NOVPUBChen Nan revealed an intriguing smile, "Of course, I like eating Xiangxiu’s abalone!"
The words had just fallen.
He pouted his lips, broke free from Niu Xiangxiu’s hand, and then, catching her off guard, kissed her on her red lips.
"You bastard!" Niu Xiangxiu’s face turned red with embarrassment, and she raised her hand to slap Chen Nan.
But Chen Nan had already anticipated her move and dodged with a laugh, then said, "Let’s stop messing around and go eat."
Niu Xiangxiu’s eyes flashed fiercely, and she glared at him huffily.
Luckily, a glare can’t kill, otherwise Chen Nan would have been sliced and diced by her long ago.
After that, the two took the elevator downstairs.
Chen Nan casually asked, "Xiangxiu, did you drive here or take a taxi?"
Niu Xiangxiu chuckled and countered, "Why can’t it be the bus?"
She had just graduated from college and opened an art studio, teaching children to paint, but she didn’t have many students, and therefore didn’t earn much.
Even if she wanted to buy a car for commuting, she was strapped for cash.
Although her family was quite well-off before, both parents being working professionals,
a car accident caused their financial situation to plummet drastically.
Not only did it exhaust all their savings, but they also accumulated a substantial amount of debt.
Knowing that Niu Xiangxiu had come by bus, Chen Nan hailed a taxi outside the residential area and headed toward the seafood buffet restaurant.
Half an hour later.
Chen Nan and Niu Xiangxiu arrived at the seafood buffet restaurant.
The average consumption here was 899 yuan per person.
Even in Jizhou, this was considered a high-end restaurant. Still, despite the price, the business was booming, with many people coming specifically for the seafood.
After paying, Chen Nan and Niu Xiangxiu entered and were led by the waiter to a seat near the floor-to-ceiling windows.
From there, they could overlook most of Jizhou City, and the view was quite good.
Of course.
If they came here to dine at night, they could also see the dreamlike night scene of Jizhou City.
That would be an altogether different pleasure.
Once seated, the two scanned the code to order.
Since it was a buffet, Niu Xiangxiu didn’t hold back. She ordered some sashimi platters and live seafood, and in addition, she ordered some imported Wagyu beef and French foie gras, among other fine ingredients.
Chen Nan, also seldom visiting such places, ordered a lot of seafood as well, such as oysters, abalones, and Australian lobsters.
Soon, the staff brought the seafood they ordered to their table, which also included a yin-yang pot for cooking the seafood.
The two then feasted heartily, enjoying the sumptuous seafood meal.
"Niu Xiangxiu?"
Just as Chen Nan and Niu Xiangxiu were enjoying their seafood feast, a surprised voice came from nearby.
Niu Xiangxiu looked in the direction of the voice.
She saw a woman in a black miniskirt, with a curvy figure, heavily made up, smiling at her.
By her side was a man in his thirties, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, wearing rimless glasses, the two of them arm in arm, acting intimately.
Niu Xiangxiu frowned slightly and couldn’t help saying, "Zhang Na?"
The woman named Zhang Na smiled, "I didn’t expect the great beauty of our school, Niu, to remember me! Time flies, it’s been so many years since we’ve seen each other, right?"
Niu Xiangxiu acknowledged with an undeniable hum, "We haven’t seen each other since high school."
She and Zhang Na were high school classmates.
However, during the college entrance exams, Zhang Na performed poorly, not even making it into second-tier universities; it was said that she eventually went to a vocational school.
After that.
Their lives had no intersection whatsoever.
But unexpectedly, they met here.
"We haven’t seen each other for a long time, how about we share a table and catch up?" Zhang Na said with a smile.
Niu Xiangxiu didn’t want to share a table with Zhang Na, but before she could refuse, Zhang Na sat down with her boyfriend, smiling as she introduced, "This is my boyfriend, Liu Meng, currently a section chief at the city planning bureau."
"Wow, that’s impressive!" Niu Xiangxiu’s face showed admiration, but inside she was quite displeased.
Back in school, she didn’t like Zhang Na.
This woman not only dressed up with heavy makeup and acted flirtatiously all the time, but also frequently compared herself with Xiangxiu, defying the authority of her as the class president.
However.
As the once school beauty, Niu Xiangxiu never really took her seriously.
Yet now she could feel that Zhang Na was deliberately flaunting her boyfriend.
Zhang Na looked at Chen Nan and asked with a smile, "Class president, is this handsome guy your boyfriend?"
Niu Xiangxiu broke into a smile, "Yes!"
She didn’t intend to have Chen Nan pretend to be her boyfriend, but if Zhang Na knew she was single, she would surely mock her without restraint.
After all, she had countless suitors back then.
Out of curiosity, Zhang Na asked, "May I ask how to address this handsome man? And where does he currently work?"
Chen Nan smiled and casually said, "My name is Chen Nan, and I’m currently preparing for college entrance exams."
Zhang Na’s pupils contracted sharply upon hearing this, obviously not expecting Chen Nan to be a high school student still preparing for the college entrance exams.
Regaining her composure, she couldn’t help but exclaim, "Class president, are you cradle robbing here?" She laughed out loud.
A strong irritation welled up in Niu Xiangxiu.
Just as she was about to retort, Zhang Na’s voice rang out again, "Back when we were studying together, you were the celebrity of our school with countless admirers. I thought for sure you would marry an outstanding man and become a wealthy socialite after graduation."
"Who would have thought, you’d opt for a younger guy."
"Are you out of your mind?"
"Women are like flowers; we have our bloom time, and those periods are very brief."
"How can you waste your best years on a piece of fresh meat like him?"
"What can he give you?"
"Can he buy you cars and houses?"
"Not like my husband." Speaking of this, she looked at her man beside her with a face full of love, "Not only did he buy me cars and houses, but he also gives me twenty thousand yuan as pocket money every month!"
"What about you? What can you get?"
Niu Xiangxiu retorted, "We have hands and feet, why should we rely on men? Relying on men to buy cars and houses? What’s the difference between that and canaries kept in cages?"
There was a hint of disdain in her eyes; she could not condone those who gained without laboring, trading on their looks.
Clearly, Zhang Na was that kind of person.
A surge of anger rose in Zhang Na’s heart; Niu Xiangxiu’s comparison of her to a canary in a cage had deeply triggered her.
With a snort, she retorted, "If I’m a canary, then you are nothing but a sparrow."
Niu Xiangxiu smiled and said, "Being a sparrow isn’t bad at all, at least I’m free and unconstrained. Whenever I wish, I can spread my wings and soar into the sky!"
"Not like some people, who may look glamorous but have lost their dignity and freedom."
At this remark.
Tears welled up in Zhang Na’s eyes; looking aggrievedly at the man next to her, she cooed, "Honey, she’s bullying me!"
The man named Liu Meng also showed displeasure and coldly said, "Miss Niu, I expect you to apologize to my baby."
Chen Nan’s voice then rose, "And if we don’t apologize, what will you do to us?"
