Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties -
Chapter 746 - 744: True Face 5_1
Chapter 746: Chapter 744: True Face 5_1
Ahhh!
That was so rude!
If only I had known, I wouldn’t have used that excuse!
After running a good distance away, Muxia’s emotions finally calmed down.
Then...
She didn’t head towards the restroom but circled around to the cashier’s counter.
Muxia pleaded with the cashier, "Miss, I’m a guest from table 22. I have a favor to ask. I’ll pay part of the bill first, but please don’t tell them it was me. Just say our table is the lucky customer."
"I’m really sorry, student, but we can’t do that. We, as service staff, cannot deceive customers," the cashier firmly declined.
Seeing this, Muxia frowned.
She remembered this restaurant belonged to the Lu Corporation.
So...
"My name is Lu Muxia, and Lu Tingli is my dad!" As she spoke, Muxia also took out her phone to show a picture of her with her parents.
Muxia never liked using her parents’ status for anything, but this time, for Xu’s sake, she went all out.
The cashier, who hadn’t taken it seriously at first and thought the girl was lying, widened her eyes as soon as she saw the photo.
It really was the young miss!
She immediately changed her tune, smiling, "...There’s nothing that can’t be done. Please rest assured, miss, we will do exactly as you ask."
Muxia couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
Money really does talk!
"Thank you!" Muxia sincerely nodded her head at the cashier, glanced at the bill, and transferred four-fifths of the amount.
As for where she got the money to pay...
Of course, she borrowed it!
While waiting for their meal, she had borrowed money from her older siblings through online banking.
Nianxia and Chuanchuan always doted on her the most. As long as she acted pitiful and coquettish, they never refused her.
Plus, both of them rarely spent money and belonged to the saving type, so not to mention a few thousand yuan, even tens of thousands, especially her brother Lu Yichuan, could easily afford even a million yuan if she asked.
Besides attending school, he also made various models to sell online, and every competition he took part in, like the Olympiad math contests, had substantial national prizes.
After arranging everything, Muxia hurried back to her seat.
"Why did it take so long?" Jiang Qingchen furrowed his brows, looking at her with concern in his eyes.
Could there be some problem with her?
He wondered whether he should take her to the hospital to get checked out.
Muxia’s face turned red again in embarrassment and annoyance when Jiang Qingchen brought up such matters in front of Xu Zeming, and she explained, "Do you see any girl who’s fast at this?"
"Yes, girls generally take a long time in the restroom. Jiang Qingchen, we can’t hold them to the same standards as us guys," Xu Zeming’s understanding voice reached Muxia’s ears.
Muxia immediately nodded her head vigorously, thinking to herself that her senior was indeed considerate!
"I was just worried that she might be sick," Jiang Qingchen didn’t want her to misunderstand him.
Muxia was taken aback, clearly not expecting that he was concerned for her health rather than thinking she was slow.
She hurriedly said, "I’m fine."
"I’m relieved if you’re fine." Jiang Qingchen’s expression softened, and he picked up a slice of her favorite blueberry cake, "This is your favorite."
"Thank you."
Muxia and Xia Ningxing had similar tastes; they both loved anything with blueberry flavor, especially cakes.
Xu Zeming sipped on his lemon water and looked at the girl nibbling on her food like a little squirrel. "Junior, do you like blueberry-flavored food?"
It was only after he asked that Xu Zeming felt something strange about his question.
Why was he so concerned about her?
What flavors she liked, what did that have to do with him?
"Yes!" Muxia lifted her face from the cake, her lips smeared with a bit of cream. She seemed to realize she had cream on her lips as she hurriedly grabbed a napkin and hastily wiped it off, as if afraid he would see it.
The whole act looked just like a kitten caught stealing fish by its owner.
Xu Zeming, usually donning a fake smile, showed a few genuine traces of expression for a change.
After the girl had her fill, Xu Zeming called over a server: "Waiter, the check, please."
The waiter came with the bill, smiling gently, "Hello, you two are our restaurant’s 99th table, which happens to be our lucky table, so we’re offering you a 70% discount, and you only need to pay five hundred yuan."
"No way, for real?" Xu Zeming couldn’t help but be stunned.
It wasn’t just him; even Jiang Qingchen was taken aback.
However, seeing the girl next to him look unperturbed, he quickly figured out what had happened.
Ha, no wonder it took her so long to go to the restroom just now. That’s what she was up to!
Xu Zeming wasn’t easy to fool and quickly realized that Muxia was behind it.
For a moment, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
In which way did he seem so poor that she felt the need to help him like this?
A feeling he had never had before started to emerge from the bottom of his heart.
It was a girl’s kindness after all, and naturally, Xu Zeming wasn’t going to expose it. Pretending to be unaware, he smiled and handed over five hundred yuan: "Thank you for the discount."
Seeing he hadn’t noticed anything, Muxia’s frantically anxious heart finally calmed down.
Thank goodness... not discovered!
Otherwise, his pride might have been hurt, just like the time she couldn’t afford a ticket to the amusement park.
"You’re welcome, we look forward to your next visit," said the server respectfully, bowing and seeing Muxia, Jiang Qingchen, and their group out.
Once outside the restaurant, Xu Zeming glanced down at his watch.
Damn!
The tournament would start in just ten more minutes.
He needed to get back to continue the competition!
Muxia noticed his urgency and blinked her eyes, asking, "Do you have something urgent, senior?"
Her eyes were so clear and pure, as if they couldn’t contain a speck of dust.
Facing such eyes, for the first time, Xu Zeming felt guilty, but he couldn’t resist the temptation of his game, so he blurted out a lie directly: "Yes... I... my dog hasn’t been fed yet, I need to go home and feed it."
As he spoke, his forehead was already covered with a layer of fine sweat, and his palms were slightly clammy.
Xu Zeming, who was used to lying through his teeth, for the first time found lying to be such a painful and difficult task.
And he even felt a strange impulse to never want to lie to her again.
It really was damn bizarre!
Muxia was naive and took his words for truth. She even smiled and praised, "Senior is raising a small animal, how caring!"
She liked boys who were affectionate!
"Yes, I love small animals," said Xu Zeming, a bead of cold sweat rolling down his forehead. After swallowing nervously, he quickly mounted his bicycle, changing the topic, "It’s getting late, I really have to go."
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