"So, what do we do now?"

Deng Linhui was a bit frustrated. It wasn't easy to find time to go to the Seventh Dining Hall for a nice meal, and now they couldn't even get past the school gate. He patted the steering wheel and said to Duan Yiming,

"Get in, let's go. Since we can't eat at the Seventh Dining Hall, we can go somewhere else. Living people can't be choked to death."

"What's the rush? He Xiaowei isn't even here yet, is he?"

Duan Yiming opened the door, sat down, and said nonchalantly,

"Let's wait for him before we decide. We can't just leave him here alone, can we?"

The two of them sat in the car, waiting for He Xiaowei while craning their necks to look toward the school gate. More and more cars were arriving from a distance, but every single one was blocked at the entrance. Forget about eating at the Seventh Dining Hall; they couldn't even get in through the gate.

Seeing those people who had come all the way just to try the food at the Seventh Dining Hall looking disappointed and helpless, Deng Linhui couldn't understand their behavior. He shook his head and said,

"These people are really idle. Do they have nothing else to do in this life besides eating? Driving all the way here for a meal, what on earth are they thinking? With that time, they might as well do something else."

"Talking to a workaholic like you is pointless. You don't get it; this is called the joy of life!"

Duan Yiming pointed at the people standing at the gate looking bewildered and said with a laugh,

"Do you see them? Don't be fooled by their confused faces now; when they look back on this, it'll be full of life stories!"

Deng Linhui: "..."

I knew this guy was snarky, but I didn't expect him to be this snarky!

While they were chatting idly, a bright red sports car zoomed over from a distance and parked alongside Deng Linhui's car after a sharp turn. The window rolled down slowly, revealing He Xiaowei's puzzled face:

"What's going on? Why are so many cars blocked at the gate, how do we get in?"

"Come on, get real!"

Deng Linhui glared at him and said, "It's because some fools like you always speed around the campus, and now the school doesn't allow outsiders anymore!"

"???"

Upon hearing this, He Xiaowei was left with a head full of question marks.

Seriously, I just got here and don't even know what's going on, how is this my fault?

When it registered, he was taken aback, slapped the steering wheel, and quickly asked,

"What do you mean the school isn't letting people in?!"

"Yeah, aren't all these cars blocked outside?"

Duan Yiming glanced at him, sighed, and said, "It looks like we won't be able to eat at the Seventh Dining Hall anymore."

He Xiaowei: "..."

Seriously, so what did I come all the way from the city for? To eat air?

"Alright, alright, let's stop talking about it!"

Deng Linhui waved his hand and said, "Let's eat somewhere else. Isn't there that restaurant called the Veggie House nearby that's supposed to have good food? Let's go try it!"

Saying this, he was about to start the car and leave this sad place.

If one place doesn't welcome us, another one will!

"Gosh, what's the hurry?"

Seeing this, Duan Yiming quickly reached out to stop him, "Didn't the notice say that as long as a student or faculty comes to pick us up, we can get in? Of course, we can't drive in."

"Just so happens, I met a student a while back. I'll give him a call and see if he's free."

With a "hee hee," he took out his phone from his pocket and made a call.

Deng Linhui: "..."

This jerk, so he had a way to get in all along, and that's why he's been so calm and unhurried.

He Xiaowei, on the other hand, let out a "hee hee" laugh, giving Duan Yiming a thumbs up: "I knew you had a way!"

"Alright, he'll be here in ten minutes, and we'll meet him at the gate,"

In a little while, Duan Yiming hung up the phone and said with a smile,

"He hasn't eaten either, so let's invite him to join us."

"Of course, such a loyal friend deserves an invitation!"

He Xiaowei nodded repeatedly, making a sweeping gesture, "I'll treat this meal!"

"Hah! You, who never do something for nothing, actually offering to treat today, is the sun rising in the west?"

Deng Linhui gave He Xiaowei a sidelong glance, sneering,

"I suspect you're trying to become friends with Duan Yiming's buddy not because he's loyal, but so you can ask him to let you in next time you come alone, right?"

"Oh Lao Deng, oh Lao Deng, everything about you is great, except you always think the worst of people, that's really not good."

He Xiaowei sighed, looking helpless,

"You should ask Lao Duan, if one day I want to come by myself and can't get in, I call Lao Duan to ask his friend to come pick me up, do you think Lao Duan would say no?"

Duan Yiming nodded earnestly: "He would!"

"..."

He Xiaowei was instantly rendered speechless, like a duck being choked.

Seriously, the feeling of being backstabbed by your buddies right to your face is really painful!

The three of them chatted in the car for a while, then realizing it was about time, they all got out, locked the car doors, and headed towards the school gate where people were gathering.

From afar, they could see some people intensely arguing with several middle-aged security guards:

"What's up with your school? How come all of a sudden people can't get in anymore? We could freely come and go just a couple of days ago!"

A middle-aged guard tried to explain earnestly:

"This is the decision of the school leaders, disallowing outside vehicles and personnel from entering freely must have a reason, please check the notice for the details!"

"We came all this way just to see how our kids are eating and living, and now we can't even get in!"

The guard snickered, "Parents shouldn't say that. If your child is studying in the school, can't you just call and have me pick you up? We're just not allowing random people in, never said parents can't enter."

"My, my child's phone is broken! I'm just trying to get inside to give him money to buy a new one!"

"Hehe, do you actually believe what you're saying?"

"..."

Watching these people attempt to outwit the guards, but the guards remained unmoved, Duan Yiming and the others found it amusing.

Just for a bite to eat, you've thrown all face to the wind, huh?

And the child's phone is broken, you could simply say you couldn't contact the child and need to go find them, wouldn't that be more persuasive?

The three listened for a while in the crowd, then Duan Yiming saw Zhu Youfeng slowly walking out from the school, taking a student ID out of his pocket to show a guard, and pointed at Duan Yiming and the others, saying:

"Sir, these three are my friends, here to visit me. Can I bring them in?"

"Hmm, yes, you can go in,"

Without taking the student ID, the guard glanced at it, nodded, and reminded:

"Just keep an eye on them, make sure they don't cause trouble inside the school, or we'll have to find you then."

"Don't worry, sir, they won't cause trouble."

Zhu Youfeng nodded with a smile, then turned to lead Duan Yiming and the others away.

Duan Yiming and the other two refrained from speaking, quickly followed, silently feeling relieved:

"Finally got in, these days, just trying to eat at the Seventh Dining Hall is really no easy task!"

"It's like passing five checkpoints and defeating six generals!"

Others at the gate were still blocked, watching Duan Yiming and the others happily enter the school, the clamor grew louder:

"Hey, how did they get in? Why is it so particular that they're allowed but not us?"

"Hey sir, could you be merciful and let us through? We've come all this way for nothing, please let us in!"

"Yes, we promise not to cause any trouble, we just want to taste the food in the Seventh Dining Hall!"

"..."

...

Due to the massive increase in external personnel over the previous days, the school's main roads were bustling with traffic, like a busy commercial street in the city center.

But now, walking through the school, the wide streets seemed empty, with students in groups of threes or fives, holding books, leisurely strolling with relaxed expressions.

Along the roadside, vast expanses of grass had unknown flowers lifting their heads, swaying gently in the breeze, occasionally, one or two golden leaves would fall from the tall ginkgo trees nearby...

Everything seemed so peaceful and tranquil.

"Actually, barring the entrance and restricting outside vehicles and personnel from entering isn't particularly secure."

He Xiaowei, with a nonchalant demeanor, hands in pockets, walked behind Duan Yiming and Zhu Youfeng, with a toothpick in his mouth, saying,

"Even if Xiaozhu hadn't come to get us, it actually wouldn't have been that hard for us to get in."

"Why didn't you say so when we were outside earlier?"

Deng Linhui frowned, glanced at him disdainfully,

"Just blowing hot air as usual!"

"No, really, do I need to exaggerate?!"

Seeing disbelief from others, He Xiaowei spat out the toothpick, and sincerely said,

"Outside the school there's a School Protection River, generally speaking, you can't get past it, but in one place, there's a sluice gate across it. You can easily climb over from the top of that gate!

Before when I opened a gym in the school, not wanting to take a longer route, I would go through there, is that so hard to believe?"

"You're talking about the segment of the School Protection River behind the stadium?"

Zhu Youfeng turned to look at He Xiaowei, saying placidly,

"You can indeed get in there, the School Protection Team has caught four or five people slipping in from outside just since yesterday, now they're squatting in the Security Department's office corner..."

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