Xu Ping was so shocked he almost choked on his saliva. He stammered, "You...you said she's not good enough for you, which means you actually...rejected her?"

Su Qingjiao is good-looking and a rich, beautiful woman, yet she was rejected by an ordinary person?

Is this reasonable?

This doesn't make sense!

It took Xu Ping a while to come to his senses, and he asked in confusion, "Zhou Yi, didn't you like Su Qingjiao a lot before? Why did you reject her?"

Xu Ping was so surprised that his voice unconsciously rose.

The classmates sitting around the two of them burst out laughing when they heard Xu Ping's words.

"Xu Ping, are you really unaware or just pretending? Zhou Yi is lying to you."

Xu Ping turned around to look at the person who spoke, looking puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Seeing that Xu Ping really didn't know, this classmate who spoke was very helpful, and they couldn't let the bookworm Xu Ping be fooled by someone like Zhou Yi.

Therefore, he lowered his voice and whispered in Xu Ping's ear:

"Didn't you see Miss Su's WeChat Moments? She's rehearsing a play."

"We made Zhou Yi play the NPC to make it more realistic."

"Don't you think about it? As a young lady of high status, is it really necessary for her to be so humble and confess her feelings to Zhou Yi?"

"However, I think Zhou Yi is still dreaming and hasn't come out yet, treating the rehearsal of the program as real."

As he finished speaking, the classmate couldn't help but steal a glance at Zhou Yi.

Xu Ping took out his phone with a sense of surprise and opened his WeChat Moments. When he got home, he still had a house full of chores to do and a part-time job to earn living expenses, unlike his classmates who could just scroll through their phones as soon as they got home.

Therefore, when Su Qingjiao posted on her WeChat Moments, he had already started preparing dinner for his younger siblings and didn't have time to take out his phone.

He then saw Su Qingjiao's post on WeChat Moments, and immediately looked at Zhou Yi with some surprise: "Really?"

Zhou Yi glanced at her WeChat Moments post and chuckled, "If I said it was fake, would you believe me?"

This woman really came up with a lame excuse; it was such a flawed excuse, yet these classmates chose to believe it.

Zhou Yi shook his head. A bunch of idiots.

Hao Min, who was not far away, had a slight glint in her eyes. She immediately put on a smile and came up to the group of people: "Classmates, this Sunday is my birthday. I have booked a room at the Black Pearl Restaurant."

You absolutely must come!

After saying that, Hao Min looked at Zhou Yi with expectant eyes: "Zhou Yi, as a member of the class, you can't be absent."

Xu Ping wondered, "What are black pearls? Do you eat pearls?"

That sounds expensive.

He hesitated and was a little afraid to go, but when he looked up at Zhou Yi, he thought that Zhou Yi was also quite poor. If he didn't go, wouldn't it be awkward and uncomfortable for him to go alone?

Moreover, this was also a chance to broaden his horizons, so Xu Ping agreed: "Okay, don't worry, our whole class will be there to celebrate your birthday."

Zhou Yi didn't care. He remembered that in his previous life, Su Qingjiao used her black card to book an entire venue and received endless praise.

This lifetime's black card is frozen...

Zhou Yi guessed Su Qingjiao's plan, smiled slightly, and nodded in agreement.

"No problem, I'm free on Sunday."

Seeing that Zhou Yi agreed, Hao Min's face lit up with joy: "Then see you on Sunday, remember, at the Black Pearl Restaurant."

Then, she repeated the address once more.

At first, some classmates thought they had misheard, but when Hao Min repeated it, they immediately shouted excitedly.

"Wow, the Black Pearl Restaurant! That's a high-end restaurant where the average cost per person is over a thousand. Hao Min, if you're going to invite the whole class, that'll cost a fortune."

"Black Pearl!!! Did I hear that right, Hao Min? Did you win a 50 million yuan lottery? How could you be so extravagant?"

"You're not kidding, are you? Don't lie to me, I'll definitely go."

There are a few students in the class from well-off families. Although they have never eaten at the Black Pearl Restaurant, it is so famous that every family in Luzhou that values ​​quality has heard of it.

"Wow! So expensive?" Xu Ping had never heard of the Black Pearl Restaurant before and exclaimed in surprise.

For him, being able to eat at a roadside restaurant is a luxury.

He never cares which restaurant is good; he only cares which restaurant is cheap and cost-effective. In his opinion, the cheapest and most cost-effective option is still cooking for himself.

When he first heard the word, he thought it sounded very high-end and imagined that it would cost three to five hundred yuan per person.

After all, three or five hundred is already very expensive for him.

Hao Min felt extremely pleased and said with a smile, "It's just a meal. If you're going to go, go to the best place. Please feel free to eat."

As they were talking.

Hao Min then walked towards Su Qingjiao, getting close to her intimately, acting like a best friend: "Because Miss Su will pay the bill!"

"Jiaojiao, you once said you would throw me a birthday party at the Black Pearl Restaurant, a restaurant where the average cost per person is four figures. I've been looking forward to it for so long!"

"I'm really looking forward to my birthday party on Sunday. I'll definitely be the happiest person that day."

"I have to thank you for all of this, Jiaojiao."

Su Qingjiao's eyelids twitched, and she instinctively wanted to burst into a tirade.

She had said it before, but back then she had a black card, Zhou Yi's endless pampering, and plenty of designer brands, so it didn't matter how much money she spent.

But now her black card has been frozen, and Zhou Yi is ignoring her. Where is she going to get the money to throw Hao Min a birthday party?

Can--

"I knew it! How could Hao Min afford to go to Black Pearl? It turns out Miss Su is throwing a birthday party for Hao Min. No wonder."

"Miss Su is so good to her best friend. I'm so envious of this friendship."

"Look at some people who still say that Miss Su is a fake. If Miss Su were a fake, why would she be willing to spend money to hold such a grand birthday banquet for outsiders?"

Su Qingjiao was secretly gritting her teeth. When she heard her classmates' praise, she could only swallow her anger and put on a calm smile.

What could she do?

She had no choice but to agree first, otherwise her image would be ruined: "No problem, since I promised you, of course I won't go back on my word."

"When everyone comes, I'll book a large private room to treat them."

Upon hearing Su Qingjiao's agreement, the classmates couldn't wait to start thinking about what to wear to the Black Pearl Restaurant on Sunday.

After all, that's a very famous high-end place in Luzhou, a restaurant known for its high prices, so they couldn't dress too shabbily.

Hao Min's face beamed with happiness, but inwardly she was filled with sarcasm: "I knew the young lady would keep her word."

"Jiaojiao, thank you."

Su Qingjiao hated Hao Min to death, but she still had to force a smile and reply, "It's okay, it's worth any amount of money to make you happy."

Xu Ping took out his phone and checked the restaurant information.

Just a few promotional images were enough to scare him away.