138: Chapter 138 Zhang Xiaolei’s Gift 138: Chapter 138 Zhang Xiaolei’s Gift “Investnts always involve risks.
If you’re feeling uneasy about it, how about I take 60% of the sales revenue?”
Xiao Fei waved his hand dismissively.
Investing in a small indie ga wasn’t going to cost much anyway.
If Wu Zitao could succeed with this project, Xiao Fei would also reap so decent rewards.
Wu Zitao hesitated repeatedly, then finally gritted his teeth and said, “Alright, I did so rough calculations before.
If I outsource the parts I’m not good at, like hiring an artist, it’ll take around a hundred thousand or so…”
“I’ll invest three hundred thousand in you.
Get better contractors.”
“That’s too much!”
Wu Zitao rejected outright without hesitation.
“Brother Xiao, this feels like I’m taking advantage of you.
I can’t let that happen.”
“Then I’ll take 70% of future revenue.”
“Uh…”
Wu Zitao frowned deeply.
He didn’t have much confidence in his indie ga—it was hard to even estimate how much it could earn at the end.
Looking at Xiao Fei, Wu Zitao eventually nodded.
“Alright, you’ll take 70%.
Also, if your investnt ends up going to waste, I’ll try my best to pay you back so of it.”
Xiao Fei couldn’t help but laugh at Wu Zitao’s remark.
“Nobody does business like you.”
“You keep this up, and once you hit the real world, you’re bound to get eaten alive.”
Wu Zitao grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head, “Other people are other people; Brother Xiao, you’re you.
We’re dorm brothers—I’d never take advantage of you.”
“Alright, since you’ve put it like that, I can’t take advantage of you either.
Let’s stick with 60%.
Forget 70%.”
Xiao Fei glanced around and spotted that Liu Chao had left his computer in the dorm room.
He imdiately called Liu Chao, asking if he could borrow the computer.
Liu Chao was thrilled upon hearing that Xiao Fei had returned and casually told him to use it however he liked.
After hanging up, Xiao Fei raised his eyebrows.
“Since it’s rare for us all to be back, how about we fire up a ga?
The three of us, squad up?”
“Let’s go, let’s go!
I’m in!”
“Brother Xiao, has your gaming skill gotten rusty or what?”
Zhang Bo and Wu Zitao jumped into action.
Xiao Fei borrowed Liu Chao’s computer and launched the ga.
Their battles in the canyon saw them triumph in the end, with Xiao Fei leading his two dormmates and two random teammates to victory.
“Looks like I haven’t lost my touch, huh.”
Closing the ga triumphantly, Xiao Fei checked the ti—it was about ti for their class reunion.
The three left the dorm and walked toward the hotpot restaurant that the class representative had announced in the class’s group chat.
Just the thought of hotpot made Xiao Fei purse his lips in distaste.
As a native of Sichuan Province, he was utterly sick of hotpot.
Besides, ever since leaving Sichuan Province, apart from the flavor he could find in Mountain City, the hotpot elsewhere just didn’t satisfy him.
Even though Shanghai was an international tropolis, which naturally had authentic chefs from Sichuan Province, for so reason the local Sichuan cuisine still lacked that proper taste—maybe due to differences in water quality or environnt.
Nevertheless, classmates from other regions were brimming with enthusiasm.
Liu Yue had reserved seating in the hotpot restaurant’s main hall; after all, with thirty or forty people attending, there was no way a private room could accommodate everyone.
Upon entering the hall with Zhang Bo and Wu Zitao, Xiao Fei imdiately heard Liu Yue’s voice: “Handso Xiao, over here!”
Liu Yue, a bit on the heavier side, always wore a warm and welcoming smile.
Following Liu Yue’s shout, many classmates turned their heads.
Upon seeing Xiao Fei, a wave of playful jeering erupted.
“The real winner of our class has finally arrived, huh?”
“Long ti no see!”
“Brother Xiao, why didn’t you bring Teacher Tang along?”
Taking a seat at an empty spot, Xiao Fei replied, “She’s busy at ho watching the kid.
Usually, I look after them, but since we’re all here, soone’s got to babysit!”
Liu Yue imdiately grew curious.
“Didn’t you hire a nanny?”
“It’s more reassuring to handle it personally.”
The others nodded in vague understanding, though, being students themselves, they didn’t have much of an emotional connection to such matters.
At that mont, Xiao Fei noticed sothing odd.
Zhang Bo kept sneaking glances at Liu Yue.
“Taozi, what’s the deal with Zhang Bo?
Doesn’t he have a girlfriend?”
He’d heard from Liu Chao and Wu Zitao that Zhang Bo was dating soone, and Xiao Fei had been aning to arrange a casual gathering so he could et her.
But that chance hadn’t materialized.
Wu Zitao chuckled knowingly.
“You’re out of the loop—this is a real rollercoaster ride…”
As Wu Zitao laid things out, Xiao Fei finally understood what had happened.
Turns out Zhang Bo’s girlfriend had been caught being soone else’s mistress.
It was Liu Yue who uncovered the situation.
As the class rep, and out of responsibility toward her classmates, Liu Yue didn’t let her anger cloud her judgnt.
Rather than confronting Zhang Bo directly about it—which could cause hostility—she guided him subtly, step by step, to discover the truth about his girlfriend on his own.
In the end, Zhang Bo broke up with his girlfriend and sank into a slump for several days.
During that ti, it was Liu Yue who kept him company.
Yet surprisingly, after Zhang Bo got over the heartbreak, he developed romantic feelings for Liu Yue, a slightly chubby girl.
The revelation left Xiao Fei stunned.
“Bozi’s still conflicted—wants to confess but doesn’t dare, scared of getting rejected by our class rep.”
“So lately, he’s been helping the class rep with anything and everything.
The class rep just thinks Bozi had so sudden epiphany about serving his classmates, ha-ha-ha…”
Wu Zitao chuckled helplessly.
Objectively speaking, Liu Yue wasn’t conventionally attractive.
But her personality was truly exceptional.
Whether as a friend or girlfriend, she was undoubtedly a great choice.
“This is sothing Bozi needs to figure out himself; we shouldn’t interfere.”
Xiao Fei shook his head.
“But isn’t Bozi’s family pretty loaded?
Why’d his ex end up being soone’s mistress?
What was she thinking?”
“Who knows?”
“Honestly, seeing all this ssy drama has made afraid of relationships.
Too scary.”
Wu Zitao gulped down a mouthful of beer.
At that mont, a timid voice suddenly spoke from behind Xiao Fei.
“Xiao…
Xiao Fei…”
Turning his head, Xiao Fei saw none other than Zhang Xiaolei—the girl who had received donations last ti.
“What’s up?”
“Um… Xiao Fei, thank you for your help earlier.
This is sothing my grandma wanted to give you…”
She shyly handed Xiao Fei a small bag.
After a mont’s thought, Xiao Fei decided he’d better accept it—otherwise, Zhang Xiaolei, being rather stubborn, might cause unforeseen issues.
So he smiled and took the gift, opening it to find so homade dried fruits.
Zhang Xiaolei had prepared these long ago, but Xiao Fei hadn’t returned to school in a while.
She hadn’t wanted to bother him with a special trip just to give him such a small token, which was why she’d waited until today.
“These aren’t anything fancy…
Please don’t mind it, Xiao Fei…
I’m working hard now, and soon I’ll…”
“Didn’t I tell you?”
Xiao Fei interrupted her.
“No rush in paying back.
Just wait till you graduate and find a steady job, then we’ll talk.
Your dad’s better now, right?”
“Yes, my dad’s doing much better and is working again.”
Bringing this up made Zhang Xiaolei smile brightly.
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