158 I’m Not a Good Person
The restaurant Wang Heng booked was a paper barbecue place.
The dishes were served one by one, and the dipping sauce dishes were placed in front of each person. A special layer of white paper was laid on the electric grill. Oil was brushed on the paper, and then the meat was placed on it.
Tender beef, pork belly, chicken wings, shrimp… Besides these meat dishes, there were also vegetables like enoki mushrooms, potatoes, lotus root slices, and shiitake mushrooms. According to Wang Heng’s wishes, in this kind of shop, it was naturally more meat and less vegetables, but when ordering, Lu Qi and Han Yixuan reached an agreement, so in the end, the vegetables served were as much as the meat.
The waiter turned on the switch of the grill, pointed out the location of the switch, and turned away.
Wang Heng picked up a small brush, spread the oil on the already heated paper, then picked up the serving chopsticks and placed the meat slices and vegetables on the paper one by one.
The sizzling sound immediately became dense, and soon, the aroma of roasted meat wafted over, making Wang Heng swallow.
Suddenly, Lu Qi said, “The temptation of the Maillard reaction is really irresistible.”
Wang Heng nodded involuntarily. “That’s right!”
Han Yixuan silently took out her phone and used Qiandu to search for what ‘Maillard reaction’ meant—Wang Heng having more common topics with other women while she couldn’t participate was not a good sign.
The page searched by Qiandu told her that the so-called Maillard reaction seemed to be a very complicated chemical process. For example, when meat is cooked and the color darkens… However, before Han Yixuan could fully understand it, she heard Lu Qi talking to her.
“Student Little Xuan, what is your major?”
The girl looked up. “Finance.”
“Studying finance at the University of Finance and Economics?” Lu Qi applauded lightly. “That’s a very promising future. After graduation, do you have any industry you want to engage in?”
Want to make money, enough money to support someone—Han Yixuan complained inwardly, but what she said was: “I haven’t completely thought it through yet.”
Lu Qi thought for a moment and said calmly, “In a few years, I might resign from Penguin and start my own business. At that time, I will definitely need talents in finance. Little Xuan, if you are interested, maybe you can work in my company in the future.”
“Resign and start a business?” Han Yixuan couldn’t help but ask, “Sister Lu, are you unhappy with your current job?”
The corners of Lu Qi’s mouth curled up slightly, and she smiled. “If it’s just for happiness, there’s no need to resign, and no need to work overtime. Just muddling along is the happiest, but I’m not willing. I hope to change from a pawn on the chessboard to the one playing chess. Otherwise, even with an annual salary of one million, it’s just working for others.”
Han Yixuan: “Do you already have an annual salary of one million now?”
Lu Qi: “Counting the year-end bonus, it can exceed this number.”
Looking at the calm and breezy expression of the mature woman across the table, Han Yixuan secretly gritted her teeth.
No wonder Wang Heng could earn hundreds of thousands just by helping her invest. It turned out she was so rich and could provide so much principal… Wait, could the BMW seen at the entrance of the martial arts gym that day be hers?
Han Yixuan asked tentatively, “Sister Lu is so rich, do you drive that kind of million-dollar luxury car?”
Lu Qi shook her head. “I’m not very interested in cars. As long as it can be used for transportation, it’s fine.”
Han Yixuan: “There are differences in cars for transportation too. Does Sister Lu drive a Mercedes or a BMW?”
Lu Qi didn’t think much about it and answered casually, “BMW.”
Sure enough, the blue BMW was hers—Han Yixuan was basically certain.
She still had the license plate number of that car in her phone.
Han Yixuan looked down at the cooked beef, and the sense of crisis grew stronger. Fortunately, Wang Heng had already earned a lot of money, so he shouldn’t lose his integrity because of money. But such a young and beautiful rich woman was too threatening…
Just then, Lu Qi received a call from a subordinate asking for instructions. The barbecue restaurant was a bit noisy and not suitable for talking on the phone, so she walked to the door of the shop and discussed work matters with her subordinate.
On the grill, the beef was cooked just right.
Wang Heng grilled six pieces of beef in the first batch, just enough for two pieces per person, and put them into their respective dipping sauce dishes.
After clearing the beef on the grill, he was about to put potato slices and shiitake mushrooms on it when he heard the girl beside him whisper, “You said before that you didn’t dare to fall in love because your family’s economic conditions were bad. What about… now?”
Wang Heng stopped his chopsticks and looked at the girl for a few seconds.
Obviously, the reason ‘because I’m poor so I can’t fall in love’ was hard to hold up. Under the condition that the real reason couldn’t be exposed, what other excuse could he find?
Wait, could the real reason really not be exposed?
Even if rebirth, worldline, and yandere couldn’t be revealed, what about changing the perspective?
There was one thing he had learned from the beginning of the first timeline. Leaving aside the various coincidences and helplessness of the second timeline, the reason why the battlefield of love in the first timeline developed like that was…
“Because I’m a scumbag.”
As he said this, Wang Heng sighed deeply.
Han Yixuan was stunned.
What was going on? Was there anyone who threw such dirty water on their own face?
Wang Heng glanced at the mature woman talking on the phone at the door, then stared at the girl in front of him, and said, “Maybe because I grew up in a single-parent family, I have a yearning for falling in love with girls, but also a little… timid. Thinking about spending a long time with a girl in the future, I feel worried, even anxious.”
Han Yixuan quickly said, “Then just fall in love once first. Even if you break up after two months, it’s okay!”
That would be even more dangerous!
Wang Heng was very clear-headed. As long as a normal romantic relationship began, it meant that the intimacy with a certain girl would increase significantly, while the intimacy with other girls would decrease. What did this mean? It meant that the yandere level of three girls might increase significantly!
“But I don’t know who to fall in love with. You definitely can’t imagine that besides Lu Qi and Pei Ningle, I also know a very cute girl. If I really confirm a relationship with Lu Qi or Pei Ningle, it means…”
Halfway through, Wang Heng noticed that Han Yixuan crossed her arms and shook her head slowly, seeming quite emotional.
The girl sighed, “Your words are really scummy…”
Wang Heng nodded immediately. “Right? So I said, it was really a good thing for you that we didn’t start half a year ago.”
However, Han Yixuan just smiled playfully.
Of course she knew there was another girl. She could even tell him now that she had known the girl named Ye Xun for a long time. But Wang Heng telling her so frankly surprised her quite a bit.
Han Yixuan shook her head. “It’s okay. You just talk a bit like a scumbag, but you don’t act like one. If you were really a scumbag, you should have been two-timing already, instead of not daring to take a step like now. Not stepping out means you’re not scum, just haven’t seen your own heart clearly and are still hesitating.”
Wang Heng glared at her, having the urge to shout out loud—I really am a scumbag! I’m just afraid of death, that’s why I haven’t acted! Girl, don’t misunderstand, I’m not a good person!
