NOVPUBOn Han Jiaoyan’s recommendation, the three of them went to a barbecue restaurant in the mall.
As soon as they reached the entrance, they saw a banner hanging on the door:
"Second serving half price for couples, third wheel eats for free"
Wu Bin: ...
Seeing this slogan, Wu Bin and Han Jiaoyan immediately felt a bit awkward.
"Should the three of us… still go in and eat?"
There were exactly three of them, so who would be the third wheel after they entered?
As the two hesitated, Zhu Ling’s nose twitched, and she excitedly said, "Eat! I want to eat meat!"
Zhu Ling had always been vegetarian.
Whether it was potato chips or steamed buns, everything was vegetarian.
Naturally, the sudden smell of meat excited her.
Han Jiaoyan also said on the side, "The taste of this barbecue place is quite good; it would be a pity not to eat."
Wu Bin gritted his teeth.
"Alright, let’s go in then."
Having made up his mind, Wu Bin led the two women straight inside.
The waiter looked up and was immediately startled.
Not to mention Wu Bin and the two ladies, behind them came He Bingbing and the photographer, looking like gourmet food bloggers.
The waiter quickly asked, "Hello, sir, how many in your party?"
Wu Bin pointed at Han Jiaoyan and Zhu Ling.
"Just the three of us, the others are staff members helping us record our wonderful life."
The waiter smiled, but internally he was already complaining.
Recording a wonderful life with such a professional photography team, huh?
"Sure, sir, right this way."
Just as the waiter was about to lead them to their seats, Wu Bin proactively asked, "I just saw the banner outside your shop running a promotion, couple half price, third wheel free, right?"
The waiter’s eyes widened.
He hadn’t dared to mention this deal when he saw the three of them come to dine.
After all, who wants to admit they’re the third wheel, let alone bring a third wheel to a meal?
But seeing Wu Bin staring straight at him, and with the live camera behind, the waiter couldn’t say it was fake to avoid being accused of false advertising later.
The waiter, with no other choice, said, "Yes, sir, it is indeed half-price if you bring a third wheel to dine with you..."
Wu Bin took the initiative to say, "I am the third wheel."
"These two are a couple."
Waiter: ...
Ah, this.
My brain is smoking.
Alright, alright, you play like this, huh?
The live stream viewers couldn’t help but laugh.
"Brother Wu is awesome, actually admitting he’s the third wheel openly, not only saving the girls’ face but also enjoying the restaurant’s promo, truly killing two birds with one stone."
"His quick-wittedness has always been impressive."
"Look at that waiter’s expression, seems like he didn’t see it coming."
"This relationship is too explosive, anyone would be stumped."
Seeing the waiter staring blankly at them, Wu Bin asked again.
"What’s the matter, don’t we meet the conditions for the promotion?"
The waiter nodded hastily, "Yes, definitely, well... please have a seat, and I’ll get the menu to place the orders for you."
At this point, the waiter didn’t dare say anything more. Wu Bin and his group were like a royal flush in a card game.
If the waiter showed even a slight hint of discrimination or misunderstanding, it could have caused trouble.
After the three were seated, the waiter brought over the menu.
Wu Bin didn’t even look at it and directly said, "Order one of each dish on the menu, bring three servings of pork belly, and for drinks, just orange juice."
Wow, order one of everything without even looking?
The waiter was now convinced that Wu Bin and his group were here to cause trouble.
Who orders like that?
But at this point, the waiter couldn’t make a scene, she could only nod and say, "Okay, sir, please wait a moment, the dishes will be served shortly."
After saying this, the waiter hurriedly turned and left.
Han Jiaoyan gave Wu Bin a look, her expression sultry as she said, "Wu Bin, I didn’t expect you to be so clever, claiming you’re the third wheel."
Wu Bin seriously explained, "After spending the day together, I believe you and Zhu Ling have become good sisters. Regarding what you call your pure friendship, I am indeed the third wheel, no doubt about it."
Zhu Ling nodded in agreement beside them.
"Yes, I like Sister Jiaoyan."
Originally, Han Jiaoyan had dressed beautifully today to compete with Zhu Ling.
But for some reason, whenever Han Jiaoyan saw Zhu Ling’s clear yet foolish eyes, she would soften her heart.
She felt she had picked the wrong opponent.
With Zhu Ling being a girl who thought about food all day, she probably wouldn’t have anything going with Wu Bin, right?
Maybe the two of them really had a purely platonic brother-sister relationship?
Just as Han Jiaoyan was thinking this, a quarrel between two men suddenly erupted nearby.
"Come on, it’s not a big deal, just that you couldn’t get her to come out, hasn’t she always been like this with you?"
The man in the black t-shirt patted the shoulder of the man in the white shirt, trying to comfort him.
With his good friend’s comfort, the man in the shirt immediately broke down.
"No, you don’t understand, you have no idea how much I’ve sacrificed for her!"
"Two years, I’ve been dating her for two years! I’ve spent a total of seven hundred fifty thousand on her!"
"She said she wanted to travel, I transferred money to her; she said she wanted to open a flower shop, I also transferred money to her!"
"I treated her so well, working hard every day to save money, hoping to get married and register our marriage, why doesn’t she even want to see me!"
The man in black sighed and said, "You know why? Because you’re a ’simp’."
"Haven’t you heard that simps never prosper?"
"I’ve also seen her social circle updates, last month she was traveling with another guy, using your money to travel with another guy, think about it, process that."
"Isn’t this just treating you like an ATM?"
"Brother, waking up to this now is not too late, cut your losses, stay away from bad women."
The man in the shirt wiped his tears and defended, "That guy is her male BFF, they’ve known each other since they were kids, there’s nothing between them."
The man in black was shocked.
"What?"
"Look at this photo, they’re both hugging each other, and you say there’s nothing?"
The man in the shirt still defended, "BFFs, right? It’s normal to stick close in photos, isn’t it?"
Seeing his good friend’s sycophantic attitude, the man in black couldn’t help but want to swear.
He pulled out a screenshot of a chat, forwarded it to the man in the shirt.
"Take a look at this, this is that guy’s chat screenshot from other groups."
"Brother, I actually didn’t want to send this to you, as I didn’t want to break you down any further."
"But you’re being too sycophantic right now, you’re oblivious to what’s happening, take a good look at the screenshot!"
