"你们想走就走吧,何必拉着我一起走?" 赛琳娜不甘心地对两个室友说道.
"赛琳娜,你男朋友在这里做生意,你不来看他吗?" 朱迪说:"即使你们吵架了,已经好几天了,是时候和解了."
"我们没有吵架,"赛琳娜回答道.
"如果你没有打架,那就更有理由来看他,"诺维亚说.
"算了,我没法给你们解释."赛琳娜无奈的说道.
"快点,我们就快到了.我听同学说,就在前面."朱迪对赛琳娜说道.
"你连烧烤都不喜欢,为什么还要来?" 赛琳娜问道.
"Can't you see that many students from our school are coming to see it?" Novia said, "Plus, it's your boyfriend's stall. We should show support and have some food."
"He's still my teacher!" Judy added.
Selena was speechless. Originally, the three of them were chatting online in their dormitory when Judy saw messages from other students saying that Jake was selling barbecue on a street near their school. They instantly wanted to go and dragged Selena along. Selena wasn't interested in coming, but she had no choice but to follow.
"Wow, so many people!" Judy looked at the crowd gathered around Jake's stall and exclaimed. This street had many stalls and shops, and it was a popular place for students to hang out because of the variety and affordability of the items sold there. However, never before had they seen such a scene with so many people gathered around a stall. The surrounding area was packed with people, making it difficult to even pass through.
"Do they really need to gather like this for a barbecue?" Selena was also shocked. It seemed like these people were not just looking at someone selling barbecue but rather like they were watching a big celebrity.
"It's different," Judy said, peering inside the crowd, "This is our school's teacher selling barbecue. Plus, he went viral on the campus forum today and has a perfect physique. Can you blame everyone for being excited?"
"But is it necessary for them to gather like this? If you didn't know, you'd think they were watching some big celebrity," Selena said.
"Jake is like a big celebrity on our campus now," Novia said, then added with realization, "Oh, is it because you saw so many girls coming here that you're jealous?"
"That must be it!" Judy said seriously.
"Jealous? What the heck are you talking about? He's not even my boyfriend!" Selena felt like she was going crazy. "He's not even someone I care about."
"Selena, you don't have to say that in anger. We can understand," Novia said.
"Yeah, we understand."
"What do you guys understand?" Selena was exasperated. "You don't know anything at all."
"If you don't tell us anything about your relationship, how would we know?" Novia said.
"Yeah, I'm quite curious. How did you start dating Jake? Is a teacher-student relationship exciting?" Judy said, full of curiosity.
"What teacher-student relationship? It's nothing like that," Selena said.
"Forget it, let's go. Let's squeeze in and see your boyfriend. Jake's cooking skills need to be evaluated," Judy said.
"You guys go if you want. I'm not going. I'll wait for you here," Selena said.
"Come on, let's go together. If you don't come, we won't have much face. You saw how crowded it is here. We don't even know when we'll get to eat if we don't go in," Judy urged.
"Just with your help, We don't need to line up anymore." Novia chimed in.
"Don't queue what you are talking about? You're going too far with your words," Selena retorted.
"Enough of that, let's go," Judy pulled Selena towards the crowd.
Reluctantly, Selena was dragged into the crowd by Judy. Normally, people would get upset if someone pushed their way in, but Selena and her friends were all attractive, especially Selena herself, who could easily compete with Wendy and Xenia in terms of looks. So, the people who were about to scold them swallowed their words. Beauty often came with privileges.
"Jake, we'll have three skewers of enoki mushrooms, three skewers of lotus root slices, three skewers of eggplant..." Once they squeezed in, Judy immediately placed her order with Jake.
"Oh, it's you." Hearing Judy's voice, Jake looked up and recognized her.
Jake had been busy recently, not only with the grilling but also dealing with all the students who came specifically to see him. He didn't expect that once recognized, so many students would come to see him and ask all sorts of curious questions,how he trained, why he was selling barbecue, whether he had a girlfriend, and more.
这些都是普林斯顿大学的学生,态度还不错;他们只是真的好奇.杰克不能对他们冷淡,所以他耐心地回答了一个又一个问题.他发现对付这些学生比拷问还累.
看到朱迪也意味着看到赛琳娜在她身边.杰克忍不住问道:"你也来了?"
他没想到也吸引了赛琳娜.自从他送她去登记后,这是他们第一次见面.虽然不是很熟,但他们还是认识的.赛琳娜毕竟是他房东的亲戚,他不能假装不认识她.
"他们坚持要带我一起去."赛琳娜解释道,生怕引起任何误会.
Jake nodded; he wouldn't overthink it. With so many customers, he didn't have time to chat with Selena and her friends, so he continued grilling.
"Selena, why don't you go help Jake? He's so busy," Judy suggested.
"Why should I go? Why don't you go instead?" Selena asked.
"You're Jake's girlfriend, and I have nothing to do with him," Judy replied. "Moreover, Jake is very popular at school now. Since there are so many people around, it's the perfect opportunity for you to declare your sovereignty and dispel any other girls' thoughts."
"Declare my sovereignty? What nonsense! We don't have any relationship," Selena said.
"好吧,好吧,没有关系,"朱迪假装赛琳娜还在生杰克的气."但即使不宣示主权,至少也要帮忙,对吧?"