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While rinsing the tableware with boiling water, Shen Ci asked with a smile, "You haven't been to this street at all during your entire university year, have you?"

Gu Lianxing frowned and shook her head. She didn't even know there was a food street behind the school.

Shen Ci was not surprised at all when she saw this, and said jokingly, "I guess the worst thing you've ever suffered in your life is an iced Americano."

"But don't worry, although this little restaurant looks unhygienic, it's actually not clean at all."

"Ah?" Gu Lianxing looked terrified.

Shen Ci laughed out loud: "Just kidding. This street is behind the University of Science and Technology of China, so the main customers are college students. Therefore, it is often subject to surprise inspections by relevant departments. Although the hygiene can't compare with those high-end restaurants, there's no need to worry too much."

"The main thing is that the food here is really good. You'll see once you try it."

Although Gu Lianxing was a bit spoiled, she wasn't pretentious. She continued wiping the table with a tissue and looked at Shen Ci with a sincere expression, saying, "Anyway, I said I'd treat you to dinner, so you can eat whatever you want."

Shen Ci smiled and nodded, setting out the hot tableware so that Gu Lianxing could at least feel more at ease using it.

As lunchtime approached, the small restaurant gradually filled up. The space was a bit cramped, and the seats were very close together; if you leaned back even slightly, you would bump into the person behind you.

Gu Lianxing felt a little awkward, but she was also more curious about this small restaurant. The kitchen was behind a curtain, and it was noisy inside, but the aroma wafting out was incredibly enticing.

She was even somewhat looking forward to it.

"Shen Ci!"

When eating here, it's inevitable to run into acquaintances. Several girls saw Shen Ci and went up to greet her warmly.

Shen Ci responded with a smile, saying that the group consisted of people from the dorm next door, and that they were all nice.

"I heard from Yu Xinxin that you moved out? Is that true?"

"I changed dorm rooms, and you all know I don't get along with them," Shen Ci explained. Their dorm situation wasn't exactly a secret in the East District girls' dorms; the people in the next dorm knew it best.

Several girls nodded in agreement, one of them saying, "It's good that you're moving out. Yu Xinxin is just jealous of you, and she's leading those two spineless followers to ostracize you."

Shen Ci smiled without saying a word, but Gu Lianxing listened with great interest and couldn't help but ask, "Did Shen Ci change dorm rooms because she was being ostracized?"

"Yes, you're her new roommate, right? You'll have to get along well with Shen Ci from now on; she's a very nice person."

Being praised and supported like this to his face made Shen Ci feel a little embarrassed.

Gu Lianxing looked at Shen Ci with a sympathetic expression. How could anyone bear to bully such a beautiful roommate?

"By the way, Shen Ci, Li Xiao came looking for you downstairs in our girls' dormitory again yesterday, and Yu Xinxin even pretended to go downstairs to see her on your behalf."

"She even changed into a new dress; don't be too obvious about your intentions."

"That's right, Shen Ci, after you broke up with Li Xiao, you gave her an opportunity. She started openly trying to get close to you."

"But Li Xiao ignored her. He left as soon as he heard you moved out. It was so funny to see Yu Xinxin left there."

The group told Shen Ci what had happened the night before. Shen Ci didn't react much, but Gu Lianxing was quite stunned.

Just then, Yu Xinxin suddenly walked in from the door, accompanied by Lin Shuang and Wang Hou.

The girls rolled their eyes at them, then said to Shen Ci, "Shen Ci, you guys eat, we'll go sit down."

Clearly, although Shen Ci was the one who was isolated in the previous dormitory, Yu Xinxin was the most disliked person in the entire East District girls' dormitory.

Yu Xinxin also saw Shen Ci, and her face immediately darkened. She muttered under her breath, "What bad luck!"

Shen Ci didn't even glance at her. Just then, the proprietress brought the dishes up, and she quickly urged Gu Lianxing to eat them while they were hot.

The two ordered "Salt and Pepper Pork Ribs", "Stir-fried Lotus Root", and "Golden Soup Fish". The pork ribs were fried to a golden brown and crispy, the stir-fried lotus root was light and refreshing, and the tangy aroma of the golden soup fish wafted into their noses.

Gu Lianxing was immediately impressed because these dishes all had a very strong wok hei (wok aroma), and the flavors were particularly simple and pure.

"It's delicious, Shen Ci! You really didn't lie to me!" Gu Lianxing nodded as she ate, her eyes shining.

Shen Ci smiled and told her to eat more if she liked it, and she herself also missed the taste of this restaurant very much.

Unaffected by Yu Xinxin, Shen Ci had a hearty appetite, and the two girls finished all three dishes.

Gu Lianxing thoroughly enjoyed her meal. Despite being strict with her figure, she ate two bowls of rice. After the meal, she slumped over with a limp expression and said, "No, I can only eat leafy greens tonight."

Shen Ci was also quite full, and seeing that it was still early, she suggested that the two of them go out for a walk, since they would need to buy some things after moving to the new dormitory.

After paying the bill, Shen Ci said goodbye to the girls and was about to leave with Gu Lianxing when, as they passed Yu Xinxin's table, he deliberately stuck out a foot to block her way.

Immediately afterwards, Yu Xinxin said in a sarcastic tone, "What? After being dumped by Li Xiao, you can't afford fancy restaurants anymore and have switched to hole-in-the-wall eateries? Your spending habits have really degraded a bit too much."

Shen Ci's expression darkened slightly. He turned his head to look at her and sneered, "When you get really mean, you even insult yourself? Aren't you sitting here right now? If you look down on hole-in-the-wall restaurants so much, why don't you take them to a Michelin-starred restaurant? Is it because they don't like them?"

As she spoke, Shen Ci's gaze swept over Lin Shuang and Wang Hou, and she sneered, "That's right, they're just two country bumpkins who haven't seen much of the world. A few small favors are enough to win them over. It's such a waste of money to have a big meal."

Her thoughts were exposed, and Yu Xinxin's eyes immediately turned red with anger: "Shen Ci, you were dumped by Li Xiao yourself, so stop taking your anger out on us."

As she spoke, she raised her chin with a smug expression and deliberately raised her voice, saying, "But it's normal that you don't like me, after all, Li Xiao and I spent quite a while downstairs last night and talked a lot."

She thought that mentioning Li Xiao would break Shen Ci's defenses, but little did she know that Shen Ci only felt a sense of unease upon hearing the name.

Shen Ci nodded: "That's great. If you two can really stay together forever, I'm willing to pay for your burial together when you both die. After all, you love each other and are doing a good deed for the people."

She shook her head again, saying, "But thinking about it, it's unlikely. I told you before, he wouldn't be interested in you. After all, once someone has tasted good food, who would want to go back to eating shit?"

After saying that, Shen Ci pulled Gu Lianxing and walked outside. Before Yu Xinxin could retract her outstretched foot, Gu Lianxing stepped on it. Yu Xinxin immediately screamed and quickly pulled her foot back.

Looking down, I saw a heavy gray shoe print on the white sneakers.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see it." Gu Lianxing looked at Yu Xinxin with an innocent expression.

Yu Xinxin was scolded and trampled on, and she immediately lost her temper. She stood up and instinctively grabbed Shen Ci's wrist, screaming angrily, "Shen Ci, stop right there! Explain yourself!"

This action caused Shen Ci's diamond bracelet, worth nearly a hundred yuan, to break into several pieces.