"Alright, look what you've done. In just a few days, everyone in the academy will know that I've adopted a godson."
The two carried the food to a corner and slowly placed it on the table. Cao Yu sat opposite Ju Zi, watching her with a smug look on his face.
He laughed loudly and said, "Really? Those aunties seem very tight-lipped."
"Keep your mouth shut? Are you kidding me? You've never seen them get together to discuss things. Whenever they have a moment to spare, they have so much to talk about."
As she spoke, Ju Zi glared at him fiercely a few times, even her eating became a contest, as if she wanted to stab the meat in her bowl to pieces.
Perhaps this is another version of Cao Yu that she imagined.
Cao Yu still laughed and said, "You brought this on yourself. Who said you wanted me to call you 'sister'? You deserve it."
"Sister, just a side note, getting angry isn't good, it ages you quickly, and you'll have those crow's feet all year round."
Upon hearing that she was prone to aging, Ju Zi immediately calmed down.
Okay, okay, don't be angry!
Ju Zi kept reassuring herself that getting angry would make her age faster, and it wasn't worth getting angry over this.
However, the thought of those aunties' abilities made her unable to feel happy.
When Ke Ke and the others come back, they'll definitely tease me, and they might even say that I'm trying to date a younger woman.
Only then did Ju Zi raise her head and ask Cao Yu, "By the way, how old are you?"
"Sixteen, what's wrong?" Cao Yu asked while gnawing on a large chicken leg.
"It's alright, it's alright." Ju Zi waved her hand, then breathed a sigh of relief.
He's only sixteen, that's fine. I'm only two or three years older than him, so it's not a big problem.
Let Ke Ke and the others say what they want, it's no big deal.
The two then chatted while eating, but she was still somewhat surprised that Cao Yu was an exchange student from Shrek.
He couldn't help but ask, "So, you're Soul Engineer?"
Cao Yu shook his head and said, "No, I'm a Martial Soul Master, and a Soul Emperor at that."
" Soul Emperor? I don't believe it." Ju Zi was still very skeptical of his words, feeling that not a single word of them was believable.
After all, he's a cunning man, with a knack for sweet talk.
Cao Yu said, "Don't believe me if you don't want to."
Ju Zi didn't dwell on the question too much, instead asking, "Aren't Martial Soul Master better off staying at Shrek? Why did you come here? Don't tell me you want to...?"
Cao Yu quickly replied, "Look at what you're saying! I'm just here on vacation. It's not as complicated as you think. Besides, I've already retired from the life of crime."
"You're kidding me, I don't believe you."
As they chatted, it didn't take long before Ju Zi started laughing.
Although the two did not engage in any intimate gestures, in the eyes of the other trainees, they were clearly a couple deeply in love.
Good grief, are they worried they won't have enough to eat? They're deliberately showing off their love in the cafeteria.
After all this, many people were instantly full, though most of them were full from anger.
About several tens of minutes later, a person skipped and hopped into the cafeteria, looking like they were in a very good mood.
She ordered her food first, then carried the plate she was holding to the dining area.
She walked slowly, glancing at everyone sitting at the table every now and then.
" Cao Yu should still be eating here; we might just bump into him."
"So where did he sit?"
With these thoughts in mind, Meng Hongchen walked along, carefully scanning the surroundings.
The male trainees thought the girl was looking at them, and they all lowered their heads shyly to avoid her gaze.
Several male students were also whispering among themselves, " Tian Meng!"
"I agree, I feel like I can never get enough of looking at it," the person next to him chimed in.
Then the two nudged the chubby guy on the other side and said, "Look all you want, Little Roué, don't drool like that, look at you like that."
The male student, nicknamed "Little Roué," wiped his mouth with his hand and said seriously, "The chicken leg smelled so good, I couldn't resist."
As he spoke, his eyes never left the girl who was walking towards him.
Seeing this, all the male students around him burst into laughter, and several of them almost choked on their food.
At this moment, another male student, who was rather handsome, brushed the hair off his forehead with his hand and then revealed what he thought was a very attractive smile.
He said with a slightly relaxed air, "Brothers, the beautiful Meng is looking at me."
"Come on, are you still dreaming? The beautiful lady in the dream is looking at me."
"Everyone move aside, she's looking at me."
As she drew closer, everyone assumed Meng Hongchen wanted to share a table. As a result, the rather handsome male student politely stood up and invited her to sit next to him.
However, the beautiful woman they were talking about did not stop when she passed by them, but continued walking forward.
The male student stood there stunned, while the group around him tried hard to suppress their laughter. It was Little Roué who couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter.
"Haha, aren't you embarrassed? Oh my god, I can't hold it in anymore, I'm dying of laughter!"
His teasing caused everyone around to burst into laughter, and the male student finally sat down with a dark expression, silently eating his rice without saying another word.
Meng Hongchen turned around, somewhat puzzled, wondering what they were laughing about. Then she looked at the two people in the corner, where the person she was looking for was. But why was there an extra woman?
Meng Hongchen couldn't help but wonder, "Could that be his girlfriend? No, no, they weren't sitting together, just facing each other, it shouldn't be a problem."
Only after Meng Hongchen's careful observation did she feel slightly relieved.
Then he walked over to Cao Yu, smiled, and said, "Hello, Cao Yu, long time no see!"
Hearing the voice, Cao Yu felt it sounded familiar. He looked up, grinned, and said, "Long time no see, Meng Hongchen."
"Come on, there's a seat here, please sit down."
Seeing that she was still carrying food, Cao Yu figured she hadn't eaten yet, so he pulled her to sit next to him.
Meng Hongchen didn't refuse; instead, she smiled sweetly.
Seeing this, the Little Roué and their friends, who were not far away, suddenly lost their appetite for the chicken leg in their bowls.
"How could such a beautiful girl like Meng have fallen for him?"
"Who is that guy? Is he that arrogant? It's one thing to have a woman with him, but to have the beautiful Meng sitting next to him is even worse."
The Little Roué shook his head and said, "This person looks unfamiliar; he might be an exchange student who came from Shrek a few days ago."
"What a disaster! How come he's won over the beautiful Meng so quickly after only a short time here?"
"Does that mean all beautiful women like handsome men? That's outrageous! How are we supposed to live then?"
The Little Roué advised from the side, "Let's eat, then go back to sleep. You can have anything in your dreams. We shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket."
(End of this chapter)