pertwk Chapter 257 Great Luck Iaijutsu
Chapter 257 Great Luck Iaijutsu
the next day.
Alan handed over his account to Jiang Ling so that he could communicate with Ye Chen.
Ye Chen was planning to ask Alan out for dinner, and casually sent her a message: "Hey, wanna grab a bite?"
Jiang Ling was holding Alan, whose face was filled with longing and satisfaction, in his arms. He lowered his head and kissed her swollen lips, then casually sent a message to Ye Chen:
"Is it a date?"
Ye Chen: !!!
He feigned nonchalance, but his heart was in turmoil. He typed, "Oh, is that what you're thinking? A date...hehe...no problem, I'm fine with anything, OK..."
Jiang Ling: "Um, is it okay if I bring my best friend to eat with us?"
Ye Chen: "OK!"
Ye Chen: [Positioning - Tianzhong International Grand Hotel]
Jiang Ling: "Isn't this too expensive?"
Ye Chen: "If it's just a meal for you, it's not expensive at all..."
The short chat, just a few lines long, had Ye Chen pouting.
What a thrifty girl!
It's almost unfair that someone who's so frugal despite having money is being so thrifty.
To demonstrate his masculinity, Ye Chen completely forgot about the "playing hard to get" strategy in his mind, and casually sent a screenshot of his Alipay balance, saying in a bubble voice:
"See you tomorrow at noon!"
Jiang Ling sent a cute little dragon emoji: "Okay (little dragon covering face emoji)~"
So cute!
Ye Chen's fondness for Alan increased even more, and he couldn't help but hum softly, "Oh ho ho ho ho..."
The chat has come to an end.
Ye Chen stroked his phone case, still savoring the moment. The dopamine released while chatting with Alan was even more exhilarating than earning ten million!
He clicked on Alan's profile picture and browsed through her Moments.
It turned out that she had set it to be visible only to special friends.
Among them, there are 3 special friends – without a doubt, Song Ruyi, Alina and Jiang Ling.
Ye Chen frowned slightly: "Is your WeChat Moments locked?"
Those three people must be her best friends...
I wonder what kind of people Alan's best friends are...
She should be as cute as Alan, right?
He couldn't help but have wicked thoughts.
But he quickly shook his head. "I can't do that kind of thing. If Alan finds out, she'll definitely think I'm a scumbag who even cheated on his best friend..."
She definitely hates men who would even try to steal her best friend's boyfriend!
……
The next day, at noon.
Ye Chen arrived at the top floor of the largest restaurant in Guangzhou early in the morning.
This place specializes in high-end Western cuisine, international chefs, and Japanese cuisine masters—all names that scream "super expensive."
Ye Chen smiled broadly, playfully stroking the sandalwood box in his pocket.
This is a blood diamond necklace worth £3000 million that he bought overnight at an auction house in France—an item from the Pendleton family's charity sale.
He planned to give it to Lan Xinlan as a gift after dinner.
"Hehe, I wonder what kind of clothes Miss Alan will wear today...hehehe..."
Ye Chen started daydreaming again.
He fantasizes about Alan dressing him up meticulously, about Alan being moved by his lavish spending, about Alan's eyes filled with adoration when he receives the blood diamond necklace...
However, all the beautiful fantasies turned to ashes in a second.
Lan Xinlan walked in.
The girl wore a snow-white long dress, and the warm light from above evenly bathed her porcelain-white skin, as if she were coated with a layer of soft moonlight, making the whole hall quiet down.
Many of the diners couldn't help but gasp in shock.
His eyes were glued to her, unable to look away.
So beautiful...
however.
Beside her was a handsome man with dyed blond hair, a tall and imposing build.
Ye Chen's face immediately fell.
"Who are you? Why are you standing next to Alan?" Ye Chen roared in anger.
"What are you doing, getting so angry?" Lan Xinlan asked with a strange expression, pulling Jiang Ling over and saying, "This is the best friend I told you about yesterday."
"Didn't I say I'd bring him along?"
Jiang Ling turned to look at Lan Xinlan and sighed, "Lan, is this your blind date? His attitude is terrible."
"My best friend... is a guy?!" Ye Chen was stunned and almost crushed the teacup in his hand.
Lan Xinlan said innocently, "Yes, so what? Can't we girls have male best friends?"
"Ye Chen, your thinking is so feudal... What era are we living in..."
Jiang Ling nodded: "Exactly, exactly, he really has a strong fatherly vibe, like a submissive man..."
"Uh...no...no..." Ye Chen quickly waved his hand, "That's not what I meant..."
He was very frustrated—what exactly is a male best friend?
Bestie, bestie...
Doesn't it just mean girls who get along well?
Why do male best friends exist in the world?
He glanced at Lan Xinlan's pure and lovely face again, and the depression in his heart dissipated.
Lan Xinlan is so innocent and cute, with the appearance of a pure young girl.
Most male best friends are probably just childhood friends or something similar, right?
He sniffed hard again, and for a moment he seemed to smell the clean, virginal fragrance she had on her when they last met.
Oh well, so what if I have a male best friend?
I am Ye Chen, the Dragon King. One punch from me and even your best male friends will be wiped out...
As he thought this, the slight frustration in his heart subsided.
On the way to dinner.
Ye Chen kept boasting about his glorious deeds.
He recounted how he rose from a penniless nobody to the highest position in a foreign land, a place where he knew no one, and became the only Zhao Gao in Central and South America.
I thought Lan Xinlan and her lousy male best friend would show admiration and praise.
After all, this kind of thing is for flowers grown in domestic greenhouses.
It was still too exciting.
However, they just kept their heads down and ate, showing no interest.
Lan Xinlan thought to herself: That's it? He and Ah Ling have seen the existence of gods together!
Thinking back to that day in Hokkaido
The sky-covering volcanic ash, the enormous, white beast the size of a small island emerging from the ground, lava erupting, and the scene of Ah Ling smashing that giant beast to pieces with a single punch...
Not as awesome as Ye Chen?
After listening to all this, Jiang Ling, while chewing on her M9 Wagyu beef, asked a question that both annoyed and frustrated Ye Chen:
"Ye Chen, when are you going to get plastic surgery? Although you're quite good in terms of wealth and family influence, your face is just too ordinary, isn't it? You're not good enough for our Alan..."
Ye Chen: ? ? ?
He clenched his fists, staring coldly at Jiang Ling, gritting his teeth and thinking, "Damn it, if this were South America, my country, I'd have ripped your tongue out and made it into a tie by now..."
Alan nodded: "Ye Chen, you can become even more handsome."
"Well……"
Surprisingly, Alan also agreed with the dog shit man's best friend's opinion.
Am I really so ugly that I need to get plastic surgery?
He couldn't help but take out his phone and stare at the front-facing camera for a long time. He had initially thought he was quite handsome, but after what the two of them said, he instantly lost confidence.
"Haha, is that so?" Ye Chen chuckled. "Actually, quite a few people say I'm the kind of person whose looks grow on you..."
"When people meet someone handsome, they just say 'handsome.' Only when they meet someone ugly do they say 'good-looking'," Jiang Ling added slowly as she placed a piece of foie gras on Alan's plate. She then turned to Alan with a smile and asked, "Hey, Alan, you agree, right?"
Ye Chen: ...
click-
[Beep! A crack has been detected in Ye Chen's Dao Heart. He has gained +1 to all basic attributes. The prize pool is accumulating...]
His eyes blazed with fury, and he clenched his fists, thinking to himself, "If it weren't for the fact that you're Alan's childhood friend, I would have punched you in the face and shown you why Bai Cai smiled at me..."
But the thought of maintaining a gentlemanly image in front of Lan Xinlan forced him to swallow his anger.
He watched the two of them chatting and laughing as they ate and picked up food, and he felt even more uncomfortable.
But then I thought about it again.
With my own strength, there's no need to get angry with a dead person.
In a couple of days, we'll spend some money to invite the Great Fortune Iaijutsu to send him to the Western Paradise to pay homage to the Buddha.
Besides, I'll have plenty of opportunities to show off later.
after eating.
His moment to show off had finally arrived.
Ye Chen casually pulled out his black card, thinking to himself, "Our Dragon Soul Mercenary Group's annual revenue is equivalent to that of miHoYo!"
He told the waiter directly, "Swipe the card, the rest is for your tip."
The waiter was overjoyed, thinking he had met a big spender.
Take the bank card over immediately.
I swiped my card hard on the POS machine.
Then, looking apologetic, she walked over to Ye Chen and said, "I'm sorry, this card doesn't seem to be enough to pay for your meal..."
What?
Ye Chen looked shocked.
This card has a credit limit of a full 100 million!
Even if a bottle of Coke at this restaurant costs 888 yuan, it's impossible for a meal to cost 1 million yuan, right?
to be frank.
This 100 million is not a large sum for him.
But now he's feeling really bad—because of what the waiter said.
His pretentious aura vanished almost instantly.
The waiter tactfully handed over the bill.
Ye Chen was stunned when he saw it.
Why is there a record of 10086 bottles of 82 Lafite on the bill?
He turned to look at the waiter, who smiled and checked the order. After verifying it, the waiter respectfully said, "This is what this gentleman ordered."
He was referring to Jiang Ling, who was eating handmade pasta from a top Italian pasta chef, worth 88888 yuan.
Jiang Ling calmly wiped her mouth and smiled slightly: "This is the first test. I want to see if you are willing to spend money on Alan. A man who is willing to spend money on a woman is the most handsome."
He then looked at Alan and shook his head helplessly: "Alan, your fiancé seems a bit inadequate. How could you embarrass him so much with just a small amount of money, a mere million?"
"Shouldn't this rich guy stand up and shout, 'I, Young Master Ye, will pay for everything today?'"
He glanced at Ye Chen with a mocking smile, "Sigh, actually, our Alan isn't exactly a gold digger, but, after all, she comes from a prestigious family..."
"If you can't come up with the money, come to me, how about I approve an interest-free loan for you?"
"How dare you talk to me like that?! All my money could pave a road from Guangzhou all the way to Shenzhen!"
He could endure seven days and seven nights without sleep, just to compete with rival military leaders for Mexico City's drug supply chain.
But he couldn't stand being looked down upon by that little brat with blond hair!
click-
[Beep, a crack has been detected in Ye Chen's Dao Heart. He has gained +2 to all basic attributes. The prize pool is accumulating...]
Ye Chen immediately pulled out a brand new black card and called over a waiter:
"Swipe this card, and consider the extra money as a meal for everyone here. Your tips will also come from this card, and everyone can share it!"
"Also, let me remind you, this card has a credit limit of ten million!"
After speaking, Ye Chen raised his head and looked down at Jiang Ling with disdain.
The room erupted in uproar, and the waiter glanced at Jiang Ling gratefully.
I almost knelt down before him—damn, what a great guy!
They worked tirelessly to tally everyone's spending and how the meal costs were split...
At this moment, some scions of smaller families, having heard of Ye Chen's deeds, recognized him after a few more glances and exclaimed, "Mr. Ye, you're so generous! We're so grateful to you, Mr. Ye!"
Ye Chen basked in the admiring gazes of the crowd and looked at Alan.
Alan, who had been expressionless, suddenly realized he should show a hint of admiration, so he forced a smile and said, "Wow, that's amazing..."
Hearing Alan's praise, Ye Chen's nose perked up even more.
At this moment, the waiter came over apologetically: "I'm sorry, sir, but if we're talking about the entire bill, it seems like ten million isn't enough."
What?
Ye Chen was shocked again and slammed his hand on the table:
"What do you mean I'm spending ten million today and it's still not enough to entertain the whole audience?"
"Is your pasta made of gold, or is your Wagyu beef made of gold?!"
Those who had excitedly shouted that Ye Chen was awesome all fell silent and looked at Ye Chen with complicated expressions.
This infuriated Ye Chen.
The waiter said apologetically, "Uh, in our order today, an anonymous gentleman ordered all of our high-end red wines and Moutai. He swept up all the stock we had accumulated over the past few months."
"So, although your card has a limit of 1000 million, it's still not enough to pay today's bill."
Ye Chen almost vomited blood. Too lazy to investigate who the hell ordered such an expensive item, he gritted his teeth and took out a card with 50 million in it: "Go ahead and swipe it."
The waiter beamed with joy, his face showing a happy expression.
Upon seeing that there was another free meal to be had, everyone immediately beamed with joy and praised Ye Chen.
However, Ye Chen found these praises particularly grating—
Although he spent the money, he always felt that he hadn't really put on a show, and he was particularly frustrated.
"Wow, Ye Chen, you're really rich," Jiang Ling said, glancing down at her phone.
The high-end red wine and Moutai I ordered from this restaurant have been successfully paid for, and the shipment is in progress.
Ye Chen smirked, "Heh, of course..."
"So, I'll barely give you a 60 out of 100 for this eating test," Jiang Ling said, pulling out a form and writing a crooked 60 on it. "Only if you pass all the tests will you be qualified to pursue Alan..."
Ye Chen: ...
He silently sent a message to Ah Long under the table: "Ah Long, prepare a Daiun Iai van. I'm going to kill someone."
Ah Long: [Who does the Dragon King want to kill?]
Ye Chen: [I'll tell you later... First, prepare the Grand Luck, and wait for my command.]
Ah Long: [Yes! Dragon King!]