Liu Yuanyuan's Envy, the Adorably Naive Top Student Missing Su Bai

The dishes were served quickly.

The oversized sashimi platter had a fantastic visual presentation.

Fresh sea urchin was neatly arranged, with caviar beside it, looking very appetizing.

As for the expensive whelks, they were sliced and cooked using the "crossing the bridge" method.

The chef brought the pot into the private room, boiled the broth, and sliced the whelks for the customers on the spot. They were swished in the broth for a few seconds, cooked just right to preserve their fresh, sweet flavor.

He also left the whelk shells after the meat was extracted. Each one was as big as a basketball and placed on a platter, with dry ice underneath to create a smoky visual effect.

Zhou Jialu was taking pictures the whole time.

This kind of scene was not common for her.

Su Bai couldn't be bothered to take pictures and drank his truffle soup leisurely. The soup was served in a delicate small teapot. He squeezed in some lemon before drinking, and the taste was great—refreshing and cut through the richness.

When eating at a Japanese buffet, cutting through the richness is essential. For Su Bai, what interested him about this restaurant were the various seafood sashimi and high-quality grilled beef and lamb...

For Zhou Jialu, however, the ingredients themselves weren't the most important thing. Instead, she focused her energy on editing photos and posting them on her social media.

"Senior, are your social media posts always this elaborate?"

"Of course, I like things to be a bit more refined. Who doesn't like to show their glamorous side on social media?" Zhou Jialu sighed. "After all, most people rarely encounter a praiseworthy occasion, while for you, junior, it's just everyday life."

"That's not entirely true. Eating this well every day, my cholesterol is going to explode."

"It's okay, we're still young. We can just exercise more. Or, how about I help you find ways to exercise and burn off those extra nutrients?"

Zhou Jialu blinked her eyes.

Su Bai said helplessly, "Senior, I've noticed you don't seem to learn your lesson. Your feet weren't itchy enough in the car just now, were they?"

He made a move as if to grab Zhou Jialu's leg.

She quickly begged for mercy, "No, no, no! We're eating. We shouldn't fool around while eating; it affects digestion."

After playing around for a while, Zhou Jialu finally finished taking the photos she needed for her social media post.

It was a standard nine-picture grid. Not long after she posted it, many people commented.

[Wow, such a big whelk, it must have been expensive?]

[This background, is this the Japanese restaurant at IKC Plaza? So envious, eating this well for a weekday lunch]

[Wuwuwu, I'm in the cafeteria gnawing on steamed buns, and tears of shame are streaming down my face]

[Why did you order the highest-tier set meal? It doesn't seem worth it at all]

[Entertaining clients again? Senior, things are different after you started in sales. Living the high life every day]

Zhou Jialu replied to each comment.

She ignored those who were clearly trying to pick a fight, or replied with a smiling emoji to be passive-aggressive.

Zhou Jialu was already accustomed to negative comments or attacks with vulgar language. It had been like this since she was in high school.

After all, her figure was already quite well-developed back then.

She didn't become timid because of gossip; instead, she dressed beautifully.

Let them spread rumors. No matter how much they slander me, there are still plenty of men who admire me.

At this moment, her roommate Liu Yuanyuan also commented on Zhou Jialu's post.

[Sister Lu, you're so chic today, did you close a big deal?]

Zhou Jialu smiled slightly, not continuing the interaction on her social media, and chose to message Liu Yuanyuan privately instead.

In their dorm, the two beautiful freshmen had only joined a month ago.

Before that, Zhou Jialu and Liu Yuanyuan had lived together.

Now that they were in a mixed dorm, Zhou Jialu and Liu Yuanyuan were relatively closer. When they had something to complain about in daily life, they usually chatted privately rather than in the dorm group chat.

It wasn't that the other two girls had issues; they were nice people. It was just that it always took some time to get familiar with each other.

[Miss Zhou, Mercedes-Benz, AAA University District: Picked up a super handsome younger guy who treated me to over a thousand yuan of Japanese buffet~]

[Yuanyuan: Ah??]

[Yuanyuan: He's treating you? Don't you usually split the bill with clients?]

[Miss Zhou, Mercedes-Benz, AAA University District: This is different. He's very, very rich!]

[Miss Zhou, Mercedes-Benz, AAA University District: Honestly, I'm smitten.**]

[Yuanyuan: Ahhhhhh! Sister Lu is finally going to give herself to the game? So excited, to think there's a man who's going to taste Sister Lu's deliciousness. Who is this lucky guy?]

[Miss Zhou, Mercedes-Benz, AAA University District: ...It's not exactly giving myself to the game. Sigh, it's hard to say. Who knows if he's interested in me.**]

Honestly.

Zhou Jialu was sure that she liked Su Bai a lot.

This liking was both in a physical sense and a rational consideration based on his financial capabilities.

A truly wise woman should remain pure until she meets her destined one, and then decisively make her move.

The key thing was, her rank seemed lower than Su Bai's...

After someone squeezed her calf, her whole body went soft, and she even had to go to the restroom to clean herself up...

Zhou Jialu didn't know she was so sensitive.

On the other hand, Su Bai, from the moment they met until now, felt like he hadn't been moved by her at all.

Sigh, take it slow, always look on the bright side. Maybe Su Bai was just putting on airs because they had just met.

Who knows, maybe he'd fall for her once they got more familiar!

There was plenty of time ahead...

Meanwhile, in the Jiangcheng University cafeteria.

Liu Yuanyuan looked at the messages from her roommate, her emotions a jumble.

She knew Zhou Jialu's requirements for a boyfriend.

She liked them younger.

And wealthy.

Preferably handsome.

Honestly, it was really hard to find someone like that. After all, those who could meet all these conditions were in high demand and wouldn't lack for women.

And yet, she had actually found one.

Liu Yuanyuan felt three parts happy for her, three parts faintly jealous, and four parts indescribable melancholy.

She wanted to eat Japanese food that cost over a thousand yuan too, but Xue Tao was only willing to take her to eat something for three hundred.

He always bragged about how great he was as a local, but she only realized after they started dating that he wasn't that well-off.

Never mind, at least Xue Tao's conditions were quite good within their circle, and he was willing to spend money on her. Nowadays, those "clever and confident" guys would act like it was the end of the world if you asked them to buy a cup of milk tea.

Regardless, after dating Xue Tao, Liu Yuanyuan achieved milk tea freedom.

And Xue Tao would continue to spend money on her. As long as she kept him hooked, she would continuously benefit.

On the contrary, who knew if Zhou Jialu's so-called rich younger guy was just looking to play around with her?

At this moment, at the cafeteria table.

Xue Tao was sitting next to Liu Yuanyuan, enthusiastically talking about car trivia.

His Magotan was the main focus.

After all, "Young and successful drives a Magotan" was one of Xue Tao's main persona tags.

He started with "German-made mechanical quality" and followed up with "Domestic cars are cutting corners nowadays."

Liu Yuanyuan's head was buzzing from listening.

She impatiently interrupted, "Xue Tao, let's go out this weekend, let's eat Japanese food."

"Japanese food? Japanese food is flashy and insubstantial, all show and no substance. How about Old Xiangji instead..."

Xue Tao's smile was a little strained. His budget had been tight recently, and Japanese food, which could easily cost several hundred, was an unbearable burden.

"My roommates all went to eat today. Look at this, it looks so delicious."

"Ah..."

Xue Tao looked at the photo and broke out in a sweat.

Damn, this set meal alone would cost at least a thousand per person.

"Babe, can you have some self-awareness? Your three roommates are all goddesses, and you're comparing yourself to them? That's enough!"

However, Liu Yuanyuan was relentless.

Xue Tao had no choice but to rack his brain for excuses.

This cafeteria lunch, like yesterday's, was an accidental meeting between two dormitories.

Wang Haoran was still playing his game, silently grinding, isolated from the world.

Heh heh heh, that 6+5 main DPS Brother Bai pulled is really amazing, I can clear the Abyss even without using my hands.

Chu Mingzhe was engaged in an internal struggle.

Chen Yusheng sat alone in a corner, her expressionless face radiating a faint sorrow.

She was wondering why Su Bai wasn't replying to her message.