Free Web NovelChapter 671: Chapter 244: The Scheming Woman Who Throws Herself into His Arms
"Bro, want one?"
Su Zelin offered a cigarette.
Despite his flashy demeanor, the guy was still quite polite.
After all, someone else was paying for tonight’s drinks.
Wei Yunfei took the cigarette, glanced at it, and when he saw it was a Yellow Crane Tower, his face showed disdain.
In his view, any Yellow Crane Tower cigarette was low-class and not fit for important occasions.
Coming to a club, at least you should have a pack of Furong Wang.
He casually placed the Yellow Crane Tower on the table, took out a pack of Huazi, pulled out two cigarettes, put one in his mouth, and handed the other to Su Zelin: "I prefer these, why not try mine instead?"
There are two things here that show a lack of respect.
If someone offers you a cigarette, it’s fine to take it and not smoke it immediately.
However, putting it on the table and lighting up your own right away implies that the offered cigarette isn’t good enough and you disdain it.
Moreover, placing a cigarette in your mouth before offering one to someone else is also a small gesture of disrespect.
Yet Su Zelin simply smiled and didn’t argue with him.
In his eyes, Wei Yunfei was just someone who liked to show off, but didn’t really have the means to back it up.
It’s not difficult to find Huazi cigarettes; they’re sold everywhere and only cost a few dozen yuan a pack. His Yellow Crane Tower Special Edition, however, wasn’t something just anyone could smoke.
This type of cigarette is limited in supply, and resources are scarce.
Besides, Huazi probably wasn’t this guy’s regular smoke; he just bought it for show at the club.
Wei Yunfei leaned over to Cheng Xinyi’s ear with disdain: "Xinyi, Ding Linna’s boyfriend is no good. Coming to Big World and he only buys a pack of Yellow Crane Tower for over ten bucks, what did your friend see in him? No taste at all!"
Yellow Crane Tower?
Cheng Xinyi was a bit puzzled.
Although she didn’t smoke, she knew the class of this cigarette.
She always thought Su Zelin had more of a rich, handsome aura than Wei Yunfei.
Because Zelin seemed more at ease and natural in the nightclub, like someone used to such environments, while Wei Yunfei was trying too hard.
Did I overlook something?
Finding an opportunity, she pulled Ding Linna aside: "Dear, you’ve mentioned your boyfriend so many times, finally I get to meet the real deal."
You know, many manipulative types are quite skilled with jokes.
It’s a really useful social tactic, wrapping intentions in humor to lower others’ guard.
"What’s this talk about ’real deal,’ Xinyi, don’t joke too much!"
Nanaz playfully tapped her before saying, "How’s my boyfriend?"
"Yeah, he’s handsome, but don’t get blinded by that face. After all, looks can’t buy dinner. How’s his family background?"
The manipulative kind subtly probed for information, feigning concern for her friend while hiding her true intentions well.
She’d only heard of Nanaz’s boyfriend from Zhejiang Province before, thinking there wouldn’t be much intersection, so she didn’t pay much attention.
Now that he’s here, right in front of her, and quite a stylish guy, she started to get interested.
"Pretty good, his family runs a business!"
Ding Linna replied without hesitation.
Actually, she didn’t really know Su Zelin’s family background, but it seemed quite stable. Ever since freshman year, Zelin had been very generous, which wouldn’t be possible with an ordinary family background. Later, he mentioned the business.
"Oh, really wealthy, huh? But just being rich isn’t enough; a good man should be willing to spend money on a woman. Is he willing to spend it on you, Nanaz?"
Cheng Xinyi pressed on.
"Hehe, Xinyi, you shouldn’t say it like that. Spending should be within one’s means. But he did buy me this phone as my birthday gift!"
Nanaz looked blissfully happy.
She was using a Samsung T108.
This flip phone from mid-2002 was smooth, compact, and finely crafted, with a strong shell design.
The brand’s flip phones were synonymous with expensive.
Most importantly, it was a color-screen phone.
Compared to older blue-screen, green-screen, and other monochrome displays, a color screen was undoubtedly more advanced.
Just on these points, the T108 cost over five thousand when it hit the market.
"He bought it for you?"
Cheng Xinyi couldn’t hide her shock.
She was well aware of the phone’s class, as her manipulative type always noticed high-end phones, and Samsung flip phones were beloved by women. This color-screen flip was considered a show-off tool tailor-made for women.
But it was way too expensive, costing over five thousand at release.
She had hinted to Wei Yunfei and other boyfriends, wanting them to buy her one.
But they weren’t fools; spending over five thousand on a Samsung flagship for someone else unless you had a screw loose.
Yet her friend didn’t even have to ask, and her boyfriend volunteered the show-off gadget.
After a long moment of silence, Cheng Xinyi finally snapped back: "This phone is really expensive, does your boyfriend’s family give him that much pocket money?"
She knew many wealthy handsome guys, but in college, no one had so much pocket money they could casually buy a girlfriend a Samsung flagship phone.
"Actually, he didn’t use his family’s money."
Ding Linna laughed.
"Not his family’s money? Then where did he get it?"
Cheng Xinyi couldn’t help but ask.
"He earned it himself!"
Nanaz said mysteriously.
"Earned it himself? A part-time job?"
Cheng Xinyi was taken aback.
That doesn’t make sense; why would a wealthy handsome guy want to work part-time, and it’s not easy to earn that much through odd jobs.
"You could say that, but his part-time job is not ordinary; he’s an executive at a large digital business chain in Lin’an, now with over two hundred stores. He’s in charge of operations planning and is the company’s operations director!"
