The school bell rang.
School was out. The weekend had begun.
Shan Kaiquan slung on his bag and darted out without looking back.
Xue Yuantong dawdled at her desk for a while before slowly getting to her feet.
It was her and Jiang Ning's usual routine: after school on Friday afternoon, they would play for a bit, then head to Snack Street together.
"Want to play ping pong?" Xue Yuantong stroked her paddle. "Once I wear you out, we'll go eat something good."
"Sure, let's play."
Outside the school, Guo Kunnan carried his backpack, feeling awful.
What he had thought was a perfect state of mind had been shattered again because of Manman.
Guo Kunnan felt completely stifled inside.
The surprise from earlier had turned into a fright.
Walking beside Hu Jun, he sank back into a daze.
Hu Jun's gaze passed over countless male and female students and landed on a small cart.
It was an Oden cart. The shop owner was around thirty-five or thirty-six, and still quite charming.
The Oden business was only so-so, because the flavor was only so-so.
Hu Jun did not actually like Oden.
As the saying went, sometimes it was easy to come to like something. For example, if you liked someone, you would like the food she made with her own hands.
"Nan Bro, I'll treat you to Oden." Hu Jun rummaged through his pockets. Aside from bus fare, he still had ten yuan left. That was enough.
Guo Kunnan had been in a bad mood, but hearing Hu Jun's words suddenly touched him.
Who would have thought? When he was at his lowest, the person who hurt him most was the person he loved most.
Yet his friend Hu Jun was willing to generously buy him food. The world really