"Five liters of ice cream?"
"A freezer at minus thirty degrees?"
Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu both had question marks floating over their heads. Seriously? Was that even humanly possible?
What did he mean, she'd spent an hour somewhere that was minus thirty degrees and polished off a whole five liters of ice cream?
"Yeah. Qiu'er was wailing away in there in the middle of the night, driving me crazy. In the end, I treated her, then sent her home."
Chen Ming propped his head up with one hand and spoke without expression. The two girls exchanged a look. Thinking about Di Qiu'er's love of food and her enormous appetite, it did sound like something she'd do.
At the same time, Chen Ming sensed the murderous glares from the people in Class One, but he still paid them no mind.
He and Di Qiu'er weren't even a thing, so what was there to worry about? The class bell rang soon after. Chen Ming calmly flipped through his book, and everyone settled down for class. The lesson passed quickly.
Everyone filed out of the classroom. Dong Qianqiu noticed several boys from behind glaring at Chen Ming as they followed him, and immediately tugged on Lan Mengqin's sleeve to point them out.
Lan Mengqin looked over and frowned. Seriously? Those boys in their class were that clueless? Chen Ming had taken them out in an instant just yesterday, and they still dared to pick a fight with him today?
"Chen Ming, want to get lunch together?"
Lan Mengqin promptly led Dong Qianqiu over to Chen Ming and suggested they go eat together.
"I'm fine either way."
Chen Ming gave a slight nod, his expression perfectly calm. Meanwhile, his usually lively and goofy roommates all started acting aloof.
Chen Ming rarely spoke. He was either reading, cultivating, or tapping away at his keyboard.
And the two pretty girls from Class One had said that most of the girls in their class called Chen Ming their dream guy. They were obviously into that type.
Though apparently, it didn't do much good. Looks mattered too much. The group made their way to the cafeteria.
Chen Ming packed several servings of food into a Pokeball. Qiu'er had brought several boxes of snacks anyway, so there was no way she'd go hungry.
His appetite was still astonishing, but he ate with perfect manners. Lan Mengqin looked at Chen Ming, who had already eaten five bowls of rice, then leaned over to look at his stomach. It hadn't changed at all.
"By the way, don't you get fat eating that much? Do you have some kind of secret?"
Lan Mengqin seemed genuinely curious, and Dong Qianqiu couldn't help being drawn into the conversation too.
"No. I was born with divine strength, and my body burns through a tremendous amount of energy. You could say I can eat as much as I want without gaining weight."
"Born with divine strength... Do you know how many girls would envy that?"
Lan Mengqin gazed at him with undisguised envy. A body that never gained weight no matter how much you ate! What girl wouldn't want that?
"Um... I wanted to ask... Is your younger sister built the same way?"
Dong Qianqiu suddenly thought of Di Qiu'er. She seemed to have an enormous appetite too, yet never gained weight.
They were all only a little over six years old, but because of their Soul Power and Soul Rings, they were already about as big as eight- or nine-year-old children.
Di Qiu'er had been getting plenty of nutrition, so she was plump where she should be and slim where she should be.
If Di Qiu'er compared her weight with Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu, she'd definitely be the heaviest. The three girls were about the same height, but height wasn't the issue.
Di Qiu'er could look down and see her toes, while Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu could see their whole feet. That was the difference.
"Yeah. Qiu'er and I were both born with divine strength. She's even much stronger than I am."
Chen Ming nodded in reply to Dong Qianqiu. Hearing this, Lan Mengqin couldn't help asking:
"Is this divine strength of yours something that runs in your family? You have it, and your younger sister has it too."
"...I don't know."
Chen Ming shoveled a bite of rice into his mouth, then took out another big bowl of rice, making it clear he had no idea.
Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu were both genuinely envious of that kind of physique. After all, girls cared about their looks, so they were bound to worry about their figures.
If you ate too much and the parts you wanted to gain weight stayed thin while the parts you wanted to slim down stayed heavy, you were in trouble.
After lunch, they had no afternoon classes. The two groups parted ways and headed back to their respective dorms.
"Waaah... Lao Chen, why do those two pretty girls only talk to you?"
Once Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu had walked off, Lei Yuan put on a mournful face. The three of them were right there, yet the girls had acted as if they didn't exist.
"Yeah, Lao Chen. Do you have some kind of secret?"
"Hand it over already! Or don't blame me if I take it by force!"
The three rubbed their hands together, clearly intent on uncovering the secret. Chen Ming rolled his eyes at them and said, exasperated:
"Why don't you try raising your Soul Power by one level instead of obsessing over this stuff?"
"Lao Chen, that's cold..."
"Do girls these days like the aloof type? What about me?"
Lei Yuan put on a cool, detached expression, though he looked ridiculous. Chen Ming gave him his assessment too.
"Frost Goblin."
"Hey, hey, hey! That's going too far, Lao Chen!"
"What about someone warm and enthusiastic like me?"
Huo Tian rubbed his chin. If acting aloof wasn't going to work, he could try a different approach—being enthusiastic. Chen Ming answered without hesitation:
"Flame Goblin."
"Argh! Lao Chen, I'm gonna fight you!"
Huo Tian instantly snapped. Could he help it if his character model was a little lacking? Just then, Feng Rulang murmured thoughtfully:
"Come to think of it... I still like them a little more enthusiastic."
In an instant, Chen Ming, Huo Tian, and Lei Yuan all froze. The three of them turned to stare at Feng Rulang as dramatic music swelled.
"Like what a little more enthusiastic?"
Huo Tian asked, still shaken. The atmosphere instantly turned tense. The three were already ready to start swinging. That sort of thing was absolutely off-limits—unless you were into it too.
"I meant I like girls who are lively and enthusiastic! I definitely didn't mean anything else..."
"Is that so..."
Feng Rulang hurriedly explained. Huo Tian eyed him suspiciously, and then Lei Yuan spoke up.
"Last night, when you got up to use the bathroom, why did you stare at Huo Tian while he was asleep for ten minutes?"
The moment he finished speaking, the atmosphere turned tense again. The three stared at Feng Rulang. If he couldn't give them a reasonable explanation, he was done for.
"...I was just curious how Lao Huo slept with a basin strapped to his butt..."
He immediately offered an explanation. Lei Yuan raised an eyebrow. Honestly, he was curious about how Huo Tian slept too. But just then, Chen Ming suddenly spoke up.
"I thought... Lao Huo always drew the curtains when he went to sleep. How did you see him? And why were you watching for a whole ten minutes?"
As Chen Ming finished speaking, the atmosphere went tense again. Huo Tian felt his scalp prickle and his rear clench. He stared at Feng Rulang. If he couldn't come up with an explanation, Huo Tian would definitely take him down.
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