The First Lesson

"Fight me again."

Xie Xie followed behind Tang Wulin, having repeated those words more times than he could count.

Tang Wulin headed straight for the cafeteria without looking back.

"Yesterday didn't count." Xie Xie's face was cold. "I clearly had you pinned at the end. Something suddenly went wrong with your body."

Tang Wulin kept walking.

"I still won."

"You—" Xie Xie choked on his words, then lowered his voice. "Aren't you afraid I'll tell people about that?"

Tang Wulin finally glanced back at him.

"Go ahead. I haven't figured it out myself anyway."

His answer was so matter-of-fact that it left Xie Xie even more frustrated.

He had wanted to keep pressing, but when he saw Tang Wulin nearing the C Cafeteria Window, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind, and he immediately said:

"Fight me again, and I'll buy you an A Cafeteria Meal."

Tang Wulin stopped dead.

He turned around, looking at Xie Xie with real seriousness for the first time.

"Really?"

Xie Xie lifted his chin.

"Of course."

"As much as I want?"

"...As much as you want."

"Deal."

Tang Wulin agreed decisively, without even a moment's hesitation.

Xie Xie suddenly regretted it a little.

But the words were already out. Taking them back would only embarrass him further, so he could only grit his teeth and forge ahead.

Half an hour later, Xie Xie sat in the A Cafeteria Meal section, his expression growing uglier by the minute.

Now he finally understood why people in the cafeteria had already given Tang Wulin a nickname.

This guy could really eat.

And not in the ordinary sense of having a "big appetite." It was as though there were a hole inside him, and no matter how much food went in, it was never enough.

Tang Wulin was