Gu Bai stepped out of the car with a face full of black lines.
He now understood one thing.
His so-called “gangster” identity was getting harder and harder to clear up.
“Manager Du, I told you to just drop me off at the school gate.”
“Seeing things through to the end.”
Manager Du had already recognized Gu Bai’s abilities, so his tone was considerably more polite.
But Gu Bai looked at the students gathering around and said helplessly.
“This isn’t seeing things through to the end. This is sending me straight to the Western Paradise, isn’t it?”
He could already predict just how far the rumors about his identity would spread.
Before, there was still room for explanation.
But now?
With this black luxury sedan charging straight onto campus, how could anyone explain it away?
“Today’s not the right time. I’ll treat Mr. Gu to a meal another day.”
“Just call me Gu Bai.”
“No problem, little Gu Bai.”
Gu Bai wanted to say those last three words were a bit unnecessary, but the black luxury sedan spun around and, with a roaring engine, drove straight out of the campus.
Leaving Gu Bai surrounded by a crowd staring at him like he was some kind of monkey.
“He really is the boss of the mafia, right?”
“So scary. Let’s go, let’s go.”
Hearing these rumors, Gu Bai covered his head, sighed, and walked into the cafeteria.
He just wanted to have a good meal now.
He didn’t care what anyone else thought.
It was 6:30 PM, so the cafeteria was full of students.
Gu Bai casually picked a window and said to the cafeteria auntie busy inside.
“I’d like a serving of braised eggplant and a fried chicken leg.”
When the cafeteria auntie heard his voice, her tired face from working immediately lit up with joy.
“Oh my, long time no see! Thank you so much for all your help, Xiao Bai. Eat up.”
With that, she added an extra chicken leg to Gu Bai’s bowl.
When he didn’t have classes, Gu Bai often worked part-time at the cafeteria.
He was already familiar with this auntie, so whenever she saw him, she usually gave him a little extra.
“No, no!”
Gu Bai tried to refuse embarrassedly, but the auntie didn’t give him a chance to turn it down.
She pushed the bowl and plate right in front of him.
She added, “Look how thin you are. If you don’t eat more, what if you faint from hunger one day?”
Faced with her insistence, Gu Bai had no choice but to accept her kindness.
This scene was also seen by the surrounding students, but they didn’t dare say a word.
They could only pretend they hadn’t seen anything, and it only strengthened their belief that Gu Bai was a gangster.
Carrying his tray, Gu Bai scanned the cafeteria for a relatively quiet spot.
But before he found a seat, he spotted a familiar figure.
“Su Wan’er?”
Since they were still in military training, Su Wan’er was still wearing her uniform.
But her black-rimmed glasses were too eye-catching; it was hard for Gu Bai not to notice her.
Su Wan’er was carrying her tray of food.
She found a good spot before Gu Bai did.
Seeing this, Gu Bai walked over and said to her.
“There’s an empty seat. Do you mind if I sit across from you?”
“Ah!”
Gu Bai’s sudden voice startled Su Wan’er.
After the girl realized it was him, she let out a sigh of relief and said weakly.
“Of course.”
With her permission, Gu Bai sat down across from Su Wan’er.
The two sat facing each other, and Gu Bai got a look at the food in her bowl.
A plate of greens, a bowl of soup, a bowl of rice.
It wasn’t just light—it had no oil at all.
Looking at this meal, Gu Bai couldn’t help but ask.
“Eating so little. Is that enough?”
“Ah…”
Su Wan’er hadn’t expected Gu Bai to start a conversation, so she was stunned for a moment before saying, “It’s enough.”
But when she said that, she clearly lacked conviction.
With that little food, she could barely manage on a normal day.
But lately, with military training, it was nowhere near enough.
She had no choice.
Because of her family’s financial situation, she didn’t have enough money to spend.
Not long ago, she had treated Gu Bai and his little sister to a movie, which made her already tight finances even worse.
Forced to, she could only get by with a plate of greens and a bowl of soup.
Gu Bai keenly noticed Su Wan’er’s lack of confidence.
He looked at the two chicken legs in his own bowl and, without overthinking, picked one up and put it in her bowl.
“Here.”
“Huh?”
Su Wan’er stared at the chicken leg in her bowl, stunned for a moment.
Then her face instantly flushed bright red, and she stammered.
“No, no, I can’t take it!”
Seeing her so resolute, Gu Bai thought about it and said.
“The auntie gave me an extra chicken leg. I can’t finish it. If you don’t take it, I’ll have to throw it away.”
After hearing his words, Su Wan’er’s firm attitude immediately wavered.
She wasn’t a wasteful person.
Compared to her older sister, Su Wan’er was very frugal.
So if Gu Bai really threw away this expensive ten-yuan chicken leg, she would feel sorry.
More importantly…
That chicken leg smelled so good.
Watching Su Wan’er, who was practically drooling, Gu Bai couldn’t help but tease.
“Your eyes are practically glued to that chicken leg. Eat up.”
“Thank you…”
Snapping back to reality, her face red, Su Wan’er wished she could shrink under the table.
But in the end, she couldn’t resist the temptation.
She took a small bite of the chicken leg Gu Bai had given her.
Having not eaten meat for a long time, after that one bite, Su Wan’er savored it as if it were a delicacy.
She carefully set it aside.
She ate two mouthfuls of rice, then took another bite of the chicken leg.
She looked just like a little hamster.
If she didn’t wear those glasses, she would probably be very cute.
Gu Bai let out a silent sigh and then started eating on his own.
He didn’t like talking to people while eating.
After finishing his meal, Gu Bai looked up at Su Wan’er across from him.
The girl was eating very slowly.
Maybe it was because her mouth was small, or maybe because she was truly savoring the big chicken leg he had given her.
So much so that when her rice and greens were finished, she still had half a chicken leg left in her bowl.
Staring at the remaining half, she was a bit at a loss.
Because…
She realized she was already full.
She really couldn’t finish the chicken leg.
She wasn’t comfortable packing it up to take away, but throwing it away seemed wasteful.
She didn’t like wasting food, but she really couldn’t eat any more.
So she looked at Gu Bai with a slightly pitiful expression.