Ke Yanchu cleared his throat and said, "Impressive, impressive. I’ve never seen anyone flatter so loudly before. And to think there are people who so complacently believe they are the world’s most beautiful."
Having said that, he turned with flair and caught up with Lu Xingzhi and her friends.
Meanwhile, Liu Bailu quietly followed along, unsure of what to say. Just before leaving, she glanced at Luo Qingchen.
"How was it? Wasn’t I cool just now?" Ke Yanchu squeezed between Lu Xingzhi and Xiong Yali and asked.
"You were the coolest." Lu Xingzhi was amused by her.
"Senior Qingchen, I didn’t mean anything else by it. I already apologized to Lu, but unfortunately, she just won’t forgive me." Zhu Keying looked at Luo Qingchen with grievance, hoping for his comfort.
In fact, Zhu Keying was quite good-looking. With her striking features and 5’6" height, she stood out in a crowd. However, she lacked uniqueness.
She resembled those Instagram influencers a bit.
Of course, she was an influencer herself. However, her title of "campus belle" was definitely boosted by fake followers.
Worse yet, she encountered the uninterested Luo Qingchen.
He looked at her coldly and asked, "Who are you?"
She looked at him in disbelief. Hasn’t he remembered her after a whole year?
"Senior Qingchen?" Zhu Keying’s eyes were red, truly feeling wronged this time.
"I never realized not knowing someone was considered an offense. There are so many people in the school, and I can’t recognize them all. Does that mean I’m pretending to be proud?" Luo Qingchen said with a sullen face, his phoenix eyes sweeping over her face, finally remarking bluntly, "It’s important to have dignity."
After saying this, he walked away.
Xue Bei, smiling, added insult to injury. "No need to be upset, you two. Qingchen’s just like that—face-blind and can’t remember anything unremarkable."
Then he followed Luo Qingchen.
"Qingchen, are you standing up for Little Zhi?" Xue Bei placed his hand on Luo Qingchen’s shoulder, only to have it brushed off as Luo Qingchen strode forward.
"Where are you going?" Xue Bei asked from behind him.
"To mooch some food," Luo Qingchen replied.
Xue Bei thought of something and also followed along, "I’m coming too."
When Lu Xingzhi and her friends reached outside, Luo Qingchen and Xue Bei emerged as well.
Xue Bei approached, his eyes bright, "Little Zhi, you don’t mind treating us to a meal today, right?"
Lu Xingzhi: "If I minded, would you not go?"
Xue Bei was straightforward with no subtlety, "Of course we’d go. You owe us two meals along the way."
"Then you pick the place!" Lu Xingzhi figured she’d better settle the account quickly, or they’d keep bringing it up.
"There’s a place that makes great fish, can we go there?" Luo Qingchen directly asked Lu Xingzhi.
"Sure," Lu Xingzhi nodded. Of course, she had no objection, especially since she loved fish.
"Little Zhi, how did you end up owing Senior two meals?" Ke Yanchu whispered beside Lu Xingzhi.
"Last Saturday, while Xixi and I were out shopping and eating, we ran into them."
"Wow, what a coincidence," Ke Yanchu chuckled slyly.
"If running into someone is considered fate, then I have a lot of fateful encounters every day."