After the group returned to the dining table, Wu Kun quietly said, "Ye Wan is quite pitiful. She came to me right after she enrolled, asking me to help her apply for a poverty scholarship."
He sighed, shaking his head gently.
Hearing this, Huang Yiyi's face showed a look of sudden understanding. "Ah, no wonder she's never in the dorm. Sometimes when I visit, I never see her. I heard her roommate say she talks very little and often goes out to find work." Huang Yiyi's tone was full of sympathy.
Wu Kun said while eating barbecue, "I saw on her application that she's from a single-parent family, with only her mother. Life must be quite difficult for her."
"That's too sad. I'll definitely pack some food for her later."
This small interlude quickly passed.
Everyone continued to eat, drink, and chat about interesting things in class.
Jiang Cheng reached out and patted Lu Chuan, who was sitting next to him, asking, "What's wrong? You seem off tonight."
Jiang Cheng had felt something was off with him earlier; he was drinking glass after glass of wine but barely eating anything.
Lu Chuan sighed, then spoke with a hint of embarrassment, "Brother Cheng, you saw it when we returned to school earlier. I had another fight with my girlfriend."
After a few interactions, Jiang Cheng could vaguely sense the different personalities of his three roommates.
Unlike Wang Jian and Wu Kun's outgoing nature, Lu Chuan seemed more introverted.
"I heard Wang Jian mention something. What happened?"
Lu Chuan sighed, "Sigh, it's nothing really, just small things, but her reaction is always extremely exaggerated. The incident today, we were fine when we went out, but on the way back, she insisted on asking if she was my first love."
After speaking, Lu Chuan took another gulp of wine and mumbled, "Having learned from previous experiences, I didn't want to tell her this time, so she got angry again."
Jiang Cheng immediately laughed upon hearing this. "I thought it was something serious. Such a small matter isn't worth getting so entangled over."
Lu Chuan scratched his head, a bit embarrassed, and asked, "Brother Cheng, I'm not as experienced as you. What do you think I should do in this situation?"
"Don't say too much. When asked, just say she's your first love. No matter how many exes you had before, they were all just rehearsals for her. Just say whatever she wants to hear. It's no big deal."
As soon as Jiang Cheng finished speaking, Huang Yiyi, who was beside him, couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Wang Jian gave Jiang Cheng a thumbs-up. "Brother Cheng, you speak like an experienced scumbag. Very seasoned."
Wu Kun had an expression of having learned a valuable lesson.
Listening to this, Lu Chuan nodded in sudden realization, but soon he frowned again and sighed, "This only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. My girlfriend is the type who constantly talks about breaking up. Every time, she waits for me to give in. Once or twice is fine, but after a while, I really can't bring myself to do it, yet I can't bear to let her go."
Jiang Cheng understood Lu Chuan's situation.
He had experienced this himself before.
He patted his shoulder again in comfort. "Isn't this just creating a simp mode? She gets angry and makes you simp, and you simp a couple of times and she's happy. But remember, simp mode is not good. This kind of simping will only make her more demanding. Today she wants you to simp for this, tomorrow she'll want you to simp for that. The more you simp, the harder it gets, and eventually, you won't be able to take it anymore."
As soon as Jiang Cheng finished speaking, Wang Jian, Wu Kun, and Lu Chuan immediately looked at him strangely.
Even Shen Mengjia's expression was a bit unnatural, and her crossed legs subtly changed position beneath the table.
Meanwhile, Huang Yiyi looked disapproving.
She shook her head and retorted, "But if you don't simp, won't someone else snatch him away? Anyway, as long as I like someone, I will definitely simp. I won't give him up to anyone else."
After speaking, Huang Yiyi looked at Jiang Cheng earnestly, blinking her eyes, and said, "I will definitely simp for you. Even if you get harder and harder, I will still simp for you."
Jiang Cheng looked at Huang Yiyi and a smile played on his lips. "Are you serious? That way of thinking is very dangerous. In a hard-simping mode, not only do you get nothing in the end, but you're also likely to get splattered in the face."
Huang Yiyi replied nonchalantly, "Lu Chuan also said that as long as he gives in, the other person will be happy. So as long as you're happy, what does it matter if I simp a few times? Anyway, won't it eventually soften? One day you'll understand how good I am to you."
Looking at the oblivious Huang Yiyi, Shen Mengjia finally couldn't take it anymore.
She stood up, picked up a grilled abalone from the grill in front of her, and placed it on Jiang Cheng's plate, hinting, "Minister Jiang, try this. I grilled it especially for you."
Wang Jian, seeing this, immediately said with a grin, "Mengjia, I want some too! I haven't tried it yet."
Shen Mengjia's face immediately fell upon hearing this, and she glared at Wang Jian. "There's none left. Didn't you see there was only one?"
Before Jiang Cheng could even pick up his chopsticks, Huang Yiyi immediately snatched it with hers. "It looks really fragrant. I'll try it."
Huang Yiyi didn't stand on ceremony at all and bit into it directly.
Shen Mengjia couldn't help but exclaim in annoyance, "Who told you to eat my abalone? I saved this especially for Minister Jiang!"
Huang Yiyi naturally knew what Shen Mengjia was up to.
She curled her lips and said carelessly, "It's just an abalone, don't be so petty. I'll compensate you with one, just eat mine."
Seeing the two of them bickering in front of him again, Jiang Cheng interrupted them, "Alright, stop eating each other's food. Eat something else."
...The meal lasted a long time, until past eight in the evening.
The Waitresses had changed the grill plates one after another, but the food on the table was still piled high.
The automatic time limit for this restaurant was four hours.
There were still two hours left until the end, and Jiang Cheng didn't rush them.
He merely stated that he had something to do and wanted to leave early.
Huang Yiyi originally wanted to leave with Jiang Cheng, as she was already full.
But remembering that she still had to secretly pack some food for Ye Wan, she didn't leave with Jiang Cheng.
Although Shen Mengjia also wanted to leave with Jiang Cheng, seeing his cold attitude towards her, she immediately abandoned that idea.
After leaving, Jiang Cheng drove the fiery red ferrari laferrari to the girls' dormitory building.
As soon as the car stopped, it immediately attracted the attention of many girls.
To avoid trouble, Jiang Cheng directly rolled up the car windows and looked down at his phone.