I was wrong, I was really wrong.

I shouldn't have agreed to go out in the first place!

Lu Xing was in despair.

Just now, Song Junzhu had gone to the restroom to touch up her makeup. Lu Xing understood. But after just two bites of his meal, he was rendered speechless.

This restaurant...

Could they compensate him with some money?

This is too damn disgusting!

Any chef who can turn good ingredients into something that tastes like shit deserves to be shot!

Fake food waste: Not finishing and throwing it away.

Real food waste: Making a pile of shit.

After two bites, Lu Xing had no appetite at all. At this moment, a sour and sarcastic remark drifted over from somewhere.

"Yo? Can't handle high-end restaurant food? Tsk tsk tsk, born with a poor fate, I see!"

Lu Xing temporarily closed his eyes to hide the despair in them.

It's one thing to almost crash and burn in a Shura field.

It's another thing for the restaurant's food to be disgusting.

Can someone tell me, I'm not some kind of novel protagonist, so why does even eating a meal trigger a 'being mocked' plotline!

Psycho!

Lu Xing followed the voice and saw a greasy-haired man in a very proper suit.

However, at this moment, the greasy-haired man's eyes were filled with hostility towards Lu Xing, a mocking smile on his lips.

Lu Xing was silent for a moment, then asked with confusion.

"You failed to pursue Professor Song?"

Lies don't hurt people; the truth is a sharp knife!

The greasy-haired man, who had been mocking him, instantly got anxious and said angrily.

"Hehe, hilarious. Do I need to pursue Song Junzhu? Although I don't really want to pursue her, it's hilarious. There are tons of women who like me. You're really putting on an act!"

Lu Xing replied.

"6" 

(TL: Slang for 'awesome' or 'nice', used sarcastically here. If you watch Chinese livestreams or play games you will see "666" spammed a lot for this reason, suffice to say it is not a religious reference like it is in the West.)

A single number made a man's defenses break on the spot!

The greasy-haired man instantly stood up, walked towards Lu Xing menacingly, rolling up his sleeves as he walked, and said through gritted teeth.

"Today, I'm going to let you kid know what's called..."

Da da da.

The sound of high heels rang out. Song Junzhu appeared in everyone's line of sight.

Her indifferent and proud gaze swept over the greasy-haired man, her tone carrying an overwhelming presence.

"Know what?"

The greasy-haired man trembled with fear, directly grabbing Lu Xing's arm and helping him roll up his sleeve, laughing awkwardly.

"Let him know that there are still many good people in this world!"

Pfft.

Some of the melon-eating people in the restaurant couldn't hold it in.

Good, good, good.

So good at adapting to the situation, are we?

Song Junzhu walked to Lu Xing's side in her high heels. Glancing at Lu Xing's pitiful expression, her anger flared up.

"Get lost!"

"Right away!"

The greasy-haired man, as if granted a pardon, grabbed his bag, took his coat, and ran off in a smooth, seamless motion!

Song Junzhu frowned and said faintly.

"This restaurant has always been reservation-only, but we came in such a hurry today that there were no private rooms. I didn't expect to run into trash."

"That retard was a colleague of mine at the university before. He was kicked out of the school after trying to harass me."

Every sentence didn't mention an explanation, yet every sentence was an explanation.

Lu Xing nodded nonchalantly. In fact, he didn't care about that greasy-haired man at all. He only had one question now.

"Professor Song, how does this restaurant stay in business?"

Song Junzhu: ?

"What do you mean?"

Lu Xing's face was wrinkled with disgust from the food.

"It's so disgusting."

Song Junzhu: ...

Pfft.

Song Junzhu suddenly burst out laughing, her exquisite features adding a touch of stunning beauty.

"The scenery here is good."

From here, you could overlook the entire Haicheng Port. The pedestrians on the ground were like migrating ants, giving one a heroic feeling of having the whole world in their grasp.

Song Junzhu thought that she had never taken Lu Xing out before, so she brought him here to see the good scenery.

She hadn't expected this little brat not to look at the scenery at all, but to be quite concerned about the food.

Few of the people who came here to eat were really trying to solve their hunger. 

More of them were here to talk business, or to take photos to post on social media to build a 'rich person' persona. As long as it had that feeling of drunken gold and debauchery, it was fine.

"If it's not good, we'll switch to another one."

Song Junzhu was surprisingly easy to talk to today. Lu Xing had thought she would say, "If it's not good, then don't eat it!"

"Forget it."

Lu Xing battled with the food on his plate, muttering.

"Can't waste food."

A smile flowed in Song Junzhu's beautiful eyes.

He's quite a frugal little brat!

After the meal.

When Lu Xing went to the restroom, Song Junzhu called the manager over. Wiping her hands, she said.

"If the chef's cooking is disgusting, fire him. If the restaurant only knows how to do marketing, shut it down. With such a good location, making this kind of disgusting food, aren't you ashamed?"

The manager was instantly sweating profusely and apologized repeatedly.

"Sorry, sorry, Miss Song, we..."

Seeing Lu Xing come out of the restroom, Song Junzhu immediately cut off the manager's explanation.

"Shut up!"

Ever since she found out that Lu Xing had a secret crush on her, Song Junzhu didn't really want to expose her cold side in front of him anymore.

"Professor Song! Let's go!"

"Mm, okay."

Song Junzhu stood up and followed the youthful Lu Xing out of the restaurant. A second before leaving, she looked back at the restaurant manager.

This one look was full of warning!

The restaurant manager was terrified.

After warning him with her eyes, Song Junzhu's mood improved a lot.

She believed that soon, the quality of the restaurant's dishes would improve.

I'll bring Lu Xing here to eat again next time.

After that the two left.

The restaurant manager muttered with a worried expression:

"Sigh, Miss Song is so easy to talk to in front of that little brat. Why does she look at us like she's about to kill us!"

"What's his status, and what's your status?"

"That's true... wait!"

The restaurant manager immediately looked up and met the equally worried face of the owner.

"Boss, why are you..."

The restaurant owner raised his hand and said in despair.

"Don't ask. If you must ask, it's because I ran here."

Ever since he found out that Song Junzhu had come to the restaurant and had been provoked, he had rushed over without stopping.

"Put that man on the blacklist, and then..." 

The manager perked up his ears, ready to hear the next instruction.

"Then hire a few chefs with good cooking skills! Damn it, if Professor Song gets angry again next time, the rent will go up!"

"Fuck! Who chose the chef in the first place! The food is so disgusting!"

The restaurant owner walked away, cursing.

The manager silently said to himself: Isn't that chef your uncle...

...

Song Junzhu took Lu Xing out of the restaurant. When they passed the pier, she stopped.

After a moment of thought, she still didn't want to go back to the villa. That place was full of her memories of torturing Lu Xing, which made her feel uncomfortable.

As a professional simp, promptly sensing the client's emotions is an essential quality.

Feeling Song Junzhu's hesitation, Lu Xing immediately offered a way out.

"Want to take a walk and feel the breeze?"

Song Junzhu's eyes lit up. Lu Xing really loves her. He can even take care of what's on her mind!

"Okay."

The two of them rarely had such leisure time to walk together.

Song Junzhu felt that as the leader, she should say something, but she had never played the role of livening up the atmosphere before, so she was at a loss for words.

So Lu Xing took the initiative to speak, planning to say some pointless nonsense to pass the time.

"The seasons are changing recently. Professor Song, you should pay more attention at school. I heard that drinking that tea is good for your throat. When you're teaching..."

The sea breeze brushed against her face, and Lu Xing's nagging concern was by her ear. 

Song Junzhu squinted her eyes comfortably. This atmosphere made her nerves relax, and she was willing to open up a little and ask.

"Lu Xing, do you have any dreams?"

Dreams?

Lu Xing felt a little sarcastic about these two words. A person like him was not worthy of having dreams.

His only dream was to live a good life and be an ordinary person.

"I want to study well."

Song Junzhu was amused by his serious expression, the corners of her mouth slightly lifting.

"Then, Professor Song, what about your dream?"

My dream?

Song Junzhu was stunned.

Suddenly.

A loud bang in the night sky. The sea and sky became one color. A brilliant firework bloomed in the sky!

The crowd walking on the pier looked at the sky in surprise, then frantically rushed towards the shore.

"There's a fireworks show today!"

"Damn, damn, quick, go to the shore to watch! The view is good there!"

"Don't push me! Don't push me!"

The crowd surged, and Lu Xing and Song Junzhu were forcibly pushed to the very front.

"Professor Song, be careful."

There are too many people!

Without time to think, based on the principle of "customer first", Lu Xing quickly spread his arms and held Song Junzhu tightly in his embrace.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

More fireworks went off together. The sky was dyed in a myriad of colors, and the sea surface reflected their images.

The light and shadow fell on Song Junzhu's face. A cool breeze blew against her, but her body was tightly protected by a warm embrace. Song Junzhu suddenly said.

"My dream is to be number one."

"Number one in what?"

Song Junzhu bit her lip. "Number one in everything."

Lu Xing let out a light laugh, his pleasant voice sounding by Song Junzhu's ear.

"You already are, in my eyes." 

Bang!

The last firework bloomed in the night sky. A huge pink firework lit up the entire sky.

The crowd let out gasps of amazement.

"So beautiful!"

"What's this? You're so uncultured. The ones I saw abroad were even more beautiful!"

"Tch~"

...

The conversation of the passersby was exceptionally noisy.

Song Junzhu stared blankly at the sky and murmured, "It's different."

"At Haicheng Port, I saw the most beautiful fireworks."

Unforgettable for a lifetime.

...

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