What's for Dinner Tonight?

The midterm exam after National Day was drawing closer and closer.

Every time Teacher Li came to class, he would catch Qi Yue doing off-task activities. Looking at his slack attitude, Teacher Li felt exasperated and intentionally called Qi Yue into his office during the recess between classes.

He didn't scold Qi Yue. He took a sip of tea and pointed at his notebook.

"Qi Yue, look at what I've noted down in this book."

Qi Yue stood straight, leaning in to take a look. The notebook was filled with records of his dozing off, playing on his phone, spacing out, and playing chess.

Qi Yue's lips twitched. He kept really detailed records.

"Qi Yue, seeing this, do you have anything to say?"

Qi Yue was silent for a moment: "My recreational activities are too simple and lack variety."

Teacher Li's smile gradually faded.

"Just a joke, teacher," Qi Yue smiled.

Teacher Li laughed heartily: "But I'm not joking with you."

Qi Yue scratched his hair. His messy black hair made him look rather nonchalant. He was at a loss for words and clicked his tongue: "Teacher, I've already talked to my parents. You don't need to worry about my grades anymore."

"I'm your teacher, how can I ignore you?" Teacher Li pointed at the notebook. "This time I'm telling you in advance so you know that the midterm exam seats will be arranged by grades, so that you two can become study partners to progress together. Tomorrow is the weekend; go home and reflect on your grades."

With that, Teacher Li didn't keep Qi Yue, waving him away.

Qi Yue walked out of the office, casually putting his hands in his pockets. He didn't go to the sports field to run, but went straight back to the classroom.

Qi Yue knew Teacher Li meant well, but if he didn't want to study, he didn't want to study; it couldn't be forced.

The phone left in the classroom was always on silent. Since no one was watching now, Qi Yue brazenly pulled it out.

Just as Qi Yue took out his phone, a call came in.

The contact name was "Idiot No. 1 from Eldest Uncle's Family."

Qi Yue disconnected without hesitation.

In less three seconds, the phone rang again. Annoyed, Qi Yue clicked his tongue and picked up.

"What?" Qi Yue asked indifferently, his tone laced with impatience.

"Brother."

He even learned how to address me properly. Qi Yue raised an eyebrow at this, sensing an ulterior motive.

He changed his posture, resting his head on his hand, his eyelashes drooping slightly as he gave a casual "un," ready to hang up at any moment.

On the other end, Qi Shengfeng made a couple of polite inquiries. Qi Yue didn't respond, and Qi Shengfeng couldn't keep it up, so he went straight to the point: "Grandfather wants you to bring Jiang He back to the main residence tomorrow."

Before Qi Yue could speak, the other side continued: "Grandfather said if you do this, he will find a professional teacher to train you and help you correct your bad habits."

At this point, Qi Shengfeng's tone turned mocking: "Brother, Grandfather is very good to Third Uncle's family. Don't make Grandfather sad."

After waiting for a long time with no response, Qi Shengfeng frowned and looked at his phone. The call was still active, so there was no issue?

"Hello? Brother, did you hear me?"

Before he could finish, a laugh came from the other end, choking the words in Qi Shengfeng's throat.

Qi Shengfeng asked in confusion: "What are you laughing at?!"

"Tell him to get lost."

"Huh? What did you say?" Qi Shengfeng almost thought he was hallucinating. He was startled and said angrily, "Are you sick? How dare you..." curse Grandfather.

*Beep, beep, beep...*

Without waiting for Qi Shengfeng to finish, Qi Yue decisively hung up.

The annoying sound disappeared, and the world instantly became peaceful. Qi Yue looked at the darkened phone screen, his eyelashes drooping slightly, concealing the complexity in his eyes.

Qi Shengfeng was furious at being hung up on. He slammed his phone onto the table with a loud bang, startling Qi Qing, who was feeding the fish.

Qi Qing clutched her pounding heart, glared at Qi Shengfeng, and complained with a pout: "Brother Shengfeng, why are you so angry?"

Qi Shengfeng knew he had scared his precious Omega sister, so he quickly coaxed her with a few words, then repeated Qi Yue's "unfilial" words.

"This brother of ours is really speechless. Not only is he narrow-minded, but he doesn't even have a shred of politeness. Is Grandfather someone he can curse? If my dad hadn't forced me to call him, I wouldn't even bother talking to him!" Qi Shengfeng had no good impression of Qi Yue.

"If I knew I'd be forced to do this during our afternoon off, I would have gone out to play and not come back."

Qi Qing angrily threw a handful of fish food into the pond, her tone sharp: "Are people from the countryside all so uneducated?! Just knowing him makes me feel embarrassed."

"No way, I must go complain!" Qi Qing clenched her fists and said furiously.

At the same time, the target of her complaint was preparing to have lunch with Lan Yunjie and Jiang He, completely unaware of the impending storm. But even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

The three sat in their usual spot at the restaurant outside the school. This place had private rooms; though not as luxurious as large hotels, it was very clean.

While waiting for the food, Qi Yue propped up his chin, watching Lan Yunjie and Jiang He banter.

Jiang He was always shy. Clearly pampered since childhood, he wasn't difficult to please at all, unlike Qi Yue.

But the old man of the Qi family liked Jiang He, doted on Jiang He, and wanted to bring him back to raise him, all under the guise of wanting what was best for Jiang He—bullshit!

Recalling the days he was brought back to the Qi family, Qi Yue's eyes darkened.

He looked up at Jiang He and said: "Jiang He, have you run into those people from the main residence recently?"

Hearing this, Jiang He's face, which had been flushed from talking to Lan Yunjie, instantly turned pale. He shook his head and said: "I haven't run into them recently, but they keep calling me."

Qi Yue let out an "un": "Qi Shengfeng called me, telling me to bring you back to the main residence tomorrow."

Jiang He's eyes widened, and he shook his head quickly, saying: "No, I'm not going."

The waiter knocked on the door, interrupting Qi Yue, and walked up to the three.

"Let's eat and talk," Lan Yunjie, who was very perceptive at this moment, handed chopsticks to the two, took a pair for himself, and lowered his head, treating himself purely as an eating machine without saying a word.

Jiang He was anxious to know Qi Yue's answer and was in no mood to eat. Holding his chopsticks, he looked at Qi Yue apprehensively.

Qi Yue was amused by Jiang He's reaction: "Okay, if you don't want to go, then don't go. I've already rejected them, don't worry."

Hearing Qi Yue say this, Jiang He breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, a piece of beef appeared in his bowl.

Jiang He tilted his head to look at Lan Yunjie. Lan Yunjie grinned, patted his chest, and said: "Don't think too much, Brother Yue and I have got your back!"

Jiang He pursed his lips and smiled. Lan Yunjie chuckled and placed a piece of meat in Qi Yue's bowl as well, saying: "Brother Yue, you eat quickly too."

Qi Yue let out an "un."

Fortunately, there was the idiot Lan Yunjie to liven up the atmosphere, otherwise Qi Yue wouldn't know how to comfort Jiang He.

Returning home in the evening, Qi Yue told his parents about this.

"Do they think the Qi family is some sacred land? Mom, they even offered to compensate me with a training teacher. Who are they looking down on?" Qi Yue cursed, but immediately shut his mouth under his mother's glare.

Qi Yue's parents were also very unhappy.

Mother Qi looked at Father Qi, disapproving: "What does the main residence want to do? Regardless of Jiang He's opinion, they insist on bringing him back to the family. They clearly don't like our family, so why won't they let us live separately? It's baffling."

Father Qi took a deep breath, rubbing his aching head: "Who knows what that old man is thinking. The older he gets, the more muddled he becomes."

It was the first time Qi Yue had heard Father Qi speak ill of Old Man Qi in front of him.

Seeing Mother Qi signal him to leave, Qi Yue reluctantly nodded and returned to his room.

Just as he was about to close his door, his hand paused. He left the door slightly ajar, squatted down, and pressed his ear to the crack to eavesdrop.

Father Qi's voice was very quiet and somewhat raspy; he could only make out a word or two vaguely.

Did the old man not eat? Why is his voice so quiet?

Unable to hear anything, Qi Yue gave up, stood up, and lay on his bed. He didn't know when he had missed two calls.

One was from Qi Shengfeng, and the other, Qi Yue looked, was actually from the silly girl Qi Qing. He didn't want to call back. After blocking both numbers, his mood improved slightly.

The room was so quiet that it made him vaguely recall things from a long time ago. Qi Yue pursed his lips and stopped thinking about it, scrolling through his contact list to find someone to chat with.

His gaze stopped on the name Lan Yunjie.

That kid Lan Yunjie didn't have much of a brain, but sometimes he was a suitable person to chat with.

Who would have thought, just as he opened the chat interface with Lan Yunjie, before he could send anything, the other side sent three consecutive game invites.

Qi Yue lost interest in talking to him, replied that he wasn't playing, and exited the interface.

He continued to scroll through his contacts. In the next second, his finger stopped on the name Jiang You.

For some reason, Qi Yue opened the chat interface with Jiang You. His finger moved slightly, and before his brain could react, the message was sent.

jy:【Cat Jiang.】

Jiang Qi had just come out of the shower when he received a message from the adorable guy. His mood instantly soared. Without even drying his hair, he replied to Qi Yue.

yq:【What's up, Dog Qi?】

Qi Yue was already immune to this nickname. He wanted to say something, but their relationship hadn't reached the point where they could share deep thoughts, and even he himself didn't know why he had sought him out to chat.

jy:【What did you eat for dinner tonight?】

【You recalled a message to edit】

Almost as soon as the message was sent, Qi Yue recalled it.

Qi Yue patted his head, wanting to check if it was filled with water. What kind of rustic way to start a conversation was that?

But since Jiang You loved studying so much, he was probably busy studying right now and wouldn't see it, right?

Qi Yue was deceiving himself, forgetting how quickly the other party had replied just now.

Jiang Qi was obediently watching his phone, so of course, he saw the message Qi Yue had sent.

Jiang Qi's eyes curved with laughter. Although he knew the adorable guy didn't know how to start a conversation, he was happy to play along.

yq:【Dinner was a strawberry lollipop.】

Jiang Qi originally loved eating dinner. He could only go out at night, and his only meal was dinner.

But since he had to attend evening self-study, not only did he have to go to the cafeteria or restaurants, but he also had to act according to the rules to avoid going out of character. Heaven knew how much he loved propping his feet up on the chair.

After going once or twice, he didn't want to go anymore.

It was better not to eat and just have the lollipops the adorable guy gave him.

Only now did Qi Yue realize that the Omega didn't eat dinner and only ate candy.

jy:【Losing weight?】

Qi Yue still remembered during the previous evening self-study, 'Jiang You' was clearly very hungry, yet pretended not to be.

Obviously, Jiang Qi couldn't explain the reason why he didn't want to go, and a sly look flashed in his eyes.

yq:【I don't want to go alone.】

yq:【[Sticker]】

Qi Yue paused, his expression puzzled.

Although he had heard people say that Omegas were the type who had to eat with someone, go home with someone, and even hold hands to go to the restroom, otherwise they wouldn't go—they were babies that needed to be pampered in the palm of one's hand.

But Qi Yue thought Jiang You was a cold person. Holding hands with another Omega to go to the restroom... Qi Yue shuddered. No way, absolutely no way.

Jiang You could absolutely never be that kind of Omega!

However, Qi Yue hesitantly looked at Jiang You's message: 【I don't want to go alone.】

Qi Yue remembered their pleasant cooperation at the arcade and the time the cold youth had blushed while saying they were friends in class.

Qi Yue grit his teeth and replied.

【Then follow Brother Yue to eat from now on.】

Jiang Qi had intended to tease Qi Yue a bit, but he unexpectedly reaped an unexpected joy.

yq:【Is that okay?】

When Qi Yue sent the message, he regretted it a bit. No matter what, Jiang You was an Omega, how could he follow three Alphas to eat?

Seeing Jiang You ask so carefully, Qi Yue, who had always been soft-hearted, immediately made up his mind.

One more person was just one more person. Although Jiang You was an Omega, their second genders were both male, so it wouldn't attract too much attention.

Thinking this, Qi Yue became even more resolute.

jy:【Of course.】

jy:【I'll also take you to eat at noon.】

In winter, Changning No. 1 High School started classes at two in the afternoon, and students had to arrive by one-thirty. Most students didn't go home, but ate near the school before heading to class.

Jiang You saw this sentence and didn't pay much attention to it; after all, it wasn't him at noon. He was just happy with Qi Yue's attitude.

yq:【Promise.】

jy:【Of course.】