After Pretending to Fall, They Revealed Their True Colors

Su Mengxi had already formed a complete plan in her mind.

She had to make Su Yumei and her poor loser boyfriend utterly humiliate themselves in front of the family!

"This restaurant is really hard to book. I had to make a reservation a whole week in advance just to get a table for the weekend~"

At a restaurant on the top floor of Wuxiang City.

The decor was understated yet luxurious. Every waiter wore a suit, and their polished leather shoes made no sound at all as they walked across the soft carpet.

Su Yumei and her family sat at a table in the main dining hall.

Su Mengxi sat at the table, her slender swanlike neck held high.

"Lin Che, you order~"

"I-I've never been to such a fancy restaurant before. Sis, you should order."

Lin Che handed the menu to Su Mengxi.

Su Mengxi opened the menu. Every dish on it cost more than she would normally spend.

Still, she had deliberately chosen this restaurant.

She understood men far too well.

The first time a man met his girlfriend's parents, no matter how expensive the meal was, he would grit his teeth and pay the bill!

Watching Lin Che sit there stiffly, Su Mengxi was secretly snickering.

That kid probably had never been anywhere this high-end in his entire life.

The cost of one meal might exceed a whole month... or even two months of his salary!

Su Mengxi could already picture the scene when it was time to pay.

Lin Che would stare at the bill with a livid expression, then have no choice but to split part of the payment through some credit app.

Of course, seeing as Lin Che was treating them, she would put in a few good words for him in front of Su Yumei's parents...

A woman as gentle and breathtakingly beautiful as her cousin could easily find a good man.

Su Mengxi simply couldn't stand seeing Su Yumei live a better life than hers!

She wanted to tie Su Yumei to this "stinking loser" for the rest of her life!

Su Mengxi finished ordering.

Coral Trout.

Lion-head goose.

Two-headed abalone...

They were all dishes Lin Che had never seen before.

Still, they didn't taste all that much better than ordinary home-cooked food.

Su Yumei introduced Lin Che to her family.

Su Yumei's parents were both open-minded. Seeing Lin Che and their daughter holding hands, clearly getting along wonderfully, they were reassured.

On top of that, Su Mengxi inexplicably began praising Lin Che.

The atmosphere throughout the meal was incredibly harmonious.

And Su Mengxi was practically delighted by the scene before her!

The better Lin Che's image became in her uncle and aunt's eyes now, the worse he would feel when it came time to pay the bill!

After the meal.

Everyone was full and satisfied.

The waiter brought over the bill.

"I'm so happy to meet Little Lin today. My daughter finally has someone to rely on, so let me treat everyone to this meal!"

Su Yumei's father was especially happy. He waved to the waiter, asking him to hand the bill over.

But Su Mengxi stopped the waiter.

"Uncle, this is Little Lin's first time meeting the family. How could we possibly let you pay? Wouldn't that make him seem insincere!?"

Su Mengxi was skilled with her words, directly putting Lin Che on the spot.

But sweet and naive Su Yumei did not notice her cousin's scheming at all.

"Alright, then we'll treat everyone~"

She took the bill. Lin Che was still a student, so he couldn't possibly have much money. She might as well consider it her treating the family to a meal.

But...

When Su Yumei saw the bill, her beautiful eyes widened in shock.

10,888!

The seven of them had somehow spent over ten thousand yuan on a meal?

"How could it be this expensive? Waiter, did you calculate the bill wrong?"

"That's not possible, sir. The Coral Trout and lion-head goose you ordered are both signature dishes at our restaurant, each priced at over two thousand yuan. Including the drinks, there's no issue with the bill."

The waiter explained patiently.

"This is way too expensive! Mengxi, why did you order such costly dishes?!"

Even Su Mengxi's father could no longer stand it and couldn't help scolding his daughter.

"Forget it. Such an expensive meal shouldn't be treated by Little Lin. I'll pay for it!"

Father Su was still kind-hearted.

Besides, Lin Che looked fair and delicate. He was obviously still young, and the cost of this meal must have been a huge burden for him!

"Uncle! What are you talking about?"

Of course Su Mengxi could not allow that to happen.

"This is the first time the son-in-law is meeting the family. It's an extremely important occasion, so naturally we should order some good dishes!"

"Besides, it's only a little over ten thousand!"

"In the future, Little Brother Lin will still need to prepare an engagement ceremony, bride price, a house, a car... All of that combined would easily cost several million!"

"If Little Brother Lin can't even afford to treat us to one meal... then I certainly don't think he can give little sister Yumei a wonderful future!"

Su Mengxi was a top-tier schemer.

Her words were the most common brainwashing tactic used by trashy women. Once she finished, the elders even showed a hint of agreement.

"Then we'll have to trouble you, little brother~"

Su Mengxi smiled sweetly, charm naturally flowing from her eyes and brows.

She was a born seductress, a money-sucking beast made to get men to spend money on her!

"It's okay, Lin Che. Let Teacher handle it~"

Su Yumei whispered softly into Lin Che's ear.

But Lin Che took the bill instead.

Before they came out to eat, Ye Mingyan had given him a VIP card, saying that it still had tens of thousands of yuan in spending credit.

It should be usable to pay the bill too, right...

"Oh, I have a membership card. Could you see if it works..."

"I'm sorry, but our restaurant has never issued anything like membership cards..."

The waiter explained patiently.

Meanwhile, Su Mengxi was already ecstatic inside!

Did this brat really think a restaurant of this level was like some ordinary fast-food place such as McDonald's, where he could get a four-piece meal for twenty-seven yuan just by getting a membership card?

It was absolutely hilarious!

"You should still take a look."

Lin Che opened his digital wallet and showed the waiter the VIP card Ye Mingyan had given him.

Su Mengxi was already waiting to see him make a fool of himself!

But right away!

Su Mengxi realized something was wrong!

Because she saw—

The waiter's expression turn panicked.

While wiping the sweat from his forehead, he hurried off to fetch the manager.

The waiter had completely forgotten his professional composure. His little leather shoes clacked loudly even across the soft carpet as he ran!

The manager bent over backward in front of Lin Che.

"Honored guest, this isn't a membership card. This is Ms. Ye Mingyan's Friend Card~"

If he could have knelt, he absolutely would have dropped to his knees.

"You're truly too low-key, sir. You clearly have a VIP card, yet you booked a seat in the main hall a week in advance..."

"Our restaurant has always reserved private rooms for VIP guests. Whenever you come, there will always be one available for you~"

Upon hearing the manager's words, Su Mengxi was completely dumbfounded!

Why did this brat have Ye Mingyan's Friend Card?

Su Mengxi thought of the recent news—Ye Mingyan was getting divorced...

She had long heard that Ye Mingyan had a terrible relationship with her family.

Could it be...

That this guy was actually Ye Mingyan's illegitimate son?

He was the son of a top-tier wealthy family!

The disgust in Su Mengxi's eyes was completely washed away.

Her beautiful eyes practically sparkled!

Lin Che looked so pure—he was obviously a young man who had never been tempered by society!

Men like that were the easiest to deceive!

Having never experienced the temptations of a gentle woman's embrace, all she had to do was give him a little affection, a little ambiguity, and he would go out of his way to please her!

Su Mengxi's heart grew restless.

She absolutely could not let Lin Che go to her younger sister!

Seeing Through It

"Little Brother Che, how did you get President Ye's Friend Card?"

"She gave it to me before. I didn't expect this card to be so powerful..."

Even Lin Che had not expected that a card Ye Mingyan had casually tossed to him would be so valuable.

Meanwhile, a raging storm had been stirred up in Su Mengxi's heart.

A delighted glint flashed through her beautiful eyes.

Lin Che said President Ye had personally given him this card, which only proved that he had an extraordinary relationship with President Ye!

Now Su Mengxi was certain!

Lin Che was definitely Ye Mingyan's illegitimate son!