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Chapter 70 Reattaching His Leg

The atmosphere in the private room suddenly became awkward, the relaxed mood from before vanished, especially for Director Wang, who looked rather embarrassed.

As everyone's gaze fell upon him, they discovered that the speaker was a boy named Zhou Yong. He spoke in a very relaxed and casual tone, as if it were something he had casually blurted out.

Logically speaking, a gift, whether good or bad, is a token of goodwill. Besides, the recipient hasn't even said anything yet, so an outsider has even less right to comment on someone else's gift.

But he just had to speak up. Although he tried his best to appear innocent, no one was stupid.

Judging from his eloquent performance just now, it's clear that Zhou Yong isn't the kind of person who lacks emotional intelligence, which makes things quite interesting.

Sure enough, the next second, Zhou Yong revealed his thoughts.

He went to another bunch of red roses inside the room and took a box off it.

"Senior, this is a gift for you. See if you like it." With that, Zhou Yong opened the gift box. Inside was a snake-shaped gold pendant with a rope chain. Although only the pendant was gold, it was worth at least two or three thousand yuan at the current gold price.

At this point, everyone understood a little better. Zhou Yong must like Zhao Tingting, and that's why he lost his mind when he saw Director Wang's gift.

Or perhaps he did it on purpose; it was just a competitive rivalry between lovers.

Zhou Yong thought the same thing. At first, he was nervous about Lin Mo, especially when Zhao Tingting came in with a bouquet of white roses.

After all, this man was far superior to him in appearance alone, but fortunately, he didn't see any interaction between the two during the meal, and even if there was, it was very polite.

He felt much more at ease when he discovered that the other bouquet was from this unassuming fellow.

That's why when he saw that Director Wang had given him a gift like lipstick, he subconsciously tried to belittle it, so that he could highlight his own gift.

The methods used are not particularly sophisticated, even somewhat crude, but they are sometimes very effective, especially when facing an opponent who is inferior to oneself.

"Thank you, this is too precious," Zhao Tingting first tried to ease the awkwardness, then glanced at Lin Mo unintentionally. Seeing that he didn't seem to care much, she breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it was gold.

Lin Mo wasn't unresponsive; rather, he was thinking about how to get back at Director Wang.

After all, Director Wang was his roommate for three years. If you slapped him in the face in front of us roommates, it's like breaking one of the other two's legs. He has to get back the face Director Wang lost and then put his leg back on.

But before he could speak, the Sichuan girl next to him sneered and said, "Gold, it's quite valuable, but the appearance is so tacky. If you didn't know better, you'd think someone was getting married!"

In the dorm, Chuanzi's words never disappoint. Don't be fooled by his online persona as Li Shiya; in reality, you can always trust Chuanzi. He's a mahjong player who fights to the bitter end—how could a coward emerge from there? When trouble comes, he's truly a man of action!

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire private room fell into an awkward atmosphere again, but this time it was Zhou Yong who was caught in the crossfire.

"It's okay, it's okay, I like it. It just so happens that I was born in the Year of the Snake," Zhao Tingting said, trying to ease the tension.

"It's true that I didn't think things through. How about this, I'll punish myself with a drink." With that, Zhou Yong picked up his glass and downed it in one gulp, then continued:

"Since that's the case, and we've finished eating, I suggest that the men split the bill and the women eat for free. How about we go to karaoke later and have another round?"

As soon as he finished speaking, another boy quickly chimed in, "Okay, no problem, we're all men, it's fine!"

The other girls didn't say anything, but Wang Jing frowned slightly. However, after being nudged by Lin Mo, she shut up.

"That wouldn't be right. It's my birthday today, and it's only right that I treat everyone to a meal. How could I let you all come?" Zhao Tingting quickly refused, though her tone wasn't very firm. "It's your senior's birthday, so you're the most important person today. Just have fun," Zhou Yong said generously.

Just then, Lin Mo spoke up with a smile: "What this friend said is right. Since it's your birthday today, just be happy."

But let's not make it so complicated, like "men pay, women don't have to." How about this: we have five men and five women, so I'll pay for the men, including your share, and you can pay for the women. In other words, we'll split the bill. What do you think? It'll be the same when we go to karaoke later!

Since the girl from Sichuan has had her leg reattached, he naturally can't fall behind. Otherwise, with only half his leg reattached, he'll be a cripple forever!
Moreover, he was certain that Zhou Yong was not some rich second-generation heir. After all, if he were a rich second-generation heir, someone like Miss Yuan would have already bought everything with a wave of her hand, and there would be no need for the "male A, female B" arrangement.

They have no real ability, yet they pretend to be generous, using other people's money to do favors for themselves. Isn't that just being generous with other people's money?
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Zhou Yong's smile instantly froze, and his eyes darted around nervously: "This..."

"Stop talking, it's my birthday today, let me do it," Zhao Tingting said quickly when she saw the atmosphere getting increasingly tense and a bit out of control. This time she was much more sincere.

"Isn't this what our president requested? I thought it was fine for the student council to organize activities like this, but it's really not good to make other men split the bill when going out to eat and pick up girls. Otherwise, who's going to pay if it's successful?"

Lin Mo stood up abruptly, glanced at Zhou Yong with disdain, and said, showing no intention of giving him any face.

So what if I'm the student council president? I'm a senior now, why should I need your help?
"If you're so capable, then we'll do it your way."

They were all young men in their early twenties, and after being provoked like that, who wouldn't get angry? Zhou Yong then looked at Zhao Tingting and continued, "Senior, I really didn't mean that, I just..."

"Zhou Yong, I understand, I appreciate your kind intentions, but there's really no need. I can afford to treat you to a meal."

After saying that, Zhao Tingting quickly found the waiter and paid the bill. It came to 1,600 yuan in total, which was a little over 100 yuan per person. The price was acceptable, though a bit high.

At the restaurant entrance, Zhou Yong was a bit unconvinced and insisted on going to a karaoke bar to split the bill with him, until Lin Mo got into the driver's seat of the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra.

Zhou Yong was completely numb at this point. He didn't recognize the watch on Lin Mo's wrist, but he did recognize the car. It was worth five or six hundred thousand yuan. Could an ordinary person afford to drive such a car?

Everyone was surprised at first, then all eyes turned to Zhou Yong, who had suddenly fallen silent. Even the boy next to him tugged at his clothes, signaling him not to get carried away, and then fell silent.

"Squad leader, get in the car, we'll take you home!" Lin Mo glanced at Zhou Yong, who was hiding silently behind the crowd, and then called him to get in the car.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jing got into the passenger seat with a big smile, while Chuanmei and Director Wang went to the back seat.

"We'll be going now. Message me if anything comes up," Lin Mo waved to Zhao Tingting and smiled before driving away.

Zhao Tingting waved her hand, feeling a little bitter. She had planned to take advantage of the karaoke session to advance her relationship with Lin Mo, but this had turned out to be the case.

"Wait, aren't we going to karaoke?" Director Wang asked as he looked at the road back to school in the car.

The Sichuan girl rolled her eyes at him: "If there's any news about that Zhou Yong, I'll change my surname to yours."

Wang Jing, in the passenger seat, glanced at Director Wang in the back seat and then at Lin Mo, who was driving, and cautiously asked:

"Lin Mo, what kind of girl do you like?"

"Me? Hmm, I like roasted food."

Wang Jing: ? ? ?
"Screw you!"

(End of this chapter)