Recently, classmates around her all asked her to follow them. She was used to that.
She took out the phone and followed Hammer.
Hammer got excited, "You really follow me? Then I must be an important person to you. Ha-ha."
He took a look at Sophia's phone and got a little grumpy. "You followed… more than two hundred people?"
"Yeah."
Hammer thought about it and asked, "Is the man who picked you up the other day among these people?"
"No."
Hammer cheered up at once. "Really? That's good. I'm at least more important than him."
"By the way, why are you here?" Hammer asked, "You shouldn't officially enter school until the next summer, right?"
Sophia briefly explained that she was here to audit. Hammer then said, "I see... Would you like to audit our physics classes? Then we can have a class together. It's boring to take the class alone."
"I prefer not."
She didn't want to study physics. She had no interest in it at all.
It was lunchtime. Hammer said, "Now you are in Glinton. As the host, I should treat you to lunch, right? What do you want to eat? I know all the restaurants around here. How about hot pot? It's warm to eat hot pot in such cold weather."
Sophia shook her head, "No, thanks. I'll eat in the canteen."
Her home was a little far from Glinton University. And there was a course in the after that she was interested. The Winter lunch break was relatively short. She came with money and intended to apply for a card in the school cafeteria. Thus, she could eat here when she wasn't going home.
Hammer just wanted her to come out to lunch with him, by the way, to show his generosity and impress her. But after a long time of persuasion, Sophia still refused, he had to accompany her to the cafeteria.
Glinton cafeteria used a card called One-Card that could be used everywhere in the school.
The student card was usually needed to apply for One-Card. Technically, Sophia was not a student of Glinton, so she just showed her pass. According to the system of the canteen, the pass was also available. Much temporary staff used such a pass.
Hammer didn't have One-Card. He never ate in the cafeteria. Except for classes, he was basically not at school. He didn't take his student ID card, nor did he remember his student ID number, so he couldn't apply for One-Card.
Sophia was generous and said to him, "Don't worry. I will treat you."
Hammer felt embarrassed. He was going to treat Sophia in a fancy restaurant. Why did it become Sophia would treat him in the cafeteria?
Sophia topped up her card by two hundred dollars. With the card, she took the tray and lined up at the buffet window. School time was just over, and there were many students, everyone had to queue up.
Hammer had to take the tray and line up behind her. The line was long. He waited for a while and was impatient. But in front of Sophia, he didn't want to appear unqualified, so he had to wait patiently.
After a while, it was Sophia's turn. She ordered two dishes and a portion of rice. Considering that Hammer didn't have a card, she stood by waiting for Hammer to finish ordering and paid for him with the card.
Hammer randomly ordered two dishes, took the tray to seats in a gloomy mood.
The canteen was almost full, so it was difficult to find vacant seats. There were three canteens in Glinton University. This one was closest to the teaching building, so the students here were the most.
While looking for seats, Sophia heard a few girls whispering.
"Is that Hammer? How come he eats here?"
"There's a girl beside him… He changed his girlfriend again?"
"That girl looks familiar… Pretty, but not the type dated with Hammer before. He loves sexy girls, does he?"
Hammer also heard the talk and looked awkward. He hurriedly explained, "Don't listen to them. I just… have several female friends. People don't know me and gossip that they are my girlfriends. I don't have girlfriends, not even one."
Sophia smiled, "You seem to be quite famous at school. Is it because you have many girlfriends?"
Hammer was anxious, "No! I have no girlfriend. I'm famous because... my dad is the principal."
It surprised Sophia. Indeed, the President of Glinton University shared the same surname with Hammer, Lewis. She knew Principal Lewis well in her last life. He was a modest and kind man with a gentle temper, and he was kind to her.
But his son? He was a spoiled kid who showed off and drove drunk. She could hardly believe that Principal Lewis was Hammer's father.
She couldn't help saying, "Why aren't you like your father?"
Hammer smiled, "You've seen my father?"
"… on television", Sophia said. She had just come to Glinton and had no chance to meet Principal Lewis.
"I didn't grow up with my dad. My parents divorced a long time ago. I lived with my mom."
"I see."
Perhaps it was because he had no father around, and his mother doted on him so much that he developed such a wayward and exaggerated character.
Hammer sighed, "Actually, being the president's son is really stressful. Everyone in school knows me. Many girls come to me to get more marks or something… But it isn't that easy. My father is a stubborn person. Last time, for the accident… I got a demerit and was criticized on campus. It's really a shame!"
Sophia had to say, Principal Lewis was selfless, especially to his son.
Just then, a girl's voice came from a distance, "Hammer, come and sit here. Here's a seat."
Sophia looked over and saw a girl waving at Hammer with a smile. Seeing Sophia looking at her, the girl also gave a smile to Sophia.
Hammer's face changed. He grabbed Sophia, "Let's go."
However, Sophia walked straight to the girl and said, "There is a seat. Why don't we take it? Thanks, Miss."
The girl smiled and said, "You're welcome. Are you Hammer's girlfriend?"
"No!" Sophia denied it at once. "I don't know him."
The face of Hammer, who was followed by, suddenly darkened.
She didn't know him?!
"Nice to meet you. I'm Elma." The girl said, "You're Sophia, are you?"
Sophia smiled, "Am I so famous?"
She thought Elma might see her on the blog.. But she didn't expect that news on the blog could spread so fast.