273: Chapter 273 If You've Got the guts, Don't Hide

Zhang Xiaofu was about to cry.

Who gives pocket money like this?

The tiny bit of superiority he had managed to build up vanished in an instant.

But then again, it made sense.

His family was just nouveau riche; how could they compare to the Lin family?

Twenty million in pocket money was something he wouldn't even dare to dream of!

Not just him—even Lin Xiao hadn't expected it. His mom usually didn't make a move, but when she did, it was on such a grand scale!

Too much to count, simply too much to count!

Impossible to spend it all, simply impossible!

His small personal vault was instantly filled to the brim!

Before Zhang Xiaofu could even speak, Lin Xiao raised his hand.

"Alright, no need for you to say anything. Today is my treat, I'm taking you guys out for a feast! We must replenish everything you guys pooped out today!"

"..."

Logically, this should have been a happy occasion.

But for some reason, after hearing the second half of Lin Xiao's sentence, Zhang Xiaofu and Yang Yong both vaguely felt like they had lost their appetites.

They even felt a bit nauseous.

Fortunately, they quickly recovered.

Seeing how rich Lin Xiao was, they were determined to have a good meal no matter what.

To their surprise, the next second, Lin Xiao picked up a flyer from a nearby table.

"Alright, let's go eat this!"

Zhang Xiaofu and Yang Yong looked over.

They discovered it was actually a flyer distributed by the school.

It basically said that to celebrate the end of military training, the school was hosting a Masked Open-Air Social Party at the football field.

The key point was: all food and drinks were free!

As long as you showed up, you could enjoy everything!

Zhang Xiaofu immediately deflated. "But I already have a girlfriend. It's not appropriate to go to this kind of social mixer, right? By the way, Brother Lin, don't you have a girlfriend too?"

"I have one too, I have one too!"

Yang Yong raised his hand, afraid of being left out of the conversation.

Lin Xiao glanced at the two of them. "I'm telling you to go there to eat and drink, not to find a partner! Besides, it's not like anyone would actually be interested in you guys..."

Though those words were a bit hurtful...

They did seem to make some sense.

...

In the evening, the three of them wore masks and arrived at the sports field together.

True to the flyer, there was indeed plenty of food.

As soon as they arrived, they bypassed the main social area and headed straight for the catering section.

Since everyone else was busy socializing, there were hardly any people here.

They could feast to their hearts' content without any worries!

While eating, Zhang Xiaofu said with some concern, "Brother Lin, even though you said that this afternoon, I'm still a bit worried. What if a girl really takes an interest in me and insists on socializing? If 'you-know-who' finds out, wouldn't that be bad..."

"Just eat already. Can't even a chicken leg shut your mouth?"

Yang Yong quickly stuffed a chicken leg into Zhang Xiaofu's mouth.

Lin Xiao's eyebrows twitched slightly as he teased, "I didn't realize before that you're actually such a henpecked husband!"

Zhang Xiaofu wanted to retort, but his mouth was occupied by the chicken leg, and he couldn't say anything for a while.

When he finally swallowed the chicken leg, his eyes suddenly looked behind Lin Xiao.

Amidst his shock, a hint of schadenfreude flashed in his eyes.

"Brother Lin, oh how the tables have turned!"

Zhang Xiaofu looked up to signal him.

Lin Xiao turned his head in confusion and was instantly stunned.

Because he actually saw Qiu Xiaoyan!

Didn't his family say yesterday that Qiu Xiaoyan and Mrs. Qiu had gone abroad on a business trip to handle company matters?

How were they back today?

She was currently holding a cardboard box filled with drinks, restocking the nearby beverage area.

The smile on Zhang Xiaofu's face widened. "Brother Lin, not henpecked, huh? If you've got the guts, don't hide!"

"..."

Lin Xiao finally knew what it felt like to be slapped in the face by his own words.

Zhang Xiaofu continued in a low, teasing voice, "Also, Brother Lin, don't blame me for being blunt, but since your girlfriend is here at a social mixer, is it because she thinks you're not good enough, so she's looking for a new partner..."

Lin Xiao took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the urge to punch Zhang Xiaofu.

He was worried that making too much noise would completely draw Qiu Xiaoyan's attention.

Fortunately, this time, Yang Yong finally said something sensible.

"Wait a minute, I think the badge she's wearing is for Student Council volunteers. She probably isn't here to participate in the mixer."

"That should be it!"

Lin Xiao nodded.

He also remembered that Qiu Xiaoyan was indeed in the Student Council.

But that wasn't the point right now!

The point was that Qiu Xiaoyan was walking this way and was about to reach them!

He was about to be discovered!

"No, I'd better leave first."

Lin Xiao turned to leave.

But it was already too late.

A tentative call came from behind him. "Lin Xiao?"

Zhang Xiaofu whispered, "Truly worthy of being a girlfriend. Even with a mask, she can recognize you just from your back!"

Lin Xiao shuddered and couldn't help but quicken his pace, pretending he hadn't heard anything.

But Zhang Xiaofu kept following right behind him.

"Brother Lin, why are you walking so fast?"

"Brother Lin, look at you, you haven't even finished your chicken leg."

"Eh? Brother Lin, there are new drinks over there, let's go have some more!"

"..."

Lin Xiao couldn't even spare the effort to scold Zhang Xiaofu; he just kept avoiding her blindly.

Actually, he didn't know why he felt so guilty.

He was just here for the free food and drinks; what was there to panic about?

After thinking it over, he blamed it all on genetics!

It must be that his old man was afraid of his wife, so he passed those genes down to him!

Yes, that's exactly it!

As Lin Xiao dodged, he racked his brain for a solution.

What could he do to find a suitable excuse?

At that moment, a flash of inspiration hit him!

He immediately took out his phone and searched for the author of that fanfiction about him and Qiu Xiaoyan.

Soon, he found the author's Weibo account.

It was a string of English letters that were hard to make sense of.

"Are you there?"

"Hmm?"

Unexpectedly, the other party replied quickly.

Lin Xiao sent over several large red envelopes directly.

"?"

The English letters clearly didn't know what Lin Xiao was trying to do.

Lin Xiao typed rapidly: "Right now, immediately, write a plot segment for me! The content should be about the male and female leads meeting at a masked social party, having a secret tryst and playing a thrilling game..."