Chapter 231 I'm lying down, you can do whatever you want
Wu Qiuya found Xiao Hanlin and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, Xiao Hanlin. We just discussed it and Lu Yiming thought it might not be safe for us girls to go to the mountains to play at night, so I can only say sorry to you."
When Xiao Hanlin heard this, his expression began to become serious, but he still said generously: "Ah? Is that so? Well, it's really a pity."
Although he said that, he had already cursed Lu Yiming a thousand times in his heart.
Zhao Guoxiang, who was standing next to him, was the best at observing people's expressions. As soon as he saw Xiao Hanlin's expression, he knew that Xiao Hanlin must be very unhappy, so he leaned close to Xiao Hanlin's ear and whispered a few words.
Xiao Hanlin glanced at Zhao Guoxiang and nodded.
During the break, Zhao Guoxiang found Lu Yiming and said unkindly, "Student Lu Yiming, the sea breeze tonight is very comfortable. Why don't we go to the rooftop to chat and relieve the tense atmosphere of studying? What do you think?"
Lu Yiming raised his head and blinked.
He knew that Zhao Guoxiang was Xiao Hanlin's lackey, and now Zhao Guoxiang asked him to go to the rooftop, which must be Xiao Hanlin's intention. However, he didn't know why Xiao Hanlin wanted to find him, and he was too lazy to think about it.
After all, there are too many fools in this world, and you can never guess what kind of wonderful ideas will come out of their poor brains.
Lu Yiming closed the book and smiled: "Okay, I heard that the sea breeze in Victoria Harbor is very sweet, I want to enjoy it."
Lu Yiming followed Xiao Hanlin to the rooftop without recognizing his relatives. As expected, he recognized Xiao Hanlin in the crowd at a glance.
Not only Xiao Hanlin, there were also many students wearing Huangren College uniforms standing next to him. These people, like Zhao Guoxiang, were Xiao Hanlin's lackeys.
There's no way, Xiao Hanlin is rich and generous, who wouldn't like such a friend?
Lu Yiming looked around calmly, not panicking at all. Instead, he looked calm and relaxed: "Ah, so many classmates are enjoying the fresh air on the rooftop. The atmosphere is really good."
As if feeling the contempt from Lu Yiming, Xiao Hanlin, who had been arrogant since childhood, narrowed his eyes and felt particularly unhappy.
But when he thought of Wu Qiuya's elegant temperament and Lin Yuzhen's sweet smile, he still patiently said, "Your name is Lu Yiming, right? Let's be frank. I don't have any other intentions. I just want to make friends with you."
Although Xiao Hanlin behaved very gracefully, his tone was subtly condescending, as if what he said was an order and others had no choice but to obey, otherwise they would be ungrateful.
Lu Yiming had seen many such conceited and self-righteous people, so he did not take Xiao Hanlin's words seriously. He shook his head slightly and refused, "I'm afraid that won't work. After all, I'm not a casual person."
When Zhao Guoxiang heard that Lu Yiming disagreed, he immediately became angry and shouted, “What kind of attitude is this? Xiao Shao is willing to be friends with you because he is giving you face. Don’t be shameless.”
Lu Yiming actually knew what Xiao Hanlin was thinking. It was normal for young people to have some xenophobic thoughts in their minds.
Before my rebirth, when I was seventeen or eighteen years old, wasn’t my mind filled with only these things all day long?
There is nothing strange about this. After all, Mencius said that food and sex are part of human nature.
Many adults may not be much better than Xiao Hanlin. They are emotional and easily affected by their own hormone secretions. They often make irrational decisions when their brains are hot.
Xiao Hanlin's approach seems childish and superficial. He is just throwing money at people, using the clichéd methods of intimidation and inducement over and over again.
But for ordinary people, this kind of move is often the most simple and unpretentious and difficult to resist.
Unfortunately, Xiao Hanlin chose the wrong opponent. His background, his connections, and the money he had were all too ridiculous to Lu Yiming.
It's like a naughty kid waving his fists, thinking he is powerful but actually has no deterrent power at all.
Lu Yiming was not interested in who Xiao Hanlin wanted to pursue. He waved his hand perfunctorily and said, "Alright, I'm busy with my studies. I don't have time to play these house games with you. What about being enemies instead of friends? You're here to film a TV series with me? You're already in your teens. Can you be a little more ambitious?"
Lu Yiming didn't care about luxury cars, beautiful women, and the circle of second-generation rich people that countless ordinary people yearned for. He could become a first-generation rich himself, so why should he curry favor with these stupid sons of landlords?
If you have this spare time, you might as well get closer to Zhou Zhiming, the future math genius, so that you can recruit him to work for you and earn money.
From Lu Yiming's perspective, he felt that there was nothing wrong with his ignoring Xiao Hanlin. After all, even if the other party's biological father came, he would still ignore him.
But in Xiao Hanlin's eyes, it was not the case.
How dare a mere mainlander act so arrogant in front of me?
Xiao Hanlin sneered in his heart, his eyes fell on Lu Yiming like a knife: "You are very brave? Do you believe that I will kick you down right now?"
Lu Yiming was stunned when he heard this, then he laughed out loud: "I don't believe it, you don't dare."
Although Xiao Hanlin is the leader in the class, his academic performance is always the second best, which shows that he is not a reckless playboy.
As the saying goes, the arrogant are afraid of the stupid, and the stupid are afraid of the desperate. If Xiao Hanlin was a moron like Wu Jianhao, Lu Yiming really wouldn't dare to say this, because Wu Jianhao would really kick him out.
But Xiao Hanlin was different. He knew very well that if he kicked Lu Yiming out, the consequences would be serious. Between venting his anger and preserving his wealth and glory, Xiao Hanlin wisely chose the latter.
Xiao Hanlin really had no good way to deal with a stubborn person like Lu Yiming who was not afraid of threats and did not follow the rules.
As the saying goes, as long as I lie flat enough, no one can roll me up.
Lu Yiming is in almost the same situation now.
Seeing that Lu Yiming was unmoved by any persuasion, Xiao Hanlin became extremely annoyed. After all, it was impossible to really kick Lu Yiming down. Beating him up would at most make him feel better, but the consequences would be unpredictable. What if he caused the disgust of those girls, making it even more difficult for him to pick up girls? Wouldn't that be a case of losing more than gaining?
His original idea was to call Lu Yiming up and see if he could use intimidation and bribery to win him over. This way he would have face in front of his younger brothers, and with Lu Yiming as an "insider", it would be easier for him to date girls like Lin Yuzhen in the future.
As a result, Lu Yiming was completely unresponsive and refused to listen to any persuasion or force.
He was totally at a loss.
When Lu Yiming saw Xiao Hanlin's expression as if he had eaten a fly, he immediately felt funny.
"If you don't have anything else to do, I'll go down first. The wind on the rooftop is quite cold. I'm afraid my brain will become stupid if I'm exposed to it for too long."
As soon as Lu Yiming left, Xiao Hanlin's younger brothers were immediately furious.
“This is too arrogant!”
"This is intolerable!"
“This is not taking us seriously.”
"Brother Xiao, get him!"
Zhao Guoxiang gestured to Xiao Hanlin, "Do you want us to put him..."
Xiao Hanlin's eyes were gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, let's see the situation first."
After a day's classes, Li Zhengkai returned to the hotel. He felt upset when he recalled how Xiao Hanlin had driven a sports car around the school during the day and had wanted to seduce his Wu Qiuya.
He found the phone book in his backpack, flipped to a number, and called the number using the phone in his hotel room.
"Hello, cousin? It's me, Li Zhengkai. I'm in Hong Kong."
The person on the other end of the phone seemed a little surprised and said, "Akai? You came to Hong Kong? When did you come? What are you doing here? Come and play with me."
"I came here yesterday. The school sent us to Huangren College for exchange and study. Well, if I have time, I will come to your place to play. I often hear from my parents that you are doing very well in Hong Kong, and they also asked me to learn more from you."
Hearing Li Zhengkai's compliment, the man on the other side smiled happily, but still pretended to be modest and said, "No, no, there are countless rich people in Hong Kong, and I am just a wage earner."
After a few pleasantries, Li Zhengkai finally revealed his true intentions and said, "Uncle, I remember that when you called home last time, you said you bought a new sports car. This time I came to Hong Kong with a few classmates. I like one of them very much, so I want to borrow your car to drive it. I have a driver's license."
"Oh, you want to show off in front of girls? You can, young man. Okay, call me when you are free, I will send the car over to you, and by the way, I will treat you to a meal at Long Jing Xuan."
When Li Zhengkai heard that his cousin was willing to support him, he was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, cousin. I'll hang up first. I'll contact you after I arrange a time."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Li Zhengkai became very excited. He couldn't wait to call Wu Qiuya, Lin Yuzhen, Lu Jiajia, Lu Yiming and others to his room and announced in public: "I just called my cousin. When he heard that we were coming to Hong Kong, he insisted on lending me his sports car and letting me take you for a ride. He also invited us all to have dinner at Lung King Heen. Do you know Lung King Heen? It's on the Kowloon Peninsula and it's a Michelin three-star restaurant!"
Lu Yiming naturally knew about Michelin, but he still laughed and teased, "Isn't Michelin a tire seller? Are you sure the food they review is delicious?"
After finally getting in the spotlight, Li Zhengkai was very angry when he saw Lu Yiming arguing with him again. He immediately retorted: "Do you know what gourmet food is? You are such a bumpkin and you don't understand the value of Michelin restaurant ratings! Don't think that you are rich just because you have a little money in your family. The real rich people are not only rich, but also knowledgeable! This time, I will let you take advantage of my cousin and take you to broaden your horizons."
Lu Yiming would not refuse a treat from a fool, and nodded readily: "Okay, I will definitely learn a lot when the time comes."
Li Zhengkai, who was in high spirits, didn't notice the strangeness in Lu Yiming's smile, and continued to brag, "Speaking of my cousin, he is not an ordinary person. He came to Hong Kong at a young age and made a lot of money. Now he has a mansion and a sports car. He is definitely a winner in life. Moreover, he is not some second-generation rich man. Everything he has now is earned by his own hard work. He is different from those dandy boys who rely on their families and only rely on their parents for support."
This statement implicitly refers to Xiao Hanlin, meaning that no matter how rich the second generation of rich people are, it is not their money.
Earning your own money and spending it yourself is the real skill.
"Then your cousin is really amazing." Lu Yiming praised sincerely.
These words are spoken sincerely, without any falsehood.
Although the 1990s were not as competitive as the 1910s and 1920s of the 21st century, and there were relatively more opportunities to succeed, don't forget that this is Hong Kong, the financial center of Southeast Asia, and the level of competition was definitely no less than that of the mainland 20 years later.
Li Zhengkai's cousin was able to carve out a niche for himself in the red ocean of employment in Hong Kong, and he can definitely be considered a talent.
"That's right. All right, wait for my good news . I'll have my cousin drive over tomorrow afternoon."
Li Zhengkai finally got the chance to show off in front of the girls, and he felt a little proud of himself at the moment.
Finally, he could show . Li Zhengkai felt relaxed all over and his hair was trembling with pleasure.
The next afternoon after school, several people were waiting at the gate of Huangren College for the arrival of Li Zhengkai's cousin.
Lu Yiming asked casually: "If your cousin drives a sports car over, will there be enough room for so many of us?"
Li Zhengkai looked at Lu Yiming with a malicious smile: "Student Lu Yiming, look at what you said, the sports car definitely can't accommodate so many people, so we have no choice but to bear with it and take a taxi to Long Jingxuan."
Lu Yiming was immediately shocked: "Wow, this is also possible?"
Lin Yuzhen stood aside and gloated: "I think this is a good suggestion, classmate Lu Yiming, I'm sorry to have wronged you."
Lu Yiming glared at the girl with his teeth bared, and then he turned to Li Zhengkai and asked, "Can the car fare be reimbursed? After all, it was agreed that you would treat us, but you made me pay. If it gets out, it might be bad for your reputation, Akai."
Li Zhengkai: “…”
Who the hell is this person!
While they were talking and joking, a silver-gray four-seater sports car came closer and the driver honked the horn after seeing Li Zhengkai.
Li Zhengkai looked at the sports car with an infatuated expression on his face and shouted, "My cousin is here in a sports car."
The sports car stopped in front of everyone. Its shiny body reflected everyone's figures like a mirror, and Li Zhengkai's cousin also got out of the car.
Li Zhengkai hurried over to him, looking at the young man who was only a few years older than him with some excitement, and called out obediently, "Uncle."
However, Li Zhengkai's cousin didn't have time to pay attention to Li Zhengkai at all. Instead, he just stood there in a daze. Then, he walked to Lu Yiming in fear and trepidation, nodded and said, "Boss Lu, why didn't you tell us that you came to Hong Kong? When did you come to Hong Kong?"
After Lu Yiming saw the identity of the person, he couldn't help but be speechless.
