Chapter 137 - Yu Banzhi's Pupil
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
The more Wei Xingyue interacted with Shi Lei, the less she understood him. She thought that since he was someone with a simple background and not a lot of experience, she would be able to see through him with her intelligence.
But after she successfully created the car accident to get to know him, the charisma that Wei Xingyue was proud of seemed to be nothing in Shi Lei's eyes. Even if she wasn't his type and he had an eighteen-year-old girlfriend, he shouldn't be completely unmoved by her beauty.
The encounter at the bar was actually unexpected, but after that, she intentionally tailed him, successfully making him drink with her privately. Wei Xingyue unleashed her charisma and attempted to seduce him as much as possible, but he seemed to be scared of her, continuously avoiding her and acting as if he wasn't willing to even speak a single word to her.
In the end, even Wei Xingyue became gloomy. This was the second time that her charisma didn't work. She purposely wanted to see whether or not Shi Lei would tell the truth when drunk, but she ended up being played by this cunning brat. Wei Xingyue calculated afterwards that three and a half bottles of the wine went into her stomach while Shi Lei, at most, drank half a bottle. It seemed that he was taking big gulps, but in reality, they were only tiny sips.
She drank spirits at the bar, beer at the barbeque stall, and then wine at Shi Lei's apartment. Even Wei Xingyue couldn't keep herself sober after consuming three different types of alcohol.
It was fine that she was drunk. It was also not a big deal that she fell asleep on top of Shi Lei, since she really didn't care about that level of intimacy. The most outrageous thing she remembered was when she climbed onto the bed and tried to push Shi Lei off, mumbling to him to sleep on the couch. Except he firmly refused and their bodies intertwined with each other, and without realizing, as did their lips.
She would've forgotten about it if it was just a simple touch, but at that time, Wei Xingyue didn't know what was wrong with her. She teased Shi Lei with her tongue and naturally, they kissed passionately for more than ten minutes. Luckily, Shi Lei was so intoxicated that Wei Xingyue didn't lose her virginity. Otherwise, although he blacked out, Wei Xingyue clearly knew that she might've just done it with him.
Of course, Shi Lei didn't know that. From his perspective, a flirtatious woman like Wei Xingyue probably already had a taste of a man. But in reality, the kiss she had with him was her first.
Shi Lei not remembering anything after he woke up made Wei Xingyue gloomy. She couldn't even argue with him and could only pretend that she was muddled as well.
Good thing he listened to her and wandered outside for a day, letting her take a good, long nap. Who knew that things would deteriorate after she woke up? She was drying her body in the dark and that idiot came back.
He! Came! Back!
Wei Xingyue thought that God was playing a joke on her. She was about to throw Shi Lei's towel over the bed and put on her own clothes when he turned on the lights.
If everything was scheduled by God, then she could only say that he really spent a lot of effort on them. Such a coincidental coincidence that was part of Korean dramas actually left the screen and came into her life.
Shi Lei wouldn't know that Wei Xingyue really was furious in that instant and the consequences of incurring the wrath of the lady of the Wei household were severe. Shi Lei just happened to mention the story about Xingyue Puti and Wei Xingyue calmed down instantly, not even understanding why she did so herself. She even put the cheap chain of beads around her neck.
Now that Wei Xingyue understood that it was ill-fated destiny and everything was caused by that man with the surname of Yu.
It was indeed a coincidence. She had asked randomly before she left and Shi Lei said that his friend was Yu Banzhi.
Yu's Agarwood Shop Of course Wei Xingyue knew about it. There was not a single fuerdai in Wu Dong city who didn't know about it.
Yu Banzhi wasn't a fuerdai, but a third generation of soldiers, since all his family members worked in the military. He was a single child and stubbornly refused to join the military because he didn't want to continue the Yu family tradition. Rather, he was like a wild crane soaring in the sky and displayed extraordinary interests in the art of tea and antique collectables.
In the beginning, the Yu family and Wei family intended to arrange a marriage for their children since Yu Banzhi and Wei Xingyue were rather close in age, so they agreed verbally.
That year, Wei Xingyue was fifteen years old and Yu Banzhi hadn't graduated from university yet.
After Wei Xingyue found out about it, she looked for Yu Banzhi at the university he was studying at, but Yu Banzhi said that he wasn't interested in their arranged marriage at all and Wei Xingyue was greatly embarrassed. Although she was only a fifteen-year-old girl, her beauty already exceeded others. After she was rejected by a man face to face, she felt furious and wronged at the same time.
When Wei Xingyue was in her early twenties, she went to the Yu family and provokingly declared that she wanted to stop the arranged marriage. Although it was only a verbal agreement between both parentst was valid in their social class. Hence, Wei Xingyue's actions provoked and agitated her father immensely.
But Yu Banzhi appeared and lightly said, "Oh, an arranged marriage? Was there something like that? Then cancel it."
He didn't have any reaction and was so cold, expressing that he didn't even know about it. Both families were speechless and since neither of them wanted it, they couldn't do anything about it and gave up.
That was the first time Wei Xingyue failed to capture someone's heart with her charisma and that person was Yu Banzhi.
So it was easy to imagine what Wei Xingyue was feeling when she heard that Shi Lei was friends with Yu Banzhi. The so-called saying of: if people aren't of the same kind, they wouldn't be in the same family. Although it didn't mean friendships, it served the same meaning. If Yu Banzhi and Shi Lei weren't like-minded, how could a thirty-year-old man be friends with a brat who was barely twenty-one years old?
And Wei Xingyue felt the same towards Shi Lei as she did Yu Banzhi. That guy was especially strange. Clearly, he had the ability to reach further, but he never did anything proper and hid amongst the norm. How similar was that to Yu Banzhi's personality?
Wei Xingyue thought that she would always end up falling for this kind of person her entire life.
And the chain of Xingyue on her neck. Although it definitely wouldn't be something from Yu Banzhi's shop, he was most certainly part of it. There was now an answer as to why Wei Xingyue calmed down after seeing it. It was something she would do, as this chain of Xingyue was connected to both men she fell for.
Wei Xingyue wanted to throw the chain of Xingyue into the lake, but after hesitating for a while, she eventually put it around her neck.
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"Yu Banzhi, you really are my nemesis, aren't you? It's not enough for you to embarrass me alone. Now you have a pupil to embarrass me more? Just you wait I'm going to your shop to find you tomorrow!"
Wei Xingyue clenched her teeth tightly. In the end, she was just letting out her anger. How would she actually do that? Going to Yu's Agarwood shop, telling him how she tumbled into Shi Lei's hands and was embarrassed by that young man just like how she was embarrassed by him years ago?
It was impossible for her to do that, being as proud as she was.
Feeling the Xingyue Puti in her hands, she knew its worth wasn't even enough for any of the ornaments she owned, but as she touched it, she unexpectedly calmed down.
Looking at the tranquil lake water, a peaceful smile appeared on her face.
*The name Hu Banzhi have being changed to Yu Banzhi due to my mitake and everything is changed already
Chapter 138 - Secret Report and the Woman in Red
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Perhaps it was because Shi Lei burnt a stick of incense, he slept extremely well.
After he woke up, he spent a whole day contemplating whether he should take those three from his dorm to the private lounge at the foot of Qing Long mountain.
When it was dinner time, Shi Lei finally decided that he definitely should not take them there.
It wasn't that he was worried about those three acting as if they were going into the city from the countryside for the first time, but mainly because he thought that they would go insane after discovering they ate tofu for the whole night.
This fact proved that Wei Xingyue really overestimated Shi Lei.
He asked Sun Yiyi and was told that her mother was recovering steadily. After using the incense he bought them, her mother's mood indeed became much calmer, or perhaps it was because she saw everything Shi Lei did for them and knew that he was the right person to entrust Sun Yiyi to. Besides the comfort of such a thought, she knew that no one would be able to hurt Sun Yiyi even if something happened to her. Now that she had discarded the heaviest burden in her heart, she was much more lively than before and not so depressed anymore.
Knowing that the call was from Shi Lei, Sun Yiyi's mother smiled to her and said, "The doctor told me to walk around a bit more. The food is pre-made, so I only need to heat it up. Go eat with Shitou. You youngsters should go out and do more activities."
Sun Yiyi retold her mother's exact words to Shi Lei whilst blushing. He told her to wait as he rushed over.
Shi Lei decided not to greet Sun Yiyi's mother and he told her to wait for him in front of the main gate. He specifically reminded her to wear the dress he bought for her. When he arrived, he found her standing outside in her dress and jacket.
After he greeted her, Shi Lei instructed the driver to go to Qing Long mountain.
Sun Yiyi jumped and asked, "Are we going to that mansion again?" She still felt that her experiences that day were unreal.
Shi Lei laughed and shook his head. "Qing Long mountain is huge and the mansion isn't the only thing there. I'm taking you to have some nice food today."
"It must be expensive." Sun Yiyi scrunched her face.
"They are all vegetarian, but it's so well made that it seems like meat. You can satisfy your desire to eat without gaining any weight. Don't worry, it doesn't cost much."
Sun Yiyi didn't completely believe him but complied as she leaned next to him.
When they arrived at Wu Wei Lounge, Shi Lei held her hand as he lead the way in.
As expected, Li Xiaoyu was on shift. Seeing that a car drove in, she glanced over and saw Shi Lei leading an extremely pure looking girl in.
She quickly greeted them. Although Li Xiaoyu was doubtful, she smiled and said, "Shi Shao, you are here! Why didn't you call first?"
"We are not drinking today, just eating, so I thought it wasn't necessary to call in advance."
"Then I'll organise Kuteng Laoshu(1) for you?" Li Xiaoyu asked.
Shi Lei thought. Xiaoqiao Liushui must be Wei Xingyue's favourite, but this Kuteng Laoshu seemed to come from the same poem. He didn't care anyways and nodded, agreeing to her suggestion.
He could not go up by himself as he didn't know where the room was. Li Xiaoyu understood that, politely leading the way for them.
As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, Sun Yiyi was astonished. How could she have ever been able to see anything like this before? It was nothing close to luxury. In other words, the outer appearance was not exaggerated at all. The beauty was all hidden in the stream before them and the greenery on both sides.
"What a fresh place!" Sun Yiyi exclaimed. She believed Shi Lei and felt that this place wasn't so expensive, perhaps due to the hidden extravagance.
Li Xiaoyu led them into Kuteng Laoshu, which was different to yesterday's Xiaoqiao Liushui. If Xiaoqiao Liushui was summer, then Kuteng Laoshu resembled late autumn.
It seemed like Wu Wei Lounge's furnishings were connected to the names of the rooms.
Shi Lei didn't know what dishes they should order. Hence, he mimicked Wei Xingyue and told the waitress to organize four dishes and a soup of their choice. He also ordered two glasses of juice. The price of the meal was most likely around 3,000 yuan, much cheaper than yesterday. The only difference was the cost of yesterday's bottle of wine.
When the dishes arrived, Shi Lei realized that it was somewhat different from yesterday's as well. Although they were both delicate, Shi Lei felt that the color schemes of the dishes fitted more with the name of room.
They sure put a lot of thought into it.
Sun Yiyi's reactions were like Shi Lei's yesterday. She was shocked by the delicacy of the dishes and didn't know where to start, studying them for a long time.
After a bite, the taste was unrealistically amazing and she expressed that she had never had such delicious food before. To Shi Lei, he could not believe that everything was vegetarian and made from tofu.
Today, Shi Lei paid more attention. He didn't care about anything else other than eating the food and trying the "meat" carefully until he could slightly taste the tofu.
Towards the end of the meal, Sun Yiyi finally realized that the "meat" was all tofu. She praised the chefs, exclaiming that they really were amazing.
Shi Lei paid for the bill outside, since he didn't want to scare Sun Yiyi with the price. After he returned to the room, his phone rang. It was a WeChat message from Wei Xingyue.
"You sure are impatient. Taking your little girlfriend there to show off already?"
Shi Lei rolled his eyes and thought that it must've been Li Xiaoyu who told Wei Xingyue. How could she be so talkative?
In fact, Li Xiaoyu wasn't that kind of person. She only knew that Shi Lei was a guest whom Wei Xingyue brought. Wei Xingyue also seemed to be rather carefree and relaxed with Shi Lei, unlike the sense of distance when she conversed with other rich fuerdais. She also knew clearly that although all the dishes were vegetarian, Wei Xingyue rarely ate so unreservedly and finished the food. It was obviously influenced by her mood, and it was more than enough to prove that Shi Lei wasn't someone she had to be on guard against.
As a woman, she naturally thought that Wei Xingyue at least had some feelings for Shi Lei. Otherwise, as people of the opposite sex, it was impossible for there to be nothing between them.
Hence, when she saw Shi Lei bring a girl whose beauty didn't lose to Wei Xingyue, the intimacy they displayed obviously implied that they were a couple. She couldn't help but to secretly report it to Wei Xingyue.
Of course, Shi Lei wouldn't know about Li Xiaoyu's thoughts. He was simply unhappy that she revealed what he was up to without his consent.
When he saw her again, his attitude turned cold.
Li Xiaoyu knew the reason for it and didn't dare to say anything. In her perspective, she could not afford to displease someone who was favoured by Wei Xingyue. She even regretted that she reported his appearance here to Wei Xingyue.
When Shi Lei and Sun Yiyi walked out, they bumped into a beautiful girl around the age of twenty with big curls. She was wearing a red dress, a pair of red heels, and black stockings. She walked like the wind, and it seemed like there was a ball of fire floating towards them.
Even if Shi Lei didn't want to take notice of this, he had to. The door of Wu Wei Lounge wasn't big and it could only fit two people walking shoulder to shoulder. As the woman walked in, Shi Lei could only step back to give way.
The woman was slightly surprised when she saw him. Shi Lei felt that her breathtaking features were rather familiar.
1. Kuteng Laoshu: Old tree with dried vines, name of the room
Chapter 139 - Looks Like Wei Xingyue
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Meeting someone with a sense of familiarity wouldn't go wrong in a situation between two people of the same gender, and they could even become friends.
However, if it happened between a man and a woman, it was unlikely to progress any further. After all, when a man used the phrase "I think I've seen you somewhere before," it would automatically be judged as an old fashioned pick up line.
Although Shi Lei thought that she looked familiar, he didn't stop walking. He only glanced at her temporarily and left with Sun Yiyi.
On the contrary, the sexy woman in red stopped after she walked in and was lost in thought, staring at Shi Lei and Sun Yiyi for a long time.
It was only after he sat in the car that Shi Lei suddenly realised something and slapped his leg. No wonder that woman seemed familiar. She looked liked Wei Xingyue. There was an obvious difference between them, though. If Wei Xingyue didn't move or smile, she was like a goddess who had transcended from above while this woman in red seemed hot and sexy upon first glance, as if a part of his heart already was disturbed by her beauty.
Their similarities were mainly displayed by the shape of their face and nose. Their eyes were different. The outer corner of the woman in red's eyes were inclined upwards in a seductive manner while Wei Xingyue's were big and clear. Their lips were also different. Wei Xingyue's lips were rather thin.he woman in red's lips were plump like Angelina Jolie, which gave people the desire to kiss them.
Their heights were approximately the same and even the style of dressing was similar. Although one was fire red and one was pure white, they were both monochromatic. Wei Xingyue loved to dress in all white with a black scarf as the highlight, butthe woman in red had a red hair tie with a pair of black stockings.
Another difference he noticed was the age.
The woman in red seemed to be around the same age as Shi Lei. However, Wei Xingyue looked four or five years older than him.
Sun Yiyi was bewildered by Shi Lei's action. "Shitou ge, are you okay? Why are you slapping yourself so hard?" she asked.
Shi Lei snapped back to reality and smiled. "Nothing. I just figured something out."
"What is it?"
Shi Lei didn't conceal it from her and said, "When we walked out of the door, did you think that the woman in red looked rather familiar?"
Sun Yiyi frowned as she tried to remember, but she could not think of anyone.
It wasn't anything strange, as she only met Wei Xingyue once. Shi Lei and Wei Xingyue had already touched physically and hewas naturally more familiar with her looks.
"Do you remember the night when I picked you and your mother up to go to the hospital? A girl's car hit me and she wanted me to go to the hospital and check my injuries..."
Sun Yiyi nodded. "I remember now, you are talking about sister Wei. Aiya, really, that girl in red looked like sister Wei. But their styles are completely different. Sister Wei is a fairy and the girl just then was more like a goddess."
Shi Lei laughed and thought that Sun Yiyi was way too naive. She didn't know that beneath Wei Xingyue's looks, she had the heart of a crazy woman and he had had enough of her.
"I just thought that the girl in red seemed familiar but I couldn't remember where I saw her before. After I got in the car, I realized that I've never seen her before, but found her to be familiar simply because she looks like someone else."
"Mhm, they really do look alike. The more we talk about it, the more I think they look like each other."
After sending Sun Yiyi home, Shi Lei didn't have anything to do. He wanted to find a bar and kill time, but he was afraid of bumping into Wei Xingyue again. Maybe he was overthinking it. Wei Xingyue was the daughter of a super wealthy family and it was already a miracle within a miracle that she was at the bar. How could she possibly be at the bar everyday?
But Shi Lei's purpose in going to a bar was nothing other than wanting to spend more money.
Excluding the money which he spent while Wei Xingyue was messing around, he only used a bit over 3,000 yuan tonight with Sun Yiyi. He still had more than 96,000 yuan lying in his bank account, untouched.
Shi Lei looked at the luxurious apartment. He lit a stick of incense, feeling that he was lacking something.
Oh right. He was missing a set of good quality speakers. If there was music in the house, it would been perfect.
When Shi Lei and Wei Xingyue were chatting, he'd gained the knowledge of something called a cigar, which was a hundred times more expensive than normal cigarettes. He was contemplating whether or not he should learn how to smoke for the sake of pretending to be cool. Or, he could get into the habit of drinking wine. After all, the wine called Romanee Conti was at least 200,000 yuan per bottle.
Well, he was just thinking about it, but speakers were definitely possible.
But it was too late and he didn't have any places to go to spend money, he decided to do it tomorrow.
After he woke up in the morning, Shi Lei went straight to the sound equipment market. On the way there, he looked up the brands of speakers. Without considering the price in comparison to its functions, he quickly bought a set of speakers at the price of 50,000 yuan within twenty minutes.
After all, he only rented the house and there weren't any sound proof equipment, he could only buy a beginner level speaker.
When he looked around the market, Shi Lei knew that top quality speakers for home use were at least 350,000 yuan. In professional shops, there were even speakers up to a million.
This was another way to spend money, except Shi Lei could not afford it just yet. When he didn't know where to spend money next time, he could buy the 50,000 yuan speakers or even the million yuan speakers.
He could even refurnish the house and add sound proof walls or glass. He would just buy as much as he could because he had the money to do so.
Shi Lei left after confirming that they would come and install it on the second day.
On the way back, his phone rang continuously. He didn't even have to check to know that they were from those three in his dorm. Today was Wednesday, the so-called party day. Just because Shi Lei didn't care about it didn't mean that those three would forget.
Shi Lei saw them as soon as he got off the car. They complained that they'd waited for half an hour in the frigid weather with chilly winds. Shi Lei awarded them with a kick each. Although the security guards wouldn't let them into the apartment, that didn't stop them from entering the main gate and they could even sit on the couch to wait for him. The words about chilly winds were just made up accusations as they wanted to rip Shi Lei off more.
He initially thought that they would drag him straight to the restaurant, but surprisingly, they dragged him upstairs and called for food delivery because they wanted to stay at his place today.
Shi Lei was surprised but agreed to what they wanted.
After a while, they revealed their real purpose.
Zhang Mo dragged his feet and approached Shi Lei. He spoke shyly and in embarrassment: "Shitou, can I discuss something with you?"
Shi Lei really couldn't stand a fatty acting like this in front of him. If a beauty did it, it was called acting cute, but Zhang Mo was scaring him.
"Don't act like this. Spit it out!"
Chapter 140 - Three People's thoughts
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Zhang Mo turned around and glanced at Xu Yi and Luo Ming. The two of them were winking at him so much that their eyeballs were falling out of their sockets.
"Are you going to say it or not?" Shi Lei couldn't help saying as he saw that fatty twisting his fat body.
Zhang Mo seemed to make the decision. "Shitou, I―no, us three―we want to borrow some money from you." The fatty said bashfully and Shi Lei was disgusted.
"Borrow money? How much? For what?" He couldn't lend the money from the total sum he had to spend because it must be returned before Saturday as Shi Lei needed to spend it before then. But he also had some money of his own so it wasn't a big deal to lend it to people with whom he'd been friends with for several years.
"Not how much…but…" The fatty began to act shyly as if he was too embarrassed to speak.
"If you're not going to say it, then forget it!"
"No…" Luo Ming quickly grabbed onto Shi Lei with a strange smile on his face.
Xu Yi also grabbed Shi Lei and hesitantly said, "We…we are…"
Shi Lei crossed his arms and looked at them, waiting to see what they were going to say.
Finally, Zhang Mo clenched his teeth and stomped. "It's almost Christmas and we want to buy a present for our girlfriends. But we are short on money so we want to borrow some from you!"
Shi Lei was dumbfounded. He looked at Luo Ming and Xu Yi. Although these guys looked ordinary, the university was filled with ordinary-looking girls too. They were locals in the end and it was normal for them to find a girlfriend.
But Shi Lei looked at Zhang Mo. This guy was…interesting.
He stared at Zhang Mo and said, "You have one too?"
"He does!" Luo Ming said for him.
Shi Lei laughed. "Buying presents isn't the main thing, is it? You guys want to get the girls by using an occasion like Christmas Eve, right?"
The three of them were embarrassed and Shi Lei didn't know what to say.
He studied Zhang Mo's body shape again, it was a water bucket―no, wait, a water tower…Shi Lei couldn't help but blurt out, "Holy shit, which girl is that blind? Did she not have eyes ever since she was born? Isn't she scared that she'll be crushed by you?"
"Fuck off!" Zhang Mo couldn't hold it anymore.
Shi Lei thought that since it was an important affair in life, and they'd been friends for more than three years, he should help them in what ways he could. Still, he prayed silently for three minutes for the girl who was giving herself to Zhang Mo.
Zhang Mo chuckled and said, "Well, we don't know what else to do. You have the money, so…Don't worry, we are just borrowing it from you. We will definitely return it once we have money."
Luo Ming quickly added, "We don't even have to have our party days anymore. Honestly, you've always treated us and we feel bad about it. We asked you today only because we really don't know what else to do."
Xu Yi then said, "Yeah, we are not going today, and we won't in the future. Just think of it as giving us the money you are using to treat us. There definitely won't be a next time…"
Shi Lei thought, I would like to, but treating you and giving money to you are two completely different concepts, and the Scepter needs to at least agree.
But looking at their panicked expressions, he considered that perhaps they really did find girlfriends. With the living expenses their families were giving them, it would be difficult to even treat their girlfriends to a meal.
When he was about to ask how much they wanted, Xu Yi let out a strange yelp. He picked up the garbage can and pulled out a pair of wrinkled, skin-colored stockings as if he was discovering a new, uninhabited land…
"Holy shit, Shitou, what the hell is going on? You need to tell us."
Zhang Mo and Luo Ming both turned their heads and seemed extremely excited after they looked at it. "Something happened, something must've happened, and according to my numerous years of experience, this definitely isn't Yiyi's."
"Exactly, I've never seen Yiyi wear stockings before. It's so sheer, too. It must belong to a sexy beauty!"
As the three of them were bombarding him with questions. Shi Lei couldn't explain to them and insisted, "Just a friend. She was over for a while and accidentally spilled drinks on it, so she took it off and threw it away."
"Bullshit! How many girls would wear stockings in this weather? Something definitely happened!"
"Right. She sat here for a while. Make it clear, did you guys make love or sit for a while!?"
Luo Ming and Xu Yi pondered for a long time before realizing the difference between the two zuo(1). They gave Zhang Mo the thumbs up and complimented, "You're the real older driver(2) here!"
Shi Lei was speechless. He didn't want to explain more and he spoke loudly, "Stop! Do you still want to borrow money or not?"
The three of them were immediately shushed. Compared to gossip about Shi Lei's private life, they were more concerned about the happiness of the lower half of their bodies. At the same time, they looked at Shi Lei as if they were animals waiting to be fed.
Shi Lei said, feeling as if he didn't have a choice, "You can borrow money from me, but only this time. Don't expect me to lend money to you every time you guys get a room! I'm mainly concerned about your body. Young people should have self-control…"
"Control your ass! Tell us what's up with the stockings!"
Shi Lei chuckled and said evasively, "Right. Tell me, how much do you want?"
The three of exchanged glances for a while and eventually, Zhang Mo had the guts to say "It's more than enough to have a thousand!" After a moment of consideration, he added, "A thousand for each of us! We'll give it back when we have money!"
Shi Lei didn't hesitate too much. It was only three thousand altogether and he could afford to lend it to them, as his funds were far more than that. Except his plan of investing would definitely have to wait. And Shi Lei didn't plan to ask them to return it as their friendship was way more important than money.
"A thousand, but there's no next time. I don't care about this money, but treating you guys is for the sake of our friendship. Money always ruins friendships and we don't want our friendship to be ruined because of it."
"Nice! As expected, the emperor is impressive!" The three of them cheered.
Afterwards, Zhang Mo earnestly said, "Shitou, we'll remember this. After we find a job and earn money, we will definitely give it back to you."
The other two followed Zhang Mo and nodded. Shi Lei laughed. "It's fine. Wait until after you guys find a job. Don't be in such a hurry."
"We won't rip you off for our party on Wednesdays. Us four bros will gather and just have a drink!" The three of them declared.
But Shi Lei said, "I don't really care about that because I'm not short on money. Let's go find a crayfish place to go!"
"Really?" The three of them looked at each other.
Shi Lei waved his hands. "We must!" The three of them cheered again. They surrounded Shi Lei and walked out, securely shutting the door and following closely behind him.
While they ate, they were still rather embarrassed as if they were reflecting on their recent actions, but they didn't forget to borrow a thousand yuan each before they left.
"Shameless assholes!" Shi Lei smiled bitterly as he sent them home and went back to his apartment. As he was bored, he opened Qidian on his phone and noticed that the author of 'The Best Fortune Teller' wrote a new book. It seemed interesting. The comment section was blowing up and many people praised him.
1. Zuo: the word for sit is 'zuo', and the word for make love is 'zuo ai', and it was a pun of these two words
2. Old driver: internet slang for someone who's particular knowledgeable in one area, usually afflicted with the sexual aspect
Chapter 141 - I'm pregnant
Translator: Lav
In the morning, Shi Lei was woken by the ringing of his phone. It was the people from the speaker's shop. They said that they were outside and they needed Shi Lei to let them into the apartment.
After putting on his clothes, Shi Lei let the workers in and was then surrounded by the sound of them installing the speakers. Shi Lei read those investment books for the whole morning. They were done noon and Shi Lei thanked them as he walked them out.
It was rather enjoyable in the afternoon. He sat in his luxuriously furnished apartment and lighted a stick of agarwood incense. He was surrounded by the faint smoke from the incense and music. Also, make a pot of…… Oh. He didn't have any tea leaves at home, he failed to pretend to be cool, but having a glass of Sprite from 1982 wasn't too bad.
As he studied stocks, when it had its opening quotation, Shi Lei used a mock deal app to try to invest.
Of course, it was just mock investments, which was similar to playing Monopoly. Although it wasn't as exciting as he could buy zoos very easily, but Shi Lei thought that it wasn't too bad.
When it closed in the afternoon, Shi Lei checked the few stocks he picked. Two of them increased in value slightly whilst the rest all failed.
Recalling it in pain, Shi Lei continued to study about stocks for the afternoon. When it was around dinner time, he calculated the amount of money left for the week.
The whole set of speakers was more than 50,000 yuan, he spent 3,000 yuan on taking Sun Yiyi to dinner, he spent more than 10,000 yuan on the party day yesterday, used approximately 2,000 yuan for Xingyue Puti and incense. He had about 30,000 yuan left.
But if he included the amount of money he spent on treating Wei Xingyue to dinner, then he would only have a bit over 10,000 yuan to spend.
After all, he still had 10,000 yuan, he was considering how he could spend it reasonably.
The speaker stopped abruptly when his playlist finished playing. He remembered the technician who installed the speakers for him said that in order for the speakers to perform better, it was advisable for Shi Lei to buy a more professional music player. It was a waste to play music through such good quality speakers from his phone.
But it wasn't something he needed to consider. Since he had 10,000 yuan left, he could go buy one.
He went on the app for second hand items and chose a 5,000 yuan professional music player. He made sure that the seller could mail it to him the next day, he paid for it.
He only spent the change and he had 10,000 yuan left. Shi Lei saw that the second handed website recommended him a bunch of earphones after buying the player.
From Shi Lei's perspective, the most expensive earphones were the ones which came with the iPhone, which cost 100 yuan. It was just a mini semiconductor; how expensive could that be? But in the recommended list, Shi Lei saw earphones being sold at a price of more than 2,000 yuan.
"Are there earphones that expensive?" Shi Lei realised that he was so much of a loser that he lacked basic knowledge of luxury objects in the world.
He typed in 'earphones' into the searchbar. Shi Lei selected arrange by price, from the highest to the lowest, of course.
Shi Lei was shocked. What kind of earphones cost 200,000 yuan?
Shi Lei memorised the name Ailey deeply. It was like robbing money, a pair of earphones for 20,000 yuan.
Eventually, Shi Lei chose a HD model of Heinz noise reduction earphones for over 8,000 yuan.
Of course, it must be one that could arrive by tomorrow. But, although he was using the Black Card's money, Shi Lei was still butt hurt by the price.
Such tiny earphones were as expensive as an Armani blazer?
Shi Lei then discovered more things on the app. He realised that there weren't only speakers for home use, but there were even professional ones and one that could be carried around. That's basically building a moving home cinema! Shi Lei thought that the world was more and more mysterious.
That was the progression a loser was making. Although his total sum had reached 100,000 yuan per week, it was obvious that he was so much different than before. Previously, he never thought that spending money was tiring and naturally, he didn't know that there were particular things he needed to know about music.
Shi Lei briefly calculated that if he bought a top-quality player which he could carry around, an amplifier, a pair of top quality earphones, one week's money wasn't even enough for it. He will ask the Sceptre tomorrow and ask about next week's sum. If the 10,000 yuan which he spent to treat Wei Xingyue wasn't counted within it, then he could buy a better-quality amplifier. That way, it should use up all of the this week's money.
Money, he could spend it like that!
Shi Lei grew more confident but his stomach wasn't as it rumbled.
When he was about to leave, the door was opened and Sun Yiyi stood in front of it.
Because she realised that Shi Lei really was not short on money recently, and it was hard for Shi Lei to drink all the soup she had been making, so she finally stopped bringing soup for him. Except, she would come every three or five days to help him clean his house. She usually came around this time as Shi Lei was out for dinner and she could do it confidently herself.
When Sun Yiyi cleaned his house for the first time, she didn't tell him. After Shi Lei returned to the apartment, he was shocked as he thought that there was a miss paludina(1) in his house. He was bewildered; did the Black Card have a function to clean the house? Then, he realised that it was Sun Yiyi who helped him.
"Shitou ge, you are still here. I thought you went out for lunch already!" Sun Yiyi swept the hairs falling from her forehead away and smiled.
"You're here to help again? Didn't I tell you that I'll ask for a cleaner? They have good service here. You are doing part jobs during the day and taking care of your Mum at night, don't tire yourself out too much!"
It's fine, I can usually finish cleaning within an hour since your house isn't too big. Shitou ge, is it because you think I'm not doing a good job? I'll pay more attention, please don't be angry. This is the only way I can repay you!"
Seeing that she lowered her head, Shi Lei knew that she would cry again if he said anything more.
When he was about to say 'do it if you want', but he had a bad feeling. Those three from his dorm found out about Wei Xingyue's stockings in the rubbish bin and he have yet to get rid of it. If Sun Yiyi saw it, he wouldn't even be able to explain it if he had 100 mouths!
No, she mustn't do the cleaning today!
"Great timing, since you are here, go eat with me. You are taking of your mother everyday and I feel bad to go find you. It's too boring to eat by myself." With that, Shi Lei wanted to drag her away.
But Sun Yiyi said: "But your room is messy……"
"It's being messy for a few days so it won't matter if it's messy for one more day. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Sun Yiyi could only agree and ate with Shi Lei at a nearby restaurant. Sun Yiyi ate already so she only ordered dessert. She stared gently at Shi Lei as he ate.
Shi Lei wanted to send Sun Yiyi home but she didn't accept no matter how hard he tried as she wanted to take the bus. In the end, Shi Lei could only watch her get on the bus.
Walking along the street, Shi Lei planned to go back. The American stocks were about to open and he planned to practice after reading more books. Of course, it was still only mock investments. Shi Lei didn't have an American account, and even if he had, the amount of money he had could barely buy any stocks.
The phone in his pocket was ringing. He took it out and it was Wei Xingyue, the crazy woman.
Holy, she was definitely haunting me. What did she want again?
He thought for a moment, then eventually answered the phone: "What do you want from me again?" His tone was extremely unfriendly.
Wei Xingyue blanked out for a second, she had never met a man who talked to her like that. She angrily said: "You are taking responsibly for this! I'm pregnant!"
Shi Lei was stupefied……
Chapter 137 - Yu Banzhi's Pupil
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
The more Wei Xingyue interacted with Shi Lei, the less she understood him. She thought that since he was someone with a simple background and not a lot of experience, she would be able to see through him with her intelligence.
But after she successfully created the car accident to get to know him, the charisma that Wei Xingyue was proud of seemed to be nothing in Shi Lei's eyes. Even if she wasn't his type and he had an eighteen-year-old girlfriend, he shouldn't be completely unmoved by her beauty.
The encounter at the bar was actually unexpected, but after that, she intentionally tailed him, successfully making him drink with her privately. Wei Xingyue unleashed her charisma and attempted to seduce him as much as possible, but he seemed to be scared of her, continuously avoiding her and acting as if he wasn't willing to even speak a single word to her.
In the end, even Wei Xingyue became gloomy. This was the second time that her charisma didn't work. She purposely wanted to see whether or not Shi Lei would tell the truth when drunk, but she ended up being played by this cunning brat. Wei Xingyue calculated afterwards that three and a half bottles of the wine went into her stomach while Shi Lei, at most, drank half a bottle. It seemed that he was taking big gulps, but in reality, they were only tiny sips.
She drank spirits at the bar, beer at the barbeque stall, and then wine at Shi Lei's apartment. Even Wei Xingyue couldn't keep herself sober after consuming three different types of alcohol.
It was fine that she was drunk. It was also not a big deal that she fell asleep on top of Shi Lei, since she really didn't care about that level of intimacy. The most outrageous thing she remembered was when she climbed onto the bed and tried to push Shi Lei off, mumbling to him to sleep on the couch. Except he firmly refused and their bodies intertwined with each other, and without realizing, as did their lips.
She would've forgotten about it if it was just a simple touch, but at that time, Wei Xingyue didn't know what was wrong with her. She teased Shi Lei with her tongue and naturally, they kissed passionately for more than ten minutes. Luckily, Shi Lei was so intoxicated that Wei Xingyue didn't lose her virginity. Otherwise, although he blacked out, Wei Xingyue clearly knew that she might've just done it with him.
Of course, Shi Lei didn't know that. From his perspective, a flirtatious woman like Wei Xingyue probably already had a taste of a man. But in reality, the kiss she had with him was her first.
Shi Lei not remembering anything after he woke up made Wei Xingyue gloomy. She couldn't even argue with him and could only pretend that she was muddled as well.
Good thing he listened to her and wandered outside for a day, letting her take a good, long nap. Who knew that things would deteriorate after she woke up? She was drying her body in the dark and that idiot came back.
He! Came! Back!
Wei Xingyue thought that God was playing a joke on her. She was about to throw Shi Lei's towel over the bed and put on her own clothes when he turned on the lights.
If everything was scheduled by God, then she could only say that he really spent a lot of effort on them. Such a coincidental coincidence that was part of Korean dramas actually left the screen and came into her life.
Shi Lei wouldn't know that Wei Xingyue really was furious in that instant and the consequences of incurring the wrath of the lady of the Wei household were severe. Shi Lei just happened to mention the story about Xingyue Puti and Wei Xingyue calmed down instantly, not even understanding why she did so herself. She even put the cheap chain of beads around her neck.
Now that Wei Xingyue understood that it was ill-fated destiny and everything was caused by that man with the surname of Yu.
It was indeed a coincidence. She had asked randomly before she left and Shi Lei said that his friend was Yu Banzhi.
Yu's Agarwood Shop Of course Wei Xingyue knew about it. There was not a single fuerdai in Wu Dong city who didn't know about it.
Yu Banzhi wasn't a fuerdai, but a third generation of soldiers, since all his family members worked in the military. He was a single child and stubbornly refused to join the military because he didn't want to continue the Yu family tradition. Rather, he was like a wild crane soaring in the sky and displayed extraordinary interests in the art of tea and antique collectables.
In the beginning, the Yu family and Wei family intended to arrange a marriage for their children since Yu Banzhi and Wei Xingyue were rather close in age, so they agreed verbally.
That year, Wei Xingyue was fifteen years old and Yu Banzhi hadn't graduated from university yet.
After Wei Xingyue found out about it, she looked for Yu Banzhi at the university he was studying at, but Yu Banzhi said that he wasn't interested in their arranged marriage at all and Wei Xingyue was greatly embarrassed. Although she was only a fifteen-year-old girl, her beauty already exceeded others. After she was rejected by a man face to face, she felt furious and wronged at the same time.
When Wei Xingyue was in her early twenties, she went to the Yu family and provokingly declared that she wanted to stop the arranged marriage. Although it was only a verbal agreement between both parentst was valid in their social class. Hence, Wei Xingyue's actions provoked and agitated her father immensely.
But Yu Banzhi appeared and lightly said, "Oh, an arranged marriage? Was there something like that? Then cancel it."
He didn't have any reaction and was so cold, expressing that he didn't even know about it. Both families were speechless and since neither of them wanted it, they couldn't do anything about it and gave up.
That was the first time Wei Xingyue failed to capture someone's heart with her charisma and that person was Yu Banzhi.
So it was easy to imagine what Wei Xingyue was feeling when she heard that Shi Lei was friends with Yu Banzhi. The so-called saying of: if people aren't of the same kind, they wouldn't be in the same family. Although it didn't mean friendships, it served the same meaning. If Yu Banzhi and Shi Lei weren't like-minded, how could a thirty-year-old man be friends with a brat who was barely twenty-one years old?
And Wei Xingyue felt the same towards Shi Lei as she did Yu Banzhi. That guy was especially strange. Clearly, he had the ability to reach further, but he never did anything proper and hid amongst the norm. How similar was that to Yu Banzhi's personality?
Wei Xingyue thought that she would always end up falling for this kind of person her entire life.
And the chain of Xingyue on her neck. Although it definitely wouldn't be something from Yu Banzhi's shop, he was most certainly part of it. There was now an answer as to why Wei Xingyue calmed down after seeing it. It was something she would do, as this chain of Xingyue was connected to both men she fell for.
Wei Xingyue wanted to throw the chain of Xingyue into the lake, but after hesitating for a while, she eventually put it around her neck.
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"Yu Banzhi, you really are my nemesis, aren't you? It's not enough for you to embarrass me alone. Now you have a pupil to embarrass me more? Just you wait I'm going to your shop to find you tomorrow!"
Wei Xingyue clenched her teeth tightly. In the end, she was just letting out her anger. How would she actually do that? Going to Yu's Agarwood shop, telling him how she tumbled into Shi Lei's hands and was embarrassed by that young man just like how she was embarrassed by him years ago?
It was impossible for her to do that, being as proud as she was.
Feeling the Xingyue Puti in her hands, she knew its worth wasn't even enough for any of the ornaments she owned, but as she touched it, she unexpectedly calmed down.
Looking at the tranquil lake water, a peaceful smile appeared on her face.
*The name Hu Banzhi have being changed to Yu Banzhi due to my mitake and everything is changed already
Chapter 138 - Secret Report and the Woman in Red
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Perhaps it was because Shi Lei burnt a stick of incense, he slept extremely well.
After he woke up, he spent a whole day contemplating whether he should take those three from his dorm to the private lounge at the foot of Qing Long mountain.
When it was dinner time, Shi Lei finally decided that he definitely should not take them there.
It wasn't that he was worried about those three acting as if they were going into the city from the countryside for the first time, but mainly because he thought that they would go insane after discovering they ate tofu for the whole night.
This fact proved that Wei Xingyue really overestimated Shi Lei.
He asked Sun Yiyi and was told that her mother was recovering steadily. After using the incense he bought them, her mother's mood indeed became much calmer, or perhaps it was because she saw everything Shi Lei did for them and knew that he was the right person to entrust Sun Yiyi to. Besides the comfort of such a thought, she knew that no one would be able to hurt Sun Yiyi even if something happened to her. Now that she had discarded the heaviest burden in her heart, she was much more lively than before and not so depressed anymore.
Knowing that the call was from Shi Lei, Sun Yiyi's mother smiled to her and said, "The doctor told me to walk around a bit more. The food is pre-made, so I only need to heat it up. Go eat with Shitou. You youngsters should go out and do more activities."
Sun Yiyi retold her mother's exact words to Shi Lei whilst blushing. He told her to wait as he rushed over.
Shi Lei decided not to greet Sun Yiyi's mother and he told her to wait for him in front of the main gate. He specifically reminded her to wear the dress he bought for her. When he arrived, he found her standing outside in her dress and jacket.
After he greeted her, Shi Lei instructed the driver to go to Qing Long mountain.
Sun Yiyi jumped and asked, "Are we going to that mansion again?" She still felt that her experiences that day were unreal.
Shi Lei laughed and shook his head. "Qing Long mountain is huge and the mansion isn't the only thing there. I'm taking you to have some nice food today."
"It must be expensive." Sun Yiyi scrunched her face.
"They are all vegetarian, but it's so well made that it seems like meat. You can satisfy your desire to eat without gaining any weight. Don't worry, it doesn't cost much."
Sun Yiyi didn't completely believe him but complied as she leaned next to him.
When they arrived at Wu Wei Lounge, Shi Lei held her hand as he lead the way in.
As expected, Li Xiaoyu was on shift. Seeing that a car drove in, she glanced over and saw Shi Lei leading an extremely pure looking girl in.
She quickly greeted them. Although Li Xiaoyu was doubtful, she smiled and said, "Shi Shao, you are here! Why didn't you call first?"
"We are not drinking today, just eating, so I thought it wasn't necessary to call in advance."
"Then I'll organise Kuteng Laoshu(1) for you?" Li Xiaoyu asked.
Shi Lei thought. Xiaoqiao Liushui must be Wei Xingyue's favourite, but this Kuteng Laoshu seemed to come from the same poem. He didn't care anyways and nodded, agreeing to her suggestion.
He could not go up by himself as he didn't know where the room was. Li Xiaoyu understood that, politely leading the way for them.
As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, Sun Yiyi was astonished. How could she have ever been able to see anything like this before? It was nothing close to luxury. In other words, the outer appearance was not exaggerated at all. The beauty was all hidden in the stream before them and the greenery on both sides.
"What a fresh place!" Sun Yiyi exclaimed. She believed Shi Lei and felt that this place wasn't so expensive, perhaps due to the hidden extravagance.
Li Xiaoyu led them into Kuteng Laoshu, which was different to yesterday's Xiaoqiao Liushui. If Xiaoqiao Liushui was summer, then Kuteng Laoshu resembled late autumn.
It seemed like Wu Wei Lounge's furnishings were connected to the names of the rooms.
Shi Lei didn't know what dishes they should order. Hence, he mimicked Wei Xingyue and told the waitress to organize four dishes and a soup of their choice. He also ordered two glasses of juice. The price of the meal was most likely around 3,000 yuan, much cheaper than yesterday. The only difference was the cost of yesterday's bottle of wine.
When the dishes arrived, Shi Lei realized that it was somewhat different from yesterday's as well. Although they were both delicate, Shi Lei felt that the color schemes of the dishes fitted more with the name of room.
They sure put a lot of thought into it.
Sun Yiyi's reactions were like Shi Lei's yesterday. She was shocked by the delicacy of the dishes and didn't know where to start, studying them for a long time.
After a bite, the taste was unrealistically amazing and she expressed that she had never had such delicious food before. To Shi Lei, he could not believe that everything was vegetarian and made from tofu.
Today, Shi Lei paid more attention. He didn't care about anything else other than eating the food and trying the "meat" carefully until he could slightly taste the tofu.
Towards the end of the meal, Sun Yiyi finally realized that the "meat" was all tofu. She praised the chefs, exclaiming that they really were amazing.
Shi Lei paid for the bill outside, since he didn't want to scare Sun Yiyi with the price. After he returned to the room, his phone rang. It was a WeChat message from Wei Xingyue.
"You sure are impatient. Taking your little girlfriend there to show off already?"
Shi Lei rolled his eyes and thought that it must've been Li Xiaoyu who told Wei Xingyue. How could she be so talkative?
In fact, Li Xiaoyu wasn't that kind of person. She only knew that Shi Lei was a guest whom Wei Xingyue brought. Wei Xingyue also seemed to be rather carefree and relaxed with Shi Lei, unlike the sense of distance when she conversed with other rich fuerdais. She also knew clearly that although all the dishes were vegetarian, Wei Xingyue rarely ate so unreservedly and finished the food. It was obviously influenced by her mood, and it was more than enough to prove that Shi Lei wasn't someone she had to be on guard against.
As a woman, she naturally thought that Wei Xingyue at least had some feelings for Shi Lei. Otherwise, as people of the opposite sex, it was impossible for there to be nothing between them.
Hence, when she saw Shi Lei bring a girl whose beauty didn't lose to Wei Xingyue, the intimacy they displayed obviously implied that they were a couple. She couldn't help but to secretly report it to Wei Xingyue.
Of course, Shi Lei wouldn't know about Li Xiaoyu's thoughts. He was simply unhappy that she revealed what he was up to without his consent.
When he saw her again, his attitude turned cold.
Li Xiaoyu knew the reason for it and didn't dare to say anything. In her perspective, she could not afford to displease someone who was favoured by Wei Xingyue. She even regretted that she reported his appearance here to Wei Xingyue.
When Shi Lei and Sun Yiyi walked out, they bumped into a beautiful girl around the age of twenty with big curls. She was wearing a red dress, a pair of red heels, and black stockings. She walked like the wind, and it seemed like there was a ball of fire floating towards them.
Even if Shi Lei didn't want to take notice of this, he had to. The door of Wu Wei Lounge wasn't big and it could only fit two people walking shoulder to shoulder. As the woman walked in, Shi Lei could only step back to give way.
The woman was slightly surprised when she saw him. Shi Lei felt that her breathtaking features were rather familiar.
1. Kuteng Laoshu: Old tree with dried vines, name of the room
Chapter 139 - Looks Like Wei Xingyue
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Meeting someone with a sense of familiarity wouldn't go wrong in a situation between two people of the same gender, and they could even become friends.
However, if it happened between a man and a woman, it was unlikely to progress any further. After all, when a man used the phrase "I think I've seen you somewhere before," it would automatically be judged as an old fashioned pick up line.
Although Shi Lei thought that she looked familiar, he didn't stop walking. He only glanced at her temporarily and left with Sun Yiyi.
On the contrary, the sexy woman in red stopped after she walked in and was lost in thought, staring at Shi Lei and Sun Yiyi for a long time.
It was only after he sat in the car that Shi Lei suddenly realised something and slapped his leg. No wonder that woman seemed familiar. She looked liked Wei Xingyue. There was an obvious difference between them, though. If Wei Xingyue didn't move or smile, she was like a goddess who had transcended from above while this woman in red seemed hot and sexy upon first glance, as if a part of his heart already was disturbed by her beauty.
Their similarities were mainly displayed by the shape of their face and nose. Their eyes were different. The outer corner of the woman in red's eyes were inclined upwards in a seductive manner while Wei Xingyue's were big and clear. Their lips were also different. Wei Xingyue's lips were rather thin.he woman in red's lips were plump like Angelina Jolie, which gave people the desire to kiss them.
Their heights were approximately the same and even the style of dressing was similar. Although one was fire red and one was pure white, they were both monochromatic. Wei Xingyue loved to dress in all white with a black scarf as the highlight, butthe woman in red had a red hair tie with a pair of black stockings.
Another difference he noticed was the age.
The woman in red seemed to be around the same age as Shi Lei. However, Wei Xingyue looked four or five years older than him.
Sun Yiyi was bewildered by Shi Lei's action. "Shitou ge, are you okay? Why are you slapping yourself so hard?" she asked.
Shi Lei snapped back to reality and smiled. "Nothing. I just figured something out."
"What is it?"
Shi Lei didn't conceal it from her and said, "When we walked out of the door, did you think that the woman in red looked rather familiar?"
Sun Yiyi frowned as she tried to remember, but she could not think of anyone.
It wasn't anything strange, as she only met Wei Xingyue once. Shi Lei and Wei Xingyue had already touched physically and hewas naturally more familiar with her looks.
"Do you remember the night when I picked you and your mother up to go to the hospital? A girl's car hit me and she wanted me to go to the hospital and check my injuries..."
Sun Yiyi nodded. "I remember now, you are talking about sister Wei. Aiya, really, that girl in red looked like sister Wei. But their styles are completely different. Sister Wei is a fairy and the girl just then was more like a goddess."
Shi Lei laughed and thought that Sun Yiyi was way too naive. She didn't know that beneath Wei Xingyue's looks, she had the heart of a crazy woman and he had had enough of her.
"I just thought that the girl in red seemed familiar but I couldn't remember where I saw her before. After I got in the car, I realized that I've never seen her before, but found her to be familiar simply because she looks like someone else."
"Mhm, they really do look alike. The more we talk about it, the more I think they look like each other."
After sending Sun Yiyi home, Shi Lei didn't have anything to do. He wanted to find a bar and kill time, but he was afraid of bumping into Wei Xingyue again. Maybe he was overthinking it. Wei Xingyue was the daughter of a super wealthy family and it was already a miracle within a miracle that she was at the bar. How could she possibly be at the bar everyday?
But Shi Lei's purpose in going to a bar was nothing other than wanting to spend more money.
Excluding the money which he spent while Wei Xingyue was messing around, he only used a bit over 3,000 yuan tonight with Sun Yiyi. He still had more than 96,000 yuan lying in his bank account, untouched.
Shi Lei looked at the luxurious apartment. He lit a stick of incense, feeling that he was lacking something.
Oh right. He was missing a set of good quality speakers. If there was music in the house, it would been perfect.
When Shi Lei and Wei Xingyue were chatting, he'd gained the knowledge of something called a cigar, which was a hundred times more expensive than normal cigarettes. He was contemplating whether or not he should learn how to smoke for the sake of pretending to be cool. Or, he could get into the habit of drinking wine. After all, the wine called Romanee Conti was at least 200,000 yuan per bottle.
Well, he was just thinking about it, but speakers were definitely possible.
But it was too late and he didn't have any places to go to spend money, he decided to do it tomorrow.
After he woke up in the morning, Shi Lei went straight to the sound equipment market. On the way there, he looked up the brands of speakers. Without considering the price in comparison to its functions, he quickly bought a set of speakers at the price of 50,000 yuan within twenty minutes.
After all, he only rented the house and there weren't any sound proof equipment, he could only buy a beginner level speaker.
When he looked around the market, Shi Lei knew that top quality speakers for home use were at least 350,000 yuan. In professional shops, there were even speakers up to a million.
This was another way to spend money, except Shi Lei could not afford it just yet. When he didn't know where to spend money next time, he could buy the 50,000 yuan speakers or even the million yuan speakers.
He could even refurnish the house and add sound proof walls or glass. He would just buy as much as he could because he had the money to do so.
Shi Lei left after confirming that they would come and install it on the second day.
On the way back, his phone rang continuously. He didn't even have to check to know that they were from those three in his dorm. Today was Wednesday, the so-called party day. Just because Shi Lei didn't care about it didn't mean that those three would forget.
Shi Lei saw them as soon as he got off the car. They complained that they'd waited for half an hour in the frigid weather with chilly winds. Shi Lei awarded them with a kick each. Although the security guards wouldn't let them into the apartment, that didn't stop them from entering the main gate and they could even sit on the couch to wait for him. The words about chilly winds were just made up accusations as they wanted to rip Shi Lei off more.
He initially thought that they would drag him straight to the restaurant, but surprisingly, they dragged him upstairs and called for food delivery because they wanted to stay at his place today.
Shi Lei was surprised but agreed to what they wanted.
After a while, they revealed their real purpose.
Zhang Mo dragged his feet and approached Shi Lei. He spoke shyly and in embarrassment: "Shitou, can I discuss something with you?"
Shi Lei really couldn't stand a fatty acting like this in front of him. If a beauty did it, it was called acting cute, but Zhang Mo was scaring him.
"Don't act like this. Spit it out!"
Chapter 140 - Three People's thoughts
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Zhang Mo turned around and glanced at Xu Yi and Luo Ming. The two of them were winking at him so much that their eyeballs were falling out of their sockets.
"Are you going to say it or not?" Shi Lei couldn't help saying as he saw that fatty twisting his fat body.
Zhang Mo seemed to make the decision. "Shitou, I―no, us three―we want to borrow some money from you." The fatty said bashfully and Shi Lei was disgusted.
"Borrow money? How much? For what?" He couldn't lend the money from the total sum he had to spend because it must be returned before Saturday as Shi Lei needed to spend it before then. But he also had some money of his own so it wasn't a big deal to lend it to people with whom he'd been friends with for several years.
"Not how much…but…" The fatty began to act shyly as if he was too embarrassed to speak.
"If you're not going to say it, then forget it!"
"No…" Luo Ming quickly grabbed onto Shi Lei with a strange smile on his face.
Xu Yi also grabbed Shi Lei and hesitantly said, "We…we are…"
Shi Lei crossed his arms and looked at them, waiting to see what they were going to say.
Finally, Zhang Mo clenched his teeth and stomped. "It's almost Christmas and we want to buy a present for our girlfriends. But we are short on money so we want to borrow some from you!"
Shi Lei was dumbfounded. He looked at Luo Ming and Xu Yi. Although these guys looked ordinary, the university was filled with ordinary-looking girls too. They were locals in the end and it was normal for them to find a girlfriend.
But Shi Lei looked at Zhang Mo. This guy was…interesting.
He stared at Zhang Mo and said, "You have one too?"
"He does!" Luo Ming said for him.
Shi Lei laughed. "Buying presents isn't the main thing, is it? You guys want to get the girls by using an occasion like Christmas Eve, right?"
The three of them were embarrassed and Shi Lei didn't know what to say.
He studied Zhang Mo's body shape again, it was a water bucket―no, wait, a water tower…Shi Lei couldn't help but blurt out, "Holy shit, which girl is that blind? Did she not have eyes ever since she was born? Isn't she scared that she'll be crushed by you?"
"Fuck off!" Zhang Mo couldn't hold it anymore.
Shi Lei thought that since it was an important affair in life, and they'd been friends for more than three years, he should help them in what ways he could. Still, he prayed silently for three minutes for the girl who was giving herself to Zhang Mo.
Zhang Mo chuckled and said, "Well, we don't know what else to do. You have the money, so…Don't worry, we are just borrowing it from you. We will definitely return it once we have money."
Luo Ming quickly added, "We don't even have to have our party days anymore. Honestly, you've always treated us and we feel bad about it. We asked you today only because we really don't know what else to do."
Xu Yi then said, "Yeah, we are not going today, and we won't in the future. Just think of it as giving us the money you are using to treat us. There definitely won't be a next time…"
Shi Lei thought, I would like to, but treating you and giving money to you are two completely different concepts, and the Scepter needs to at least agree.
But looking at their panicked expressions, he considered that perhaps they really did find girlfriends. With the living expenses their families were giving them, it would be difficult to even treat their girlfriends to a meal.
When he was about to ask how much they wanted, Xu Yi let out a strange yelp. He picked up the garbage can and pulled out a pair of wrinkled, skin-colored stockings as if he was discovering a new, uninhabited land…
"Holy shit, Shitou, what the hell is going on? You need to tell us."
Zhang Mo and Luo Ming both turned their heads and seemed extremely excited after they looked at it. "Something happened, something must've happened, and according to my numerous years of experience, this definitely isn't Yiyi's."
"Exactly, I've never seen Yiyi wear stockings before. It's so sheer, too. It must belong to a sexy beauty!"
As the three of them were bombarding him with questions. Shi Lei couldn't explain to them and insisted, "Just a friend. She was over for a while and accidentally spilled drinks on it, so she took it off and threw it away."
"Bullshit! How many girls would wear stockings in this weather? Something definitely happened!"
"Right. She sat here for a while. Make it clear, did you guys make love or sit for a while!?"
Luo Ming and Xu Yi pondered for a long time before realizing the difference between the two zuo(1). They gave Zhang Mo the thumbs up and complimented, "You're the real older driver(2) here!"
Shi Lei was speechless. He didn't want to explain more and he spoke loudly, "Stop! Do you still want to borrow money or not?"
The three of them were immediately shushed. Compared to gossip about Shi Lei's private life, they were more concerned about the happiness of the lower half of their bodies. At the same time, they looked at Shi Lei as if they were animals waiting to be fed.
Shi Lei said, feeling as if he didn't have a choice, "You can borrow money from me, but only this time. Don't expect me to lend money to you every time you guys get a room! I'm mainly concerned about your body. Young people should have self-control…"
"Control your ass! Tell us what's up with the stockings!"
Shi Lei chuckled and said evasively, "Right. Tell me, how much do you want?"
The three of exchanged glances for a while and eventually, Zhang Mo had the guts to say "It's more than enough to have a thousand!" After a moment of consideration, he added, "A thousand for each of us! We'll give it back when we have money!"
Shi Lei didn't hesitate too much. It was only three thousand altogether and he could afford to lend it to them, as his funds were far more than that. Except his plan of investing would definitely have to wait. And Shi Lei didn't plan to ask them to return it as their friendship was way more important than money.
"A thousand, but there's no next time. I don't care about this money, but treating you guys is for the sake of our friendship. Money always ruins friendships and we don't want our friendship to be ruined because of it."
"Nice! As expected, the emperor is impressive!" The three of them cheered.
Afterwards, Zhang Mo earnestly said, "Shitou, we'll remember this. After we find a job and earn money, we will definitely give it back to you."
The other two followed Zhang Mo and nodded. Shi Lei laughed. "It's fine. Wait until after you guys find a job. Don't be in such a hurry."
"We won't rip you off for our party on Wednesdays. Us four bros will gather and just have a drink!" The three of them declared.
But Shi Lei said, "I don't really care about that because I'm not short on money. Let's go find a crayfish place to go!"
"Really?" The three of them looked at each other.
Shi Lei waved his hands. "We must!" The three of them cheered again. They surrounded Shi Lei and walked out, securely shutting the door and following closely behind him.
While they ate, they were still rather embarrassed as if they were reflecting on their recent actions, but they didn't forget to borrow a thousand yuan each before they left.
"Shameless assholes!" Shi Lei smiled bitterly as he sent them home and went back to his apartment. As he was bored, he opened Qidian on his phone and noticed that the author of 'The Best Fortune Teller' wrote a new book. It seemed interesting. The comment section was blowing up and many people praised him.
1. Zuo: the word for sit is 'zuo', and the word for make love is 'zuo ai', and it was a pun of these two words
2. Old driver: internet slang for someone who's particular knowledgeable in one area, usually afflicted with the sexual aspect
Chapter 141 - I'm pregnant
Translator: Lav
In the morning, Shi Lei was woken by the ringing of his phone. It was the people from the speaker's shop. They said that they were outside and they needed Shi Lei to let them into the apartment.
After putting on his clothes, Shi Lei let the workers in and was then surrounded by the sound of them installing the speakers. Shi Lei read those investment books for the whole morning. They were done noon and Shi Lei thanked them as he walked them out.
It was rather enjoyable in the afternoon. He sat in his luxuriously furnished apartment and lighted a stick of agarwood incense. He was surrounded by the faint smoke from the incense and music. Also, make a pot of…… Oh. He didn't have any tea leaves at home, he failed to pretend to be cool, but having a glass of Sprite from 1982 wasn't too bad.
As he studied stocks, when it had its opening quotation, Shi Lei used a mock deal app to try to invest.
Of course, it was just mock investments, which was similar to playing Monopoly. Although it wasn't as exciting as he could buy zoos very easily, but Shi Lei thought that it wasn't too bad.
When it closed in the afternoon, Shi Lei checked the few stocks he picked. Two of them increased in value slightly whilst the rest all failed.
Recalling it in pain, Shi Lei continued to study about stocks for the afternoon. When it was around dinner time, he calculated the amount of money left for the week.
The whole set of speakers was more than 50,000 yuan, he spent 3,000 yuan on taking Sun Yiyi to dinner, he spent more than 10,000 yuan on the party day yesterday, used approximately 2,000 yuan for Xingyue Puti and incense. He had about 30,000 yuan left.
But if he included the amount of money he spent on treating Wei Xingyue to dinner, then he would only have a bit over 10,000 yuan to spend.
After all, he still had 10,000 yuan, he was considering how he could spend it reasonably.
The speaker stopped abruptly when his playlist finished playing. He remembered the technician who installed the speakers for him said that in order for the speakers to perform better, it was advisable for Shi Lei to buy a more professional music player. It was a waste to play music through such good quality speakers from his phone.
But it wasn't something he needed to consider. Since he had 10,000 yuan left, he could go buy one.
He went on the app for second hand items and chose a 5,000 yuan professional music player. He made sure that the seller could mail it to him the next day, he paid for it.
He only spent the change and he had 10,000 yuan left. Shi Lei saw that the second handed website recommended him a bunch of earphones after buying the player.
From Shi Lei's perspective, the most expensive earphones were the ones which came with the iPhone, which cost 100 yuan. It was just a mini semiconductor; how expensive could that be? But in the recommended list, Shi Lei saw earphones being sold at a price of more than 2,000 yuan.
"Are there earphones that expensive?" Shi Lei realised that he was so much of a loser that he lacked basic knowledge of luxury objects in the world.
He typed in 'earphones' into the searchbar. Shi Lei selected arrange by price, from the highest to the lowest, of course.
Shi Lei was shocked. What kind of earphones cost 200,000 yuan?
Shi Lei memorised the name Ailey deeply. It was like robbing money, a pair of earphones for 20,000 yuan.
Eventually, Shi Lei chose a HD model of Heinz noise reduction earphones for over 8,000 yuan.
Of course, it must be one that could arrive by tomorrow. But, although he was using the Black Card's money, Shi Lei was still butt hurt by the price.
Such tiny earphones were as expensive as an Armani blazer?
Shi Lei then discovered more things on the app. He realised that there weren't only speakers for home use, but there were even professional ones and one that could be carried around. That's basically building a moving home cinema! Shi Lei thought that the world was more and more mysterious.
That was the progression a loser was making. Although his total sum had reached 100,000 yuan per week, it was obvious that he was so much different than before. Previously, he never thought that spending money was tiring and naturally, he didn't know that there were particular things he needed to know about music.
Shi Lei briefly calculated that if he bought a top-quality player which he could carry around, an amplifier, a pair of top quality earphones, one week's money wasn't even enough for it. He will ask the Sceptre tomorrow and ask about next week's sum. If the 10,000 yuan which he spent to treat Wei Xingyue wasn't counted within it, then he could buy a better-quality amplifier. That way, it should use up all of the this week's money.
Money, he could spend it like that!
Shi Lei grew more confident but his stomach wasn't as it rumbled.
When he was about to leave, the door was opened and Sun Yiyi stood in front of it.
Because she realised that Shi Lei really was not short on money recently, and it was hard for Shi Lei to drink all the soup she had been making, so she finally stopped bringing soup for him. Except, she would come every three or five days to help him clean his house. She usually came around this time as Shi Lei was out for dinner and she could do it confidently herself.
When Sun Yiyi cleaned his house for the first time, she didn't tell him. After Shi Lei returned to the apartment, he was shocked as he thought that there was a miss paludina(1) in his house. He was bewildered; did the Black Card have a function to clean the house? Then, he realised that it was Sun Yiyi who helped him.
"Shitou ge, you are still here. I thought you went out for lunch already!" Sun Yiyi swept the hairs falling from her forehead away and smiled.
"You're here to help again? Didn't I tell you that I'll ask for a cleaner? They have good service here. You are doing part jobs during the day and taking care of your Mum at night, don't tire yourself out too much!"
It's fine, I can usually finish cleaning within an hour since your house isn't too big. Shitou ge, is it because you think I'm not doing a good job? I'll pay more attention, please don't be angry. This is the only way I can repay you!"
Seeing that she lowered her head, Shi Lei knew that she would cry again if he said anything more.
When he was about to say 'do it if you want', but he had a bad feeling. Those three from his dorm found out about Wei Xingyue's stockings in the rubbish bin and he have yet to get rid of it. If Sun Yiyi saw it, he wouldn't even be able to explain it if he had 100 mouths!
No, she mustn't do the cleaning today!
"Great timing, since you are here, go eat with me. You are taking of your mother everyday and I feel bad to go find you. It's too boring to eat by myself." With that, Shi Lei wanted to drag her away.
But Sun Yiyi said: "But your room is messy……"
"It's being messy for a few days so it won't matter if it's messy for one more day. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Sun Yiyi could only agree and ate with Shi Lei at a nearby restaurant. Sun Yiyi ate already so she only ordered dessert. She stared gently at Shi Lei as he ate.
Shi Lei wanted to send Sun Yiyi home but she didn't accept no matter how hard he tried as she wanted to take the bus. In the end, Shi Lei could only watch her get on the bus.
Walking along the street, Shi Lei planned to go back. The American stocks were about to open and he planned to practice after reading more books. Of course, it was still only mock investments. Shi Lei didn't have an American account, and even if he had, the amount of money he had could barely buy any stocks.
The phone in his pocket was ringing. He took it out and it was Wei Xingyue, the crazy woman.
Holy, she was definitely haunting me. What did she want again?
He thought for a moment, then eventually answered the phone: "What do you want from me again?" His tone was extremely unfriendly.
Wei Xingyue blanked out for a second, she had never met a man who talked to her like that. She angrily said: "You are taking responsibly for this! I'm pregnant!"
Shi Lei was stupefied……
