"Uh... Gu... Gu Tingting?" Lu Zheng blinked, finally recalling the newcomer's name.
"Mhm, hello!" Gu Tingting did not quite dare to look Lu Zheng in the eye.
"Hello, what a coincidence." Lu Zheng waved at her and the girl beside her. "Having a late-night snack? Come join us."
"W-Wouldn't we be disturbing you?" Gu Tingting's eyes lit up as she asked somewhat nervously.
"It's fine. We just got out of a movie too, and we have nothing else to do." Lu Zheng smiled.
Seeing that the four women beside Lu Zheng had no objections, Gu Tingting finally pulled her best friend over.
"This is my classmate, Liu Yutong."
"Hello, handsome! Hello, beautiful ladies!" Liu Yutong appeared quite open and generous.
Liu Qingyan smiled faintly. "Which Liu? The Liu with a literary knife, or the Liu with wood and mao?"
"The Liu with wood and mao!" Liu Yutong answered.
"Then we're practically family. Come sit." Liu Qingyan beckoned.
"Alright!"
Grinning, Liu Yutong sat down beside Liu Qingyan. "Big sister, you're so pretty!"
Liu Qingyan's eyes narrowed with a smile as she picked several skewers of grilled meat for Liu Yutong. "Thank you."
Gu Tingting sat between Si Lingxi and Lin Wan. She first thanked Lin Wan for making room, then looked at Si Lingxi with eyes full of admiration.
"Hello, Sister Huang. What a coincidence—are you out having a late-night snack too?"
Si Lingxi nodded. "We just went to see a movie."
"Hehe!" Gu Tingting nodded repeatedly, still somewhat nervous.
Although she had interacted with Si Lingxi quite a bit, it had all been online and all related to music. After all, she still remembered Si Lingxi's frosty demeanor that day.
And later, during their exchanges, Si Lingxi had always spoken directly. To Gu Tingting, Si Lingxi was more like a