Chapter 16

The next morning, after Xiao Bing got up, Su Xiaoxiao had already prepared breakfast. What made Xiao Bing feel relieved was that his portion was also placed on the dining table.

Xiao Bing greeted with a smile, "Good morning."

Su Xiaoxiao seemed to have forgotten about what happened last night, or perhaps she didn't want to mention it. She continued to eat the egg cake in her bowl while responding in a lukewarm manner, "Good morning."

After sitting down, Xiao Bing picked up a small spoon and scooped a spoonful of egg cake. There was also a plate of buns beside it. The egg cake tasted just right, and Xiao Bing couldn't help but praise, "Did you make this yourself? Your skills are really good!"

Compared to yesterday, although Su Xiaoxiao wasn't particularly warm, her attitude was much more relaxed. Perhaps she felt guilty about the kick from last night. After finishing her bowl of egg cake, she put down her spoon, picked up the napkin beside her, and wiped her mouth. Her tone was slightly melancholic as she said, "I remember when I was a child, my parents were busy working outside. My sister made breakfast for me every day. Her specialty was egg cake, and I gradually learned to make it too. Unfortunately... no one will ever make it for me again."

Xiao Bing knew that he had touched on her painful memories and quickly changed the subject, "Your parents were always busy, right?"

"Our family's conditions only improved in recent years. In the past, we had to support both of us sisters in our studies, so there wasn't much time to take care of the family," Su Xiaoxiao sighed. It seemed she realized she had said too much to this annoying man, and her face suddenly turned cold, "I'll go back to my room and wait for you. Call me when you're done eating."

Whether it was Ye Zi or Su Xiaoxiao, they grew up in different families with vastly different situations, but neither of them was happy. In comparison, Su Xiaoxiao seemed to be better off, if not for these natural disasters...

Xiao Bing stopped daydreaming and continued eating. He began to feel sympathy for this cold girl. Beneath her cold exterior, perhaps there was a hidden loneliness that no one knew about.

After breakfast, Xiao Bing and Su Xiaoxiao left the Su family. Su Xiaoxiao was holding the urn. To her, it contained not just the ashes but also the souls that comforted every member of the Su family, including herself.

Since there was no need for others' opinions, Su Xiaoxiao quickly chose a grave site. However, she was just a college student and couldn't afford the cost, so the money was taken from Su Peiya's bank card, which Xiao Bing handed over to Su Xiaoxiao to keep.

After setting up the tombstone, Su Xiaoxiao looked back at Xiao Bing and said in a melancholic tone, "You go back first. I'll stay here and talk to my sister for a while."

"I'll wait for you outside," Xiao Bing replied.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't refuse. After Xiao Bing walked away, she slowly sat down in front of the tombstone. The cold mask she usually wore was now gone. She fell to the ground, her shoulders shaking, and at first, she sobbed, then soon burst into tears.

Hiding in the shadows, Xiao Bing sighed, feeling a bit bitter. Who caused all this? After being enlightened by Ye Zi, Xiao Bing no longer blamed himself but was always thinking of two words: revenge!

After smoking two cigarettes, Xiao Bing saw Su Xiaoxiao stand up from the ground. He quickly turned around and quietly walked out of the cemetery. Standing at the entrance, he waited for less than two minutes before seeing Su Xiaoxiao come out with red eyes.

"Let's go," Su Xiaoxiao's expression was still cold, giving the impression of being strong. If not for her red eyes, one wouldn't have imagined that the girl who had just cried so much was standing right in front of him.

Xiao Bing asked, "Where are you going?"

"School."

"Okay, I'll find a taxi and take you. The noodle shop is also near your school."

Xiao Bing went out to hail a taxi. On the way, Su Xiaoxiao kept looking out the window, and her mood seemed low. Xiao Bing naturally didn't want to upset her. When the car arrived at the entrance of Su Xiaoxiao's school, Xiao Bing asked the driver to let Su Xiaoxiao off first, then had the driver take him to the noodle shop.

As he walked into the noodle shop, the waiter Li Hong thought a customer had arrived and hurriedly came forward. Upon seeing Xiao Bing, she immediately smiled with a hint of flirtation and quietly pointed inside, whispering, "Bro Bing, your friend is here again, and she specifically asked about you."

Xiao Bing's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Oh," before Li Hong started gossiping, "Bro Bing, tell me, such a beautiful girl... I heard from the students who came to eat that she is the campus beauty of Jiangcheng Normal University. How did you meet her? Is she your girlfriend?"

Xiao Bing smiled bitterly and flicked Li Hong's forehead, scolding, "You're so young, and you're already so gossipy. She's my friend, don't think too much."

"Ouch... you're just bullying me. Be careful, I'll go spread rumors about you."

"Go ahead," Xiao Bing laughed, passing by Li Hong and walking towards Ye Zi and her two friends who were eating noodles. Just like last night, many people's gazes were on Ye Zi, but she seemed to have gotten used to it and looked very natural.

Xiao Bing teased, "Xiaoxiao, you come here every day, you're going to eat us out of business."

"You're so stingy," Ye Zi wiped her mouth with a napkin and put down her chopsticks, scolding, "Don't worry, you don't have to treat us today. We're here to support you."

Xiao Bing laughed, "Then I won't be polite."

As he spoke, Xiao Bing sat down next to Ye Zi. It seemed they had deliberately left a spot for him. Chen Yuanyuan and Xu Wenting sat together, while Xiao Bing and Ye Zi sat across from them.

Xiao Bing looked at Li Hong, snapped his fingers, and called out, "Bring a bowl of soup noodles, a large one, and charge it to them."

Chen Yuanyuan had just finished eating and put down her chopsticks. Hearing Xiao Bing's words, she laughed, "Bro Bing, you're really petty. Are you trying to get back at us for last night's meal?"

Xiao Bing replied matter-of-factly, "I'm a poor guy, unlike you rich people."

Chen Yuanyuan teased, "A poor guy can date our Ye Zi, that's pretty impressive. Do you know that almost every day someone tries to ask Ye Zi out, but she never pays attention. She's come to see you for two days in a row."

Ye Zi glared at Chen Yuanyuan, complaining, "Don't talk nonsense. It's because the noodles here are really good."

"Right, right," Xu Wenting also put down her chopsticks and looked at Xiao Bing and Ye Zi with a flirtatious smile, "Especially the ramen Bro Bing made for you last night, it had a hidden love in it..."

Ye Zi's face turned slightly red, and she scolded, "What nonsense... Tingting, I haven't even asked you yet, are you and Wu Qiang having a thing... I see you two have been flirting a lot lately."

This was a case of turning the tables.

But to everyone's surprise, Xu Wenting didn't care at all and laughed, "Yes, we're dating now, and we're very sweet... ."

Chen Yuanyuan exclaimed, "Oh my God, really? You kept it so secret, how did we not know?"

"I just decided to give him a chance, how could you know?"

While the three girls were gossiping, Xiao Bing's bowl of soup noodles was brought over. He ate it in large bites. Outside the noodle shop, a group of young people who looked like students walked in. In the middle was a young man with a Beckham hairstyle, dressed in all brand-name clothes. The others seemed to follow his lead.

Li Hong saw that there were five of them, and the noodle shop was already full, so she said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, the noodle shop is full. Could you wait a moment?"

The young man in the lead scanned the room and his gaze finally landed on Ye Zi. His attitude was arrogant, and he didn't even look at Li Hong. He pushed her aside and said coldly, "Get out of the way."

Li Hong stumbled and fell to the ground. Zhang Jing, who was in charge of the cash register, quickly ran over, helping Li Hong up and angrily said, "How can you do this? Can't you see she's just a girl?"

The young man walked straight towards Ye Zi, while his followers surrounded Li Hong and Zhang Jing. One of them, with a buzz cut, pointed at Zhang Jing and said in a cocky tone, "Since you know she's a girl, shut up. Do you know who pushed her? He's the famous Young Master Yu from our school, you can't mess with him!"

Zhang Jing wanted to say more, but Li Hong quickly pulled her, shook her head, and whispered, "I'm fine, we're just workers, we can't fight with them!"

The buzz cut guy laughed, "Ha, that's right. Oh, you're quite pretty, do you have a boyfriend? Want to follow me?"

The others saw that Young Master Yu had already reached Ye Zi's table and quickly said, "Come on, Lai Tou, don't delay the boss's business."

"Damn, don't call me by my nickname!!" Lai Tou complained, but he didn't dare to disobey and quickly followed the others, standing behind the young man with the Beckham hairstyle.

Ye Zi and Xiao Bing were sitting facing the entrance, so they saw everything clearly. When the young man with the Beckham hairstyle approached, Ye Zi frowned and said, somewhat displeased, "Yu Hao, don't cause trouble where I am."

Yu Hao glanced at Xiao Bing, his eyes showing a hint of malice, but he smiled as if basking in the sun and said, "Why would I? You know what kind of person I am, Ye Zi. I heard you were here, so I came specially."

Ye Zi's face showed disgust, and she said bluntly, "Don't call me Ye Zi, you're not worthy of it!"

At this moment, Xiao Bing put down his chopsticks in a very untimely manner, burped, and said as if he hadn't noticed the people standing in front of him, "Ye Zi, I'm full."

Especially that "Ye Zi," he called it very loudly.

"Okay," Ye Zi looked at Xiao Bing and smiled again. Her eyes, nose, and mouth all smiled, as if every inch of her skin was smiling. Especially her soft "okay" made Yu Hao feel extremely frustrated!

A slap in the face is always silent.

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