Chapter 74: Really Settled?

  Her excited look proved that she was indeed in a good mood.

  But Hao Ren is now worried that "someone" will call him, and he's not very interested in the midnight snack, so he politely declined, "Today's lecture was great, the class leader gave me a ticket and I'm already grateful, this midnight snack... it's not necessary."

  "Alright, you also admit that the lecture was wonderful! In that case, you're treating me to a midnight snack!" The class monitor said persistently.

  Her face was flushed, obviously still immersed in the excitement of just now.

  "Hao Ren hesitated for a moment..."

  "What's wrong, don't you want to? I'll take you to experience the wonders of science, and you're not even thanking me?" Xie Yu Jia narrowed her eyes.

  "No, I'm worried that if we don't hurry back, the dormitory will be closed." Hao Ren said.

  "No way, school knows many students go listen to lectures, today dormitory closing time extended to 11 o'clock." Xie Yu Jia replied.

  Seeing Xie Yu Jia insisting on it, Hao Ren could only agree, "Alright then, let's go get some midnight snacks at Hong Ji Square."

  After all, no matter what, Xie Yu Jia has invited him twice already. Tonight, Hao Ren is inviting her out to eat, so it's just returning some favors.

  "Good!" Xie Yu Jia pushed her bicycle out and Hao Ren rode it to the Hong Ji Square outside the west gate of the school.

  The night was enchanting, and Hao Ren took Xie Yu Jia along the relatively quiet campus road, walking steadily. The gentle breeze rustled through the leaves, a tranquil scene.

  This reminded Hao Ren of the last time he and Xie Yu Jia walked shoulder-to-shoulder to eat midnight snacks outside school.

  Four years of university without a romance is a failed university life... As he drove Xie Yu Jia, Hao Ren suddenly thought of this famous phrase that countless seniors had sighed about.

  He turned around to look at the circular hall of Building E, where the lights were still shining brightly and the atmosphere was lively. And it was also when he turned around that he caught a glimpse of Xie Yu Jia sitting on the back seat of the bicycle, quietly gazing out at the artificial lake in front of the school campus, with a satisfied smile on her face.

  Long eyelashes, starry eyes, delicate features, and flowing hair and a comfortable figure...

  The class monitor is really a great beauty. An idea flashed through his mind.

  He pretended to glance at Building E unintentionally and then brought his gaze back, focusing on riding forward.

  Arriving at the Hongji Square, it is still as lively as before. Because the school dormitory will not close until 11 o'clock tonight, the energetic students are reluctant to return to their dormitories so early.

  "Is the class monitor hungry? I'll treat you to San Huang Chicken?" Hao Ren stopped the car and turned back to Xie Yu Jia.

  Hao Ren doesn't often invite girls to dinner, but he also knows that when he does, he can't just sloppily use a bowl of spicy hot pot to get rid of them.

  "Alright, De Xin Restaurant." Xie Yu Jia rubbed her own belly, indicating that she was indeed hungry.

  Hao Ren smiled and took Xie Yu Jia through the square, heading towards De Xin Hall.

  "Ah Ren!" Suddenly, at this moment, a familiar voice shouted out from the corner diagonally behind.

  Hao Ren turned around and saw Zhou Liren sitting at the edge of a barbecue stall, while Zhao Jiaxin's palm was already covering his mouth.

  "They're also eating at Hongji Square." Xie Yujia was a little surprised to see the other three people in Hao Ren's dorm.

  Now that they've met, Hao Ren could only grit his teeth and take Xie Yu Jia with him.

  "How did you end up here?" Hao Ren asked them.

  "I was bored in the dorm, so I came out to eat something." Zhao Jiayu scratched his head and replied. Zhou Liren's eyes rolled around, probably thinking about why Zhao Jiayu didn't let him shout earlier.

  "Oh, then let's eat together." Xie Yu Jia said generously, turning to Hao Ren, "Then we won't go to De Xin Hall, eating some barbecue is enough."

  Hao Ren didn't know how to respond, while Zhao Jiateng suddenly stood up and threw down the plate with over a dozen skewers of roasted meat that hadn't been finished yet. "No need! No need! You guys go eat! We've already eaten our fill and were just about to head back!"

  "Ah, really?" Xie Yu Jia looked at the plate with a dozen or so untouched meat skewers and felt a bit skeptical.

  "Really! Really! Let's take the rest back to the dorm to eat!" Zhao Jiaxin grabbed a dozen or so skewers of meat from the plate and twisted Zhou Liren's ear with one hand, "Let's go! Let's go!"

  Zhou Liren exclaimed "Ah ya ya" and made several eye movements towards Hao Ren. He was slow to react, only now realizing why he shouldn't have called out Hao Ren's name earlier.

  Cao Ronghua also stood up and picked up the half bottle of beer that had not been finished on the table.

  "You can't drink in the bedroom!" Xie Yu Jia suddenly said.

  Cao Ronghua put down the beer with a huff, wiped his hands, and went to settle the bill with the boss. Then, the three of them slipped away like thieves.

  "Ah..." Xie Yu Jia gazed at their backs, letting out a helpless sigh.

  "Shall... we continue on to De Xin Hall?" Hao Ren asked Xie Yu Jia in a questioning tone.

  Zhao Jiayu and the other two bumped into him having dinner with Xie Yujia, but he had no idea what they would think, let alone how Zhou Liren, that big mouth, would go back and spread the word.

  "Let's go!" Xie Yu Jia nodded vigorously without hesitation.

  They entered De Xin Hall, where business was also booming. They found a table against the wall and sat down. Hao Ren ordered half a plate of three yellow chicken, two bowls of chicken and duck blood soup, two bowls of chicken congee, and an additional small plate of duck jelly, which was quite rich for a midnight snack.

  "Is Zhao Jiaxin's injury okay?" Xie Yuja asked after sitting down.

  "Hmm, it's nothing now. He's thick-skinned and recovers quickly. Look at him just now, full of energy." Hao Ren said with a smile.

  "The school's punishment this time is really strange. I thought Zhao Jiatong would at least get a verbal warning," said Xie Yuqia.

  Zhao Jiaxin thought so too. After this result came out, he felt refreshed and more spirited than before the fight. Hao Ren said in his heart.

  "And this time, you didn't get implicated either, that's good." Xie Yu Jia continued.

  Hao Ren chuckled twice. Xie Yu Jia never thought that this time, the school's punishment result was largely due to Hao Ren's efforts. Otherwise, as she said, no matter how biased the school was, Zhao Jia Yun, who provoked the incident, would not have been able to escape with just a verbal warning.

  "By the way, you were really fierce in that fight last time!" Xie Yu Jia said after a moment of thought.

  Seeing Hao Ren continue to maintain his silly smile, she continued, "I really didn't think you'd have such a fierce... majestic side."

  Hao Ren estimated that she originally wanted to use "ferocious", but temporarily changed it to the laudatory word "magnificent".

  "Class monitor, you're no different. Normally so calm and collected, doing everything by the book, but today you're excited like a little girl chasing after stars." Hao Ren replied.

  "Ah, did I?" Xie Yu Jia sat up straight, her bright eyes staring at Hao Ren.

  "Your face is still red now." Hao Ren said with a smile.

  Xie Yujia thought it was true, and she put her hands on her cheeks to test them. Then, she really started to blush a bit. She thought for a moment, and with a somewhat awkward explanation, said, "Okay, I did lose my composure today, but Professor Hao and Professor Yue are indeed the scientists I admire most. Being able to see them in person is exciting, which is normal, right?"

  "Uh, normal, just normal." Hao Ren nodded helplessly.

  Seeing Hao Ren not being sincere at all, Xie Yu Jia was slightly dissatisfied, but didn't want to argue with him either. She continued asking, "Do you and Huang Xu Jie have some past grievances?"

  "What's with the sudden question?" Hao Ren raised his head.

  "Uh-huh, I've also heard about it. It seems that this fight was caused by your bad relationship with Huang Xu Jie, and then it escalated." Xie Yu Jia said seriously.

  "He doesn't like me, I don't like him, that's all." Hao Ren said casually as he picked up a piece of the just served San Huang chicken with his chopsticks.

  "Hmm... otherwise, I'll be the matchmaker, you guys eliminate this grudge." Xie Yu Jia said after thinking for a few seconds.

  "Never mind, Class Monitor, you don't have to get involved in this. Eat up." Hao Ren pushed the Three Yellow Chicken in front of Xie Yu Jia.

  Xie Yu Jia nodded thoughtfully, she was a bit worried about Hao Ren, but seeing that he didn't mind at all, she thought to herself that he probably had something to rely on.

  But Huang Xujie's matter was not what she truly worried about. What she secretly worried about in her heart was that her brother, the captain of the basketball team, would go to find Hao Ren to settle accounts because of this huge loss for the basketball team.

  Especially this time, the school's handling of the matter was clearly severe punishment for the basketball team, but Hao Ren and Zhao Jiatian were fine, which seemed very unfair to the basketball team. She felt that her brother must have had a grudge in his heart.

  As the night wore on, they talked about all sorts of things in their class and school, getting more and more carried away as they spoke. When the topic turned to today's lecture, Xie Yu Jia became increasingly excited. Hao Ren felt Xie Yu Jia's boundless admiration for Hao Zhonghua, while hiding some of his own thoughts. Neither of them noticed that the number of people in the restaurant was dwindling.

  "Oh no, it's already 11:30!" Xie Yu Jia raised her head and suddenly let out a loud cry when she saw the wall clock in the restaurant.

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