Chapter 67: Why is It So Hard to Just Spend Some Money on Her?
In the past, there was no choice. But now, what if I want to be a girl?
Every time Lin Yibai runs into problems in society and gets “beaten up” by life, especially now that she can choose her favorite job like picking a royal concubine. She felt that being a girl was really great!
Sure, being a guy has its own advantages and cool parts.
But in this current situation, when things go wrong, you really feel how bad it is. That’s when you realize you’ve picked a "sewer job", even dogs wouldn’t want it.
Lin Yibai leaned back in her computer chair and stretched with a big yawn.
“Ugh, ahhh~ Aaaah~~”
“Whew~”
“Feels so good~”
She glanced at the time. It was already 6 or 7 in the evening.
Lin Yibai smacked her forehead and said, “Oh no! I totally forgot I had plans to meet that annoying love rival. I hope he’s not upset.”
But actually, when they talked about it yesterday...
Neither of them mentioned a specific time or place. So even if she messaged him now, it shouldn't be considered a broken promise, should it?
She thought for a moment.
Then Lin Yibai still decided to send a message to that annoying love rival, “Hey, sorry! I got caught up online and totally forgot we had plans.”
Soon after...
Ding-dong~
“Huh?” Xia Changyu replied with a surprised emoji, then typed, “It’s fine. I just started having free time too, we recently built a new small team focused on local products.”
Lin Yibai replied, “So you’ve been pretty busy, huh?”
On the other end of the connection, Xia Changyu suddenly felt nervous. Even though he had been in a failed relationship before, he sensed danger from Lin Yibai’s message.
It felt like a double trap.
If he replied “yes, I’m busy,” then she might use that as an excuse to cancel the meetup.
So the smart answer should be, “Not busy... I’m really free now, and everyone else is already off work too. You don’t want me to make them stay late just for me, right?”
Seriously, what kind of boss is that?
Well, since that’s the case, let’s just meet somewhere!
Xia Changyu had already thought it through. He could take her to a fancy restaurant, a theme park, a park, a shopping mall, or a food street?
He was ready to spend money on Lin Yibai.
But before he could even say anything, she had already typed, “Okay then! Have you eaten yet?”
Xia Changyu: “No.”
Lin Yibai: “Oh!”
Xia Changyu smiled and typed, “Then where should we go to eat?”
But Lin Yibai immediately turned it down and replied, “No need to go to a restaurant. When I go to the management building later, I’ll just swing by the third canteen and bring you a takeaway?”
“What, takeaway for me?”
“Yes, takeaway for you. Is there a problem with that?”
“Wait, are you treating me?”
“It’s just a simple meal from the canteen.” Lin Yibai thought about it, she needed to ask him about makeup anyway, so this meal would count as her payment.
Then Xia Changyu got all conflicted. Why is she paying again?
Why won’t she give me a chance to spend money on her?
Sure, it’s just a canteen meal that might cost only ten or so yuan, no big deal.
But still… why?
Xia Changyu didn’t want to say too much. He just typed straight to the point.
“I still haven’t properly thanked you for what happened last time in Binhai. So, tonight’s dinner is on me, okay? No matter what, please let me treat you this time! Just tell me what you want to eat, even if it’s from a five-star hotel or a Michelin restaurant, I’ll make it happen.”
Lin Yibai: “?”
What the heck! Why does it suddenly feel like if she doesn’t let him pay, then she’s done something wrong?
But honestly, it didn’t matter much to her.
Asking him to grab a takeaway meal wasn’t going to cost more than a few yuan anyway.
She thought for a moment, then directly typed her “order”.
“When you pass by the west gate of the university on your way to the management building, just grab a cold noodle for me. And if you want chili in your portion, make sure it’s only a little spicy. The stall owner is from Jiangxi, and even their stir-fry already comes naturally spicy.”
What?! What?!
Just cold noodles? That’s it?
Xia Changyu stared at the message in shock and froze for a while.
Because a serving of cold noodles only costs 8 yuan.
What kind of girl is this, she has no desire to take advantage at all!
Would it hurt to just ask for something a bit fancier? Something worth a few hundred yuan?
When he used to go shopping with Gu Xiaoxue, the cheapest things they got were 20-yuan cups of milk tea. They’d usually pick a nice cafe, order some good food, and he’d buy her a gift at the end.
“Sigh~” Xia Changyu let out a deep sigh.
Why is it so hard to spend money on her?
But now, the girl wasn't even his girlfriend, and he's expected to spend on Lin Yibai as if she were.
It’s not that he didn’t want to spend the money. It’s just that it didn’t feel right.
And maybe Lin Yibai wouldn’t accept it either?
As he passed the west gate of the university, sure enough, he saw the cold noodle stall she had mentioned.
Xia Changyu said, “Boss, two servings of cold noodles. One not spicy, one with a bit of chili.”
The stall owner asked, “Just a little chili, right?”
Xia Changyu replied, “Yeah.”
Clearly, he didn’t take Lin Yibai’s warning too seriously.
Just then, another guy came up and also ordered spicy noodles, but added something, “Make mine a little spicy… wait no, just a little bit of spice, like very, very little.”
Xia Changyu: “??”
Adding chili, but just want a little bit of spice?
Might as well skip the chili, right? He wasn’t sure the guy would even taste any spice in it.
He didn’t really get it. But on his way out...
He saw some students who had also ordered “very little” still sweating like crazy as they ate.
He couldn’t help but think, ‘If you can’t handle spicy food, don’t force yourself. Can’t even handle ‘very little’?’
He didn’t think he was super good with spicy food, but he could still eat half a chili pepper. He felt like, it’s just chili, right?
It shouldn't make you sweat like that...
When Xia Changyu arrived at the management building, he saw a beautiful figure standing at the entrance.
It was Lin Yibai, wearing a short skirt and a T-shirt.
But as he got closer, he realized it was actually a skort, a skirt with shorts underneath. So even if she moved carelessly, it wouldn’t show anything.
Wait, why did he even have that dirty thought?
“Hey, you’re here!”
Lin Yibai walked over. She seemed to be in a pretty good mood.
“Yeah, I’m here.”
“The reason I asked you to come is because I need to ask you for a favor.”
“Just say it, I’ll help if I can.”
“Well, we in the management program will soon have a course on etiquette. I was wondering if you could help me with makeu—” Crap, she almost slipped up. That made it sound like she already knew he could do makeup.
She quickly took a deep breath and changed her tone. “I mean, can I ask you to look at my makeup and give me some advice? I’ve never done it before, and I don’t really know anything about it. If you can help, would that be okay?”
Xia Changyu was beyond happy inside. YES, of course!
And also, he just realized something amazing.
She’s not wearing any makeup at all!