Gu Bai was a bit confused by Su Wan’er’s gaze.
He scratched his head and asked in bewilderment.
“Is there something on my face?”
“Um…”
Su Wan’er hesitated, the words stuck in her throat.
At a loss, she silently pointed at the half-eaten chicken leg in her bowl.
But just pointing like that, how could Gu Bai understand?
He could only respond with a confused question mark.
“Is the chicken leg not good?”
“No, it’s not that. It’s delicious, but… I can’t finish it.”
Su Wan’er’s voice was soft and sweet, very pleasant to hear.
Coupled with her current look of inexplicable grievance, even Gu Bai felt a slight ripple in his heart.
But Gu Bai hadn’t expected Su Wan’er’s appetite to be so small that one extra chicken leg was too much.
“Since you can’t finish it, just throw it away…”
Gu Bai had only gotten halfway through his sentence when he noticed Su Wan’er staring at him pitifully, her eyes clearly reluctant to let the chicken leg go.
“That would be such a waste.”
Su Wan’er knew the value of food, so she never wasted it.
She also noticed that Gu Bai had eaten everything in his bowl cleanly, and judging by his movements, it seemed he was about to buy something else to eat—clearly he hadn’t had enough.
So Su Wan’er thought, why not let Gu Bai finish this chicken leg?
‘As for the fact that this kind of feeding behavior only happens between couples, silly, naive Su Wan’er would never think of that.’
“Isn’t it… isn’t it possible?”
Su Wan’er shrank her head, not daring to meet Gu Bai’s eyes.
She also felt embarrassed, but thinking that this chicken leg cost nearly ten yuan, she said reluctantly.
“Then I’ll just pack it to-go.”
“In this weather, if you pack it back to the dorm, it’ll go bad before the afternoon’s over.”
Gu Bai felt a bit helpless at Su Wan’er’s thriftiness.
In this day and age, this was the first time he’d seen a kid so careful with food.
“Then… then, Gu Bai, can you help me eat it?”
Finally, Su Wan’er stopped retreating.
She looked at Gu Bai with pleading eyes, that pitiful gaze making it hard to refuse.
Even though it was something she’d already eaten, to be fair, Gu Bai didn’t have much resistance.
First, because he’d grown used to his little sister shoving all kinds of food she didn’t like onto him.
Second, Su Wan’er herself was a very pretty young girl.
People always judge based on looks.
If it were his three big sons from the dorm handing him their leftovers, he’d definitely punch each one of them.
“Alright.”
In the end, Gu Bai couldn’t resist Su Wan’er’s little look and ate the half chicken leg.
Compared to the one in his own bowl, this half tasted even better.
‘Is this the legendary saying that food from someone else’s bowl always tastes better?’
Gu Bai fell into thought.
But seeing Gu Bai finish the half chicken leg, Su Wan’er’s reluctance finally faded.
To her, as long as it wasn’t thrown away, whether she ate it or Gu Bai did, it was something to be happy about.
After Gu Bai wiped his hands, Su Wan’er said.
“Thanks.”
“What’s there to thank? You should go rest first. You have military training this afternoon, right?”
After saying that, Gu Bai left the place.
As Su Wan’er watched his back, still deciding whether to return to the dorm, a big hand landed on her shoulder.
“Eep!”
“It’s me,” the girl behind her was none other than Su Wan’er’s close friend, Lai Weiyi.
She wore a teasing expression and gave Su Wan’er a thumbs-up.
“Not bad, my dear Wan’er. Your little trick was really impressive.”
“Huh?”
Su Wan’er looked confused.
“What little trick?”
“Hehe~ That move just now? Full marks. Your girlfriend game is maxed out, seriously maxed out.”
“Ah… ah?!”
Only then did Su Wan’er realize what she had just done.
Her face flushed red as steam practically rose from it, and she hurriedly tried to explain.
“No… no, I just couldn’t finish it, so I gave it to Gu Bai to eat! It’s not… not that kind of ulterior motive!”
“I know, I know.”
But clearly, Lai Weiyi didn’t believe Su Wan’er at all.
She kept that teasing expression and said.
“I was worried our cute little Wan’er would only watch anime and never learn to date, but now I see… I really underestimated you.”
“Mmph!! I didn’t… I really didn’t think of it that way!”
Unfortunately, Su Wan’er now felt as exposed as if she were lying naked in Gu Bai’s bed—no matter how she explained, no one would believe her.
After all, such an action only occurs between close family members.
Even between girls, this kind of thing is unlikely.
“I’m rooting for you. Pull down that arrogant sister of yours—her ex-boyfriend becoming her brother-in-law? That’s not a bad outcome, is it?”
Under Lai Weiyi’s repeated teasing, Su Wan’er finally gave up thinking.
She covered her ears, putting on an “I’m not listening, I’m not listening” act.
—
On the other side, Gu Bai returned to the dorm.
His three big sons were still there, apparently discussing something.
“Hey, Bai Zhanchen,” Wang Yu said to one of the dormmates who rarely spoke.
“I’ve got a great opportunity to get out of the single life. Each of you send me fifty bucks, and I’ll tell you the secret.”
“Get lost. No money, no life. If you’ve got an opportunity, just spit it out.”
Bai Zhanchen obviously wasn’t going to be polite with Wang Yu.
As they bickered, Gu Bai walked in and asked.
“What are you talking about?”
Hearing Gu Bai’s question, Wang Yu explained.
“Remember that mixer dinner we discussed last time? I thought it was impossible, but somehow they suddenly agreed, and they strongly insisted that everyone in our dorm must attend.”
“Huh?”
Gu Bai pointed at himself.
“Don’t they know I’m in this dorm?”
“They know,” Wang Yu nodded in confirmation.
“But because of what happened with Wang Ge last time, those girls seem to have learned about Bro Bai’s skills and want to get to know you too.”
“Basically, they’re trying to suck up to power.”
Bai Zhanchen snorted disdainfully.
“Tell them: even if I die, die outside, jump from here, I’d never betray my bros.”