Chapter 156: Fake girlfriend is better than the real one!

Hearing Zhou Xinyi's presumptuous guess, Lin Yuan was speechless.

"Zhou Xinyi, I'm stalking you? Don't joke." Lin Yuan said coldly.

"Oh? Still pretending? Still claiming you didn't stalk??" the female bank coworkers said coldly.

The female coworkers were fanning the flames.

Zhou Xinyi took out her phone, sneered, "Lin Yuan, stop pretending. I posted to Moments half an hour ago; the post said… I'm coming to Wanxiangcheng for a meal gathering. You must have seen my WeChat Moments, so you deliberately came to stalk me, hoping to run into me by chance, right??"

Zhou Xinyi had already anticipated her guess; her red lips curled with cold sarcasm, "How come? Lin Yuan, you weren't dating a very rich girlfriend last time? How come? Could it be that a rich, beautiful woman dumped you? Hah… also, you loser, how could a rich, beautiful woman ever look at you?"

Zhou Xinyi said sarcastically, she had already guessed a possibility.

Lin Yuan, that loser, was definitely dumped by Yuan Hongli, that rich, beautiful woman.

So Lin Yuan, out of options, thought of coming to stalk me.

Lin Yuan still hasn't given up on me.

Zhou Xinyi secretly thought.

"Exactly! Stop pretending, you loser, aren't you still not over our Zhou Xinyi? Too bad, our Zhou Xinyi's boyfriend now is a second-generation rich kid driving a Porsche worth over a million; you're not worthy of her." The nearby bank coworkers also jeered.

Zhou Xinyi became even more arrogant, "Lin Yuan, what's the point of stalking me?"

Lin Yuan coldly stared at Zhou Xinyi and the group of female coworkers.

"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen someone as shameless as you, Zhou Xinyi. Don't flatter yourself. Let me stalk you? You're not worthy." Lin Yuan tossed off that line coldly, turned and walked straight into the SKY restaurant.

"You…! Lin Yuan, stop right there." Zhou Xinyi, furious enough to shout, trembled all over.

She couldn't believe it; Lin Yuan, that loser, used to obey her every word, so why has he now become rebellious, saying such humiliating words to her?

But Lin Yuan ignored her and went straight into the restaurant.

"Zhou Xinyi, let's follow him in and see if he's actually eating," a female coworker reminded.

"Right, go in and look! I bet this loser definitely can't afford to eat; he probably just ducked into the restaurant to hide for a while, then sneak out after we leave. Follow him in, let him lose face completely!" Several other female coworkers chimed in.

"This is the Michelin three-star SKY; this kind of restaurant, the per-person cost equals his monthly salary—he definitely can't afford it." The female coworkers all agreed.

Zhou Xinyi also sneered, she wanted to see what Lin Yuan was doing in the restaurant!!

She was sure Lin Yuan definitely couldn't afford the Western food here.

Come on, this is a Michelin three-star place!!

She had heard of this restaurant; it's famous, with per-person spending starting at 5000.

She didn't believe Lin Yuan could afford to eat here.

Zhou Xinyi, with a group of coworkers, also walked into the restaurant.

She deliberately wanted to make Lin Yuan lose face.

As Zhou Xinyi and her group entered the restaurant, the hostess asked, "Ladies, how many of you?"

Zhou Xinyi replied, "Eight."

The hostess nodded and let Zhou Xinyi and her eight companions in.

Because this is a Michelin three-star place, the per-person cost is too high, so few can afford the food here.

Thus, the restaurant always has empty seats; no reservation needed.

After Zhou Xinyi and her group entered the restaurant, they searched around.

"Hey, Lin Yuan is over there." a female coworker pointed out.

The crowd immediately rushed over.

But when they got close, they all froze??

All they saw was Lin Yuan sitting at a table, dining with an absolutely beautiful woman.

The table was laden with all kinds of sumptuous Western seafood dishes???

Wait?

He, he actually really dined inside the Michelin three-star restaurant??

Zhou Xinyi and the group of female coworkers stared at each other??

They couldn't believe it.

At that moment, Lin Yuan also noticed Zhou Xinyi and her group.

Lin Yuan lifted his gaze and swept it over them.

He didn't expect them to actually follow him in?

Lin Yuan ignored them and just ate his meal.

Yuan Hongli also noticed Zhou Xinyi and her group not far away.

She glanced over with her beautiful eyes, "Hah, your ex-girlfriend came?"

Lin Yuan said coldly, "Don't bother with them, let's just eat our meal."

Yuan Hongli didn't ask further, continuing to eat the emperor crab.

Meanwhile, the waiter approached Zhou Xinyi and her group with a menu.

"Miss, this is your table; please be seated." the waiter invited politely.

Next to Lin Yuan's table, there happened to be a large table for eight.

Zhou Xinyi and her group felt a bit embarrassed, so they just sat down.

The waiter served each person a glass of sparkling fruit wine and dessert for them to enjoy.

One must say, the service at this Michelin three-star place is truly spot-on.

They hadn't even ordered dishes yet, but first they brought out drinks and snacks.

Zhou Xinyi and her group could only awkwardly take a sip of the fruit wine.

"Ladies, this is the menu; tell me what you'd like to order." the waiter said.

He handed Zhou Xinyi a thick sheepskin menu.

Zhou Xinyi was forced into the situation, could only take the menu; she opened it and looked.

Seeing the menu……it was all in French.

Zhou Xinyi couldn't understand it at all.

She felt a bit dazed.

This pure French menu, who can understand it?

However, Zhou Xinyi could see behind the French menu a string of Arabic numerals.

That, is the price of each dish……

The prices behind are marked in RMB.

Not a single dish's price starts below four digits.

The cheapest is four digits.

As for the expensive ones, there are even five-digit prices.

Swish~

Seeing the menu, seeing the prices, Zhou Xinyi and her colleagues' faces turned extremely ugly.

What the hell?!

Such expensive dishes, we bank employees simply can't afford them!

At that moment, Zhou Xinyi secretly glanced at Lin Yuan not far away.

Lin Yuan and Yuan Hongli were eating with great relish.

Zhou Xinyi was unwilling!

That loser Lin Yuan, how can he afford to eat at such an expensive Michelin three-star?

Jealousy makes one's face contort.

Zhou Xinyi originally intended to treat her colleagues to a meal today.

As a result, having entered this Michelin three-star restaurant, she is now in a predicament where she cannot back out.

Zhou Xinyi took out her phone and sent a WeChat message to her boyfriend Du Haotian:

【Haotian, I want to treat my bank colleagues to dinner tonight, can you chip in a bit?】 Zhou Xinyi also sent a cute emoticon.

Du Haotian replied: 【No problem, where are you eating? Just send me the bill later, I'll reimburse you, honey.】

Zhou Xinyi replied: 【We're eating at SKY. Thanks, honey, you're so good. Mwah.】

They aren't even married yet, but their WeChat chat is already so lovey-dovey.

Zhou Xinyi put down her phone and said to her colleagues: "Everyone, we'll eat here tonight; my boyfriend is treating."

Hearing this, several female colleagues were instantly delighted.

They all praised Zhou Xinyi's boyfriend for being generous.

Zhou Xinyi couldn't help laughing; her rich-second-generation boyfriend really gives her face.

Indeed generous.

But a few seconds later, on the other end of WeChat, Du Haotian suddenly realized.

He sent three question marks: 【？？？】

【What did you say? Where are you eating??】

Zhou Xinyi picked up her phone and replied again: 【SKY.】

Du Haotian replied in shock: 【You're at SKY?? That newly opened Michelin three-star??】

Zhou Xinyi replied: 【Yeah.】

On the other end, Du Haotian fell silent.

After a while, Du Haotian sent: 【How many people?】

Zhou Xinyi replied: 【We have eight people total.】

On the other end, Du Haotian fell silent again.

……

At that moment, Du Haotian was sitting in his Porsche, driving.

He was driving while looking at his girlfriend's WeChat messages.

Du Haotian was going crazy!

This spendthrift woman! She actually had the colleagues eat at SKY?!!!

And it's eight people!!

Damn it!

This meal will cost at least 100,000 yuan!

SKY is a Michelin three-star French restaurant!

And it's famous for being expensive and luxurious!

Du Haotian hasn't eaten there, but he's seen it on Douyin!

Du Haotian's heart is bleeding right now!

He simply can't afford such an expensive meal!

You know, his Porsche Panamera is also on installments.

He has to pay over 30,000 yuan monthly for the car loan.

Plus his company, he only makes a little over 2 million yuan a year.

Plus various living expenses.

This 100,000 yuan is Du Haotian's monthly company income!

Although Du Haotian's company can indeed make a million per year, an annual income of a million can't withstand such extravagance!

Du Haotian simply can't afford to treat!

Du Haotian gritted his teeth and could only send his girlfriend a WeChat message: 【Um, Xinyi…… I've been short on company funds lately, SKY's consumption is too high, how about we change restaurants？？】

On the other end of the WeChat, Zhou Xinyi immediately sent a black‑face expression: 【But honey, we've already been seated, the waiter is right there, if we leave now it would be really awkward.】

Looking at this WeChat, Du Haotian, damn it, gritted his teeth in anger!

You damn well know it's awkward?

Then why did you still come to this restaurant?!

You're worried about awkwardness, but didn't you think about whether I have money or not?!

Du Haotian replied: 【Xinyi, I really can't come up with that much money…… how about you guys just change restaurants?】

……

At that moment, inside the SKY restaurant.

Seeing her boyfriend's this message, Zhou Xinyi was fuming.

Zhou Xinyi sent her boyfriend an angry emoticon: 【Haotian, if you don't help me, I'll have no way to save face. I've already promised my colleagues that you'd pay the bill……】

As a result, on the other end of the WeChat, Du Haotian started pretending to be dead.

Zhou Xinyi kept sending him several messages, but Du Haotian pretended not to see them and didn't reply.

Zhou Xinyi got a bit anxious and made a WeChat video call to her boyfriend.

Du Haotian still didn't answer.

"Xinyi, what's going on?" her colleagues asked, seeing her unpleasant expression.

"Haotian, he… we can't get in touch on WeChat, maybe his phone is dead." Zhou Xinyi laughed awkwardly, she could only laugh awkwardly to cover up the awkwardness at the moment.

She continued to call Du Haotian several times, but still no one answered.

"Miss, you can order now." At that moment, the waiter had been waiting aside for half a day, still seeing them not ordering, so the waiter urged.

Zhou Xinyi's pretty face looked grim at this moment—what should we do?

"What? Your boyfriend won't treat?" At that moment, Yuan Hongli, who was eating at the neighboring table, suddenly asked with a teasing tone.

Since the two tables were very close, Yuan Hongli heard everything Zhou Xinyi had just said.

Zhou Xinyi's pretty face turned deathly pale instantly, she defended: "Who said that! My boyfriend will certainly treat, it's just his phone died! This isn't some high‑end restaurant—my boyfriend eats at places like this every day!"

Zhou Xinyi said this and then called her boyfriend again!