375: This money is really easy to make.

"Three, two, one, start!"

As soon as the words fell, the manager quickly pulled his hand back.

"Hmph!"

Before the countdown ended, Lin Youde was still confident of victory, planning to crush Ye Su the moment the manager shouted start, and slap him hard in the face in front of Li Mengyao.

But as soon as he exerted force, the confident smile on Lin Youde's face stiffened.

He discovered that Ye Su, who appeared to have an average build, was surprisingly strong.

No matter how much force he used from the start, he couldn't budge Ye Su's hand even an inch.

Impossible!

How could he not be able to move it?

Could it be that he played too long with those two influencers last night, and his body was weak today?

That shouldn't be right. His personal best for bench press was 120 kilograms. Even if he wasn't in top shape, it was impossible to lose to him!

No matter how Lin Youde screamed in his heart, the fact was right before his eyes; he had no choice but to believe it.

Unlike Lin Youde, whose expression grew increasingly grave after realizing something was wrong, Ye Su remained composed throughout. From this alone, one could tell the outcome of their arm wrestling match was already sealed.

During their brief stalemate, Ye Su even had time to play with internet memes in his mind:

"Your strength and Physique are just gained from working out, flimsy and weak."

"While my strength and Physique are gained from the system, the difference is clear at a glance!"

While playing with memes, a mischievous smile curled at the corner of Ye Su's mouth, and his right hand suddenly began to exert force.

"Hmph!"

Sensing the immense force coming from his wrist, Lin Youde's expression changed drastically, and he tried his best to stabilize his wrist so as not to be pushed down by Ye Su.

But no matter how hard he tried, in front of the cheating Ye Su, it was all in vain.

Watching Ye Su push Lin Youde's wrist down bit by bit, Jin Wenlong and the other person were in disbelief.

They had thought Lin Youde was going easy on Ye Su to toy with him.

But when they saw Lin Youde's face turning red from the strain, Jin Wenlong realized that he really wasn't Ye Su's match!

"Go for it!"

Li Mengyao didn't care about that. Seeing Ye Su truly suppressing Lin Youde, she immediately clenched her fists and cheered excitedly for Ye Su.

Bang—

Amidst Li Mengyao's cheers, Ye Su exerted a sudden burst of strength, slamming Lin Youde's hand onto the table, producing a crisp sound of impact.

Ye Su didn't lift his hand immediately; he just kept Lin Youde's hand pinned down and asked with a smile:

"This should count as you losing, right?"

Judging by his posture, if Lin Youde didn't admit defeat, he wouldn't take his hand away.

The fact was right there; Lin Youde had no choice but to accept it, but having to admit it out loud was more painful than killing him:

"Let go!"

"Fine."

Lin Youde's words were already a disguised admission of defeat, and Ye Su didn't continue to rub salt in the wound, withdrawing his hand.

"Pay up—"

With the outcome decided, Li Mengyao excitedly reached out her right hand toward Lin Youde: "Or do you intend to welsh on these five million as well?"

"Hmph!" Lin Youde rubbed his wrist and said coldly: "I'm not so broke that I can't afford to lose five million."

Li Mengyao naturally knew that Lin Youde wouldn't dare to welsh on the debt.

Xin Ji had opened thousands of gyms across the country and had recently received Series D financing, preparing to go public in the second half of the year.

At this critical juncture, if it were exposed that the young master of Xin Ji had made a bet with someone in public and then reneged on the deal, even welshing on five million, this would definitely be seized upon by competitors to attack him.

In the future, when trying to secure investment, investors would have to think twice about whether to invest money in Xin Ji just based on Lin Youde's integrity.

By then, the loss to Lin Youde would be far more than just five million.

"Alright, as long as you don't welsh on the debt." Ye Su picked up the card on the table, copied his account number from his phone, and handed it to Lin Youde: "Just transfer the money to this card."

"Let's go!"

After taking the card Ye Su handed over, Lin Youde signaled for Jin Wenlong to leave.

Having lost five million in such a confused manner, he obviously had no mood for afternoon tea anymore.

They had agreed that the winnings would be split in half, but he ended up losing to that gigolo.

Jin Wenlong felt as if he had lost 2.5 million because of Lin Youde. As he followed him out, he kept cursing inwardly that Lin Youde was a piece of trash.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the Host for completing the hidden task — Stepping Up, receiving a reward of 500,000 in cash, 5 points of Strength attribute, and 5 points of Charm attribute!]

Buzz—

As the system notification rang, the phone Ye Su had placed face-down on the table vibrated twice; it was clearly a text message confirming the 500,000 had arrived.

At the same time, the ten points of attribute rewards also arrived, making Ye Su feel as if he had been enlightened by a master, with an endless supply of strength throughout his body.

Awesome!

A 500,000 cash reward, plus winning 5 million from that musclehead; this afternoon tea was truly worth it!

"Wow, he actually won!"

"Five million, just like that, lost in the time it takes to arm wrestle. Is this the simple and unadorned life of the rich!"

"I've seen a corner of heaven!"

"If it were me, having won five million, I would have jumped up with excitement, but that handsome guy is still so calm, as if he only won five hundred. He's too cool!"

"Why don't I have a boyfriend like that!"

"Big sister, look at his girlfriend. It's one thing that she's beautiful, but she just said she could pay the five million if he lost. It's obvious she's also a wealthy beauty. What do you have to compare with her?"

"Can't I just think about it!"

An arm wrestling match, lasting only a few dozen seconds, won five million. The eyes of everyone in the restaurant looking at Ye Su were filled with nothing but envy and jealousy.

Ye Su couldn't care about other people's gazes and could only hand the menu to the manager:

"Look at this mess; we haven't even placed our order yet. Could you please help us place the order, manager? Or sending a waiter over would work too."

"I'll place the order for you; please wait a moment."

Seeing Ye Su win 5 million and still remain so composed, the manager had long since associated him with having a deep background, and enthusiastically served the two of them.

The manager left. Seeing that Li Mengyao didn't move, Ye Su could only consciously move to the seat opposite her.

As soon as Ye Su sat down, Li Mengyao excitedly said:

"I didn't expect you to actually win against Lin Youde in an arm wrestling match!"

"Didn't I tell you? His muscles are just 'dead muscles' built from taking drugs. They look intimidating, but in reality, they're nothing."

At first, Li Mengyao thought Ye Su was just talking nonsense.

How could someone with such big muscles not have strength?

But now, seeing the result of their arm wrestling, Li Mengyao actually believed Ye Su's words.

It seems that Lin Youde, who showed off his muscles all day, was actually just a show-off.

He wasn't even as good as Ye Su, who looked like a college student with just the right build, not exaggerated at all.

Looking at Ye Su again, Li Mengyao's eyes gradually lit up:

"You won 5 million, is it share and share alike?"

"Wow, you rich person, and you're still eyeing the money of a poor person like me!" Ye Su feigned a wronged expression:

"This 5 million is my hard-earned money. Do you have the heart to take it!"