Ye Xiao's palm strike was not light, and Feng Chong, who was slapped to the ground, didn't immediately stand up!

At this moment, everyone's gaze was focused on Ye Xiao. His face was filled with anger, genuine anger. The audacity of someone to covet Miss Shen, and furthermore, a frivolous young master of wealth, was simply an insult to Miss Shen's status!

If it wasn't for the concern that there were many people around, Ye Xiao really wanted to kill Feng Chong with a single slap!

With his face covered in shock, Feng Chong looked towards Ye Xiao, who in a flash appeared in front of him and said with a cold eye, "What about now? I still want to hear the truth!"

Ye Xiao's expression once again turned into a gentle smile. Feng Chong's heart was truly at its limit. It shouldn't be like this. Feng Chong, gasping for air, looked at Ye Xiao in front of him. Ye Xiao's expression would be gentle as water one moment and cold as frost the next. Who could stand such a contrast? And moreover, this contrast happened in the blink of an eye!

"I... I... I don't know!" When Feng Chong spoke, he sounded almost like he was about to cry!

Ye Xiao looked at Feng Chong's at-a-loss appearance and revealed a slight cold smile, saying, "In the future, before you try to act tough, you'd better weigh your own worth. Otherwise, you'll die without knowing how it happened!"

Ye Xiao's voice wasn't very loud, but as soon as he spoke, everyone present shivered in their minds. They all understood clearly that Ye Xiao's words were definitely not said casually!

Afterward, Ye Xiao turned to look towards Shen Qiuyu, replacing his expression with the sunniest and gentlest smile, and said, "Miss Shen, are you hungry? Let's go for a meal!"

Shen Qiuyu didn't say a word, merely gave a slight smile, and then left the classroom with Ye Xiao!

Once Ye Xiao left Classroom Seven, everyone finally snapped back to reality. Compared with the previously arrogantly domineering Feng Chong, now he had become as docile as a little lamb, not daring to show off even the slightest!

As they left Classroom Seven, Shen Qiuyu saw another girl approaching them!

It was none other than Lin Dieying. When Ye Xiao had entered Classroom Seven earlier, he hadn't let Lin Dieying in. However, Lin Dieying had seen everything that had just happened inside the classroom crystal clear from beside the window!

"Sister Qiuyu, hello!" Lin Dieying, with a giggle, looked towards Shen Qiuyu and immediately greeted her!

Seeing what appeared to be another beautiful girl on par with herself, Shen Qiuyu returned a slight smile. Then she looked towards Ye Xiao, clearly puzzled as to how Ye Xiao knew so many girls, each more beautiful than the last!

Ye Xiao naturally noticed Shen Qiuyu's curiosity, but of course, he couldn't explain how he knew so many girls. Instead, he smiled at Shen Qiuyu and said, "Miss Shen, this is Lin Dieying. She is my..."

Ye Xiao had intended to introduce Lin Dieying, but then he didn't know what to call her!

What was Lin Dieying to him, really?

Girlfriend?

No, at least they hadn't made it official yet. How could he call her his girlfriend?

Just a friend?

That wasn't right either. Given the current relationship between Ye Xiao and Lin Dieying, who would believe they were just friends?

Shen Qiuyu slightly smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this Miss Lin Dieying is certainly your confidante, right?"

A confidante!

What a fitting term!

Ye Xiao immediately nodded like a pecking chicken and said, "You're so smart!"

Hearing Ye Xiao and Shen Qiuyu's conversation, Lin Dieying, standing to the side, blushed but did not speak!

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "Have you decided what you'd like to eat? It's my treat!"

At this point, Lin Dieying giggled and said, "Hmph, of course, it's your treat. With both of us girls dining with you, don't tell me you expect us to foot the bill?"

At that moment, Ye Xiao didn't show a trace of chauvinism, laughing nonchalantly and saying, "What's the big deal? If you insist on treating, of course, I can't refuse. Wouldn't want to let down your kind intentions, right?"

"Dream on, having two beauties accompany you for a meal is already a huge favor. You're still thinking of a free ride? Have you forgotten how badly someone else ended up just now for wanting to treat a beauty to a meal?" Lin Dieying pointedly spoke!

Ye Xiao said, "Are you talking about that Feng Chong?"

Lin Dieying nodded!

Lin Dieying was right; Feng Chong really didn't end up so well, and all of it was just to treat a beauty to a meal!

Ye Xiao was a man aware of his own limitations. If he were Feng Chong, he definitely wouldn't have done such a thing; risking one's life for the sake of treating a beauty to a meal—unworthy!

"Alright then, I'll treat. Um, Dieying, what did I say I'd treat you to earlier?"

"Ramen!"

"That's the one!" Ye Xiao snapped his fingers and said with a laugh.

Lin Dieying suddenly looked speechless and said, "You can't be serious, are we really going to eat ramen?"

"Yeah, what's wrong with that? We should learn to remember hardship and appreciate sweetness, besides, in Yan Country there are still many people who can't even afford a bowl of ramen!" Ye Xiao declared righteously!

It wasn't clear if Ye Xiao was being sincere, but at that moment, Shen Qiuyu joined in, "Ye Xiao is not wrong, Yan Country has a large population, and there are indeed some places where people have trouble feeding themselves. Ramen isn't bad, as long as it's the clear soup kind!"

The downfall of the Lin family's wealth happened three years ago, and Lin Dieying's princess-like temperament had long been worn away. Ramen had become a regular meal for her, so she had no objections to actually going to eat it!

So, the group decided that they would indeed go eat ramen!

Eating ramen was really just a spur-of-the-moment idea, but where to eat became an obvious problem!

"Are there any authentic ramen places around our school?" Ye Xiao turned to Lin Dieying to ask.

Lin Dieying shook her head and said, "For other things, the places around the school are decent enough, but when it comes to ramen, though there's one, the cooking is far from authentic. I do know a truly authentic ramen shop, but the place is small and the environment is not elegant. Sister Qiuyu, do you have a phobia of dirt?"

When Shen Qiuyu heard Lin Dieying's concerns, she understood what she was worried about. But who was Shen Qiuyu? A Martial Artist, and one who had been through the baptism of gunfire at that. She had eaten in front of dirty corpses before, so was she going to be fussy about this?

Shen Qiuyu immediately smiled and said to Lin Dieying, "No worries, as long as there's food to eat, Ye Xiao won't have any problems either, right?"

Ye Xiao shrugged and said with a smile, "Of course not, as long as you guys are fine with it, I'd follow you through a mountain of knives or a sea of flames!"

Lin Dieying said, "All right then, we'll go there. Since I'm the one who found the place, I'll treat everyone today!"

Lin Dieying really didn't have much money, but it was just ramen – she could afford that.

Who was paying wasn't important; what was important was that everyone was hungry and wanted to eat that legendary ramen soon!

Ye Xiao, Shen Qiuyu, and Lin Dieying quickly left Minghai Academy and drove away from the vicinity in Ye Xiao's current vehicle, a 'Q Rui'.

The ramen shop Lin Dieying mentioned was indeed not close to Minghai Academy, and it was now at the peak of lunchtime, so Ye Xiao wasn't driving very fast. After about twenty minutes, they parked the car on the side of a road that wasn't particularly wide. That's when they saw a signboard at the roadside with six characters that read 'Authentic Ramen'!

Ye Xiao looked at the shabby and disorderly storefront with a puzzled look at Lin Dieying and said, "You don't really believe that an authentic place is just somewhere with a sign that says 'Authentic', do you?"

"Isn't it?" Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Lin Dieying looked back at him, bewildered.

Ye Xiao suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Was that what Lin Dieying thought 'authentic' meant?

Ye Xiao glanced at Shen Qiuyu, whose expression was also one of embarrassment!

Lin Dieying was clever and quickly perceived their reactions, so she hurriedly said, "Let's not judge before we try it; this ramen shop really is good!"

The three of them got out of the car and went straight to the ramen shop. It was a rather small ramen shop that primarily sold ramen, but there were also some dishes to accompany drinks. After all, selling just ramen wouldn't bring in much profit!

As Ye Xiao and his companions entered the restaurant, they immediately noticed that the staff and the owner were all from Pillar State, likely natives judging by their appearance!

From the look of these people, Ye Xiao began to believe that the ramen shop might actually be authentic!

"Three bowls of ramen, clear soup!" Lin Dieying expertly instructed the server, then turned to Ye Xiao and Shen Qiuyu, "Order what you like, don't be shy today!"

It was Shen Qiuyu's and Lin Dieying's first meeting, and despite the encouragement to not be shy, it was still hard to do so. Shen Qiuyu, smiling, said, "Just the ramen is fine, I really want to see how this place's ramen tastes!"

Ye Xiao, unlike the easygoing Shen Qiuyu, glanced over the small dishes and casually picked some chicken feet and peanuts!

"That'll do, don't want you to feel the pinch!" said Ye Xiao.

Lin Dieying immediately retorted, "Who's feeling any pinch? Let's sit inside; there might be private booths."

The server smiled and said, "There's one left!"

So, the three of them headed to a private booth in the far corner. Lin Dieying didn't particularly want a private booth, but standing in the restaurant, with the exception of Ye Xiao, she and Shen Qiuyu almost became the center of attention, drawing stares from everyone around. It was a rather awkward feeling, so a quiet spot was preferable!

This was a case of 'the taller tree catches more wind,' perhaps.

The restaurant was bustling with noise, and even inside the booth, it was still noisy, as the so-called private booth was just a space partitioned off within a larger room, and not soundproof at all!

Especially from a nearby booth, a group of people were talking loudly, not caring about how many people were around.

"Brother, is it true that the Heavenly Book has appeared in Minghai City? These past few days we've been here and haven't found any leads!"

"What's the rush? Haven't you seen that many others, just like us, have come to Minghai City? Just wait and see, we'll hear something soon. It's said to be related to the Ling family of Minghai City, but who knows if that's true!"

Having just sat down, Ye Xiao overheard the conversations of the neighboring booth, and those two sentences made him perk up. The Heavenly Book? The Ling family?

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