Who Was Playing Whom?

"Hey waiter, bring me the menu!" Ye Lang saw the food on the table, sat down and ate for a while, and then called for the menu.

This wasn't a big deal in itself. The girls already knew Ye Lang's purpose from Debbie, and since it was just to eat something, they wouldn't care.

Next, after receiving the menu, Ye Lang started ordering. As was his habit, he ordered the most expensive dishes. Of course, he would also filter out dishes that were too unpalatable.

This is nothing. Even if it's the most expensive, they can afford it. It's just a little pocket money at most.

However, what annoyed them was that Ye Lang only glanced at them once after entering and then ignored them, continuing to eat voraciously.

However, his eating manners weren't too unsightly, which made the girls feel strange. They clearly saw Ye Lang eating very quickly, but why didn't they think his eating manners were unsightly, or that he was wolfing down his food?

They seemed to have the illusion that the commoner boy in front of them was a nobleman, or rather, a nobleman among commoners.

"Hey kid, what's your name?" a girl asked.

"Ye Lang!" Ye Lang only answered with two simple words, and then continued eating, as if saying even one more word would be too tiring.

"Ye Lang? That's a very ordinary name. Where are you from, and what are you doing here? Also, are you a martial artist?"

"A swordsman! A swordsman who roams the world!" Ye Lang didn't answer directly, but casually threw out the words he had prepared. He had already prepared the answers to these questions when he came.

If someone asks him about his background, he will say that he is the kind of person who travels all over the world, and his profession is a swordsman whose scope is to uphold justice.

"Swordsman? A swordsman is a swordsman, what's with the 'swordsman' thing?" Debbie said disdainfully. "Besides, what kind of swordsman are you? Your sword is so small, it's not even enough to kill a chicken."

Ye Lang was furious. He stood up abruptly, glared at Debbie, and slammed his sword down on the table!

At this moment, Debbie was startled, and Ye Lang's gaze filled her with a strange fear, though it was only temporary and she didn't even realize it herself.

At the same time, the girls stared at Ye Lang, looking nervous, as if afraid that Ye Lang would suddenly draw his sword. But, to their surprise, Ye Lang said something.

"Who says killing chickens isn't enough! You catch a chicken, and I'll kill one for you!"

"..."

The girls were stunned for a moment, feeling as if their minds were not quite processing what was happening.

"Haha..." The girls, except for Debbie, laughed. They found Ye Lang really interesting for taking this so seriously.

Anyone could tell that Debbie's statement was merely a metaphor and not a true statement.

"Are you an idiot?" Debbie's face darkened.

"No! What about you?" Ye Lang shook his head and asked casually.

"..." The girls were stunned for a moment, then started chuckling.

"You're asking for it!!" Debbie was furious and prepared to overturn the table; her hand was already gripping the table.

"Debbie! No!" The most beautiful girl stopped Debbie once again, grabbing Debbie's hand and preventing Debbie from overturning the table.

"Hmph!" Debbie snorted coldly at Ye Lang, her eyes looking as if she wanted to devour Ye Lang.

"I'm full!" Ye Lang patted his stomach at this moment. He had only eaten half of the food on the table. He wasn't Zhen Xiaoyan; he couldn't possibly finish all this food.

However, even if she can't compare to Zhen Xiaoyan, she has many more than others.

"So fast?" The girls were all taken aback. They didn't seem to realize that Ye Lang had been there for very long, so how could he have finished eating so quickly?

"Alright, time to pay for the meal!" Ye Lang said, counting the meager coins in his purse.

"No need! This meal is on us, you just need to play with us for a while..." The girls didn't want to let Ye Lang leave so easily, they hadn't even started the game yet.

"No! I'll still pay, I promised I would! Here you go..." Ye Lang immediately shook his head, and then, to the astonishment of the girls, threw five copper coins on the table.

"...What do you mean by this? Five copper coins?" Debbie was silent for a moment, then asked first.

"Yes! Five copper coins is the price of one of my meals. I only spent three copper coins yesterday," Ye Lang nodded.

"...Those are cheap, commoner restaurants. This is a high-class restaurant. Five copper coins aren't even enough for a single dessert," the girls said after a moment of silence.

"I know!" Ye Lang replied casually.

"Since you know that, why did you still use five copper coins as payment for your meal?" the girls sneered.

"All I know is that I can eat a meal with five copper coins. Eating here is the same as eating over there, it's all the same! Is there any difference?" Ye Lang

The girls fell silent.

"That's not how it works!" Debbie said. "Didn't you just say you were going to pay for our meal? Then give us the portion you ate!"

"Yes! I meant to pay for the meal, but what I meant was to pay for the meal I was originally going to eat that night. My budget was five copper coins!" Ye Lang said blankly.

"..."

Is that even possible? Come to think of it, it is possible. He only said he would pay for the meal, but he didn't specify what kind of meal payment it was.

Forget it, let's not bother arguing with this commoner. It's just a meal, I'll treat him!

"By the way! Do you want to eat the rest of this?" Ye Lang asked, pointing to the leftovers on the table.

"We won't eat it!" the girls answered in unison. How could they possibly touch anything that Ye Lang, the man, had eaten?

After they answered, Ye Lang immediately shouted outside!

"Waiter, pack it all up!"

"..."

This kid is shameless! The girls looked at Ye Lang with disdain, speechless. Were they supposed to fight with a poor boy they considered a commoner for something? Especially since they were the ones who said they didn't want it.

"I won't have to spend money on food tomorrow!" Ye Lang muttered happily to himself amidst the disdainful looks of the girls, completely ignoring their presence.

This made the girls feel a little resentful, and even the Most Beautiful Girl couldn't help but harbor some grudge against Ye Lang.

When the waiter entered, he saw the girls' expressions and their murderous eyes. He was a little scared and quickly packed up the things on the table before leaving, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

Afterwards, the waiter realized that he had underestimated himself because he was so fast at packing!