Jaws dropped in the cafeteria

Xi Hua looked at Yu Chen up and down and said, "Oh so you are the great prodigy, nothing very special about you, is there? So what are you doing here? Why aren't you sitting with your 'best friend' Yuan Zuan and her friends. Don't you think that she will get angry seeing you talking to us?"

Yu Chen did not mind her. She was actually relaxed to see that Xi Hua was not as naive as her. She smiled, "Well, I broke my friendship with her and am currently on the lookout for a new best friend. Would you like to apply for the job?" Hearing this Huo Zenghai burst out laughing and a small smile escaped Xi Hua's lips. She said, "Okay. You can sit here if you want."

Hearing this, Yu Chen was so happy that she reached out across the table and hugged Xi Hua. Xi Hua's face looked like she had seen a ghost and Huo Zenghai was almost rolling on the floor clutching his stomach.

Yu Chen suddenly realised her mistake. She had been so habitual of hugging Hua that she did not think twice. She quickly apologised and changed the subject, "Anyway, tell me what were you reading before I came and disturbed you."

Huo Zenghai got excited and showed her the book. It was a magazine showing all the latest and top computers and laptops that were best used for programming. All three of them were computer geeks so they had lot to talk about and got along pretty well.

Xi Hua also started relaxing her guard. Thinking that Yu Chen was actually really nice and maybe she really did break of her friendship with Yuan Zuan. Just then her eyes landed on a person who had come into the cafeteria. Si Xia, the aloof king of their school. The dream guy of every girl in their school. But too bad, he didn't talk to girls and sat alone at a table in the cafeteria. But something was different today. He looked like he was looking for someone. Then he looked in the direction of their table and started walking.

Xi Hua looked around and saw that most of the people were shocked seeing Si Xia walking in the opposite direction of the table where he usually sat. She turned and saw that Yu Chen and Huo Zenghai were so busy in the magazine that they seemed to have noticed nothing.

"Oh he is not coming here. Of course he is not coming here. Why would he come here? NO NO NO WAIT!!! HE IS COMING HERE!!!" Xi Hua's thoughts got louder and louder as Si Xia made his way to their table, put his hand on the chair beside Yu Chen, and said, "Is this seat empty?"

Yu Chen turned to look at him, her face not showing any emotion, and said, "Yes. And this one will also be if you sit here." she said pointing to her seat.

Xi Hua's and Huo Zenghai's jaws officially dropped to the floor. They looked around and were comforted by the fact that they were not the only ones. Everyone in the cafeteria was looking at Yu Chen as though she was some kind of an alien.

But Si Xia did not seem to mind her rudeness.