【11.】

  The meal was eaten in a rather oppressive atmosphere, even Tao Hao, who usually had a variety show style, just lowered her head and quietly ate her favorite meat. I was even more cautious, not daring to lift my head. Du Bin sat beside me, he ate very little, just sipping cup after cup of tea, as far as I know, the tea here should be charged, and the price is not cheap, all high-grade tea leaves.

  He didn't even take a sip and I seemed to see a pink ticket disappear into thin air.

  After dinner, the three of us returned to our dormitory first. Jin Tongtong stood beside Du Bin like a little bird dependent on others. I wanted to say goodbye to her, but she just looked at me lightly and then lowered her head. Even if I was extremely careless, I could probably tell that she was angry with me, which made me very puzzled. Jin Tongtong is such a person, with a relatively good temper, we've been in the same dormitory for so long, and I've never seen her get angry before. I don't know whether to feel honored or not.

  On the way back, the three of us were very silent, mainly because Hu Guoer was there. Tao Hao and I couldn't chat freely. Fortunately, it wasn't far from the dormitory, and we arrived after a short walk. After entering the dormitory, Tao Hao looked at me, and I walked to her side with a knowing look, whispering: "I really don't know!"

  "You haven't even asked yet and you're already trying to shirk responsibility. Liu Jia, are you feeling guilty?"

  I looked at Tao Hao with a silly expression, and I knew that no matter what I said, Tao Hao would absolutely not let me off easy. This topic was dropped just like that, probably because neither of us thought Du Bin had any interest in me. The impression he gave people was that of a refined and elegant gentleman, so it was completely normal for him to be nice to anyone.

  There have been many dinner gatherings recently.

  On Friday evening when I was heading home, Liu Xin told me that tomorrow at noon we would be going to have lunch with Shen Dang and asked me to join them.

  "Why should I go too?"

  Liu Xin was doing her homework at her desk and said to me without lifting her head, "Thank him for taking care of us when he was in Beijing, it's only polite!"

  Good grief, how refreshing! I thought to myself in indignation, with that kind of attitude, those kinds of friends... I just couldn't understand it. Can such "treatment" be considered "care"?

  "I'm not going, I guess..."

  Liu Xian raised her head and looked at me, her eyes filled with disdain: "You're also too ungrateful! Who gave you the opportunity to sit in first class when you left!"

  #￥%……*

  Good! Liuxin you're doing great!

  And so, I, a proud female university student, was forced to have dinner with a rich second-generation heir.

  Liu Xian is just a student, no matter how good his family background is, he can't compare with those who have jobs and income, so he can't afford to invite me to a big restaurant. He had to find a restaurant that has a very good reputation and elegant environment on weekdays. Even so, I'm sure Shen Zhong will still look down on it.

  I arrived with Liu Xin relatively early, she went to the bathroom with her makeup bag as soon as we entered the private room. I was left alone, looking at the menu in a bad mood. The dishes here aren't that great... Shen Zhong must be someone who has tasted all the delicacies in the world, thinking about the dinner party he took me to last time, I suddenly felt that this restaurant Liu Xin and I chose might not be up to his standards.

  When Liu Xian came back, she seemed like a different person. She rarely wore makeup when she went to school, but this time, she was stunningly beautiful. Even I couldn't help but praise her: "Great job little girl! You're naturally beautiful."

  Her eyes sparkled with tension as she stared at me: "Really? I've never painted a mole before, won't it feel weird?"

  "It's beautiful!"

  Liu Xian let out a sigh of relief.

  Shen Duan arrived a bit later than us, but not late. He was wearing casual clothes today, a deep blue shirt and jeans, which made him look even taller, of course he's originally quite tall anyway. But dressed like this, I somehow feel that he seems thinner. So I asked: "Have you lost weight?"

  He heard this sentence and smiled: "Thank you for your concern."

  *sigh*... When have I ever cared about you?

  Because they ordered early, Shen Dong only sat for a short while before the dishes started coming out one after another. Liu Xin said with a bit of embarrassment: "We didn't know what you like to eat, so we just randomly ordered a few dishes."

  He didn't even look at those dishes, just nodded and said, "It's fine."

  A long time ago, I found that Shen Zhong's table manners were very good. At a glance, he was well-educated, and although I also paid great attention to etiquette in this regard, I couldn't compare with Shen Zhong at all.

  He raised his head and looked at me: "Who ordered this dish?"

  I looked back... damn it... French fries exploded.

  Liu Xian looked at me and probably also blamed me for ordering such a childish dish.

  "What I ordered... don't you want to eat it?"

  He was stunned for a while after hearing this, then smiled and said: "Me too, I like it very much."

  Then he lowered his head and clamped a lot of fries in his own plate, by rights, children with upbringing like him should have been told by their family members since childhood that they can't just grab food they like while eating. So his behavior really shocked me. I didn't expect the prince to be willing to eat such childish dishes...

  I took a sneaky look at Liu Xin, she was also staring blankly at Shen Duan, and then shrugged her shoulders towards me, probably unable to explain Shen Duan's strange behavior either.

  After dinner, it was a bit late, and as soon as I walked out of the restaurant door, I heard someone calling me. I looked over: "Senpai?"

  Du Bin walked over and asked: "What are you doing here?"

  "My sister and her classmate and I went out for dinner."

  Liu Xin and Shen Dang walked out one after another. Liu Xin walked to my side, smiling and asked: "Sis... who is this handsome guy? Boyfriend?"

  "Hey!" I patted her hand "What's wrong? This is..."

  He interrupted me: "I'm Liu Jia's senior, I'm Du Bin."

  Liu Xian had a flattering expression: "Oh oh, senior brother is so great, my sister at school still has to thank you for taking care of her!"

  This is a shrimp situation...

  Du Bin smiled and then looked at me: "Going back to school?"

  "No, I'm going home."

  "Then I'll take you."

  What? That's not good...

  "Alright!" Liu Xin pushed me and said "Please take care of it, senior!"

  I gave the little girl a resentful glance, she raised an eyebrow and winked at me to express her mind. I suddenly realized that she thought Shen Zhong was fake...

  Alright, I won't disturb you anymore.

  "Then I'll trouble you, senior."

  Du Bin reached out and helped me carry the bag: "It's okay."

  Although it was sent by him, Du Bin has always been a gentleman and didn't make any excessive moves, which deeply moved me. When we arrived at the bottom of my apartment building, he helped me tidy up my clothes and said in a big brotherly tone, "Go on up and get some good rest."

  "Thank you, senior."

  He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but after a long time, he finally gave up. I saw that he didn't say anything in the end, so I also gave up. He turned around and left.

  "Liujia!"

  I turned back.

  He ran over, a bit out of breath, and asked: "The boy who was just standing behind your sister, do you know him?"

  "We're not very close... what's wrong?"

  He shook his head: "No, nothing."

  That night I lay in bed and thought: "He won't have taken a fancy to Shen Dang, will he?"

  At this moment, I feel that if it's really like this, then Jin Tongtong must be under a lot of pressure.