Zheng Yanyan's words surprised Zhou Yuwen, leaving him guilty. After all, one of her dormmates was his ex-wife. Zhou Yuwen had never considered treating them to KFC, but Zheng Yanyan planned to buy it for them.
"You're generous," Zhou Yuwen said sincerely.
"Eh, it's nothing. They're like sisters to ," Zheng Yanyan responded, pleased by the complint. But she genuinely wanted to treat her dormmates to KFC. After all, they had been living together for almost a month, and it was only natural to have a al together. On the first day of school, Su Qing treated them to dinner; later, Shen Yu did as well. Only she and Lu Lin hadn't hosted a al yet. Originally, she planned to treat them after military training, but doing it now felt different.
Zheng Yanyan could already imagine their faces when she brought a big bag of KFC to the dorm. Besides, Zhou Yuwen had a way of getting it.
"Hey, can you do it?"
"I can, but think it through. If we get caught, we could face disciplinary action."
"As if we'd be that unlucky."
"You're bold."
"What does 'bold' an?"
After a brief discussion, Zhou Yuwen secretly slipped out the next day during training and bought a whole backpack full of KFC. He didn't buy too many fries or egg tarts, focusing instead on burgers, which were easier to hide if needed.
By the ti military training ended, it was already 5:30 PM. The setting sun painted the sky red, and camouflaged students dragged their tired bodies off the field.
Zheng Yanyan didn't wait to shower with the others. She had already bathed and changed into fresh clothes during her break in the dical office—dark blue denim shorts paired with Converse sneakers and a loose white crew-neck T-shirt that didn't show her figure, giving her a relaxed look.
They were curious when Shen Yu and the others returned to the dorm and saw Zheng Yanyan dressed casually and about to head out. "Hey, where are you going?"
"Isn't it obvious? She's going on a date," Su Qing rolled her eyes, unimpressed. She instinctively assud Zheng Yanyan was going out with Chang Hao. In truth, Su Qing looked down on Zheng Yanyan for stringing Chang Hao along despite not liking him. Who would be just regular friends with a guy? Everyone knew what was going on.
Just like Su Qing, who, in her previous life, interacted with Zhou Yuwen with the clear intention of dating from the start.
"Oh, looks like Chang Hao might finally make it official," Lu Lin teased.
Zheng Yanyan didn't mind hearing their jibes and rolled her eyes. "Think whatever you want." With that, she turned and left.
No one thought much of it since they were eager to shower and freshen up after a long day of sweaty training.
Zhou Yuwen t up with Zheng Yanyan at the cafeteria entrance. She pulled 200 yuan from her shorts pocket and handed it to Zhou Yuwen, but he insisted it was too much.
Zheng Yanyan smiled generously, "Consider the extra as my treat to you!"
Having just showered, Zheng Yanyan looked and slled fresh. Zhou Yuwen told her to keep the money—he wasn't planning on taking it.
"Huh?"
"I'm not that petty. But I'm warning you, I'm not taking the bla if we get caught."
Since he had already brought the food, Zhou Yuwen wouldn't take her money. After all, one of her dormmates was his ex-wife, and another was soone he was getting close to. He wouldn't have bought them burgers if it weren't for Zheng Yanyan. But he didn't mind covering the cost since she wanted to treat them.
This made Zheng Yanyan look at him with newfound respect. "Wow, Zhou Yuwen, I thought you were stingy."
"Do I look stingy?" Zhou Yuwen rolled his eyes.
"Not at all," Zheng Yanyan giggled and added, "You are a good friend—so generous."
"One of these days, I'll let you feel how soft it is," she said, playfully patting Zhou Yuwen on the shoulder.
"Get lost. With that flat chest of yours, I wouldn't even want to touch it."
"Hey! It's not flat, okay!?" Zheng Yanyan was indignant and stubbornly puffed out her chest.
Zhou Yuwen added, "These aren't for you. When you return, tell them they're especially for Little Shen and Little Su."
"Mhm, thank you on their behalf, Lord Zhou!" Zheng Yanyan was thrilled with the food and mockingly bowed to Zhou Yuwen. "This humble girl has nothing to offer in return except herself."
Zhou Yuwen feigned disgust, which made Zheng Yanyan burst out laughing.
"Hey, walk
back to the dorm?"
"Huh?"
"Co on, you're already here. Walk
back to the dorm."
So, Zhou Yuwen ended up escorting Zheng Yanyan to her dorm.
Carrying the backpack, Zheng Yanyan carefully sneaked through the dormitory corridor and finally returned to her room, slamming the door behind her.
The sudden noise startled the other girls, who were either drying their hair or doing skincare routines.
"What's going on? Why are you being so sneaky?"
Giggling, Zheng Yanyan put down her backpack and dumped it onto her desk with a flourish.
When the girls saw the pile of burgers, they were stunned, their faces lighting up with surprise.
"What is this? Burgers and fried chicken!?"
"No way, Zheng Yanyan, where did you get these? You're so daring!"
After nearly a month of cafeteria food, the burgers and the fried chicken slled irresistible, and Su Qing couldn't help but gather around.
Seeing her dormmates' delighted expressions, Zheng Yanyan was pleased. "I don't have that kind of pull. These are all from Zhou Yuwen!"
"Zhou Yuwen?"
The girls were taken aback.
"Yep! Lord Zhou said you ladies have been cooped up too long and need so good food!" Zheng Yanyan, being a good friend, didn't downplay Zhou Yuwen's generosity. If he was treating them, she wouldn't sabotage him.
Sure enough, hearing this, the girls started daydreaming.
Shen Yu, for example, rembered how she had ntioned to Zhou Yuwen a few days ago that she was tired of cafeteria food and was craving fried chicken. Zhou Yuwen had teased her, asking if she ate that kind of thing.
Shen Yu had shot back, "Why? Can't I?"
Zhou Yuwen had replied, "I just thought fairies only drank dew."
His comnt had made Shen Yu blush deeply. She couldn't believe that Zhou Yuwen had gone and bought fried chicken for her today.
Her cheeks flushed, and a small smile played on her lips. She was convinced Zhou Yuwen had bought the chicken just for her.
Lu Lin, too, was puzzled. "Are you sure this is for ?"
She was surprised because Zhou Yuwen's attitude had made it clear he wasn't interested in her, and Zheng Yanyan hadn't bothered him recently either.
"Of course! He even said it was especially for you!" Zheng Yanyan teased. In truth, Lu Lin was probably the one with the least connection to Zhou Yuwen in the dorm, but Zheng Yanyan couldn't resist joking with her.
Only Su Qing remained calm, her brows furrowing as she looked at the table full of burgers. "Wait a minute, so you were out on a date with Zhou Yuwen just now?"
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