Before Zhong Yubing could ask anything, a girl poked her head out to the corridor.
“Lu Tong! How did you come here? I have been waiting for you for a long time.”
It was precisely Chen Anqi who spoke now. After she finished saying that, she found a group of people standing in the corridor.
Chen Anqi’s expression froze for a moment but soon returned to its original state, “Qin Chu?”
Zhong Yubing found a chance to open his mouth, “Aren’t you going to introduce us?”
His gaze fell on Lu Tong.
Chen Anqi was naturally outgoing. Before Qin Chu could say anything, she jumped in first: “Are these your friends?”
Qin Shiwu knew a little bit of the ins and outs and answered for Qin Chu, “His friends from abroad. I heard about them this afternoon. Qin Chu was to welcome them and help wash off their dusts!”
Qin Chu did not deny it.
Chen Anqi said, “I see. It’s really a coincidence. I didn’t expect you to come to this hotel too.”
The closest one to the Provincial No. 1 High School and the only one that was well-known was the Kaiyuan Hotel.
So if you had just used your brain a little, it wouldn’t have been hard to guess where Qin Chu went.
Qin Chu glanced at Lu Tong, and his mood dropped visibly.
Celebrating Chen Anqi’s birthday?
Are you really playing the unforgettable old love?
The person by Zhong Yubing’s side said, “Since everyone knows each other, we might as well eat together. Qin Chu, is this your friend? Why don’t you introduce them?”
His goal was obvious. At one glance you can understand that he didn’t want Qin Chu to introduce Chen Anqi, but he wanted him to introduce Lu Tong.
After all, with Lu Tong’s looks right there for all to see, even Zhong Yubing, who had seen countless people, couldn’t help but stop in his tracks.
Qin Shiwu offhandedly said, “What’s there to introduce? But you said it’s okay to eat together. So what is your private room number?”
Zhong Yubing glanced at Qin Shiwu and then at Qin Chu.
He found that Qin Chu did not have any bad reaction to Qin Shiwu’s interjection.
Strange.
Zhong Yubing was a little surprised.
In his impression, Qin Chu didn’t seem to be such a good-tempered person.
Chen Anqi said, “We are in the 513 numbered private room.”
The friend said, “It’s the room after the next. I’ll go inform the waiter. You guys can just come in directly.”
He spoke with the natural aura of a leader.
After all, most of the people who could hang out with people like Zhong Yubing were rich second generations who were born with a sense of superiority. When they opened their mouths to speak, they gave orders to come and go.
Fortunately, Chen Anqi only had Qin Chu in her eyes, and she didn’t care about the minor things.
The private room where she celebrated her birthday was immediately merged with Zhong Yubing’s.
The group of people walked to 509 and opened the door. Huang Nian had been waiting inside for a long time.
He couldn’t help but be taken aback when he saw that besides Zhong Yubing and others, there was also another group of people.
Zhong Yubing, giving face to Qin Chu, took the initiative to explain to Huang Nian, “We ran into Qin Chu’s friends in the hallway. Turns out they were dining here too, so Ah Cheng suggested we all eat together.”
Huang Nian stood up, “I’m fine with it.”
The room numbered 509 was very large, and the table was big enough. Even if there was another group of people, it would not be crowded.
The waiter left after adding the stools, and the distribution of the seats became the new problem.
Lu Tong hadn’t spoken till then.
When he wasn’t speaking, his aura was extremely fierce, and an icy chill seemed to surround him, creating a sense of distance that made people feel he was neither to be approached nor taken lightly.
Several friends of Zhong Yubing tried to strike up a conversation with Lu Tong, but in the end, they were all blocked by his temperament of rejecting people within a thousand miles radius.
The only one who was not afraid of death and was the one and only end of the barber’s pole that was hot[footnote](idiom); fig. one-sided enthusiasm; one party is interested, but the other, not so much; (Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.)[/footnote] was Qin Shiwu.
Zhong Yubing couldn’t help but be even more surprised when he saw Lu Tong, the iceberg beauty, not showing any signs of disgust when Qin Shiwu jumped about so much.
Who is this person?
He turned around slightly and asked Qin Chu, “Who is he?”
Qin Chu, “Which one are you asking about?”
Zhong Yubing stroked his chin, “The one who looks very much like a Kaoling flower.”
Qin Chu looked at Lu Tong and retracted his gaze, “My roommate.”
It felt a little strange to say ‘friend’, and Qin Chu wasn’t willing to say that[footnote]Well, no one wants to friend zone themselves.[/footnote].
But calling it something more felt like overstepping. There was nothing between them. Even the marking had been by the book, just a casual favour for a classmate.
No matter how he tried to frame it, “roommate” was the only word that made sense between him and Lu Tong now.
Huang Nian addressed, “Everyone sit down. Why are you all standing?”
Upon hearing this, Lu Tong didn’t continue to be courteous. After seeing others sit down, he chose a spot in the corner and settled there.
On his left was Chen Anqi’s friend, whom Lu Tong didn’t know at all.
In this way, there was only one seat left by Lu Tong’s side.
Chen Anqi caught a glimpse of this position and hesitated for a moment. But in the end, did not sit there.
Others also glanced at it intentionally or unintentionally.
After all, it was Lu Tong.……
His face, even if it was that of an alpha, couldn’t make people stop fantasising.
Zhong Yubing’s friends were about to move, but Qin Shiwu moved faster than everyone else.
Are you kidding me!
If there still remained a seat beside Lu Tong, it must be his!
No one present wanted to fight with him anyway. So Qin Shiwu walked over without any sense of crisis.
But just when he sat down, the stool behind his ass was pulled away by someone.
Qin Shiwu sat in the air, and if it were not for him supporting himself by holding onto something quickly, he might have just fallen to the ground by then.
The person who drew his stool was Qin Chu.
Qin Shiwu was like a kitten with its fur bristled, “What are you doing!”
Qin Chu, “I want to sit here.”
Qin Shiwu bared his fangs, “Don’t you understand the concept of first come, first served? I saw this seat first!”
He stared at the stool in Qin Chu’s hand with a sharp look.
Qin Shiwu gritted his teeth and thought: Damn, this old bastard is quite crafty. He is actually holding the stool and not letting me sit!
He quickly glanced around and set about moving over a chair from nearby.
Unfortunately, Qin Chu had already put the chair back, and when Qin Shiwu turned around, he was already sitting next to Lu Tong.
The face of Qin Shiwu, who was holding the stool, froze: =口=!
Shameless!
Lu Tong’s ears hurt from the noise of the two people dragging the stools, and he couldn’t help but say, “Can you two please sit down properly? My ears hurt from the noises.”
Qin Chu immediately passed the buck, “He did it first.”
Qin Shiwu, “Damn it, don’t spit blood[footnote]venomous slander / malicious attacks[/footnote]. I obviously grabbed this seat first!”
Lu Tong rubbed between his eyebrows and said, dumbfounded, “Which one of the many seats on the table is not good? Does anyone pay you to sit here?”
That’s not the case.
Qin Shiwu shut his mouth aggrievedly.
Qin Chu got the advantage but didn’t show off his cleverness[footnote](of sb who has received beneficial treatment) to profess to have been hard done by[/footnote]. He just rested his chin on his hand and stared blankly at the right side of Lu Tong.
Lu Tong was fierce, and everyone cast sidelong glances.
It wasn’t for anything else, but because they were shocked that Qin Chu didn’t get angry?!
As for the friend on the left of Lu Tong, he felt extremely uncomfortable under Qin Shiwu’s death glare.
Originally, Lu Tong had sat next to him, which made him feel very stressed.
Now that there were also Qin Chu and Qin Shiwu. So the man quickly stood up, “Or else I will sit in another seat. Qin Shiwu, you sit here!”
Qin Shiwu heard it and went over happily.
In this way, the two of them took each side, and it was much quieter.
This scene fell into Zhong Yubing’s eyes, making him a little more interested in Lu Tong.
He sat naturally next to Qin Chu. Huang Nian thought for a while and sat next to Zhong Yubing. After the two of them took their seats, the waiter stepped forward and started taking orders.
Huang Nian asked, “Do you drink?”
Qin Chu, “Whatever you all want.” He paused and then said, “Qin Shiwu is not allowed to drink.”
Qin Shiwu was very resentful. After listening, he was brimming with even more hostility toward his father, “Why can’t I drink?”
Qin Chu, “No means no.” He, “Pour him a glass of coconut water.”
Qin Shiwu said fiercely, “I want milk[footnote]Aaaw~[/footnote]!”
Huang Nian finished ordering the food and closed the menu, “Is there anyone else who doesn’t drink?”
Zhong Yubing suddenly spoke and asked Lu Tong, “Can you drink?”
Lu Tong glanced at him indifferently.
He always looked at people like this, but because the tail of his eyes was a little upturned, in addition to being indifferent, he also gave people a sense of anger, which looked quite charming.
Zhong Yubing’s heart was tickled[footnote]to desire strongly[/footnote] by this glance.
“He won’t drink.” The person who answered him was Qin Chu.
“I want to.” Contrarily, Lu Tong expressed a different view to his.
Qin Chu paused, “Can you drink?”
…… Not really, actually.
However, why should Qin Chu decide whether he drinks or not?
Lu Tong didn’t say anything.
Qin Chu intuitively felt that he was in a bad mood. But in front of so many people, it was not easy to ask why he was in a bad mood.
He had a plan. He’ll just wait until they return to the dormitory at night and then ask Lu Tong.
Anyway, they had plenty of time.
After the food came up, everyone started moving their chopsticks.
Chen Anqi was a beautiful girl, and Zhong Yubing’s friends were also happy to amuse her. It was her birthday, so she was considered somewhat of a main character for the day. As a result, the atmosphere at the table was cheerful and lively.
Lu Tong had never been able to blend into such lively environments. After Chen Anqi became elated, she immediately forgot about Lu Tong in the corner.
He was happy to be leisurely and picked up some light dishes to eat by himself.
Lu Tong was very picky about food. He only ate one or two of the dishes on the whole table.
On seeing him be a picky eater, Qin Chu couldn’t help but say, “You won’t eat anything else? Will you only eat these two dishes?”
Lu Tong said, “You control everything, including weather and people. And now what they’re eating too?”
Qin Chu said, “Qin Shiwu is not picky.”
The implication was that if he was not picky, it would be too childish for you to be picky.
Lu Tong looked at Qin Shiwu, and the other party really was not picky — — He didn’t eat even anything.
Qin Shiwu’s plate was empty, and there was not a single dish on it.
Lu Tong put down his chopsticks, “Why don’t you eat.”
Qin Shiwu said as if it was a matter of course, “I don’t like to eat these.”
Lu Tong, “When we get back to school at night, there won’t be anything to eat. Even if you don’t like it, you will still have to eat some.”
He glanced at the dishes on the table, picked a few meats that he thought children would like, mixed them with vegetables, and put them into Qin Shiwu’s bowl.
It was the first time that Qin Shiwu enjoyed the treatment of Lu Tong picking up food for him, and at once, he earnestly picked up the bowl.
Lu Tong asked, “What’s that expression on your face?”
Qin Shiwu was embarrassed to say that: Previously, he always wanted Lu Tong to pick up food for him.
Unfortunately, the Qin family was very strict when eating. Whether Lu Tong came back to eat was one thing, and whether he could pick up food for him during the meal was another.
From childhood to adulthood, he was served by nannies when eating.
When Qin Chu saw him, he asked sarcastically, “I thought you didn’t eat these?”
Qin Shiwu was in a good mood now and was too lazy to care about him, “I want to eat now.”
Qin Chu put the chopsticks on Lu Tong’s bowl, “Why don’t you pick up food for me too? I don’t want to eat either.”
Lu Tong said, “Do you have no hands?”
Qin Chu asked rhetorically, “Does he have no hands?”
Lu Tong：……
He was about to ask: How old are you?
But in the end, after thinking about it carefully, the two were not much different in age.
Lu Tong felt a bit frustrated and couldn’t help but think he was being strange: Why did he always get the impression that Qin Shiwu seemed much younger, even though he was in the same grade, the first year of high school, just like Qin Chu?
While contemplating, Qin Chu had already unceremoniously begun to order him.
“I want to eat fish.”
Based on Lu Tong’s experience of getting along with him for many days, Qin Chu, this little ancestor, was very difficult to serve. And if you don’t serve him well, he will pester you endlessly until you are annoyed.
If you don’t follow his wishes, there will be endless troubles that will follow.
Lu Tong reflected for a moment and remembered that he still needed him. So he compromised temporarily.
He stretched out his hand to pick up a piece of fish closest to him, put it in his bowl first to pick out the fish bones, and then stuffed it into Qin Chu’s mouth.
“Eat quickly. Don’t bother me after eating.”
Qin Chu didn’t expect that the other party’s service would be delivered to the door. So he naturally opened his mouth and swallowed.
Qin Shiwu stared at this scene and suddenly felt like he was being treated unfairly!
And then — — The dishes in his bowl were not delicious anymore!
He was only able to just enjoy the service of getting his food picked up for him. But why could Qin Chu enjoy the service of getting fed by him!
Zhong Yubing smiled and asked, “Aren’t you a cleanliness freak?”
Qin Chu asked rhetorically, “Am I?”
Huang Nian’s face was already a little pale.
It was not a secret that Qin Chu was a cleanliness freak.
He didn’t drink water that others had drunk, and he didn’t use the things that others had used. Even when eating together, he had to divide public chopsticks and private chopsticks. Huang Nian chose a star-rated hotel because he knew this — — Ordinary hotels were not so detailed.
But with Lu Tong’s behaviour just now, let alone dividing public and private chopsticks, he simply used his own chopsticks to feed him the food — — The key point was that Qin Chu, who had a Schrödinger’s mysophobia, didn’t even act up!
If you replaced it with someone else, he probably would have already overturned the table a long time ago.
Moreover, this action was too intimate.
Zhong Yubing didn’t say anything more and then went back to drinking with his friends.
After the meal was eaten, everyone started to make noise. When Chen Anqi’s birthday cake was pushed in, the atmosphere reached its peak. Even Lu Tong, who came to buy soy sauce[footnote]to join in the fun[/footnote], couldn’t stand the lively atmosphere and drank a few glasses of wine.
As a result, it was these glasses of wine that made him dizzy.
Lu Tong had never drunk wine before, and the wine glasses in Kaiyuan were also big. So there was a lot of quantity in one glass.
By the time Lu Tong started feeling dizzy, most of the people at the table were already knocked out from drinking.
Qin Chu was the first to discover that something was wrong with Lu Tong. After Lu Tong was drunk, his demeanour was the same as ordinary people’s, but his body surprisingly went soft.
He shook him gently, and Lu Tong fell from the table onto his lap.
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