Chapter 13

Actually, even if I weren't a college student, there wouldn't be any awkwardness, at most just a bit of regret.

"Oh? What kind of business are you doing? Doing business in Xingzhou City still has its nuances. Whether it's the entertainment industry or food service, you need a vast network of connections. But don't worry, since you're Tingting's friend, you're my friend too. I'll introduce you to a few of my friends. Once you know them, your business in Xingzhou City will go smoothly."

Chen Chao continued to boast, making it seem like his resources in Xingzhou City were very powerful.

Actually, I could tell at a glance that this guy was a big talker. He had thick eyebrows, dark circles under his eyes, and slightly upturned lips. From the perspective of physiognomy, this was a typical person who makes a living by talking. If he wasn't a big con artist, he was a lawyer. Clearly, he was the former!

Seeing that I didn't speak, Ye Tingting nudged me and whispered, "Li Yao, Chen Chao is the student council president of our school, a native of Xingzhou City, and he has a wide network of connections and resources. No matter what kind of business you want to do in the future, it will definitely be beneficial to get to know him! Since he's said that, you should thank him."

I nodded slightly and then said to Chen Chao, "Thank you, Senior Chen Chao! I appreciate your kindness. However, the business I want to do doesn't need the things you mentioned! Besides, connections and resources are not as important to me as feng shui. In my view, feng shui is the most important thing in business."

As I finished speaking, everyone in the private room was stunned, staring at me with various expressions.

I knew why they were looking at me like that, but I didn't care and continued, "By the way, the business I want to do is not in the food or entertainment industry. I want to open a fortune-telling and feng shui shop."

"Li Yao!" Ye Tingting quickly grabbed me and explained, "Senior Chen Chao, sorry, Li Yao is just joking with us."

"Ha ha!" Hearing Ye Tingting's words, Chen Chao couldn't help but laugh.

He waved his hand and said, "Sorry, I couldn't help it! Your friend is really interesting. But from the serious look on his face just now, I think he wasn't joking, right?"

I said very seriously, "Of course not!"

Fortune-telling and feng shui are what I'm best at, and I have no reason to hide it. This is a skill my grandfather taught me, and I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of.

Chen Chao said with a mocking tone, "Then you don't need to open a shop. You can set up a stall on Garden Street! There are many old men setting up stalls there. When business is good, you can trick a few people and earn a few hundred yuan."

"But you're too young. I wonder if anyone will come to you for readings! If you grow a beard and wear a Tang suit, maybe someone will come to you."

At this point, Chen Chao's smile turned into ridicule and mockery. To him, I was a joke.

I knew there were many scammers in this field, but they absolutely couldn't lump me in with them.

I was about to show them what I was made of, but Zhang Yao interrupted, "Alright, Senior Chen Chao, let's talk about something else. Li Yao is already embarrassed. I want to ask you, can we all join the student council?"

Zhang Yao changed the topic, and everyone's emotions and thoughts followed suit.

I wasn't interested in what they were talking about next. If it weren't for Ye Tingting being there, I would have left. To be honest, I was very uncomfortable with this meal, flattering a big talker like Chen Chao. I, Li Yao, can't do that.

Several girls were completely charmed by Chen Chao's smooth talk, making them very happy.

Suddenly, a girl asked, "President Chen, do you have a girlfriend?"

Chen Chao pondered for a moment and then shook his head, "A girlfriend, not yet. But recently, a girl has been expressing her love to me, and I'm not sure if I should accept it."

"Um... Who? Who?"

Chen Chao put on a deep tone, "If I say her name, you all know her. It's Huang Yiyi from the senior class!"

When he said this, I wanted to go up and measure his face! His face must be as thick as a wall corner, impossibly thick.

But his words made the group of people exclaim in surprise, as if they were envious of Chen Chao.

Just as I was speechless, my phone rang. It was Huang Yiyi calling me.

I answered the call and deliberately raised my voice, "Huang Yiyi, what's up?"

After I spoke, everyone stared at me with extremely strange expressions.

"Li Yao, where are you? I want to treat you to a meal," Huang Yiyi's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I'm at Fuyuanju, no need for a meal!"

"Okay, wait for me there, I'll come to you."

After saying that, Huang Yiyi hung up.

I put down my phone, and Chen Chao asked me with a look of disdain, "Li Yao, you said the person who just called you was Huang Yiyi?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, it was Huang Yiyi!"

"Ha ha ha! Are you out of your mind? Huang Yiyi would call you? I think you're not just a con artist, but also a lunatic." Chen Chao directly attacked me, and after that, he looked at Ye Tingting and said, "Tingting, it's best to avoid this kind of person in the future. He's crazy! Who knows what he might think about you."

"That's right, Tingting, he's just trying to show off in front of you, but boasting like this is really awkward. How could he know Huang Yiyi? She's the school beauty, and so many people are lining up to pursue her, but she doesn't even give them a good look. From what he said, it sounds like she's even inviting him to a meal," Zhang Yao immediately echoed Chen Chao, mocking me.

Ye Tingting hesitated, looking at me with doubt. Perhaps she didn't know if what I said was true or not!

"Li Yao!" Suddenly, the door to the private room was pushed open.

Huang Yiyi stood at the door, looking at me with surprise.

Everyone at the table was stunned at that moment!

"Hehe, how about that? I'm pretty quick, right?" Huang Yiyi said, walking directly to my side and then asked, "Are they all your friends? I'll treat you, it looks like you're almost done eating. Come, let's go somewhere."

I subconsciously looked at Chen Chao, whose eyes were almost bulging out. But I didn't bother with him. Now everyone knew he was the one boasting, and that was enough!

After all, Huang Yiyi came here and didn't even look at him, clearly not taking him seriously.

I looked at Ye Tingting and said, "Tingting, thank you!"

"Li Yao, I..." Ye Tingting bit her lip, looking like she wanted to say something but couldn't, with tears welling up in her eyes.

I knew what she was thinking, so I raised my hand and gently patted her shoulder, saying, "It's okay, I'll tell you about it later."

Actually, even if I weren't a college student, there wouldn't be any awkwardness, at most just a bit of regret.

"Oh? What kind of business are you doing? Doing business in Xingzhou City still has its nuances. Whether it's the entertainment industry or food service, you need a vast network of connections. But don't worry, since you're Tingting's friend, you're my friend too. I'll introduce you to a few of my friends. Once you know them, your business in Xingzhou City will go smoothly."

Chen Chao continued to boast, making it seem like his resources in Xingzhou City were very powerful.

Actually, I could tell at a glance that this guy was a big talker. He had thick eyebrows, dark circles under his eyes, and slightly upturned lips. From the perspective of physiognomy, this was a typical person who makes a living by talking. If he wasn't a big con artist, he was a lawyer. Clearly, he was the former!

Seeing that I didn't speak, Ye Tingting nudged me and whispered, "Li Yao, Chen Chao is the student council president of our school, a native of Xingzhou City, and he has a wide network of connections and resources. No matter what kind of business you want to do in the future, it will definitely be beneficial to get to know him! Since he's said that, you should thank him."

I nodded slightly and then said to Chen Chao, "Thank you, Senior Chen Chao! I appreciate your kindness. However, the business I want to do doesn't need the things you mentioned! Besides, connections and resources are not as important to me as feng shui. In my view, feng shui is the most important thing in business."

As I finished speaking, everyone in the private room was stunned, staring at me with various expressions.

I knew why they were looking at me like that, but I didn't care and continued, "By the way, the business I want to do is not in the food or entertainment industry. I want to open a fortune-telling and feng shui shop."

"Li Yao!" Ye Tingting quickly grabbed me and explained, "Senior Chen Chao, sorry, Li Yao is just joking with us."

"Ha ha!" Hearing Ye Tingting's words, Chen Chao couldn't help but laugh.

He waved his hand and said, "Sorry, I couldn't help it! Your friend is really interesting. But from the serious look on his face just now, I think he wasn't joking, right?"

I said very seriously, "Of course not!"

Fortune-telling and feng shui are what I'm best at, and I have no reason to hide it. This is a skill my grandfather taught me, and I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of.

Chen Chao said with a mocking tone, "Then you don't need to open a shop. You can set up a stall on Garden Street! There are many old men setting up stalls there. When business is good, you can trick a few people and earn a few hundred yuan."

"But you're too young. I wonder if anyone will come to you for readings! If you grow a beard and wear a Tang suit, maybe someone will come to you."

At this point, Chen Chao's smile turned into ridicule and mockery. To him, I was a joke.

I knew there were many scammers in this field, but they absolutely couldn't lump me in with them.

I was about to show them what I was made of, but Zhang Yao interrupted, "Alright, Senior Chen Chao, let's talk about something else. Li Yao is already embarrassed. I want to ask you, can we all join the student council?"

Zhang Yao changed the topic, and everyone's emotions and thoughts followed suit.

I wasn't interested in what they were talking about next. If it weren't for Ye Tingting being there, I would have left. To be honest, I was very uncomfortable with this meal, flattering a big talker like Chen Chao. I, Li Yao, can't do that.

Several girls were completely charmed by Chen Chao's smooth talk, making them very happy.

Suddenly, a girl asked, "President Chen, do you have a girlfriend?"

Chen Chao pondered for a moment and then shook his head, "A girlfriend, not yet. But recently, a girl has been expressing her love to me, and I'm not sure if I should accept it."

"Um... Who? Who?"

Chen Chao put on a deep tone, "If I say her name, you all know her. It's Huang Yiyi from the senior class!"

When he said this, I wanted to go up and measure his face! His face must be as thick as a wall corner, impossibly thick.

But his words made the group of people exclaim in surprise, as if they were envious of Chen Chao.

Just as I was speechless, my phone rang. It was Huang Yiyi calling me.

I answered the call and deliberately raised my voice, "Huang Yiyi, what's up?"

After I spoke, everyone stared at me with extremely strange expressions.

"Li Yao, where are you? I want to treat you to a meal," Huang Yiyi's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I'm at Fuyuanju, no need for a meal!"

"Okay, wait for me there, I'll come to you."

After saying that, Huang Yiyi hung up.

I put down my phone, and Chen Chao asked me with a look of disdain, "Li Yao, you said the person who just called you was Huang Yiyi?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, it was Huang Yiyi!"

"Ha ha ha! Are you out of your mind? Huang Yiyi would call you? I think you're not just a con artist, but also a lunatic." Chen Chao directly attacked me, and after that, he looked at Ye Tingting and said, "Tingting, it's best to avoid this kind of person in the future. He's crazy! Who knows what he might think about you."

"That's right, Tingting, he's just trying to show off in front of you, but boasting like this is really awkward. How could he know Huang Yiyi? She's the school beauty, and so many people are lining up to pursue her, but she doesn't even give them a good look. From what he said, it sounds like she's even inviting him to a meal," Zhang Yao immediately echoed Chen Chao, mocking me.

Ye Tingting hesitated, looking at me with doubt. Perhaps she didn't know if what I said was true or not!

"Li Yao!" Suddenly, the door to the private room was pushed open.

Huang Yiyi stood at the door, looking at me with surprise.

Everyone at the table was stunned at that moment!

"Hehe, how about that? I'm pretty quick, right?" Huang Yiyi said, walking directly to my side and then asked, "Are they all your friends? I'll treat you, it looks like you're almost done eating. Come, let's go somewhere."

I subconsciously looked at Chen Chao, whose eyes were almost bulging out. But I didn't bother with him. Now everyone knew he was the one boasting, and that was enough!

After all, Huang Yiyi came here and didn't even look at him, clearly not taking him seriously.

I looked at Ye Tingting and said, "Tingting, thank you!"

"Li Yao, I..." Ye Tingting bit her lip, looking like she wanted to say something but couldn't, with tears welling up in her eyes.

I knew what she was thinking, so I raised my hand and gently patted her shoulder, saying, "It's okay, I'll tell you about it later."