"Devil, devil, they are simply devils!"
Having run quite a distance, Chen Mengmeng finally raised her head to look in the direction of the second cafeteria, patting her chest in lingering fear.
As soon as she recalled the ten-plus minutes just now, she felt her hair stand on end.
Without giving her any time to react, the five girls first surrounded her as soon as they appeared.
Then, right in front of her, they took turns putting food into Xu Qingfan's bowl, their hands almost pushing into her face due to the distance.
If it was just this little play, Chen Mengmeng wouldn't have been scared. But then!
"Brother Qing Fan, is this girl your friend?"
Chen Mengmeng intended to introduce herself with dignity, but someone beat her to it.
"No, no, this is Mengmeng, the vice president of the Magic Club. Haha, Senior, what a coincidence to see you here at the second cafeteria!" Xiao Ruawen extended her hand with a grin.
Just as Chen Mengmeng was about to extend her hand for a polite handshake, Xia Xiaoxiao butted in.
"Don't bother her while she's eating. Can't you see her food is going cold?" Xia Xiaoxiao slapped away Xiao Ruawen's extended hand.
"Haha, sorry, Senior! Enjoy your meal, haha, enjoy your meal." Xiao Ruawen laughed and buried her head in eating again.
Interrupted multiple times, Chen Mengmeng started to feel uneasy, but the identity of a senior gave her some confidence, so she stayed put.
Just as she was about to explain she just bumped into Xu Qingfan by chance, Zhang Yiyi spoke up.
"Brother, did you remember to hang the laundry? Leaving your underwear in the washing machine for too long can breed bacteria."
Chen Mengmeng was shocked to find out that Xu Qingfan was cohabitating with the girls, then Wu Lingyu chimed in.
"I hung them out to dry when I woke up at noon. Brother Fan, don't leave your underwear in the washing machine next time. I'll hand wash them for you." Xiao Yu said it sincerely without much thought.
But this statement hit Chen Mengmeng like a ton of bricks.
[Cohabiting, underwear, hand wash together?]
[Is my junior actually living with them?!]
She thought that was the end of it, but it was just the beginning.
"Brother Qing Fan, let me scrub your back while you shower tonight."
"The pool at home hasn't been used for a while. When shall we go swimming again?"
"I'm so tired after yoga, Brother Fan, can you give me a massage after school?"
"I want a massage too!"
"Hehe, Brother Qing Fan, I want a massage too!"
"Brother, I want one too!"
A lot more happened, but at that time, Chen Mengmeng's mind was already buzzing, her vision blurred, and ears deaf, unable to see or hear anything around her.
She didn't remember how she managed to escape. Perhaps she said, "I have an urgent matter," or "I forgot to turn off the gas at home," she couldn't remember.
Chen Mengmeng didn't even bother to clean her bowl, got up, and fled the cafeteria.
It wasn't until she almost got back to her dormitory that the overwhelming feeling finally eased a bit.
Settling her emotions, she took out her phone to inquire about the situation from two juniors.
[Junior, is it true that Fan lives off-campus and is cohabiting with five girls?] Chen Mengmeng's hands trembled as she typed and sent the message.
Worried that Junior A might not see the message, she decided to copy and send it to Junior B as well.
Indeed, Chen Mengmeng hadn't remembered their names until now.
She overthought it, and both Lai Chenglang and Wu Shichong almost simultaneously received the message and replied instantly.
[Yes, Brother Fan lives off-campus and is probably cohabiting with five girls. They seem to be childhood friends from elementary and middle school. Senior, has Brother Fan agreed to join the Magic Club?]
[That's right. Brother Fan lives off-campus, and the five girls are all very pretty childhood friends. I think they rented a place in the neighborhood opposite the school. Senior, has Brother Fan agreed to join the Magic Club?]
Their responses were almost identical, but because Lai Chenglang's message came a bit later, an anxious Senior Mengmeng chose to continue chatting with him.
Lai Chenglang watched as the chat box with Senior kept showing "Typing..." but no message was sent, making him itch with impatience.
Chen Mengmeng originally wanted to ask how they could cohabit, but realizing Lai Chenglang wouldn't know the answer, she deleted it.
Then she wanted to ask if Fan had someone he liked, but she deleted it a second before sending it.
In the end, she only sent a simple reply.
Chen Mengmeng tucked her phone away, feeling extremely dejected as she climbed the stairs back to her dormitory.
All her life, she had been adored by everyone, even the top students with the best family backgrounds acted like lapdogs in front of her.
It was the first time Chen Mengmeng felt love at first sight, Xu Qingfan gave her such a special feeling. Just looking at him made her heart race and breathless.
Moreover, Xu Qingfan wasn't like the boys who fawned over her, which made Chen Mengmeng even more infatuated with him.
She thought she had met her true love, that pursuing a boy was as easy as breaking through paper for her beauty.
Fan's deskmate was indeed beautiful, but they were different types, so she did not need to mind.
After learning that Xu Qingfan had no girlfriend, Chen Mengmeng was brimming with confidence, thinking she could lure him into the Magic Club as a senior, then fall in love over time, hehe...
Just love developing over time, she was not that kind of person!
Good lord, this junior had been collecting crushes since childhood, all kinds of childhood sweethearts!
One was just like her with an adorable and cute style, even slightly prettier. What competition was there?
"Wah, why!" Tears of regret welled up in the poor senior's eyes.
But then again, although the cute route failed, she still had another chance, her senior status!
[Junior, don't you feel uncomfortable... let Senior help you... ]
[Ah, Junior, what are you doing... don't... I'm your senior!]
"Hehehe..." Chen Mengmeng laughed and cried simultaneously, a neurotic sight that frightened girls going up and down the stairs.
Quickly realizing what she was doing, she stopped and ran upstairs with a flushed face.
[I still have a chance!]
On the other side, after Senior fled, the five girls stopped laughing.
"So, what's the deal?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked coldly, without a trace of emotion.
"Brother Qing Fan, say something!"
Xu Qingfan gave an awkward smile, thinking about the senior who couldn't even finish her meal before fleeing. He gained an immediate appreciation of the five's combat strength.
"There's nothing much, just that I happened to be having lunch at the second cafeteria and she happened to be there too. She came over to discuss that Du Haitao thing."
He had nothing to hide, so looking directly into Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes, he didn't feel guilty at all.
"Oh." Xia Xiaoxiao lowered her head to continue eating.
"Just to talk about that Du Haitao thing? I saw that neither of you had eaten much." Xiao Ruawen began the second round of questioning.
"Let's eat first. Cold food isn't good for the stomach." Wu Lingyu glanced at Brother Fan's bowl, noticing that the food was no longer steaming, and advised.
"Mm, let's eat first!"
"Such a large drumstick left uneaten, such a waste!" Lin Wanning pointed to the chicken leg in Chen Mengmeng's bowl.
Recalling the senior's hasty escape, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.