America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 26: Give a gift and get the chance to treat someone to a meal?

"Idiot's dream!"

Sufeier met Li Xiaoen's gaze coldly. Unable to bear the smile on his handsome face, he turned his head and looked away.

"Didn't you say you wanted this basketball?"

Li Xiaoen weighed the basketball in his hand and murmured, "You don't have to treat me to a meal. Just pay for the first promise."

It's not that he can't see that Su Feier doesn't care about basketball at all, he just wants to target him. This time he came just to try it out. In case Su Feier is in a difficult situation and can't bring himself to do it, it's good to be able to repay his promise to help her once.

"I don't care about basketball at all. I only care about how to target you and cause you trouble!"

Sufeier turned his gaze and sneered at Li Xiaoen, "You know, you owe me this."

"I didn't do anything, did I?"

Sufeil's look of disgust frightened Li Xiaoen, and he couldn't find any evidence of having provoked the other party in any way.

It can't be that they're in a karate training ground and they're pulling open each other's uniform, right?
The key point is that Sufeil was wearing a sports bra underneath and nothing was visible. Does this mean you owe her something?

Aren’t American women very open-minded?
Li Xiaoen murmured in his heart, and seeing that his only hope was dashed, he lost interest for a while.

Noticing Victoria next to him, who was looking around curiously with her big emerald green eyes, Li Xiaoen naturally couldn't take this old thing back, so he simply changed his target.

"Miss Victoria, this ball is for you, how about it?" Li Xiaoen greeted with a smile.

"basketball?"

Seeing Li Xiaoen's target turned towards her, Victoria pointed at herself in surprise and asked, "You want to give me a basketball, and a basketball of such poor quality?"

"Cough cough..."

Li Xiaoen coughed awkwardly twice. "The gift may be small, but the thought is great. It may be a basketball, but as my first gift to your beautiful self, I don't ask for anything in return."

"Mr. Sean."

Victoria pursed her lips and looked at Li Xiaoen leisurely. "So you knew that too. You actually chose a basketball as your first gift for a girl?"

"..."

"Ha ha……"

Seeing that the usually talkative Li Xiaoen was speechless after being asked a question, Victoria immediately laughed out loud.

Who would have thought that the handsome young man who was sweating profusely on the basketball court not long ago would now appear like this.

She pursed her lips tightly, trying to maintain her ladylike manners and etiquette, "Okay, I'll accept it this time."

"You don't have to ask for anything in return, but I will give you a thank you gift."

Under Li Xiaoen's curious gaze, Victoria lowered her hands, raised her palms slightly, and bowed slightly, "Mr. Xiaoen, I promise to have dinner with you."

"..."

Why does this sound so strange?
Li Xiaoen felt strange and looked at Victoria pointing at him. "Does this mean I want to invite you to dinner?"

"Yeah, is there any problem?" Victoria blinked, her eyes full of confusion.

There is a problem, a big problem!
Li Xiaoen complained in his heart that accepting the gift was just giving the other party an opportunity to invite him to dinner. The act of wanting both gave him an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

It has to be said that one can tell a person's family background and upbringing just from his or her conversation and temperament, appearance and expression.

There is no doubt that although Li Xiaoen has never learned any information about Victoria's family background, he can get a general idea just from the brief time they spent together and chatted.

Victoria's family conditions were at least similar to Sufei's, as she was able to become Sufei's best friend, but she was obviously much better in terms of cultivation and etiquette.

Li Xiaoen knew in his heart that this was just Victoria's subconscious thought based on her own ideas.

"Of course, Miss Victoria." Li Xiaoen nodded helplessly, "But we may not be able to go to a very high-end restaurant. We can only find a restaurant near the school."

In fact, if it comes to going to a high-end restaurant, Li Xiaoen can indeed afford it with his current savings, but he will have to be cautious and maintain it for a while until his daily salary slowly accumulates.

In particular, he hated the minimum 15% tip, which was the most expensive thing he had to eat. The more expensive the meal, the more he had to give for no reason, and it made him feel heartbroken every time.

Li Xiaoen couldn't do the kind of behavior where he would pretend to be rich and treat the goddess to a big meal and then eat steamed buns himself.

Victoria tilted her head and frowned, "Why do you say that?"

"You should know that, too, Miss Victoria."

Li Xiaoen spread his hands and spoke frankly, "I'm just an ordinary international student from China, relying on a school scholarship to study here. Even when I work as a delivery driver to earn a little money, I borrow my uncle's car."

"Okay, okay, it's my treat."

Victoria pursed her lips to smile. She knew it was not good to smile now, but she couldn't help it.

It’s not that I’m laughing at Li Xiaoen’s family background, it’s just that it’s really interesting to see Li Xiaoen’s casual and calm look.

"Then I would be disrespectful."

Li Xiaoen chuckled and extended his hand to Victoria.

Victoria reached down the stairs for support, bowing slightly, "Thank you."

"My pleasure, beautiful Miss Victoria."

After Victoria landed and stood firmly, Li Xiaoen immediately let go of her hand. He seemed to have regained some of the feeling of being immersed in the drama rehearsal.

When Victoria said goodbye to Sufei, Li Xiaoen also greeted Daniel and the others, and the two walked out of the gymnasium side by side.

"Victoria, your gift?"

Li Xiaoen handed the basketball in his hand to Victoria beside him.

"Now, you can take it first."

Victoria was so frightened that she took half a step away. After Li Xiaoen retracted his hand, she slowly returned to the original distance.

"Victoria, do you believe me, I can keep this ball spinning until we get to the restaurant?"

"I do not believe."

"Huh? You didn't see enough of my skills on the court just now, did you? Watch carefully..."

Looking sideways at Li Xiaoen, the young man was staring intently at the basketball spinning on his fingers. Noticing her gaze looking at him, he raised his eyebrows pretentiously. Victoria couldn't help laughing.

"Sean, are you planning on going to the restaurant with me like this?"

"..."

Li Xiaoen looked down and immediately put the basketball between his fingers.

"Okay, I admit defeat."

Looking at Victoria's outfit, which was clearly an everyday casual style, Li Xiaoen nodded continuously as she looked particularly coordinated and fashionable.

"I'm going back to the dormitory to take a shower and put on my best and most formal clothes."

"No, just like this."

Victoria turned her head and looked over. "Do you mind if I come to your dormitory and sit for a while?"

(End of this chapter)