Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 414 - 415 That’s a Must

Chapter 414: Chapter 415 That’s a Must

"Is this Shen Yue’s boyfriend?"

"Must be, Shen Yue is holding his arm, and her face is all smiles. Clearly she’s fallen in love."

"My goddess, how is she already taken? And by this guy? He doesn’t seem that special. Why did School Beauty Shen fall for him?"

In the school, many guys pay attention to the school beauty as if she were naturally theirs. No matter which man got close to her, it was something they couldn’t tolerate.

However, people like that usually just vented verbally; they wouldn’t actually go and trouble Song Xiaodong.

"Shen Yue! Big Brother Song!" Two girls approached quickly, precisely Shen Yue’s classmates, Li Yuting and Liu Feiyan.

However, when they looked at Song Xiaodong, there was a certain reverence on their faces. They were scared by an incident they had encountered the last time they went out. It was their first encounter with bullying based on social power and their first time seeing such a dark side of society they could hardly imagine.

Of course, they also knew that Song Xiaodong was not someone to mess with. Even if they didn’t know exactly who he was, it seemed he held a significant position both officially and in the underworld.

For two college students, such a person was worthy of their admiration.

"Hello, nice to see you again." Song Xiaodong greeted them with a smile. He had a favorable impression of them and, since they were Shen Yue’s classmates, he was quite casual with them.

After chatting for a bit, they were about to walk inside when a noisy commotion came from behind.

"I say, Eldest Brother, are you really planning to get your hands on items from all the top five school beauties this time?"

"Absolutely."

"Heard that the second-ranked beauty, Qiao Mei’er, is going to put up a pair of panties she wore for half a day; that’s definitely going to cause a fight."

"Definitely."

"Afraid this is going to cost you quite a bit this time."

"Money is nothing to me, Laozi is loaded. Whoever dares, compare your money with mine."

Song Xiaodong turned to look at the people behind him, especially the one who kept saying, "Definitely." This guy seemed pretty interesting. Most people acting rich would be embarrassed to speak this way, but this guy declared himself a nouveau riche and took pride in it.

"What are you looking at? Never seen a nouveau riche before?" The guy had a round face and stood around one seventy-five meters tall, with a somewhat friendly look—but he came off quite bold when he spoke.

Song Xiaodong laughed, "I’ve seen nouveau riche, but never one as badass as you."

"Definitely!" The guy immediately raised his chin proudly, then noticed Shen Yue next to Song Xiaodong, his eyes lighting up, "Shen Yue, I’ve finally met you, my dear. Will you marry me?" Saying so, he pulled out a red box from his pocket, opened it, and inside was a sparkling diamond ring.

Song Xiaodong frowned, "Hey, nouveau riche, did you not see me standing here?"

The guy didn’t seem embarrassed at all, "Oh, you’re Shen Yue’s boyfriend? So what? I’m a nouveau riche, I’m badass, I just snatch, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll smother it with money, how about that?"

Song Xiaodong gave the guy a thumbs up, "Dude, you’re the most incredible nouveau riche I’ve ever met, and also the thickest-skinned person. Combined, you’re ridiculously awesome."

"Ha... Definitely!" The guy burst out in proud laughter, then pocketed the ring, "You talk just my kind of lingo, so here’s the deal—I’ll take you as my bro, and as your Big Brother, I have to be loyal and can’t steal a brother’s girl, so Shen Yue is yours, I won’t make a move."

Song Xiaodong snorted with laughter, "Big Brother, where exactly are you mixed up in?"

"Me... my dad is a coal tycoon; just a nouveau riche with more money than problems. Here’s my business card, hit me up if you need anything. If it’s less than ten thousand, don’t bother, I can’t be seen dealing with small fries."

"Sure thing." Song Xiaodong took the card, glancing at it. This guy’s name was Wang Mo.

After this group went inside, Shen Yue and her friends burst out laughing. Shen Yue said, "Brother Dongzi, you’re too funny, getting along with that guy."

"I found him pretty amusing." Song Xiaodong chuckled.

Li Yuting remarked, "Brother Dongzi, you don’t know, this Wang Mo is famously dumb at school. Relying on his family’s wealth, he throws money at any woman he sees. Many girls just play him to scam money off him."

Liu Feiyan chimed in immediately, "Yeah, and even though he knows they’re scamming him, he’s still willing to be scammed. Whenever he sees a woman with a bit of beauty, there he goes, flaunting his nouveau riche face to try and win her over."

Song Xiaodong curiously asked, "How many has he managed to win over?"

"Not a single one." Li Yuting and Liu Feiyan both laughed.

"With all that money and not a single chick? That really surprises me."

"Yeah, that’s why everyone says he’s not just a nouveau riche but also a clueless one. Otherwise, why would he let himself get scammed so many times?"

Song Xiaodong felt there was something odd here, as Wang Mo’s actions were peculiar and intrigued him. He had noticed earlier that this guy had a sharp glint in his eyes, clearly not a foolish person, so there must be some hidden stories.

But, as it was just a casual encounter, Song Xiaodong didn’t dwell on it.

Once they entered the auditorium, the place was packed and the atmosphere was buzzing. This was over the lengthy October holiday, yet so many were still in school. It was unclear whether this was because of the auction’s appeal, or if present-day college students just had too much free time.

Shen Yue said something to Song Xiaodong, then ran off to the back. Li Yuting immediately remarked, "Eh, what’s Shen Yue off to do now?"

Liu Feiyan laughed, "No idea. She wouldn’t be going to swap something for the auction, would she? Now that Big Brother Song is here, maybe she wants to auction something special. Big Brother Song, you better not let anyone snatch it away later."

Song Xiaodong cracked a smile, "Definitely." Then, chuckling at his own use of Wang Mo’s catchphrase, he remembered their encounter.