Zhou Jialu felt resentful after her attempt to tease the junior backfired and he saw through her.
Her mood instantly brightened when Su Bai invited her to lunch.
Hmph, this little guy, acting all high and mighty like a modern-day Yueyahu, and then suddenly asking me out to eat? Doesn't he have feelings for me?
"Lunch? I'm not sure if I have plans, I'll have to ask the manager."
Zhou Jialu acted coy and pretended to ask Manager Guo, who of course gave her permission.
A client who could afford a car worth nearly a million yuan was worth accompanying for a meal.
Moreover, Su Bai was so young, and likely to have future car purchase needs. Such clients definitely needed to be maintained.
Not to mention they were alumni, senior and junior. Seeing Zhou Jialu's beaming face, it looked like she had taken a liking to her junior.
Manager Guo saw through it but didn't say anything, approving Zhou Jialu's early departure.
It was just helping a good cause.
Su Bai took her, first stopping by the vehicle management office to get license plates.
Some 4S dealerships charged an extra fee for registration, which was a rip-off.
This dealership seemed to have no such issue; they could handle the registration for Su Bai, only charging the official administrative fee with no extra costs.
Su Bai chose to handle it himself, mainly because he had never done business at the vehicle management office before and wanted to see the excitement.
During the process, Su Bai chatted with Zhou Jialu about school and interesting anecdotes from the 4S dealership. No ambiguous moments arose.
The two of them tacitly pretended that nothing had happened during the test drive.
Actually, Su Bai didn't mind if Zhou Jialu wanted to continue being ambiguous with him.
After all, she was a charming and sexy beauty, and still original. Playing around would be quite fun.
But it was clear that his senior didn't want to; she was afraid of showing her true self.
Su Bai noticed that Zhou Jialu seemed to care a lot about her "vixen" persona, insisting on maintaining an experienced, older sister attitude in front of Su Bai.
She's really putting on airs.
I wonder what the meaning of this "putting on airs" is. Oh well, to each their own. Everyone has unique interests. Su Bai respects his senior's preferences.
They drove to IKC Plaza, not far from the 4S dealership.
This was one of Jiangcheng's top luxury shopping districts, housing many international luxury brands and quite a few high-end restaurants.
"Have you been here before, Senior?"
"A few times, but not often. The food here is so expensive, it's not something an intern like me can afford."
"Aren't you a star salesperson?"
"That's still under an intern contract. The commission is low, I'm basically a workhorse. Sigh, I'm just hoping to graduate and get a full-time position soon."
"Recommend a place, Senior. Don't worry about the price, just pick what you think is delicious."
"Oh~ Since Junior says so, I won't be polite then?"
Zhou Jialu picked a Japanese buffet and showed Su Bai the page on her phone.
"Can Junior handle Japanese food?"
"Sure, I eat anything. I have a great appetite."
"I can see that. If you didn't have a good appetite, could you be this tall?"
Zhou Jialu took the opportunity to pinch Su Bai's arm.
Su Bai still didn't react.
Sigh, really. This junior really isn't on the same level as ordinary male college students.
He's probably messed around with quite a few girls already.
Zhou Jialu, lost in her own thoughts, led the way to this high-end Japanese all-you-can-eat restaurant (order-style buffet).
She had only been there once, during a company team-building event. They had the 300 yuan per person tier, which featured fresh salmon, sweet Arctic shrimp, and various Japanese snacks.
The taste was good, and importantly, it was exquisite and looked great in photos, fitting the aesthetic of many girls.
In the private room.
Su Bai briefly flipped through the menu and said to the waiter:
"I'll have the 1299 per person one."
"Are you sure you want the highest-tier set meal?"
"Yes."
Zhou Jialu quickly said, "Oh my, there's no need to eat something so expensive. The 299 per person one is already very generous."
The 299 set meal was the lowest tier of the buffet.
Above that were 599 and 899, which offered increasingly expensive ingredients and premium dishes, such as New Zealand crayfish, fresh sea urchin, foie gras...
As for the most expensive 1299 option, it allowed unlimited consumption of top-tier ingredients like French oysters and sashimi, bluefin tuna, black gold abalone, jumbo whelks, M9 wagyu beef, and so on.
It looked really impressive, and Su Bai hadn't tried any of it before, so he decided to give it a go.
After all, the "Indulgence System" would reimburse him.
Facing his senior's advice, Su Bai said, "It's okay, senior. I already told you I'm treating. Of course, I'm treating you to something good. Don't worry, this level is no pressure for me."
The waiter nearby glanced at Su Bai's Uniqlo T-shirt and found it a bit hard to stomach.
Could this be a college student who saved up several months of living expenses just to afford this meal?
Zhou Jialu, however, knew very well that Su Bai wasn't showing off. Over a thousand per person wasn't a big deal for him at all.
GLE was a pretty good car for young people, and he had bought the top-of-the-line model. In reality, the configuration chosen when buying a car could largely reflect the buyer's cash flow.
After all, some comfort features weren't visible from the outside and didn't have a significant effect on showing off, so many people didn't like to get them.
Often, even if you removed the small lettering on the badge and changed the paint color or applied a wrap, you couldn't tell the difference between low-end and high-end configurations in terms of core performance.
Therefore, truly ostentatious rich people tended to buy the lower trims of high-end product lines.
Only those who genuinely didn't lack money would mindlessly max out the top configuration.
For example, Su Bai's GLE could have been acquired for around 500,000 if he had been willing to settle for the base model.
But he not only bought the top trim, he also appeared nonchalant and flippant when inspecting the car.
Often, one's attitude during consumption, more than the actual price, could reveal hidden information.
Other details also indicated Su Bai's considerable capabilities.
For instance, he had the latest Apple phone, also the highest configuration.
When he had been putting the contract in his bag at the 4S shop, Zhou Jialu had happened to see his Apple laptop and, upon asking casually, learned it cost fifty thousand yuan.
For a guy from an ordinary family, who would spend 50,000 yuan on a computer that wasn't even convenient for gaming, drive an 880,000 yuan car, and casually spend over a thousand per person on a meal without batting an eye?
Speaking of which, when Zhou Jialu participated in the freshman welcoming event, how come she hadn't heard about such a "fat fish" joining the Computer Science department?
Perhaps he was just low-key at school.
Suddenly, Zhou Jialu felt less resentful about Su Bai teasing her in the car.
It was normal for a genuine rich young master to have a more stable mindset than an ordinary man.
Such a high-quality junior was precisely the type Zhou Jialu wanted to seduce with all her heart.
"Junior, I haven't done anything for you, so it feels a bit awkward for you to suddenly treat me to such an expensive meal~"
Zhou Jialu started to feel a bit feverish again. Under the table, she extended her feet towards Su Bai.
The Japanese restaurant had authentic Japanese decor, with tatami flooring, and customers had to remove their shoes to enter.
At this moment, under the soft, warm lighting of the private room, her jade feet, covered by sheer stockings, appeared before Su Bai. There was no odor whatsoever, indicating they were well-maintained.
Her toes were also round and plump.
At this moment, her flexible toes, coordinated with the arch of her foot, brushed against Su Bai's leg with the tips of her toes.
This senior was truly something else. While waiting for the food, she still found a way to tease him. She was both unskilled and loved to play.
Su Bai lowered his head to admire them for a moment and murmured, "Does Senior treat other clients like this too?"
"No, only you."
"Really?"
"Believe it or not, hehe."
"I believe you, Senior."
Su Bai stared intently at Zhou Jialu, a playful curve on his lips. He suddenly reached out and squeezed her sole, his fingers hooking the side of her foot.
Zhou Jialu immediately trembled all over, quickly retracting her foot with a flustered expression.
Although Su Bai hadn't said it explicitly, Zhou Jialu understood exactly what he meant.
Damn it, why is this junior so sharp-eyed!
Why does the whole world think I, Zhou Jialu, am a promiscuous slut, but only Su Bai sees through my pure nature?
Yet, Su Bai was the only one Zhou Jialu particularly wanted to flirt with, even willing to break her usual boundaries to create physical contact.
A subtle emotion began to spread.
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