Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 119: Love Rival

Chapter 119: Chapter 119: Love Rival

"Order whatever you like to eat or drink, don’t worry about saving money for me."

Fang Bai caught up and, after finding a spot to put down his bags, he patted his chest and said to Mingyue.

"Don’t worry, I never knew the meaning of the word ’modesty’!"

Mingyue said cheerfully, ordering her usual favorites—two side dishes and a bottle of beer—then turned to Fang Bai, "That’s all for me, what about you?"

Fang Bai had a much larger appetite than Mingyue and preferred meat dishes. Seeing that Mingyue had only ordered two vegetarian dishes, he added four meat dishes, two more vegetarian dishes, and a soup.

Where Mingyue had ordered a bottle of beer, Fang Bai went for a bottle of baijiu, and the high-proof kind at that.

"There are only two of us, yet we’ve ordered eight dishes and a soup, we can’t possibly finish it all! Fang Bai, you’re being too wasteful! Having money doesn’t mean you should spend it like this!"

Mingyue scoffed at Fang Bai’s extravagant wastefulness and criticized him without reserve.

Fang Bai sighed, "When I was a child, my family was poor, and I never had a full meal. I was skinny and weak, as pathetic as one could be. Now that I have money, I just want to eat more to make up for the past!"

"That mentality of yours is just like that of a nouveau riche!"

Mingyue rolled her eyes and said irritably.

Fang Bai laughed out loud, not taking offense, and sat down at a dining table with Mingyue.

"It’s such a hot day, how refreshing it is to drink a chilled beer. But you’re drinking baijiu... that’s really beyond my comprehension! Can you even finish a bottle of baijiu? That’s about half a liter!"

Once seated, Mingyue poured herself a beer and, seeing Fang Bai pour a glass of baijiu, couldn’t help but comment.

"Drinking beer is no different from drinking tap water; it doesn’t give me a buzz! A man should drink the strongest liquor! Honestly, I was born with a great capacity for alcohol. Half a liter of baijiu is simply a warm-up for me; a liter gets me into the mood, and three to five liters is just right."

"You’re boasting!"

"For a young lady like you, being able to drink a bottle of beer is not bad; you have a decent tolerance."

"Psh, if I had three or five female classmates to drink with me, I could handle eight to ten bottles easily!"

Mingyue patted her full, resilient chest and also blew her own trumpet.

The two clinked glasses and began drinking, as the eight dishes and one soup were served one after another.

Mingyue had thought Fang Bai ordered so many dishes just to show off, but to her astonishment, he coordinated bites of food with swigs of alcohol like a whirlwind, actually managing to consume most of the huge spread, especially favoring the meat dishes.

Mingyue was dumbfounded. She had thought she could eat a lot, was hearty, and had no care for her image at meals, but today she realized that compared to Fang Bai, she was just playing at it, not even worth mentioning.

"You are really a foodie!"

Mingyue commented, filled with emotions, as Fang Bai finished the last sip of his drink and the last piece of meat.

She had thought Fang Bai would be full after eating so much, but unexpectedly, he ordered a big bowl of ramen, claiming it was to keep her company and eat at a leisurely pace.

"Qiu Mingyue, you’re eating here too?"

A nasal voice called out, and Mingyue turned her head to see six young men and women, about her age, entering the noodle shop.

The speaker was a boy with several pimples on his face, wearing a white T-shirt, paired with blue denim shorts, and sporting a pair of white summer sports shoes on his feet.

Clearly acquainted with Qiu Mingyue, upon seeing her, the pimple-faced boy greeted her.

Seeing Mingyue turn her head to look at him, the pimpled boy became excited as if injected with chicken blood, puffing his chest out proudly, and the adoring look in his eyes couldn’t be concealed at all.

Then he glanced at Fang Bai, who was sitting opposite Mingyue, and his expression went blank for a moment. Then, his face reddened like a fighting cock, and his gaze filled with killing Qi as he looked at Fang Bai.

"Sun Hao, Yang Juan, Dapeng, Liu Yang, Mei Xi, Duoduo, how come you guys are all together?"

Seeing the group of six boys and girls approach, Mingyue put down her beer bottle and casually asked.

"It’s Duoduo’s birthday today; Dapeng is treating us, so we came along."

Sun Hao, the boy with acne, took his gaze off Fang Bai and pointed to a round-faced cute girl.

"Duoduo, how come you didn’t even let me know about your birthday today?"

Mingyue looked at Duoduo with dissatisfaction and said, "Don’t you consider me a friend?"

Apparently a bit afraid of Mingyue, the "Campus Witch," Duoduo replied timidly, her face flushed, "That’s not it, Mingyue. I know your parents are strict, and you’re attending tutoring classes, so I didn’t call you over. Please... please don’t be mad!"

Mingyue pouted and dismissively said, "We’re classmates. My parents wouldn’t oppose me celebrating a classmate’s birthday. As for tutoring classes... I go if I want, I don’t if I don’t, no one can dictate me!"

At that point, she took out fifty yuan from her pocket, forcefully stuffed it into Duoduo’s hand, and said with an air of grandiosity, "It’s your birthday, and I didn’t get you a gift. Take this fifty yuan as a token of my thoughts. Also, I’m treating you all for the meal today... Dapeng, don’t argue with me, or I’ll beat you up!"

"No... won’t argue... I’m not arguing..."

The tall, thin boy named Dapeng, holding a custom-made birthday cake, hastily waved his hands and forced out a smile uglier than crying upon hearing her words.

No wonder he wore that expression; he had intended to use Duoduo’s birthday as a chance to treat her and the others to gain her favor, but he hadn’t expected to encounter Mingyue, who usurped his opportunity to show his attentiveness.

At Yanjing No. 16 Middle School, especially among the boys in Mingyue’s class, few were not afraid of her. Dapeng, a classmate of Mingyue’s, had once tried to hit on her and ended up being soundly beaten by her.

Even though they had thawed their previous animosity, Dapeng still harbored a psychological shadow. Whenever he saw Mingyue, his legs would uncontrollably tremble, and he would stutter when speaking.

"Come on, everyone, take a seat here... Duoduo, come with me to order the food, and choose what you like to eat... Today I’m the host, everyone should eat and drink well! Oh yes, Fang Bai, do you still have money on you? Great, when it’s time to pay for Duoduo and the others’ meal, cover it for me first, and I’ll pay you back later."

Mingyue acted like a big sister, making sure Dapeng and the others sat around the table and confirming that Fang Bai had enough money to cover the treat before dragging Duoduo by the hand to order food.

"Hey, what’s your relationship with Qiu Mingyue?"

Seeing Mingyue leave, Sun Hao glared at Fang Bai with a malicious look and asked in a low voice.

"My relationship with Mingyue? Of course, we’re friends... the really good kind, you know!"

Fang Bai knew Sun Hao considered him a rival in love and couldn’t help but chuckle, deliberately teasing him.

Sun Hao obviously understood, and his neck turned red as well. Out of consideration for Mingyue outside, he wanted to lash out but didn’t dare. Instead, he continued to speak in a low voice, "Mingyue has a bad temper, and likes to hit people. You better not hang out with her, or you’ll regret it!"

Fang Bai laughed and said, "She’s never hit me, she’s very gentle towards me."