"What good news has you so excited?" Wu Feier asked in surprise.
Zhao Xiaobo said, "You'll be even more excited than me when you hear this. Alright, I won't keep you in suspense. To tell you the truth, the company headquarters has decided to sell the special lung cancer drug to you at a fifty percent discount!"
"Is that true?" Wu Feier was overjoyed upon hearing this, just as Zhao Xiaobo had predicted.
Zhao Xiaobo said proudly, "It's absolutely true. Of course, the head office is giving you such a significant discount because of my influence. Ordinary people don't get this kind of treatment!"
Wu Feier said excitedly, "Thank you so much, Xiaobo. I don't know how to thank you enough. You've helped me out tremendously this time."
Zhao Xiaobo smiled. "If you really don't know how to thank me, then offer yourself to me."
Wu Feier was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be relaxed and giggled, "Old classmate, don't joke with me..."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiaobo replied with a serious tone, "I'm not joking."
Wu Feier was completely taken aback, not knowing what to say.
Zhao Xiaobo continued, "I admit that with your current circumstances, you're not quite good enough for me, but that's okay. I'm willing to compromise. Who knew you were the goddess of my youth!"
Wu Feier's face turned green. "What are you talking about?"
Zhao Xiaobo, however, continued speaking to himself, "I've been waiting for this day for a long time. I used to be insecure, thinking I wasn't good enough for you, but it's different now. I earn millions annually and am part of the upper class. I'm more than good enough for you."
"Of course, after we get married, you won't be able to work anymore. I don't like women who show themselves off in public. You can stay at home and take care of the family and children. I believe we'll be a very happy couple."
Watching Zhao Xiaobo talk incessantly and spew saliva in front of her, Wu Feier even felt that everything before her was an illusion. The Zhao Xiaobo she remembered wasn't like this.
She asked, "Old classmate, did you take the wrong medicine? What are you even saying?"
Zhao Xiaobo frowned.
"Is it that hard to understand? To tell you the truth, from the first moment I saw you, I decided that I wanted you to be my woman for life. I thought the time wasn't right before, so I didn't say anything."
"And today, I've helped you so much, and you happen to not know how to repay me, so let's just break the last layer of paper. I believe you feel the same way, right?"
Wu Feier shook her head like a rattle drum.
"No, no, no, Xiaobo, I think you must have misunderstood me! I've always regarded you as just an old classmate, an old friend, but I've never thought about it in that way. Thank you for your kindness, I appreciate it, but I'm sorry, I can't be with you."
Wu Feier's words were already very polite, yet Zhao Xiaobo looked at her with an expression of disbelief, as if to say, "Why are you so ungrateful?"
"You're rejecting me?" Zhao Xiaobo asked.
"Yes, you could say that," Wu Feier turned her head to the side, no longer wanting to face this awkward situation.
Zhao Xiaobo then sneered.
"Heh, rejecting me? Wu Feier, what right do you have to reject me now?"
"Do you know that you're rejecting a social elite who earns millions a year!"
Wu Feier was speechless; she felt like she was going to vomit. She really didn't expect the usually quiet Zhao Xiaobo to be this kind of person.
However, Zhao Xiaobo continued to speak.
"Heh, Wu Feier, do you think you're still the same you? Do you still think of yourself as a campus belle? Stop pretending to be pure and noble!"
"Take a look in the mirror. You're no longer young, and you know that women become less valuable as they get older, right?"
"I've given you an opportunity. I advise you not to waste it. I'll ask you one more time, accept or reject?"
Wu Feier took a deep breath, trying to calm her inner anger.
"I think I've made myself clear enough. We're not a good match. You should find someone who deserves you! Can we just drop this matter? I don't want to talk about it anymore."
Wu Feier felt she had been sufficiently restrained, not saying anything unpleasant. But Zhao Xiaobo became enraged.
"Alright, Wu Feier, are you playing with me? Who do you think I am? If you don't want to be with me, why did you seduce me and call my name so intimately?"
Even a clay figurine has some spirit. Zhao Xiaobo's incessant nagging finally made Wu Feier lose her patience.
"That's enough, Zhao Xiaobo. I never thought about being with you, nor did I ever seduce you. Out of respect for our old classmate relationship, I ask you to speak respectfully!"
Zhao Xiaobo was so angry he was almost out of control. He gritted his teeth and said, "Wu Feier, I'm telling you, if you don't get together with me, you won't enjoy our company's discount!"
He thought that with this trump card, Wu Feier would surely comply. However, Wu Feier didn't take this threat seriously at all.
"If there's no discount, then no discount. I'll pay the full price!"
Zhao Xiaobo was stunned. He had rehearsed these three moves countless times in his mind. He had expected his first move to win Wu Feier's heart, but he never imagined that even after using his final trump card, Wu Feier remained unmoved.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Wu Feier, like a drowning person grabbing a lifeline, rushed to open it. It was, of course, Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao apologized, "Sorry I'm late. Did I keep you waiting?"
Wu Feier quickly replied, "Not at all, not at all. You've arrived at the perfect time."
Zhao Xiaobo squinted at Chen Xiao, becoming vigilant all over, his eyes filled with hostility.
"Chen Xiao? What are you doing here!"
Chen Xiao had intended to catch up with Zhao Xiaobo, but to his surprise, he felt hostility the moment they met, leaving him quite bewildered.
"Oh, I heard that Feier's mother was ill, so I came to visit."
Zhao Xiaobo's face was grim, and a half-smile finally appeared on his face. He was pondering the relationship between Chen Xiao and Wu Feier. Could it be that Wu Feier rejected him because of him? But Zhao Xiaobo quickly dismissed this thought. After all, he knew Chen Xiao came from a poor family and hadn't done well after graduation. Such a person didn't even qualify to be his opponent.
Chen Xiao sensed that the atmosphere in the room was a bit off. He didn't know what had happened, so he took the initiative to liven things up.
"Old classmate, I heard you've been doing well lately!"
Zhao Xiaobo said with a fake smile, "So-so. I just earn a million a year. I guess I'm halfway into the upper class."