195: Don't use the same trick twice

Buzz— After sending the message, Ye Su had just taken a sip of milk when his phone started vibrating.

He picked it up and saw that it was indeed a reply from Li Mengyao.

"Li Mengyao: What do you want to sell me this time?"

As expected, unlike Chen Xinyi who fell for it every time, Li Mengyao was not that easy to fool.

Last week, he had said he wanted to give her something, but in the end, he still sold the jade pendant and the design blueprints to Poyun Group.

This time, saying he wanted to give a gift again, Li Mengyao was clearly suspicious that Ye Su was pulling the same trick again.

"It's not for sale."

"I really have something to give you."

"Do you want it or not? If not, forget it."

"Li Mengyao: Considering how sincere you are, This Miss will reluctantly believe you one more time."

"Li Mengyao: Come to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel at three in the afternoon, and I will treat you to afternoon tea."

"Li Mengyao: Do you need me to pick you up personally?"

"How could I dare to trouble the great Miss Li to be my driver? I'll go there myself."

"It seems he really wants to give me something this time."

"What kind of thing will he give?"

Inside Villa No. 18 of Zijing Villa District, Li Mengyao, who was eating breakfast, looked at the chat history with Ye Su on her phone. While pondering what kind of gift she would receive, the corners of her mouth curled up involuntarily.

"Whew—"

At the side of the dining table, Wang Lijuan, sitting across from Li Mengyao, saw her daughter's spring-filled expression and immediately raised her eyebrows to signal Li Shanhai in high spirits.

Following Wang Lijuan's reminder, Li Shanhai also noticed his daughter's expression. Instantly receiving his wife's signal, the couple began to communicate frantically with their eyes.

"Smiling like that early in the morning, she must be chatting with Ye Su again, right?"

"Besides Ye Su, who else would your daughter show such an expression to?"

"It looks like you have hope of becoming a grandmother."

"And you have hope of becoming a grandfather."

"Haha, likewise."

"Congratulations to us both."

Without saying a word, Li Shanhai and his wife were able to fully understand what the other meant just by their eyes, communicating without any obstacles.

"What are you two doing? Why are you twitching your eyes? Are your eyes uncomfortable?"

After finishing looking at her phone, she raised her head and saw her parents' eyes and eyebrows twitching constantly. Li Mengyao thought they were feeling uncomfortable somewhere.

Little did she know, Li Shanhai and his wife felt extremely comfortable inside right now.

"It's nothing. Your mother and I just woke up this morning and were stretching our faces and eyes to relax."

"Ah— yes, yes, yes—"

"How strange."

Li Mengyao couldn't figure out what her parents were doing, so she just dropped a sentence and stood up: "I'm finished eating."

"Mm."

"Alright."

While pulling back her chair, Li Mengyao gave the two of them a suspicious look: Every sentence gets a response; this is just too strange.

But facing Li Mengyao's gaze, Li Shanhai and his wife remained calm and composed, continuing to eat their breakfast slowly, leaving Li Mengyao unable to see any issues.

With a helpless expression on her face, Li Mengyao could only turn and leave the dining table to get ready for work.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the Host for successfully generating over 200,000 yuan in profit from the [sunscreen clothing] intelligence. You have received a second [Physique] attribute reward. Do you wish to claim it?"

"Another point!"

After setting the time for afternoon tea with Li Mengyao, Ye Su returned to school for class.

Before the fourth period ended, Ye Su received a system notification that another 100,000 yuan in revenue from the sunscreen clothing had arrived.

"Claim one point of [Physique]."

"Claim successful!"

"Comfortable—"

Everyone else was in class, but only Ye Su was secretly enjoying himself there.

After claiming the [Physique] reward, Ye Su continued to kill the last bit of time, successfully making it to the end of class.

Since Li Mengyao was treating him to afternoon tea at a high-end hotel, Ye Su just grabbed a half-full meal at the cafeteria at noon.

"It's 3 o'clock, time for tea."

At 2:30 PM, Ye Su set off from school, arrived at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel before 3:00 PM, and took the elevator directly to the Executive Lounge on the 33rd floor.

As soon as he entered, Ye Su saw the slightly luxurious, retro palace-style decor inside.

At the same time, the greeter came up to him.

"Hello, sir. How many people?"

"A friend has already arrived."

"Very well, sir. Please, come in."

Scanning the hall, Ye Su saw Li Mengyao, who had arrived before him, at a window seat.

It was said that for afternoon tea here, VIP sofas or window view seats required booking a week in advance.

Now it seemed that such regulations were only for ordinary guests and did not include people like Li Mengyao.

"Must you be so punctual? Couldn't you have arrived earlier?"

Just after sitting down, Ye Su was complained about by Li Mengyao.

Regarding this, Ye Su only felt very wronged. Weren't they supposed to have afternoon tea at three? He arrived exactly at three, so how was he in the wrong?

The principle Ye Su learned online was not to reason with women. After all, not every woman could indulge him like Chen Xinyi.

So Ye Su had to honestly admit his mistake: "My fault. Next time, I will definitely arrive early."

The things learned online were indeed useful. Li Mengyao was clearly very satisfied with Ye Su's attitude in admitting his mistake.

"I'll let it slide this time. Remember to arrive early next time, and don't make This Miss wait for you."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll listen to the great Miss Li."

"Mm—"

Li Mengyao was satisfied and handed the menu in her hand to Ye Su: "Take a look at what you want to eat, order it yourself, and don't be polite with me."

Ye Su pushed the menu back directly: "I've never been to a place like this, so how would I know what's good to eat? You should just order; whatever you order is what I'll eat."

"Alright."

Li Mengyao took back the menu and signaled the waiter to order: "I want a truffle beef roll, a citrus puff pastry trio, and a teardrop-shaped lychee rose mousse. Do you want alcohol, tea, or coffee?"

"It's past three in the afternoon, tea should be fine."

"Mm, then let's have a rooibos tea as well."

After ordering, Li Mengyao didn't forget to ask Ye Su: "Is this enough?"

"That's enough."

Last time he ate at Li Mengyao's house, Ye Su already knew her appetite. Even for a main meal, she only ate a little bit; how much could she eat for afternoon tea?

If he kept ordering, in the end, he would just have to finish it all himself.

Thinking of this, Ye Su didn't forget to glance at her front, inwardly exclaiming: She doesn't eat much, but her development is quite good; it completely defies the law of conservation of energy.

Li Mengyao didn't notice Ye Su's gaze. After handing the menu to the waiter, she let him go place the order.

Afraid of being caught by Li Mengyao again for where his gaze was landing, Ye Su quickly shifted his gaze and began to look around the hotel interior.

This hotel's biggest selling point was [luxury], which translated naturally meant [expensive].

It is said that the smallest guest room has an area of 50 square meters, which is larger than many houses rented by Guangzhou drifters.

Correspondingly, staying here for one night costs more in rent than many Guangzhou drifters pay for a month.

When he retracted his gaze from looking at the room, Ye Su also saw several women in extremely flashy clothing at other tables who weren't eating the food on their tables, just taking photos endlessly.

And looking down from the window, besides the bustling traffic of Zhujiang New Town, the Pearl River, the Guangzhou Opera House, and other places were all in full view.