Chapter 6 - Simple (3)

Ch.6 Simple (3)

Nearly everyone in the cafeteria praised Prince Wei Shenglan as a kind, generous young man who must surely be a son of heaven itself.

(T/N: Son of Heaven, or Tian Zi (Chinese: 天子; pinyin: Tiānzǐ), was the sacred imperial title of the Chinese emperor. It originated with the ancient Zhou dynasty and was founded on the political and spiritual doctrine of the Mandate of Heaven. The secular imperial title of the Son of Heaven was “Emperor of China”.)

As Ye Xi looked around her, she noticed how infatuated and sincere the girls appeared. There was obviously a problem with their brains since now they’re spouting nonsense. First you call him a school prince, and now they’re saying he’s a son of heaven?

A waiter appeared and began to clean up the spilled soup on the ground. An Mudie apologized once again before joining the waiter to help wipe up the mess. She went back to order another bowl of noodles afterwards, and soon, the cafeteria was full of students.

An Mudie scanned around the room to find a vacant spot. Just as she was about to sit down, a student at that table moved over to sit at the spot she was eyeing.

Wherever her eyes looked, the vacant seat will be filled by someone else.

Taking a deep breath, she trotted to the nearest table and asked, “Hello, may I sit here?”

The girl gave her a once over and replied with a grin: “No, you can’t. My friends will be sitting here.”

“Alright.” An Mudie felt a bit sad. Perhaps she won’t be able to find a seat today.

Ye Xi didn’t want to stick her nose into this, but the more she saw how the girl was being teased, the more she fidgeted. Finally, Ye Xi stood up and waved to her.

An Mudie saw her pointing to herself and nodded before making her way towards the table.

Ye Xi waited for her to come near before offering, “Sit here.”

“Thank you!” An Mudie almost wept from relief. Although she had a simple personality and a bit of courage, she was still a seventeen year-old girl. How can she not notice hint of disdain in people’s eyes when they looked at her? People can be difficult to understand sometimes, but their eyes and the aura they bring often betrays their hidden ill-intent. An Mudie thought that she would have to go out of the cafeteria to have her meal, but it turns out there were still good people here.

“What’s up with her?”

“Does she want to go against the entire school?”

“I heard she’s a new transfer student. Maybe she doesn’t know the consequences of messing with the school princes.”

“Hahaha, well, she’ll find out soon enough.”

……

An Mudie ate her meal more and more slowly as her ears were filled with all kinds of nasty gossip. Unable to control her feelings, she looked up at the elegant and attentive girl in front of her and whispered, “Well, I’m done eating. I’ll be heading out first.”

Ye Xi thought of this girl’s response to the situation; during her plight, she simply wanted someone to be a friend and a haven for her to escape to. But since she didn’t want to drag down others, And Mudie offered to leave first. What a good child she was.

“Are you full?” Ye Xi asked.

An Mudie was still hungry, but she can’t afford to be close to the kind person before her, otherwise, she will certainly become a target. She nodded hard. Obviously, she wasn’t good at lying. Showing a lack of expression was already the best she could do.

Ye Xi pushed a plate of salad towards the girl and said: “I can’t finish this, please help me eat it.”

Ye Xi wasn’t lying about it since she barely took any bites on this salad, but the child in front of her was obviously hungry. Someone growing at this age shouldn’t starve themselves.

An Mudie quickly shook her head.

Ye Xi frowned: “I let you sit here, isn’t that being kind to you?”

An Mudie nodded.

Ye Xi glanced at the salad and said: “Then repay me.”

‘Huh?’ An Mudie felt that repaying a favor this way was very generous, but this girl before her displayed an expression that was too cold and intimidating, as if the girl would be angered if she didn’t eat the salad.

After some thought, An Mudie accepted the salad and took a bite.

‘I’ll definitely repay this kindness.’

An Mudie made up her mind as she stuffed a bite in her mouth.