An 8,000 Yuan Working Meal

When Su Bai was ordering food, Chen Yusheng was still hunched over with social anxiety.

It wasn't until several plates of what looked like expensive seafood were served that Chen Yusheng realized this hot pot meal was nothing like the hot pot she had imagined.

"There's no need to be so extravagant."

"What do you call extravagant? Besides, I want to eat, and you're just accompanying me. Why are you controlling what I eat? Know your place, classmate Chen!"

"..."

Seeing Su Bai's feigned serious expression, Chen Yusheng knew he didn't want her to worry about the cost.

She could only swallow and eat with Su Bai.

Soon, the soup base arrived. The orange-red sour soup looked especially vibrant under the warm lighting.

After heating, the smell of spicy and sour with ginger gradually wafted into her nostrils.

Now she was really starting to drool.

Seeing Chen Yusheng's appetite whetted but her hesitation, Su Bai picked up a plate of snacks and placed it in front of her.

"You eat some first."

"You eat too."

"I had this kind of seafood at noon, so I don't really need it now. You can just eat it."

"Oh."

Chen Yusheng looked down. The elegant tableware, in blue and white porcelain colors, had large plates with not much food inside. Golden fried items were piled up in a small mound.

"Is it seafood?"

"Yes, it's king crab legs, prepared as tempura."

"I thought it was xiao su rou."

She took a bite, her eyes sparkling, her small mouth moving non-stop.

Su Bai watched her with a smile, until Chen Yusheng, realizing her lack of composure, became shy. The boy's face still held a gentle smile.

"Don't pretend to be a lady around me, okay? Eat if you want to eat. You need to eat enough to have the energy to play with me."

"Mmm... Thank you."

As the meat and vegetables were added to the pot, Chen Yusheng gradually relaxed. It was also a bit of a "what the heck" mentality, after all, she had already finished Su Bai's box of snacks, her foodie nature fully exposed.

There was no need to pretend anymore.

In a broader sense, her niche, rarely revealed hobbies overlapped with Su Bai's. Eating a hot pot meal with him didn't seem like something difficult to accept.

After all, he was genuinely wealthy, so taking a little advantage of him actually eased Chen Yusheng's psychological burden.

Girls are truly creatures with a strong sense of morality. They are very reluctant to spend their time with a guilty conscience. Often, even if they cannot repay someone's kindness, they will find a psychologically acceptable excuse to numb themselves.

This is not a criticism, it's just human nature.

The meal lasted an hour and a half. Both of them filled their stomachs and engaged in a heated discussion about a recently released niche detective manga.

When the waiter brought the dishes, he overheard the handsome couple discussing "crime scenes," "hiding bodies," and "escape routes," his face showing a look of awe as he quietly retreated.

Good heavens.

I thought they were a couple of rich university students, but it turns out they're a top-tier hitman and a princess of the underworld. My apologies.

"I'll drive you back to school."

After the meal, Su Bai led Chen Yusheng to the Mercedes-Benz GLE before suggesting he drive her back.

Without waiting for her agreement, he got into the driver's seat and gestured for her to get in.

Chen Yusheng bit her lip and agreed.

This meal had truly satisfied her. Her stomach was full, and she was starting to feel sleepy. The thought of squeezing onto the subway and then walking back to school filled her with a strong sense of inertia.

At a time like this, with a spacious, comfortable, luxurious Mercedes in front of her, and Su Bai, with his gentle smile and strong sense of security.

It didn't take much struggle for the scales of her thoughts to tip.

"Tomorrow is Friday, right? I have a lot of classes to sign in for during the day, so I'll probably be playing games at night," Su Bai said.

"Okay, I'll come over tonight then," Chen Yusheng nodded.

"What do you want for a late-night snack? Don't rush to answer. Think it over and send me a message on WeChat. I'll pre-order it then."

"...Okay."

Thinking on the bright side, according to Su Bai's definition, this late-night snack was a working meal.

Sigh, this work experience is too great. Chen Yusheng thought to herself.

The computers in the internet cafe's couples' booths were quite high-end. The graphics card was a 4070s, much better than Chen Yusheng's own laptop's 3060.

Not to mention the absolutely top-tier late-night snack.

She had seen the bill. The meal, including the service charge, cost over eight thousand yuan.

This is absolutely outrageous!

Of course, considering the minimum spend in this private room is 3,800 yuan, it doesn't seem unreasonable. For Su Bai's spending habits, he definitely wouldn't stick to the minimum.

Speaking of which, Su Bai's spending habits are really quite mysterious. He wears shoes that cost over a hundred yuan and eats hot pot that costs over eight thousand. It gives off a very casual vibe, like he just does whatever he wants.

This casualness, to a certain extent, influenced Chen Yusheng, making her feel relaxed when she was around Su Bai.

It's been a rare and enjoyable time for her recently.

Su Bai drove the car to a small gate on the west side of Jiangcheng University.

It was sparsely populated here, so it made sense to drop off the socially anxious Chen Yusheng here. Plus, the small gate wasn't far from the girls' dormitory.

As she left, Chen Yusheng seemed a little reluctant, looking back.

The car remained parked there until her figure completely disappeared into the school before it started moving again and drove away.

A rare smile touched the corner of the girl's lips.

At this moment, on the rubberized pedestrian walkway near the west gate, a young man in sportswear stared at the departing Mercedes-Benz GLE with a look of utter shock.

He rubbed his eyes vigorously.

If he wasn't mistaken, the girl he just saw getting out of the car was Chen Yusheng from the Goddess Dormitory?

That's not right, not at this hour of the night.

Instantly, the young man's mind conjured up many juicy gossip topics that the public would love.

But it was just in his head.

He didn't post it on any public platform.

There wasn't much worth posting anyway. Except for Liu... what was her name again? The young man forgot. Anyway, the other three goddesses in that Goddess Dormitory were widely rumored to have all sorts of scandalous gossip surrounding them.

After all, many girls were jealous of them. When people saw the rumors, they automatically activated their eagle eyes and scrutinized them, deeming them false.

Besides, even if the goddesses were taken by wealthy benefactors, it wouldn't be something completely unacceptable. That's just how the world is.

At most, they'd just wail a few times and vent their frustrations.

The real issue that concerned the young man was that one of his high school classmates, who also attended Jiangcheng University, was extremely infatuated with Chen Yusheng.

So, the young man found his classmate on WeChat.

"Bro, I'm out for a run right now. I just saw Chen Yusheng get out of a luxury car, and she seemed quite happy."

"?"

"Holy crap, why did you reply so fast? That was quick."

"Haha, didn't expect that, did you? I installed a plugin on my phone. Whenever a message involving Chen Yusheng comes in, it plays a special alert sound."

"..."

Is this the power of the computer science department? Truly terrifying!

The young man was stunned.

Then, his classmate quickly replied:

"You must have misread it. You definitely misread it. How could Chen Yusheng be returning to school this late? At this time, she'd definitely be working in the lab."

"No, man, I really didn't misread it."

"Did you take a picture?"

"...Didn't have time."

"No picture, no proof! I'm going back to studying. Don't you dare slander my goddess again!"

Seeing this, the young man let out a helpless smile and shook his head.

"Sigh, a simp. Hopeless!"