Chapter 1681: Chapter 1681

"Went to the restroom!"

Sun Yixiao chatted for a bit and the topic shifted to their high school classmates, talking about which schools they ended up at and if they still stayed in touch.

"Liu Feng got expelled after six months because of fighting and is now working alongside his dad in construction!"

"Thank goodness it wasn’t for getting a girl pregnant!" Ji Xinyan chuckled. "Their principal is quite wise."

"You’re still as sharp-tongued as ever!"

Sun Yixiao shook her head, laughing, and cast an unnoticeable glance at Lin Baici.

Once again, Ji Xinyan outshines me,

A guy walked over, greeted Sun Yixiao, and then looked at Ji Xinyan: "These two are...?"

"My high school classmate, Ji Xinyan, and this is his boyfriend!"

Sun Yixiao didn’t mention Lin Baici’s name: "This is my classmate, Lu Yingming!"

"Pleased to meet you!"

With a bright smile, Lu Yingming extended his hand to Ji Xinyan.

Ji Xinyan simply nodded and didn’t shake Lu Yingming’s hand, staying true to being as aloof as Sun Yixiao described.

Lin Baici reached over and shook it instead.

Ji Xinyan shot Lin Baici a sideways glance, clearly saying, why give this guy face?

Lu Yingming didn’t mind; beauties should have special privileges.

"Didn’t you say you once dated your high school beauty queen?"

Sun Yixiao teased: "How does she compare to my Yan Yan?"

"That was all in the past, why keep hanging on to it?"

Lu Yingming groaned: "She wasn’t even as good as you..."

Lu Yingming stopped mid-sentence, quickly shutting his mouth.

The second half of his sentence was ’how could she compare with your high school beauty queen’; this meant in Lu Yingming’s mind, Ji Xinyan was prettier than Sun Yixiao.

Sun Yixiao furrowed her brows, but quickly eased up as if she hadn’t heard that remark.

Lu Yingming hurriedly changed the subject: "Isn’t our Heytea order ready yet?"

"It should be by now, right?"

Sun Yixiao had been waiting for the bubble tea, which was how she ran into Ji Xinyan.

Lu Yingming walked over.

When he came back, he had four cups of bubble tea: "It’s a pleasure to meet Yixiao’s high school classmates!"

Inwardly, Sun Yixiao scoffed, you mean meeting Ji Xinyan makes you happy, right?

Ji Xinyan accepted it.

Just a cup of bubble tea, nothing to be modest about, plus Ji Xinyan had treated Sun Yixiao many times back in high school.

With one cup already taken, Lin Baici naturally followed suit.

Lu Yingming inserted a straw into the bubble tea and handed it to Sun Yixiao, looking like the perfect boyfriend.

"No, just came out after watching a movie!"

Ji Xinyan didn’t hang out here often: "Any recommendations?"

"How about the ’Xiang Palace’? Their Wellington steak is pretty good!"

Lu Yingming smiled like a gentleman: "Why don’t we all go together?"

Lu Yingming was flaunting his wealth.

Because he knew, if Sun Yixiao was impressed in front of the high school beauty queen, he might just win over the girl he’s been chasing for three months tonight.

To be fair, Sun Yixiao isn’t as outstanding as Ji Xinyan, so back in high school, Sun Yixiao definitely lost to the other.

Now, wouldn’t it be a blow to the beauty queen to see her old high school classmate dating a rich and handsome guy?

With this in mind, Lu Yingming glanced at Lin Baici.

Lu Yingming, from Haijing Drama Academy, looked good too, but compared to Lin Baici, he paled in comparison.

But hey, I’ve got money!

Ji Xinyan wasn’t keen on going, Xiang Palace was the name of a Western restaurant there, the full name was Champs Elysees Palace; she had been there a couple of times, one of which involved dining at that very Western restaurant.

Honestly, the environment was nice, but the food was pretty mediocre.

However, if it was just for taking photos for social media,

it wouldn’t be a loss.

"Yan Yan, it’s been a while, come on, let’s hang out?"

Sun Yixiao pleaded, getting closer to Ji Xinyan.

Their hesitation told her that this guy was likely just handsome without the money.

Ji Xinyan is a little rich woman, not short on cash, but the problem is if she ends up paying during a group meal, she might end up with a reputation for keeping a pretty boy.

Such rumors would be unflattering if they reached the high school classmates’ group.

And knowing Sun Yixiao’s nature, she would certainly spread the word.

"Come on, come on, my treat today!"

Lu Yingming waved generously and headed towards Xiang Palace.

Sun Yixiao took hold of Ji Xinyan’s arm, reviving their high school memories.

Lin Baici followed behind.

With over 300 million in the bank account, it’s hard not to stay calm.

After entering the place, the waitress led them to their seats.

It was Lin Baici’s first time eating at a place , and he looked inexperienced, not knowing much about anything, while Lu Yingming pretended to be a pro, although he’d only been here twice, but that didn’t stop him from feeling somewhat superior.

"Order whatever you want!"

Lu Yingming handed the menu to Lin Baici: "You two, don’t be shy!"

"Today I’m taking advantage of you guys, gonna make him pay dearly!"

The menu was leather-bound, brown, and appeared to be a thick book, heavy in hand.

Lin Baici opened it and found there were only a few pages, all in English.

If you don’t know English, you can’t even order a dish, but posting this on social media would sure raise your status.

"Sir, there are Chinese translations towards the back!"

The waiter, speaking softly, introduced. Get full chapters from novel[f]ire.net

"Miss, these two are brilliant students from Haijing Polytechnic, of course they can read English, right?"

Lu Yingming’s honeyed lips spoke, mainly praising Ji Xinyan.

"Which is your signature dish?"

Lin Baici surveyed the menu.

He didn’t plan on letting Lu Yingming foot the bill, intending to pay himself, so he took charge immediately.

"Do you often eat western food?"

Sun Yixiao asked while looking through the menu.

Lin Baici managed to become a God Hunter, made money, but in the past year, much of his time was spent in God’s ruins, and when he wasn’t, he was usually at the school cafeteria, so he didn’t indulge much in good food.

This was also why Lin Baici hired Wang Fang.

Descendants of Court Chefs are rare talents.

"So, do you like Japanese food then?"

"Of the eight major cuisines, which do you often eat?"

"Whatever is available at the school cafeteria?"

Hearing this, Ji Xinyan couldn’t help but glance at Lin Baici.

You’ve got a descendant of a Court Chef at home.

Daily enjoying the Emperor’s meals from ancient times.

"Doesn’t that make my Yan Yan suffer?"

Sun Yixiao teased: "She’s got quite the picky palate!"

The waiter seized the chance to introduce the dishes to Lin Baici.

"Let me do it, he doesn’t understand!"

Ji Xinyan started to order: "Seaweed beef rolls, black pearl macarons, French country bread, pan-seared Boston lobster, smoked salmon, Wellington steak, baked snails, truffle mushroom soup."

Seeing Ji Xinyan’s manner, Lu Yingming knew she was a regular.

He hadn’t looked at the menu, but just hearing the dish names, he knew they weren’t cheap; this meal would cost over a thousand per person, totaling around five or six thousand.

Lu Yingming glanced at Sun Yixiao.

Thinking shouldn’t you be stopping this?

"My Xinyan is quite the rich woman!"

Sun Yixiao wouldn’t intervene, how embarrassing would that be, besides it was Lu Yingming who offered to treat.

"I said I was treating, order away!"

If I pursue her, I get the best of both worlds!

Lu Yingming could afford a meal costing several thousands; the question was whether it would reap any benefits?

If he could even just get her WeChat and become friends, it might be worth it.

Ji Xinyan instinctively asked, then closed the menu: "Never mind, just two glasses of mango juice."

Cheap wines, Lin Baici likely wouldn’t drink, and if it was too expensive, chances were Lu Yingming wouldn’t even enjoy the meal, fretting over the cost.

"No, come on, let’s have a bottle of red!"

Lu Yingming spoke up; the money was already being spent, better go all out and show his strong capabilities.

Ji Xinyan declined: "Just as is!"