Inside the convenience store.
Qiu Mengze sat across from Lin Ruoxi. He figured Xue Rui was probably in for a serious scolding before he'd be allowed back.
"Lin Ruoxi, did Xue Rui hug you that day?" Qiu Mengze asked.
Lin Ruoxi thought for a moment before correcting him. "I hugged Xue Rui."
A pang of jealousy struck Qiu Mengze. 'I hope Aunt Ren lays into him a little harder,' he thought. 'This is making me so damn jealous.'
Even now, through the glass window, he could feel the envious gazes of outsiders.
Qiu Mengze knew they were jealous that he got to sit face-to-face with Lin Ruoxi.
'Too bad Lin Ruoxi is my buddy's girlfriend...'
Then his thoughts turned to Qin Tong. 'Qin Tong isn't so bad, either,' he mused.
The female clerk at the convenience store brought Qiu Mengze his drink. Smiling at Lin Ruoxi, she asked, "Was that guy just now your boyfriend?"
"Mm, I haven't managed to win him over yet," Lin Ruoxi explained, putting down her phone.
