Huh? You little rascal." Wang Mingyu was quite puzzled.
How on earth did this girl suddenly stop being afraid of him for no apparent reason?
"Thank you," Qin Wanwan said earnestly.
"What are you thanking me for? For eating two of your steamed buns?"
"Hehe, that's not what I meant." Qin Wanwan scratched her head shyly.
The words she wanted to say wouldn't come out.
She was genuinely grateful to Wang Mingyu.
Knowing she had no friends, he kept finding all sorts of ways to keep her company.
Even though she didn't know why, Wang Mingyu was a really good person.
She trusted her instincts.
On the other side.
"What is Wang Mingyu up to lately? I hardly ever see him around these days," Mu Yunxi said.
"Who knows? He's been hanging out with some woman all the time," Lin Linyu said petulantly.
"A woman? Could it be the one next to him?"
"Yeah, that dowdy-looking girl."
"Bizarre. What on earth is he trying to do?"
Mu Yunxi felt perplexed; she simply couldn't figure out what Wang Mingyu was up to.
"Never mind him," Jiang Feng said, sitting down with his food tray. "Maybe he's taken a fancy to that girl?"
"Hmph." Mu Yunxi looked dismissive.
"How could that be?" Lin Linyu was skeptical of the idea as well.
That girl wasn't nearly as pretty as they were, and with Wang Mingyu being so handsome, how could he possibly fall for someone so dowdy?
"Heh, who knows," Jiang Feng said with a smile.
Ever since Mu Yunxi started getting upset, he had been talking more and more, and saying things without thinking them through at all.
He would say literally anything just to run Wang Mingyu down.
When a person has no one they like, everything they do comes naturally.
But the moment they fall for someone, if the other person doesn't give them the time of day, they lose the ability to do anything right.
His former lackey-like nature was on full, disgraceful display!