"Brother Chen, are you alright?" Gao Quan asked with concern, looking at Ye Liangchen's two dark circles.
Yesterday, Brother Chen had already shown various signs of not being well.
He thought he would be better today.
But he didn't expect it to be even more severe today.
The dark circles on his face were almost comparable to the pandas he saw on TV.
Ye Liangchen put away his phone and shook his head helplessly.
Last night, he had been waiting for Li Qingxue's Penguin message.
He thought about how he had torn up the love letter and thrown it into the trash can during the day.
Then he hadn't paid any attention to her all day.
According to the development in the dream, Li Qingxue should have proactively asked him what was wrong and why he suddenly ignored her.
Last night, Ye Liangchen stared at his phone, waiting for Li Qingxue's message.
But unexpectedly, he waited until three or four in the morning and still didn't receive Li Qingxue's message.
That's why his condition today seemed a bit off.
But it didn't matter; Li Qingxue wouldn't last long.
Once she slowly realized that his presence was no longer by her side, she would then remember his good qualities.
Then she would regret, and then she would suddenly come to her senses.
Taking a deep breath, he said, "I'm fine, I just went to bed a bit late yesterday."
"Is it because of too much study pressure recently?"
At this point, a thought suddenly popped into Gao Quan's mind: "Brother Chen, did you refuse to confess to Li Qingxue because there's too big a difference in your academic performances?"
As the class monitor, Li Qingxue's academic performance had always been in the top five of the entire school.
Ye Liangchen's academic performance, however, could be described as neither good nor bad; overall, there was still a bit of a gap in scores between him and Li Qingxue.
Did Brother Chen feel that with his own academic situation, he probably couldn't get into the same university as Li Qingxue through exams, which is why he proactively gave up on confessing to Li Qingxue?
Because Brother Chen didn't want to hold Li Qingxue back.
But he also didn't want to genuinely give up.
So he secretly studied at night, wanting to improve his academic performance through effort?
Ye Liangchen glanced at Gao Quan; this kid really knew how to overthink.
But there was no other way; his affection for Li Qingxue seemed, to outsiders, to be etched into his very bones.
Suddenly giving up on Li Qingxue, in their eyes, either meant that he knew he wasn't good enough for Li Qingxue and thus had no choice but to give up.
Or it meant that he just changed his method to attract Li Qingxue's attention.
Perhaps even Li Qingxue herself thought this way.
So, it was no surprise that Gao Quan had such a thought.
They only saw the first layer, while he was already in the stratosphere.
Some things couldn't be explained just by him explaining them.
Let time prove everything!
However, Gao Quan's words did give him a reminder.
That was the college entrance examination.
In the dream, it was because Hu Yuying helped him with tutoring, coupled with his exceptional performance, that he achieved his wish and entered the university that Hu Yuying and Li Qingxue desired.
If he were to go by his current grades, there was still some distance to go if he wanted to enter the university that Hu Yuying and Li Qingxue desired.
The key was that after his rebirth, he had almost forgotten all the high school knowledge.
It was time to find a way to improve his academic performance.
Thinking of this, Ye Liangchen took a deep breath and looked at Gao Quan: "The study pressure has indeed been a bit high lately."
"But there's always a way to solve it. Let's go, Brother Chen is treating you to breakfast today!"
After speaking, he patted Gao Quan's shoulder, held his head high, smiled confidently, and walked towards the cafeteria.
He was a reborn person; studying this small matter, of course, wouldn't stump him.
As soon as he walked into the cafeteria, he saw that Hu Yuying was actually queuing there to buy breakfast for Long Aotian!
His mood, which had just calmed down, instantly ignited.
He scanned the cafeteria for Long Aotian's figure.
After finding Long Aotian's back, he glared at him fiercely.
Didn't he know Hu Yuying's family was poor? He actually made Hu Yuying spend money to buy him breakfast. Long Aotian, you really deserve to die!
If looks could kill, Ye Liangchen's gaze would be enough to instantly kill Long Aotian hundreds of times!
But looks couldn't kill. Ye Liangchen clenched his fists and slowly walked towards the counter where Hu Yuying was queuing.
He accepted it today; he would pay for Hu Yuying's breakfast.
But this debt, he, Ye Liangchen, would remember it, and when he grew up, he would make Long Aotian repay it doubly!
You like eating things bought for you by women so much, then I'll buy a thousand fried dough sticks and watch you eat them!
No!
Buy ten thousand!
If you dare to spit it out, I'll beat you!
Thinking this, he had already arrived beside Hu Yuying.
"Yu Ying, let me pay for this breakfast."
Upon hearing this.
Hu Yuying turned her head and looked at Ye Liangchen strangely: "No need."
"Still, let me do it." Ye Liangchen knew that Hu Yuying's family was not well-off.
She lived with her grandparents all year round, but now her grandparents were old and had no source of income.
Hu Yuying was frugal, and sometimes she would even go out to do part-time jobs during holidays, working so hard!
But Long Aotian, this beast, still made Hu Yuying treat him to food.
He wasn't eating breakfast; he was eating Hu Yuying's human-blood buns. How could he possibly stomach it!
In the dream, he didn't know; it was only later that he realized how difficult Hu Yuying's life was.
He felt annoyed and regretful!
Now that he knew everything, he absolutely couldn't stand by and watch Hu Yuying be bullied like this.
"No need, you pay for your own." Hu Yuying turned sideways to dodge, not wanting the boy in front of her to touch her.
"Still, let me do it. Your family isn't well-off, the money for breakfast is enough for you to live for several days!"
"I'm doing this for your own good, so don't be so modest."
Hearing this, Hu Yuying couldn't help but feel a little angry. Seeing many people in the cafeteria looking at her, she instinctively wanted to lower her head.
"My Little Follower, you don't need to worry about her." Long Aotian took out his meal card and directly paid for the breakfast.
After speaking, he raised his eyes and scanned the surroundings.
The people who were previously preparing to watch the show all averted their eyes one by one.
Long Aotian's action was undoubtedly telling everyone that Hu Yuying was under his protection.
At this moment, Long Aotian suddenly felt a little grateful to the author for writing him as an unruly ruffian whom no one dared to provoke, a villainous character.
It really was useful.
After speaking, he looked at Ye Liangchen: "Don't you think you're going too far?"
"Aren't you leaving? Are you planning to eat standing up?" This sentence was directed at Hu Yuying.
Hearing Long Aotian's words, Hu Yuying pursed her lips and nodded.
Then she carried her tray back to her seat in the cafeteria.
Looking at Long Aotian's back, Ye Liangchen mustered his courage: "How am I going too far? You don't care about Hu Yuying, you only want to bully her. Why can't I care about her?"
Because his voice was too low, not only did Long Aotian not hear him.
Even the cafeteria auntie who was serving food nearby just asked strangely: "Young man, what are you saying? Speak louder if you want to eat something?"
Ye Liangchen closed his eyes and let out a breath: "Two eggs, two cups of soy milk, six steamed buns, how much is that in total?"