Chapter 51: The Scholar's Realm

“Don’t eat too much fruit!” Zou Kai warned.

“But didn’t you just say the fruit was unlimited?” Shi Zhaodi looked up at Zou Kai in surprise.

“That’s true, the fruit is unlimited, but if you keep eating like this, you won’t have room for the main meal later,” Zou Kai said with a hint of helplessness.

If she were called a country bumpkin, she wouldn’t even deny it! Always trying to get a little something for nothing!

“Heh, I forgot—I also ordered a plate of spare rib rice!” Shi Zhaodi playfully stuck out her tongue, put down her fork, and smiled brightly.

Zou Kai’s steak arrived first.

Shi Zhaodi watched Zou Kai intently as he ate.

“Do you like it? Want to swap?” Zou Kai glanced up at her and asked.

“No, I just wanted to see how you eat Western food. I heard the dining etiquette is very complicated,” Shi Zhaodi shook her head.

“What complicated? If you want, you can just pick up the whole piece and bite into it!” Zou Kai raised an eyebrow.

“You call me a bumpkin, but you’re the caveman here!” Shi Zhaodi laughed out loud.

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Just then, Shi Zhaodi’s lotus leaf spare rib rice was brought over.

The aroma immediately filled the air, satisfying Shi Zhaodi at once.

She felt even more justified in choosing Chinese food; Zou Kai’s half-rare steak looked unappetizing at a glance.

Watching Shi Zhaodi enjoy her spare rib rice, a smile crept to Zou Kai’s lips.

Seeing her eat with such contentment was like possessing the entire world.

She was always so simple and easily satisfied.

After finishing the set meal, Shi Zhaodi’s stomach was so full she could barely move.

“Let’s rest a bit before heading back,” Zou Kai said, asking the waiter to clear the empty plates and turning to Shi Zhaodi.

“It’s almost two o’clock!” Shi Zhaodi glanced at the electronic watch on her wrist.

“We just need to get to class by two-thirty.”

“Too bad I didn’t do my homework at noon,” Shi Zhaodi said regretfully.

“You’re so boring—if you don’t think about studying for even fifteen minutes, you’ll die? You’re bound to become a bookworm sooner or later!” Zou Kai scoffed.

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“Becoming a bookworm wouldn’t be so bad; that’s an achievement in itself!” Shi Zhaodi said proudly.

Zou Kai was completely defeated by her.

He rang for the bill, handed the waiter two big bills, and said no change was needed.

“Don’t you have a voucher? Why not use it?” Shi Zhaodi asked in confusion as they left the restaurant.

“Isn’t money the best voucher of all?” Zou Kai replied.

Shi Zhaodi was left speechless.

Spending two hundred bucks on one lunch was just too extravagant and wasteful.

She and Zou Kai really lived in completely different worlds!