PFC Chapter 371: Pure Enemy
Chapter 371: Pure Enemy
"Yeah, I'm happy." Bai Yuan said in agreement, "Thank you, Mr. Pei, for your kindness."
This sudden and direct attack hit Pei Jin head-on, instantly interrupting his original train of thought and making him forget the rest of the words.
Pei Jin could only turn his head to pretend to look at the scenery, covered his mouth and coughed lightly, and urged, "Hurry up, hurry up, if you dawdle any longer you will catch the evening rush hour and be stuck in the middle of the road."
In Haiqi, no matter how luxurious your car is or how powerful your social background is, once it's past five in the afternoon, you have to stop in the middle of the road and move forward at a snail's pace with the congested traffic. During rush hours in the morning and evening, everyone is truly equal.
After Pei Jin had put his facial expression back into place, he looked at Bai Yuan again and asked, "What do you want to have with me?"
"Hai Qi, you know me better than me, so you decide." Bai Yuan said indifferently, "You decide where to go, I'll follow you, and I'll just pay the bill."
Pei Jin raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this, pretending to be somewhat dissatisfied, "You look down on me, don't you? Why do you need to pay for my territory?"
He said smugly in a cocky tone, "You can ask whatever you want, Man Haiqi. As long as I go to the theater with you, Young Master, I have booked the entire place. If any of them are not having a good time, I will not agree to it!"
Bai Yuan:......
Bai Yuan: I understand. You are the one being taken advantage of.
These wealthy young masters and young ladies are rich and their families are well-funded, so they can afford not to worry about these normal social expenses.
But although they are rich, they are not stupid and they are not worried about the money.
No matter how good the relationship is, there is no reason to always take advantage of one sheep.
When we were in Beijing, everyone took turns to host the party. Today you would run the place, and tomorrow he would be in charge of the event.
The main point is that there is a give and take, and friendship and loyalty are earned by transferring money from one pocket to the other.
Besides, your family is rich, but my family is just short of those few things? Who are you looking down on?
If there are really those who eat and drink for free, they will never be able to get into their circle at all. Making friends also requires attention to character. If you are with someone with bad character, are you just waiting for him to cheat you out of a big sum of money?
To be honest, even the Song family doesn’t raise Gu like this!
What's more, it's a give and take, and it doesn't have to be one-on-one or too serious. It's fine as long as it's about the same. The key is to have the attitude and intention.
It's rare to find a fool like Pei Jin who is eager to give money to others. It would be a shame not to kill him.
Moreover, Bai Yuan had previously felt that these so-called "friends" around Pei Jin were not very reliable, and now it seemed that they were indeed not that serious.
How can a friend betray a friend to death like this?
But even so, Bai Yuan had no intention of persuading Pei Jin about this.
To put it another way, Pei Jin has been with them for a long time after all. Regardless of whether they are sincere or not, the friendship is there. Maybe they are willing to do it. Bai Yuan would have no position to preach to her. It would not be good to ask her to interfere in Pei Jin's circle of friends. It would not have a sense of boundaries and would be offensive.
Besides, what kind of people Pei Jin is willing to make friends with and what kind of people he is willing to be a sucker for has nothing to do with Baiyuan. She didn't try to trick Pei Jin. She should just mind her own business. Everyone else has their own destiny.
Pei Jin didn't know what Bai Yuan was thinking. It was rare for Bai Yuan to take the initiative to ask him out. This alone was enough to make him happy for a while. While talking, he had already started to think about where to book a place later.
"...How about the five-star French restaurant on Seaside Street? The Western restaurant on West City Avenue No. 3? Their steak buns are flown in from Australia on the same day, and they use the routes of my airline! If you want to eat Chinese food, there is also the private cuisine of Pomegranate Garden. I am familiar with their boss, so you don't need to make an appointment in advance. There will be a seat when you go..."
Pei Jin chattered on and on, introducing everything like a treasure trove, his voice revealing excitement that was difficult to conceal.
After telling him everything he knew, he looked at Bai Yuan with his blue eyes full of expectation, eagerly waiting for her answer, "What do you think?"
Without giving it much thought, Bai Yuan replied directly: "Then let's have the private dishes. The others will be left for next time. Don't worry. Take your time. You can always try them all. There's plenty of time."
There is ample time.
These four words brought up an indescribable feeling in Pei Jin's heart, but he inexplicably liked the phrase "there is a long way to go" that Bai Yuan used to describe their relationship. It sounded like they still had a long way to go, or even that they could walk hand in hand together.
And since we're talking about next time, doesn't that mean that going out together will become a common occurrence in the future? There's nothing wrong with that no matter how you think about it.
Humph, it’s not because he likes hanging out with Bai Yuan, but because he simply likes to play, it doesn’t matter who he goes out with!
Thinking of this, Pei Jin seemed to want to hide something and asked, "Just the two of us? How about I call a few more people to play with us, so that we can have fun together."
Bai Yuan's eyelids twitched when he heard this, and he quickly replied, "No need, it's just you and me."
She was not interested in seeing how a group of people flattered the young master, or how they teamed up to cheat him.
As he spoke, Bai Yuan grabbed Pei Jin's wrist before he could look through the address book, "Let's go, you lead the way."
Pei Jin was startled by her cold palm. His heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously wanted to slap her hand away like Bai Yuan had touched his head just now. However, he moved his fingers slightly and held back with great difficulty.
He first took a breath without leaving a trace, then twisted his wrist left and right a few times. After Bai Yuan's grip on his wrist loosened a little, he bent his arm, raised his hand upwards, and accurately pinched Bai Yuan's fingertips.
Then, Pei Jin took a breath again, and his five fingers wrapped around Bai Yuan like vines. After covering and wrapping Bai Yuan's cold skin with his hot palms, he coughed heavily while holding her hand tightly.
Pei Jin: "Come with me."
Bai Yuan's gaze fell on the two people's clasped hands, stayed there for a moment, then retracted his gaze. He did not struggle to break free, but instead gently returned the hand in a tacit response.
The two of them walked hand in hand in the school, side by side, in silence all the way, without saying anything more, until they arrived in front of Bai Yuan's car, Pei Jin let go of her hand as if it was hot, put his clasped hands into his pocket, opened the door from the other side, got in, and sat in the back seat with Bai Yuan.
Afterwards, Bai Yuan explained the situation to the driver, and with Pei Jin's directions, they finally managed to avoid the evening rush hour and arrived at their destination before the traffic jam.
The front of the private restaurant is in an old-fashioned garden style, with antique buildings and a small yard, but there are already quite a few cars parked in front of Bai Yuan. Just looking at the models of the cars, none of them are worth less than one million yuan. The air is filled with a strong smell of fireworks and the fragrance increases one's appetite.
Because there was no reservation in advance, Pei Jin had to rely on facial recognition. Therefore, Pei Jin got off the car before Bai Yuan. After the waiter inside recognized Pei Jin, he led them all the way to the private room that was not open to the public.
After the two of them sat down, the owner of the private restaurant who got the news rushed over.
"Pei Jin, why didn't you bring your friends with you today?"
The boss was a young man in his twenties, wearing a floral shirt with a strong Hong Kong style. He spoke in a very skillful tone and it was obvious that he had a good personal relationship with Pei Jin.
When he pushed the door open and saw Bai Yuan in the room, he was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Pei Jin and winked at him:
"I thought it was something wrong, but it turns out he's on a date with his girlfriend."
Although the tone was frivolous, it was not offensive. Instead, one could hear a hint of relief in the words.
Hearing the name "girlfriend", Pei Jin's eyes froze, and he subconsciously looked at Bai Yuan beside him, involuntarily observing her reaction.
After seeing that Bai Yuan's expression remained the same and there was no change because of this, Pei Jin couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth a little.
Although the two were close at school, they had not yet confirmed their relationship, and their classmates also tacitly assumed that they were not dating. Therefore, this was the first time someone called Bai Yuan like that, and Pei Jin finally had a real sense that the two would be getting married in the near future.
Seeing that Pei Jin's face was different from before, with an obviously embarrassed expression, the boss understood, blinked at Pei Jin again, raised his eyebrows and asked: "Would you like to introduce me?"
Pei Jin: "This is Bai Yuan."
There is no need to elaborate. With the weight of the Bai family in Haiqi, just such a simple introduction is enough to let people know Bai Yuan's identity. The reason why Pei Jin chose this way of introduction means that the boss is also a person in the circle, and the Bai family is not unfamiliar to him.
Sure enough, the boss's eyes flashed with surprise, and then he looked at Bai Yuan with a formal look, "Ms. Bai."
Pei Jin turned to Bai Yuan and introduced the boss: "Dong Tao, he has been playing with me since I was a child and has watched me grow up. He is almost like my own brother."
If converted to Bai Yuan, it is equivalent to Song Yanming's weight.
Bai Yuan had long memorized the distribution of power among the various families in Haiqi. When Pei Jin said the other party's name, he had already matched the person with the information. He nodded at the other party with a smile, "Mr. Dong."
The eldest young master of the Dong family also has a story.
The child has been picky about food since he was young, and his family has hired many state-banquet-level chefs to cook for him in various styles.
It is said that people who love to eat like to study recipes. Therefore, this young master Dong has been in the kitchen since he was a child. Every day when the chef at home cooks, he would move a stool and stand beside to watch from beginning to end. As a result, he has developed excellent knife skills and can cook delicious dishes. He can cook all major cuisines with ease. He can be said to be a human-shaped cookbook.
Later, this young master gave up his job and thought about inheriting the family business, but instead decided to become a cook.
It is said that when he graduated from high school, he almost gave up studying at a prestigious foreign university to become an apprentice to one of the country's top state banquet masters of the older generation.
The ticket was bought the day before, and the man had already arrived at the home of the state banquet master the next day. In the evening, his family sent someone to capture him and brought him back. It took less than 24 hours, which can be said to be swift and resolute.
Later, after the young master's persistence and unremitting efforts, his family finally gave in and allowed him to open a private restaurant in Haiqi in addition to inheriting the family business.
Dong Tao spends the day in the office negotiating deals worth tens of millions of dollars. After work at three in the afternoon, he changes his clothes and runs the restaurant himself.
In the beginning, it was because of his reputation as Master Dong that many people came to show their support and also to look for an opportunity to discuss business and cooperation.
But because the dishes were so delicious, over time, their reputation spread in Haiqi. Many people came here to try their dishes, and the restaurant even made it onto Haiqi's check-in hot list several times. Business was booming.
However, Chef Dong had to play two roles at the same time and his energy was limited. He could only open for a short period of time each day, so he changed the business model to a reservation system to ease the business pressure.
After all, the young master is a chef not for money, it's purely for his hobby. Even if he works for a month and knocks the wok over, it's still not as much as the small change he earns from one contract.
When Bai Yuan first came to Haiqi and attended various banquets, Master Dong was invited to participate in the China-France Cooking Exchange Competition abroad. The one who came to the banquet was his sister Dong Mo, who was a little younger than Bai Yuan, chubby, and looked blessed. Therefore, Bai Yuan and Dong Tao had never met each other. Today's meal was their first formal meeting.
Dong Tao's eyes moved between Pei Jin and Bai Yuan for a while, and finally looked at Bai Yuan again. With a smile on his face, he said:
"This is the first time Pei Jin has brought a girl here to eat alone. What would you like to eat, Ms. Bai? I will cook for you some of my signature dishes myself."
Bai Yuan also responded generously and politely, saying, "I've heard that Master Dong is a great cook, and today I finally have the chance to taste it."
"Haha, I'm just making some home-cooked dishes, purely for my hobby. If Miss Bai is done eating, you can come anytime you want, no need to make an appointment in advance. I watched Pei Jin grow up, he's almost like my own brother, we're all family, don't be so formal, just call him Brother Dong instead of Young Master Dong." Dong Tao said with a smile, "Are there any dietary restrictions?"
"No, I'm fine with anything, Brother Dong." Bai Yuan responded.
Dong Tao: "Okay."
Then, he said to Pei Jin in a lecturing tone, "Get along well with Miss Bai, and don't bully her."
Then, Dong Tao looked at Bai Yuan again and said righteously: "If this kid does anything bad, just tell me and I will definitely stand up for you."
Bai Yuan just took it as a joke and laughed it off.
Pei Jin, on the other hand, defended his reputation by saying, "Do you even need to tell me that I am that kind of person?"
It’s almost like Bai Yuan bullied him!
Dong Tao mercilessly exposed him, "Without saying too much, just control your temper like a big young master. You are always domineering. Who would believe you if you said you don't bully others?"
The two of them talked back and forth. Even though Dong Tao targeted Pei Jin everywhere, Pei Jin did not seem unhappy at all. Instead, he was very relaxed and in a very comfortable state.
It can be seen that the eldest son of the Dong family is not the same kind of person as Pei Jin's other "friends". He is indeed one of the few people and close friends who can get along with Pei Jin sincerely.