Chapter 310, No

"So, what should we do now?"

After the morning classes, Japanese high school students walked to the cafeteria in groups. Some students chose to take their lunch boxes to a corner to eat alone - in short, very few people stayed in the classroom because the smell would remain.

Zhuo stayed in his seat with his chin propped up, while Ling was still sitting quietly beside him in a daze. On the table in front of her was a bag containing lunch boxes for two people.

Zhuo was worrying about lunch.

Zhuo planned to go to the cafeteria to eat lunch as usual, but he was worried about causing trouble for everyone, so he was a little hesitant.

By the way, although he always eats with Ren and Kanda, they firmly refuse to eat lunch together on the grounds that "single dogs don't want to be fed dog food for no reason anymore." Sadly, Zhuo didn't have the confidence to deny that statement, after all, he had messed up in the morning.

"Alas, this is too disloyal..."

"Do you think we won't come?"

Jin and Kanda came over with their wallets and smiled bitterly.

"Even though I know this is a tough job, I can't ignore the heavy responsibility entrusted by more than a dozen compatriots."

"What an exaggeration..."

"Who do you think is to blame? If no one is watching you, the impact on everyone will be too great. I think it's better to have us here."

"……Complicated feelings."

Considering what had happened this morning, Zhuodao could understand what Ren said.

Zhuo had no opinion on this - I remember in my previous life, when high school was divided into arts and science, a boy seduced the most beautiful girl in the class in the first week. Then everyone started to isolate the boy at the same time - even if they didn't do it on purpose, they always tended to do so in their actions. Because everyone was uncomfortable. Or in other words, they had offended everyone.

Of course, Zhuo didn't plan to do the same thing as he did during the morning break, but it was also true that Zhuo or Ling might accidentally mess it up. Ren's worries were somewhat justified.

"Anyway, we are still the same as before."

"I actually hope Romanov can make things bigger~"

"Ah, it's just like what you said before, Ren. The level we had before was far from being flirting. Now this show of affection... just think about it."

“Kanda you…”

"I can't help it. My face gets hot just looking at you. Although it would be best if you could be happy."

Since that smile was full of pure blessing, Zhuo was speechless. Then, Ren added, "But you still have to be more restrained. Even we have our limits."

Regarding this point, even though Zhuo didn't have a deep awareness of it, in other words, these things were just trivial matters in his and Ling's lives, and he didn't think they were that exaggerated - but he could understand it by looking at the reactions of the students around him. So Zhuo nodded.

"… Let's go now that we've discussed it. Come to think of it, is Romanov's love lunch box again today? Damn it."

"……Um."

"Okay, okay~ I want to eat fried chicken today. Remember Zhuo likes fried chicken the most. Even if you kneel down and beg me, I won't exchange with you."

"That's such a shame."

"You guy--" Because of Zhuo's overly perfunctory tone when he expressed regret, Ren clenched his fists to show him, then snorted and walked out.

Zhuo thanked him in his heart, and after Ling picked up his lunch box and caught up, he followed him.

……

Today's lunch box contained the leftover beef stew, boiled broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and the crayfish that Ling secretly bought and stuffed in it.

Even though Zhuo and Ling spoke frankly about their feelings, the Utsunomiya family's financial situation remained unchanged. In a coastal country like Neon, seafood should be cheap, but it is not. In other words, not all of them are. You know, snacks like tempura are sold by the piece.

Having said that, it's not something expensive.

The crayfish that Ling secretly stuffed into his lunch box was obviously not cooked in tempura, but was cooked in a similar way to the shellfish at the flower shop next door, that is, it was topped with mashed garlic and then smoked and grilled.

Zhuo likes flower-growing cuisine, which was naturally discovered by Ling a long time ago. For him, although neon cuisine is not bad, the heavy taste of flower-growing cuisine can stimulate his vitality. Therefore, this method is just what he wants.

It’s strange that some small details that we have become accustomed to in life will seem particularly abrupt when the scene changes - like now.

Ling was sitting aside, peeling shrimps for Zhuo in a very natural way, using his index finger and thumb, which had no manicure or nails.

She wrapped the peeled shrimp shells on a paper towel and put the shrimp meat together in the food box in front of Zhuo. Her slender white hands reached into her pocket and took out a bag of small ingredients... By the way, it was a very simple disposable plastic bag tied with a knot, with sauce inside... and poured it on half of the shrimp meat. Finally, she poured the remaining soup in the bag on the rice.

Zhuo quickly said "I'm ready to eat" to express his gratitude to the food and Ling, and then he stretched out his chopsticks to the shrimp without hesitation. He chewed slowly, because it was marinated, so it had a special flavor even when it was cold.

Zhuo enjoyed the taste on the tip of his tongue.

Although one should chew slowly when eating, what was more important was that he enjoyed it from the bottom of his heart and expressed to Zero how much he liked it.

Zhuo would not shirk his duties and let Ling eat first, or do other things. It was not because he was unwilling or reluctant, but because he felt that as the person being taken care of, eating the food prepared by the person with joy was the greatest gratitude and return. This is not self-conceit. Think about it from another perspective. If Zhuo prepared a table of food carefully one day, he would prefer her to enjoy the meal rather than Ling letting him shirk his duties.

This is the most important.

Zhuo ate his lunch box without hiding the joy in his expression, as if he was saying "it's the most delicious in the world".

Ling was eating rice while looking at Zhuo, never taking his eyes off Zhuo's face. Zhuo saw that she was just looking at him and not eating much, so he took the initiative to help her pick up some food.

Ren and Kanda looked at him and sighed.

"too exaggerated--"

"Indeed, you guys are flirting with each other even though we're still here. Is there nothing we can do about it?"

"……no."

"Stop talking, Zhuo. We don't want to hear any more. Enough is enough. Get ready to be tried in a military court."

"I'm talking to you guys."

"No, I have the right to make a full confession before my lawyer arrives!"

"Hmph, death penalty, execute immediately!"

(End of this chapter)