Chapter 11
“Qi Lin, why didn’t you say anything before leaving just now?”
“Also, you left in such a hurry that you even forgot to pay. Do you know that I was the one who paid for you just now?”
After losing a large sum of money, Wang Cheng wasn’t in the mood to chat with his buddy anymore. He hurried back to the classroom at school.
First, he glanced at Lan Yuxi’s seat. When he saw that the girl he liked wasn’t there, he let out a sigh of relief.
His petty and calculating behavior must not be seen by her.
After that, Wang Cheng found Qi Lin and brought up what had just happened.
From his words, it was clear that Wang Cheng was unwilling to let that money go so easily and still wanted to get it back from Qi Lin.
If it had been the Qi Lin from his previous life, he definitely would have felt embarrassed and returned the money.
But now…
That situation had been deliberately arranged by him, so how could he possibly return the money to Wang Cheng?
“When I was eating breakfast just now, the image of our class monitor Lan Yuxi suddenly appeared in my mind. I realized that the class monitor is really beautiful. I kind of want to steal a kiss from her, so I left without saying goodbye…”
“Huh? Wang Cheng, why does your face look so ugly? Don’t tell me you’re interested in Lan Yuxi too?”
Qi Lin looked at Wang Cheng with a surprised expression and deliberately asked.
In reality, Qi Lin had long known about the relationship between Wang Cheng and Lan Yuxi.
The two had been classmates in middle school. Later, they were admitted to the same high school and even ended up in the same class.
At school, the two appeared to have nothing unusual between them, but in private they had already made an agreement: as long as Wang Cheng could get into the same university as Lan Yuxi, she would agree to be his girlfriend.
Although they hadn’t held hands or kissed like typical couples, in Wang Cheng’s eyes, Lan Yuxi was already his future wife.
Now that Qi Lin said something like that, it was no different from a direct provocation. Of course Wang Cheng’s expression turned ugly.
However, in Wang Cheng’s eyes at the moment, Qi Lin was just an ignorant rich second-generation kid. And since he didn’t know about the relationship between Lan Yuxi and himself, what he said should have been unintentional.
“Damn it. You dare covet Yuxi, you trash toad. Don’t you even look at whether you’re worthy of her? As if Yuxi would ever like you.”
Wang Cheng cursed in his heart.
Although he was furious inside, he didn’t show it on the surface.
He forced a smile.
“Qi Lin, you’re joking again. You know the atmosphere in our high school — dating isn’t allowed at all. How could I possibly like Lan Yuxi?”
“Oh, I see.”
Qi Lin showed an expression of sudden realization.
But in his heart, he sneered.
Go on, keep pretending.
When Lan Yuxi falls into my hands, let’s see if you’ll still have that same expression.
“Qi Lin, about the money…”
Wang Cheng still hadn’t forgotten the main issue and wanted to get back the 44 yuan.
Qi Lin smiled slightly, stood up, and patted Wang Cheng on the shoulder.
“We’re good brothers. Why talk about money? Over this period of time I’ve spent several hundred yuan treating you to breakfast. Now you want to talk about money with me — are you trying to hurt our friendship?”
Qi Lin’s voice wasn’t quiet, and the entire class heard it.
Everyone knew Qi Lin was a rich second-generation kid.
Everyone also knew that Wang Cheng was close with him.
Regardless of what kind of person Qi Lin was, if he had really spent several hundred yuan treating Wang Cheng to breakfast, then Wang Cheng trying to get back the forty-plus yuan he had spent on Qi Lin would indeed seem a bit stingy.
Wang Cheng cared a lot about his image. Seeing the strange looks from the surrounding classmates, his face immediately flushed slightly red.
“Listen to what you’re saying. When did I ever say I wanted the money back? I was just telling you about it.”
“We’re brothers, right? No need to make distinctions.”
“Let’s just count today’s meal as me treating you in return. I still understand the etiquette of returning favors.”
“Xiao Shuai, you don’t need to thank me either. That bowl of beef noodles and the bottle of Screaming were just a sign of brotherhood from me.”
The money had already been spent, and it was impossible to get it back.
But Wang Cheng was a smart person and knew how to maximize benefits.
First, he admitted that he had treated Qi Lin, then immediately began to loudly advertise his own generosity and care for his brother.
Someone who didn’t know the situation might think Wang Cheng treated classmates to breakfast every day.
It had to be said that those few sentences worked quite well. The classmates who had been giving strange looks just now withdrew their gazes and lowered their heads to continue reading.
After all, this was a key high school. Exam results were the real thing everyone competed over.
“Qi Lin, the grade-wide exam is about to start. You should work hard. Even if you can’t get rid of the last place in the class, you should at least slowly improve and aim for a first-tier university, right?”
After suffering a loss, Wang Cheng felt unwilling to accept it, so he could only try to regain the upper hand with his words.
This sentence sounded like encouragement, but in reality it exposed Qi Lin’s weakness, implying that he was only fit to be at the bottom of the class.
“Yeah, the exam is about to start. I’m so nervous. My dad said that if I can’t get into university, I’ll have to go home and inherit the family’s billions in assets. Unlike you, Wang Cheng — you’ll get into a top university and earn a high salary of tens of thousands a month in the future.”
Qi Lin said in a sorrowful tone.
“Damn!”
Hearing Qi Lin’s words made Wang Cheng feel extremely uncomfortable.
Damn it, Qi Lin’s words were just too realistic.
People might reject Qi Lin.
But just like he said, even if Qi Lin failed his exams, he could still continue being a rich second-generation heir.
Meanwhile, even if people like them got into top universities, they would still only become corporate workers in the future, earning at most tens of thousands a month.
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