Eleven raised up her card with a grin, "Whatâs the matter, itâs not like itâs my money being spent!" She then turned to the others, smiling again, "Order whatever you want today. After our meal, weâre going to get a SPA session and sauna. Play how you like, Mr. Gu is paying the bill!"
Cheers erupted from the group.
To Ye Fei, Eleven seemed unusually extravagant today.
In the past, even when spending Gu Lianchengâs money, she would not be this wasteful, but today... she opted for nothing but the best, even ordering bottles of red wine costing tens of thousands each.
A table filled with exotic delicacies and bottles of extremely pricey red wine left everyone, except the unfazed Ye Fei, the accustomed-to-luxury Eleven, and the striving-to-stay-calm Xu Weiyu, dumbstruck. They stared in disbelief at the spread before them.
"El...Eleven.... isnât this a bit too extravagant? Youâve ordered it like..."
"Donât worry," Eleven replied with a small smile, "Mr. Guâs card is mine to use as I please, you guys donât hold back."
"Hypocrite!" Xu Weiyu could no longer hold herself back. She stood up frustrated and stormed off.
"Hey Xiaoyu--" her friend wanted to follow her, but was too tempted by the food on the table. She finally swallowed her saliva and sat back down, "Well, Xiaoyuâs just like that. Letâs not bother about her. Letâs continue eating."
"Yeah, letâs not bother about Xiaoyu. Sheâs got a bad temper."
"Itâs only because of you, Eleven, that we get to eat all this. Otherwise, this wine, thatâs thousands a bottle... Weâd go bankrupt... No, no, I must try a few bits."
The atmosphere at the table was fairly harmonious. Everyone seemed to have forgotten all the nasty things they had previously said about Eleven. Ye Fei was amazed and leaned over to whisper in Elevenâs ear, "If I were a new student who had just transferred here, I would think they were your close friends..."
"Get used to it," Eleven patted Ye Feiâs shoulder and whispered, "Keep their mouths full and theyâll shut up. Itâs not a bad thing. As my husband often said, âproblems that can be solved with money are not problems.â"
"Wow!" Ye Fei stared at her, laughing hard, "Thatâs power! Thatâs the spirit!"
Eleven just smiled and said nothing.
They, the less well-off, could not afford to play this game.
"Hey, I heard you guys are leaving tomorrow." Eleven asked.
"Yeah. And you two? Are you going to stay on? I would like to stay a few more days... But unlike you, if we delay our return by a few days, we have to pay for our accommodation, air tickets, and everything else!"
"Iâve had enough fun. Iâll leave with you guys tomorrow," Eleven laughed.
Tomorrow would be Friday. Jiujiu was holding a parent-teacher meeting on Saturday. From what Su Bai had said, it seemed like Gu Liancheng would not be back in Xicheng until next Monday because of a delayed flight.
Thinking about this, Eleven couldnât help but wonder, did he delay his flight because of that girl?
"Ah... Oh..." They remembered the scene they had just witnessed, and all fell silent.
Eleven understood what they were thinking but said nothing. Instead, she poured herself a glass of red wine, raised it and said, "Come on, letâs drink! This wine isnât cheap, we shouldnât waste it, right?"
Suddenly, the girls across from her looked as if they had seen a ghost.
"Whatâs wrong with you guys? Drink up. Even if itâs not cheap, you can still drink it, right? Donât worry, they canât overcharge my card, I secured it here. If you donât drink, should I drink it on your behalf?"
Of course, Eleven never really got to drink.
A hand reached over from behind her, grabbing her wrist.
As Ye Fei followed the hand with her eyes, she almost spit her mouthful of wine all over Gu Lianchengâs suit. No wonder they reacted so oddly!
Gu Lianchengâs presence alone seemed to lower the ambient pressure. Looking at Eleven, he asked, "What did you promise me last night?"