Class Monitor, You Wouldn't Want the School Finding Out About This, Would You?

By now, the students had all left. Although plenty of food remained in the cafeteria, it had all been stirred into an unappetizing mess.

Su Yuan didn't mind. He took out Chu Lanxi's meal card, ready to make his good-for-nothing son pay for a feast.

Just then, a familiar figure entered Su Yuan's line of sight. It was Chen Nuoyi.

The Class Monitor of Class Two was sneaking toward a cafeteria window not far from Su Yuan, looking downright suspicious.

Seeing Chen Nuoyi made Su Yuan suddenly remember that he hadn't seen the class's top student during lunch.

He didn't think much of it. Raising a hand, he called out, "Class Monitor, what a coincidence."

Hearing someone call from behind, the girl's delicate body gave a noticeable shudder. She turned around in a fluster, then, upon seeing Su Yuan, forced herself to look calm and cleared her throat. "Why are you eating so late?"

Su Yuan: "..."

Why was she stealing my line?

Before Su Yuan could reply, Chen Nuoyi explained on her own, "If you wait until the cafeteria is about to close, you can get more food for the same price."

Just then, a kind-looking cafeteria auntie spoke to Chen Nuoyi from behind the serving window. "Nuoyi, I've got yours ready. Go ahead and take it. Just pay the regular price."

As she spoke, the cafeteria auntie brought out a food basin bigger than a washbasin and pushed it through the window toward Chen Nuoyi.

"Thank you, Auntie."

Chen Nuoyi swiped her meal card and thanked her politely.

Holding the enormous basin, she looked at Su Yuan, who seemed rather surprised, and said sheepishly, "I'm still growing, so it's only natural to eat a little more. You—you can understand, right..."

A blush crept over her usually cool, pretty face.

When Su Yuan didn't respond, Chen Nuoyi grew anxious. "Su Yuan, please don't tell anyone... I can't help it. I can't afford expensive ingredients, so I can only make up for it with lots of cheap food..."

Su Yuan came back to his senses and turned to the cafeteria auntie with a serious expression. "Please give me a portion just as big. I can finish it!"

Chen Nuoyi froze, surprise appearing in her beautiful eyes.

Before long, an enormous basin appeared in front of Su Yuan. He hefted it to test the weight. Mm, at least twenty pounds.

The food in the basin smelled delicious. Su Yuan couldn't spare a moment for anything else; he hurriedly shoveled a few spoonfuls into his mouth, finally easing the hunger gnawing at his stomach.

"Class Monitor, we're accomplices now. Shall we go eat together?"

Su Yuan looked up and asked the girl, who was still staring in a daze.

"Oh." Chen Nuoyi nodded.

Just then, Su Yuan abruptly realized something. He hurriedly felt the top of his head and had the vague impression that it really was a little pointier than before.

Luckily, his hair was thick enough that nobody should notice.

Hopefully, it would really go back to normal in two hours.

The two sat across from each other at a table. They said nothing, each wolfing down their food.

Even with Su Yuan digesting everything he ate, he was barely eating faster than Chen Nuoyi!

Su Yuan couldn't help feeling shocked. Could it be that the Class Monitor, of all people, was on performance-enhancing drugs too?

As they ate, a cafeteria auntie suddenly came over with a tray and set three dishes in front of Su Yuan. "You're Su Yuan, right? The three teachers left these for you before they went."

Su Yuan looked at the food: black-horned ox bone soup, braised prawn with tendon, and crystal pork head.

The moment he saw the ox bone soup, Su Yuan understood. These dishes must have been left by Zhuge Tie, Li Ziquan, and the other teacher whose favorability toward him had increased.

That unnamed teacher was most likely his homeroom teacher, Yue Lin.

Su Yuan didn't keep the food to himself. He pushed the three dishes toward Chen Nuoyi and said, "Class Monitor, these were left by some of our teachers. Have some with me."

Chen Nuoyi shook her head and replied coolly, "The teachers left these especially for you. You should eat them yourself."

Su Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. "Class Monitor, you wouldn't want the school finding out just how much you can eat, would you..."

At his words, Chen Nuoyi, who had been busy eating, went rigid. Shock gradually welled in her cool eyes.

"If you want me to keep your secret, then split these three dishes with me!"

Su Yuan sneered. After saying that, even he felt like a real Demon Lord.

"Fine... I'll eat."

Chen Nuoyi lowered her head, like a virtuous young woman cornered by a villain and forced to give in.

But when she picked up a piece of crystal pork head and put it in her mouth, her beautiful eyes lit up at once, sparkling like jewels.

"Delicious!"

After that, Su Yuan didn't need to urge her again. She devoured the three dishes at lightning speed all by herself.

At first, Su Yuan watched with a kindly smile. But when he saw Chen Nuoyi eating faster and faster, his expression changed!

"Save some for me!"

He hurriedly jumped in and fought Chen Nuoyi for the food.

The food served exclusively to Foundation Establishment teachers really was different. It was packed with spiritual energy. If Su Yuan hadn't taken a blue Small Medicinal Pill, more than half the medicinal power in those three dishes would have gone to waste.

But now, he could absorb all the nutrients in the food!

At the same time, a "Ding-dong" rang in Su Yuan's mind.

[You discovered the Righteous Path Saintess's secret!]

What? What had I found that could count as a secret?

[The Righteous Path Saintess, admired by all and regarded as heaven's favored child, was secretly worrying about her family's finances—she couldn't even afford to eat! Evil as you are, you keenly seized this opportunity, forcing the Righteous Path Saintess to submit to your wicked power and eat food tainted with demonic energy!]

[The Righteous Path Saintess's Saint Fall Degree +5%]

[Task Progress: Saint Fall Degree 10% (limit: 20%)]

Still slandering me! Still slandering me!

Su Yuan had long since grown used to the Dog System's defamation. If anything... it was just as expected!

But this was all the better. He was one step closer to completing the "Fallen Saintess" task.

After seeing Chen Nuoyi worry over food twice in a row, how could Su Yuan have failed to notice her dire financial situation?

With just 10% more Saint Fall Degree needed to complete the "Fallen Saintess" task, Su Yuan felt he ought to ask Chen Nuoyi about her circumstances. Maybe he could get some inspiration for tempting the Righteous Path Saintess into corruption.

And since Chen Nuoyi had just admitted on her own that she was short on money, she probably wasn't averse to discussing it.

With that in mind, Su Yuan asked, "Class Monitor, what's been going on with you lately? I remember your family used to be pretty well-off. You had a Flying Boat take you to and from school every day. Why are things different now..."

Chen Nuoyi had nearly finished eating. She wiped her mouth with a napkin, her expression once again cool and composed. "It's nothing, really. My dad made the company lose 16.8 billion a while ago, so he stopped giving me spending money."

"But it's fine. I've managed to work part-time while going to school lately. I can still get by just fine."