"Daxiong, do you know what awkwardness feels like?"
So, when Shizuka saw the person shouting her name running towards them, she quickly stuffed the Roasted Sweet Potato in her hand into Lin Feng's.
She hurriedly wiped her mouth to make sure there weren't any remnants from eating the Roasted Sweet Potato that others might notice.
Lin Feng, who had just managed to see that the person loudly calling Shizuka's name, regardless of the crowd or the occasion, was that guy Daxiong, was then handed the remaining half-eaten Roasted Sweet Potato by Shizuka.
This caught Lin Feng off guard as he took the Roasted Sweet Potato, and he instantly understood Shizuka's intentions.
Right, besides Lin Feng, nobody else seemed to know that Shizuka liked eating Roasted Sweet Potato.
Even Shizuka's parents probably weren't aware of it.
Lin Feng, having read the original story, was the only one who knew about this deeply hidden little habit of Shizuka's.
The reason Shizuka could eat Roasted Sweet Potato so casually in front of Lin Feng was because it wasn't the first time.
And Lin Feng did indeed keep his promise, never mentioning Shizuka's love for Roasted Sweet Potato in front of the second person.
For Shizuka, it was truly a little secret between her and Lin Feng.
But Daxiong was her childhood friend.
And Daxiong was sometimes a bit reckless and careless. If he knew that Shizuka liked to eat Roasted Sweet Potato, a food that easily caused flatulence...
Who knows what kind of unusual things Daxiong, that reckless guy, might do.
If it somehow became common knowledge, Shizuka might be so embarrassed that she could dig a three-room apartment with a kitchen and a bathroom with her toes.
So, to avoid taking that risk, Shizuka directly stuffed the half-eaten Roasted Sweet Potato into Lin Feng's hands.
She planned to eat it later, after Daxiong left. That way, she wouldn't waste food, and Shizuka could still happily finish the entire Roasted Sweet Potato.
Shizuka's thoughts, Lin Feng naturally understood in a second.
So, he nonchalantly held the Roasted Sweet Potato, hiding his hand behind his back.
"It's Daxiong... What are you doing here...?"
Perhaps it was the recent Roasted Sweet Potato that made her a little guilty, Shizuka's tone was slightly awkward when speaking to Daxiong.
But logically speaking, Daxiong was quite far away just now, and he was across the street. He shouldn't have seen what Shizuka was doing.
By the time he ran over, Shizuka had already stuffed the Roasted Sweet Potato into Lin Feng's hand.
So, Shizuka's concern about Daxiong discovering that she liked to eat Roasted Sweet Potato, shouldn't have been an issue.
"Actually, it's nothing. I just went to your house to find you, Shizuka, to do homework together, but your mother said you went to the library, so I came looking for you. I didn't expect Lin Feng to be here too... Ha, ha ha."
Daxiong scratched the back of his head with his right hand and smiled at Shizuka.
He really hadn't noticed what happened earlier, but it seemed he also hadn't expected Lin Feng to be with Shizuka.
Actually, when Daxiong went to Shizuka's house to find her, Shizuka's mother had been about to tell him about it.
It's just that as soon as Daxiong heard that Shizuka had gone to the library, he ran off without even looking back, not even hearing the rest of what Shizuka's mother had to say.
You could only say that he was really a bit careless and forgetful, and he could never change his bad habits.
Sometimes he only listened to half of what people said. Doraemon had scolded Daxiong many times because of this, but every time it went in one ear and out the other.
Doraemon was also a little helpless about this. Anyway, in the end, it was Daxiong himself who was unlucky. Since he was unwilling to change, then just let him be.
"Yeah."
Lin Feng smiled and nodded at Daxiong.
With Lin Feng's understanding, he could naturally hear the awkwardness in Daxiong's tone when he mentioned how Lin Feng was also there.
Daxiong probably thought Shizuka was going to the library alone, so he'd followed along, hoping to enjoy some alone time with her.
Now that he saw Lin Feng, Daxiong's fantasies were shattered.
"Are you here to do homework with me... I see."
When she heard that Daxiong hadn't just happened to be passing by, but had come specifically to do homework with her, a slightly embarrassed smile appeared on Shizuka's face.
Normally, it wouldn't have been a problem.
Although Shizuka had been spending more time with Lin Feng recently, her friendship with Daxiong, Gian, and Suneo still remained.
So, Shizuka wouldn't necessarily refuse Daxiong's request.
But things were different now.
Lin Feng was still holding the half-eaten Roasted Sweet Potato she had. Bringing a half-eaten snack into the library wouldn't be appropriate.
But Daxiong was here. Shizuka felt awkward finishing the Roasted Sweet Potato in front of him.
This was genuinely putting Shizuka in a difficult spot.
"Um, I have some questions I'm stuck on, and I wanted to ask for your help, Shizuka. Since Lin Feng is here too, let's all go in and do our homework together."
"By the way, Lin Feng, what are you holding...?"
Daxiong realized that since Lin Feng was also here, his private library date with Shizuka was probably off the table.
Daxiong could barely accept the idea of the three of them going to the library to do homework together. It would even make him look magnanimous.
Anyway, he'd rather insert himself into the situation than let Lin Feng and Shizuka have a chance to be alone together.
However, when Shizuka heard Daxiong mention what Lin Feng was holding, her heart rate suddenly sped up.
She had just been thinking about how Lin Feng would get rid of that half-eaten Roasted Sweet Potato.
She hadn't expected Daxiong to be so observant. This was a disaster...
Shizuka didn't dare to imagine what would happen if Daxiong found out she liked to eat Roasted Sweet Potatoes, a food that made you fart easily.
Even though Daxiong hadn't discovered anything yet, Shizuka was already blushing and lowering her head, not knowing what to say.
"Oh, Daxiong, you mean this?"
"Sorry, I was a bit hungry, so I bought a Roasted Sweet Potato on the way. I hadn't finished it when you arrived."
"Could you wait a moment? I'll finish this half, and then we can go in together?"
Lin Feng's words made Shizuka, who had been looking down with a flushed face, suddenly raise her head and look at him. A look of unexpected surprise appeared on her face.
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