Chapter 267: A Deal Is A Deal (1/2)
Chapter 267: A Deal Is A Deal
Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_
It had occurred to Wang Tong that it was the time for him to make an effort in winning Ma Xiaoru back, and the lack of family background should not be his excuse.
Li Ruoer would never understand the strong bond between Wang Tong and Ma Xiaoru.
”If your father is going to marry you off to someone you dislike, tell me, what would you do?”
”That's easy… I'll kill you.” Li Ruoer answered with a sharp edge in her voice.
”You see my point now?” Wang Tong shrugged.
”Dream on. I would never choose you as my lover. Ew.”
”That makes two of us.”
”Whatever. I'm hungry, let's go to the cafeteria.”
”Maybe somewhere else? I will...pay?” Wang Tong scowled and said unwillingly. Someone in the cafeteria would eventually recognize Li Ruoer, and Wang Tong didn't want any rumors to spread.
”Did I really hear you say that you will buy me lunch? Why am I not feeling honored? Well, I only want some cafeteria food, and yes, you are still paying for it. Let's go!”
Wang Tong gritted his teeth and followed Li Ruoer to the cafeteria.
As soon as the two stepped into the cafeteria, silence fell into the hall. The rumor was true; the heir of House Li, Li Ruoer was here. Upon entering the lobby, Li Ruoer quickly plastered a poised and aloof expression onto her face and switched her identity from a crazy little prick to a cold and distant goddess, whose appearance would make any young man smile.
Wang Tong rolled his eyes as he tried to improvised a plan to play along with Li Ruoer's trick.
”We will see who is laughing in the end.” Wang Tong thought to himself.
Wang Tong led Li Ruoer directly to Karl's table. ”Give us some space. This is Li Ruoer; I think she won't need an introduction. She was our OPPONENT during the tournament at Capth. ” Wang Tong put extra emphasis on the word ”opponent.”
Li Ruoer had seen through Wang Tong's plan, so she said polity to everyone, ”It was a good fight, and it is nice to meet you all again.”
”Please sit.”
In a blink, an ample space appeared at the table.
Wang Tong cursed at his classmates in his mind. He wanted them to refuse to give her a place at the table by reminding them about the feud between Ayrlarng and Capth.
No matter what kind of hint Wang Tong dropped, no one except for Zhou Sisi would be able to pick up the cue, as they were unaware of what had happened between Wang Tong and this seemingly doe-eyed girl.
”Be our guest! What would you like to eat? Meat? Vegetable? Salty or sweet?” Hu Yangxuan puffed out his chest to make himself look manlier in front of the beautiful young lady.
”Yea, let us know. Ayrlarng's cafeteria is pretty well known for its… ”
Seeing his friends were no help, Wang Tong interrupted the conversation, ”She will eat anything, right?”
”I'm not a piggy. A little bit of vegetable will do. I have a body to keep.” As soon as Li Ruoer finished her words, she was greeted with more praises for her beauty, most of which came from Hu Yangxuan.
As Wang Tong lamented over the ineffectiveness of his improvised plan, Zhou Sisi came and sat down at the table. As she looked at Li Ruoer, she didn't seem to be surprised. Instead, the two girls held each other's knowing gaze for a fraction of seconds before they looked away. Wang Tong was puzzled by this detail, so he dragged Zhou Sisi to a corner and asked, ”What the hell is going on?” Wang Tong lowered his voice but not the urgency in his tone.
”Don't you worry about it. Everything is under control. I will explain later.” Zhou Sisi patted Wang Tong's shoulder and said.
Zhou Sisi' calm and assuring tone somehow made Wang Tong feel even more unnerved. He worried that Li Ruoer had cast a spell of the Enchantress on the innocent girl.
Wang Tong conceded that his only option seemed to be playing along. Also, Wang Tong found that Zhou Sisi's pronunciation of words was clear, unlike the hypnotized slur that one uttered when under mind control spells.
Everyone, expect for Wang Tong, had enjoyed the lunch. Wang Tong constantly worried about his friends’ lives as they chatted with the seemingly benevolent princess from House of Li.
After the lunch, Li Ruoer continued with her plan as she clutched Wang Tong's arm and dragged him out of the cafeteria.
”Please! Can you smile just once? Am I really that bad of a person?” Li Ruoer's face lit up with glee. Thanks to Zhou Sisi's idea, she finally found a way to torture Wang Tong by embarrassing him and stressing him out.