Chapter 444 - 443: I’m Not a Picky Eater

Thinking of how Lu Yunque had been working from dawn to dusk lately, it was true that he didn’t have time to visit the film set.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

"Sir, the food you ordered has arrived."

Mo Bin hadn’t wanted to knock either, but the food from the restaurant would get cold if they didn’t eat it soon.

When she heard lunch had arrived, Yun Zijin’s eyes lit up. "Come in!"

Only after hearing Yun Zijin’s voice did Mo Bin open the door to Lu Yunque’s office.

"Sir, Miss Yun, the food you ordered is here."

As he spoke, Mo Bin carried the meal into the small dining room behind Lu Yunque’s office and began to unpack the dishes one by one.

"Assistant Mo, you should go have lunch too. We can take it from here."

Seeing that Mo Bin looked ready to set out their bowls and chopsticks, Yun Zijin quickly urged him to go eat.

’Mo Bin is Lu Yunque’s assistant, not a servant. They can do this themselves; there’s no need to have someone wait on them.’

"Very well. Sir, Miss Yun, please enjoy your meal. I’ll be on my way."

Mo Bin quickly finished setting the tableware before straightening up, bidding farewell to Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque, and leaving the office.

Yun Zijin looked at the neatly arranged tableware. ’So I guess I was just talking to myself, huh?’

"Don’t worry about it. I pay him very well. Mo Bin isn’t just my professional assistant; his duties as a personal assistant are part of the job."

Yun Zijin didn’t dwell on it, as her attention was quickly captured by the dishes on the table.

"This is all my favorite food. Why didn’t you order anything you like?"

"What you like is what I like."

Lu Yunque wasn’t particularly fussy about food. Back when the old man sent him to the military, he’d even gnawed on tree bark during the most grueling missions.

Yun Zijin gave him a look of disbelief. "One of us is from the south, the other from the north. Are you sure you’ll like everything I do?"

’I wonder if he’d still be saying that if I busted out some river snail noodles.’

Yun Zijin thought mischievously.

"I’m not a picky eater."

Lu Yunque declared with utter certainty.

Yun Zijin said she believed him, but inwardly she didn’t buy it for a second.

She couldn’t speak for others, but she knew Lu Yunque. Every day, his meals were either meticulously prepared by his personal chef according to his exact preferences or ordered from specific restaurants whose chefs also knew his tastes.

If a restaurant served something that wasn’t to his liking, Lu Yunque would remove it from his list of approved places to order from.

And that was just the short version she’d heard. Yun Zijin didn’t even want to begin to describe the full extent of his fussiness.

Lu Yunque, unaware that Yun Zijin had already seen through him, was still trying to convince her that he wasn’t a picky eater and was low-maintenance.

"Right, you’re not picky at all."

From Yun Zijin’s tone, Lu Yunque knew she didn’t believe him, but he decided not to press the issue.

’If he kept talking, he’d just expose himself. The more he said, the more holes he’d poke in his story.’

*

Meanwhile, Fu Ze was driving Qin Sitong back to Dijing University.

When Fu Ze was still a block away from the Dijing University gate, Qin Sitong told him to stop.

"What’s wrong? Something up?"

Fu Ze didn’t get it, turning to ask her what she meant.

"Your car is too flashy. It wouldn’t be good if people saw me getting out of it. Just stop here, I can walk the rest of the way."

It was the middle of the day, so plenty of teachers and students were coming and going from Dijing University.

If someone took a picture, who knew what kinds of rumors would start spreading around campus.

Even though they were officially a couple, they hadn’t gone public with their relationship yet, and Qin Sitong didn’t want to complicate things.

Hearing this, Fu Ze’s good mood instantly soured.

"So I’m someone you have to hide?"

’Has she never considered going public with their relationship? Plenty of people would kill for the chance to start rumors about him, and he hadn’t given them the time of day.’

"No, that’s not it. If you don’t mind the walk, you can get out and come with me."

But the car absolutely could not be driven any closer. People could be so malicious toward women these days; the moment they saw a girl step out of a luxury car, the rumors would start flying.

Yun Zijin was a well-known rich girl, which is how she dodged that bullet.

It was fine when she commuted in Yun Zijin’s car because everyone at school knew they were close friends.

But no one at school knew Fu Ze. Besides, plenty of students were already jealous of her friendship with Yun Zijin.

If they found this "dirt" on her, they would definitely blow it out of proportion.

Qin Sitong knew she had done nothing wrong, but she didn’t want to stir up unnecessary trouble.

Although Fu Ze didn’t know about all the complicated thoughts running through Qin Sitong’s mind, he obediently got out of the car and started walking beside her.

At this time of day, quite a few students were passing through the school gate, most of them heading out to part-time jobs.

Tutoring jobs were particularly lucrative for Dijing University students; they could charge several times more than students from other schools.

Qin Sitong herself knew at least ten people who tutored part-time.

As soon as Qin Sitong and Fu Ze appeared, they drew a lot of attention.

Thanks to her association with Yun Zijin, Qin Sitong was now something of a celebrity at Dijing University, and someone recognized her almost immediately.

"Senior Sister Qin, is this your boyfriend? He’s so handsome!"

A particularly bold girl had already walked up to ask.

Others who were interested and not in a hurry stopped to watch.

"Yes."

Qin Sitong didn’t recognize the girl, so she didn’t bother introducing Fu Ze by name.

"Senior Sister Qin, your boyfriend is so handsome! Does he have any brothers? Think I’ve got a shot?"

The girl, however, seemed to ignore Qin Sitong’s dismissive tone and pressed on.

"Sorry, that’s a personal question for my boyfriend. It’s not my place to answer.

I have things to do on campus, so please excuse us."

The girl and her friends were completely blocking Qin Sitong’s path.

Besides, their eyes kept darting toward Fu Ze as they spoke. How could Qin Sitong not see what they were up to?

’Trying to steal someone’s boyfriend right in front of his girlfriend... The college entrance exam can weed out the slackers, but it can’t weed out the scumbags.’

’People like them just tarnish Dijing University’s reputation when they go out into the world.’ Qin Sitong observed a moment of silence for her school’s good name.

Fu Ze, however, lacked Qin Sitong’s patience. He took her hand and fixed the girls blocking their path with a chillingly pleasant smile.

"Which department are you all in? I know quite a few professors at Dijing University. I think I’ll have to give them a suggestion—it seems you don’t have enough homework."

"I think so too," Qin Sitong chimed in. "My words don’t carry much weight, so the professors wouldn’t listen to me.

But I could mention it to Zijin. She’s donated to the school, after all. I’m sure they’d listen to a suggestion from her."

’If there was one thing Qin Sitong was confident about, it was that she had the best of the best when it came to best friends.’

At the mention of Yun Zijin, several of the onlookers’ eyes flickered, and they guiltily shuffled to the side.

They didn’t know Qin Sitong’s boyfriend, but everyone knew Yun Zijin was the school’s resident wealthy beauty.