Chapter 309: Chapter 309 Inferiority Complex
Song Song looked a bit confused, "Why are you only eating eel noodles and pork liver? Did you prepare all these onions just for me?"
"...Hehe! Honestly, it’s not that I don’t want to eat, I actually crave them, but I’m severely allergic to onions. If I eat them, I’ll start itching all over and break out in red rashes. It’s really scary! So even though I’m tempted, I still have to resist!"
Song Song suddenly remembered what Huo Junting asked Yuan Yuqi yesterday—
"Yu Meng, you should know your sister is dating my brother, right?"
"Yes, I know!"
Yuan Yumeng ate with enthusiasm, "Did Yu Xi have dinner at your place last night?"
"Mm—"
Song Song gazed intently at the chubby girl across from her, "Do you know what my brother asked your sister during dinner last night?"
"What? To be honest, I really can’t stand your brother, but my sister likes him! So I just grudgingly accept it, considering he might become my brother-in-law in the future. It’s best not to make things awkward between us. Oh, you must find this strange since I have a grudge against your brother."
"..."
Song Song quietly listened as she rambled on and on, "Yu Meng, last night my brother saw your sister really enjoyed eating onions, so he asked her, ’Didn’t you used to hate onions? And weren’t you allergic whenever you ate them...’
"Is it you who’s allergic or your sister? Is there some kind of misunderstanding here?"
Suddenly Yuan Yumeng found the food in her mouth tasteless and couldn’t swallow it anymore—
She was stunned for a long time before reacting, "Song Song, what do you mean by that? This might just be a coincidence! But Yu Xi really loves onions and she’s not allergic, she’s never been allergic since she was a child. I...I don’t know why she said that, it’s all trivial stuff, no big deal."
"Right, it’s all trivial stuff."
It’s impossible, Song Song’s brother couldn’t be Brother Xiao, it’s just a coincidence.
Yuan Yumeng kept convincing herself, but the thought of Yu Xi’s unusual behavior these past few days made her uneasy.
In the end, she couldn’t suppress the turmoil in her heart any longer, put down her chopsticks, and abruptly stood up, "Song Song, I—I won’t eat anymore, I have something urgent at home, take your time eating."
"Hey! No matter how urgent it is, you still need to eat!"
"No, go ahead!"
Yuan Yumeng said, looking extremely upset, then grabbed her backpack and ran out of the little shop.
Song Song was a bit dazed at this, did she say something she shouldn’t have?
...
The next day, Yuan Yumeng did something unprecedented: she took a leave, breaking her record of never taking a break for years.
On the third day, when Song Song saw her, she seemed to have lost weight, and her first words were, "Song Song, I’m preparing to study abroad as an exchange student for two years—"
"Why so sudden? Did I forget, or did you just make this decision?"
Yuan Yumeng smiled lightly, "This has been postponed for a long time. I didn’t want to go before, but now I regret it and don’t want to miss this opportunity, I want to go out and see."
"Miss Yuan—"
At some point, Xiao Jinghuai appeared behind the two of them.
Song Song turned around and saw the man standing there with his arms folded behind his back, thinking this man really knew how to come and go silently.
Yuan Yumeng then realized that the teacher who substituted for them was actually the president of the Xiao Group, who selected top students from Nandao University every year.
"Elder Xiao...President Xiao, you’re looking for Song Song, right? I’ll leave you to chat."
Xiao Jinghuai stepped forward, "No, I’m here for you. Miss Yuan, I hope you can join the Xiao Family after two years, I will reserve a position for you."
"Your academic performance is outstanding, in fact, I’ve been paying attention to you for a long time."
Yuan Yumeng used to believe that as long as she studied hard, no matter how unattractive she might be, once she found Brother Xiao, he would say to her, "Yu Meng, you’re amazing."
But now, even the best grades couldn’t fill her self-esteem...
"President Xiao, no one can say what will happen in two years, let’s talk then!"
After she finished speaking, she looked back at Song Song, "Your brother..."