"I'm just an ordinary person like you, I like to eat what's readily available." Zhou You's sharp tongue infuriated Tong Xin, who rolled her eyes and ignored him.
Jiang Jianhuan couldn't help but laugh, which made Tong Xin turn around.
"Don't you find Zhou You particularly annoying?" Her dark eyes stared at her, like a primary school student seeking an ally after losing an argument. Jiang Jianhuan stopped laughing, nodded vigorously, and joined her side.
"Um!"
This answer immediately and perfectly pleased Tong Xin. Her gaze towards Jiang Jianhuan changed instantly, and she leaned over to launch into a long-winded rant about Zhou You's 'glorious deeds' over the past few years.
"Let me tell you, Zhou You is just unbelievable..."
No matter how much they try to make up for it, the years Jiang Jianhuan and Su Mo missed cannot be recovered. Listening to Tong Xin talk about what happened during the years she was gone, Jiang Jianhuan listened intently, not even noticing when Tong Xin suddenly stopped talking.
"Hmm?" Jiang Jianhuan followed her gaze and saw that under the sun, next to the barbecue grill where there were originally only a few boys, there was a girl standing next to Su Mo, leaning over to talk to him.
? ? ?
Jiang Jianhuan squinted and sized her up. It was Zhou You's girlfriend's best friend, whose name seemed to be... Tang Rongrong?
The two of them probably tidied up the room for a while and changed their clothes before arriving late.
Zhou You's girlfriend sat next to him, wearing a white chiffon dress and exuding a very ladylike air. She was listening to Zhou You's group of friends chat.
Meanwhile, another Tang Rongrong was in front of the barbecue grill, wearing a pastoral-style red polka-dot dress with a tie, her chestnut-brown hair braided into two pigtails, and a straw hat on her head. Her sweet, fresh, and pretty appearance was so captivating that even Jiang Jianhuan, a girl herself, couldn't help but be moved and wanted to take a few more glances.
Tong Xin turned her gaze back, looking at her with a half-smile, and clicked her tongue twice.
"These young girls nowadays are really amazing, one more impressive than the next. I, an old auntie, am ashamed of myself."
Jiang Jianhuan's face was full of complicated emotions. Tong Xin rolled her eyes and said again.
"Look how well you dress, so youthful and beautiful..."
"Oh," Jiang Jianhuan responded, lowering her eyes.
“But I have to say, you—” Tong Xin turned her attention back to her, a hint of amusement in her eyes.
"You can't just take advantage of your good conditions and do whatever you want. When you go out to have fun, you should at least dress up a bit."
Jiang Jianhuan glanced at Tong Xin's black tulle dress, then at his own extremely simple T-shirt and shorts.
!
"Su Mo found this for me!" She puffed out her cheeks, staring at the couple not far away, a little angry.
"Oh well, it's okay. Su Mo only has eyes for you, so it doesn't matter what you wear." Tong Xin patted her shoulder to comfort her, but it sounded very weak and powerless. Jiang Jianhuan was still dejected.
"Ah, Su Mo is here." A soft exclamation came from beside her ear, and then Tong Xin jumped off the chair, put on her shoes, and walked towards Jian Ziming.
"I'm going to go visit Old Jian."
"Why are you looking so down?" Su Mo put the plate on the table and touched her forehead.
Are you feeling unwell?
Jiang Jianhuan looked down and saw that the porcelain plate contained roasted chicken wings, corn, mushrooms, meat skewers... all of which were her favorite foods.
The pent-up frustration in my heart dissipated considerably in an instant.
"No." She picked up a skewer of grilled meat, took a bite, and smelled the delicious aroma.
Jiang Jianhuan chewed, glancing at him. "What did that girl just say to you?"
"I didn't say anything." Su Mo remained calm and nonchalant.
"They asked me how to grill this meat."
"...Then what?"
I didn't reply to her.
"You are rude."
"Hmm. If not, then so be it." Su Mo sat down next to her and took a sip of her coconut juice.
"Then why didn't you keep grilling?" Jiang Jianhuan asked while eating. Su Mo lay there with her hands behind her head and answered slowly.
"Excuse me, could you move aside? My girlfriend is hungry."
Jiang Jianhuan suppressed the urge to laugh, but the corners of her eyes involuntarily curved slightly upwards.
Su Mo caught a glimpse of her and ruffled her hair. "Silly girl."
The actual scene was that after the girl asked Su Mo a question that Su Mo ignored, she asked again, feigning innocence, "Can I have a piece of this corn?"
Normally, no one would refuse, but Su Mo cannot be judged by normal standards.
He glanced at her hand, then took a plate, put the nearly roasted, golden-yellow, oily corn on it, and casually remarked.
"Sorry, this is for my girlfriend."
The girl looked extremely aggrieved, staring at him with her big, watery eyes. Then she pointed to the shelf next to her, which was full of meat skewers, chicken wings, and mushrooms. She asked timidly and pitifully.
"What about these? Can I have some...?"
Any normal person would be soft-hearted, and Jian Ziming was even considering whether to give her some of the potato chips he had in his hand.
However, Su Mo...
"Sorry, those too."