88: Sorry, I'm the driver.
"No, no, no, you can't say that, this is because you, junior, have the capability!"
"Others might not be able to earn enough for this car in their whole lives! Even three generations of a family might not be able to earn this much."
"Heh heh, senior, you're too good at praising people. Right, what are we going to eat?"
Xia Ran patted her head: "Oh dear, look at me, I was so dazzled by the luxury car that I forgot to tell you where we're going."
Xia Ran gave the address, and the car slowly started.
The waiters on both sides of the private kitchen's entrance were chatting in low voices: "They're really rich!"
"Yeah, and he's especially gentlemanly. As soon as the man entered, he immediately got a large value stored-value card to pay, and he even opened the car door for the woman."
"I heard them talking, senior and junior. This girl is really eating well!"
"Heh heh, indeed, everything is good when you're young, full of energy, rich, and handsome!"
"Tsk tsk, I hope I can also meet someone like that."
"Haha, go to bed early tonight, you can have anything in your dreams."
Xia Ran took Ye Ze to a street-side barbecue stall, at the entrance of a small alley.
Ye Ze's Rolls Royce was parked nearby, and it even caused a commotion...
Several men circled the car admiringly, praising it and taking photos, dreaming of the day they could drive one themselves.
As for some girls, they were staring intently at Ye Ze and the other person who had just left not far away.
Hmm, after the woman got out of the car, she didn't naturally link arms with the man. This proves that the two might not have taken their relationship to the next level yet.
In other words, there's still an opportunity!!!
Then don't blame them for waiting by the side for an opportunity!
And several girls were already standing in front of the car, taking photos with it...
The vicinity was full of small restaurants. Xia Ran stopped in front of a barbecue restaurant: "Boss, 3 people, could you please bring the menu?"
"Coming right up~"
"This is my favorite barbecue place, I just don't know if you can get used to this kind of place."
Xia Ran handed Ye Ze a pack of tissues: "Here, wipe yourself."
Ye Ze smiled and shook his head: "Did you forget, senior? I only became wealthy after graduation. I used to frequent this place too."
"Really! That's such a coincidence!"
Ye Ze really didn't lie to her. This place has been open for over 20 years, offering good quality and low prices.
Aside from the small space, it had virtually no flaws. He would occasionally come here to satisfy his cravings during school.
"Yeah, I didn't expect it either, that we would have so many coincidences."
The chubby male Boss handed over the menu: "See what you want to eat?"
Xia Ran already knew that neither of them had any dietary restrictions, so she ordered 10 skewers each of a few things she liked.
Two big guys, they can definitely eat!
"Alright, what would you like to drink?"
Ye Ze originally thought Xia Ran wouldn't want alcohol, but she gave a mischievous smile: "Tian Feng has to drive, let's the two of us have a drink."
"Let's start with 12 bottles of Yongchuang."
"Got it~ Please wait a moment~"
The skewers were still grilling, but the drinks were brought over first.
Xia Ran took two bottles of beer, and by hitting the two bottle caps together, she opened one bottle.
Then she took out another bottle of beer and opened it the same way.
Ye Ze gave a thumbs-up: "Nice, senior, fancy way of opening beer."
A blush appeared on Xia Ran's face again, as if she wasn't the one who had just opened the beer in a fancy way.
Ye Ze found this senior's personality really interesting, the contrast was quite strong.
Xia Ran got up again and got a large bottle of soda for Tian Feng, and poured him a full glass.
Then she raised her glass: "Come on, let's have a drink!"
Both of them were influenced by her straightforwardness: "Cheers!"
After drinking, Xia Ran even inverted her glass to show that she had finished it cleanly.
Ye Ze felt that the last time he saw someone do this was his Dad...
The ordered skewers were brought up one after another. Xia Ran picked up a lamb skewer straightforwardly and started eating.
After quickly eating a few skewers, and finishing another drink, Xia Ran sighed comfortably: "Ah~ invigorating!"
Ye Ze was startled for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Senior is really interesting."
"Oh, you don't know how hard I was pretending just now. If I had known you were so approachable, I would have brought you here to eat from the start!"
"It's still more comfortable in a place like this."
Ye Ze felt that Xia Ran at this moment seemed to be wearing the wrong clothes. She should be wearing casual sportswear, not her current lady-like outfit.
But he liked her personality like this, it made him feel comfortable.
He didn't know if it was because Ye Ze saved her, which gave her a different emotional reliance.
After drinking 2 bottles of alcohol, she started crying and complaining about that scumbag guy.
"This b*stard, I was so good to him! His family was so poor, the tuition fees were all earned by working part-time with him."
"The living expenses my family gave me were our food expenses, and later we rented a place together."
"The rent was also paid by me, and even to save money, I bought groceries and cooked for him!"
"I even washed his clothes!"
"As a result, not long after he started working, he hooked up with a rich woman and dumped me!"
"That saying is indeed true, the first thing you do after achieving success is abandon the person who helped you!"
Tian Feng ate silently on the side, acting like he wasn't there, while Ye Ze just kept shaking his head as he listened.
This silly senior, isn't she completely blinded by love?!
A typical licking dog who licks until they have nothing left...
Xia Ran's crying complaints continued: "That rich woman Boss of his is already 45, divorced with two children! And he's actually happy to go be a stepfather for her!"
Ye Ze spoke up: "Don't worry, that rich woman is just playing around, she won't actually marry him."
"Is... hiccup... is that so?"
"Yes, that's right, so senior, don't be sad anymore!"
Xia Ran casually wiped away her tears with her hand: "But, we were in love for 5 years, he hurt me so deeply, this is all I think about before I sleep every day..."
Ye Ze handed over a tissue: "They say the fastest way to forget a relationship is to start a new one."
"Senior, what do you think of me?"
Xia Ran was crying, her eyes blurry with tears: "Huh? Hiccup..."
"Sorry... I drank too much."
Ye Ze leaned closer with a smile: "Look, we're from the same school, and I only got rich later, so you don't have to worry about feeling distant from me."
"Also, I think I look pretty decent, and I have money."
"Senior, would you like to consider it?"
Xia Ran: "No, no, no, don't tease me, this is only our second meeting."
"Hmm, it is indeed the second time, but you've already shown your most authentic side in front of me, haven't you?"
Xia Ran was stunned for a moment, it seemed that was the case...
Even colleagues she had worked with for 2 years didn't know her true personality.
She had only met him for the second time, yet she let him know her true personality?
Ye Ze didn't force her, he just smiled and told her to think about it for the next few days after she went home.
Just tell him when she's thought it over.
"Alright, you've had enough to drink, I'll take you home."
He went to pay the bill and had Tian Feng go get the car.
A woman who had just arrived saw Tian Feng press the key and the car unlocked, and immediately walked forward.
She confidently smoothed her wavy hair: "Hello, handsome, is this your car?"
"Mind if we get acquainted?" The woman said, also giving him a flirtatious look.
Tian Feng glanced at her expressionlessly: "Sorry, I'm the driver."