Chapter 1727: Ding Dong, Your Mighty Jinli Is Online 18

“What are you talking about?”

Zhao Xingchen walked up to Huo Ci with a grin and bumped him with his shoulder.

“Just now I heard someone say there’s a little beauty standing at our school gate, and now she’s eating at the noodle shop. They say she’s really pretty. Interested?”

As soon as he finished, Zhao Xingchen slapped his own forehead.

“Oh, right, I forgot—you’re not interested in pretty girls.”

Right as he finished speaking, he heard Huo Ci say,

“Aren’t we going to eat?”

Zhao Xingchen froze for a second.

“R-right, yeah.”

“Then why aren’t you moving?”

As Huo Ci’s words fell, he started walking forward.

Very soon, Zhao Xingchen and the others followed along.

Over on the other side.

Su Yan kept her head down as she ate the shredded chicken noodles that had just been served.

She didn’t really care about all the comments from people passing by.

The boys sitting with her were shoving each other around, exchanging looks—who knew what they were up to.

As she ate, Xiao Hua said,

“Host, how are you planning to get back?”

“Uh… walk back.”

Hearing that, Xiao Hua spoke up,

“Host, are you sure you want to spend an hour walking back?”

“Or what else?”

The hundred thousand on the scratch-off lottery ticket still hadn’t been cashed.

She only had twenty yuan left in her pocket.

Just as she was thinking that, she heard a voice nearby again.

“Hey hey hey, isn’t that Imperial Capital High School’s school beauty, Shen Meitong?”

“Didn’t expect such a coincidence, she actually came to this little place to eat.”

Su Yan took a bite of her shredded chicken noodles.

That Shen Meitong just so happened to sit down in the seat behind Su Yan.

But she seemed to be waiting for someone.

She was holding a bottle of water, looking toward the noodle shop entrance.

“Qiangwei, over here.”

Shen Meitong’s voice rang out.

Then a girl with a ponytail sat down across from Shen Meitong.

“Meitong, have you been waiting long?”

“Not really. I just got here.”

As she spoke, Shen Meitong picked up the menu in front of her.

“What do you want to eat?”

Zhao Qiangwei looked around at the surroundings.

Then when she looked back at Shen Meitong, there was something different in her eyes.

She said,

“I really didn’t expect you’d be willing to come eat in a place like this.”

Shen Meitong showed a faint smile.

“It’s fine, it’s more down-to-earth. Nice to experience it once in a while.”

The two of them chatted back and forth.

Until Zhao Qiangwei unintentionally noticed Su Yan sitting behind Shen Meitong.

Even though it was just a back view, she still recognized her.

Should be that girl Huo Ci took away earlier today.

She had originally planned to go over and say hi.

Zhao Qiangwei glanced at the girl, then at the boys sitting around her.

The warmth in her gaze faded a bit.

She lowered her head and went back to studying the menu; the two of them ordered the same beef noodles.

Until more people came in through the door.

Huo Ci stopped at the noodle shop entrance and swept his gaze around.

In one glance, he saw Su Yan sitting by the wall.

He smiled.

Then he saw the boys sitting around Su Yan.

His smile stalled.

He stood there—clearly wearing the same Imperial Capital High School uniform as everyone else, yet he stood out.

Behind him, Zhao Xingchen spoke up,

“Hey, is that the girl? She’s been keeping her head down eating, I can’t see what she looks like. If she looks decent, how about I go after her?”

As Zhao Xingchen said that, Huo Ci glanced over.

With a soft thud, the bottle of water in his hand was shoved into Zhao Xingchen’s arms.

The usually careless Zhao Xingchen was pierced by Huo Ci’s gaze.

He froze—did he say something wrong?

Just as he was thinking that, a male classmate nearby finished eating, his eyes repeatedly flicking, intentionally or not, over to Su Yan.