On her desk was a cup of hot milk tea and a pancake wrapped in a paper bag.
A tempting aroma wafted from the desk into Gu Shengyinâs nose.
Her stomach, having skipped lunch, began to growl appropriately.
If it had been Zhong Changhuan in her usual manner, she might have turned away and pretended not to see.
At this moment, the student sitting in front of her turned around and said with envy, "Chang Ru, youâre bringing lunch again, huh?"
Chang Ru smiled without saying anything.
Gu Shengyin could see the disapproval in that studentâs eyes.
Indeed, from their perspective, Chang Ru noticed she hadnât eaten and intentionally brought her lunch, while she was always indifferent, letting the food turn cold, and then Chang Ru silently threw it in the trash after school.
From any angle, it seemed to be her fault.
Gu Shengyin thought for a moment; the pancake smelled great, her stomach was growling, and she needed to change the current situation anyway.
She reached into her trouser pocket and took out a hundred-yuan note, placing it in front of Chang Ru.
Chang Ruâs expression changed: "Thatâs not what I meant."
Gu Shengyin said, "I know youâre helping out of kindness, but itâs unreasonable to make the class monitor spend money for nothing. Consider this hundred yuan as payment for the lunches you bought for me these past two days. If you donât accept it, then I wonât be able to eat this lunch."
It was just before the end of the lunch break, and many students had returned to the classroom after finishing their meals.
Gu Shengyin didnât lower her voice, so everyone in the class heard her words.
To be fair, there was nothing wrong with what she said.
After all, Gu Shengyin and Chang Ru were just ordinary classmates, with no reason to make her spend money.
And with Gu Shengyin saying it like that, it turned into classmates helping each other with compensation.
The intimate connection Chang Ru had hoped to build between them vanished instantly.
Moreover, Chang Ru had no choice but to accept the money.
Because Gu Shengyin said, "Class Monitor, you canât be so generous. Right now, Iâm the only one in our class skipping meals, but what if someday everyone stops eating, wouldnât you exhaust your living expenses in a day?"
Chang Ru was at a loss for words. She couldnât exactly say, "Youâre different from them; youâre special," could she?
She had no choice but to take the money, her expression showing some reluctance.
Only then did Gu Shengyin take the pancake still steaming on the desk and began to eat it eagerly.
It was truly delicious.
At this time, her deskmate wasnât Chang Ru, but a rather quiet girl with glasses.
While eating, Gu Shengyin pondered how to resolve the matter with Chang Ru.
She had to find a way to let her give up entirely.
As she ate, Gu Shengyin idly looked out the window.
Hmm?
Her gaze was drawn to a figure.
A tall and slender frame; just by the silhouette, Gu Shengyin could tell this guy wasnât bad-looking.
Even without looking, she knew he wasnât bad-looking.
In whichever world, had this man ever been poorly dressed?
"Lin Ze!" someone called outside, and the guy turned his head toward them.
"Ah!" From her deskmateâs mouth came a small gasp of surprise.
She turned her head and saw her quiet deskmate hiding her face, her cheeks flushed red, looking at the guy outside.
Feeling Gu Shengyinâs gaze, the girl shyly lowered her head.
Gu Shengyin didnât think there was anything wrong with her reaction.
Girls admiring handsome guys is completely normal.
Moreover, this handsome guy was practically the ace among handsome guys.
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