Class meeting had taken about half an hour, but the cafeteria was still packed. Freshmen in military training uniforms were everywhere.

Ning Chu was still angry about having his sexuality misrepresented. He followed behind Wen Yang with a frosty expression, not saying a word for ages.

“We have to wear those quick-dry shirts tomorrow. I heard we’re doing physical training.”

“Oh.”

“Do you have any sunscreen? I’ve gotten a whole shade darker these past couple of days.”

“No.”

Wen Yang picked up his food and sat down. Seeing Ning Chu’s chilly expression, he said helplessly, “I was just joking.”

“My bad, my bad. I’m sorry.” He put a piece of sweet-and-sour pork on Ning Chu’s plate. “Here, have a piece of meat. Call it an apology. I won’t say that again.”

The bribe of a single piece of meat thawed the frost on Ning Chu’s face a little. The tension in his chest eased, and he let out a helpless sigh.

Looking like a woman and his sexual orientation—those were the two things he was most sensitive about right now.

“You didn’t react this strongly when Shaoqing said it...”

“That’s because I never expected anything from him in the first place!”

Ning Chu glared at Wen Yang, still fuming.

That guy was an irredeemable villain in the book. Who knew how many girls he’d taken advantage of? Ning Chu only expected Zhang Shaoqing to act like a decent person. He couldn’t ask for more than that.

Wen Yang was different. He was a scumbag womanizer in the book, sure, but every woman he got involved with did it willingly. Some even went so far as to seduce him themselves.

Ning Chu had much higher hopes for the protagonist than for the villain.

He should stay a virgin forever! If the male lead of an erotic novel is a virgin, even God couldn’t get the main plot moving!

“Wen Yang!”

Lost in thought, Ning Chu suddenly heard someone call out excitedly. He looked up, baffled, and saw a girl from their class hurrying over with her tray. She plopped down beside Wen Yang.

What was this?

“Yuanyuan, what’s up?” Wen Yang glanced at her, then went back to his food.

“Wanna go hang out at a bar tonight?”

“I’m broke.”

Yuanyuan pressed herself against Wen Yang’s shoulder with a coy smile. “My treat~”

Ning Chu frowned. Who was this vixen? She was hitting on his male lead right in front of the author!

Damn, I’m so jealous!

All because he’s a little handsome and has protagonist privileges!

Wen Yang hesitantly looked up. He’d never been to a bar before, and he was both curious and nervous. He was torn between going and staying.

“Oh, and my twin roommates are coming too~”

“Twins, huh...”

Ning Chu jolted. The moment he heard “twins,” he remembered.

The plot of those erotic novels was always simple: twin sisters and a tipsy Wen Yang queued up as a trio in a private room at a bar. They played two rounds, and Wen Yang carried the whole team. The scene was especially intense, and somehow it took three chapters and six thousand words to write.

The book never mentioned Yuanyuan, who was right in front of him. She’d probably already drunk herself under the table by then.

“So, are you going? If we’re going, we can head out now.”

Wen Yang already looked tempted, his mind on the twins and his lust beginning to take over. Ning Chu hurriedly cut in. “Wait, we said we’d duo queue tonight.”

“?”

Wen Yang looked at him, utterly confused. “You said that last time, too.”

After one miserable experience duo queueing with Ning Chu, Wen Yang had stopped looking forward to gaming with him.

Ning Chu racked his brain for another excuse. “Didn’t the counselor ask you to fill out forms for us?”

“It’s not great to have the two vice class reps doing work right after taking office, is it? What if they mention it to the counselor...”

He looked like he had Wen Yang’s best interests at heart as he earnestly tried to talk him out of it. “Let’s do it another time. Military training’s been exhausting lately.”

Yuanyuan turned to look at Ning Chu. Her eyes were full of suspicion as she gave him a once-over, completely bewildered.

No, what does it have to do with you if we go to a bar?

“You’ve got a point.” Wen Yang took Ning Chu’s advice, then turned to Yuanyuan with an apologetic smile. “I’ve got a lot going on tonight. Maybe next time?”

“Yeah, it’s not like it has to be tonight,” Ning Chu chimed in.

Yuanyuan’s expression cooled. She gave a soft snort and glared at Ning Chu, then reluctantly nodded. “All right...”

At least the Wen Yang of today, though lustful, wasn’t a womanizing stallion who thought with his lower half.

Men being horny was normal.

Ning Chu was just worried that if he took his eyes off Wen Yang one day, the guy might go out looking for women before he knew it.

Watching the girl leave, Ning Chu finally let out the breath he’d been holding and rubbed his temples in frustration.

Now he had to keep an eye on Zhang Shaoqing to make sure he didn’t get hurt, suffer a major setback, and turn evil, while also playing anti-vice patrol for Wen Yang so some forward girl wouldn’t get him drunk and have her way with him.

This was too hard.

“Women are such a pain. If I don’t want to go, then I don’t want to go. Why pull a face?” Wen Yang muttered, head bent over his food.

Ning Chu nodded emphatically. “You can’t get involved with women like that. They’ll drive you crazy.”

But Wen Yang suddenly looked up and stared straight at him, his expression strange. Ning Chu immediately shut his mouth.

Had Wen Yang noticed something?

“Are you jealous because I’m so popular with girls? You’ve stopped me from going twice now.” Wen Yang suddenly grinned and teased him. “Want me to set you up with a few?”

“Can I really?!” Ning Chu’s eyes lit up, but he quickly became dejected again. “Forget it.”

Wen Yang’s offer was tempting, but Ning Chu still hoped he could find a nice girl who wasn’t so wild on his own in this erotic-novel world... That might be asking a bit much, though.

“I’m going to get another bowl of rice.”

Wen Yang was tall and had a big appetite. He couldn’t afford much food, so he had to make up for it by eating more rice.

This school didn’t offer much in the way of cafeteria subsidies, either. The prices were exactly like those at that lousy school in his previous life! Vegetable dishes were two yuan, ones with a little minced meat were four, and meat dishes started at seven.

Ning Chu wondered if he’d ever even decided what things cost in the book.

Wen Yang came back with his rice. He’d eaten almost all his food, leaving only the sauce, so he could only pour that over his rice and mix it in.

“Here.”

“What?”

“I can’t eat any more.” Ning Chu pushed his tray forward, then propped his chin on one hand and started playing with his phone. “Have some of my food, so it doesn’t go to waste.”

Wen Yang paused. Looking at the food Ning Chu had barely touched, he asked, “Will that be enough to fill you up?”

“Yeah.”

“You need to eat more if you want to grow taller.”

Ning Chu let out a miserable burp. “I know... I’m full.”

He really didn’t have much of an appetite. He couldn’t even finish half the rice that came with a regular meal. Whether he ordered takeout or ate in the cafeteria, he always left half behind.

“Mm, all right.”

Wen Yang dug into his food, but his gaze stayed on Ning Chu the whole time.

No wonder people said a good friend was like a limb. Having a good friend really did make life more comfortable.

It was just that this friend looked a little too young and feminine, and was a bit too jealous and meddlesome.

Another date had fallen through.

Wen Yang sighed deeply to himself, but he couldn’t bring himself to resent Ning Chu.

Twin sisters, huh...