Chapter 104 Did he see it?
Wang Hao, Wang Lin, and several others in the booth...
...instantly turned their heads to look at her, their eyes full of urgency and curiosity.
The girl felt a bit uncomfortable under their gaze and quickly waved her hand.
"Don't stare at me like that!"
"I only heard it from others, I'm not entirely sure."
"It was just a few days ago, I went out for late-night snacks with some friends,"
"One of the girls was the girlfriend of Lin Chen's roommate."
"While we were chatting about the influential figures on campus and got to Lin Chen, she mentioned it casually,"
"She said Lin Chen has a large luxury flat in our Star City worth over ten million, over five hundred square meters."
"Even the renovations cost ten million!"
"What?"
"Even the renovations cost ten million!"
Wang Lin's voice was very loud, causing the people in the neighboring booths to turn and look at her.
The girl in the white dress paused and added:
"At the time, we all thought she was joking, thinking Lin Chen didn't look like a Second-generation rich,"
"So we didn't pay it much mind,"
"Now that I think about it... maybe it's true?"
Wang Lin suddenly whipped her head around,
Her gaze 'swish'ed back and pinned itself onto the ordinary booth where Lin Chen was sitting.
The lights flickered over him, making him look unremarkable,
But that casual wave of his hand just now to cover the whole venue's tab,
Was truly too impactful.
Wang Lin stared at him, her eyes as messy as a tangled pair of earphones,
Her heart was in a state of turmoil.
"Could it... be true?"
"How could an ordinary person have this kind of spending power?"
"Could he be some kind of hidden Second-generation rich?"
"His family is intentionally tempering him, making him work hard in low profile, and only officially revealing the truth once he gets to university?"
Having watched too many K-dramas, the more she overthought it, the more erratic her heartbeat became.
The bit of disdain she originally felt for Lin Chen,
Had now completely turned into uncontrollable curiosity, and even a bit of inexplicable excitement.
She bit her lip and quickly began calculating in her heart.
"Since he's being so generous, I might as well take this opportunity to resolve our previous conflict."
"If... if he really is a hidden super Second-generation rich,"
"By reconciling, I won't lose out no matter what!"
"Mm, I really am clever."
Having figured this out, Wang Lin immediately turned to look at the ashen-faced Wang Hao beside her,
Her tone softening several degrees.
"Brother, Lin Chen has shown so much face,"
"We're old classmates after all, shouldn't we go over to toast him and return the gesture?"
Wang Hao was currently fuming, his thunder completely stolen,
He had lost all face, and upon hearing this, he exploded on the spot.
"If you want to go, go yourself! I'm not going!"
He was truly angry, angry that the spectacle he had meticulously prepared,
Had been effortlessly crushed by Lin Chen.
But he didn't notice that his gold-digging girlfriend, Chen Na, who was clinging to him,
Had already been plotting a thousand schemes, her little calculations almost overflowing.
Hearing that Wang Lin wanted to go over, Chen Na immediately spoke up,
Her voice sickeningly sweet:
"Sister Lin, I'll go with you!"
"I'll go on Wang Hao's behalf, it'll be like he's toasting Lin Chen!"
"Good, let's go!"
Two women, each with their own ulterior motives, yet heading towards the same goal.
Trying every means possible to get closer to this suddenly emerged 'big shot'.
Wang Lin was thinking of reconciliation and clinging to power.
Chen Na's thoughts were more direct.
Lin Chen is so rich, his spending is a hundred times more generous than Wang Hao's.
If I just throw a few looks his way, give him a little hook,
If he happens to take a liking to me... then I'll dump Wang Hao immediately!
This guy looks decent enough, but in reality, he's stingy as hell,
He can't compare to Lin Chen at all.
On the other side, Lin Chen was being surrounded by several beauties for toasts,
With a sweep of his peripheral vision, he saw Wang Lin and Chen Na approaching one after the other.
Wang Lin spoke first, smiling with such natural friendliness,
As if those previous unpleasantries had never happened.
"Lin Chen, thank you so much, I didn't expect you to be so generous."
"For tonight's treat, I'll shamelessly accept your kindness."
"We're all adults now, those little things from before, shall we just write them off?"
Lin Chen sneered in his heart.
Heh, now that you see I have money, you run over to reconcile?
Having money really makes a difference; people change faces faster than turning pages in a book.
He remained calm on the surface, raising his glass to lightly clink it with hers.
"Sure, what's past is past, we're still old classmates."
Pausing for a moment, Lin Chen's gaze fell on her hair,
And he mentioned casually:
"By the way, that hair clip of yours is quite nice and cute."
"I happen to be collecting some little trinkets like that, could you give it to me?"
The people around them didn't think much of it upon hearing this.
At most, they thought Lin Chen was probably giving her a way out after the reconciliation she just proposed.
Wang Lin was overjoyed to hear this.
Isn't this just giving her a way out?
Without a second word, she took it directly from her hair and handed it over.
"It's yours!"
"Consider it a return gift for your treat tonight!"
She was still secretly congratulating herself on being sensible,
Completely unaware that Lin Chen was already beaming with joy inside.
It worked.
One personal item from Wang Lin, acquired.
Two more to go, and the task would be one-third complete.
It seems this matter isn't that difficult after all.
Wang Lin stepped aside with satisfaction.
Chen Na immediately pressed closer, leaning forward slightly, her tone so soft it could drip water.
"Hello, Lin Chen, I'm Chen Na."
"I'm Wang Hao's... friend."
She deliberately omitted the word 'girlfriend'.
Lin Chen saw through her little scheme at a glance.
"Interesting."
Clearly Wang Hao's girlfriend, yet she tells me she's just a friend.
She's in a hurry to clear the relationship, wanting me to misunderstand something.
Wang Hao, oh Wang Hao, you're unreliable yourself, and the woman you found is even more unreliable.
Just as things are starting to look up, she's already thinking of defecting to me?
I was originally planning to start with your younger sister,
But since your girlfriend has delivered herself to my door... then I won't be polite.
The thought flashed through his mind, and a perfectly timed smile appeared on Lin Chen's face.
"Chen Na, you look really beautiful today."
"We're all alumni, I haven't added your WeChat yet. Come, let me 'scan' you."
He intentionally slurred the word 'scan',
A soft sound carrying a hint of seductive roguishness.
As they added each other as friends, Lin Chen leaned in slightly,
Close to her ear, his voice kept very low,
His warm breath almost brushing against her skin.
"Remember to message me when you're free."
"I really like what you're wearing today."
Chen Na's whole body tingled, and her eyes 'swish'ed with brightness.
"He... he really is interested in me?"
"Was he embarrassed to talk to me before because Wang Hao was there?"
She nodded quickly, her voice trembling slightly:
"Okay, let's keep in touch."
This scene was caught dead-on by Wang Hao, who was not far away.
By the time Chen Na returned to the VIP8 booth with an unnatural expression,
Wang Hao's face was already as black as the bottom of a pot, his eyes embarrassed and sinister as he stared intently at her.
"You two were so close just now, whispering in each other's ears. What were you saying?"
Chen Na was startled in her heart.
"Was he seen by him?!"
She forced herself to stay calm, quickly covering it up with a faint smile squeezed onto her face.
"It was nothing, I just told him I came over to give him a toast on your behalf and thank him, that's all."
Wang Hao snorted coldly, his tone full of displeasure and suspicion.
"Hmph, you wanted to go yourself, I didn't ask you to go."