AAISBMEBF Chapter 25: The Chase Over a Can of Eight-Treasure Porridge
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"Jiangtian-gege, I'm still hungry… One can isn't enough," Liu Anna pouted.
She looked at the single can of Eight-Treasure Porridge in her hand, then at the two cans lying haphazardly beside Cui Xisheng, plus the one he was holding. A wave of resentment surged in her chest.
There were four cans in total, yet I only got one, while Cui Xisheng got three?
Not even a fair split?
Meng Jiangtian was clearly favoring Cui Xisheng. Does he even see me as his girlfriend?
Though she was fuming inside, Liu Anna held back her anger and clung to Meng Jiangtian's sleeve, acting coquettishly.
"Eat this first. I'll go out and find more," Meng Jiangtian said expressionlessly. He glanced at Liu Anna before turning to check on Cui Xisheng, who had just finished his first can. Then, without another word, he stood up and prepared to leave.
After taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and looked at Liu Anna seriously.
"Don't take his."
With that, he ignored both Liu Anna’s and Cui Xisheng’s stunned expressions and walked off, only to be stopped by the student council president for a private discussion.
Cui Xisheng absentmindedly licked the spoon, frozen mid-bite at Meng Jiangtian's words. He looked utterly dumbfounded, like a fool with a spoon still in his mouth.
Stealing a glance at Liu Anna’s back, he saw her grip on her porridge can tightening, the veins on the back of her hand bulging. Clearly, this white lotus was not at peace.
Cui Xisheng’s mood instantly improved. He continued licking his spoon, then grabbed another can and opened it.
In apocalypse novels, food is always hard to come by.
Every bite now is one less for the future.
If she tries to take mine, in my current near-death state, I won’t stand a chance against this thorny white lotus.
Meanwhile, Meng Jiangtian and the student council president finished their conversation and left together with three other espers.
With the espers gone, a creeping sense of fear spread through the crowd. Small groups huddled together, and a heavy silence fell over them.
Liu Anna had long finished her can.
Cui Xisheng, still dealing with pregnancy nausea and having gone without food for a long time, felt stuffed after eating two cans.
But the remaining can of Eight-Treasure Porridge and the bottle of water beside him quickly became the focus of countless hungry eyes.
Though no one had eaten for a day, they hadn’t yet reached the point of desperation. Besides, with Meng Jiangtian being an esper, most were too afraid to steal from Cui Xisheng.
Still, those predatory stares made his scalp tingle.
After thinking it over, Cui Xisheng decided to give away his last can and bottle. Now is not the time to make enemies.
Decision made, he picked up the porridge and water and scanned the crowd.
The student council president wasn’t wrong—some people were already suffering from low blood sugar. Cui Xisheng quickly spotted a girl with a pale face.
She wasn’t far from him, her eyes full of longing. When she realized he was looking at her, she hesitated, then forced an awkward smile.
Without hesitation, Cui Xisheng tossed the can to her.
The girl fumbled but managed to catch it, her face lighting up with joy—
—only for the can to be snatched away by the girl next to her.
The pale girl panicked and immediately reached to grab it back, but before she could, the second girl had already lost it to another.
Like a relay baton, the Eight-Treasure Porridge changed hands again and again.
In seconds, the crowd erupted into chaos, a frenzy of bodies surging after the flying can.
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