If you're going on a blind date, do it properly, don't confiscate my property!

A restaurant on the sea!

Xu Lang found a seat and sat down. He subconsciously glanced at the corner of the restaurant, which was empty, but seemed to still hold the resentment of the previous divorced woman with a child and debts.

To ward off evil spirits, he deliberately chose a seat that had absolutely no connection to the area.

After sitting down, he sent a message to the girl.

The girl replied, "I'll be there soon."

7:25.

When the girl Liang Xiuhua appeared before him, Xu Lang stood up to greet her, but his smile froze the moment he stood up.

Liang Xiuhua is indeed as beautiful as she appears in the photos, but her stage presence... is a bit over the top.

She was intimately linked arm with a boy, the two chatting and laughing like a young couple newly in love, walking straight toward him.

Approaching Xu Lang, Liang Xiuhua smiled brightly and extended her hand:

"Hello, Xu Lang!"

Xu Lang shook hands with her, but the touch was brief.

"Hello, please have a seat!"

Liang Xiuhua expertly ushered the boy into a booth before sitting down herself, and then skillfully scanned the QR code to order food.

Just then, a mechanical yet pleasant voice echoed in Xu Lang's mind:

[The female lead is ready, the blind date officially begins! Endure for half an hour, and the host will receive the reward of "the world's healthiest kidney"! Warning: Leaving midway will be considered mission failure, and the reward will be forfeited!]

That familiar voice is coming!

Although it's not about money, I still have to get rid of this kidney; it can't hurt.

Seeing that she didn't seem inclined to introduce the boy next to her, Xu Lang took the initiative to ask:

"Miss Liang, who is this...?"

Liang Xiuhua put one hand on the boy's shoulder and said naturally:

"He's my best male friend, he's here to help me choose someone, hehe, you don't need to worry about him, let's just choose our own partners."

Then, she pushed her phone between the two of them and leaned over to ask the boy:

"Yunze, what do you want to eat?"

The boy glanced at Xu Lang only once throughout the entire encounter, his gaze carrying an unsettling contempt.

He leaned closer, his head touching Liang Xiuhua's, and the two discussed ordering food.

Xu Lang was a little confused!

Male best friend?

If you said it was a relative of yours, I could accept it—

Male best friend? What kind of creature is that?

Fuck your male best friend!

If it weren't for the system reward, Xu Lang would have left right now, especially since the two of them were ordering food with their heads close together, making him feel awkward and out of place sitting opposite them.

At this moment, Xu Lang felt like a 300-watt light bulb, the kind that flickers and is extremely irritating.

Or should we just give up this kidney?

Hey! I'd rather not have this kidney!

He made a move to get up, but Liang Xiuhua reacted quickly, staring at him and waving her hands repeatedly:

Where are you going?

Xu Lang pointed at the two of them and said, "I sat at the wrong table..."

"Sit down!" Liang Xiuhua waved her hand more forcefully, gesturing for him to sit down and listen to her explanation:

"Xu Lang, we haven't even started dating yet, why are you leaving? I only came here because of my classmate."

Xu Lang felt a bit disgusted, but then he thought, since he was already here, he could still endure the ridiculous demands of the divorced woman with a child and debts and the female international student who had been forced to pass through customs for half an hour.

It's just bringing a male best friend!

He figured he could just bear it and it would pass, and he also wanted to know what this "world's healthiest kidney" was all about.

"Xu Lang, do you believe in pure friendship between men and women?"

As she said this, she held the boy's hand, as if to say, "Our relationship is purely platonic."

Xu Lang scanned the QR code to enter the ordering page and found that the dishes ordered by the two were not cheap. Although it was not as exaggerated as the divorced woman with a child and debt, it was still more than four thousand yuan.

He stopped ordering; there's no way he could finish it all!

"I only believe in pure friendship between men and women from Phoenix Legend!"

Liang Xiuhua was speechless for a moment, but quickly recovered:

"Then just pretend we're Phoenix Legend..."

"Ahem!" The boy suddenly coughed a few times, interrupting the girl's thoughts. The girl immediately understood and stopped talking.

The male best friend cleared his throat, striking a pose like that of an empress, and looked at Xu Lang:

"Since it's a blind date, let's get straight to the point. I'll tell you my best friend's requirements."

Xu Lang raised an eyebrow: "Go on!"

"Baby, let me help you!" Her male best friend gently patted Liang Xiuhua's shoulder, looking very doting. After pretending to hesitate for a moment, he looked at Xu Lang:

"The most basic requirements are owning a car and a house, which you have, right?"

"have!"

"Next is the bride price. Several of my friends got married and their bride prices were 388,000 yuan. My best friend definitely can't give less than them, so it's 488,000 yuan. Can you accept that?"

"Sure, 580,000 is fine too!" Xu Lang waved his hand, exuding generosity.

My male best friend frowned. "Why aren't you following the script? How am I supposed to improvise?"

"Then it'll be 58."

He said he'd agree to anything if you asked for 188 million; but he'd leave after half an hour.

The male best friend pondered for a moment before slowly speaking:

"You're so generous, you must have a high salary, right?"

"A monthly salary of 50,000!"

After Xu Lang finished speaking, his facial muscles twitched a few times, and his fingers clenched slightly.

Liang Xiuhua was a little surprised. Her eyes lit up, and she clasped her hands together. She subconsciously looked at her male best friend and nodded.

My male best friend earns 25,000 yuan a month. Another major purpose of his arrival is to provide a benchmark.

When she looks for a boyfriend, he can't be worse than her male best friend; it's not just about monthly salary, but about everything.

She thought she could outcompete Xu Lang with her best friend in terms of salary, but she never expected that Xu Lang would actually earn 50,000 yuan a month.

This is a bit beyond my expectations!

This man seems pretty good; handsome and rich, he's a high-quality guy.

My male best friend's lips twitched. "Dude, you agree to everything I say without hesitation, even exceeding my expectations."

This has left me completely useless!

It made me really embarrassed, you know?

Take a deep breath, calm yourself down, and speak again:

"Brother, you can't just make things up when you go on blind dates with my sister. You have to be responsible for what you say."

"As far as I know, the economic climate is not good right now, and many industries are cutting salaries; I heard you work in IT, and your monthly salary is 50,000?"

Xu Lang was too lazy to argue with him. He opened his phone, went to the SMS page, and placed the phone in the middle!

Liang Xiuhua and her male best friend came over to take a look!

hiss--

The two gasped in shock!

"One hundred thousand?" Liang Xiuhua's eyes widened, clearly excited.

"Not fifty thousand, but one hundred thousand?"

The male best friend felt a burning pain in his cheeks, and embarrassed, he kept scratching his toes, clenching his fists even tighter, and gritting his teeth.

He reached out to take the phone for a closer look; however, Xu Lang had pressed the phone down on the table with one finger, preventing him from taking it.

"Your phone is my personal property. Taking it without permission constitutes robbery!"

Xu Lang's words were forceful and resounding as he calmly stared at the young man.

The male best friend was so angry that his hands were shaking, but he could only reluctantly withdraw his hand.

"Cough cough!" He coughed a few times, trying to use the sound to cover up the turmoil in his heart.

Fortunately, the waiter started serving the food at that moment, saving the day and easing the awkward situation.

He started with a killer move, using his own chopsticks to put food into Liang Xiuhua's bowl.

It conveys a sense of close intimacy between the two.

"Baby, come on, eat this, it's delicious!"

He peeled the shrimp himself and fed it to Liang Xiuhua, just like a couple deeply in love, while glancing at Xu Lang out of the corner of his eye.

This is blatant provocation—

Xu Lang felt a churning in his stomach.

This isn't a blind date, it's like they invited me here to be a third wheel and a witness to your lovey-dovey display!

He glanced down at his phone; only sixteen minutes had passed.

Fourteen minutes left, this is worse than being in jail.

Countless times, he wanted to flip the table and leave, abandoning that damned kidney.

But when he thought of the glorious deeds of the two "predecessors," Xu Lang swallowed his anger.

I will endure! For the sake of the system, and for that "healthiest kidney in the world," I will bear this humiliation!

He silently picked up a piece of vegetable that hadn't been "contaminated" by them, put it in his mouth, and found it tasteless.

This blind date was practically a massive, chaotic reality show.

He was the audience member who was forced to buy a ticket to enter the venue.