Sure enough, in less than three minutes, Lin Chen appeared in front of everyone, found a seat, and casually picked up a meat skewer in one smooth motion.
"Hey guys, what's the good news? We're treating you to barbecue."
Zhang Dacheng waved his phone: "Lin Chen, I sent you a message, but you don't seem to have seen it."
Lin Chen took out his phone and glanced at Zhang Dacheng's last message. Suddenly, the meat skewers in his mouth didn't taste so good anymore. These meat skewers actually cost money?!
Seeing Lin Chen's discomfiture, Jiang Nana burst out laughing: "Lin Chen, are you really that unhappy about treating us to dinner?"
"Ahem... How could that be? Actually, I saw the message Zhang Dacheng sent, but I still rushed over just to treat you to a meal."
Zhao Yu gave a thumbs up: "A shameless person is invincible. Lin Chen, I admire you so much I don't even need to lean on the wall."
Lin Chen cupped his hands in greeting: "Thank you for your kind offer."
The atmosphere became lively, and Zhang Dacheng whispered something in Lin Chen's ear.
"Actually, Zhao Yu wanted to pursue Jiang Nana, but he was too embarrassed to ask her out alone, so he invited two other girls from his dorm to come along."
Lin Chen understood, so that's how it is. He smiled and looked at Zhao Yu, then the meal was settled, and he wouldn't have to pay a penny.
Zhao Yu felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at Lin Chen's smile.
Lin Chen picked up his glass: "Come on, Brother Yu, let me toast you."
Zhao Yu picked up his wine glass warily: "You... what do you want?"
"What are you saying? You can't have alcohol with barbecue, right? Let's all have one together."
Everyone raised their glasses together.
"Just drinking like this isn't fun, how about we play a game?"
What game?
"Let's play Truth or Dare. Whoever the bottle points to has to come up. You can only choose Truth or Dare. If you can't finish it, you have to drink instead. How about that? Of course, you can't make any unreasonable demands." Lin Chen picked up an empty bottle and placed it in the center of the table.
"Okay, no problem. It's true that just drinking isn't very interesting."
Seeing that everyone agreed, Lin Chen continued, "Then I'll set an example first."
Lin Chen lowered his head and began to spin the bottle. The bottle started to spin, and everyone's attention was drawn to it. However, no one noticed the confident smile that Lin Chen showed as he spun the bottle.
In his previous life, Lin Chen was a programmer, and working overtime was a regular occurrence. As a single man, he often went out for late-night snacks with his colleagues since he had nothing to do after working overtime until late at night. That's how he honed his skills. It's no exaggeration to say that he could hit anything he was told.
After the bottle spun around a few times, it finally pointed to Lin Chen himself. Lin Chen helplessly shrugged and said, "Okay, it's my turn first. I'll choose truth or dare. You guys start asking questions."
First, starting with yourself will dispel everyone's concerns and truly get involved in the game by asking questions. Second, when you're the first one to ask, no one will ask too difficult questions. As the game progresses and everyone has had their fill of drinks, more outrageous questions will gradually emerge.
Sure enough, everyone looked at each other, and finally Sun Xiaohui asked, "Lin Chen, is that girl you ate hot pot with last time your girlfriend?"
Lin Chen decisively shook his head and denied it, saying, "No."
Sun Xiaohui wanted to ask more questions, but Lin Chen quickly said, "Alright, you can only ask one question. Let's go clockwise. Next up is Chen Tianfeng."
Chen Tianfeng started spinning the bottle, and it landed on Jiang Nana. Jiang Nana pointed to herself and said, "Then I'll choose truth too."
Lin Chen immediately asked, "Jiang Nana, what kind of boy do you like?"
Upon hearing the question, everyone perked up immediately. Zhao Yu looked at Jiang Nana with great anticipation, while Lin Chen raised an eyebrow at Zhao Yu: "Isn't that a good friend?"
Zhao Yu understood and replied with his eyebrows: "Brother, you're a true friend."
Lin Chen continued to gesture with his eyes: Keep watching me in a bit.
Jiang Nana blushed slightly: "I like guys who are handsome and have good character."
Lin Chen pressed further, "That's too general. Please be more specific."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Nana also used the same excuse Lin Chen had used earlier: "I can only ask one question. It's my turn next."
So, one by one, people chose truth or dare, and after a round of games, they became much more familiar with each other than before.
(So simply asking a girl out to dinner isn't enough to quickly advance a relationship; you need to have some activities, and the more exciting the activities, the better. Got it, dear readers?)
After one round, it was Lin Chen's turn again. Lin Chen spun the bottle and accurately directed it toward Jiang Nana.
When Jiang Nana saw the bottle turn towards her, she thought Lin Chen was going to ask the same question again, so she quickly said, "I choose dare."
Lin Chen thought for a moment and said, "Then why don't you hug your fellow villager? After all, when fellow villagers meet, their eyes well up with tears."
Lin Chen gestured to Zhao Yu with his eyes: This is all the help I can give you, brother.
Zhao Yu gratefully replied with his eyebrows: Enough said, this meal is on me.
Jiang Nana still had a strong sense of humor. She gritted her teeth, walked over, and hugged Zhao Yu. Zhao Yu also acted very gentlemanly, not touching Jiang Nana's back with his hands, which made Jiang Nana feel quite good about him.
The barbecue lasted for more than three hours. Zhao Yu called the owner to settle the bill, which came to 400 yuan. Zhao Yu took out 200 yuan: "I paid for Lin Chen's share. I didn't include him in the bill at first."
Everyone had drunk their fill, and no one cared about such a small matter. Lin Chen happily got another free meal, and it felt incredibly good.
Back in his dorm, Lin Chen collapsed into bed and fell asleep immediately. The dorm was so comfortable; he could sleep without having to recite the Diamond Sutra. What a blissful life!
The next morning, Lin Chen had just gotten up and was brushing his teeth when Su Xiaowan called.
"Lin Chen, I'm downstairs in your dorm. I brought you breakfast."
"Okay, I'll be right down."
After going downstairs, Lin Chen led Su Xiaowan towards the entrepreneurship center, explaining the situation to her as they walked.
Su Xiaowan thought for a moment and said, "I saw a case in a book in the library that is very similar to your company. It was also a tax statement for a startup. I should be able to handle it without much trouble."
"That's great, Xiao Wan, you're absolutely amazing."
"No...no, I'm glad I could help you." Su Xiaowan smoothed her hair shyly.
After graduating from high school, Su Xiaowan's hair gradually grew long, and now it is long, straight, and black, reaching all the way to her shoulder blades. Today, Su Xiaowan wore a printed T-shirt and a pleated skirt, with slouch socks and black leather shoes on her feet. Her slender legs made Lin Chen stare at her.
The two arrived at the small office of Xingchen Technology, and unexpectedly, Senior Anrou was also there today.
"Boss, you've arrived. And who is this?"
"Oh, this is my high school classmate, Su Xiaowan. She's from the School of Economics at our university. I asked her to help me with the tax forms. Xiaowan, this is senior An Rou. All the artwork for Fruit Ninja was done by senior An Rou. Isn't that amazing?"
The two greeted each other, and Lin Chen invited Su Xiaowan to sit down in his seat. An Rou took out the various materials used for registering the company, and the two began to organize the data while communicating.
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