Chapter 144: Post-meal digestion aid

I can’t eat any more.

“That’s perfect.”

Qiu Ye’s face lit up with joy as he pulled Bai Yao’s tray toward himself.

“I’ll finish the rest.”

To be honest, Bai Yao always felt a bit rude giving her leftovers to Qiu Ye, as if she were treating him like a trash can… but Qiu Ye didn’t mind at all; in fact, he seemed quite happy about it.

Propping her chin on one hand, she watched Qiu Ye devour his food beside her, then looked up through the cafeteria window.

Between helping Qiu Ye wash clothes and coming out for a meal, the sky had already darkened.

Bai Yao wanted to invite Qiu Ye to her rented room, but she was afraid of seeming too much like a ‘chinyu’; she also wanted to wander around with Qiu Ye to avoid wasting the great evening time.

“What should we do next?”

“Let’s walk around a bit to help digest?”

Qiu Ye picked up his bowl, sweeping up every last grain of rice until the tray and bowl were as clean as if they’d been licked.

He let out a comfortable sigh.

“I feel like I’m going to get fat recently.”

“But ever since I met you, you’ve been eating way too many snacks, and you haven’t eaten less of anything else.”

Bai Yao hardly ever ate snacks.

“How about we exercise together for half an hour every day to lose weight?”

“Seriously?”

Bai Yao’s previous initiative to invite him to play badminton was surprising enough, but now she was suggesting they exercise together for half an hour every day?

Qiu Ye looked at Bai Yao as if he’d seen a ghost, thought for a moment, then suddenly understood and teased, “How many pounds have you gained?”

“How would I know?”

“It’s fine, being a bit chubby is good. You’re too skinny now; you’re all bones to the touch.”

“To the touch…”

Bai Yao kept her expression cold as she glanced down at herself.

She already has plenty of flesh, okay!

Although she isn’t exactly a curvaceous figure, she definitely wouldn’t accept getting any fatter!

Right now, she already felt her thighs were a bit thick, her butt was too big, she had a little belly fat, and her chest… well, that goes without saying, it was much fuller than it used to be.

Although it did bring a certain feminine beauty to her figure…

“I still prefer being on the thinner side.”

“What about muscle tone?”

“Having some definition is fine.”

“Do you want a six-pack?”

“Having an ‘Adonis belt’ is enough, right? The abs don’t need to be too prominent.”

Bai Yao thought about it, applying these criteria to Qiu Ye’s physique, and couldn’t help but let out a soft “hehe” laugh.

She quickly wiped the corner of her mouth where there was no actual drool and composed her expression to avoid looking like a ‘chinyu’.

“What about you?”

“I think your current figure is just fine.”

Qiu Ye said sadly as he gathered the dishes.

“Unlike you, who seems to dislike mine?”

“I do not!”

Bai Yao couldn’t help but glance down at her chest again, then sneak a peek at other girls.

Well, it’s autumn and everyone’s wearing jackets.

Except for someone like Gu Wanwan, who’s the ‘dairy cow’ type, most other girls seem just as flat-chested as her.

But Qiu Ye reads doujinshi that feature huge breasts…

Although Bai Yao didn’t want to cater to Qiu Ye’s preferences, she did seem a bit pitifully small.

At least she should have a B-cup, right?

“Feeling insecure?”

Bai Yao elbowed Qiu Ye in the waist.

Qiu Ye winced in pain.

“And you ask if I’d be the one to commit domestic violence—”

“You’re the one asking for it!”

Qiu Ye had always been a bit of a tease before, but since they were just friends and roommates, Bai Yao couldn’t really do much about it.

Now that he’s her boyfriend, it’s time to take action when necessary!

Qiu Ye picked up the tray and placed it at the collection point.

Bai Yao followed him, leaving the cafeteria together.

On campus, both of them were a bit reserved, afraid of being seen by other students in intimate gestures.

They walked side by side slowly along the school path.

Although they weren’t holding hands, their shoulders were almost touching, brushing against each other lightly from time to time.

The autumn evening breeze carried a slight chill.

Bai Yao pulled her jacket tighter and stuffed her cold hands into the pockets.

For the first time, she felt the school scenery was actually quite nice, at least the greenery was good.

The area near the cafeteria was still lively, but as they walked on, the number of students around decreased, and it grew quieter.

They could only see a few blurry figures in the distance.

Bai Yao actually really liked wandering around when no one was around.

Back during the winter break of Senior 3, facing the pressure of college entrance exams, she could hardly sleep at night and liked to go out late, wandering the streets and alleys.

Her restless emotions would soothe under the calming influence of the evening breeze and the silence.

“There’s actually a small gate here.”

The school was quite large.

Bai Yao used to only frequent the dormitory building, teaching building, cafeteria, and small shop, rarely going to other places.

“The fence railing has been cut here too. I was wondering how delivery guys got in at night when ordering takeout…”

“There’s actually a pond here! Qiu Ye, look, a turtle!”

Bai Yao was full of exclamations, pulling Qiu Ye to look at every new thing she saw, shedding her usual coldness toward outsiders.

Qiu Ye walked beside her, but his attention wasn’t on the external things at all.

His gaze remained fixed on Bai Yao—watching her bangs flutter in the evening breeze, watching her face,hazily draped in a warm, thin veil under the streetlights, watching the girl’s sweet smile and lively demeanor.

Yes, yes, this is what he wanted to see.

That smile was so sweet it went straight to his heart, making his own emotions feel sweet and sugary.

The vibrant, beautiful youthfulness surrounding him also made his own mood more lively.

Qiu Ye leaned on the pond’s railing next to Bai Yao, looking down.

“Where? I don’t see a turtle.”

“Over there, there!”

He barely made out the turtle hiding in the shadows.

“Isn’t that a softshell turtle?”

“Aren’t turtles and softshell turtles the same thing?”

“Softshell turtles are a type of turtle, okay? The turtle soup we usually drink is made from softshell turtles.”

So the two of them launched into a debate right there on whether “softshell turtles are actually turtles” and “what’s the difference between turtles and softshell turtles.”

Although Bai Yao had become a girl, possessing a girl’s gentle and graceful side, she also retained a boy’s childish and competitive side.

Over such a simple topic, she argued with Qiu Ye for a long time, stubbornly refusing to admit defeat.

Even when Qiu Ye pulled up an AI answer, she stubbornly refused to acknowledge it.

“AI these days just likes to talk nonsense.”

Bai Yao muttered.

“Changing the subject, I set up a drawing model on my computer before. I originally wanted to use it to draw hentai, but all the prompts are in English words.”

“Drawing hentai, huh.”

Qiu Ye didn’t insist on arguing about who was right or wrong.

“Isn’t there a new AI out now? I heard it’s pretty powerful?”

“An AI that can’t generate hentai is not a good AI.”

Bai Yao leaned against the railing, casually tucking the bangs messed up by the evening breeze behind her ear. Her chilly face was contorted into a pose of a myriad of charms.

She tilted her head slightly, looking at Qiu Ye standing beside her.

“So tonight… what’s the plan?”

“Team up and play games?”

Bai Yao had no objection to playing games, but she still frowned slightly.

“On voice chat?”

“Yeah.”

“I have to bring my computer back tonight; it’s a hassle.”

“Then it’d be better if you just brought your computer to my place.”

“I don’t like…”

“You could actually stay over with your computer tonight. It’s the weekend tomorrow anyway.”

Although her mind was filled with dirty thoughts, Bai Yao’s skin was surprisingly thin.

Talking about other things was fine, but once it involved herself, she would blush, feeling too ashamed to continue.

Forget it, forget it.

If Qiu Ye couldn’t hold back, she’d probably play hard to get, saying no with her mouth while her body was very honest.

She had some self-awareness about her self-control.

Even just a taste had gotten her addicted.

If she really got a taste of it, she’d definitely become a more enthusiastic “juicer” than Lin Mingxin’s ex-girlfriend.

Seeing Bai Yao’s conflicted expression of wanting to speak but hesitating, Qiu Ye teased, “So you mean I should stay at your place tonight?”

“Not really.”

“That’s exactly what you’re thinking!”

“It’s not…”