"Does Youjie participate in any club activities?" As usual during lunch break, Su Yuqian, Yuan Muxi, and I ate lunch together on the rooftop. I wonder what's in today's lunch box? Cucumber, watercress... Why is it all vegetarian? Why no meat dishes?

"Ah... I haven't participated in any club activities," Youjie answered absentmindedly while looking at the food in Su Yuqian's lunch box.

"Is that so? I think joining a club can enrich oneself," Su Yuqian replied.

"...Yeah..." I furrowed my brows. Why is Su Yuqian's lunch box also filled with vegetarian food?

"You idiot, why are you staring at me?" Su Yuqian suddenly glared at me and asked loudly.

"Ah..." I had to divert my gaze from her lunch box when she pointed it out. Was she kidding? Is today a vegetarian day?

"What are you thinking, idiot?" Su Yuqian said again.

I looked innocent and said, "Is today a day for burning incense and worshiping Buddha?"

"Are you planning to become a monk?"

"Who wants to become a monk!" I quickly retorted to Su Yuqian's sarcasm.

"Then what's with the burning incense and worshiping Buddha? You're just trying to stir up trouble," Su Yuqian said disdainfully.

"...Actually, I just want to focus on eating, but today's food is a bit too poor..." I didn't want to say it, but there's usually meat dishes every day, so it's strange that there's none today.

"What's poor about it?" Su Yuqian asked, sounding unhappy.

"Look, besides rice, there's only this green stuff in the lunch box."

"What's wrong with the green stuff?"

"The green stuff is good... Vitamins are essential for the body, but... without protein and similar nutrients, how can we replenish our energy properly?"

"...Well, that's just the way it is," Su Yuqian blushed and stammered, feeling like there was some hidden meaning.

"Why is it just the way it is? Adding some meat dishes shouldn't be difficult..." Could it be that Su Yuqian's family is financially tight? It's all because of me always mooching off their meals, isn't it?

"...Is life difficult?"

"Not at all!" Su Yuqian replied with certainty.

"Then what is it?"

"Well... I just don't want meat dishes, that's all."

"This reason feels so far-fetched..." Did meat dishes offend you?

"...But without meat dishes, the food is tasteless. I'm getting tired of this watercress and cucumber." These two have been appearing in my meals all week, and I could tolerate it when there were meat dishes before, but I can't bear it without them today.

"It's good to have something to eat. Stop being so picky!" Su Yuqian exclaimed.

"It's not wrong to eat what you like..." I didn't want to accept Su Yuqian's criticism in my heart.

"Yeah, that's true, but without meat dishes, it's a fact," I protested.

"Indeed... I... I want to lose weight," Su Yuqian blushed.

"Lose weight?" I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Why? Don't believe me?"

"It's not that... It's just, do you really need to lose weight?" I felt like she needed to gain weight, especially in her chest area, which was as flat as if leveled by a bulldozer.

"Why are you staring at my chest.. you pervert!" Su Yuqian instinctively covered her chest, and I pinched my nose. "I was just thinking about something."

"Don't try to fool me. People who think about those things usually pinch their noses," she said, so I quickly put my hand down.

"You're exposing your true colors, aren't you? You perverted dog, an animal that thinks with its lower body."

"You don't have to speak so poorly of me.." My face turned bitter, as it turned out I fell into her trap.

"It's just that you don't need to lose weight at all.." I estimated her weight to be around 80 pounds, and her height to be around 5'6", a bit skinny.

"Stop babbling.. I think I've gained weight, so it's necessary to lose weight. Before, I was.. 79 pounds, but now I'm 81 pounds."

"An extra pound or two could be due to physical development."

"Development..." Su Yuqian touched her chest when I wasn't paying attention. "Don't lie to me," she said, there hasn't been any increase in fat on her chest.

"Well... take it slow, you can't force it."

"Take it slow?!" Su Yuqian yelled at me while throwing off her indoor shoes, and the shoes landed on my head as if they were sucked in by me.

"That's very dangerous. What if the shoes fell into the lunchbox?" I protected the lunchbox.

"Then don't eat it... don't eat it from now on," Su Yuqian said angrily.

"That won't do... my mother knows you make lunch for me, so she doesn't bother preparing lunch for me anymore."

Although it wasn't Su Yuqian who made it, but Su Yuqian's mother.

"What inappropriate thoughts are you having again? You idiot!"

"I... I wasn't thinking about anything. But you're making it difficult for me."

"That's my line! Just shut up and eat. Why so much nonsense." Su Yuqian turned her head to the side.

".. It seems like there won't be any meat dishes today. Oh well, it's better than nothing. I could only quietly cry in my heart as I picked up cucumber slices with my chopsticks and put them in my mouth. Why does it feel so desolate?

"Um..."

"Yeah?"

"Youjie, um... can you eat these meatballs for me?" Yuan Muxi suddenly called me while I was silently eating. I turned my head to look at her.

"If you don't mind... these meatballs... please eat them." Yuan Muxi shyly placed the already opened lunchbox in front of me.

"Well... this is your lunch, Yuan Muxi..." I felt embarrassed.

"It's okay, I don't really like these meatballs, and besides, I prefer eating vegetables... so... could Youjie help me share them? I... don't want to waste them... is that alright?" Being stared at like that and being begged with that tone, I couldn't refuse.

"Are you sure? Because if you don't eat meat, you might not have enough energy. You might feel hungry in the afternoon during class."

"I have a small appetite... please don't be polite, eat to your heart's content..." Yuan Muxi smiled angelically.

"Well, if you insist.." I picked up one meatball from Yuan Muxi's lunchbox and took a bite. The juices exploded in my mouth. "It's.. delicious."

"Is it delicious? Then please eat more."

"Ah.. yes" I unreservedly ate all the meatballs in Yuan Muxi's lunchbox. Indeed, meat dishes increase one's appetite.

"Eating so much... don't you know these pork meatballs might be made from water-injected or dead pig meat?" Su Yuqian suddenly said, almost causing me to vomit because of a wave of disgust.

"Um... these are all meatballs made from qualified pork, definitely not made from water-injected or dead pig's meat..." Yuan Muxi hurriedly explained.

"Yeah... Yuqian, you shouldn't say things like that."

"Shut up! If you like to eat, then eat! Eat until you become fat like a pig, and then regret why you didn't choose to eat vegetarian dishes." Su Yuqian suddenly felt guilty and lost her imposing manner.

"Actually, Yuqian also wants to eat meat dishes, right? Oh... here's a meatball, eat it, it's delicious," I picked up the last meatball I had missed and handed it to Su Yuqian's mouth. Su Yuqian looked at it hesitantly and then her lips seemed to slightly open.

See, she couldn't resist the temptation of the meatball, and I couldn't help but smirk.

Perhaps she saw me smirking, her face immediately turned red and she turned her face to the side. "I won't eat it."

"Are you really not going to eat it? It's a pity, then I'll eat it, so it won't go to waste," I said as I put the meatball into my mouth. Su Yuqian looked at me with some resentment. Was it just my imagination?

"Thank you for the hospitality," I said gratefully after successfully finishing the meal. Thanks to the meatball, I ate every last bit of the food.

"You're welcome," Yuan Muxi said shyly.

"Speaking of which, Muxi mentioned club activities earlier."

"Yes, I did," Yuan Muxi replied as she put the lunch box into her bag.

"So, did Muxi participate in club activities?"

"Well... I joined the Handicraft Club..."

"The Handicraft Club? It's a club where you make art and craft items yourself, right?"

"Yes, I've been trying out embroidery recently."

"Embroidery, huh? I'm sure Muxi is really good at it."

"No, I'm just average," Yuan Muxi replied shyly.

"Girls like Muxi must be good at these things..."

"No... that's not true," Yuan Muxi's face turned even redder, and I smiled when I saw Su Yuqian's eyes turning slightly red. I felt a chill down my spine and restrained myself.

"Youjie, don't you want to participate in any club activities?" Yuan Muxi asked proactively when she noticed I hadn't spoken.

"Well... there doesn't seem to be any interesting club activities," I thought for a moment and replied.

"Recently, there are two new clubs... one is the Otaku Club and the other is the COSplay Club."

"Muxi knows a lot. But I'm not interested in these two clubs... Otaku stuff and COSplay stuff," I said with little interest.

"Is that so? I think they might be fun... the Otaku Club is said to be for hardcore fans of anime, while COSplay is about dressing up as your favorite characters. I think it could be quite enjoyable," Yuan Muxi explained.

"I'm not involved in these fields at all... so," I unintentionally glanced at Su Yuqian and noticed a glimmer in her eyes.

"What's wrong? Yuqian, are you interested in these two?" I asked her.

"No, I'm not interested in the COSPLAY club.." The intention is too obvious. I didn't expect Su Yuqian to be interested in COSPLAY.

"Anyway... I don't have any plans to join a club." After school, I should go home. Participating in club activities is just a waste of time and energy. Although I have nothing to do at home, I still don't want to participate in any club activities.

After lunch, Su Yuqian seemed a bit eager to ask Yuan Muxi about something, but I didn't continue to accompany them. Now that I've filled my stomach, I should properly replenish my sleep.