At this time, the students had all left, and although there were still quite a few extra dishes remaining in the cafeteria, they were all mixed up beyond recognition.
However, Su Yuan didn't care about this. Taking out Chu Lanxi's meal card, he was ready to feast at her expense.
Just then, a familiar figure appeared in Su Yuan's sight; it was Chen Nuoyi.
This class president from Class 2 was sneaking around, heading towards a cafeteria window not far from Su Yuan with an air of secrecy.
Seeing Chen Nuoyi reminded Su Yuan that he hadn't seen this sacred class top student during mealtime earlier.
Not thinking much of it, he raised his hand to greet her, saying:
"Class president, what a coincidence."
Hearing someone call her from behind, the girl's petite body visibly trembled slightly. She turned around somewhat flustered, and upon seeing it was Su Yuan, she forced herself to remain calm and lightly coughed before asking:
"Why are you eating so late?"
Su Yuan: "..."
Why is she using my line?
Before Su Yuan could respond, Chen Nuoyi went ahead to explain:
"If you wait until the cafeteria is about to close, you'll get more food for the same money."
At this moment, a friendly-faced cafeteria auntie said to Chen Nuoyi:
"Chen girl, it's ready for you. Just take it at the regular price."
With that, the cafeteria lady produced a basin-sized dish and pushed it in front of Chen Nuoyi through the window.
"Thank you, auntie."
Chen Nuoyi swiped the meal card and politely thanked her.
She was carrying that enormous dish, and looking at the somewhat astonished Su Yuan, she bashfully said:
"I'm still growing, so eating more is common. You, you understand, right..."
After she said this, her previously cool face turned slightly red.
Seeing Su Yuan not speaking for a long time, Chen Nuoyi was somewhat anxious:
"Su Yuan, please don't tell anyone... I have no choice. I can't afford expensive ingredients and can only rely on cheap food in large quantities to manage..."
Su Yuan came back to his senses and said seriously to the cafeteria auntie:
"Please make sure to give me the same large serving; I can eat it all!"
Hearing this, Chen Nuoyi was slightly dumbfounded, a trace of surprise crossing her beautiful eyes.
Not long after, a huge dish appeared in front of Su Yuan. He lifted it to try, hmm, at least twenty pounds.
Looking at the fragrant food in the dish, Su Yuan couldn't bother speaking, quickly spooning in a few bites to quell the hunger in his stomach.
"Class president, now we're accomplices. Want to eat together?"
Su Yuan looked up and asked the still stunned girl.
"Oh."
Chen Nuoyi nodded.
And just then, Su Yuan suddenly realized something, quickly feeling the top of his head, faintly sensing it was indeed a bit pointier than before.
Fortunately, he had thick hair; it should be unnoticeable.
Hopefully, it would revert to normal in two hours.
The two sat facing each other at a table, not speaking much, each devouring their food.
Even though Su Yuan could eat and digest whatever amount, his speed at devouring food was not much faster than Chen Nuoyi's!
This was a bit shocking to Su Yuan. Could it be that even with her honest appearance, the class president is juicing up?
While eating, a cafeteria auntie suddenly approached with a tray, placing three dishes in front of Su Yuan, saying:
"You are Su Yuan, right? These are left for you by three teachers before they left."
Su Yuan looked at the three dishes: a black horn beef bone soup, braised shrimp, and crystal pig head meat.
Seeing the beef bone soup, Su Yuan understood that these dishes were obviously left by Zhuge Tie, Li Ziquan, and another teacher who had increased his favorability towards him.
That unknown teacher was most likely his homeroom teacher, Yue Lin.
Su Yuan didn't hog the food, pushing the three dishes towards Chen Nuoyi, saying:
"Class president, these are gifts from some of our class teachers. Let's eat them together."
Chen Nuoyi shook her head, calmly responding:
"These were specially left for you by the teachers, just eat them yourself."
Su Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, saying:
"Class president, you don't want your super eating abilities to become known at school, right…"
With these words, the feasting Chen Nuoyi froze, a look of shock gradually surfacing in her clear eyes.
"If you want me to keep this secret, split these three dishes with me!"
Su Yuan sneered, and after he said these words, he even felt like he was a real demon.
"Okay… I'll eat."
Chen Nuoyi lowered her head, seemingly like an innocent girl bullied into submission by a villain.
But when she picked up a piece of crystal pig head meat and put it in her mouth, her beautiful eyes lit up instantly, as brilliantly as gemstones:
"Delicious!"
From then on, there was no need for Su Yuan to urge her; she eagerly devoured the three dishes.
Initially, Su Yuan watched with an amused smile, but seeing Chen Nuoyi's eating speed increase, his expression changed greatly!
"Leave some for me!"
He hurriedly joined in, competing with Chen Nuoyi for the food.
I must say, the food specifically for Foundation Establishment teachers was different, filled with spiritual energy; if Su Yuan hadn't taken a little blue pill, the potency would have been lost by more than half.
But now he could absorb all the nutrition the food had!
Meanwhile, a "Ding Dong" sounded in Su Yuan's mind.
[You have discovered the Righteous Saintess' secret!]
What? Did I discover something that could be considered a secret?
[The world's gaze sees her as the heaven-chosen Righteous Saintess, yet secretly she frets over household finances, to the point she can't even afford food! Evil as you are, you've keenly seized this opportunity, forcing the Righteous Saintess to submit to your evil influence, making her consume the demon-tainted food!]
[Righteous Saintess' Saint Fall Level +5%]
[Task Progress: Saint Fall Level 10% (Maximum 20%)]
Still slandering! Still slandering!
Su Yuan was accustomed to the system's slander, or rather… it was expected!
But looking on the bright side, he was a step closer to completing the "Fallen Saintess" task.
And having seen Chen Nuoyi fret over food-related issues twice, how could Su Yuan not notice the other's poor economic situation?
With only 10% Saint Fall Level remaining to totally complete the "Fallen Saintess" task, Su Yuan felt it necessary to inquire about Chen Nuoyi's situation, possibly gaining inspiration to lead this Righteous Saintess astray.
And judging from how Chen Nuoyi just willingly revealed her financial struggles, she probably didn't mind this subject.
Thinking of this, Su Yuan took the initiative to ask:
"Class president, what's been happening with you lately? I remember you used to be quite well-off, with a flying ship for transportation usually; what happened now…"
At this point, Chen Nuoyi had already eaten enough, wiping her mouth with a napkin, her demeanor returning to calmness, she said indifferently:
"It's nothing much. It's just that my dad caused the company to lose 16.8 billion a while back and couldn't afford to give me living expenses."
"But it's alright, I've recently been able to balance school with part-time work, living just fine."