Chapter 140: Chapter 119: General Manager Shen of A Building Materials Challenges Young Master Li
Li Zhi scoffed at Shen Yuan’s words, gave him a blunt eye-roll, and pressed the button to close the elevator doors.
Perhaps because of what Li Zhi had said earlier, Shen Yuan skipped the steamed bun shop today. Instead, he found a stall selling savory pancakes and bought an eight-yuan pancake and a bottle of Liziyuan.
As he passed the steamed bun shop, Shen Yuan and the shop’s owner made eye contact from a distance.
When the owner saw Shen Yuan hold up the savory pancake in his hand, he knew his "challenger" wouldn’t be showing up today.
At the same time, the owner let out a small sigh of relief.
Walking down the path, Shen Yuan watched Li Zhi’s ponytail sway back and forth. He couldn’t help but ask, "Young Master Li, are you really planning on working out in gym class today?"
Li Zhi shook her head. "We’ll see. If I feel up to it, I might play some badminton."
"Hey, wanna play together?"
Shen Yuan looked at Li Zhi expectantly. "It’s been a while since we played."
"We’ll see."
Li Zhi didn’t give him a definite answer.
Shen Yuan wasn’t in a rush. He had already planted the seed.
By the time the two returned to the classroom, Li Zhi had just finished her breakfast.
Shen Yuan hadn’t even had a chance to pull the Huanggang Paper he’d brought today out of his bag when he saw Sun Xiansheng rush into the classroom.
"Yuan, Lao Yuan, help me out! This is an emergency!" Sun Xiansheng made a beeline for Shen Yuan’s desk the moment he entered.
Shen Yuan looked at Sun Xiansheng, completely bewildered. "What’s wrong? Didn’t finish your homework?"
Usually, people like Sun Xiansheng who showed up to class this early were here for one reason: they hadn’t finished their homework and were rushing to copy someone else’s.
Other than that, Shen Yuan couldn’t think of any other reason Sun Xiansheng would need his help.
’Getting targeted by the Nantong in his dorm or whatever... isn’t that a good thing?’
Sun Xiansheng quickly shook his head, explaining with rapid-fire speed, "It’s not about homework! It’s about Ah Shuai!"
"Ah Shuai? What’s with him now?" Shen Yuan’s brow furrowed slightly, his curiosity piqued.
"You know how next Monday is the Mid-Autumn Festival," Sun Xiansheng said, taking a deep breath.
"Oh, yeah," Shen Yuan replied casually.
"And you know how I’m acting as Ah Shuai’s strategist."
"Get to the point!" Shen Yuan felt his patience wearing thin.
Sun Xiansheng gave a slightly apologetic look, then rushed to explain, "Okay, so since it’s the Mid-Autumn Festival and we have a day off, I told Ah Shuai to ask out the girl who lives next door to him. The problem is, the two of us have been racking our brains but can’t figure out where they should go. Do you have any good ideas?"
Shen Yuan looked at Sun Xiansheng and blinked.
Shen Yuan pointed at himself, his face a mask of confusion as he looked at Sun Xiansheng, as if to ask:
"Me?"
Sun Xiansheng nodded eagerly, his face full of anticipation as he looked at Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan was floored. "Dude, I’ve never even been in a relationship. How am I supposed to know where to take a girl out?!"
The moment Shen Yuan finished speaking, he saw Sun Xiansheng’s gaze land on Li Zhi, then shift back to him.
Shen Yuan could read the meaning in Sun Xiansheng’s eyes.
’Then what do you call this with Li Zhi?’
’Shen Yuan wanted to say she was his childhood friend, but that would only complicate things further.’
Shen Yuan shot Sun Xiansheng a harsh glare and quickly racked his brain, searching for places he and Li Zhi had gone to together.
"Jiyang is a big place; there are tons of places to go! Xishi’s Hometown, City Square, the Old Street, Wuxie... if all else fails, you can always just go climb Eagle Mountain out back!"
Sun Xiansheng’s brow furrowed slightly as he listened to Shen Yuan’s suggestions.
Still, the way he looked at Shen Yuan now held a certain degree of approval.
Seeing this, Shen Yuan grew even more confused.
He looked at Sun Xiansheng, bewildered. "Seriously? You call yourself a strategist? How can you not even know this stuff?"
Sun Xiansheng shook his head, his gaze firm as he looked at Shen Yuan and said slowly, "Yuan, now I truly believe you’ve never been in a relationship."
Shen Yuan: ?
Shen Yuan clutched his chest, feeling deeply insulted.
"What the hell, man! I’m giving you suggestions, and you hit me with a critical blow like that?!"
Sun Xiansheng laughed sheepishly. "Just a joke, just a joke."
With that, Sun Xiansheng sat down in Chen Mingyu’s seat and said seriously, "Yuan, I need ideas for what to *do*, not just a list of locations."
"Teacher Hou, just take my advice."
Shen Yuan said earnestly, "Just tell Ah Shuai to take the girl to an internet cafe, get a private booth, and then you don’t have to worry about a thing. Ah Shuai and his girl will figure out the rest on their own."
After hearing Shen Yuan’s suggestion, Sun Xiansheng threaded his fingers through his hair, a pained look on his face. "I can’t accept that."
"As their strategist, I can’t accept setting them up like that! If they get married someday and invite me to the wedding dinner, I’d be too embarrassed to admit I was their matchmaker."
Sun Xiansheng looked at Shen Yuan and said, "Just imagine, if people found out I set them up, they’d definitely ask how. Then I’d have to tell them I sent them to an internet cafe for a date."
"A date is one thing, a date is simple, but a date at an *internet cafe*..."
Sun Xiansheng patted his own cheeks. "A man has his pride."
Shen Yuan shook his head. "Then I can’t help you. Different strokes for different folks. For a guy like Ah Shuai, I think a date at an internet cafe is the most fitting option."
Sun Xiansheng nodded. "I understand."
With that, Sun Xiansheng stood up and left.
After Sun Xiansheng left, Shen Yuan suddenly shot up from his seat. He formed a sword-finger gesture with his index and middle fingers and, with exaggerated force, jabbed it through the air in Li Zhi’s direction.
"You were just laughing, weren’t you?"
Li Zhi leisurely twirled her pen, a smile playing on her lips. "I’m laughing now, too."
