Shen Peichuan furrowed his eyebrows slightly as the voice sounded familiar. However, he just couldn’t remember who it belonged to.
When the lady at the other end realized Shen Peichuan didn’t recognize her, she felt disappointed and identified herself, “It’s me, Sang Yu.”
Shen Peichuan immediately remembered her. “Oh, is there anything I can help you with?”
“Yes, are you free? I have a break in the afternoon. Can you please come and see me?” Sang Yu asked.
Shen Peichuan glanced at the clock on the wall and replied, “Sure.”
“I’ll wait for you at the school entrance.”
“Alright.”
Sang Yu frowned slightly. Her knotted eyebrows would cause anyone who saw her to sympathize with her. Is it such a waste of his time to say a few more words?
“I’m hanging up now,” Sang Yu concluded.
“Mmm.”
Looking at her phone, Sang Yu smiled to herself thinking that Shen Peichuan was a really interesting guy.
Actually, she did have a phone. The last time when Shen Peichuan asked her for it, she didn’t take it out because she still didn’t trust him. Despite not having any family, she was tough and could rely on herself to survive.
The handphone wasn’t expensive but it was more than enough for her usage. As her grades were good, she managed to get a scholarship. Coupled with her earning from a part-time job, it wasn’t hard for her to make a living.
She figured that when she graduated in two years and had a steady job, her life would become more stable.
Shen Peichuan arrived in front of Huaqing University’s entrance in his black SUV. Lowering the car windows, he saw Sang Yu standing there. She was wearing a white T-shirt and a pair of light-colored straight-cut jeans. The jean’s high waist made her legs look very long. Furthermore, she wore a pair of white sneakers and carried a black backpack. Having tied a ponytail, she looked young and energetic. When she saw Shen Peichuan, she ran over and stood by his car window. She asked, “I’m sorry, I can’t ask you to come down. My classmates know that I do not have any relatives. So, if they suddenly see you, I’m worried they might start gossiping.”
“Come on in.” Shen Peichuan unlocked the car doors.
Sang Yu opened the door and hopped in. She then instructed, “Drive ahead and turn right.”
Shen Peichuan didn’t ask where they were going as he just followed her instructions. With his eyes looking ahead, he asked, “What did you want to see me for?”
Sang Yu turned her head towards him and asked jokingly, “Can I not see you if I don’t have a reason?”
“It’s not that.” Shen Peichuan laughed awkwardly. “I’m just more direct, so don’t take it personally.”
“I know, I didn’t.” In her mind, Shen Peichuan was exactly as his friend described, he was someone extremely serious.
Is someone like that capable of having any fun in life?
In a short moment, the car arrived at where Sang Yu wanted to go. She waved her hands, “You can stop here.”
Shen Peichuan parked the car by the roadside. Sang Yu opened the car door and alighted. “You should come down too.”
She led him into a noodle shop called ‘Come Back If It’s Good’. As Shen Peichuan looked around, he realized they were not far from the university. Therefore, most of the shops along the street were selling food. Once he entered the restaurant, he saw Sang Yu ordering. Meanwhile, he furrowed his eyebrows tightly as he wasn’t sure what she was up to. Did she ask me out just to have noodles?
“That’s all for us,” Sang Yu told the noodle shop owner before picking a seat. She motioned to Shen Peichuan. “Let’s sit here.”
Shen Peichuan complied and sat down without saying a word.
“Is this place uncomfortable for you?” Although the noodle shop wasn’t big, it was well kept. It was just that the oil stains on the glass windows haven’t been cleaned for some time.
“This place may look unassuming, but their noodles are delicious. Despite its tacky name, the food does live up to its reputation.” Sang Yu smiled. “Since you helped me twice, I will give you a treat in return. That way, we’re even. So, I hope you will accept it.”
“It’s nothing at all. Don’t worry about it,” Shen Peichuan replied impassionedly.
Sang Yu frowned in her heart. This man was really boring. His tone and expression are forever monotonous as if nothing could affect him.
Meanwhile, the owner served them the noodles in a porcelain bowl. It also came with a hexagonal plate that contained six compartments. Within each compartment was a different accompaniment while the last compartment contained the sauce. Even the chopsticks were longer than usual.
Sang Yu pointed to the accompaniments. “These serve as garnishing. You can choose not to add them in if you don’t like them, but the sauce has to be mixed with the noodles.”
Shen Peichuan nodded. As he was not particular about food, he poured all the accompaniments into the bowl and used his chopsticks to mix them. Sang Yu laughed as she looked at him. “Hey, what kind of woman do you like?”
Just when he was about to dig into his delicious noodles, Shen Peichuan looked up in surprise.
“Don’t misunderstand. The last time we had breakfast, your friend told me that you have not been in a relationship before and never had a girlfriend. He asked me to introduce someone to you. Therefore, I need to know your type before I can do so.” Sang Yu lowered her head and started eating.
Shen Peichuan let out a long sigh as he had the urge to give Su Zhan a good beating. How could he say something like that to a child?
Where am I going to hide my face now?
“He must be joking with you so don’t take it seriously.”
“Okay.” Sang Yu swallowed her noodles and asked, “Does that mean that you have been in a relationship before and have a girlfriend now?”
Shen Peichuan was stupefied.
He cleared his throat. “Erm, what I meant was that you don’t have to introduce anyone to me. I don’t like kids.”
She is just a university student, who can she actually introduce me to?
Su Zhan really has a big mouth.
As a friend, he felt Su Zhan was doing more harm than good.
“Have you been in a relationship before?” Sang Yu asked.
Shen Peichuan put on a serious face. “Don’t stick your nose in the business of adults.”
Sang Yu pouted. “In that case, I don’t have to introduce anyone to you?”
Before this, Shen Peichuan noticed that the noodles smelt good and expected them to taste delicious. But now, he had lost his appetite.
He put down his chopsticks and said to Sang Yu in earnest, “My friend like to spout nonsense. Hence, you don’t have to take what he says seriously.”
“Mmm, in that case, I’ll just listen to what you say from now on?” She smiled at him. Her smile was so disarming that it could cause anyone’s heart to flutter.
Stunned, Shen Peichuan quickly looked away and buried his head in his noodles. “Mmm, just listen to what I say next time.”
Holding her chin, Sang Yu laughed at him as she found him ‘adorable’.
However, when used on him, that word didn’t seem suitable. But, she felt that at that very moment, it was an apt description of herself.
After they finished the noodles, Shen Peichuan sent her back to school and drove off. After driving for a while, he realized that she left her bag in the car. Hence, he turned the car around to head back.
When he arrived at the school entrance, he saw that a crowd had gathered. After parking his car, he got out with Sang Yu’s bag in hand.
“She’s the one! I saw her leaving with a bunch of guys at the nightclub. And yet, she acted as if she was demure and poor in school. I believe you made a lot of money by sleeping with them. But you still pretend to be poor and innocent to elicit pity from your male classmates. Sang Yu, do you even have any self-respect?”
The girl that was accusing Sang Yu was from the same dorm as her and also her classmate. Her name was Lu Wanwan. Ever since Sang Yu was chosen and taken away that night, she held a grudge against her.
She felt that she was a lot more superior than Sang Yu in many aspects and was therefore jealous of her. She has an ordinary appearance and has slept with other men. So what makes her so special that those seniors favor her?
