374 Train to Protec ? (1/2)
Zhao Xue slid Meng Hao a condescending glare before directing her attention back to that delicious food. Obviously, she knew that he was interested in her.
Technically, Meng Hao was quite a catch based on normal societal standards. He looked normal, had great results, had a decent background and was simply a decent all-around individual. Furthermore, he was an apostle with tens of cats back at home.
Winning a girl's heart was as easy as ABC for a guy of his standards.
However, it was just his luck to meet Zhao Xue who had zero interest in guys. She just remained completely indifferent to Meng Hao's acts of kindness. She even turned a deaf ear to everything he did and chose to focus her attention on food.
Meng Hao was no stranger to Zhao Xue's coolness and indifference. A smile crept up his face as he reminded her, ”Zhao Xue, don't just focus on all the meat. This restaurant is particularly famous for its stir-fry, you should save your stomach for that.”
He reached his arm forward and scooped a spoonful of the famous stir-fry beef with broccoli for Zhao Xue.
Zhao Xue lifted her head and immediately intercepted the kind gesture by blocking him with her forearm. Her forehead began to furrow slightly as her tone turned somewhat irritated, ”I already told you that I prefer meat.”
Despite her nonchalant and unpleasant attitude, Meng Hao still nodded with that same smile on his face. He scooped the food into his own bowl and remarked, ”It's okay, I'll have it instead.”
Zhao Xue could only roll her eyes at his unwavering determination. She couldn't help but feel a wave of helplessness sweeping over her when faced with such people.
She wanted to tell him so badly, ”Bro, you are focusing your attention on the wrong person. I am interested in women, not men.”
However, she dismissed the thought after some consideration. She did not want her unique sexual orientation to be a new gossip material for all these college students. It would be disastrous if it actually spread beyond the school and into the ears of her parents and Zhao Yao.
Hence, she could only maintain her aloofness when faced against Meng Hao's incessant courting.
Meanwhile, the remaining half of the table suddenly had their eyes all fixed on Meng Hao.
Even though Meng Hao's performance in the competition was average at best, he was still an outstanding individual amongst these students because of his background and results. Furthermore, he was the pioneer of this organization, granting him significant authority and power over the members.
A few guys looked towards him and exclaimed, ”Meng Hao, I owe you my entire life for establishing this organization and bringing all of us together. If not for you, I would still be stuck in my house thinking that I've gone crazy!”
”That peer-to-peer lending platform is truly evil. I heard that some girls ended up in hospitals after taking up numerous part-time jobs to pay their debts. Some of them even resorted to selling their house.”
”These loan sharks are truly despicable. Meng Hao, as the leader of our group, do you have anything to say about them?”
”Meng Hao, say something!”
An amiable smile appeared on Meng Hao's handsome face. He slowly got to his feet before making his inspiring speech. Every word he uttered was music to the audience's ears. For those 10 minutes, they truly believed that they were the physical embodiment of the word justice.
His eyes swept across the audience at the end of his speech. The sea of wide-eyed college students was evidence that he had earned their full-fledged respect and admiration. Joy bubbled up in him as he whispered to himself, ”College students plus apostle … this is the easiest group of individuals to take advantage of.”
While Meng Hao was still reveling in his flawless speech, the noise of a dragging chair erupted in his ears and broke his train of thought. It was none other than Zhao Xue. She had already stood up and was ready to leave the restaurant.
”I've finished eating and I have something to attend to. Enjoy your dinner.”
The rest of the students stared with disgust as they watched Zhao Xue disappearing behind that huge wooden door. Half a minute later, a guy jumped to his feet and retorted, ”That Zhao Xue … how can she behave like this?”
”I agree. She wasn't even serious during our rally just now. I didn't even see her distribute a single pamphlet throughout those five hours.”
”What can we do about that? She can do anything she wants with that pretty face of hers. All we can do is to tolerate her foul temper.”
”Alright, alright, don't get angry over such useless stuff.” Meng Hao even attempted to put in some good words for her, ”Zhao Xue is just a little shy and introverted. I will talk to her about it. We are all students of the same college. It is destiny that brought us together. We should cherish this bond that we share and give each other a chance to better understand one another.”