Treat

When the two of them passed by the basketball court, Yu Xiaoyi took a glance and suddenly pulled Li Rongrong's sleeve excitedly. "Look at that man who wears the number five jersey! He's the one who carried you out of the room!"

Under the sunlight, the man was wearing a jersey with the number five, looking like a handsome young man straight out of a comic book! The girls watched him with excitement as he made stylish shots, their faces turning red with excitement.

Yu Xiaoyi quickly pulled Li Rongrong over. "If it weren't for him, I would have felt guilty. What a coincidence! We were just talking about him, but I didn't expect him to be a student at our school!"

Li Rongrong was also surprised to meet him so suddenly. She sat down on the steps with Yu Xiaoyi, thinking that she should thank him properly after he finished playing. Li Rongrong noticed that ever since she moved to the dormitory, she could do whatever she wanted, and no one bothered her anymore. However, it didn't bring her the happiness she had imagined.

The screams filled the air, and Yu Xiaoyi called out to her, "Rongrong, look at him! He's so incredibly handsome!"

Li Rongrong raised her head and saw that the man had already left the court. He was tilting his head back, drinking mineral water, and his attractive Adam's apple was moving up and down.

"Ah! I love you! Prince, you are so handsome!"

"Which class is the prince in? How come I've never seen him before? Is he a new transfer student? Why is there no news about him?"

When Li Rongrong heard those shouts, she couldn't help but feel a little speechless. She didn't even know who they were all screaming about.

"Oh my, he's coming this way! Is he looking at me?"

Compared to the other girls' craziness, Li Rongrong was not interested. If it weren't for wanting to express her gratitude, she wouldn't have sat there. She lowered her head and played with the bracelet on her hand. She could not help but be a little lost in thought. It was a gift from Lu Qinian on her 18th birthday, and she had been wearing it ever since.

Li Rongrong was completely immersed in her memories until Yu Xiaoyi pushed her. "Rongrong! He's calling you!"

Li Rongrong lifted her head in confusion and met the man's deep eyes.

"You were waiting for me?" He smiled faintly.

Li Rongrong realized belatedly, "Yes! Xiaoyi said you saved me that day, but I didn't have a chance to thank you! Now that I see you, I want to say, thank you!"

The man squinted his dark eyes. "It was just a coincidence. I had just come out of the restroom and saw you being drugged, so I followed you. Fortunately, I arrived in time." Seeing Li Rongrong's grateful expression, he curled his lips. "If you want to thank me, how about treating me to a meal?"

Li Rongrong nodded. "What do you like to eat?"

"Anything is fine. My name is Ji Hang." The man gazed at her steadily.

Li Rongrong walked alongside Ji Hang, attracting envious gazes from the crowd, including Yu Xiaoyi, who had been winking at her.

"How about the snail noodles near the school gate? They say it's delicious." Ji Hang slowed down his pace, walking beside her.

"Ah?" Li Rongrong was dumbfounded. She hadn't eaten snail noodles for a long time because Lu Qinian didn't allow her to have them. Moreover, this Ji Hang was rich and noble. She had said she should treat him to a meal, and yet he was only eating snacks?

Ji Hang chuckled softly, "The taste is authentic, I guarantee that once you try it, you'll want more."

Li Rongrong followed him to the snail noodle shop, still feeling confused.

"I come here often. It's affordable and delicious," Ji Hang said as he ordered three bowls of snail noodles, along with three fried eggs, crispy pork trotters, and braised duck feet. These were all standard ingredients for snail noodles.

Li Rongrong was curious, "You seem like a rich young master, and yet you come here frequently to eat?"

"Who said rich young masters can't enjoy these things? I simply like eating good food," Ji Hang raised an eyebrow. "Miss Li, I'm sure you haven't tried them, right?"

"I have... I even worked part-time at a place like this before," Li Rongrong recalled those days.

Seeing Ji Hang's surprised expression, Li Rongrong chuckled, "It was for survival... When I was in the Li family, I had to rely on jobs like these to sustain myself. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had enough to eat. At that time, I was too exhausted to think about anything, and I even felt that death was a luxury. The Li family enjoyed seeing me suffer..."

Ji Hang squinted his eyes, "I really couldn't tell."

Li Rongrong laughed a few times, "I couldn't tell either that you would frequently eat snail noodles..."

Ji Hang also laughed, and at that moment, their order arrived. He winked at her, "You should try it too. I guarantee you'll want to come back for more!"

Li Rongrong didn't mind and picked up her chopsticks to start eating. As expected, the taste was authentic! Snail noodles were rumored to have a pungent smell, but in reality, it was just the tangy flavor of pickled bamboo shoots. Yu Xiaoyi was struggling to keep her eyes open when eating the snail noodles, and the crispy pork trotters were particularly delicious.

While Li Rongrong praised the food as she ate, and Ji Hang kept smiling at her.