Race You | YANGYANG

Chapter 7

Yangyang joined Xia at the table she was sitting at, the two dishes she had bought already in the middle. She held a pair of chopsticks in her hand, waiting for him before eating.

"That smells good." Xia said as Yangyang placed the two dishes he bought beside hers.

"I know right." Yangyang said, smiling as he sat down. "Let's eat."

Xia nodded and two of them dug in, sharing the four dishes in between them. Yangyang couldn't help but let out sounds of satisfaction as he ate, the food being absolutely delicious.

"Do you come here often?" Xia asked as she popped one of the dumplings in her mouth before her eyes widened because of how hot it was.

Yangyang chuckled before passing her the cup of water he had gotten with the noodles, the girl quickly chugging it to cool her mouth.

"Thanks." Xia mumbled.

"No problem." Yangyang said before answering her question. "I come occasionally but usually with my friends. This is my first time being here alone. You?"

"My brother showed me this place first." Xia answered. "But I mostly come here with my friend..."

Xia's face fell and Yangyang could sense that something was wrong. "Are you okay?"

Xia looked up and Yangyang quickly waved his hands in front of him. "I mean, you don't have to tell me if you don't want. I know we're not that close so I don't blame you."

Yangyang watched as Xia forced a smile on her face before shaking her head. "No, it's not that big, I just got into a fight with my friend. Plus, I don't mind talking about it, we're already sharing food, might as well share stories as well."

"Friend fights are the worse." Yangyang said and noticed Xia raise an eyebrow. "Especially if they're close friends."

"They are." Xia said with a sigh. "He didn't even say anything that bad, I'm just sensitive."

"Really?" Yangyang said, a little curious and wanting to hear more. Xia nodded.

"Yeah. He just compared me to my brother, and I got upset." Xia told him.

Her brother...

"You're brother is Kun, right?" Yangyang asked, recalling the name from what Ten told him. Xia nodded.

"Yup, the music legend of the school. I'm his dumb younger sister who will never be as good as him." Xia sighed before adding. "By the way, my friend that I'm in a fight with? It's Xiaojun."

"Who's Xiaojun?" Yangyang said, making Xia sit straighter.

"What do you mean who's Xiaojun?"

"Literally, who's Xiaojun? I've never heard that name before." Yangyang said as he began biting the meat off one of the skewers.

"He's a year older than us. He's super well-known in the music department, like as well-known as Kun. How do you not know him, weren't you a double major?" Xia exclaimed in disbelief.

"Um, I dropped music for a reason." Yangyang said, flashing the girl a grin. "I honestly didn't know who Kun was before my friend mentioned his name either."

"Unbelieveable." Xia mumbled under hear breath and Yangyang couldn't help but laugh at her reaction.

"Hey, but you shouldn't look down on yourself like that." Yangyang said, making Xia raise an eyebrow.

"Why?"

"Well, I know you more than I know the other two." Yangyang pointed out. "And it's not because of this. You're clearly really skilled as well, otherwise your professor wouldn't have introduced you to me."