Ding-dong-dong.
The school bell rang, signaling the start of lunch break.
That gave the students time to eat. No one made boxed lunches for Toji, so he had always lived on packaged convenience food.
"Time to eat, time to eat~ This is the best part of school." Toji looked at the mountain of food on his desk and eagerly interlaced his fingers. As far as he was concerned, this was the only thing at school worth caring about...
Just as Toji was about to dig in, a familiar girl's shrill voice reached him, instantly souring his cheerful mood. But when he saw Shinji and the other two, he let it slide.
"Neither of you brought lunch?!" Asuka's blue eyes went round when she was angry, which was rather cute.
Asuka slapped Huang Zhetian's desk with a loud smack, scolding the two boys sitting together.
Shinji was a little afraid of Asuka, and he stammered, "A-Asuka, you know I haven't really cooked since Zhetian-kun moved in. Even when I do, it's only the occasional dinner or late-night snack..."
"Zhetian-kun does most of the cooking now... including our lunches."
As he watched Asuka's expression visibly change and felt her bad mood radiating outward, Shinji's voice grew quieter and quieter.
Huang Zhetian stared at Shinji in surprise. You little punk, so that's how you're playing it?! Dumping all the blame on me?!
Asuka's gaze drifted toward Huang Zhetian, and a chill immediately ran down his spine. This wasn't good.
Although he and Asuka had already broken up, she still ate and played as usual. She showed none of the negative emotions one might expect after a breakup.
Asuka gritted her teeth and glared at Huang Zhetian, her voice turning menacing. "You're both guilty of leaving me without lunch."
"Especially you, Huang Zhetian! Don't