20: Chapter 20 An Encounter

Before Ding Mengting could finish her sentence, she heard Li Luo say loudly, "We've arrived at the library. You can get out now. Send me a message beforehand when you're heading back to school; if I have time, I'll come pick you up, and I'll let you know in advance."

"Ding Mengting, Ling Jing, let's exchange contact information as well."

"Sure, let's scan your QR code!"

After adding each other, the three women got out of the car and walked toward the library.

On the way, Ling Jing asked, "You still haven't answered the question from earlier!"

"What question?"

Ling Jing was defeated by her and rubbed her forehead. "The one about calling him that if you lose!"

"Oh, that? What's the big deal? Seriously, besides, how could I possibly lose? That's absolutely impossible, okay!"

"But what if you do?"

Ding Mengting thought for a moment. "If I really do lose, then I'll just call him that. It's not like we'll see each other many more times anyway. No matter how I look at this bet, I'm not losing out."

The Two Women nodded after hearing this. Since the matter was settled, they didn't say anything more.

After the three women got out and left, Li Luo checked the time; it was 9:35.

He planned to take orders until 12:00 noon, then go to Deji Plaza to grab a meal and buy a new set of clothes. He would also activate the property and find time to get a haircut.

It had indeed been a long time since he bought clothes; it started after he began dating Shen Lin. Men understand. It's all tears.

He opened the app to take orders and was just about to set off when his phone buzzed. Seeing that it was a ride-hailing tip sent by Zhi Xia, Li Luo clicked to accept it and casually replied.

"Li Luo: Thank you, beautiful Zhi Xia."

He started the ride-hailing mode. For the next few hours, Li Luo accepted orders frantically until he dropped off the last passenger. He checked the time; it was past 12:00, so he stopped taking orders.

He had been in a rush this morning and only ate two steamed buns to fill his stomach, so he was indeed feeling a bit hungry.

"System, display personal information."

【Name: Li Luo】 【Age: 27】 【Height: 1.75m】 【Weight: 72kg】 【Appearance: 66】 【100% Mechanism】

【Strength: 8, Spirit: 8, Stamina: 8, Physique: 10】 Note: The standard for a normal adult is 10. A standard below 5 increases the risk of developing physical illnesses.

【Assets: 53,561 huaxia coin】 【Positive Reviews: 38/100】 Today's progress: 5/10 【Incomplete】, refreshes automatically at 12:00 midnight.

【Inventory: Primary Property Gift Pack】 Task incomplete.

Huh. Looking at his personal information, not only had his weight dropped, but his appearance and various physical attributes had also increased slightly after not checking for a few days. It seemed that running and going to bed early and waking up early these past few days had been effective.

In the past, Li Luo would stay up until at least two or three in the morning scrolling on his phone. But before, he was just rotting away; now it was different—now, his life was what mattered.

Li Luo found that he had quite a connection with the airport. Last time he dropped off his classmate Gu Yuqing, he triggered a full-multiplier critical hit, and the airport passenger he just dropped off was the same.

Speaking of Gu Yuqing, she should be coming back soon; it's been three days, so her business trip should be about done. If he had such a connection with the airport, he wondered if his luck would improve if he hooked up with an airport staff member and kept her by his side.

Let's go eat first. He still needed to buy clothes and grind for positive reviews in the afternoon.

Arriving at Deji Plaza again, Li Luo felt much more confident than last time. In a few days, he would be a wealthy man. By then, he would buy a house and a car, and still have tens of millions left. That would last a while. The system rewarded 100 million for level two, so wouldn't level three be at least 500 million?

First, he went to eat, returning to the seventh floor. Li Luo was wondering what to eat.

"Huh, is that Li Luo?"

Hearing a familiar voice, Li Luo turned to look. It was indeed Zhi Xia's voice, with Ling Jing and Ding Mengting nearby.

"Aren't you guys at the library?"

"We just went over to buy a few books and decided to go shopping while we were at it; we'll be heading back soon. If you have things to do, we can just take a taxi ourselves."

"We'll talk about that later. Have you guys eaten yet?"

"Not yet, Uncle! Are you going to treat us to a meal?" Ding Mengting quickly interjected.

"It's already one o'clock in the afternoon; you haven't eaten yet?"

"We lost track of time while shopping and were planning to go outside to eat. It's too expensive here, and we're just college students with only so much living allowance per month."

"Li Luo, what are you doing here?"

"Well, it's noon, isn't it? I planned to come over for a meal."

"You came here to eat?"

"Yeah, is that not allowed?"

The three women were a bit speechless, but Ding Mengting spoke up, "Uncle, can you even earn back the cost of this meal after driving for a whole day?"

"Mind your own business. Are you eating or not? If you are, let's go together; my treat. But there's a condition: after we eat, you have to help me pick out a set of clothes. You beauties should have good taste."

Hearing that she could get a free meal just by helping him pick out clothes, Ding Mengting quickly raised her hand to agree. "No problem, it's a deal."

"Then let's go together. Is there anything you want to eat?"

"We were thinking of having hot pot earlier. Since Uncle is treating, anything works for us, right Zhi Xia, Ling Jing?"

The Two Women looked at their Best Friend's excited expression and didn't want to dampen her enthusiasm. Plus, they were curious to see how the food here compared to outside. At worst, they would just be extra diligent when helping him pick out clothes later.

With that, the Two Women exchanged a glance before saying, "Yes, Li Luo, you can arrange it."

Zhi Xia added, "Li Luo, anything casual is fine. You don't need to spend too much; it's not easy for you to make money."

Li Luo truly liked this young girl, Zhi Xia. Not only was she pretty and good-natured, but she was also considerate of others.

"It's fine, I actually want to eat it too, and it won't cost that much."

"Follow me," he said, turning and walking ahead.

Ling Jing pulled on Zhi Xia's hand and asked softly, "Are we really going to eat with Li Luo?"

"Let's go. Since he's already offered, we'll just order some cheap dishes. If we're not full, we can just grab something at the school cafeteria later."

Hearing Zhi Xia say this, Ling Jing didn't say anything more. Ding Mengting didn't have so many concerns and grabbed one of them with each hand, chasing after him.

Looking at the three who had followed, Li Luo asked, "How about we have BBQ?"

"Anything is fine for us, Li Luo; you decide."

"Alright then. I remember seeing a BBQ restaurant somewhere ahead when I came here last time."

"Uncle, what were you doing here last time? Eating, too?"

"Yeah!"

Ding Mengting said softly, "Uncle, you are definitely a weirdo among ride-hailing drivers."

"How am I a weirdo? Why can't a ride-hailing driver come here to eat? What kind of logic is that?"

"It's not about logic. We don't mean to look down on you; we just mean that your income and spending aren't proportional."

"I know, I'm aware of that. Besides, Miss Ding, are you eating or not?"

"I'm eating, but don't call me Miss Ding! My name is Ding Mengting," Ding Mengting said, a bit annoyed.

"Is that so? Then is your last name Ding?"