Yu You sometimes passed through the market and saw that her aloof high school crush was actually selling fish. He wore a worn-out apron and scraped off scales, his cold expression paired with a cold blade. His practiced movements were almost heartbreaking.
Rumor had it he came from a good family, did well in school, and had a good character. Even five or six years after graduation, he still topped the school's list of most handsome boys. How had a man with such a charmed life ended up selling fish at the RT-Mart market?
She sighed over how fortunes could change in an instant, then decided to be kind and buy from him as often as she could.
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Jiang Yubai's graduate thesis was titled "Data Analysis of Microorganisms in the Bodies of Freshwater Food Safety Subjects." To collect the most accurate data, he had come to the market for hands-on research at his advisor's recommendation.
But a girl kept snatching up the very fish he had carefully picked out for his experiments, paying top dollar for them and occasionally leaving him a look that seemed to mix pity and regret.
An old woman who sold fish said the girl might have a crush on him, since she kept coming back to his stall. But he couldn't understand why she hadn't shown any signs of confessing, even after three months. Since she might simply be shy, Jiang Yubai decided that in this sort of situation, the man should take the initiative.
Yu You: I'll buy lots of fish to help my crush.
Jiang Yubai: I'll kill lots of fish to collect data.
Theme: I love eating fish
