“Xuan'er, do you feel like someone is watching you from behind?”
As Guan Yue turned her head, she noticed Xiang Zhuo's undisguised gaze. She immediately covered her mouth and chuckled, pulling Dong Xuan closer and whispering.
“Why me? Why not you? You’re also a great beauty, and there’s Yin Xu, she’s definitely a stunner too!” Dong Xuan replied with a playful smile.
“Oh, come on, you’re a rising star now! How popular is snow goddess dragon? Shangguan Yan is the dream lover of countless people, right, Yin Xu?”
“Guan Yue is right, we can’t compare at all. Maybe they even dream of your Shangguan Yan!”
“You’re asking for a beating, both of you!”
Dong Xuan was still a senior student after all, and her skin was a bit thin. Being teased like that, her small face flushed slightly, and she reached out as if to hit them.
“……”
“Oh my, these freshmen are too bold now. They’re just staring straight ahead, it’s making me feel awkward.” Guan Yue pretended to look elsewhere, but her peripheral vision accurately caught Wu Chen's group of four.
“Freshmen weren’t like this before!”
“Yueyue, how do you know they’re freshmen? Maybe they’re not?” Dong Xuan tilted her head curiously and asked.
“Oh, come on, only freshmen are so green and dressed a bit student-like. Plus, I know they’re definitely not from the Performance Department!”
“Nonsense, I know that too. They’re all just so-so, but the one in the middle is quite handsome, and he has a slightly roguish vibe, and his taste in clothes is good too…” Dong Xuan mumbled, her eyes unconsciously glancing over a couple more times.
“Oh, my, our great beauty Dong wants to eat young grass!” Guan Yue teased immediately.
“You talk too much, you talk too much!”
“……”
The group in front was playfully bickering. How could Wu Chen not know that they had already noticed his group? He then helplessly glanced at his three silly roommates beside him.
“You guys are improving quickly, which I’m very pleased about, but can you be a bit more subtle? Your eyes are practically trying to swallow them whole!”
“Chen Ge, didn't you tell us to look openly? We're all just emboldened by you!” Chu Tianshu chuckled and said.
“Exactly, exactly!” Pu Songri and Xiang Zhuo also nodded and laughed slyly, all at once throwing the blame onto Wu Chen.
“Alright, alright, so this is how you want to play!”
Wu Chen looked at his three roommates with a hint of “pity.” Suddenly, he darted sideways, creating a gap of over a meter, and shouted loudly, “Senior sisters, I’m not with them, don’t misunderstand!”
As soon as he said this, Pu Songri and the other two were stunned, their faces changing dramatically.
“Damn it, Chen Ge, are you even human?”
“It’s over, it’s over, they’re looking over here!”
“Senior sisters, his name is Wu Chen. Wu is the character for ‘mouth’ and ‘sky,’ Chen is… Oh no, I can’t make a phrase!”
“……”
“Hahahaha…”
Dong Xuan and the other two turned their heads in unison. Seeing this scene, they burst into laughter, almost falling over.
“Chen Ge, don’t walk so fast, wait for me!”
The three of them, a little shy, quickly followed closely behind Wu Chen.
“You guys are really hopeless. If you like someone, go up and get their contact information now. I guarantee they’ll most likely give it to you. Won’t an opportunity arise then?!”
Wu Chen looked at the three timid roommates with a feeling of disappointment.
Don't see this as a joke. In reality, approaching them like this is the best way to strike up a conversation, and even having lunch together would be a natural progression.
“Chen Ge, do you have anyone you like? Why don’t you go up and set an example?” Xiang Zhuo was the first to react, but clearly, having just started school not long ago, he still carried a bit of timidity and wanted to encourage Wu Chen to go first.
“……I’ll hit your head! Do I have to set an example for this kind of thing too?!” Wu Chen was completely speechless and immediately walked away with quick strides.
Not far away, another group of people also seemed to notice this scene.
“Xixi, it seems lively over there. Senior Sister Dong Xuan and her friends are laughing so happily!” Zhou Yang, holding Liu Yifei’s hand, pointed to Wu Chen’s path.
“Hmm?”
Liu Yifei’s beautiful eyes lightly swept over Wu Chen and Dong Xuan’s group. “I don’t know. Never mind, let’s hurry up. The cafeteria has braised pork ribs today, and I haven’t had them in a long, long time!”
“Xixi, you’re the female lead in the drama, so you must eat well, right!” Jiang Yiyan interjected abruptly, her gaze not even glancing towards Wu Chen.
Zhou Yang frowned. She always felt that Jiang Yiyan’s words were sarcastic.
Liu Yifei didn't think much of it and responded with a smile, “The food on set is always like that. Occasionally, you can eat something delicious, but opportunities are rare. But I've only been on the 'Legend of Sword and Fairy' set for a few days!”
“I really envy you!” Jiang Yiyan’s words were nine parts true, her eyes gleaming with unconcealed envy.
Zhou Yang didn’t want to dwell on the topic and quickly changed it: “By the way, Xixi, you came back for three days just for the rehearsal? And then you went back to the set?”
“That’s right. Don’t worry, I asked Teacher Wang about thunderstorm, and he said he’d let me be a substitute. I won’t hold you guys back. I’ll ask for leave to come back on the day of the official performance!”
Liu Yifei nodded like a pecking chick, pulling Zhou Yang and running, “Hurry, hurry, I’m hungry.”
“Alright, alright!”
“……”
…
“Huh, where are those junior brothers from earlier? I was thinking of having a meal with them, they seemed quite interesting.” Guan Yue, holding her stainless steel compartmentalized tray, quickly scanned the cafeteria and mumbled.
“So you’re the old cow who wants to eat young grass!” Dong Xuan teased.
“You are!”
Just as the two were bickering, Yin Xu suddenly pointed to a distant corner, “They seem to be eating over there!”
“It really is them. Why do boys always like to find corners?” Guan Yue complained with her mouth, but her feet had already started moving towards that direction.
“Yueyue, are you really going?” Dong Xuan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but ask.
“Yes, why not? It’s just having a meal together. What, are you worried about getting pregnant?”
“Can you please rein in that big mouth of yours!” Dong Xuan and Yin Xu both blushed a deep red.
Wu Chen and his three roommates were gathered around a table discussing Mu Deyuan’s lighting class from the morning. Pu Songri quickly shoveled a mouthful of rice, and just as he was about to interject, he saw Dong Xuan and her two friends walking towards them.
Guan Yue even waved with a smile.
“Pfft!”
A few grains of rice accidentally sprayed out. Luckily, Wu Chen and Pu Songri were sitting next to each other and weren’t affected.
“Damn it, Songri, aren’t you disgusting? Just eat your food properly!”
At this, Chu Tianshu and Xiang Zhuo were about to teach Pu Songri a small lesson, but Pu Songri quickly swallowed his rice and whispered, “That… Shangguan Yan is here!”
“What? What Shangguan Yan?!” Xiang Zhuo was completely bewildered and didn't react.
“It’s the group of senior sisters from earlier.” Wu Chen looked up and indeed saw the trio approaching them, calmly adding.
“Uh…”
“Junior brothers, do you mind if we join you for lunch?” Guan Yue said softly with a smile.