This person really knows how to be reborn!

Chapter 7 Where is the Trisolaran fleet?

"Okay—" Yu Baiwei bit her lip before speaking, "Zeng Cheng, then we'll be friends from now on."

Zeng Cheng said he didn't quite understand.

I thought to myself, "It's just making friends."

Why is this girl acting like I'm confessing my feelings to her?

He asked, puzzled, "Yu, does it take you this long to consider becoming friends with me?"

Yu Baiwei explained, "Because...you were my first friend."

Zeng Cheng stared wide-eyed, as if he had seen a Martian.

Girl, you're eighteen years old, not eighteen months old. How could you not have a single friend?

Look at your brother Cheng, he's already made friends with five girls in the neighborhood when he was only three years old. When they play together in the afternoon, he'll pick the girl with the most toys.

If you don't say some things are innate—Zeng Cheng knew about the "competitive job selection" system at the age of three, so it's quite logical that he would become a ruthless capitalist when he grew up.

Considering that Yu Baiwei had no reason to lie, Zeng Cheng's thoughts wandered further, and he vaguely guessed that this girl's family background was probably not as perfect as it seemed on the surface.

However, Zeng Cheng still didn't ask anything.

Having boundaries in interpersonal relationships is very important.

At this moment, Yu Baiwei took the initiative to speak up: "Zeng Cheng, I have no experience in getting along with friends. If I offend anyone in the future, please try not to take it to heart."

"No way," Zeng Cheng smiled gently. "Besides, with your intelligence, you'll learn anything incredibly fast. If you don't know how to get along with friends, just look at me and Zhi Liao. Our friendship has weathered many storms. He'd go through fire and water for me!"

Li Xingzhi scoffed, thinking to himself that it was another clumsy word game. He wondered if Cheng-ge thought he was being funny.

"puff--"

Yu Baiwei smiled in agreement, her smile radiating a thousand charms, so captivating and enchanting.

However, she quickly suppressed her smile and said expressionlessly, "Zeng Cheng, don't even think about it. I'm most afraid of pain."

Zeng Cheng looked closely at Yu Baiwei, but couldn't tell whether she was serious or just making a dry joke.

Li Xingzhi thought to himself, "Are these two flirting? Hehe, should I bark like a dog to liven things up for you two?"

Frustrated, he set his sights on the spare ribs on Zeng Cheng's plate.

Anyway, Yu, the school beauty, only has eyes for Cheng Ge and doesn't care about her at all, so she doesn't care about her image.

He quickly grabbed a piece of pork rib from Zeng Cheng's plate, stuffed it into his mouth, and began chewing it with vengeance.

Zeng Cheng: "..."

How much meat is served in a cafeteria meal?

The braised pork ribs with potatoes on his plate only had three pieces of pork ribs in total.

I had already eaten one piece, and then Li Xingzhi took another one away, leaving only one piece.

Fortunately, this piece of cartilage was of good quality; it was his favorite type of cartilage, and the meat on it was half lean and half fatty, making it very tempting.

Just as she was thinking of finishing it off quickly, she saw Yu Baiwei expressionlessly pick up her chopsticks, smoothly pick up a piece, and elegantly put it into her rosy lips.

It was clear she was enjoying her meal; a hint of pleasure gradually appeared in her crescent-shaped eyes.

Silence fell instantly.

Zeng Cheng and his friend Li Xingzhi were both stunned.

After finishing her meal, Yu Baiwei looked puzzled and asked Zeng Cheng, "Why are you glaring at me like that?"

"You—" Zeng Cheng still couldn't believe what had just happened, "You just now…"

"I took some ribs from your plate and ate them," Yu Baiwei retorted. "Is there a problem with that?"

"You think there's no problem?"

"no."

Yu Baiwei explained her logic chain without any expression.

"You're friends with Li Xingzhi, and I'm friends with you too. If Li Xingzhi can steal your ribs, of course I can too—"

As she spoke, her expression turned slightly aggrieved.

【You're the one who made me learn it!】

Zeng Cheng finally understood.

Her aloof demeanor is probably just a protective shield; she's most likely a natural airhead at heart!

Especially in dealing with people and situations, even if you're not a complete novice, you're still a blank slate.

So how abnormally controlling must her parents be to deliberately build an information cocoon and raise her like a hothouse flower?

Zeng Cheng still didn't ask anything—it wasn't the right time yet.

The biggest difference between older men and younger men is probably that the former are more patient and know what it means to have a long-term relationship.

After finishing his meal, he said to Yu Baiwei, "Let's go sit in the grove behind the teaching building for a while to digest our food. You can also explain some of the problems to me."

After hesitating for a moment, Yu Baiwei softly hummed in agreement.

Zeng Cheng's suggestion was very reasonable, and she couldn't find a reason to refuse.

Or perhaps she subconsciously wanted to spend more time with Zeng Cheng, but she didn't realize it herself.

Next, two human heroes and a single dog, a total of three moving units, left the cafeteria one after another and headed towards the grove below the teaching building.

The huge cafeteria was in complete chaos at this point.

It's one thing for the campus belle of Yu University to have dinner with a boy in the cafeteria.

The two of them were having a very pleasant conversation!

Yu Baiwei, who seemed untouched by worldly affairs, even picked up some ribs from this guy's plate and ate them!

The young people's Dao hearts began to crumble one after another.

"Damn, which class does that animal belong to?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Zeng Cheng from Class 6 of Senior Three..."

"Zeng Cheng? I know him. Isn't he Xia Ning's simp? How come he's suddenly getting involved with the school beauty, Yu...?"

"That doesn't make sense. He couldn't even win over Xia Ning, how could he possibly get the favor of the school beauty, Yu?"

"How the hell should I know? All I want to do right now is kill this kid!"

Similar conversations took place in many corners of the cafeteria, accompanied by the boys' constant gnashing of teeth.

The phrase "the hatred of having one's wife stolen" is not entirely appropriate in this context, but it fits quite well.

It's foreseeable that Zeng Cheng will become famous, and may even become the enemy of the entire school.

This is absolutely not an exaggeration—Yu Baiwei is considered a goddess by all the boys at Dezhou No. 1 High School.

The boys could accept that she was unattainable, feeling that such a sacred girl should be displayed on the cliff for a thousand years, absolutely not to be desecrated.

Because of a scoundrel named Zeng Cheng, the goddess was actually banished to the mortal world and tainted by worldly affairs. How could they not be on guard?

It hurts—it fucking hurts!

Compared to children from ordinary families in third-tier cities like Zeng Cheng and Li Xingzhi, Xia Ning's family is significantly better off, with a net worth of tens of millions of yuan.

In addition, her father's boundless pampering meant that Xia Ning received an exceptionally generous allowance.

She rarely ate lunch at the school cafeteria, but instead went to restaurants outside the school and ordered whatever she wanted.

Therefore, Xia Ning had no idea that Zeng Cheng had lunch with a certain campus beauty in the cafeteria at noon today.

Knowing this, they'd definitely have to break through a major defense.

It's not scary when a simp awakens.

What's frightening is that no sooner had she awakened than she hooked up with someone who was better than her in every way.

Humans are such creatures; almost all feelings of inadequacy and dissatisfaction stem from comparisons both horizontally and vertically.

Xia Ning was unaware, but her best friend, Mu Jiajia, knew.

Mu Jiajia also ate lunch in the cafeteria.

She also witnessed Yu Baiwei picking up ribs from Zeng Cheng's plate and eating them.

In that instant, many eyeballs fell to the ground—including Mu Jiajia's.

How close must the relationship be for such intimate behavior to occur?

Mu Jiajia was utterly shocked.

She always felt that Zeng Cheng was not good enough for her best friend, and she often tried to put Zeng Cheng in a bad light in front of Xia Ning.

How would you describe this mindset?

It seems that Zeng Cheng is not good enough for Xia Ning, and therefore not good enough for her either.

If Zeng Cheng really managed to hook up with Yu Da's campus belle in just three days...

Not to mention Ningning, even she would break down.

The question is—on what grounds?

【So...should we tell Ningning?】

After finally calming down her turbulent emotions, Mu Jiajia began to struggle again.

It has a feeling of "catching someone cheating".

If we don't tell Ningning, wouldn't that be condoning Zeng Cheng cheating on her best friend?

Let me tell you, with Ningning's personality, she can't stand this. I'm afraid her Dao heart will collapse and affect her college entrance exam.

"Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly." She could tell that Ningning actually cared a lot about Zeng Cheng.

However, Ningning, who grew up in a pampered environment, is used to everyone around her treating her unconditionally well, and she doesn't yet have the ability to love someone.

[Forget it, let's keep it a secret for now. The college entrance exam is the most important thing...]

After finishing her meal, Mu Jiajia returned to the classroom and saw Qi Jiahao fawning over Xia Ning, shamelessly asking her to drink the hot milk tea he had just bought.

So, didn't our brother Jiahao go off to contemplate life?

Why did I start acting as a "hand warmer" again in the blink of an eye?

You can't wake someone who's pretending to be asleep.

Qi Jiahao did indeed reflect on life and came to this conclusion.

The reason I failed to win Xia Ning's heart is not because I, the "Sleeping Dragon of this era," am not outstanding, nor is it Xia Ning's fault, but because I haven't tried hard enough.

And so, this scene unfolded before our eyes.

Xia Ning refused very decisively.

First of all, she was genuinely annoyed by Qi Jiahao; it was a physiological aversion.

Secondly, it's very hot today—a high of 30 degrees Celsius, and she just finished eating and is drinking hot milk tea!

If it were Zeng Cheng, he definitely wouldn't have given me hot milk tea; he would have bought me ice cream instead...

Xia Ning couldn't help but think that, although both Qi Jiahao and Zeng Cheng tried to please her, Qi Jiahao was always superficial, always saying "I think" or "I feel," and was nowhere near as considerate as Zeng Cheng!

The thought that Zeng Cheng hadn't spoken to her for almost five days made her increasingly irritable.

After walking over, Mu Jiajia rolled her eyes at Qi Jiahao.

"Squad Leader Qi, are you crazy? In this sweltering heat, you insisted Ningning drink milk tea... Speaking of which, didn't you say yesterday that you were going to teach Zeng Cheng a lesson to get revenge for Ningning? Why didn't you go?"

Qi Jiahao pursed his lips, thinking to himself that he had already gone there—although he hadn't succeeded.

It's all Zeng Cheng's fault!

How can someone speak so pleasantly?

Qi Jiahao was definitely not going to tell the truth; he put on airs as the "Executive Deputy Head Teacher."

"Mr. Mu, do you even know what it means to have no right to speak without investigating? Who told you I didn't go? I already reprimanded Zeng Cheng!"

"You really went?" Xia Ning frowned. "Then how did you teach Zeng Cheng a lesson?"

Qi Jiahao waved his hand dismissively: "Serious criticism and profound education have brought him back from the brink, preventing him from going further down the wrong path! Ningning, Zeng Cheng has already realized his mistake, and he even asked me to apologize on his behalf!"

"You're going to apologize on his behalf?" Xia Ning frowned again. "You must have a lot of free time. Let him do it himself!"

Qi Jiahao scratched the back of his head: "Ahem, Ningning, Zeng Cheng is shy..."

Xia Ning rolled her eyes: "So you're shameless?"

Qi Jiahao's lips twitched: "Uh—"

"Ningning, don't listen to his bragging," Mu Jiajia interjected. "Qi Jiahao did go to see Zeng Cheng, right there in the school cafeteria. I saw it all just now, but he didn't teach Zeng Cheng a lesson at all. In fact, after Zeng Cheng said a few bad things about you to him, he gave Zeng Cheng a hundred yuan!"

It became quiet instantly.

Qi Jiahao: "..."

Xia Ning: "..."

The more awkward the former is, the more speechless the latter is.

Xia Ning rolled her eyes at Qi Jiahao again: "What I do with Zeng Cheng is none of your business, Qi Jiahao, why are you meddling? If you're really that bored—I suggest you go run laps on the track!"

Qi Jiahao quickly explained, "Ningning, I just wanted to show you some concern..."

"I don't lack love, and I don't need your concern," Xia Ning's expression grew increasingly cold. "If you're truly overflowing with compassion, I suggest you concern yourself with why the people of Africa are starving, and where the Trisolaran fleet is!"

"Ningning..."

"roll!"