Huo Sining sat in the chair, feigning sleep, when the hunger that had plagued her all night suddenly made her stomach growl uncontrollably. Her body stiffened slightly, and she instinctively pretended as if nothing had happened, slowly opening her eyes halfway and sneaking a peek around the room.
At that moment, the other students in the lounge were clustered in groups of twos and threes, chatting. Given that the noise from Huo Sining's stomach wasn't particularly loud, no one seemed to notice anything amiss on her side.
Just as Huo Sining breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that nobody had noticed her awkward situation, a muffled laugh suddenly came from behind her: "Pfft--"
Huo Sining turned around abruptly, only to find that Gu Xu had somehow made his way to stand behind her and was shaking his shoulders, clearly struggling to hold back his laughter.
