mynovelweb Chapter 607 - 217 The Women are Shocked: Li Yuan is Truly Ruthlessly Extravagant_2
Chapter 607 - 217 The Women are Shocked: Li Yuan is Truly Ruthlessly Extravagant_2
"Tingrou, what about you? What do you want to eat?"
Hearing Ding Shanshan say she wanted seafood, a look of anticipation appeared in Xu Tingrou’s eyes as she nodded in agreement. "I haven’t really eaten much seafood either. If Director Li could treat us two commoners to a taste of seafood, that would be wonderful."
For young women, seafood, Japanese cuisine, and Western food were all highly attractive and served as perfect "check-in" spots for social media. Modu was a coastal city, so while talk of seafood feasts was common and restaurants weren’t rare, most people could seldom afford them. In their minds, seafood was already considered a high-end luxury. As ordinary university students, they would never be willing to spend a month’s living allowance on a single seafood feast unless it was a special occasion.
But the man in front of them was a new-generation Great Writer with a monthly income in the millions, the wildly popular ’Zhihu Founder’, and a multimillionaire who could casually gift his girlfriend supercars worth millions. If they weren’t going to get a free meal out of him now, when would they?
With her face full of expectation, Ding Shanshan looked at Li Yuan. "Hehe, Director Li, how about it?"
Li Yuan’s expression was strange. It wasn’t because he thought seafood was expensive—that amount of money was nothing to him. Rather, just two nights ago, after the basketball game, he had gone to this very same seafood buffet with Xia Zhijin, Liu Jia, Li Lanrong, Big Breast Girl, and other university classmates. An exciting and thrilling incident had even taken place there.
Why did Ding Shanshan and Xu Tingrou suddenly want to go for seafood today, too? Do all girls like seafood this much? I’m getting a bit sick of it lately.
Noticing his odd expression, Zhong Tingyue’s mind raced. A possibility occurred to her, and she quickly asked with concern, "Li Yuan, are you allergic to seafood? We can eat something else. Hot pot, stir-fry, or Western food are all fine."
Li Yuan smiled and shook his head, though he didn’t mention that he had just been there two days ago. "No, since you all want to eat seafood, let’s go give it a try. Their Aolong, King Crab, and tuna are quite good."
Hearing that Li Yuan wasn’t allergic, Zhong Tingyue breathed a sigh of relief, though her eyes still held a hint of puzzlement over his earlier expression.
Ding Shanshan giggled and thanked him. "Alright! Thanks for the seafood feast, Handsome Li."
Li Yuan gave a faint smile. "Then let’s go!"
Zhong Tingyue naturally took the passenger seat, while Ding Shanshan and Xu Tingrou sat in the back.
As the saying goes, three women are enough to put on a play. Ding Shanshan and Xu Tingrou had many questions for Li Yuan, this "old acquaintance" they had dined with on the very first day of the school term, but they had never had the chance to ask. Today was the third time the three of them were eating together.
Along the way, Ding Shanshan and Xu Tingrou barraged him with one question after another, their chatter filled with constant expressions of shock, surprise, and admiration.
"Talented Li, you’re so busy now. Do you still have time to write your novel every day?" Ding Shanshan asked curiously.
Li Yuan smiled. "It’s alright. I often skip class. Sometimes I’ll just show up for attendance and then sneak back to my dorm to write."
"Ah?" Xu Tingrou asked in surprise. "Aren’t you afraid of being caught by the professor and failing the course?"
Li Yuan shrugged. "Of course I am, but what can I do? I have to make money, so I have to make a choice."
Thinking of Li Yuan’s million-a-month income, Ding Shanshan couldn’t help but sigh. "That’s true. Since you make millions a month from writing, you could be financially free even without going to university. Failing a class is no big deal; it’s just a graduation certificate. If I had as much money as you, I wouldn’t bother with college. I’d just travel the world every day. The world is so big, I want to see it! But my wallet is so small, I can’t go anywhere!"
Xu Tingrou shook her head and asked, "Li Yuan, you’re so amazing—writing novels, composing songs, and now you’ve even created Zhihu. You’re a celebrity at Xia University now. You might even become the face of our university one day. Surely the school won’t let you fail, right?"
Thinking of his recent conversation with Vice-Chancellor Ma Tengfei, Li Yuan had a hunch that Xia University wanted to support his entrepreneurial ventures. As for whether they would let him fail, he had no idea. In any case, as long as he didn’t have a major falling out with the administration, he was confident he would get his graduation certificate.
"I don’t know," he said. "When exams come, I’ll just try to cram at the last minute."
Ding Shanshan suddenly glanced at Zhong Tingyue and teased, "Li Yuan, let me give you a tip. Last-minute cramming won’t help, but clinging to someone’s feet might. Right, Tingyue?"
Being teased by her roommate, Zhong Tingyue’s pretty face blushed, and a strange look crossed her face. She recalled some of Li Yuan’s special proclivities when they were together. "Clinging to feet" was indeed a possibility—he didn’t just cling; he even used feet for... other things...
Li Yuan looked genuinely surprised. This Ding Shanshan is really something else; she somehow guessed my future plans! I have three diligent, high-achieving girlfriends, and one is even my classmate. What a fantastic learning resource! When final exams roll around, won’t I have to engage in some ’deep discussions’ and ’exchange study notes’ with them?
"By the way, Director Li, how did you come up with the idea to start a website? I heard that ’Kan Yi Dao’ feature you created on Zhihu cost a lot of money. How does a website like that make a profit?"
"Talented Li, can you properly record a few of your songs and put them online? We want to listen to them, but the audio quality of the current versions is a bit poor..."