"Emmm..."

Brother Nan's gaze gradually shifted to Zhou Li's face.

Zhou Li was calmly eating the Sichuan wontons, his eyes fixed on her.

With a gulp, Brother Nan quietly withdrew her gaze. While picking up the hot and sour rice noodles from her bowl, she muttered, "You know, the old saying goes, 'An endless cycle of vengeance, when will it end?' I think the ancients had some pretty sensible things to say..."

"Repay resentment with directness."

"That's not quite right." Brother Nan adopted a lecturing tone. "People shouldn't be so petty, holding onto hatred and thoughts of revenge. Especially when two people are in a relationship, they need love, not grudges. Don't you think so?"

"..."

Zhou Li simply smiled at her, not bothering to argue.

There was another thump in Brother Nan's heart. She licked the ends of her teeth with her tongue, confirming they were indeed throbbing subtly.

Just to be sure, she also asked, "How did your pain feel before?"

Zhou Li patiently and carefully answered her.

Brother Nan fell silent—

Exactly the same!

Her eyes darting around, she decided to change the subject for the moment. "There's something I bet you don't know..."

She shot a sidelong glance. Zhou Li was still smiling.

Brother Nan: ...

Brother Nan: "Guess what it is!"

No response.

Brother Nan pretended not to care. "Remember a few days ago when your cousin took our ID photos? She bought you milk tea that night, right? Well, she actually got me one too. Guess why?"

"Not interested."

"She used our photos for an advertisement, hahaha... ha... ha... Isn't that funny?"

Brother Nan's smile gradually stiffened. Seeing that being soft didn't work, she grew bolder with fury and stared down Zhou Li. "If I really get a wisdom tooth, and you dare eat spicy and delicious food in front of me, I'll knock your teeth out!"

"I'm so scared..." Zhou Li smiled.

"I don't care! If you eat, I want to eat too!"

"Is that so?" Zhou Li nodded. "But when it really starts to inflame, it's going to hurt. A lot. You won't want to eat anything at all. If you do eat then, the inflammation in your tooth will never get better. It'll just keep hurting, so much that you can't sleep at night and will end up punching your own face."

"...I'll punch you first!"

A fist struck Zhou Li on the shoulder.

Unperturbed, Zhou Li continued eating the Sichuan wontons while contemplating what Brother Nan had eaten these days.

He took out his phone and began noting each item down in a memo.

New student registration lasted three days, after which military training began, bringing Baozi's business to a close.

According to Brother Nan, she had made at least a thousand yuan in those few days, which was after sharing profits with Mianmian and Qian Qian. Though she kept a calm exterior, any free time she had was spent scrutinizing her Alipay and WeChat balances.

She was probably overjoyed inside.

They had also started their classes.

As for Brother Nan...

She indeed developed a wisdom tooth.

Such are the coincidences of this world.

Their sophomore year courses were quite different from freshman year.

Some courses had advanced versions, like organic chemistry evolving into biochemistry.

Fortunately, higher mathematics and calculus disappeared from their syllabus. This was a joy primarily for students like Brother Nan, who considered them rubbish. These subjects were truly difficult, especially during exams when she could hardly even read the questions in their entirety.

Regrettably, English classes continued, with an additional one added, which was torture for both Brother Nan and Zhou Li.

There were also a few advanced life science courses, like cell biology, plant physiology, biostatistics, and the unappetizingly named Human Anatomy and Histology, among others.

This morning's class was plant physiology.

Zhou Li quite liked this subject.

Of course, it might just be the novelty of the new semester; at this time, everyone felt a fresh enthusiasm for classes, except for Brother Nan.

She was sprawled out on the table, looking sickly. She wasn't listening to the lecture; instead, she just rested her head to the side and watched Zhou Li. Her eyes were large and spirited, and her skin was snow-white and tender, making her look particularly attractive from this angle. Coincidentally, she also found this angle to be very flattering for Zhou Li, especially when he was listening intently to the lecture.

She couldn't resist stretching out her finger to pick at him, making little movements to disturb him, and then slowly observing as he ignored her.

"Class ends in five minutes."

The teacher's voice came from the podium.

The students almost thought she was going to call roll. However, she just began to pack up her things. "Let's end here," she announced. "Go have lunch early. The new students have been quite aggressive with their meal-snatching lately, and I'm afraid you won't stand a chance against them."

Cheers immediately erupted in the classroom.

The teacher easily gained everyone's favor.

Zhou Li also had a good impression of this gentle female teacher. He turned his head and pinched Brother Nan's cheek, even tugging at it a bit.

Seeing Brother Nan's displeasure and her slapping his hand away, complaining that her face hurt, he didn't mind and simply said, "Let's go, time to eat."

He closed his book and hugged it to his chest.

Brother Nan didn't dare respond.

There was a time when she was a gluttonous beauty who was extremely passionate about eating. In her personal dictionary, 'eating' was more important than anything else. Yet, in just two short days, she had come to dread the act of 'eating'.

Zhou Li was right; when her toothache reached its peak, she didn't even want to drink water, let alone eat anything.

The two walked out of the classroom one after the other.

It wasn't just their class that was let out early; the hallways were packed with people. So, Zhou Li turned around and grabbed her hand. "How about we go out for some spicy boiled fish later?" he suggested. "We can also get lemon ghost chicken and braised ribs, and maybe some Old Granny Potato too. What do you think?"

"Those are all your favorites."

"Right, and some porridge."

"The pickled pepper chicken feet I ordered for you are also arriving soon, this afternoon in fact. I've already asked Baozi to help you pick up the package."

His outstanding appearance, paired with his gentle voice, and the tenderness and concern conveyed in his words, invoked the envy of many girls passing by.

Especially when Zhou Li next innocently asked, "You seem unhappy, don't you?"

At least five or six female students shot hostile glances at Brother Nan, clearly harboring thoughts of pushing her aside to take her place. However, upon seeing Brother Nan's height—towering over many of the male students present—they suddenly decided that cursing her inwardly was satisfying enough.

"HISS... HUFF..."

Brother Nan took deep breaths, exhaling slowly to calm the resentment within her heart.

She even considered the idea of running away on the spot.

But that was impossible... Zhou Li was holding her hand!

「Two hours later.」

The two emerged from the restaurant.

Brother Nan clenched her teeth and pounded Zhou Li's shoulder with her fists, while he simply laughed it off, not minding at all. Their playful actions warmed the heart of the waitstaff, clearly witnessing another boyfriend doting on his girlfriend.

"Looks like we don't have classes in the afternoon," Zhou Li said while looking at his phone. "What should we do? Go back to the dorm?"

"I'll hit you!" Brother Nan pretended to growl.

"And then?"

"Keep hitting you!"

"I mean, until when?"

"Until you're dead!!"

"Aren't your hands tired?"

"Not tired!"

"I see..."

Zhou Li, showing no sign of pain and even a hint of pleasure, mumbled to himself, "No wonder people always say you girls are strange. You did the same to me last week, and I didn't have such a big reaction."

"You are way worse than me, okay!!"

"Really?"

"AHHHH!"

Brother Nan continued to use Zhou Li as her punching bag.

It turned out she could get tired. Perhaps because there were too many people around, making her feel embarrassed, she soon gave up on that action and instead sulked off on her own. It was unclear whether she was angry with herself or with Zhou Li.

Zhou Li bought her a bottle of iced water, and they slowly walked to the military training field, ready to watch the new students train.

Many "old hands" like them had watched their training last year too.

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