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Ye Erruo lowered her gaze on Shu Xin and nodded in agreement. âAlright.â
âHow are we supposed to eat this? It doesnât seem to contain many nutrients.â
âAre we still talking about nutrition here? We have to be grateful that we have food to eat now,â Sun You reminded her leisurely.
âThis bun is rather good. Itâs soft and chewy.â The protagonist seemed to be enjoying her dinner.
All of a sudden, the row of people sitting at the dining table turned toward Ye Erruo with a look of surprise on their faces.
She asked quizzically, âWhat is it?â
âWhat brand of makeup do you use? Is it waterproof?â one of the girls asked with obvious envy.
â...â
âWhat makeup are you talking about? Ruoruo is not wearing any makeup,â Shu Xin chipped in.
Her proclamation earned a few startled cries around the table. All eyes had fallen on Ye Erruo by now in shock.
âLittle missy, whatâs your name? What do you do?â Sun You took this opportunity to chat her up.
âAre you eating or chatting now?â Coach Lee walked over without a warning.
Everyone immediately looked down and started eating in silence.
âGo back and get some rest after eating. Understood?â
âUnderstood.â
At about nine at night, Ye Erruo and Shu Xin sneaked a few buns secretly into the dormitory.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWow... Iâm starving.â Yao Tiao picked up a bun and sunk her teeth hungrily into it.
âSshh... Speak softer...â Shu Xin reminded her.
âThereâs nothing nice here to eat. We only have buns for the night. You just take these for the time being. Go and drink some hot water later.â
âIâm very thankful indeed.â
Yao Tiao and three other girls munched forlornly on the buns as they drank hot water.
âRuoruo and I will steal a few more buns for you girls tomorrow.â
Ye Erruo glanced at Shu Xin, grinned softly, and agreed. âNo problem.â
âWhere did you get the buns?â
A girl walked into the dormitory out of the blue.
âWu Mengran? What are you doing in our dormitory?â
âHey, everyone, come over here! Quick! Come and take a look!â The intruder let out a holler when she saw them.
Heads popped out from both sides of the dormitory. âWhat happened?â
âThe four of them did not go to dinner, yet they are munching on buns. Where could the buns have come from?â
A crowd started to gather while Wu Mengran spoke, as people emerged from their dormitory rooms. âHey... Where did these buns come from?â
âShut up, Wu Mengran! Those of us inside this room need to sleep now. Please get out.â
âIt isnât fair. We didnât go to dinner either, so why didnât we get our buns?â
Frowning, the protagonist replied, âWe brought some back for the rest of the girls, as we couldnât finish the buns earlier. Whatâs wrong with that? Do you have something to say about this? If youâre unhappy that your dormitory friends didnât pass you some, you can go and reason with them. Get out now. We still need to sleep.â
âYou... This is against the rules! Iâm gonna tell the coach!â Wu Mengran objected vehemently.
âCoach Sun! Coach Sun!â The girl then ran and called for their coach.
What!
Ye Erruo rushed over and reached out with her hand to cover the other girlâs mouth so she could not make a sound.
âYou! Wuuwuu...â
âMengran!â Upon seeing their friend being bullied, Wu Mengranâs friends quickly stepped in to help.
Yao Tiao stuffed the last bun down her throat, grabbed the pair of stinking socks that she had just removed, and beckoned to the rest of the gang to stop the girls from helping the snitch.
âWhat do you think you are doing?â
Someone who wanted to help Wu Mengran faltered back when she saw what they were doing.
âAll of you better behave yourselves and keep your mouths shut. Itâs uncivilized to make a scene at night. Do you understand?â Yao Tiao rubbed their faces with her dirty socks. Well, do they think we are ideal people to bully? This bunch of girls is out to cause trouble!
Pong! The door was suddenly kicked open.
Coach Sun walked in with a torchlight, looking frigid. âWhat are you doing here?â