The Moment When Decay Turns Into the Miraculous…

No one knows why, but although Chen Shirou usually looks cold and keeps a sulky face all day…

When she eats, she becomes a completely different person.

Is this what they call a foodie?

Indeed, the power of food is infinite.

Watching Chen Shirou eat so deliciously, Ye Hao also felt hungry.

Sure enough, the noodles tasted great.

No wonder this girl dragged me so far.

So this is why…

“Right, let’s take a picture here~”

After saying that, Chen Shirou leaned her face toward Ye Hao’s.

She picked up a bite of noodles from his bowl and snapped a photo.

“I say, why are you eating my noodles…”

“It’s fine. It’s not like I dislike you.”

Ye Hao: “…”

You may not dislike me, but I dislike it…

As usual, after taking the photo, Chen Shirou sent it to Ye Hao.

“Hm? Why didn’t you bring your phone?”

Realizing something, Chen Shirou looked at Ye Hao.

“You dragged me away the moment you arrived. I didn’t have time to take it.”

“…Alright.”

At this moment, by the school flower bed—

“Li Mengying, do you know who that person was just now?”

Seeing the girl who walked in and dragged Ye Hao away instantly, Liu Qianxia felt annoyed.

She had planned to gather her courage and have lunch with Ye Hao.

But everything got ruined just like that.

“That girl just now… that was Chen Shirou, the class rep of Class B next door.

But how does she know Ye Hao…”

Mentioning Chen Shirou reminded Li Mengying of that permanently sulky face.

“I don’t know, but that girl is suspicious…”

“I think the most suspicious one is you.

Sometimes I can’t tell if you’re really dumb or pretending.”

“Guess.”

Hearing Liu Qianxia’s words, Li Mengying chuckled and stopped talking.

Compared to that, she was more worried about this suddenly appearing Chen Shirou.

Afraid that cold-faced girl might also be interested in Ye Hao.

But… that seems unlikely.

Who is Ye Hao?

A straight wooden block.

No matter how many hints Chen Shirou gives, it’s probably useless.

And Ye Hao’s interest is entirely on studying.

They probably just went to discuss schoolwork.

Just then, two figures she never expected walked together through the school gate—

Very close to each other.

“Ye Hao…”

“Chen Shirou…”

Seeing them walk in, Li Mengying rubbed her eyes.

For a moment she suspected she was hallucinating.

Maybe she missed Ye Hao too much…

Everyone started looking like him…

“Ye Hao… you sinful man~”

Thinking of Ye Hao, Li Mengying covered her mouth in a dreamy daze.

“Li Mengying, is that Ye Hao and Chen Shirou over there?”

Compared to her, Liu Qianxia was much calmer.

“Hm?”

Ye Hao?

She quickly turned toward the gate.

Sure enough, the two figures leaning close were Ye Hao and Chen Shirou.

“Ye Hao! No—why is he walking with that woman?!”

“Should we go look?”

Even Liu Qianxia couldn’t stay calm now.

She felt like throwing her lunchbox at Ye Hao’s face.

You promised to date after graduation!

And now?! This is what you’re doing?!

“Go!”

What she thought was a hallucination turned out real.

Li Mengying couldn’t hold herself back anymore.

Go? Of course go!

I’ve chased you for almost a year and you’ve given me zero reaction.

And this woman who just showed up—you walk so close with her?!

Both girls packed their lunch and stormed toward Ye Hao.

At this moment, with Chen Shirou clinging tightly to his arm, Ye Hao felt extremely awkward.

Pretending is fine, but why cling this tightly?

An entire street like this!

Even entering the school gate, she still won’t let go?!

“I say, shouldn’t you let go now?

We’re inside the school.

It doesn’t look good.”

Ye Hao tried to pull his arm free.

“I can let go. Just not now.”

Looking at the approaching figures of Li Mengying and Liu Qianxia, Chen Shirou tugged his arm downward.

“Why?”

What does ‘not now’ mean?

He didn’t understand…

And also…

Please… I can feel your size already, okay?

Even if it’s an act, this is too much.

I can’t keep this up…

“Your two girlfriends are coming. What do you think?”

Ye Hao froze.

Girlfriends?

If he really had girlfriends, would he need you?

If he had one, he’d take her home and calm Yao Yao–jie down.

Following her gaze, he saw two girls in uniforms rushing toward them.

Li Mengying?

Liu Qianxia?

What are these two doing?

“Ye Hao, since we’re acting, act properly. Got it?”

Hearing Chen Shirou whisper in his ear, Ye Hao nodded.

“Ye Hao, where did you go with Class B’s rep, Chen Shirou~?

Qianxia and I were looking everywhere for you at lunch.”

Standing before him, Li Mengying glared at Chen Shirou, then at Ye Hao.

“We went out to eat lunch, of course.

Where else?

Isn’t that right, Li Mengying?”

“Tch… Then why aren’t you letting go of our Ye Hao?

Aren’t you two standing a little too close…”

She would rather see Ye Hao hug Liu Qianxia than see this.

Because…

Chen Shirou is definitely not what she looks like.

Everything she does is effortless.

She can even solve big problems casually.

There’s definitely something behind the scenes.

Getting close to Ye Hao must be a scheme.

And Ye Hao is stupid.

If this woman wants to use tricks, she might outplay even me.

Bad memories rushed back to her mind.

Which strengthened her belief—

Chen Shirou is the No.1 threat.

As for Liu Qianxia…

Not simple either.

But at least not dangerous like Chen Shirou.

Right now, Liu Qianxia couldn’t get a word in.

When you don’t know who’s foe or friend, silence is safest.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop, Yuan Yuan watched the four at the gate and bit her nail silently.

“The threats keep growing…

Haozi, what’s going on in your dumb head…”

Li Mengying—daughter of a listed company owner.

A proper rich girl.

Liu Qianxia—looks harmless, ordinary family.

But for her to stay by Ye Hao so long, she must have something.

As for Chen Shirou…

Even more complicated.

She probably came to take revenge.

If she remembered correctly, before Ye Hao’s mother passed away, Ye Hao once met a certain girl.

After that tragedy, they lost contact.

Ye Hao even forgot.

But Yuan Yuan—watching for years—knew everything about the girls around him.

Also…

The incident involving Li Mengying and Ye Hao—

was stirred up by Chen Shirou.

As a former Class B student, she knew that class rep well.

She is not a good person.

“Haozi, Haozi…

You really like giving me impossible problems.

And you didn’t come home last night…

Aren’t you afraid your sister will kill you?”

Among all the girls, Yuan Yuan’s position was the most complicated.

Ye Hao saw her as a brother.

And she was at a huge disadvantage.

If she told him she was a girl…

Their friendship might end.

So when she acts, it must be a finishing strike.

Anything less—

and she’d be the one “killed” by Ye Hao.

And Ye Hao’s wallpaper—

a recent photo of him and Chen Shirou.

Meaning…

While she was away…

Chen Shirou infiltrated Ye Hao’s life.

She bit her nail harder.

She couldn’t do anything.

If she threatened Chen Shirou, that woman would tattletale to Ye Hao.

Backfire for sure.

“Just have to watch for now…”

The more she thought, the worse she felt.

Shaking her head, she left the rooftop.

Back at the gate, Chen Shirou—still holding Ye Hao—handled Li Mengying’s sharp words easily.

“Li Mengying, please watch your words~

Don’t behave like some abandoned puppy, okay?”

Half joking, half serious.

Instantly igniting Li Mengying’s anger.

Unknowingly, her behavior made Ye Hao even more annoyed with her “crazy dog” attitude.

Seeing things go bad, Liu Qianxia quickly said:

“Alright, stop arguing.

Doing this at the school gate looks… weird.”

Though neutral on the surface, she secretly mocked both.

Subtext:

“Bite each other like dogs if you want,

but don’t embarrass yourselves at the gate.”

She didn’t mention Ye Hao breaking the lunch promise.

Used right, that would be a finishing blow.

She’ll save it.

Until the moment decay turns into miracle.

Meanwhile, Ye Hao wasn’t thinking about any of them.

He was wondering how to explain his “girlfriend” to Luo Yao later.

He can’t tell her directly.

He’ll have to ease into it…