Chapter 4: The Love Rival Wearing the Mask of Pain
Breaking up really hurts.
But being single... honestly feels kind of nice too.
No! He must not show that feeling. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to the love he once had for Xiaoxue.
Ding-dong~
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Crap, crap, crap, being secretly happy really is not allowed!
Fine then.
Without thinking too much, Lin Yibai quickly took a picture of Gu Xiaoxue eating with her new boyfriend.
Then he posted it on the school forum:
"Brothers, found a beauty at Keke Xili Snack Restaurant… but sadly, she got taken by a pig."
He posted it using a side account.
After that, he used another small side account to repost it, so that some of the students in Gu Xiaoxue’s class, the ones who were always browsing the forum would see it.
And very quickly, the news reached Gu Xiaoxue’s class group chat.
Her roommates saw the photo and immediately screamed.
"Ahhhh! Xiaoxue is so sneaky, secretly going out on a date with her boyfriend!"
"I'm so mad, my instant noodles are ruined!"
"Why are you still eating instant noodles, are you dumb?"
"If I don't eat instant noodles, then what should I eat?"
"Use the free meal tickets for Keke Xili Snack Restaurant, girl! Are you coming?"
"Let’s go!"
"But listen, we’re not going because we want to eat! We’re mainly going to test if Xiaoxue’s new boyfriend really loves her!"
"I heard he’s really rich?"
"Hehe, understood!"
Yang Yueping gave an ‘OK’ hand sign, meaning she knew exactly how to test the rich boy.
Just like Lin Yibai had guessed, while Gu Xiaoxue and her new boyfriend were halfway through their meal, a bunch of girls burst into the restaurant, chattering loudly like they were afraid they wouldn’t get any food.
Because of the bad habits they picked up while hanging out with Lin Yibai, even though they knew Xia Changyu was rich, since he was dating Gu Xiaoxue, they couldn’t help but look down on him a little.
"Xiaoxue, Xiaoxue! So this is where you are! Hahahaha!"
"Yay, we made it just in time!"
"Today I’m going to eat like crazy!"
Keke Xili was supposed to be a nice place, people who came here usually ate quietly and politely, so the restaurant was always peaceful.
But ever since the girls showed up, the atmosphere completely changed.
It suddenly became noisy, like a cheap street food market.
Other diners were already casting annoyed looks their way.
Meanwhile, Lin Yibai couldn’t help but show a gloating smile.
"Feel it! Feel the weird and disgusted looks from everyone in the restaurant! Don’t tell me you can’t handle it, because as your senior, I’ve already been through all of this!"
"This is a small test of love!"
"No way you can’t even handle Xiaoxue’s roommates, right? No way, no way!"
If you can’t handle it, how dare you say you love Xiaoxue?
Honestly, Lin Yibai didn’t even know why he felt so happy.
Clearly the girl he liked was now dating someone else.
But when he saw Xia Changyu’s eyebrows twitching with frustration, he finally couldn’t hold back anymore.
"Pfft—hahaha, ahahaha, humph, heeheehee!!"
Ding-dong~
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Ah, whatever, forget about that correction thing for now.
Watching the show was way more important.
After a while, Lin Yibai realized his feelings could probably be called "schadenfreude", being happy at someone else's misery.
"The things I went through when chasing Gu Xiaoxue are now happening to my love rival. So... what will you do, love rival?"
As he saw even the rich and proud Xia Changyu start to look overwhelmed, Lin Yibai suddenly felt like he was looking at his past self from another world.
From an outsider’s view, he realized he must have looked really foolish back then.
At that moment, Xia Changyu felt like his head was about to explode.
All the stares from the other diners seemed to say, ‘Bro... you're just here to eat… can’t you guys behave a little better at your table?!’
Since they were Gu Xiaoxue’s roommates, reason told Xia Changyu he had to be polite.
"Hehe, have you girls eaten yet?"
Honestly, Xia Changyu was really just trying to be polite.
But he never expected Yang Yueping and the others to totally ignore the politeness. They all said they hadn’t eaten and were starving.
So Xia Changyu called the waiter over, thinking, it’s just adding a few more bowls and ordering two extra dishes, no big deal.
Two dishes?
Who are you looking down on?
Yang Yueping decided to start small, she ordered two dishes. "Steamed deep-sea grouper and A-grade beef cubes."
Xia Changyu was a little surprised. They went straight for the most expensive dishes!
These girls really didn’t treat him like an outsider. Still, trying out the restaurant’s signature dishes wasn’t a bad idea.
"You have good taste," he said.
Then, the girl next to Yang Yueping also waved the waiter over.
"?" Xia Changyu looked confused.
Not far away, Lin Yibai, watching from a distance, saw his love rival’s confused face and couldn’t help but send him a look full of pity.
If they weren’t love rivals, he honestly wanted to shout: Bro, run!
That girl clearly came prepared.
After all, a rich guy wasn’t the same as a poor guy like Lin Yibai. They knew exactly how to push the limits. And since he’s rich, there’s no need to be polite.
"Luxury shrimp for a lifetime, truffle-grilled Arctic sea cucumber, abalone and shark fin stew, rose soy sauce chicken, Chaozhou-style cold crab, marinated goose head, BBQ ribs, goose feet in abalone sauce..."
And more, and more —
Xia Changyu started to feel dizzy. He was pretty sure that including his new girlfriend Gu Xiaoxue, there were only five people in total.
But they had already ordered fifteen dishes!
It wasn’t that Xia Changyu was stingy about money. It was just that hearing that endless list of dishes was making his head buzz.
Why was everything so different from what he heard before?
Gu Xiaoxue was also starting to panic a little. She secretly wiped the sweat off her forehead. She really wanted to get up and slap them a few times.
She kept giving her roommates desperate looks, as if to say, ‘Why are you ordering so much? Are you starving ghosts reborn?’
Didn’t they realize this was her new boyfriend?
Were they trying to scare him away on purpose?
Yang Yueping caught her best friend’s signals. But she just smiled sweetly and gave a reassuring look back. ‘Don’t worry! We know what you’re thinking! We won’t bully your new little boyfriend too hard. Last time, when we messed with Lin Yibai, we ordered sixteen dishes. So today we’ll just do the same, exactly sixteen dishes, not more, not less.’
Right now, they were already at fifteen dishes.
Just when Xia Changyu thought it was finally over, the quiet, slightly chubby girl who hadn't said anything yet, also smiled and told the waiter.
"One more order of full pork platter with BBQ pork, please."
Just that, huh?
No way... Are they serious?
Xia Changyu didn’t really get it, but seeing that massive list of dishes left him in shock.
Not far away, Lin Yibai was struggling to hold back his laughter.
He took a sip of soup and then…
“Pfft—hahaha!”
Damn it, he hadn't even gotten to eat his steamed egg with clams yet!
He had been planning not to eat much so he could pack some up and share it with his friends later.
凸(艹皿艹).
Ding-dong~
【Female Correction Value: 98%】
Ignoring the Correction Value, Lin Yibai just wanted to say now.
"I admit it, this love rival loves Xiaoxue just as much as I did! Hahaha!"
'Kukuku~'
'Hehe' (^▽^)
Ding-dong~
【Female Correction Value: 99%】
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What's going on?
Can’t I even be happy for a moment when something funny happens?
Ding-dong~
Ding-dong~
【Female Correction Value: 100%】
【Note: Female Correction Value is full. You will transform within five minutes. Please be aware of your surroundings. Since this is your first transformation, you have been given a Good Luck Card. Good luck!】
Countdown: 300, 299, 298...
Wait!
I was just here for the laughs...
Why does it suddenly feel like something serious is about to happen??