"Stay seated. I'll go."
Lu Yao stood up, only for Lou Yu to push him back down.
"Sit still and eat some bread to tide you over. Look at your face-you're as pale as a ghost."
Lou Yu picked up the lunch box and set the other paper bags on the table. Before leaving, he warned him:
"The desserts in there are cold. You can't eat them on an empty stomach, so no sneaking any!"
Lu Yao found it funny, but still listened to his fox. After eating the bread, the dull ache in his stomach eased considerably.
Just then, Lou Yu returned with the food.
"Eat up. It's warmed through."
Lu Yao opened the cutlery case and asked, "What about you?"
Lou Yu sat in Lu Yao's office chair, pushed off with his foot to spin around once, and answered lazily:
"I'm not hungry right now. I had loads of snacks while I was out today. When I get home, I'll eat the claypot rice you made me yesterday."
Lu Yao said, "The auntie who cooks here really isn't very good."
He had started working part-time in middle school. To save money, he bought groceries and cooked for himself.
Lu Yao was a good cook. At least, even when Fox was giving him the silent treatment, he couldn't resist the lure of good food and would sneak out of bed at night to steal bites in the kitchen.
"Is it that bad?" Lou Yu glanced over to the other side. "Xu Chu seems to be enjoying it..."
Lu Yao hummed in agreement. "He isn't picky about anything."
Xu Chu: "?"
Lou Yu laughed. "Will you be home early today?"
"Not very early." Lu Yao looked exhausted. "There's still a lot to research. Get some rest early. You don't have