Nobody Was Paying

With Li Xiaoman footing the bill for these exorbitantly priced wines and dishes, everyone felt no worries and indulged in eating and drinking to their hearts' content. 🐼♡ ❻9şĤǗX.ⓒόⓂ 🍮♪

I didn't think about what would happen after I finished eating.

Suddenly, the scene became lively.

Midway through the class, the students discussed Li Xiaoman, speculating about where her money came from.

Some say he hooked up with a rich guy, others say he found a wealthy second-generation boyfriend or a rich foreigner; there are all sorts of speculations.

But no one had considered whether Li Xiaoman was so generous, or why she would spend so much money on them.

Immediately, the fine wine and food were devoured by everyone.

Then everyone discussed it and decided that after eating, they would go to karaoke together.

However, at that moment, a waiter walked in, and several male waiters stood at the door, blocking everyone's way.

"What are you doing?" Liu Yunzhi asked, puzzled. He had just heard Li Xiaoman's cousin say on the phone that Li Xiaoman had paid for the entire class reunion dinner today.

So I was quite annoyed when the waiter came to my door with the bill.

"Excuse me, please pay the bill. The total is 3.65 million, but with a discount, it's 3.6 million," the waiter said with a smile.

"I understand, but someone paid for our meal," Liu Yunzhi said with a smile.

"Yes." Everyone nodded with smiles.

"No, right?" The waiter looked completely bewildered; no one had actually paid the bill. ඏ🍧 ☺👮

Everyone laughed, "It's our classmate, Li Xiaoman."

Upon hearing this, the waiter became expressionless. "I'm sorry! I think you've made a mistake. No one has paid your bill."

"How could that be?" Liu Yunzhi didn't believe it at all. "Miss, isn't your restaurant manager named Li Xiaofei?"

"What... fly???" The waiter was completely bewildered, utterly confused.

"I asked if your manager's name is Li Xiaofei?" Liu Yunzhi repeated loudly.

The waiter shook his head. "Our manager's surname is Liu, not Li, and there is no such person as Li Xiaofei, so please pay the bill quickly."

"There's no such person?" Liu Yunzhi persisted, immediately checking his call log and showing the waiter the number he'd just spoken to, "Is this your general manager's number?"

The waiter glanced at it and said rather rudely, "I'm sorry, our manager doesn't have this number."

"How could that be!" Liu Yunzhi to believe that such a person didn't exist. He immediately dialed a number, but the phone was already switched off.

I tried calling again, but the phone was still off.

This!

Liu Yunzhi was truly frightened, so he immediately found Li Xiaoman's phone number and dialed it.

I was a little nervous making the international call, worried she wouldn't answer, but I answered anyway.

"Liu Yunzhi, I'm on my way to the airport. Why are you calling?" Li Xiaoman asked coolly.

"Xiaoman, it's like this..." So, Liu Yunzhi told Li Xiaoman what had just happened.

After a few seconds of silence, the person on the other end of the phone said, "Liu Yunzhi, I think you've either made a mistake or offended someone. I don't have a cousin named Li Xiaofei, nor have I ever ordered such an expensive meal for you, and I certainly don't have that much money."

"Besides, I'm an international student, working part-time while studying, supported by my parents. I'm barely making ends meet myself, where would I get the money to spend on you? And over three million? Even if you sold me, I wouldn't be worth that much, would I?"

"This..." Liu Yunzhi was terrified. It turned out that the man named Li Xiaofei wasn't his cousin, and Li Xiaoman hadn't invited anyone. It was all a lie.

Liu Yunzhi hung up the phone indifferently, leaving everyone in front of him speechless.

He was the one who answered that phone call, telling everyone to eat and drink without worry. But now, look what's happened—3.6 million yuan, who's going to come up with that?

"Liu Yunzhi, what did Xiaoman say?" Wang Ziwen asked first.

"She... she said there was no such thing, and there's no cousin named Li Xiaofei who manages this restaurant, and there's no cousin at all. Because she's the eldest in her family, we've been deceived. Li Xiaoman didn't know anything about the dinner party; it's all fake... fake!" Liu Yunzhi said with a mournful face.

"Holy crap... that's 3.6 million! How are we going to pay for that? Who the hell has that much money?"

"Yes, Liu Yunzhi, you were the one who said Li Xiaoman was treating, and now you're saying it's fake. So tell me, how are you going to pay these three million? Who's going to pay? I don't have any money, so you figure it out yourself."

"He's right, you should be responsible for this money. Besides, that call was made to you. If anyone's being scammed, it's someone else, and it's very likely someone you've offended. So this has nothing to do with me."

"Yes, Liu Yunzhi will take full responsibility..."

Everyone was scared and terrified. Three million yuan, even if it was split evenly among more than twenty people, would mean each person would need tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan to handle it.

Having only worked for three years, where would one get tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan? Not everyone is like Liu Yunzhi, who owns his own factory, bought Toyota and Mercedes-Benz, and purchased a house.

Some people may not be able to find work for three years.

Some of them have only been working for a short time, and even if they are, they are extravagant and are still new to the profession. If they want to get a girlfriend, they would be lucky if they could even avoid asking their parents for money, let alone buying a house or a car.

Even if you have a few hundred thousand, you'll be bankrupt the moment you take it out.

Who could bear to part with that?

It's estimated that among those present, only Liu Yunzhi and Ye Fan could produce such a thing.

Others would have to borrow from relatives and friends to get the money.

Besides, borrowing so much money isn't easy, and I wouldn't even dare to ask. Money isn't readily available. Even for my parents, whose family isn't well-off, coming up with that much money would be a problem.

This was just one meal, but I ate so much. I doubt anyone would believe it and I'd get yelled at if I told them.

Ye Fan was also troubled, but he wasn't panicking. At worst, he could sell the Mercedes-Benz or take out a loan from the bank using the car and house as collateral. Getting a few hundred thousand yuan wouldn't be a problem.

Those who are truly panicking are the students who have no savings, little savings, and whose families are poor.

"Will you be paying by card or cash?" the waiter asked.

"I have no money, and it's none of my business. I was scammed by that guy. Go find him if you want!" Liu Yunzhi roared, then walked towards the door.

Before he could even step out the door, several male classmates grabbed him and wouldn't let him leave.

If Liu Yunzhi left, they would be in trouble, so they had no choice but to break off all pretense and force him to stay.

"What are you doing? Let me go!" Liu Yunzhi struggled and roared.

However, he was grabbed by several male classmates. Even though he wasn't very strong, it was difficult for one person to hold four hands, let alone with twenty-six people present, most of whom were male classmates. He couldn't escape.

Thump~

Suddenly, the door to the private room slammed shut from the outside, and the waiter disappeared.

Only then did everyone realize that they couldn't get out.

The door is closed!

"We're doomed!"

"It's all Liu Yunzhi's fault. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be in this situation."

Waaaaah~

Several female students were already crying from fright.

They don't have hundreds of thousands of yuan, their families don't have any, and they themselves don't have any either. They're really being driven to desperation.

Not only the female students, but the male students were also as anxious as ants on a hot pan, scratching their heads and covering their faces, not knowing what to do.