Chapter 36: Chapter 36: Stop it! There are wealthy women everywhere outside!

The wheelchair was sabotaged, and Xu Musen's mind actually first thought of Yao Mingyue.

After all, this little "sickly sweetheart" was also capable of more extreme measures. Sёarᴄh the NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Even some of their classmates who were familiar with them would secretly speculate, especially since just during the previous PE class, Yao Mingyue had lost her temper because Xu Musen was laughing and chatting with another girl.

Many people's gazes were focused on them.

He Qiang and Yao Mingyue's close friend Liu Ruonan both worried whether the two would start fighting over this.

Yao Mingyue, however, remained calm. She raised her phoenix eyes and looked at the wheelchair that fell downstairs, pursed her lips, and then glanced into Xu Musen's eyes.

Xu Musen silently met her gaze for a moment, "Does this have anything to do with you?"

His voice was very calm.

Yao Mingyue also quietly looked back at him, her eyes held a bit of complexity, but her tone was equally calm, "It wasn't me."

In fact, Yao Mingyue knew that it was normal for him to suspect her at this time because the conflict between her and Xu Musen had already been spun into various versions by others.

Moreover, the incident of Xu Musen and the girl in the wheelchair was also seen as a catalyst.

Moreover, after she went on stage to receive her award, she had come back from backstage, just in time to have the opportunity for the act.

Plus, there were no cameras in this corner, so it was no wonder many people would make such associations.

She didn't explain further, simply stating this one sentence.

Xu Musen looked at her and after a moment surprisingly nodded, "Okay."

With that, he turned around and went to look for An Nuannuan.

Everyone present was stunned for a moment, not expecting the scene they thought would erupt to just pass by so lightly.

Yao Mingyue was taken aback for a moment as well.

She didn't understand why Xu Musen suddenly trusted her so much, but the feeling... was very nice.

She watched Xu Musen's retreating figure, her eyes flickering, and then she too turned and left.

Xu Musen approached An Nuannuan.

He told her that the wheelchair might have not been properly secured and was accidentally blown by the wind, causing it to fall downstairs and break.

Xu Musen didn't want An Nuannuan to know that she might have been a victim of school bullying, there was no need to add to her worries during the last month of school life.

When An Nuannuan learned that her wheelchair was broken, she didn't seem to show much emotion, simply nodding and acknowledging the information.

"You, ah."

Xu Musen truly didn't know whether her naturally dazed character was good or bad.

"Classmate, you're friends with An Nuannuan, right?"

At this point, An Nuannuan's homeroom teacher, having received the news, came over in a bit of a panic.

"Please take care of Nuannuan for me for a moment; I'll contact her parents right away."

After delegating this task, the teacher hurried off towards the office.

Xu Musen thought for a moment that it was already noon, lunchtime.

He couldn't just leave her sitting in the broadcasting room.

"Nuannuan, how about I give you a piggyback ride downstairs?"

Xu Musen asked.

An Nuannuan looked into his concerned eyes and slowly nodded her head.

Xu Musen adjusted his position, squatting in front of her, presenting his broad back to her.

An Nuannuan slowly reached out her hand, first resting it on Xu Musen's shoulder, and then gradually, her entire soft body leaned against Xu Musen's back.

An Nuannuan was very light and very soft, her whole being was like a clump of cotton candy.

She slowly hugged Xu Musen's neck, the fragrance of a young girl filling his nostrils, and the softness behind him made Xu Musen's spine stiffen instantly.

"Am I very heavy?" An Nuannuan felt his body tremble slightly and asked in her soft, mushy voice.

"No, I think it's just right," Xu Musen breathed out slowly.

In his last life, although Yao Mingyue had already drained him to the point of tranquility, this life's body had never tasted such a thing, still being a pure and young boy.

Youthful impulses sometimes really aren't controlled by the brain; they have their own judgment.

Xu Musen stopped his wild thoughts and gently lifted her legs, picking her up.

"He Qiang, grab me a meal, meet at the usual spot," Xu Musen called out, and as An Nuannuan passed by the fallen wheelchair on the road, she spoke softly, "My lunch box..."

Xu Musen bent down and took the intact stainless steel lunch box out of the wheelchair bag, but the food inside was probably already jumbled into soup.

Xu Musen squatted down, An Nuannuan took it out along with a few sketches, and held them in her arms.

Xu Musen looked on and sighed softly to himself, remembering the time his family had just filed for bankruptcy, when he truly went from one meal without knowing when the next would come.

Only those who have truly experienced hunger can understand the value of food.

Carrying An Nuannuan on his back, he arrived at the back garden of the playground.

Along the way, many people looked their way, but Xu Musen didn't care at all, only feeling that the girl's breathing behind him was a bit erratic.

The arms around his neck also kept unconsciously tightening; it was so hot, and he felt his cheeks were getting warmer.

When they reached their familiar spot in the back garden of the playground, Xu Musen wanted An Nuannuan to sit on the bench, but she seemed to forget to let go.

"Nuannuan?" Xu Musen called out.

This time, An Nuannuan finally uttered a sound and, with a bit of panic, let go.

But she misjudged the distance to the bench and landed with a little thud, and Xu Musen turned his head to look and could not help but chuckle.

At that moment, He Qiang brought back two servings of food.

"I brought you grilled meat rice."

Sometimes He Qiang would join for meals, but looking over, Xu Musen said, "Just two servings?"

"Uh, doesn't Classmate Nuannuan always bring her own food?"

Xu Musen looked at the dented lunch box in An Nuannuan's hand but didn't say anything. He picked up one serving and directly handed it to An Nuannuan, smoothly taking her lunch box from her.

An Nuannuan hadn't yet reacted, instinctively saying, "Mine..."

"I just want to try something different today, and it's normal for friends to share food, isn't it?" Xu Musen said with a smile.

He thought that inside An Nuannuan's lunch box there might be something like noodles or soupy buns, which, after being jostled, were surely mixed into a messy heap.

A girl would certainly be embarrassed to eat such a thing in front of others.

"There, you're not losing out on anything. The school's grilled meat rice is quite good, and you like fried chicken cutlets, right? There's some in there too." Xu Musen said, laughing as he opened the lunch box for her.

The rice was covered with a layer of grilled meat and some fried chicken cutlets, immediately awakening An Nuannuan's cravings.

"Oh…"

An Nuannuan nodded, but then looked at Xu Musen, "You're giving me such delicious food; will you have enough to eat?"

"Actually, I just like the food from home, and I can't even get it at school."

Xu Musen thought An Nuannuan was worried her own food was too simple, afraid he wouldn't be satisfied.

Xu Musen immediately spoke up with a smile.

He Qiang stood by, stunned, thinking that although his buddy was no longer acting like a lovesick follower, his flattery had returned to its natural form.

Truly making the girl bewildered.

At that point, Xu Musen also opened An Nuannuan's lunch box. Under the midday sun, it seemed to reflect a golden-red light.

Xu Musen's pupils dilated instantly.

"Damn it!"

Xu Musen couldn't help but exclaim, causing He Qiang, who was in the middle of eating, to nearly stuff the grilled meat up his nose in surprise.

"Did you hit a landmine!? What startled you..."

He Qiang commented sarcastically, but his eyes, when he looked over, also froze.

Inside An Nuannuan's lunch box, the golden-red turned out to be tuna sashimi, along with golden-yellow shelled shrimp, and a small mound of pasta topped with a layer of creamy crab roe.

Next to it was a small bowl of broth... if not mistaken, that should be bird's nest soup.

"Damn it!"

He Qiang mumbled with his mouth open, looking down at his own greasy, ten yuan worth of grilled meat rice.

Could it compare to just one of her shrimp?

And they were fussing over whether she was eating enough?

Xu Musen was also dumbfounded, wasn't it supposed to be buns and noodles?

The only budget-friendly thing, the pasta, was just a little bit.

They exchanged glances, and their initial assumptions about this "poor girl" instantly shattered.

"What's wrong, is my food not good?" asked An Nuannuan, cheerful as she ate, her little mouth glossy with oil and still chewing on the grilled meat, noticing both of them staring and asking subconsciously.

"Nuannuan, do you... eat this every day?" Xu Musen asked, struggling a bit with the words.

An Nuannuan blinked her eyes and seriously replied, "Yes, my grandma said to eat less staple food and that eating meat and shrimp can fill you up just as well."

Xu Musen and He Qiang exchanged glances.

So, are we the only real paupers in the world?