Liu Zilu and Zhou Zhou asked Bai Jiao in a low voice, and when they confirmed that Lin Baici had cleared the level all by himself, they stared at him in stunned silence.
"Did you find a guide online?"
Liu Yu still had his doubts.
"Hey, hey, can’t you be a bit more magnanimous? Just admit it plainly if you’re outclassed. After all, no one’s as good as Lin Baici, and no one thinks any less of you for that. But when you’re this stubborn, it really looks LOW!"
Being mocked by the girl he liked made Liu Yu very unhappy.
After the receptionist finished the phone call, she hurried over: "Classmate, could you please wait a moment? Our boss is on his way here!"
"Has he come to his senses?"
Lin Baici ate a piece of popcorn: "That’s not easy!"
"Our boss is a pretty nice guy!"
The receptionist had an awkward look on her face. The boss was a second-generation rich kid who had lost a lot in the stock market and, after cutting his losses and exiting, opened this shop.
The boss had just called to ask if she had the number of that record-breaking college student, to give it to him right away. When she told him that the student hadn’t left, the boss asked her to keep him there and assured her that he would arrive as soon as possible.
Zhang Zhixu and his group were so addicted to their game that even when the young boss arrived, they still hadn’t come out.
The negotiation process was very straightforward: Lin Baici and his friends had to sign an agreement not to disclose any information about the escape rooms, and in return, the boss would pay ten thousand yuan for their silence.
If Lin Baici and his friends broke the agreement, the boss would hold them accountable.
Pei Fei swallowed hard. She just wanted to get her ticket money back, not expecting to make so much.
"It should be at least fifty thousand yuan, right?"
Ji Xinyan laughed: "Not to mention whether those props could be reused, just painting over that room filled with English words and changing the flooring would cost more than ten thousand yuan!"
Pei Fei and Hu Wenwu were flabbergasted. If you ask for that much, would the other party agree?
The young boss bargained.
"Okay, my naivety shows!"
Pei Fei felt like she had discovered a whole new world today.
After negotiating with Ji Xinyan, the boss eventually agreed to fifty thousand yuan but insisted Lin Baici and the others take a solemn oath not to disclose any information about the escape rooms.
This was a necessary evil, as, without the oath, Lin Baici and his group could unscrupulously tell others, allowing them to publish guides to the escape rooms. Therefore, the boss could only think of the oath as a way to—at the very least—get back at them if they didn’t play fair.
"Hurry up and swear, for fifty thousand yuan!"
Pei Fei was the first to finish swearing and started urging the others.
"Come on, do I look like I’m short of a few bucks?"
"I don’t want the money, nor will I take the oath!"
Lin Baici also refused.
"Are you two insane?"
Liu Zilu and Zhou Zhou exclaimed in unison. There were fifty thousand yuan at stake, and each of you could get a few thousand yuan from it.
It’s one thing for Qian Jiahui to refuse, he’s a rich second-generation, but Lin Baici, how can you dismiss money like dirt?
Stop posturing and just swear the oath and take the money!
Ji Xinyan had guessed this outcome. Would someone with over twenty million yuan of spending money in their bank account swear an oath for your fifty thousand? Who are you looking down on!
When Zhang Zhixu and his group came out, they saw that everybody was there.
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Zhang Zhixu mused: "Old White, you’re pretty good at chanting scriptures and playing cards, so why can’t you crack the escape room, huh?"
"Did falling in love mess up your brain?"