The Beautiful Cannon Fodder Only Wants to Chase the Cold and Aloof Academic God Chapter 5 and 6

 Chapter 5: The Cafeteria

There was a momentary freeze in the atmosphere. Shen Mu didn’t know what to think at that moment. After a few seconds of silence, he turned around and grabbed Fei Xinglan, rushing back to the classroom. Once back at his seat, he immediately buried his head, unwilling to face the outside world.

Fei Xinglan, on the other hand, was also bewildered for a moment, and then…

“Hahaha…” A burst of laughter erupted, and the surrounding classmates looked at Fei Xinglan with a puzzled expression on their faces.

The following parts of the text will be scrambled to prevent theft from aggregators and unauthorized epub making. Please support our translators by reading on secondlifetranslations (dot) com. If you are currently on the site and and you are seeing this, please clear your cache.

Wlk Dkdtzyd zywtble ps byae vbyv bl pyv sd vbl nbyka, nzwvnbkdt bkp pvsxynb, zywtbkdt wdvkz kv bwav.

Fbld Yw oyp dso altalvvkdt bkp alynvksd yv vbyv vkxl, yde blal oyp Wlk Dkdtzyd pkvvkdt clpkel bkx, qkdekdt kv yzz ps yxwpkdt.

Tl aykple bkp blye kd yddsuydnl yde pyke, “Fvsr zywtbkdt!”

“R nyd’v blzr kv. Rv’p alyzzu qwddu. Mbkp kp qyvl, Fbld Yw. Psd’v osaau, yp zsdt yp usw esd’v pyu yduvbkdt, R esd’v pyu yduvbkdt, yde Kkd Zkmkw eslpd’v pyu yduvbkdt, ds sdl pbswze jdso ycswv vbkp. Mbyv rlapsd dlmv vs Kkd Zkmkw fwpv dso oyp Dk Dkydtuydt, vbl nyrvykd sq vbl cypjlvcyzz vlyx. R blyae bl’p y hlau zsuyz rlapsd.” Gqvla zywtbkdt qsa y obkzl, Wlk Dkdtzyd xydytle vs bsze cynj bkp zywtbvla yde vakle vs nsxqsav Fbld Yw, yzvbswtb kv oypd’v hlau blyavqlzv.

Shen Mu glanced out of the window and noticed that Jin Yixiu wasn’t there anymore.

He felt ashamed of his reaction at that time. Considering he was older than Jin Yixiu, why couldn’t he be more composed? What’s the big deal if he heard? Could he eat me or something?

Fei Xinglan commented, “But I’m relieved that you realized it and gave up on that scumbag, Luo Yuan. Here, I bought this bottle of drink from the convenience store today. Take it as a celebration for your timely cut-off from Luo Yuan, that scumbag.”

“Thanks.” Shen Mu took the cola and, after opening the pull tab, gulped it down. Perhaps due to heightened emotions, Shen Mu’s face now had a slight blush. The porcelain-like face had a hint of rosy color, and the moist lips, just finished with the cola, shimmered.

Fei Xinglan looked at him and sighed, “Shen Mu, no matter how many times I see your face, it never gets tiresome. That Luo Yuan really doesn’t know how to appreciate you. I think you and Jin Yixiu make quite a good match. Your judgment this time is pretty accurate, but I’m not sure if he’s gay.”

“That’s a good question. I can only get closer to him and then subtly inquire.” Shen Mu said with seriousness.

“But when I say you two are a good match, I mean in terms of appearance. As for other aspects, I can’t think of a reason why he would like you.” Fei Xinglan rubbed his chin with his right hand and said in a serious tone.

“What do you mean? Let me tell you, if I really win him over, then what? What will you do?” Shen Mu retorted, refusing to back down.

“If you really win him over, I’ll forcefully kiss Xi Xiangyang.” Fei Xinglan teased.

Shen Mu was stunned after hearing that. This guy really knows how to play around?

The two of them chatted away, and soon it was time for class. This class was English, and the English teacher was a beautiful lady who taught in a humorous and witty manner. Everyone enjoyed her classes.

Afternoon classes in summer were always prone to drowsiness, especially when it came to political science. Shen Mu, feeling half asleep, couldn’t even spare a thought for Jin Yixiu during the break. He just slumped on his desk and began to catch up on sleep.

As for Fei Xinglan beside him? This guy couldn’t hold back his sleep during class. Surprisingly, the class was unusually quiet during the break, with most of the students dozing off.

The bell for the next class soon rang. This was the last period of the day. By the time the last class was about to end, most of the students had regained their wakefulness. After class, everyone grouped together to go to the cafeteria for a meal. Those who didn’t want to go headed straight to the school convenience store to buy something and return to the dorm, or they simply went back directly.

At Kyoto High School, it was mandatory for students to live on campus.

Shen Mu and Fei Xinglan didn’t feel like eating much, originally planning to go straight back to the dorm. However, on their way back, they saw Jin Yixiu and Xi Xiangyang.

The two of them entered the cafeteria, seemingly going to have a meal.

…

Three seconds later, Shen Mu turned to Fei Xinglan and said, “I think we should go have dinner after all. We need to eat something in order to have energy for evening self-study.”

???

Fei Xinglan: “Do you think I’m stupid? I can see through it. Let’s go.”

“Hehe~” Shen Mu neither confirmed nor denied it, and the two of them headed towards the cafeteria.

*******************

Chapter 6: Dispute

To say the least, the food at the Kyoto cafeteria was quite unpredictable. Whether it was delicious or not depended on luck to some extent. Eating well or poorly had an element of chance. Unless you had a good friend who tried the food first and helped you avoid any disasters when you made your purchase.

But that’s the pure nature of brotherhood. Friends would willingly eat a piece of overly salty and bitter braised pork with a poker face just to pull a prank on their friends.

Ah, that’s what friendship is all about!

Shen Mu and Fei Xinglan were quite normal in this regard. They rarely deceived each other. As they arrived at the cafeteria, Shen Mu’s eyes were like a GPS locator, immediately locking onto Jin Yixiu.

It seemed like no matter where he was, he always stood out the most.

Jin Yixiu held a tray with two dishes and a bowl of soup, then found an empty seat and sat down. As Shen Mu walked forward, he “casually” glanced at Jin Yixiu’s tray, noting the dishes he had chosen. He planned to get the same ones later.

After queuing up and buying their meals, Shen Mu planned to find a seat close to Jin Yixiu. But to his surprise, the seat in front of him was still vacant!

Without hesitation, Shen Mu grabbed Fei Xinglan and headed towards that seat.

As they walked normally, someone in front of them was in a hurry and accidentally bumped into Shen Mu, causing his tray to tilt and the food to spill all over the person’s clothes.

“Shen Mu!” The person shouted angrily.

?

That voice sounded somewhat familiar.

Shen Mu looked up and, oh, what a coincidence! The person who bumped into him turned out to be the protagonist, gong Luo Yuan. And beside him was another rushed individual, oh my, it was the protagonist’s pursuer, Liang Feng. How convenient! They all gathered together.

“What’s the matter? Why are you shouting so loudly? It was you who bumped into me. Why are you yelling? Can’t you see that my food spilled? You should compensate me,” Shen Mu was not interested in arguing with him. He found people like him annoying.

“Shen Mu, I understand your feelings, but forcing something that’s not meant to be won’t bring any sweetness. I don’t play hard to get. Your actions have caused me a lot of trouble,” Luo Yuan looked at Shen Mu and said with a helpless expression.

The sudden turn of events attracted the attention of the people around, and whispers began to circulate. After all, Shen Mu’s feelings for Luo Yuan had been quite obvious to everyone. However, they didn’t have any prejudice against Shen Mu pursuing a same-sex relationship. Young people nowadays were generally open-minded, especially in the context of this BL novel, where acceptance of same-sex relationships was generally higher.

One of the protagonists of this spectacle, Shen Mu, could only respond with a dry laugh. He was truly speechless.

Fei Xinglan, who was by Shen Mu’s side, couldn’t bear to watch either. He had never liked Luo Yuan to begin with, and now that Shen Mu didn’t like him either, there was no need for him to hold back.

Fei Xinglan pulled Shen Mu behind him and began to scold Luo Yuan, saying, “Well, well, well, who do we have here? It’s the good student of Class A, Gong Luo Yuan. What’s the matter? You bump into our Shen Mu without apologizing, and you talk about playing hard to get? Is this the level of a top student like you? Liked by Shen Mu? That was because Shen Mu was blind before, but he’s not blind anymore.”

“Don’t think others are blind. Take a good look at yourself and your character, you hypocrite.”

Not far away, Jin Yixiu and Xi Xiangyang watched the scene. Jin Yixiu remained calm and expressionless as always, while Xi Xiangyang found Fei Xinglan’s behavior amusing. He “tut-tutted” with interest, thinking that this person was like a little cat. Normally quiet and a small white ball, but once you tease him, he gets angry and his fur stands on end, meowing like a little firecracker.

“You!” Luo Yuan was furious. He wanted to retaliate, but with so many people around, he couldn’t do anything that would damage his own image. It was all Shen Mu’s fault, always clinging to him. Luo Yuan thought to himself, glaring angrily at Shen Mu.

Liang Feng, who was standing beside him, couldn’t help but join in. He spoke with a touch of grievance, similar to how others treated him, “How can you say that about Luo?!”

Then he turned to Shen Mu and said with a righteous tone, “Shen Xuesheng, I know you have feelings for Luo… but, your actions really trouble him. He doesn’t like you, and yet you let your friend scold him like that. This won’t gain his attention.”

Shen Mu: “…”

*********