Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 370 - 370 365 Continue to Reduce

Chapter 370: Chapter 365 Continue to Reduce Chapter 370: Chapter 365 Continue to Reduce “Senior, why didn’t you participate in the recent basketball games?”

“Yes, senior, without you, we even lost to the math department last time.”

During lunchtime, the entrance to the cafeteria was bustling with people, but Jiang Yan found himself surrounded by a group of girls and boys, as Dai Lei and Liu Wenhui unceremoniously left him behind and entered the cafeteria first.

Jiang Yan frowned slightly and said indifferently, “I’ve been too busy, no time. Could you please step aside? I need to go have lunch.”

Two girls stood in front of him, unmoving, and one of them said, “Senior, are you busy with the computer store? If you’re overwhelmed, we can help out, but please don’t quit the basketball team for the sake of the computer science department.”

This month, several science departments had competitions, and because Jiang Yan had quit, the computer science department was not only completely overshadowed by the math department but also ended up on par with both the physics and chemistry departments.

The members of the computer science basketball team had been calling Jiang Yan so frequently that it annoyed him terribly.

And now it was even more bothersome.

Suddenly, a flicker of a familiar figure caught the corner of his eye, and he turned his head to look, his heart skipping a beat – Mu Jiawen and her roommate were standing about five meters away, watching him with amused faces.

“Excuse me, my girlfriend is waiting anxiously.”

Without further discussion, he pushed through the crowd and strode over to Mu Jiawen.

Girlfriend?

Where?

A few freshman girls turned their heads in surprise.

It was because Jiang Yan was usually so busy, and Mu Jiawen kept a low profile, that since the start of the year the two had hardly been seen together during the day. Even when they ate together, they would part ways immediately after finishing, each busy with their own affairs.

So, this group of freshman basketball fanatic fans and fanboys were unaware that the beauty of the physics department was Jiang Yan’s girlfriend.

Seeing her now, they were shocked for a moment, then scattered to go eat lunch.

After all, even if you continued blocking the way, your face couldn’t compare to hers. And not just in looks – this sister is also an academic powerhouse in the physics department.

Jiang Yan wrapped his arm around Mu Jiawen as they walked towards the cafeteria. She glanced at him sidelong and with a pinched voice, mockingly called out, “Senior Jiang…”

Liang Yujun and the others snickered behind them.

“Jiang Yan, over here.”

Dai Lei, Liu Wenhui, Tian Xiaohui, and Jin Dapang had already gotten their food and secured seats at a long table.

“I’ll go get food for you guys, you all go sit first.”

The two dorms had become very familiar with each other since the military training, and it had almost become a habit to eat together.

Ding Yuanyuan was talkative, and looking at Jin Dapang with astonishment, she asked, “How did you lose weight? Have you been dieting recently?”

To be precise, Jin Dapang had started his diet since the second semester of his freshman year, but it was already November, and he had only lost about twenty pounds.

In fact, he was a bit disheartened; he was exhausted from running every day, unable to indulge in delicious food, and sometimes he would wake up hungry in the middle of the night – it was terribly uncomfortable… He had been close to giving up.

But at Ding Yuanyuan’s words, he was taken aback, his face quivering with excitement, “You can tell?” The people around him had all said he looked the same as before, and although he had a digital scale as proof, nobody believed him.

Ding Yuanyuan nodded with certainty, “It’s pretty obvious, you know. You used to have a triple chin, and now it’s become a double chin. How could someone not notice when you lose a whole chin?”

Jin Dapang: …

“Pfft!”

Tian Xiaohui couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Ding Yuanyuan turned to look at him, pausing in surprise while Liang Yujun and the others also noted that Tian Xiaohui had gained weight, quite a bit indeed, his face even looked rounder. It was just that he was taller than Jin Dapang, so it wasn’t as conspicuous on his body.

Jin Dapang explained, “He runs with me in the evenings, and afterwards, I treat him to night snacks.”

“Damn it, don’t invite me from now on. It’s no good if you slim down and I bulk up, how does that work out.”

Jin Dapang thought to himself that not eating was fine by him; did she know how hard it was for him to watch her eat in front of him?

However, after what Ding Yuanyuan said just now, Jin Dapang, who was considering giving up on losing weight, now felt a renewed sense of determination. Perhaps in a few months, he could go from a double chin to a single chin. Regardless, being able to see from his chin that he had lost weight meant that it was working.

Keep on losing, continue losing!

Jiang Yan and Dai Lei brought over a few more dishes and rice, and everyone finally started to eat.

Jin Dapang hesitated as he looked at Ding Yuanyuan, but eventually decided to speak up, “Ding Yuanyuan, I participated in the math competition with you, twice, during the first and second year of high school, but you probably don’t remember me. I’m from Jiancheng Middle School.”

Everyone at the table was stunned, and Ding Yuanyuan was especially surprised, “You’re from Quanshan City too?”

Since Jin Dapang was always with Tian Xiaohui, he had already met all of them, but no one had heard that he came from the same place as Ding Yuanyuan.

Tian Xiaohui slapped him on the back and cursed, “You damn dog, why didn’t you say so earlier? Every vacation your dad sends a car to pick you up, and since she’s from the same place, you could have taken Ding Yuanyuan with you.”

Jin Dapang said sheepishly, “It’s not that I didn’t want to tell you sooner, but I… During my junior year, I had two senior classmates from high school, and I went to them when I first entered the university, but maybe because they thought I was too fat, they pretended not to see me when we met at school. So…” So he was afraid that Ding Yuanyuan would act the same, thinking he was too fat and ugly and would be ashamed to know him.

Upon hearing that, Ding Yuanyuan immediately widened her eyes, “Are those two nuts or what? Is that how they treat a high school alum? Next time your family sends a car, take me with you.” It was a no-brainer, free and safe.

Then, Ding Yuanyuan apologized, “I didn’t pay much attention to people during competitions, I’m sorry, I really didn’t recognize you.”

Tian Xiaohui was puzzled, “With his size, he should’ve been quite noticeable, right?”

Jin Dapang chimed in, “I wasn’t fat during my freshman and sophomore years. It was in the first semester of my senior year when my dad bragged that I could get into Beijing University, so I had no choice but to study hard. Whenever I couldn’t study anymore, I would eat something while studying. As a result, I got into Beijing University, but I also became fat.”

This didn’t seem too strange. Under great pressure, it’s common to find another way to relieve stress, like some writers who need to have something in their mouths while writing (don’t take it personally)—they find it hard to write otherwise.

Everyone was understanding, nobody laughed at him, especially Sha Yali, who had almost become bald herself.

But Tian Xiaohui couldn’t help but remind him, “Don’t let your dad brag anymore; one boast from him turned you into someone over two hundred pounds. If he does it again, you might end up not needing to walk at all.”

Everyone burst into laughter. After finishing the meal and cleaning up, they started to head out. Just before reaching the cafeteria entrance, Liu Wenhui turned to look at a corner seat.

Qi Lihong was sitting there quietly with a bowl of vegetable noodles in front of her.

He stared at her for two seconds, then turned away to leave.

And out of his view, by the wall, Si Tian watched him leave with a dark expression before turning her gaze towards Qi Lihong.

Since returning after the National Day holiday, Liu Wenhui hadn’t said a word to her, wouldn’t take her calls, and completely ignored her even when she sought him out. The brother Hu who had always protected her since they were children, who would stand in front of her when danger came, seemed to have disappeared, replaced by someone who was cold and heartless towards her.