After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 26

Chapter 26: Anyone Who Didn’t Know Would Think He Was the One Paying for This Meal

TL: YYang

Shen Yuan suddenly remembered that Li Yuhang’s lounge bar was in the renovation stage. Maybe he could invest in his lounge bar for fun?

Li Yuhang’s father had provided him with financial support before. He had opened two hot pot restaurants, a KTV, and a trendy escape room.

Unfortunately, this guy wasn’t a business genius, but a business “disaster.”

Several million had been thrown in without making a single splash.

It was a good thing his father’s family was wealthy enough to withstand his failures.

Some people were born with a silver spoon in their mouth. No matter what they did, their parents would have their back. Li Yuhang was clearly one of them.

Back when Old Shen’s business was still doing well, Shen Yuan had been the same.

But then again, he didn’t know what his business idea for this lounge bar was like. Was there any potential for profit?

According to Shen Yuan’s analysis, even if this lounge bar had slim profits or even lost money, he would still make a profit.

As long as Young Master Li wasn’t too outrageous.

Moreover, for this kind of investment, Shen Yuan only needed to provide the money. The operation and management could be left to Li Yuhang.

Furthermore, the system’s quest was time-limited. He had to invest the money as soon as possible to get the two-fold revenue rebate.

Shen Yuan wanted to be a hands-off boss and also invest the exclusive funds quickly. Perhaps investing in Li Yuhang’s lounge bar was a good choice.

The two of them had been playing together since kindergarten. They were in the same school for elementary and middle school, but they went to different schools starting from the watershed of high school.

Although Shen Yuan’s grades were average, he could barely keep up with the pace of learning. He did well in the academic proficiency test and barely got into a key high school. Then Old Shen spent money to get him into the experimental class.

But Li Yuhang was a complete mess. After getting into an ordinary high school, he ended up in a bottom-tier third-rate university.

Now he didn’t even attend classes at school, just fooling around outside every day under the guise of starting a business.

His father, Old Li, didn’t bother to manage him, and the school was even more helpless.

The main thing was that the two of them had been playing together since they were in diapers. They knew each other’s character inside and out. His family was also well-off, so there shouldn’t be any disputes later on.

Of course, the key question now was whether his lounge bar had a funding gap and whether he wanted someone to partner with him.

Anyway, this kid had just asked him to go out for dinner and clubbing. He might as well meet him in person tonight.

With this in mind, Shen Yuan replied to Li Yuhang on WeChat: “Send me a location. Daddy will party with you tonight.”

A moment later, Li Yuhang sent back two voice messages. The first long one was clearly a string of curses. Shen Yuan knew him too well and didn’t even bother to listen.

The second one was about business, saying to be there at 6:30 PM sharp.

Then he attached a location: “Nanjing Restaurant.”

Nanjing was a well-known restaurant in Star City, specializing in Hunan cuisine. Excluding drinks, the per-person consumption was about 300-500.

‘This kid, going to such a nice restaurant for a casual meal. He’s as extravagant as ever,’ Shen Yuan silently complained to himself.

Although Shen Yuan himself had spent over a hundred thousand on women in the past two days, which seemed even more wasteful.

But Shen Yuan was mainly doing it for the rebate, so he was essentially doing it to make money.

At this time, Shen Yuan and Huang Haibao had almost finished eating, quietly waiting for the big eater, Cao Shunjin.

Finally, after a whirlwind of eating, Cao Shunjin let out a loud burp. “Let’s go, back to the dorm.”

Back in the dorm, after chatting with Old Huang and Old Cao for a bit, Shen Yuan started to feel sleepy. As soon as his head hit the pillow, he fell into a deep sleep.

But unexpectedly, when he woke up, he was the only one left in the dorm, and the sky outside had already darkened!

Shen Yuan checked his phone and saw that it was already 6:00 PM!

‘Crap, I promised Li Yuhang I’d be there for dinner at 6:30!’

The Foreign Economics College was at least ten kilometers from Nanjing Restaurant. On a normal day without traffic, it would take over half an hour. What’s more, today was Saturday, so the roads would definitely be congested.

Shen Yuan quickly climbed out of bed, put on his shoes, and called a Didi on his phone while running.

‘Damn it, I usually only nap for an hour at most. How did I sleep for so long today!’

‘How much did I overdraw last night? How did I get so weak all of a sudden?’

Shen Yuan cursed inwardly as he hurried towards the school gate.

At the same time Shen Yuan was running at full speed, at the entrance of Jinfeng Restaurant not far from the Foreign Economics College, Chen Ling and Fang Minhui were walking in, arm in arm.

This restaurant was quite good in the area around the college. The environment and food were both decent. It was the first choice for class gatherings for students from the college.

“So, did Shen Yuan say if he’s coming or not?” Chen Ling asked from the side.

“He hasn’t replied to my message yet.”

Fang Minhui frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy. Logically, after their relationship had progressed to that stage last night, Shen Yuan should cherish her even more. But now, he hadn’t replied to her messages all afternoon!

Chen Ling tilted her head up, thought for a moment, and immediately came up with a possibility, saying with a grin, “Could it be that you drained him dry last night, and he’s still catching up on sleep now?”

Fang Minhui’s pretty face immediately turned crimson, and she said in a low voice, “How could that be? Don’t talk nonsense!”

“How could it not be? With your figure, I wouldn’t be able to handle it either!”

Chen Ling said lecherously, her eyes seeming to see through people’s hearts. “Besides, whether I’m talking nonsense or not, you know yourself.”

Fang Minhui quickly avoided her gaze, thinking carefully. It seemed quite possible that it was as Chen Ling said.

‘Last night, I did seem to ask for a lot… He… might really be sleeping.’

As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the door of their reserved private room and pushed it open.

Almost all the students from the Class of ’20, International Trade, Section 2 were present, and the room was packed.

The private rooms at Jinfeng were specially customized for the Foreign Economics College. One room could accommodate 4-5 tables, and each table could easily seat about ten people.

Inside the room, Li Zhanpeng had been standing and looking around before the two arrived. When he saw Fang Minhui walk in, his eyes lit up, and he immediately went forward to be attentive.

“Minhui, I saved a seat for you. Sit here.”

Li Zhanpeng, at the main table, pulled out a chair for Fang Minhui, striking a gentlemanly pose.

“No need, we’ll sit over here.”

Fang Minhui didn’t look at him and replied coolly, choosing another table with more girls.

Chen Ling, who had been ignored since entering the room, silently followed Fang Minhui and sat down, complaining inwardly: ‘You didn’t even look at me. No wonder you can’t get Minhui. You deserve it!’

Combined with Li Zhanpeng’s stinginess when they went to the movies and had breakfast, Chen Ling’s impression of him was even worse.

Li Zhanpeng’s expression was slightly awkward. He adjusted himself slightly and immediately returned to normal, clearing his throat. “Everyone, since we’re all here, we can begin!”

“Our beautiful advisor has something on today, so she couldn’t make it. She specifically asked me—ah, no, our class president—to apologize on her behalf.”

“I don’t think Shen Yuan is here yet, right?”

Someone in the crowd suddenly mentioned.

As soon as this was said, everyone subconsciously looked for that figure, but after looking around, it seemed he really hadn’t come.

Li Zhanpeng frowned, cursing inwardly at the bad luck. Why bring this person up for no reason!

However, he also subconsciously looked for Shen Yuan’s figure. When he found that he really wasn’t there, he was suddenly very disappointed.

‘Could this son of a bitch have known I was going to show him up today and deliberately not come?’

“Forget it, forget it. We’re not waiting for him. Section 2 won’t miss him whether he’s here or not.”

Li Zhanpeng’s face was displeased. Although he was pained by the missed opportunity, his one-man show had to go on. He paused for a moment and said in a formal tone:

“Here’s the thing. I proposed this gathering mainly because next semester, some of our classmates will start their internships. After that, we’ll all go our separate ways, and the chances to meet will become fewer and fewer. So I suggested that before this semester ends, we organize a gathering…”

While Li Zhanpeng was giving his passionate speech, Cao Shunjin and Huang Haibao sat in a corner of the private room, quietly watching him perform.

“How can this son of a bitch talk so much? Aren’t those the class president’s lines? How did he end up saying them all?”

Cao Shunjin couldn’t help but complain in a low voice. Little did he know that the class president, Yan Song, was at the next table. He had a pretty good relationship with Cao Shunjin and Huang Haibao and coughed awkwardly. “He told me in advance and asked me to let him give the toast tonight.”

“Damn! Class president, why are you sitting here? Shouldn’t you be at the main table?”

“Don’t mention it. Li Zhanpeng came to the private room at four-something today. He arranged for all the good-looking girls in the class and his few sycophants to sit with him at the main table.”

Hearing the class president’s explanation, Huang Haibao became even more angry. “This godless bastard! Anyone who didn’t know would think he was the one paying for this meal!”