Chapter 90

You are my big apple.

"Hello, how are you?"

"I'm Li Ying, are you free tonight?"

"Tonight?" Xia Tian looked up at Zeng Rou.

"I have to make a plan tonight." Zeng Rou said softly, meaning she would be very busy and wouldn't have time to accompany Xia Tian tonight.

"I'm free."

"Let me treat you to dinner tonight, as a thank you for saving me."

"Sure."

After Xia Tian hung up the phone, he saw Zeng Rou's meaningful smile.

"Your charm is still so great, it's another girl, right?" Zeng Rou smiled at Xia Tian.

"It's a girl I saved a few days ago." Xia Tian explained.

"Go ahead, this card is for you." Zeng Rou took out a card.

"I don't want your money." Xia Tian refused.

"This isn't my money, it's your salary. For a special general manager with such strong capabilities, 20,000 yuan a month is really a good deal." Zeng Rou praised, just the way Xia Tian handled that matter earlier made her, a seasoned professional, admire him wholeheartedly.

"But I haven't even gone to work." Xia Tian shook his head.

"I don't go to the company every day either. You are the company's special general manager; you just need to be there when there's something to do. How can our general manager go out to dinner with a girl without money?" Zeng Rou stuffed the card into Xia Tian's pocket.

After having a meal together, Zeng Rou sent Xia Tian to Ye Qingxue's place. Zeng Rou bought ten sets of clothes, pants, and shoes for Xia Tian, all the best matches.

A person is judged by their clothes, and a horse by its saddle.

Wearing a suit, Xia Tian really had the air of a special general manager, definitely more impressive than what he wore in the morning.

Before leaving, Xia Tian changed into another set of casual clothes. He was slightly stunned when he saw the price tag; he didn't know how much the clothes cost because Zeng Rou had paid for them with her card.

"18,888." Xia Tian almost collapsed when he saw the price of this piece of clothing. When he worked outside before, he only earned a little over a thousand yuan a month, and it would take him a year and a half to earn this much for one piece of clothing.

He looked at the shorts again: "Damn, are they made of gold? Such a short pair costs 8,000 yuan."

Finally, he looked at the shoes, and Xia Tian felt an urge to die.

After putting on this set of high-end clothes, Xia Tian didn't feel any change in himself, but they were quite comfortable to wear.

The place Li Ying had arranged to meet Xia Tian was outside Jianghai University, very close to where he was. It was a simple restaurant, and Li Ying wasn't a wealthy person, as she mentioned in a text message to Xia Tian later.

She was there because she worked as a temporary worker there.

After that incident, she never went back there.

When Xia Tian entered the restaurant, he immediately saw Li Ying. The restaurant wasn't large, with only twelve small tables. There were many such restaurants outside Jianghai University, all prepared for ordinary students.

"Wow, you look so handsome today." Li Ying smiled at Xia Tian.

"You look beautiful too." Xia Tian could see that although Li Ying's clothes weren't from any brand, they were very clean, and she had dressed up carefully.

"What would you like to eat? I'll treat you." Li Ying placed the menu in front of Xia Tian.

"Let me treat you. How can a woman treat a man to dinner?" Xia Tian said lightly.

"No, I must treat you. Otherwise, you're looking down on me." Li Ying said seriously. She wanted to thank Xia Tian for saving her that day. If it weren't for Xia Tian, she couldn't imagine what would have happened.

"Okay, then give me a plate of peanuts." Xia Tian knew Li Ying's living conditions weren't good, otherwise, she wouldn't have to work, just like he did before. He knew how luxurious it was for him to eat out at a restaurant back then.

"If you don't order, I will." Li Ying understood Xia Tian's meaning.

"Boss, a plate of peanuts, a plate of cucumber, just these two, thank you." Xia Tian called out to the boss.

"What are you doing?" Li Ying looked at Xia Tian in confusion.

"I'm not hungry, just order some light dishes. We can chat while sitting here." Xia Tian smiled.

"Okay." Li Ying nodded, not insisting.

The two simple dishes came quickly. The restaurant was relatively quiet, and its location wasn't very good, which was why Li Ying chose it—because it was quiet.

"Hey, give us the four most expensive dishes you have." A man and a woman were sitting at a table by the door, and the man had just called out.

"Sure thing." The boss readily agreed.

"Hey, aren't you Li Ying?" The woman at the door looked at Li Ying in surprise.

"Ah." Li Ying didn't seem to want to talk to this woman and just gave a simple response.

The woman was dressed very provocatively. Although Li Ying didn't want to talk to her, she still came over to Xia Tian's table: "Oh, why did you only order these two dishes?"

"We're not hungry." Li Ying replied.

"If you're not hungry, why not go to a coffee shop? What's so good about sitting here?" The woman sat down next to Li Ying: "Dajun, this is my high school classmate. Come over, let's eat together. This meal is on us."

The man walked over directly, walking with his head held high and never giving Xia Tian a proper look.

"I heard you're also at Jianghai University. How are you doing?" The woman asked Li Ying.

"I'm studying, not just getting by." Li Ying said coldly.

"Going to such a good university without finding a good partner is a waste. Look at what you're wearing, it's so shabby. Look at me, everything I wear is bought by Dajun. This piece of clothing costs over 700 yuan." The woman looked at Li Ying and continued: "Dajun loves me and likes to buy things for me. I said a simple ring would be fine, but he insisted on buying a gold one, which costs about 4,000 to 5,000 yuan."

"You are my woman, so I naturally love you." Dajun's eyes scanned Li Ying's body.

It had to be said that this woman was not in the same league as Li Ying. She just wore a lot of makeup, so from a distance, she still looked okay, but up close, you could see the thick foundation hiding her freckles.

"Oh, is this your boyfriend? Why is he dressed so shabbily?" The woman shifted her gaze to Xia Tian. In her eyes, men of their age wearing Adidas or Nike were considered good brands, and Xia Tian's clothes clearly weren't from these brands.