C26 Shen Mengqi's Breakfast of Love

The girl fixed the uncle with a furious glare:

"Is that Rolls-Royce Phantom not yours?"

The uncle, bewildered, nodded:

"No, I drive a Nissan..."

Bang!

She stood up abruptly, fuming:

"Why didn't you tell me sooner? You've wasted my time!"

"I'm done here!"

With that, she stormed off, full of regret for hitting on the wrong person.

She wished she had approached that charming young man she saw earlier!

...

Meanwhile, Lin Chen had made it to his classroom.

Shortly after settling in, a girl sidled up to him and whispered:

"Lin Chen, thank you so much."

Lin Chen was perplexed:

"Thank me? For what?"

He was fairly certain her name was Chu Qianqian.

Chu Qianqian beamed at him:

"Thanks to you, I'm the new class monitor!"

Now Lin Chen was truly baffled:

"Wasn't Zou Kai the monitor?"

At his question, a flicker of surprise crossed Chu Qianqian's face.

"Zou Kai switched majors, didn't you know?"

"Everyone's saying he switched because of you. Once Zou Kai left, I got to be class monitor."

Lin Chen: ...

Had he really scared Zou Kai into changing majors?

"Okay, I'm clueless about all this."

Chu Qianqian seemed eager to continue, but just then, the foreign language teacher entered, and she clamped her mouth shut.

Several times during the class, she looked like she wanted to speak to Lin Chen, but seeing him engrossed in the lesson, she held back.

As soon as the break began, Lin Chen was about to catch a quick nap on his desk when a familiar voice called out.

"Lin Chen, step outside for a second."

At the sound, Lin Chen glanced toward the door.

Shen Mengqi?

What did she want with him?

While he was still wondering, Shen Mengqi gestured for him to come over.

Lin Chen rose and headed out.

Shen Mengqi handed him two neatly packed bags, her voice soft:

"I figured you skipped breakfast, so I brought you some egg tarts and milk tea."

Their classmates couldn't help but snicker and tease.

"Wow! A breakfast with love!"

"I'm green with envy. I am the embodiment of lemon essence, and lemon essence is me!"

"Why can't I ever run into such a thoughtful upperclassman?"

...

Blushing at the comments around her, Shen Mengqi's cheeks took on a rosy hue.

Lin Chen, holding the bag, awkwardly said:

"Uh, senior, I've already had breakfast. Maybe you should take this back and enjoy it yourself?"

Shen Mengqi's face stiffened momentarily but quickly recovered.

"No worries. Think of it as a snack! I baked these egg tarts myself. Could you really say no to that..."

The teasing from the crowd grew louder.

With no other option, Lin Chen accepted.

"Thank you, senior."

A smile spread across Shen Mengqi's face as she squinted her eyes in delight:

"It's all good. I'll head back now!"

Back at his seat, Lin Chen opened the bag and was greeted by the enticing aroma of egg tarts.

Delicious and still warm.

Six in total, too many for him after his breakfast.

He turned to Chu Qianqian next to him, offering one:

"Want one?"

Chu Qianqian shook her head:

"No, thanks. I'm on a diet!"

Lin Chen looked her over and chuckled:

"Dieting? You're perfect as is. Lose any more and you'll vanish! Here, eat up - you'll need the energy for dieting!"

He pressed the egg tart into her hand.

Chu Qianqian, resigned, began to eat and couldn't help but compliment:

"This is really tasty!"

Meanwhile, Su Mo, seated not too far off, glanced at Lin Chen and the egg tarts, then quietly reached for her phone to message "Sister."

"Su Tao, can you make egg tarts?"