Chapter 18

Just when I thought I could barely get by with frugality, I lost my campus card.

By the time I found it, it had already been maxed out.

Staring at the remaining 31.4 yuan inside, I fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, I wanted to treat myself to a good meal at Jinxiu Fang.

When I tried to pay, the machine said my balance was insufficient-I was short by twenty cents.

I hadn’t come here for a week, and the price of vegetables had gone up without me noticing.

Just as I was about to put the small plate of greens back, the machine suddenly beeped: “Beep-Payment successful.”

Looking up, I saw a boy with a relaxed expression, a card held between his long fingers, teasing, “Yan Qingyue, are you really this poor?”

“I really am.”

I picked up my tray and followed him to the dining area.

“Weren’t you the kind of person who could hand over more than a million yuan without batting an eye? How come now…”

“Now I have to rely on Young Master Lu,” I replied naturally.

After sitting down, I casually slid a bowl of steamed egg custard over to him.

He let out a hum, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.

From then on, every day at lunch, I would tactfully tag along with him.

He would only glance at me lightly, ignoring me.

Yet he would quietly help me pay after I finished picking out my food in the cafeteria.