Zhang Zhixu meant no harm, it was purely a joke.
He thought his description was pretty good, but after he finished speaking, he realized no one was laughing, and the looks they gave him were like they were looking at an idiot!
"What... what’s wrong?"
Zhang Zhixu scratched his head, why do I feel like a clown?
"Old White broke a record!"
Fang Mingyuan explained.
Zhang Zhixu was confused, and so were the people in his group.
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Hu Wenwu interjected.
Soon, Zhang Zhixu and the others understood what had happened, especially with the boss offering a hush money of 50,000 yuan, which shocked them.
In this class, there were students from less wealthy families, for whom 50,000 yuan was more than their parents’ annual salary.
"Hurry up and agree, it’s just swearing an oath, especially since you don’t plan to tell anyone!"
Zhang Zhixu urged, in his view, this was a surefire profit-making deal, and if it were him, not to mention an oath, even stripping naked to do a hula dance would be worth considering.
"Since we’re all out, let’s go, it’s time to eat!"
Lin Baici stood up, looking at the boss: "What about the popcorn and cola? You promised us one each!"
The receptionist glanced at the boss and immediately went to pack.
"I am convinced, I’ll give you 50,000 yuan, no need for an oath."
The young boss took out his phone: "Add me on WeChat, let’s be friends, okay?"
He had also realized that these two guys were not short on cash, they were the cant-buy-me type, so instead of insisting on the oath and risking a fallout, it was better to make friends.
As for whether it would work out, he’d leave it up to fate.
Such a smart person, why come to play escape rooms, go solve some unsolvable murder cases, or compete with AI in chess games, why pick on me?
Do you know how expensive it is to design and set up an escape room?
The boss added Lin Baici as a friend, transferred the money graciously, and personally escorted them to the shop’s entrance. He wanted to invite them for a meal, but Lin Baici declined.
"Class rep, you’re so awesome!"
Pei Fei was completely impressed. She had assisted Lin Baici without losing face and decided that she would do her best to complete any task assigned by him in the future.
"Class rep, you just casually made 50,000 yuan just by playing around, shouldn’t you treat everyone to a big meal?"
Liu Yu held back but couldn’t restrain himself.
Seeing Lin Baici make money made him unhappy, so he wanted Lin Baici to suffer a loss.
If he agreed, he would lose money; if he didn’t, he would get a reputation as a stingy miser.
It was an open plot with no solution.
With such money-involved issues, even the students with the lowest EQ, who didn’t understand worldly wisdom, remained silent, because treating over 30 people to a meal would cost at least several hundred yuan.
That was no small change.
"The prize money from the game we all played together will be split!"
Lin Baici opened WeChat and began transferring money to Fang Mingyuan, Ji Xinyan, and others.
"Wow, 4300 yuan, class rep, can I really take this money?"
Pei Fei was excited and also anxious.
She had been longing for an IPAD for a long time, wanting to buy it for taking notes in class, but it was too expensive. With this money, she could afford it outright.
"Having taken my money, remember to speak well of me in the girls’ dormitory, make the girls like me."
Lin Baici deliberately lowered his voice as if confiding a secret to Pei Fei, but in reality, everyone could hear.
His demeanor instantly relaxed Pei Fei’s mood, and everyone else started laughing as well.
This time, even Bai Jiao started having a better opinion of Lin Baici.
The kid had decent EQ and knew how to speak well.
Cracking the escape room was Lin Baici’s achievement, while everyone else did nothing; now that he was sharing the hush money, everyone felt guilty and embarrassed about accepting it, but his words made everyone feel much better, and the atmosphere became harmonious.
And considering how generous he was, that was 50,000 yuan after all; not many people would have the courage to share that with others.
"Class rep, don’t worry, I’ll sing your praises every morning when I get up!"
Ji Xinyan joked: "Winter is coming, I’ve decided to buy a hand warmer with this money, and I’ll keep it in my pocket every day so that I’ll always be thankful for your generosity!"
Tea sister was savvy with social dynamics; because there were many classmates, she refrained from being too blatant, otherwise she might foam at the mouth with praise.
"Why don’t you just become the class rep’s girlfriend, then you can hug him every day, and he’ll be your hand warmer, right?
Zhang Zhixu cracked a joke.
"Have you ever seen such a big hand warmer?"
Ji Xinyan stretched out her arm and compared her height with Lin Baici’s, which immediately caused the room to burst into laughter.
Tea sister was actually not short and had long legs, but standing next to Lin Baici, who was over 1.8 meters tall, she looked quite petite.
"Old White, then I won’t be polite!"
Someone who could carelessly let an alienware laptop worth tens of thousands of yuan sit on his bed for anyone to use couldn’t possibly be a miser.
Lin Baici’s laptop had been played with by Fang Mingyuan the most, it was almost like his own, but Lin Baici had never said anything about it.
Hu Wenwu was about to speak when Lin Baici immediately held up a finger and shook it at him, signaling him not to talk.
"Double Full, take it, Old White doesn’t care about this!"
Qian Jiahui persuaded.
Hu Wenwu’s nickname was Double Full, derived from the phrase meaning both literary and martial arts achievements.
"Big class rep, thank you!"
Bai Jiao said her thanks softly; if she refused after everyone else accepted, she would appear aloof and high-and-mighty.
Lin Baici smiled slightly and called out to everyone.