Gu Bai looked at the few extra pieces of braised pork belly that had inexplicably appeared in his bowl, the fattiest parts at that, so he lifted his head and looked at Su Shuhao.
The girl was still busy separating the fatty and lean parts of the pork belly, keeping only the lean for herself and putting all the fatty parts into Gu Bai’s bowl.
Seeing this, Gu Bai couldn’t help but remind her.
“Su Shuhao, that’s my bowl.”
“So?”
She separated the last piece of pork belly and shoved it into Gu Bai’s bowl.
“What’s the problem?”
Except for the first year when they’d just met, Su Shuhao had always done this when eating with Gu Bai for the remaining six years.
She would always give him the food she didn’t like, and that included things she’d taken a bite of and decided weren’t tasty.
For Su Shuhao, it had become such a habit that she found it hard to change.
Even though their relationship was no longer what it used to be.
“Putting food you don’t like into a friend’s bowl—don’t you think that’s weird?”
Gu Bai took a sip of soup, looking calmly at Su Shuhao, waiting for her reply.
But she just said nonchalantly.
“Then you can just not eat it. I won’t say anything.”
Su Shuhao was as arrogant as ever.
She didn’t care how Gu Bai felt; she just wanted to be comfortable herself.
“Or do you think the food I’ve touched is dirty? Let me clarify, I separated the fat with my chopsticks, not my teeth.”
As she spoke, Su Shuhao even demonstrated her technique, forcing Gu Bai to sigh.
“That’s not even the point.”
The two of them were now just ordinary acquaintances, or even the most familiar strangers.
Yet Su Shuhao still clung to her old habits, which of course wouldn’t do.
“Su Shuhao, if someone sees this and it makes it impossible for me to find a girlfriend, can you afford to compensate me? Just like how you always talk about wasting your youth, my time is also time.”
“You actually worry about that?”
Su Shuhao looked at Gu Bai as if he were ridiculous.
“In my opinion, you’ll never find a girlfriend.”
Whether it was his reputation or his personality, based on Su Shuhao’s understanding, anyone who could like him would have to be blind.
“That’s your opinion. Don’t project your views onto all women. You don’t have that ability.”
Gu Bai fired back at Su Shuhao’s taunt without holding back.
The situation between them now was less like friends and more like quarreling rivals.
“But there’s no doubt about it—I’m very popular, aren’t I?”
Given Su Shuhao’s conditions, she certainly had that confidence.
She also liked to flaunt these advantages.
But for Gu Bai, her so-called advantages were completely meaningless.
Even if he really wanted to find a girlfriend, he would definitely look for a gentle, soft-spoken girl.
Like Su Wan’er, for instance…
No.
Gu Bai shook his head, muttering to himself.
Why did he have to think of Su Wan’er?
Just thinking about Su Wan’er made him remember how, after she dressed up meticulously, she looked a bit like Su Shuhao.
So he asked Su Shuhao.
“You have a younger sister, right?”
When he met her at the park earlier, “Su Shuhao” had repeatedly emphasized that she had a younger sister.
But the problem was that in these seven years, Gu Bai had never heard Su Shuhao talk about her family, so that was the first time he learned she had a sister.
As for who the sister was or what she looked like, Gu Bai had no idea.
And now, he wanted to bring it up with Su Shuhao again.
When Su Shuhao heard Gu Bai’s words, her face darkened.
She didn’t like others bringing up that she had a younger sister, and she never told anyone about it.
But now Gu Bai already knew…
Could it be that Su Wan’er had let it slip?
After thinking for a moment, Su Shuhao said.
“I do have a useless sister. We don’t get along.”
Since Gu Bai already knew, there was no point in hiding it, so she might as well admit she had a sister.
But she would never tell him who that sister was.
“So you really do…”
Gu Bai, who wasn’t very full, picked up a piece of pork belly from his bowl and took a bite before continuing.
“You never mentioned your sister. What’s her name?”
“I’m not obligated to tell you.”
Su Shuhao responded coldly.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Bai said.
“Among the new freshmen, there’s a girl named Su Wan’er. Do you know her?”
Hearing that name, Su Shuhao’s pupils contracted, but she quickly recovered.
“No, probably just the same surname. There are plenty of people with the surname Su.”
“Alright.”
Gu Bai didn’t want to pry further.
He finished everything in his bowl and said.
“I’ll head off then. Good luck with your graduate exams.”
Such polite words usually didn’t appear in conversations between friends; they felt more like courteous greetings between strangers.
But Su Shuhao didn’t mind. She let out a cold “Mm” and focused on her meal.
After clearing his tray, Gu Bai walked out of the cafeteria.
Su Shuhao also finished her food and was about to leave when her best friend, Lin Xiaotong, came up and said.
“Su Shuhao, let’s go to the school library together this afternoon.”
Like Su Shuhao, Lin Xiaotong was also planning to take the graduate exams.
Her grades were on par with Su Shuhao’s, and she had even won a scholarship at Nanjiang University.
So Lin Xiaotong was considering studying for the exams with Su Shuhao.
As the two girls walked out of the cafeteria, Lin Xiaotong complained.
“So annoying. That guy confessed to me again yesterday, but he doesn’t even know his place. Totally clueless.”
The “guy” Lin Xiaotong referred to was a friend she’d met at a bar.
He was quite well-off and had a decent personality, but his looks were average, and Lin Xiaotong didn’t like him much.
However, because he was rich, Lin Xiaotong had been stringing him along without giving any clear response.
“Ah…”
Su Shuhao found herself at a loss for words.
Though her personality was strong, she wasn’t the type to have strong opinions, so she just echoed.
“Yeah, that’s not right.”
“Exactly, exactly!”
Upon hearing Su Shuhao’s agreement, Lin Xiaotong grew excited.
“When you’re looking for a partner, you should take your time and try a few. These guys nowadays have absolutely no patience.”
Patience…
Hearing that, Su Shuhao couldn’t help but recall the past seven years.
When she thought about it carefully, among everyone she had ever met, Gu Bai was probably the most patient person, wasn’t he?