After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: The Invitation

TL: YYang

“Minhui, have you heard? Shen Yuan was dumped by the senior.”

Chen Ling lowered her voice and said to Fang Minhui.

“Huh? When did that happen?”

Fang Minhui was a little surprised. In her memory, they had been together for three years. Why did they suddenly break up?

“Just yesterday afternoon. Many people at school saw it. I heard it from others too.”

Shen Yuan used to drive a 4 Series and date a senior, so he had a certain reputation at the college. Everyone knew about this rich second-generation kid.

The scene at the school gate yesterday, where Zhou Wanting dumped Shen Yuan and got into the passenger seat of an A7, was witnessed by many people.

Chen Ling was naturally gossipy and enjoyed this kind of campus drama, especially since Shen Yuan was in their class.

“I see.”

Fang Minhui nodded thoughtfully. She had actually had a good impression of Shen Yuan before. He was tall and handsome, and his smile had a hint of flippancy that was very attractive to girls.

Not only was he handsome, but more importantly, he was rich. To be able to drive a 4 Series to school, his family must have been very wealthy.

Unfortunately, at that time, Shen Yuan only had eyes for the senior.

“Shen Yuan looks like a spendthrift. He used to drive such a nice car to school, and now that his family is bankrupt, it’s no wonder the senior left him. There’s no sense of security.”

“Yeah.”

Fang Minhui nodded, agreeing with Chen Ling’s point of view. Now that Shen Yuan’s family was bankrupt, the senior wasn’t stupid. She definitely wouldn’t be with him anymore.

“It’s a good thing you didn’t get together with him back then. Otherwise, you would have wasted three years of your youth.”

As Fang Minhui’s best friend at the college, Chen Ling also knew that she used to like Shen Yuan.

Fang Minhui pursed her lips, not knowing how to respond to this.

Actually, Shen Yuan had always had a place in her heart. During her freshman and sophomore years, she had held onto a sliver of hope that Shen Yuan would one day break up with the senior, giving her a chance to get close to him.

But when that day finally came, Fang Minhui didn’t feel much of anything.

She even felt that since the senior had dumped him, why should she still be thinking about him? It meant that besides being handsome, he really had no other good qualities. The senior probably liked him back then largely because his family was rich.

Besides, his family had no money now. It was said that they had sold their car and house to pay off debts.

On the other side, Shen Yuan looked at the favorability value displayed above Fang Minhui’s head, feeling a little excited.

Counselor Li Xiao’s favorability towards him was only 65, but Fang Minhui’s was actually 72. It seemed the class beauty had never really gotten over him.

But in the next second, Shen Yuan was stunned, because the favorability value actually changed!

The value of 72 was slowly decreasing: 71… 70… 69… At first, Shen Yuan suspected that he hadn’t sobered up from the alcohol and his eyes were playing tricks on him, but after rubbing his eyes, the value was still decreasing.

What the hell? Shen Yuan instantly became anxious. If it dropped below 60, Fang Minhui would no longer be able to generate income for him as an NPC! “I can’t just sit here and do nothing.”

Shen Yuan stood up. Although he didn’t know why Fang Minhui’s favorability towards him was dropping so quickly, if he let it continue to fall, he would really miss this opportunity.

“Old Third, what are you doing?”

Huang Haibao was slurping his noodles when he saw Shen Yuan suddenly stand up. Cao Shunjin looked up, also looking confused.

“Old Huang, let me ask you, if Fang Minhui and I got together, would you mind?”

Shen Yuan asked.

Before Huang Haibao could speak, Cao Shunjin interjected, “Old Third, it’s not a matter of whether he minds or not. The key is that you can’t win over the class beauty now.”

“Do you really think you’re still the rich second-generation kid who drove a 4 Series?”

Cao Shunjin was merciless in his criticism. Shen Yuan was speechless and didn’t bother to explain, continuing to look at Huang Haibao.

Huang Haibao said decisively, “I don’t mind. As long as the class beauty isn’t with Li Zhanpeng, I don’t mind which man she’s with.”

“Good, that’s what I was waiting for.” Shen Yuan said his piece and, without further ado, walked straight up to Fang Minhui and her friend and greeted them, “Morning.”

Fang Minhui and Chen Ling were both a little taken aback. They weren’t actually that familiar with each other and had barely spoken.

In their class, the boys and girls basically didn’t hang out together, and they were all divided into several small groups.

The last time Fang Minhui had messaged Shen Yuan on WeChat was three years ago. They had barely chatted since then.

“Morning. Is something wrong?”

Fang Minhui asked softly. Although she didn’t know why Shen Yuan was looking for them, basic courtesy was still necessary.

“Are you free tonight? I’ve booked two seats at Xingyi Kaiseki. Can you accompany me?”

“…?”

Fang Minhui was stunned. Shen Yuan was asking her to have dinner with him?

Xingyi Kaiseki? That Japanese restaurant with a per-person consumption of over a thousand yuan? Chen Ling was also a bit confused. Didn’t Shen Yuan just break up with the senior yesterday? And today he was asking Huihui out for dinner? And to such a high-end restaurant.

She knew of Xingyi Kaiseki. She had often seen videos of people visiting the restaurant on Douyin and Xiaohongshu. It was one of the most high-end Japanese restaurants in Star City.

And wasn’t Shen Yuan’s family bankrupt? Where would he get the money to treat Huihui to dinner?

Seeing that Fang Minhui hadn’t reacted yet, Shen Yuan added, “After dinner, you can accompany me to the second floor of the IFC. I want to pick out a birthday gift for my sister.”

“Tonight?”

Fang Minhui looked up at Shen Yuan. After coming to her senses, she felt a little hesitant. After all, everyone knew what had happened to Shen Yuan’s family.

Your family is in such a state, and you’re still treating me to such a high-end restaurant?

“Yes, think about it. If you can, give me an answer before noon.”

Shen Yuan smiled and pointed to her phone on the table. “You have my WeChat anyway.”

“Hmm…”

Fang Minhui nodded thoughtfully.

“I’ll be going then.”

Watching Shen Yuan’s departing figure, Chen Ling couldn’t help but whisper, “Oh my god, Shen Yuan is treating you to top-tier Japanese food.”

“The key is, does he have the money?”

“Uh…”

Fang Minhui also realized this serious problem at this moment. After thinking for a moment, she said, “Shen Yuan’s family went bankrupt a few months ago. Business is always up one day and down the next. Maybe his family is doing well again now.”

“It’s possible. Otherwise, he wouldn’t treat you to such an expensive restaurant. It’s at least a thousand per person. That’s almost my living expenses for a month!”

Chen Ling was very emotional. It was truly outrageously extravagant. Sometimes the gap between people was really bigger than the gap between a pig and a person.

“What about Li Zhanpeng? Didn’t you just go to see a movie with him yesterday?”

Chen Ling turned to look at Huihui. After all, she had just seen a movie with a guy yesterday, and today she was going to eat Japanese food with another guy from the same class. Was that appropriate?

The gossip in Chen Ling’s heart was faintly stirring. But this kind of love triangle drama was very exciting! And all three of them were in the same class. Thinking about it was actually a bit thrilling! “Minhui, was that Shen Yuan just now? What did he want from you?”

At this moment, a displeased voice came from not far away. Fang Minhui and Chen Ling turned their heads at the same time and saw that it was Li Zhanpeng.

“Uh… he asked me what classes I have today.”

Fang Minhui unnaturally tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and made up an excuse.

Li Zhanpeng frowned. “Isn’t there a class schedule in the group chat? What kind of nonsense is he asking!”