However, the underlying sentiment was somewhat similar. When they arrived at the new table indicated by the restaurant manager, everyone sat down. Ye Chen naturally took the main seat, with Du Xiaoya on one side and Li Kexin on the other. The other five female classmates included four of Du Xiaoya's roommates and one other classmate. As for the male classmates who had been with Xu Qiang, they had all run off as quickly as possible. No one wanted to get stuck chipping in for the Ace of Spades bills with Ye Chen in the end.
Sitting by the window, watching the swaying lights of Magic City at night, Ye Chen felt particularly comfortable. With just a few words, he had seized the initiative and metaphorically crushed his opponent, Xu Qiang, to pieces. This feeling of having everything under control was indescribable. If he had to describe it, it was just plain cool.
Time passed, and the female classmates became particularly uninhibited, perhaps because Ye Chen was the only man present. All sorts of old stories and secrets came tumbling out one by one under the stimulation of alcohol. Ye Chen listened with relish, but Du Xiaoya was quite embarrassed. It couldn't be helped; these female classmates weren't sparing her any "face" and were revealing all sorts of things about Du Xiaoya's past. It might have seemed like teasing or tit-for-tat, but in fact, it served as a "side assist," allowing Ye Chen to understand Du Xiaoya better and potentially fostering a closer relationship between them. Of course, this was also the only sort of thing that good classmates or friends might do in such a situation.
After a fulfilling meal, Ye Chen had enjoyed the lively atmosphere. As for the wine, he hadn't drunk any; it wouldn't be okay to drink since he had driven there. By the time it was over, three of the female classmates were drunk, and coincidentally, all three were single. Although the other two female classmates weren't drunk, they seemed vulnerable if they went home by themselves, potentially attracting unwanted attention. Ye Chen simply called Jack and had the five female classmates sent to the Four Seasons Hotel, each to a room with a large bed. Afterward, Ye Chen swiped his card to check out from the restaurant; the total consumption was 310,000 yuan.
Li Kexin, who had chosen not to go to the hotel with the other girls, followed Ye Chen and Du Xiaoya downstairs. When the doorman drove Ye Chen's Bugatti Veyron over and Ye Chen casually gave him a hundred yuan tip, Li Kexin was stunned.
"Ye Chen, just how rich are you? You have a Bugatti? Or is it a rental car with a temporary license plate..."
Although Li Kexin was often carefree, she wasn't ignorant or uninformed. After the video call the previous night, she had realized something was amiss. After doing some checking, she found out that the place where Ye Chen and Du Xiaoya were staying was the Presidential Suite. This was already enough to surprise her. Who would have thought that Ye Chen had now actually acquired a Bugatti Veyron? This wasn't a car worth mere hundreds of thousands or millions, but a luxury car with a starting price of at least twenty-five to thirty million yuan. How could Li Kexin, noticing this, not be bewildered?
Du Xiaoya, who also saw the Bugatti Veyron, gently patted her heart. A feeling of immense relief and good fortune appeared in her heart involuntarily. She had chosen Ye Chen and hadn't wavered in her decision. Even after Xu Qiang had appeared and shown off his wealth in various ways—with watches worth over 100,000 yuan and cars worth millions—Du Xiaoya had never truly wavered, not even for a moment. And now, the appearance of the Bugatti Veyron verified the correctness of her persistence. Even the lowest-spec Bugatti Veyron costs tens of millions! No matter how you looked at it, Ye Chen's Bugatti Veyron had to be a high-end version, worth well over twenty million, likely more than thirty million!
Ye Chen looked at Li Kexin at this time and asked with a smile,
"How is it? Do you regret saying you wouldn't 'rob' me last night?"
"Hmph, I don't regret it!"
Li Kexin rolled her eyes at Ye Chen, then looked at Du Xiaoya and said,
"You don't even care about your friend's feelings, letting him tease me right in front of you, Xiaoya."
"Oh, I don't mind him,"
Du Xiaoya glanced at Ye Chen, then covered her mouth and smiled.
"Hmph, you two are acting like a married couple. I won't play with you anymore. I'm going home," Li Kexin declared.
After she finished speaking, she headed to the side of the road. Li Kexin had actually drunk quite a lot, but she insisted she had to go home, otherwise she would be scolded by her parents. Otherwise, Ye Chen would have asked Jack to take Li Kexin to the hotel as well.
Just after Li Kexin took two steps, Ye Chen suddenly saw her swaying unsteadily.
"Alright, this girl is definitely drunk," he thought.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen walked over and supported Li Kexin. Li Kexin, who was clearly inebriated, realized Ye Chen had come to support her, waved her hand, and said,
"No, no, I can manage."