Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Huang Hui Goes on a Date Behind Jiang Sifan’s Back?

A smile finally appeared on Huang Hui’s face after Jiang Sifan bought her a cup of milk tea.

Huang Hui sipped her milk tea and nodded in satisfaction. "I’ll consider this a good performance. I guess I can forgive you... 2%."

"Huh? Only 2%?" Jiang Sifan said awkwardly. "Then Huihui, what do I have to do for you to forgive me completely?"

"One cup of milk tea gets you 2% forgiveness. It’s simple math, can’t you do it? Oh, and if you treat me to a big meal, that’s 10%," Huang Hui said smugly, sticking her tongue out.

Hearing this, Jiang Sifan said confidently, "Don’t you worry. I’m going to be making big money soon. I’ll treat you to a big meal every day."

"Making big money? What kind of big money?" Huang Hui’s eyes immediately lit up. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Jiang Sifan put on a mysterious act. "Haha, babe, I’ll keep it a secret for now. I’ll tell you after I succeed."

"You’re being all secretive with me? Are you afraid I’ll steal your grand plan to get rich?" Huang Hui was clearly a little angry.

Seeing this, Jiang Sifan quickly tried to soothe her. "It’s like this—an upperclassman of mine started a company and he’s bringing me in on the venture. If it succeeds, he said I’m guaranteed to make at least twenty thousand a month."

"That’s amazing!" Huang Hui’s mood instantly turned excited. "So when does this venture start?"

"There’s a bit of a problem right now..." Jiang Sifan said awkwardly. "It needs startup capital."

"How much?"

"Ten thousand."

Huang Hui’s spirits fell when she heard the number.

As freshmen in university, let alone ten thousand, even coming up with a thousand on the spot wasn’t exactly easy.

Huang Hui tentatively suggested, "Well, you could ask your mom, right? If she knew you were starting a business, she would definitely support you."

"No way. My mom works too hard. I don’t want to dip into her savings for this," Jiang Sifan refused.

Huang Hui kept trying to persuade him. "Don’t be so stubborn. Your mom’s savings will all be yours eventually anyway. Besides, your sister will get married someday. You know what they say, ’a daughter who marries out is like water splashed from the basin.’ Your family’s assets will all belong to you in the end."

"That’s not right!" Jiang Sifan immediately got agitated. "In my family, there’s no difference between a son and a daughter. We’re all family. Even if my sister gets married, she’s still part of our family. If my mom leaves an inheritance, it’ll be split fifty-fifty."

Seeing that she couldn’t get through to Jiang Sifan, Huang Hui couldn’t be bothered to waste any more words. "Fine, fine. Whatever you say."

"Huihui... I’m sorry. My tone was a little harsh just now. I apologize. I just wanted to emphasize that my sister is very important to me," Jiang Sifan said apologetically.

"So I’m not important?" Huang Hui let her grievances spill out. "Since we started university, besides that one time with my roommate, you only took me out for Japanese food once. Other than that, it’s always the school cafeteria or the snack street. My roommate Chen Kailin’s boyfriend buys her all sorts of designer bags and expensive cosmetics. And you? What have you ever given me?"

Jiang Sifan got annoyed too. "But not everyone is as rich as your roommate’s boyfriend! He’s an exception. Most guys come from a family background like mine."

"So you’re saying I’m not as good as my roommate? I’m better looking than her, right? I have a better figure, right? So I don’t deserve those things?" Huang Hui said angrily.

Jiang Sifan knew they were both getting worked up. Continuing this conversation would only lead to a bigger fight.

He tried to de-escalate. "Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. Huihui, trust me. As long as I succeed with this startup, I’ll buy you everything your roommate has."

Seeing this, Huang Hui didn’t say a word and instead started giving him the silent treatment.

Jiang Sifan checked the time and saw it was getting late.

He explained, "Huihui, I have to go to my tutoring session. How about I walk you back to your dorm first?"

"No need. You go to your tutoring. I’ll go to the snack street and find something to eat myself." Huang Hui complained, "We finally get a rare date, and you still have to go tutor."

"I’m sorry, Huihui. After my session tonight, I’ll ask you out again tomorrow," Jiang Sifan explained.

Huang Hui didn’t want to hear his explanations and started walking toward the snack street on her own.

Jiang Sifan felt a little guilty and wanted to go comfort her, but unfortunately, the trip to He Lingyi’s house took forty minutes.

Helpless, he had no choice but to walk to the school gate and catch a bus.

As for Huang Hui.

As she walked into the snack street, she was angrily ranting, "Jiang Sifan! Why should I have to suffer because of you! I got into university, not to suffer with you! Hmph!"

But anger was one thing; she also knew that Jiang Sifan was working very hard.

He had to balance his studies and work a part-time job.

The milk tea in her hand right now was bought with the money he earned from tutoring.

Rationally, Huang Hui had to remind herself that Jiang Sifan was an ambitious and responsible boyfriend.

But, emotionally...

The thought of Chen Kailin with her designer bags and various expensive cosmetic sets made Huang Hui’s heart ache.

’Why isn’t Jiang Sifan from a rich family?’

The more Huang Hui thought about it, the sadder she became. She sat down outside a milk tea shop, took out her phone, and posted a picture of the milk tea in her hand on her Moments: boring...

After posting it, she kept refreshing her feed from time to time.

It was as if she was waiting for something, waiting for some fateful person to come and chat with her.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before a comment from Lin Bei appeared: You’re at the snack street?

Huang Hui instantly perked up: Yeah!

Lin Bei: I’m at Feihong Karaoke, singing by myself. Wanna come?

Huang Hui saw the comment and hesitated for a moment.

’It’s just singing. It’s not like we’re doing anything else. Just think of it as meeting an online friend.’

’I haven’t been singing in a while, either.’

’I’d love to sing with Sifan, but he’d have to actually have the time!’

To be honest, she had been a little curious about what Lin Bei looked like these past few days.

Of course, no matter how handsome he was, he probably couldn’t compare to Jiang Sifan in the looks department.

After all, Jiang Sifan’s good looks were Huang Hui’s proudest masterpiece at the moment!

"Anyway, I’m a sucker for a pretty face. If he’s just average-looking, I won’t be interested, no matter how rich he is."

After continuously convincing herself, Huang Hui walked toward Feihong Karaoke at the school gate.

Following the room number Lin Bei had given her, Huang Hui made her way to the door of Room 948.

She peeked inside through the small window on the door.

But her view was conveniently blocked, and she couldn’t see anything clearly.

Huang Hui had no choice but to take out a small mirror, check her clothes, and fix her appearance before opening the door with a smile.

But the moment she opened the door, her face was filled with confusion.

"Lin Qiang? ...Huh? This... What a coincidence?" Huang Hui feigned surprise.

She had originally thought Lin Bei had also invited Lin Qiang to sing with them, so she didn’t find it strange.

But in the spacious KTV room, there was no one else besides Lin Qiang.

When Lin Qiang saw Huang Hui arrive, he put down the microphone, walked over with a grin, and smiled. "Let me introduce myself. I’m the Lin Bei from your WeChat."

The moment Huang Hui heard this, the smile on her face vanished.