Xin Wei, suppressing his embarrassment, prepared to leave. It was too mortifying. Just then, a voice sounded from not far away: "Brother, what kind of part-time job is this lucrative? Tens of millions, even billions a month? You're not counting sand, are you?"
"Lao Wu." Xin Wei called out, feeling a sense of sudden clarity. Tens of millions at the low end, a billion or so at the high end. He had been startled earlier, but hearing Lao Wu's words, he suddenly realized. It might not be sand, but something similar.
Otherwise, Li Yufei's smile wouldn't have been so peculiar.
Alright, so Li Yufei's smile could be interpreted this way. The more he thought about it, the more it felt right.
As for Li Yufei's reply, it was even easier to understand. It was probably just a kind joke.
"Junior Yufei." The newcomer greeted Li Yufei.
"Senior Wu Gang." Li Yufei also greeted him and then introduced him to Yang Feilong: "Senior Wu Gang and Senior Xin Wei are good friends."
"So you were joking?" Xin Wei looked at Yang Feilong, his expression now restored to its former confidence, a hint of arrogance on his face.
He felt ashamed that he had been frightened by the other's playful words. Fortunately, he hadn't stormed off, and Wu Gang had appeared just in time. Otherwise, even if he had figured it out later, it would have been a huge embarrassment. To be scared away by a joke and have it spread around would make him a real laughingstock.
A smile also appeared on Yang Feilong's lips. He nodded, "You can assume I was joking."
He spoke ambiguously, watching Xin Wei and the newly arrived Wu Gang with amusement. He wanted to see how they would perform next.
Li Yufei looked at the enthusiastic Yang Feilong, feeling quite helpless. It was just a greeting, but because Yang Feilong seemed a bit upset, she couldn't quite grasp Yang Feilong's true intentions. She silently pondered that in the future, she would need to be more careful when talking to men she was on good terms with. Otherwise, her boyfriend, who appeared magnanimous but was actually a bit petty, might be displeased.
Actually, she could understand this matter. She would put herself in his shoes. When she saw Yang Feilong exchanging glances and chatting happily with other pretty girls, she felt unhappy too. This indicated jealousy, and why jealousy? Because she cared. So, thinking of this, Li Yufei felt a little happy. He really cared about me.
"You can assume I was joking." Hearing Yang Feilong's reply, Xin Wei felt relieved. It was indeed a joke! People always tend to interpret ambiguous statements in their favor, a tendency to seek advantage and avoid harm, which is human nature.
"Esteemed guests, how may I take your order?" At this moment, a beautiful waitress walked over and looked at the four of them. Although the waitress was pretty, she paled in comparison to Li Yufei.
"Order whatever you want, I'm paying." Xin Wei waved his hand expansively. This was an opportunity to flaunt his wealth and put on a show. He had successfully wooed many women in the past through such extravagant spending. He wanted to display his generous, spendthrift demeanor through ordering food.
"Really?" Yang Feilong's face lit up.
"Of course, order as much as you like." Seeing the joy on Yang Feilong's face, a hint of mockery flashed in Xin Wei's eyes. He recalled how he had almost been fooled by this person and gritted his teeth. Once I win over Li Yufei, I'll make you cry!
"Then I won't be polite!" Yang Feilong chuckled and, feigning a rustic ignorance, pointed to more than a dozen dishes. Xin Wei initially didn't react much, but when he saw the waitress announce the names of the dishes one by one, his mouth twitched several times. These dozen dishes were all signature dishes of this top-tier Western restaurant. The cheapest dish was 8,888 yuan. Top-grade steaks cost twenty to thirty thousand each, and Yang Feilong had ordered several. These dozen dishes alone added up to nearly two hundred thousand!
"Is this guy treating me like a sucker?" Xin Wei's face stiffened slightly, and he cursed inwardly.
"Brother, isn't that too much?" Wu Gang frowned, looking at Yang Feilong.
"Too much? Western restaurant portions are always meager," Yang Feilong shrugged.
"It's not too much." Xin Wei pretended to be generous and waved his hand. "Four people, we can finish it!"
"These are for Yufei and me. You guys can order what you want," Yang Feilong said to the others. The three of them changed their expressions upon hearing this. Li Yufei felt somewhat amused, while Xin Wei and Wu Gang were dumbfounded. Brother, are you kidding?
"You... can eat this much?" Xin Wei's face wasn't very pleasant.
"If we can't finish it, we can pack it to go!" Yang Feilong said nonchalantly. "Of course, we two can finish it."
"Can't we?" Yang Feilong pressed.
What kind of mindset can be friends with an elegant, refined, and independent woman like Li Yufei? At this moment, Wu Gang and Xin Wei were both questioning their lives. Wu Gang glanced at Xin Wei. Although he didn't speak, his meaning was clear: this person is treating you like a sucker. Xin Wei raised his eyebrows, his meaning equally obvious: I see it, but it's nothing to pursue Li Yufei. The more uncouth he appears, the more Li Yufei will dislike him. He might not say it now, but he's still thinking about it. So, the two of them each ordered a set meal, costing two to three thousand yuan.
"By the way, what drinks will you have?" Xin Wei asked with a smile, showing no sign of being taken advantage of.
"Now that you mention it, I just ordered the main course and forgot about drinks!" Yang Feilong slapped his forehead. In fact, he hadn't forgotten; if Xin Wei hadn't reminded him, he would have reminded him himself.
"Order away!" Xin Wei glanced at Yang Feilong contemptuously and said generously. But the next moment, his eyes narrowed slightly: "This guy can't be that excessive, can he?" Compared to the food, which cost thousands or tens of thousands, the drinks were even more outrageous. He hadn't paid attention before, but now that he looked, the cheapest drink was thousands a bottle. The most expensive one, from the Xing Kong series by Xingyang Group, cost 1.88 million yuan a bottle. Don't order that, don't order that! Xin Wei prayed. The other dishes combined were less than two hundred thousand, but this one bottle of wine alone was worth 1.88 million! His annual salary was indeed exaggerated; it was six million, and he'd rounded it up. Exaggeration is natural, isn't it? A meal costing over two million would be a quarter of his annual salary. Who could afford that? Moreover, he had only saved a little over a million over the years and had only been working at his current company for three to four months, not yet earning two million. If he spent this much on one meal, he'd truly become a "debtor"!
"Do you have the Xing Kong wine from Xingyang Group?" Yang Feilong pointed to the wine list, directly to the top line, and asked with a smile.
*Thump.* The ominous premonition came true! Xin Wei's expression changed drastically.