The four of them chatted politely for a while, and then Lin Jiaojiao went to bed for a nap.

When it was almost two o'clock, the other three had classes and left first.

"Jiaojiao, let's go, we have the first two classes."

Lin Jiaojiao was sleeping soundly and seemed to hear someone calling her.

"Let's go, Xiaowan. She's sleeping like a pig and can't hear anything." Zhou Ruoxuan pulled Li Wan's arm and whispered.

......

"Why is it so dark?" Lin Jiaojiao woke up and looked at the pitch-black room, her heart trembling suddenly.

No no no no!

It's over! It's over!

Why didn’t the alarm clock ring?

I hurriedly picked up my phone to check the time.

. . . Beijing time 15:06

I breathed a sigh of relief instantly. I really scared myself.

These curtains are too light-blocking. I can't see anything when they are closed.

No wonder the alarm didn’t go off; she set it for 3:30.

She only has one big class this afternoon, from 4 to 6 o'clock.

It seemed that Wanwan and the others were in the first two classes. Did they talk to her when they went out?

After waking up, she couldn't fall asleep again, so she got up, opened the curtains, and washed her face to wake herself up.

Lin Jiaojiao looked at herself in the full-length mirror with a sense of inferiority. She was wearing a loose white short-sleeved shirt and black pants, and her figure was bloated. She did not have the youthful vitality that a 19-year-old girl should have.

She really wants to lose weight, but her only hobby is eating. She would lose so much happiness without carbohydrate meals.

She had tried to lose weight several times before, but she couldn't stick to it. She would diet for ten days or half a month, but would return to her pre-liberation state after a big meal.

During the more than one year that he had been dating Wang Xuan, he had always coaxed her, saying that she was not fat, just a little chubby and very cute.

She knew he was coaxing her, but she couldn't help being happy when she heard such words.

She actually knew in her heart that Wang Xuan was with her because she could share part of her living expenses with him every month. There was definitely affection between them, but it was also about money.

If she could be thinner and look better, would Wang Xuan like her more?

Wang Xuan said he would come to see her next month, so there shouldn't be any changes.

She will start to lose weight from now on by not eating at night. If she works hard, she should be able to lose 10 kilograms by next month.

I'll buy a little skirt then...

Thinking of this, she covered her cheeks shyly.

"Buzzing..."

The vibration of the cell phone interrupted Lin Jiaojiao's wandering thoughts.

"Hello, ma'am. This is Tianqi Bank. We need to verify some information with you. Is it convenient for you now?"

"convenient"

......

【天奇银行】您尾号884*账户2024年*月*日15:26到账.00元,余额.00元

After receiving the account information that the money had arrived, Lin Jiaojiao immediately opened WeChat and transferred the money to Wang Xuan without wasting even a second.

【Jiaojiao: Transfer Yuan】

Then I put my cell phone in my pocket and went to class. When I arrived at the classroom, it was only 3:45 and the classroom was empty.

Lin Jiaojiao chose a seat in the back row, which made her feel safe.

Over the next ten minutes, the classroom gradually filled up.

"Hello, students. Let's begin class." The teacher's sonorous and powerful voice sounded.

Without any worries, Lin Jiaojiao sat upright and listened attentively, and time passed by unknowingly.

"Students, please go back and review your tradable financial assets. Okay, get out of class is dismissed."

After everyone had left the classroom, Lin Jiaojiao put away her textbook reluctantly.

Lin Jiaojiao stood at the fork in the road between the dormitory and the cafeteria, touched her hungry stomach, and felt conflicted inside, as if there were two little people arguing with each other.

"You just said you wanted to lose weight this afternoon, are you regretting it now?"

'But I'm hungry'

"Don't you have no money? Just save some money and think of it as losing weight."

"I have 7 yuan left today, so I can have a bowl of wonton."

'Eat, eat, you'll get fat!'

......

Lin Jiaojiao reluctantly looked at the cafeteria, gritted her teeth and walked towards the dormitory.

Halfway through the walk she suddenly remembered that she still had to go downtown to work part-time.

Lin Jiaojiao patted the non-existent water in her head and wondered what was wrong with her brain today. It didn’t work so well.

She hurried to the school gate to catch the bus and finally arrived at her part-time job on time at 7 o'clock.

"Xiao Jiao, come here, hurry up, go to the kitchen, don't let the boss find out that you are late."

"Brother Wei, isn't it seven o'clock?"

She usually seemed to arrive early, but she didn't notice that it was not a good idea to check the location.

"You can check out the place when the boss is not around. If he sees you, he'll nag you for a long time, which is so annoying." Brother Wei looked like a very experienced man.

It was the evening rush hour, and Lin Jiaojiao was busy like a top as soon as she entered the kitchen, cooking small ingredients, cutting fruits, grinding coffee, filling cups, etc.

When she came for an interview at the beginning of the year, she was originally interviewed for the front-of-house waitress position, but because she was fat and had a bad image, she was transferred to the kitchen. . . .

She is a slow-warm person and rarely takes the initiative to communicate with others, so usually only Wei Ge, a formal employee, pays attention to her. She has the best relationship with Wei Ge here.

As nine o'clock approached, the number of customers at the tables outside gradually decreased, so Lin Jiaojiao began to do the finishing work.

When Brother Wei entered the kitchen, he caught Lin Jiaojiao who was about to leave and said, "Xiaojiao, wait for me later. I will treat you to a meal."

"No need, Brother Wei, I..."

"What do you mean by 'I'? It's not easy for your brother Wei to treat us to a meal, and you still let me run away."

"Okay," Lin Jiaojiao said softly with her head down.

She thought: How can I handle a part-time job and have to deal with a dinner party? I don’t know how many people there are and she doesn’t know any of them. It’s so awkward.

The appeal of delicious food has also been greatly reduced at this moment.

After a few minutes, Brother Wei came over.

"Let's go, Xiaojiao. Let's retreat. Is there anything you want to eat?"

"I'm fine with it. What about the others?" Lin Jiaojiao pinched the strap of her backpack, feeling a little restrained.

"How about going for hot pot?"

"Okay." She swallowed secretly and felt happy again.

This dinner party is not impossible. She hasn’t had hotpot for a long time and she is so craving for it!

In the past, she could occasionally go out for hotpot with her roommates, but she hasn’t had it since she started dating.

Don’t think about it, don’t think about it, you’re starting to drool.

Lin Jiaojiao looked at the table for two people in front of her and said stiffly, "Brother Wei, is it just the two of us?"

He seemed to notice Jiaojiao's awkwardness and smiled to ease the atmosphere, "Yes, isn't our Jiaojiao shy? It's just the two of us, we're old acquaintances so we can relax."

"Come and sit down, don't stand there like an idiot." Brother Wei handed her the menu with a smile.

Lin Jiaojiao ordered a few of her favorite dishes and returned the menu to Brother Wei.

The cell phone was placed in front of her, but she didn't play with it. Instead, she lowered her head and tickled her fingers.

"Jiaojiao, try the beef, it's the specialty of this restaurant." Brother Wei used the serving chopsticks to pick up food for her from time to time.

"Thank you, Brother Wei. I can do it myself."

"Look at this dish. You've only taken it a few times since it was served. If I don't let you take it all, it will end up in my mouth. Haha."

She has never had any friends of the opposite sex since she was a child, and she doesn't know how to get along with the opposite sex properly.

Sometimes when the opposite sex is nice to her, she thinks that person is interested in her.

She remembered that when she was a freshman in high school, she accidentally fell in the stairwell and was carried to the infirmary by a tall male classmate.

She was a little thinner than she is now, weighing 120 pounds, but the boy hugged her like he was hugging a chick.

At that moment her heart was moved.

I started to imagine that if a boy hugged her, he must have a crush on her.

It turned out that the other person just had good intentions, but she misunderstood him.

Just like when Brother Wei invited her to dinner alone, she was wondering if Brother Wei liked her, so he invited her alone and even picked food for her.

She seems to have the delusion of being loved.

This may also have something to do with her original family. Her parents are farmers who make a living by working in the fields. They are typical Chinese parents.

She has always been closer to her mother since she was a child, and as far as she can remember, her father never seemed to hug her.

But she knew that they all loved her very much, they were just not good at expressing their love.

"I'm so fat, I'll just eat less at night and think of it as losing weight." Lin Jiaojiao said with a smile.

"But Brother Wei, why are you treating me to dinner today?"

"Xiao Jiao, are you okay? I feel like you're at a normal weight." He gestured, pinching his thumb and index finger together to leave a small gap, "It's just a little bit more than normal weight."

"And you have a small face. Fat people don't have fat faces. The fat is hidden. Your eyes are pretty, big eyes and double eyelids."

Brother Wei praised her sincerely, and Lin Jiaojiao almost believed it.

"Besides, eating one more meal won't make any difference."

"Brother Wei, you are so awesome." Lin Jiaojiao exclaimed sincerely.

"Oh, that's nothing." Brother Wei scratched his head embarrassedly, "It's all practice. When I first came to the city to work for two years, I couldn't say a word for a long time when I met a stranger. Slowly, I got better."

Perhaps infected by Brother Wei's enthusiasm, Lin Jiaojiao gradually relaxed. The two chatted and ate, and before they knew it, it was already past 10 o'clock.

She also knew some of Brother Wei's background. Brother Wei's real name is Wei Chao. He is only 20 years old this year and started working after graduating from junior high school.

Life was very difficult in the past few years, but things have gradually gotten better in the past two years.

The two stood at the bus stop, and Lin Jiaojiao pointed at the bus that was coming, "Bye, Brother Wei, my bus is here, you can go back too."

"Jiaojiao"

"what happened?"

"Jiaojiao, I have no other intention in inviting you to dinner. Don't think too much. I just think that you and I have similar personalities, and I want to make friends with you."

"Got it, Brother Wei. I'm getting in the car."

The bus slowly passed in front of him, and Lin Jiaojiao's waving figure gradually disappeared from his sight.

Wei Chao's eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red. He was not worthy of her. If only he had studied for a few more years.

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