Gao Wu: I'll enjoy the benefits, but you'll bear the side effects.

The long class finally ended, and the bell sounded like a signal that everyone was freed from their constraints, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Ouyang Xing was even more impatient, walking hurriedly and faster than anyone else, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Gao Jie and Xu Rourou exchanged a glance, understanding each other perfectly, and immediately walked towards each other.

"Why haven't I heard you mention anything about attributes? Do you even know about them yourself?"

Gao Jie frowned slightly, his eyes full of curiosity as he asked.

Xu Rourou shook her head gently, a hint of helplessness on her face.

"I honestly don't know about that. My dad once told me that no matter what you're learning, you need to have an attribute to be able to treat the problem effectively. Besides that, I don't know anything else. By the way, why did you suddenly ask about this?"

Gao Jie shook his head as well, seemingly not wanting to dwell on the issue any longer. He turned and called out in Huang Xu's direction, and the group prepared to go eat.

As they walked out of the school, talking, no one expected that Hou Agui would come up to them like a dog, his face full of ingratiating smiles.

"Miss Xu, my father said he would like to invite you to dinner today. I hope you will do me the honor of attending."

Hou Agui bowed slightly, his tone full of flattery.

"Would you like to come along? Don't worry, once you're there, you can do whatever you want, eat whatever you want."

Hearing this, Xu Rourou felt a little strange. She had long heard that Hou Youcai was doing very well here, but she did not expect that even his son had developed such a sycophantic character.

She thought to herself that she must tell her father about this when she had time, otherwise the father and son would definitely think that everyone else was easy to bully.

Seeing this, Gao Jie seized the opportunity to speak without any politeness.

"Forget it, we've already decided to go eat barbecue. We don't have time to waste talking nonsense with you."

After saying that, ignoring Hou Agui's embarrassed expression, the four of them headed straight for the barbecue restaurant opposite the school gate.

I heard this is a really amazing barbecue restaurant, with unique flavors that attract a lot of diners.

After the group entered the barbecue restaurant and sat down, Gao Jie generously ordered five plates of barbecue from the waiter, as if he could already imagine the tempting sight of the sizzling, oily meat.

Xu Rourou, on the other hand, preferred lighter fruits and vegetables, and ordered several of her favorite vegetarian dishes.

This barbecue restaurant is quite large, with a spacious and bright interior and at least thirty to fifty tables, all of which were already full of people and bustling with activity.

Everywhere you look, there's the cheerful laughter of diners and the enticing aroma of grilled meat.

They were all eagerly waiting for the barbecue to be served so they could enjoy a hearty meal.

But to everyone's surprise, at that moment, someone swaggered in.

"Miss Xu, I'm Hou Youcai. I even held you when you were little."

The man had a big smile on his face and spoke in a loud voice.

"I really didn't expect to see you at this time, Miss. It's an honor to have you here. This is our own property."

Xu Rourou felt increasingly strange, her brows furrowing slightly as she spoke.

"My dad didn't say we were opening a shop here. This should be your own business. You don't need to keep talking about us. Just talk about yourself. Besides, I don't even know you."

Hou Youcai, however, seemed completely unconcerned by Xu Rourou's cold attitude and remained unperturbed.

He still put on a smiling face, a smile that revealed a determination to achieve his goal.

Huang Xu watched from the side, but said with a smile.

"There's a saying that goes, 'Offering a warm face to a cold backside,' and that's exactly what you've done. How does that feel?"

Huang Xu's words were tinged with sarcasm, but Hou Youcai acted as if he hadn't heard them and completely ignored him.

Instead, he took out a card from his pocket and respectfully pushed it to Xu Rourou, emphasizing that there was no PIN inside.

"This is a small token of my respect, I hope you won't mind it too much. Also, I have no other intention than to hope that Miss will have a good time in Jinling. My son was very happy to hear that you were coming, but I didn't expect that Miss doesn't like him very much."

As Hou Youcai spoke, he secretly glanced at Xu Rourou's expression.

Gao Jie couldn't stand it any longer. He glanced at him and said impatiently.

"Please stop talking nonsense. We're about to eat. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were trying to sneak a bite. Could you please move away?"

Hou Youcai glanced at Xu Rourou, and seeing that she showed no sign of softening her stance, he said nothing more, but instead bowed respectfully and silently withdrew.

However, no one cared about his feelings anymore, and everyone's attention returned to the food that was about to be served.

Gao Jie and the others didn't think much of it. Anyway, things had already come to this point, could Hou Youcai still turn his back on them?

Little did they know that Hou Youcai had already prepared to deal with Gao Jie after getting into the car.

"Give him a good beating later. I don't care what this kid is capable of, I'll make him pay the price."

"How dare that brat point his finger at me and say those things? He's asking for it."

Hou Youcai was very unhappy.

In short, he's definitely going to lose his temper.

Just then, Gao Jie and his group finished their meal and were about to leave when the manager came over with a smile and said...

"I'm so sorry, your bill has already been waived. However, we found that one of the cups is broken, and you may have to pay for it."

Huang Xu was wealthy and thought that breaking a cup was nothing more than a few dozen yuan.

The manager shook his head.

"The kind you're talking about is the most common and ordinary glass. The glass I'm talking about is a top-quality Tilio crystal glass."

"Moreover, it was a glass that we specially ordered, which was worth 20,000 Union Coins. You don't need to worry too much. We just want you to compensate us for the glass, that's all."

"Since you can wear such beautiful clothes, I'm sure you won't be short of money from our small business."

Upon hearing these words, almost everyone's expression changed.

Some people were completely at a loss for words, their eyes filled with panic.

Twenty thousand Alliance Coins is no small sum.

The manager had listened to Hou Youcai's words and was preparing to make things difficult for these young people. After all, Hou Youcai was the real boss here, and he had given the orders. If they didn't do it, then there would be real trouble.

He looked at them coldly, his eyes filled with disdain.

Gao Jie planned to call Heilong; that guy should be collecting rent these days.

However, just as they were about to take out their money to pay, before they could even take out their phones to pay, they were still in the process of getting their phones out.

Unexpectedly, a figure rushed to the front desk and paid for their bill. Upon closer inspection, everyone recognized him as Huang Muran, who was usually quite arrogant.

This scene truly astonished everyone present, their eyes widening in disbelief as if they had witnessed something utterly unbelievable.

It's worth noting that Huang Muran's attitude towards them before was far from friendly; in fact, it could be described as somewhat hostile. Yet now he suddenly made the move to pay for their meals. The contrast is truly striking.

Huang Muran, as if he had done something insignificant, simply smiled slightly, a smile that seemed to carry a hint of barely perceptible smugness.

"What are you standing there for? I'm just paying for your meal, why are you so nervous?"

After saying that, she turned and left gracefully, leaving the group standing there, looking at each other in disbelief, unable to come to their senses for a long time.

Huang Xu was the first to come to his senses. He stepped forward and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"What do you think she means? We were like oil and water before, how come she's suddenly paying for our things? Don't you think there's something fishy going on here?"

As he spoke, he frowned, his eyes filled with deep suspicion.

"I feel like this isn't that simple. Why don't we hurry up and go find Ouyang Xing?"

Huang Xu thought that Ouyang Xing was knowledgeable and experienced, and might be able to figure out the trick to it.

Gao Jie, however, seemed completely unconcerned, waving his hand and saying...

"Who cares what she means? Since she's willing to help us compensate, we can just raise the money and pay her back, right? Besides, it's obvious that Hou Youcai was behind this. No matter what, we can't let him get away with it, no matter who we confront. In short, we've figured it out now, and we absolutely can't let Hou Youcai get away with this."

Gao Jie's tone was firm, clearly indicating his extreme dissatisfaction with Hou Youcai's actions.

When the group came out of the barbecue restaurant, Hou Youcai had already disappeared.

Xu Rourou probably felt a bit tired after all this, so she prepared to go back and rest for a while.

Seeing Xu Rourou leave, Huang Xu and Feng Yinan seemed to have remembered something interesting and took the opportunity to come closer, their faces full of mysterious expressions.

"Come on, let's go over there and talk."

As Huang Xu spoke, he gestured with his lip in one direction.

"Let me tell you, the place I'm taking you to later is no ordinary place. It's a really fun place, so you two better not act like you've never seen anything like it before, understand?"

Huang Xu spoke with great enthusiasm, as if he were taking them to some kind of paradise on earth.

Hearing Huang Xu say this, the other two looked puzzled, not understanding what this kid was up to. They were all wondering what Huang Xu was really up to.

However, out of curiosity, the two of them went with Huang Xu anyway.

The group followed the winding path, turning several times, and only after exiting the alley did they realize that they were in front of a commercial street.

This commercial street is lined with shops of all sizes, one after another, with a dazzling array of signs and flashing neon lights illuminating the street in vibrant colors.

The streets were bustling with people, making it an extremely prosperous place.

Everyone slipped through a small door in the commercial street.