51: Chapter 51 Enjoying Barbecue with a Beauty

"You're still laughing. I don't think that guy was right; you don't look like an escort," Song Keyi asked curiously.

"Then what do I look like?" Li Siqi gave a cheeky smile.

"You look more like you're out selling yourself."

Song Keyi was so angry she went straight for her.

"You're the one selling yourself, you brat! Do you even know how to talk?"

"Alright, alright, let's stop messing around. You can't blame that guy for saying that about you; I'm feeling a bit nauseous looking at you. Look at the powder on your face—you've piled on enough to whitewash a wall."

"Go to hell! Is it really that exaggerated? Besides..."

"Wait a second, that person is coming out."

Just as Song Keyi was about to continue, she was interrupted by her Best Friend.

She quickly swept her gaze over and happened to see the woman getting out of the passenger seat of the ferrari.

Since she couldn't see her face, Song Keyi could only observe the woman from the side.

From this angle, she clearly had an S-shaped figure, so the woman's appearance probably wasn't bad.

Then the driver's side door of the ferrari opened, facing Song Keyi directly.

The first thing she noticed was that the man was under 30, and while his appearance was ordinary, he had an extraordinary air about him.

Watching the two people walking toward her, Song Keyi decided to observe them more closely.

As a luxury goods appraiser, the man's Armani outfit didn't escape her eyes.

His age was quite to her liking, but his looks were a bit lacking.

Song Keyi rested her chin on her hands and thought for a moment.

Although his looks didn't meet her requirements, it didn't stop her from making contact with him first.

"Li Siqi, sit here for a while. I'm going to the restroom to take off my makeup."

As a qualified socialite, these things were always carried with her.

Because they needed these tools to craft the personas that these Second-generation rich liked.

Whatever type you liked, Song Keyi could play that role.

Just like the current ferrari owner, she felt he was the mature and steady type, so he should like well-behaved girls.

Then she would be a good girl.

"Go ahead!"

"Alright, then take your time eating. If I manage to get that man's contact information later, this meal is on me."

Li Siqi was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Then take your time, make sure you look good. They just got here to eat, so they won't be leaving that quickly."

If her Best Friend succeeded, the money saved on this meal could be put toward another luxury item.

Although they were Best Friends, they were very clear about splitting costs in their daily lives.

They always split the bill when eating; this might be a side effect of being a socialite.

They thought about splitting everything, so neither would take advantage of the other.

Another point was that just because Li Siqi pushed her Best Friend to go for it didn't mean she didn't have her own designs.

After all, their ultimate goals were the same.

It's just that compared to her Best Friend, she was slightly inferior in terms of looks.

But as long as her Best Friend got on board, would she really be far from this man?

After all, the flowers at home aren't as fragrant as the wildflowers!

She didn't believe this man wouldn't be tempted.

Li Luo looked at the packed barbecue restaurant; he hadn't expected business to be this good.

It's true that young people today will skimp on anything, but they won't skimp on their own mouths.

Xu Mengjie pointed to an empty table in front of them.

"Li Luo, let's go sit over there!"

Li Luo nodded.

The two arrived at the spot and sat down.

Li Luo called out to the Waiter in front of them.

The Waiter then walked over with the menu.

"What would you two like to eat?"

"Let's have two servings of crayfish, one garlic flavor, one thirteen-spice flavor, and grill twenty skewers of lamb and ten oysters."

After ordering, Li Luo looked at Xu Mengjie.

"Order whatever you want to eat."

Xu Mengjie followed up by ordering ten beef skewers and a grilled eggplant.

Seeing that they had finished ordering, the Waiter continued to ask.

"What level of spiciness would you like?"

Li Luo looked at Xu Mengjie.

"Can you handle spicy food?"

"I can handle average spiciness."

"Then let's go with mild spicy, and bring a large bottle of Coke."

"Alright, Handsome Guy."

After speaking, the Waiter kindly reminded them.

"Handsome Guy, I should mention that our crayfish are three jin per serving."

"It's fine, just bring them out!"

"Alright, please wait a moment!"

After that, the Waiter took the menu and left.

Xu Mengjie then raised her eyes to size up Li Luo.

Thinking about it now, it still felt like a dream; she had just randomly taken a ride-hailing car and encountered a rich young master.

Looking at Xu Mengjie, who kept staring at him, Li Luo spoke up.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Why keep staring at me? Have you fallen for me so quickly?"

Although Xu Mengjie knew Li Luo was joking, she still blushed slightly and said softly.

"I'm just a little curious. Since you're so rich, why are you still driving a ride-hailing car?"

Li Luo looked at her in surprise upon hearing this.

"Shouldn't you be asking about investments? How did you get onto the topic of me driving a ride-hailing car?"

Xu Mengjie was more anxious about the investment than anyone, but the two of them had just sat down.

She was afraid that talking about investments immediately would annoy Li Luo.

She also knew that you can't rush things; besides, she didn't know Li Luo well enough, and who knew if he would suddenly change his attitude.

So, it was better to find something she was curious about to test the waters first.

"I just found it a bit strange, that's all."

Li Luo smiled upon hearing this.

"I quite like driving, so I drive a ride-hailing car to pass the time. People always need to find something to do, right?"

After saying that, he joked.

"And earn some gas money on the side; 98-octane gas is very expensive these days."

Hearing him say it was to pass the time, Xu Mengjie secretly retorted that he was a man who really didn't know how to enjoy life.

As for the later part, she ignored it directly, but still went along with his words.

"For a big shot like you to tell me gas is expensive, are you teasing me? But seriously, young masters like you are quite rare."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Since you're so rich, shouldn't you be enjoying life better?"

Upon hearing this, Li Luo sighed.

"I want to enjoy life right now too, but I can't yet! Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand."

Li Luo then changed the subject.

"Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you instead! The company was doing fine, so how did it suddenly end up like this?"

Xu Mengjie didn't answer Li Luo's question.

Instead, she looked up and scanned her surroundings, sighing.

"I didn't expect their business to be even better than before."

Li Luo was a bit confused.

"Have you been here before?"

"I have, back when our company shareholders had a dinner gathering. We had just left school back then and didn't have so many bad intentions; everyone would eat barbecue and chat about future development together."

"I don't know when it started to change, with all kinds of scheming and everything revolving around profit. In just two years, not only could the company not keep going, but I even became enemies with them. Now that I think about it, school was better; at least there weren't so many annoying things."

Li Luo looked at the slightly sorrowful woman in front of him.

He remained silent for a moment and said.

"Human nature is something you can't guess. In this world, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests."

"Yeah, in the end, it's still a world that looks at money, which is why I've let go of things now."

The two had just finished discussing this topic.

The Waiter began to serve the skewers.

Li Luo greeted her.

"Let's eat first, we can chat while we eat. Aren't you hungry?"