"Woof"

He Ao moved very quickly. Yuan Nan Nan didn't say anything more, but watched He Ao's movements with dazzled eyes. When she saw He Ao flick the noodles out of the ladle and catch them, flipping all the noodles in the air, she even applauded.

"So amazing!"

By the time He Ao had packed the two bowls of noodles and handed them to them, Yuan Nan Nan's eyes were full of little stars as she looked at He Ao. "He Ao, you're so amazing!"

As she spoke, she imitated He Ao's ladle-flipping motion with her hands. "This, this, I've only seen this on TV and with those master chefs! You're really amazing, how did you do that?"

"Nothing special, just practice makes perfect."

He Ao couldn't help but laugh.

He had realized that Yuan Nan Nan was the kind of girl who had grown up carefree, hadn't seen much of the world, but had maintained her purity.

"Thank you."

Liu Nan saw that He Ao didn't seem to mind the awkward encounter much and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

She had some classmates from less fortunate backgrounds who were very afraid of being discovered working part-time or having difficult family situations. They would usually feel very awkward if they were caught.

After all, there were indeed people who would spread rumors and even mock classmates they saw setting up a street stall. Most students were thin-skinned and had strong self-esteem, unable to withstand such blows.

At this moment, Liu Nan suddenly thought, It seems there are no rumors about He Ao setting up a street stall at school?

Logically, since he was setting up a stall so close to the school, he should be easily seen.

Then she suddenly remembered the rumors she had heard from Yuan Nan Nan about He Ao's various 'bloody battles with thugs' and being 'fierce and ruthless'. Could it be that He Ao himself created these rumors to cover up his street vending?

However, she quickly dismissed this idea. Judging from how skillfully He Ao knocked out the human trafficker who tried to kidnap her, and his familiarity with the police, He Ao probably did have some 'side businesses'.

She looked at He Ao and suddenly felt that this classmate was gradually being enveloped in layers of mysterious light, as if he held countless secrets.

Every time she thought she had stumbled upon a hidden side of him, he would immediately reveal a new side, like peeling an onion, layer upon layer, making it impossible to distinguish which was real.

Yuan Nan Nan didn't have as many thoughts as Liu Nan. She directly opened one of the packed Cold Noodles, took out the chopsticks, picked up a mouthful of Cold Noodles, and brought it to her mouth. Then she froze in place. "So delicious!"

She quickly slurped the mouthful of noodles into her mouth, then looked at He Ao indistinctly. "He Ao, the students at school all say you have a private gang and lead your brothers to fight for territory every night. Some people even say you're a member of some mysterious organization with superpowers, responsible for secretly maintaining world peace.

So you're selling Cold Noodles here... slurp... It's really delicious."

"What kind of ridiculous rumors have you been listening to..." He Ao looked at her with a wry smile. "I'm just a law-abiding student selling Cold Noodles. I don't have any gang affiliation, nor am I a member of some mysterious organization maintaining world peace."

Liu Nan held the other bowl of noodles in her hand and opened her mouth.

She clearly remembered that when the two human trafficker accomplices saw He Ao, they called out "Ao Ge" and were so scared they ran away wetting their pants.

He Ao said he had no other identity, and she was a little hesitant to believe it...

"Oh, is that so."

But Yuan Nan Nan truly believed it. She nodded repeatedly, her eyes sparkling as she looked at He Ao. "It's really delicious! He Ao, you're amazing!"

"We were originally going to treat you to Snacks," Liu Nan looked at her friend helplessly, then at He Ao. Yuan Nan Nan was just like this; she couldn't walk away when she saw something delicious, and her daily life was spent searching for good food everywhere. "But I didn't expect you to be the boss yourself."

She thought for a moment. "We definitely can't treat you to this. Are you free recently? I'd like to treat you to a meal."

She widened her eyes and looked at He Ao sincerely.

The evening breeze of the silent night blew through the girl's curly hair, brushing against her fair skin and beautiful cheeks.

Since childhood, Liu Nan had been a campus beauty, the kind of person who would definitely attract the attention of both boys and girls when walking in a crowd.

The advantage of being beautiful was that life was much more convenient. When eating alone, strangers would pay for your meal. When carrying luggage, boys would eagerly offer help. It was easier to get concessions from the other party during negotiations and transactions, and it was easier to get high scores in interviews and speeches.

Liu Nan basically wouldn't mistreat anyone who helped her.

But very few people could refuse her requests to her face, because she was simply too beautiful.

People were always biased towards attractive members of their own kind. Even many girls couldn't refuse Liu Nan's requests to her face.

Refusing over the phone was acceptable.

But since you were face-to-face, you couldn't possibly refuse such a beautiful girl inviting you to dinner, could you?

When she asked the question, He Ao clearly hesitated. He didn't directly refuse, seeming to fall into thought.

Liu Nan breathed a long sigh of relief.

It was the first time she realized that inviting someone to dinner was such a difficult thing. If she couldn't even get to the dinner table, wouldn't it be even harder to repay He Ao's favor? She had to have a way to repay the favor.

Her charm offensive would never fail! If it failed, she would be a puppy!

He Ao seemed to be truly lost in thought. He slowly squatted down and took out a small black notebook from the small drawer under the stall.

Then he opened a page and counted one by one, "Liu Nan, there are still 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 people ahead of you. We have to go by first come, first served, right? I think you're too persistent. I'm not always free either. I'll contact you when it's your turn. You don't have to insist on treating me to dinner right away..."

As he spoke, he noticed Liu Nan's eyes gradually becoming blank.

"Liu Nan?"

He called out, a little confused.

Liu Nan snapped back to reality, looking at He Ao blankly, then bit her silver teeth.

"Woof!"

He Ao: ¿

"Nan Nan, let's go back."

Liu Nan's face was red as she directly pulled Yuan Nan Nan, who was concentrating on eating her noodles, and walked away. It was unclear whether she was angry or embarrassed.

"Liu Nan, wait for me to finish this bite."

Yuan Nan Nan was almost completely bewildered as she was dragged away by Liu Nan.

He Ao felt like there must be a '?' above his head.

She was just being quiet and reasonable, why did she suddenly act like this?

So strange.

However, He Ao didn't think about it any further. After Liu Nan left, the crowd gradually increased, and he had to get busy making money.

"Boss, how much are your Cold Noodles?"

Just as He Ao was seeing off the last customer of this wave of people, a clear female voice sounded in front of him.

He looked up. It was a girl with short, ear-length hair and a simple black mask. Her eyes and the exposed half of her face were exquisitely made up, and her eyes were as clear and bright as gems.