43: Chapter 43: Tang Xin’s Invitation!

Lin Wan’s Illness!

43: Chapter 43: Tang Xin’s Invitation!

Lin Wan’s Illness!

Under the night sky.

Wu Jie drove home.

Anxious, excited, restless… a whirlwind of emotions intermingled nonstop.

“This feeling, it’s even more thrilling than winning five million!”

Overwhelmed with excitement, Wu Jie pulled over and looked for a bank.

Seeing that long string of numbers in his account balance, Wu Jie’s hands trembled.

Almost instinctively, he looked around behind him, not out of fear of being robbed, but purely as a subconscious reaction.

Gulp!

With a hard swallow, Wu Jie withdrew twenty thousand yuan.

With the warm bills in hand and noticing that his balance had decreased by twenty thousand but still showed over twenty million left, he finally believed it wasn’t a dream.

He took out his phone and immediately called his mother.

“Mom, we’ve struck it rich!

I’ve struck it rich!”

“Silly boy, why are you howling in the middle of the night?

Are you sleepwalking?”

“No!

It’s…”

Wu Jie hesitated, realizing he couldn’t say that all this money had suddenly appeared—what if he frightened his parents?

“It’s a bonus!

I participated in a project, and the group president personally rewarded me.

I’m transferring a hundred thousand to you right now!”

“A hundred thousand???

That’s a lot!

What kind of project is so lucrative?”

“We’re a listed company!

We landed several billion US dollars’ worth of overseas projects.

Everyone on the project team got a bonus.

My hundred thousand is nothing; there’s even more to come!”

“Oh, that’s good!

Then you need to work even harder in the future, learn from your excellent colleagues, and contribute more to get more bonuses!

Well, transfer the money to my card, I’ll save it for you—let’s aim to buy an apartment in Tianyuan someday, and it’ll also be good for finding a wife.”

…

After leaving the bank, Wu Jie exhaled deeply.

For the first time, he discovered how beautiful and enchanting the bustling city was.

Money, damn it really is something!

But now, thinking about it, it was a good thing he didn’t say a million or ten million.

That certainly would have scared the living daylights out of his parents.

What’s more, no matter how much he gave his parents, they wouldn’t spend a cent of it; they would save it all up as a dowry for Wu Jie.

Pitiful is the heart of a parent in the world!

Wu Jie decided that for the May Day holiday, he would drive back early, buy more things, and spend more time with them.

After buying some fruit, Wu Jie drove home and just as he opened the door, he smelled the spicy and fragrant aroma.

“Jie’s back!

Hurry up and wash your hands, we’re ready to eat.

I did a live cooking of dry pot chicken today, and it was quite popular, but I made too much, and I can’t finish it alone!” Tang Xin’s enthusiastic voice wafted out from the kitchen.

“Sure!” Wu Jie poked his head in and took a peek.

“What about Lin?

Let her have some too!”

“Uh…

she has her period and is in severe pain.

I made her some brown sugar water, and she’s already gone to sleep!” Tang Xin brought the dry pot chicken to the table, and noticing Wu Jie holding quite a bit of fruit, said, “Geez, did you strike it rich?

Buying so much nice fruit?”

Curiosity piqued, Tang Xin exclaimed in astonishment, “Red globe grapes, pears, blueberries…

You spent several hundred on all this, right?

Did you win the lottery or something?”

Wu Jie put the fruit on the table, “Some shopping cards I got before and never used—you treated me to barbecue, so I’m treating you to fruit.

Now we’re even!”

“Wow!

Do you really have to be so petty?” Tang Xin pulled over a chair to sit down, handing Wu Jie a pair of chopsticks.

“Hurry up and try my cooking, see if it’s as good as everyone said during the live stream—lots of people said it looked and tasted fantastic!”

“Blowing your own trumpet!

Through the screen, could they actually smell it?”

Wu Jie picked up a piece of chicken and after just two chews, his eyes lit up.

“Wow, not bad!

Spicy and numbing, yet fresh and robust!”

“If it tastes good, munch down more!”

Tang Xin picked up her chopsticks and kept piling meat onto Wu Jie’s plate.

“Wait a minute!”

Wu Jie frowned and asked, “Why are you suddenly being so nice to me?

I feel like there’s some sort of conspiracy.

You didn’t poison this, did you?”

Tang Xin let out a light snort and a laugh.

“That’s right!

I poisoned you, so that you’ll explode and die tonight!”

“Speak human!” Wu Jie gave her a look.

Tang Xin put down her chopsticks and pouted.

“Su Geng is such a bastard.

We confronted him last night on Snack Street, and that guy really holds a grudge.

He actually went and announced in class that I’m in a relationship.

To celebrate being single no more, he’s saying that I’m treating the whole class to dinner on Friday night!”

“Holy crap!

When did I ever say such a thing?

Although a meal isn’t a big deal, but…

but you know how gossipy those people are.

They keep asking me all sorts of questions.

They go round and round, but actually, they just want to meet you!”

“They even said things like wanting to see who the amazing guy is that managed to charm away the class belle.

Am I the class belle?

There are plenty of girls in school prettier than me, or who dress up better than I do.

The place is teeming with beauties with plastic faces.

I’m more like a loudspeaker flower than a belle!”

“Of course, Su Geng wants to make me invite everyone to dinner; I’m sure he’s scheming to let the classmates see that I got myself a loser boyfriend.

He’s definitely trying to show off and slap you in the face!”

Wu Jie smiled faintly, thinking no wonder he suddenly received good news from the system during the day, he had gained Su Geng’s hatred twice.

“So getting into a relationship means having to treat everyone to dinner?”

“Yeah!

It’s a tradition in our class.

Those who get into a relationship have all treated us to a meal before.

But don’t worry, it’s all just commoners’ food like hot pot or buffet.

Plus, I have money, I’ll pay!”

After saying that, Tang Xin’s big eyes fluttered as she gazed at Wu Jie.

Wu Jie’s face was all smiles, but inside he was cursing.

Why were these two lady cousins of his looking to him to play the pretend boyfriend?

Better to be a real boyfriend directly!

“Hey hey…

what are you thinking about?

Act like a man and be more straightforward!” Tang Xin urged.

“If I’m not talking, I guess that means I agree!” Wu Jie laughed.

“But when it comes to paying the bill, let me do it.

Since when do we let a woman pay?”

“Uh…

okay!

I’ll pay you back when we get home then!”

Tang Xin picked up her chopsticks, ready to eat something, but Lin Wan came out the door.

“Sis, does it still hurt?”

Tang Xin immediately stood up to greet her, and Wu Jie also quickly stood up.

Lin Wan held her abdomen with her left hand and a cup of water in her right, her face pale and in obvious pain.

“Yeah!

It hurts especially bad this time, help me…

help me get some hot water!”

Lin Wan handed the cup to Tang Xin, her body weakly collapsing onto the sofa.

Wu Jie stood up and asked with concern, “Should we take you to the hospital?”

“No need!

It’s always the first day that hurts the most.

It’ll be fine once I get through it.”

Taking the cup Tang Xin handed her, Lin Wan quickly drank a few sips.

“Dysmenorrhea isn’t considered an illness, but the pain can be killer!

Ah, my mom was the same, supposedly it stopped after she had me!”

Tang Xin squatted down and sighed, “Lin, I think you should just get married early.

After you have a child, you won’t have to suffer like this every month.”

Panic flashed in Lin Wan’s eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

“Talking about marriage, it’s all about fate!

I’ll be fine after resting a bit with some hot water.

You guys just keep eating!”

Lin Wan took her cup and pressed her hand against her stomach, standing up to go back to her room.

But before she could take a few steps, she suddenly fainted…

In an instant!

Wu Jie moved quickly, rushing forward with great speed, and deftly caught Lin Wan around the waist.

Bang!

The cup hit the ground, the crisp sound awakening the shocked Tang Xin…