Moreover, from the way he addressed her, it seemed their relationship was very close. Since when did this happen, and how did he not know anything about it?

Jiang Xue heard Lu Jintian calling her, stopped her steps, and then looked at him, asking lightly, "What’s up?"

"Xue’er, if you’re free, let’s go have a meal together."

"Okay!" Jiang Xue didn’t refuse, nodding in agreement. Lu Jintian looked on, feeling happy, a smile appearing on his face, which puzzled Lan Tianyu quite a bit.

This friend of his was always aloof and indifferent to women. Yet today, he took the initiative to invite Jiang Xue for a meal, which was really surprising.

"Then let’s go!" Lu Jintian said as he prepared to reach for the bag in Jiang Xue’s hand. It contained the clothes she had just worn on stage.

Originally, she wanted to put it back in the space, but after thinking it over, she didn’t. Fortunately, it was just a piece of clothing, so it wasn’t heavy to carry.

"No need, I can carry it myself." Jiang Xue declined Lu Jintian’s offer, carrying the bag herself as she walked towards the school gate.

When Lan Chen chased after Jiang Xue, he saw her walking together with Lu Jintian and the others. So he quickly caught up, greeting them, "Brother Yu, Brother Lu, Jiang."

Seeing Lan Chen, Jiang Xue frowned slightly, just nodded lightly without speaking. But Lan Tianyu, being Lan Chen’s cousin, asked, "Why are you here?"

"Nothing much, just wanted to invite Brother Yu for a meal." Lan Chen spoke to Lan Tianyu, his gaze, however, fell on Jiang Xue.

Feeling Lan Chen’s gaze, Jiang Xue glanced at him lightly, then said to Lu Jintian, "I’ll wait for you at the school gate." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

With that, she quickened her pace. Lan Chen watched as Jiang Xue left, a hint of disappointment in his eyes. He just wanted to invite Jiang Xue for a meal, but she walked off.

Seeing Lan Chen’s disappointment, Lan Tianyu raised an eyebrow but didn’t ask further, simply saying, "Lan Chen, I have things to do today, so I won’t be eating with you."

Lan Chen was already disappointed by Jiang Xue leaving, having lost interest in the meal. Hearing Lan Tianyu’s words, he also sighed in relief, saying, "In that case, I’ll head off first."

After Lan Chen left, Lan Tianyu was just about to speak to Lu Jintian, when he saw him wordlessly chase after Jiang Xue.

Watching his friend do this, Lan Tianyu shook his head, then quickened his pace as well, heading toward the school gate.

Jiang Xue reached the outside of the school gate before them, standing under a tree waiting. Fortunately, Lu Jintian quickly arrived, saying, "I’m not familiar with this area either. You decide where to eat."

"Xue’er, what kind of food do you like? Is Sichuan cuisine okay?" Lu Jintian asked.

"It’s fine!" Jiang Xue nodded, so Lu Jintian directly said, "In that case, let’s go for hot pot."

Having chosen a place to eat, Lu Jintian made a phone call. Before long, a car pulled up in front of them.

The three of them got in the car, heading directly to the hot pot restaurant. Upon arrival, the place was quite crowded, but fortunately, there was still a private room left; otherwise, they would have had to sit in the main hall.

Jiang Xue ordered the dishes, and Lu Jintian immediately asked the server to prepare them. During the waiting time, Lan Tianyu finally found an opportunity and then said to Lu Jintian, "Jintian, Miss Jiang, what’s going on with you two?"