Seeing the atmosphere had become so awkward, Xia Jingjing gave a dry laugh, then pulled Luo Chen into the car and sat in the back seat.
Zhou Xuefei drove in front and did not want to pay attention to Luo Chen. She casually chatted with Xia Jingjing in fits and starts.
“By the way, handsome, what do you think of the teaching style at Yale University?”
While waiting at a traffic light, Zhou Xuefei suddenly asked Luo Chen this question.
Luo Chen really did not know the answer, nor did he need to know it. As the mighty Limitless Immortal Venerable, with ten thousand years of accumulated knowledge and experiences in the cultivation world, he had already surpassed anything on Earth. He had no interest in learning about a mere university.
“Not very clear.” Luo Chen answered honestly.
Upon hearing this reply, Zhou Xuefei secretly frowned. It seemed the other party did not have any higher education.
“I heard the domestic financial market has been quite chaotic lately.” Zhou Xuefei raised another topic.
“Sorry, I am not very interested in that.” Luo Chen smiled. What did the chaos in the financial market have to do with him?
He was not short of money anyway. If he truly wanted money, he could simply demand it openly from some big tycoons abroad, and those tycoons would not dare refuse. So this matter really had nothing to do with him. If Zhou Xuefei had asked whether pork prices had risen recently, he could have chatted about it, since he had gone grocery shopping with Father Luo just a couple of days ago.
But this made Zhou Xuefei shake her head and sigh again. This young man did not even understand finance and markets, so he probably did not come from any prominent family either.
They soon arrived at the entrance of a high-end hotel.
“Jingjing, go across the street and buy me some chewing gum. I will park the car.” Zhou Xuefei deliberately sent Xia Jingjing away.
After Xia Jingjing left, Zhou Xuefei suddenly put on a cold face, turned her head to look at Luo Chen, and spoke in an extremely arrogant tone.
“You had better stay far away from our Jingjing. You are not worthy of her.”
“Did you misunderstand something?” Luo Chen felt the other party might have misunderstood his relationship with Xia Jingjing.
“No. Even if you are not a couple and are just ordinary friends, that is still not allowed. You could not answer a single one of the questions I asked you earlier. You are simply not from the same level as us.”
“So I think that even as a friend, you do not qualify to be with us.” Zhou Xuefei was extremely rude, and her words were particularly harsh.
Luo Chen gave a cold laugh and was about to speak when Xia Jingjing returned.
“Xuefei, there is not even a supermarket across the street. Where would chewing gum come from?”
“Sorry, I saw it wrong.” Zhou Xuefei apologised to Xia Jingjing.
“What were you two talking about just now?” Xia Jingjing asked curiously.
“Nothing. Your friend said his stomach hurts a little and he suddenly does not want to eat. He was worrying about how to explain it to you.” Zhou Xuefei said this, making her intention to drive Luo Chen away very clear.
“Luo Chen, does your stomach really feel uncomfortable? Can you still eat?” Xia Jingjing asked with some concern.
“No, I am perfectly fine.” Luo Chen said with a smile. He then got out of the car directly, took Xia Jingjing’s hand, and walked into the hotel.
This made Zhou Xuefei stamp her feet in anger behind them.
“Do not think that thick skin will get you anywhere. Later when you see the rich young master, we will see if you still have the face to stay here.” Zhou Xuefei said through gritted teeth.
As Luo Chen pulled Xia Jingjing inside, he suddenly put an arm around her waist. This made Xia Jingjing tremble all over and nearly collapse into his arms.
“Take your hand away.” Xia Jingjing’s face turned red.
“Then I will leave right now. Tell me, did you pull me here to act as a shield?” Luo Chen smiled.
After all, Luo Chen was not stupid. By now he had roughly guessed the situation.
In truth it was exactly that. Xia Jingjing was from Haidong and had come to Tongzhou only for work. However, in Haidong there was an extremely annoying rich young master who kept pursuing her relentlessly. These past few days he had chased her all the way to Tongzhou.
So, to get rid of him, Xia Jingjing had pulled Luo Chen over to pretend to be her boyfriend.
Even Xia Jingjing’s best friend Zhou Xuefei had been kept in the dark. From the beginning Xia Jingjing had told Zhou Xuefei that she was going to pick up her boyfriend.
That was why Zhou Xuefei had said those words to Luo Chen.
“You even dare to scheme against me. Have you forgotten that night at Panlong Bay?” Luo Chen gently squeezed Xia Jingjing’s waist, causing her to collapse straight into his arms.
Xia Jingjing always felt there was something strange about Luo Chen’s hand. It seemed to carry an electric current that made her whole body go soft.
“I did not do it on purpose. I really had no choice. Help me with this favour today, and I will definitely repay you later.” Xia Jingjing said in Luo Chen’s ear.
Luo Chen was about to refuse when three men suddenly walked towards them. Upon seeing one of the men, Luo Chen suddenly changed his mind.
Xia Jingjing immediately spoke up.
“This is my boyfriend, Luo Chen.”
“Luo Chen?”
These two voices rang out almost at the same time, one in confirmation and the other in surprise.
Because among the three men was Chen Chao.
“You know each other?” The others showed looks of surprise.
“Not only do we know each other, we are quite familiar.”
“Right, Young Master Chen?” Luo Chen smiled, while Chen Chao’s face instantly turned gloomy.
But Luo Chen did not care. He turned his gaze to the tall man in the middle.
That man had sharp, chiselled features, a high nose bridge, and a handsome, heroic appearance. He wore branded clothes, and even the watch on his wrist looked worth several hundred thousand.
His whole body exuded the noble aura of a rich young master.
However, what Luo Chen cared about was not these things, but that face.
In his previous life, that face had become an unforgettable nightmare for Luo Chen.
It was this person who had personally destroyed everything Luo Chen had and reduced him to a beggar.
“Come, let me introduce you. This is my friend from Haidong, the eldest young master of the Chu family, Chu Yunhao.”
Chu Yunhao looked at Luo Chen with disdain. The anger in his eyes was almost impossible to conceal.
“Jingjing, if you do not like me, you can just tell me directly. There is no need to casually find someone to pretend to be your boyfriend, right?” Chu Yunhao said with annoyance on his face, especially since Xia Jingjing was now leaning against Luo Chen, almost pressed against his body.
This made the anger on Chu Yunhao’s face even stronger.
“Chu Yunhao, I did not lie to you. He really is my boyfriend. We have even shared a room. Do you believe it?” At this moment, to make everyone believe her words, Xia Jingjing suddenly leaned in and gave Luo Chen a loud kiss on the face.
Luo Chen smiled and whispered in Xia Jingjing’s ear, “I will help with this favour, free of charge.”