Chu Mingzhe's guess was perfectly reasonable.
After all, in his impression, ever since Xue Tao started dating Liu Yuanyuan, the spending had never stopped.
In Chu Mingzhe's worldview, it was fine to spend money on a girl when dating.
But the two of them had to have some kind of spiritual connection, right?
He really couldn't see what resonance Old Xue and that Liu Yuanyuan possibly had.
To put it more bluntly, Chu Mingzhe thought neither of them had much of a soul...
So the only way Xue Tao could coax his girlfriend was by buying, buying, buying.
Yet when Chu Mingzhe's words reached Xue Tao's ears, they took on another meaning.
"What do you mean, Old Chu? So you're saying the only thing left in my relationship with Liu Yuanyuan is eating and buying clothes?" Xue Tao shouted, looking displeased.
"I never said that. Don't go slandering me out of thin air."
Chu Mingzhe distanced himself at lightning speed.
His whole thing was never taking the blame.
This old guy always talked in such a roundabout, cryptic way.
Every time, it gave Xue Tao a headache.
In that regard, Su Bai was much more straightforward.
He was all about keeping it real.
For example, a few days ago, Xue Tao had asked Su Bai, "Bro, what level do you think my advanced math is at right now?"
Su Bai had thought for a few seconds before blurting out:
"If you don't pull off a last-minute death sprint before finals, you'll probably fail."
"..."
At the time, Xue Tao had felt that Su Bai was looking down on him, though his math really was awful.
But thinking about it now, Su Bai had been reminding him to study his ass off.
All he could say was that ever since Su