I’m really immortal Chapter 56

Zhao Jiu stopped the car and walked over, sitting down across from them. The night market vendor, who had been watching them with some curiosity, quickly came over with a rag to wipe the table clean and then laid out a disposable plastic tablecloth.

In the service industry, there’s an unspoken rule that as long as the customer is willing to spend more, they’ll receive better service.

Zhao Jiu, as Zhu Juntang’s assistant, had an air of refinement about him, with a subtle sense of detachment in his eyes and a faintly pale lip color that wasn’t easily controlled by a young girl.

“I’ll have five kilograms of dragon prawns, a case of beer, and what else do you recommend?”

“I’ll have a stir-fry, with extra vegetables.”

“And I’ll have a flavored snake dish, lightly seasoned, with two kilograms of garlic prawns.”

Bai Rui’s face changed slightly, and Liu Chang’an raised his hand, saying, “No snake, okay? Bai Rui gets grossed out just looking at pictures of snakes.”

Zhao Jiu only nodded, adding an extra kilogram of garlic prawns, a crab, and a serving of abalone.

Bai Rui’s eyes held a hint of gratitude, and her relationship with Liu Chang’an seemed to have improved slightly.

And after improving, he didn’t intentionally try to provoke her, almost as if he was taking care of her. This was likely how Liu Chang’an behaved when he was with Ann Wan, no wonder Ann Wan always wanted to follow him around.

“Don’t put wine in the dragon prawns, I’m driving later,” Zhao Jiu reminded them, as the chances of getting caught driving under the influence after eating small dragon prawns at night were not low.

“Older sister, how did you meet Liu Chang’an?” Bai Rui couldn’t help but ask a question she had been holding back for a long time, as they waited for their food.

Zhao Jiu glanced at Liu Chang’an.

“I met a fairy, and the fairy thought I had superpowers and wanted to capture me, but I refused, so the fairy sent you, older sister, to deal with me,” Liu Chang’an replied frankly.

Bai Rui pursed her lips, as Liu Chang’an was still being so carefree, and boys were supposed to be more mature and stable. Girls would feel harder to trust them if they kept speaking nonsense.

So Bai Rui looked at Zhao Jiu again.

Zhao Jiu nodded, “That’s what happened.”

Bai Rui blinked, and it was actually true… She had heard older sister mention that the girl called Zhu Juntang thought she was a fairy, and Bai Rui felt that this kind of fairy wasn’t much different from a real one. But why would this kind of fairy want to capture Liu Chang’an, a normal and unremarkable boy?

Bai Rui still felt that even if Liu Chang’an had relatives who were officials, had a rich aunt, that Zhu Juntang was a real aristocrat, whose ancestors had been officials since the Ming and Qing dynasties, and were major capitalists during the Republican era. They had only gone to Taiwan with a big gang leader later on.

Taiwanese people had been getting dumber in recent years, and it was normal for girls to be quirky and weird, Bai Rui thought, glancing at Liu Chang’an, who was smiling slightly, probably texting Ann Wan.

“Tomorrow, Lady Zhao the Third will be back in Junsha, and I think you should consider it carefully. Your life isn’t rich, and it’s okay to be her playmate, and the salary she’s willing to offer won’t be lower than what she’s paying me,” Zhao Jiu said cautiously to Liu Chang’an.

“Some things, she hasn’t told you the truth,” Liu Chang’an shook his head, “even if she told you, you wouldn’t believe it.”

Zhao Jiu’s heart skipped a beat, what did Liu Chang’an mean? Was it possible that his original thoughts were correct, but were later confused by Zhu Juntang’s reactions?

Thinking carefully, Zhao Jiu realized that although he and his parents were part of Lady Zhao the Third’s family, for Zhu Juntang, loyalty to Lady Zhao the Third and loyalty to herself weren’t the same thing. Zhu Juntang was used to doing as she pleased, and she might not be willing to tell Zhao Jiu everything, which was like having a camera constantly monitoring Lady Zhao the Third… Given this situation, Zhu Juntang’s precautions and performances were entirely possible, after all, acting was a basic skill for aristocratic children.

Bai Rui was at a loss for words, feeling a bit stunned, as Liu Chang’an was just a classmate, but how did he manage to easily get in touch with those people she admired and wanted to get close to?

Moreover, he didn’t take them seriously at all, which was truly wasting an opportunity, didn’t he know that even if he got into a key university, he would still need social connections and resources after graduation, and the pressure on boys was already great in this society?

“Does she like you?” Zhao Jiu asked, trying to probe, directly grasping the key point, and not bothering with subtle skills. He had discovered that Liu Chang’an didn’t eat that set, and if he tried to play tricks on him, Liu Chang’an would take him on a wild goose chase.

“I don’t like her,” Liu Chang’an shook his head, looking at Bai Rui’s face, directly telling Zhao Jiu the key point, that he didn’t like Zhu Juntang, so whether Zhu Juntang liked him was irrelevant… And why did everything have to be related to emotions between men and women?

Zhao Jiu let out a sigh of relief, it seemed that Zhu Juntang didn’t like Liu Chang’an, and boys generally needed to save face, and girls often declared that they didn’t like them after being rejected.

Bai Rui also let out a sigh of relief, and then wondered why she was doing so, quickly realizing that she had been treating Liu Chang’an as a friend, and if Liu Chang’an liked Zhu Juntang, he would probably get hurt.

There was a saying that was very realistic, when you’re alone, you only need to consider whether to eat instant noodles or steak, but when you like someone, you’ll feel the world’s deep-seated malice towards poverty.

Liu Chang’an was now with Ann Wan, basically living in an ivory tower, and after entering a more socialized university, there would be many better-off boys pursuing Ann Wan, and who knew what Liu Chang’an would do then, probably still struggling to the end.

Bai Rui had never looked favorably on Liu Chang’an and Ann Wan, as people living in reality had to consider real problems.

Liu Chang’an didn’t bother to be polite, eating half of the small dragon prawns, half of the garlic prawns, half of the crab, and half of the abalone.

As the only man, eating half was a man’s duty and appetite, and also a respect and consideration for the girls’ beauty and figure.

After finishing their night snacks, Zhao Jiu paid the bill, and as they drove away, they saw a group of people, seemingly just finishing some activity, dressed in suits and taking photos and videos around Zhao Jiu’s car.

“Congratulations to CEO Shi for getting the Maserati!”

“I joined our big family last year, with the help of my family, I looked at cars in January and got my license plate in May, and today I’m driving it to show everyone.”

“Congratulations to Founder Lin of the Big JN District Explosion Team for getting the Maserati!”

“I failed in my entrepreneurship previously, but finally found the BT project, I felt this project had potential, and even fought with my in-laws to join BT, and now the facts prove my vision was correct, the BT project has unlimited potential, and in just three months, I paid off all my debts, and in 2015, I got this Maserati.”

“This is the 2017 model, released at the end of 2016.”

“Okay, let’s record again, come… what?”

The person speaking turned around, seeing Zhao Jiu holding the car keys, looking at them with a blank expression.

“What’s with the act?”

“This person hiding over there, the car’s probably not on the up-and-up either.”

“You look at her, a woman driving a car worth one or two hundred thousand…”

The chatter died down, and Zhao Jiu opened the car door, and the person recording the video laughed and said, “Beautiful woman, let me take a few photos in the car?”

“Sorry, I don’t like strangers sitting in my car,” Zhao Jiu declined directly, as women generally treated their cars like their own private space or an extension of their body, and wouldn’t easily let strangers in.

“What a joke!”

“I’ll get one next month!”

Liu Chang’an and Bai Rui got in the car, and Bai Rui puffed out her cheeks, wanting to scold someone, shouting as they drove away, “You can go get an aircraft carrier, congratulations to you!”

“They’re really interesting,” Liu Chang’an laughed.

Bai Rui rolled her eyes, not knowing what kind of brain circuit Liu Chang’an had, could he distinguish between being shameful and being interesting?!

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