Ji You touched her shriveled stomach and realized that although there seemed to be a pile of free stuff, it wasn’t filling at all. After eating, it just felt like she was giving her stomach a base layer, and her stomach could definitely fit a lot more!
More!
More!
...
Both her stomach and mouth were clamoring wildly, demanding food! Food! Food...
Ji You, with a stern face, clenched her fists tightly:
Damn it!
These unscrupulous and black-hearted merchants really have endless tricks up their sleeves, impossible to guard against!
Beside her, Chu Jiaojiao, seeing the unpredictable expressions on Ji You’s face, hesitated but still spoke on behalf of everyone, "Classmate Ji You, there’s 2 hours and 3 minutes left before the spaceship’s resupply is completed. To go or not to go to Haolai restaurant?"
"Go!" Ji You gritted her teeth, snarling, "It’s just about tricking my money, right?" At this point, Ji You suddenly paused, and at the same time, a sinister smile spread across her face. Just when everyone thought she was going to utter some bold statement, she abruptly slapped the table, "I’ll let them trick me!"
Chu Jiaojiao: "..."
Others: "..."
Silence.
A bizarre silence fell over the scene, then Sheng Qingyan suddenly stood up, covering the corner of his mouth, breaking the silence with, "What is life if not eating, drinking, and having fun, right?"
Saying this, he urged, "Let’s go... let’s go... off to enjoy delicious food."
He then took the lead towards Haolai, not far away.
The others didn’t move at first; while they were all stingy, it was just regular stinginess. But Ji You, Compartment 4444, was a real miser, the cream of the crop among misers!
Was she really willing to spend money on a big meal?
How odd.
No one else moved, but Ji You couldn’t wait anymore. She immediately followed Sheng Qingyan’s lead, looking back and urging the others, "What are you standing around for? Let’s go!"
Hearing this, Chu Jiaojiao and the others felt a leap of joy in their hearts, a trace of happiness showing on their faces as they quickly followed Ji You and Sheng Qingyan.
Stepping out of the resting room, they faced the commercial street. Kite Space Station wasn’t big, but the commercial street was full of dazzling shops, with countless varieties, and all quite bustling.
Despite this, Haolai was still the most eye-catching restaurant on the street, mainly due to its flamboyant and gigantic sign. Moreover, right by the entrance, there was a huge holographic portrait of its celebrity endorser.
This celebrity endorser was—
[Alliance Flower Ye Lu!]
Yes, it was the actress who played the mistress in "Ex-wife’s Temptation" and starred in "Ugly Girl’s Spring", Ye Lu.
Ye Lu’s large holographic portrait stood at the entrance, greeting each customer with a smile, saying, "Welcome to ’Haolai’, come back again if you enjoy it."
After just two views, this wickedly catchy advertising slogan had already stuck in Ji You’s mind.
So, this wave of advertising was undoubtedly very successful.
As the group was about to step into the restaurant, Xuzhou, Lou, and Lance couldn’t help but stop and cast a few glances at the sweetly smiling ’Ye Lu’ beside them.
Lance remarked, "Ye Lu is really beautiful."
Lou said, "Yeah! Beautiful from every angle."
Although Xuzhou also found girls who looked like Ye Lu attractive, he kept quiet, as he was rather reserved and generally did not like to express his preferences publicly.
Then, after staring at ’Ye Lu’ once more, Xuzhou looked up and accidentally caught Ji You’s eyes—
Xuzhou: "..."
Xuzhou unexpectedly flushed.
After Ji You moved her gaze away from a line of strangers, she immediately noticed Xuzhou’s oddity, and couldn’t help teasing him: "Little Zhouzhou, so you like this type of girl, huh?"
Xuzhou: "..."
Xuzhou’s face turned even redder.
After a moment of silence, Xuzhou, keeping a straight face, said seriously: "This is what a normal girl should be like."
To his surprise, this statement actually drew agreement from Yue Qiyuan, Yue Qiguang, Lou, Lance, Zhang Ye, and the rest, especially Yue Qiguang, who straightforwardly blurted out: "Exactly! This is what a normal girl should be like! Those in our school, they’re not even like girls, they’re not even like boys!"
After speaking, Yue Qiguang deliberately glanced at Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao.
Both Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao showed their teeth angrily, with Chu Jiaojiao saying, "My fists have been itching lately..."
Ji You: "Wanna beat up a dummy?"
Chu Jiaojiao: "Sure!"
Yue Qiguang: "..."
While they were talking, Ji You and the others were finally led by the welcoming robot to an empty dining table.
Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang, and others sat down, and without waiting for the robot to introduce the menu, Ji You looked at Chu Jiaojiao and the others and said, "Let me clarify first, we must control our spending! My standard is that I’m only willing to spend 500 credit points."
Everyone: "..."
credit points—the strawberry filled rolls they just had were priced at 560 credit points each, meaning the money she mentioned couldn’t even afford the complimentary desserts.
Yue Qiyuan commented in a low voice: "Talk big about letting the shop swindle money! Thought you were so rich!"
Ji You kept a straight face, replying, "Isn’t 500 credit points money? Isn’t it still being swindled if it’s just 500 credit points?"
"Cough cough..." Ji You said to the robot, "Excuse me, I’ll have a 500ml milk tea, please! Thank you."
She had looked at the menu earlier—milk tea was on sale, and after the discount, 500ml exactly cost 500 credit points.
That’s right, Ji You planned to fill her stomach with milk tea so she wouldn’t spend too many credit points.
Just then, a line of people walked into the shop and passed by Ji You’s table. Ji You looked up casually, glanced at them, and then redirected her gaze. The six people in this group, five of whom were very burly, had just one particularly slender person. Coincidentally, these six were also the strangers Ji You had seen unintentionally before entering the shop.
What aroused Ji You’s curiosity and observation was not the discordant sight of the five strong men with a single weakling among them. It was—
The strong murderous aura emanating from these people!
Murderous aura is a vague concept, and Ji You wasn’t sure if describing it as such was accurate, but!!!
Upon encountering them, these six people made Ji You feel uncomfortable, and the six Spiritual Silks in her Spirit Space involuntarily stood up straight, tensing their metaphorical scalps.
Hmm?
What’s happening?
Ji You couldn’t understand the reason, so she pretended to look nonchalantly at the group before suppressing her curiosity, and also firmly restraining her own Spiritual Silks from probing into the strangers’ business.
Then.
The six individuals were led by the welcoming robot into a private room, after which they were completely out of sight from everyone else.
Ji You drank her milk tea with a normal expression on her face.
And then.
And then she unconsciously forgot about the strict rule she set for herself to only spend 500 credit points.
When it came time to settle the bill, Ji You stared incredulously at the 50,239 credit points shown on her personal invoice and asked Chu Jiaojiao and the others, "Who? Which one of you spent money on my behalf?"