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

Chapter 42 I talked you until you were penniless?

Xu Lang immediately called Wang Wanfu to test whether he was still with the woman he was meeting on a blind date.

Unexpectedly, Wang Wanfu on the other end of the phone had already embarked on his journey home, his tone still carrying a hint of naivety and unfinished business.

It was said that shortly after he and Teacher Zhou left, the woman he was meeting on a blind date also wanted to go home, and the meeting ended.

"Hey Fu, I have a blind date event tomorrow night. The other person is bringing a friend, so we can each take one. Are you free?"

Wang Wanfu remained silent, as if engaged in a fierce internal struggle, before finally stammering out:

"Xu Lang, this... isn't this a bit inappropriate? I'm pursuing this guy, and now I have to go with you? It feels like I'm one of those scumbag guys you see online!"

Xu Lang rolled his eyes inwardly!

This is because they haven't had enough romantic relationships, they're just trainees for pure love, and there are so many "simps" because there are too many rich guys like them.

Xu Lang patiently tried to awaken the last vestiges of his sanity:

"Rich guy, are you two officially dating?"

"No, not at all, this is our first meeting!"

"So, you're still single and free. You can meet more people. People compare prices before buying anything, so why can't you find a partner?"

"But... I just feel like this isn't right..."

Xu Lang was truly enraged. It would be strange if someone like him wasn't easily manipulated by women.

"You look like a simp, no, you *are* a simp!"

"I'm not a simp," Wang Wanfu vehemently denied, his speech suddenly slowing down in both pace and tone.

"I just...don't want to smudge love..."

"Go to hell!" Xu Lang was speechless.

Are you afraid of ruining love? Aren't you afraid of being tormented by love to the point of death?

If you don't become a simp, who will?

"Rich guy, this relationship hasn't even started yet, and you're already licking my boots? You're hopeless. I'm waiting for you to come crying to me!"

Snapped!

It's dead!

Xu Lang's good mood was instantly ruined by the toxic stench of this sycophant.

You're good-looking, an only child from the local area, own a car and a house, your parents have retirement pensions, and you don't have any loan pressure. You're practically a top-tier man in the dating market.

Why did I have to become a simp?

There will be times when you cry.

Xu Lang decided to attend the banquet alone, and smoothly navigated to Li Jinqiong's chat page on his phone:

[Xiaoqiong, I was really busy at work today. I worked overtime until now and just got off work. I'm so tired, sorry!]

They're so far away, and I added all the extra work myself; the other party can't verify it!

Li Jinqiong immediately replied: 【I feel sorry for my brother, brother, don't work too hard, brother, give me a hug.】【Hug emoji】X3.

Xu Lang's lips curled into a slight smile!

They increase their own workload, and their concern for the other party remains merely verbal.

It seems like I've met my match!

What about you? What did you do today?

Li Jinqiong: [Ugh, don't even mention it. I was so angry today. I fell off my bike and broke my phone. Look...] [Image]

In the picture, the phone screen is shattered into a spider web and has some sand stuck to it, looking quite pathetic.

Another message came: "Brother, my phone is unreliable, and my salary is pitifully low, so I might not be able to reply to your messages promptly anymore."

Xu Lang was typing a few words when he saw her message, and his finger stopped hovering in mid-air.

Is this a hint to me?

Are you implying that I should buy you a phone?

You took someone else's phone and took a picture of your own broken phone—was this a pre-prepared script?

Are you waiting for me here?

First it was milk tea, then barbecue, and now mobile phones. The prices keep going up, constantly testing my limits!

Girl, at first I thought you were pretty reliable, how come you broke down so quickly and kept walking towards the brink of collapse?

Take another look at the photos on her phone—an iPhone!

The latest iPhones range from seven or eight thousand yuan for the cheaper models to over ten thousand yuan for the more expensive ones.

They haven't even met me, haven't even held my hand, and they're already trying to swindle seven or eight thousand from me?

You're dreaming!

Immediately activate the "play dumb" skill, and incidentally start the reverse fishing mode:

【Xiaoqiong, it's okay. I'm pretty busy with the year-end rush anyway, working on several projects. As for the message, I'll reply whenever I see it. I'm not in a hurry.】

Come on, pull!

If someone tries to steal from my wallet, I can tolerate ten or a hundred yuan, but several thousand or tens of thousands? I can tolerate that!

Keep dreaming, anything can happen in dreams!

The other person didn't reply immediately. I stared at the chat box, watching "Typing..." appear and disappear, then reappear and disappear again...

This happened several times!

She probably didn't expect Xu Lang to be so oblivious, or to not understand her hints.

I'm frantically trying to organize my thoughts...

Finally, I saw the message: "Hey bro, how much bonus did you get on your project?"

Xu Lang: [Not much, maybe thirty to fifty thousand, but it depends on the size of the project.]

Li Jinqiong: [Wow, bro, you're amazing! You earned a year's salary from just one project! Bro, my lipstick's almost gone, can you buy me one? Dior is fine.]

Come again?

However, this time they were downgraded, from four figures to three figures.

Still testing the waters...

Xu Lang sighed.

This guy is a money-devouring beast; we just can't keep talking to him.

It's as if I've talked you into a state of utter poverty. If I keep talking to you like this, then it'll be me who's impoverished.

When Xu Lang hadn't replied after three minutes, the other party sent another message:

"Brother, I haven't bought any clothes for Chinese New Year yet. Could you buy me one? They're really cheap."

"Brother, when you come back, I'll wear it for you, hehe."

He immediately sent me an online shopping link.

Xu Lang clicked in and saw a spaghetti strap dress, which wasn't expensive, just over 180 yuan.

Xu Lang has realized that it's no longer about how much money he has.

Instead, the other party has been relentlessly testing his bottom line, essentially working on him.

After hesitating for a moment, I replied to her anyway:

I'll buy them all and bring them back to you when I get back.

The reply came instantly: "Huh? Bro, just order online and have it shipped to me."

Ha ha!

Xu Lang sneered inwardly, "Buy? I'll buy you a ghost!"

They even sent it to you! Do they think I'm a sucker?

Wang Wanfu suddenly sent a message, and Xu Lang was redirected to the next screen:

[Xu Lang, Teacher Wang's cosmetics are almost finished, and I'm thinking of buying her a set. I remember you seem to know a bit about cosmetics, right? You've bought them for your girlfriends before, could you give me some recommendations?]

Xu Lang: "..."

Dude, did you manage to talk that girl you were set up with into a state of poverty?

You actually got hooked by her?

No wonder people online say there are tons of simps. If it weren't for rich guys like me who are willing to sacrifice themselves, where would all those scumbag girls come from to level up?

Xu Lang was furious!

Did she ask you to buy it for her?

Did you buy it on your own initiative?

"Fine, take a screenshot and let me see it."

Soon, Wang Wanfu sent a screenshot. Clicking on it revealed—

This sales pitch is exactly the same as Li Jinqiong's; did they graduate from the same training institution?

The girl was saying she was running out of cosmetics and her salary was too low to go out; Wang Wanfu, as if injected with adrenaline, saw an opportunity to shine and immediately replied, offering to buy them for her.

What a terrible injustice—a truly terrible injustice!

Dude, you've got it all out of control!

Stay alert!

I immediately replied to him: "Brother Fu, do you trust me?"

Wang Wanfu: [Nonsense, I don't believe you. Why am I asking you? Hurry up and recommend a good one; she wants to use it for our next date.]

Xu Lang was speechless, sighed helplessly, and replied to him...

suddenly!

"Awooooo... Ahhh..."

A sudden burst of wailing startled Xu Lang, nearly causing him to drop his phone.

Startled, he turned his head and looked at Zhang Yuejiao's room.

The loud crying came from her room.

This woman... got it verified?