Kailomen

Verna knew all along! "Bill has been pursuing me for many years, and during those years, he would be very hostile towards any young person of the opposite sex who appeared around me," Verna explained. "But he doesn't know that his behavior only makes me dislike him even more!"

As Jake looked at the undisguised disgust on Verna's face, he knew that she genuinely despised Bill's actions and had surely spoken to Bill about it, but without any effect.

Jake mourned Bill for a moment in his heart. This guy clearly had an excessive possessiveness and treated Verna as his personal belonging, not allowing any interaction with the opposite sex, even potential threats, and he would antagonize and eliminate them. However, such behavior didn't win Verna's favor, but instead made her resentful. Of course, Jake also understood that he had been caught in the crossfire and was affected by it.

"So, I should be the one apologizing to you for getting you involved," Verna looked at Jake and said.

"It's fine, I didn't mind," Jake said.

Verna thought Jake was being magnanimous, comforting herself. However, in reality, Jake genuinely didn't care about Bill's situation. He didn't spend much time at school, and he didn't have much contact with Bill or Verna. He didn't want to meddle in such nonsensical matters.

Kailomen wasn't too far from Princeton University. After about ten minutes, Jake and Verna arrived at Kailomen's door. At this time, Bill and his friends had already arrived but hadn't gone inside. They were waiting at the entrance. Of course, they weren't waiting for Jake; they were waiting for Verna!

Sure enough, when they saw Verna's car approaching, Bill hurriedly put on a smiling face and went to greet her. However, when he saw Jake getting out of the passenger seat of Verna's car, the smile on Bill's face immediately froze, replaced by a gloomy expression.

"Why are you in Verna's car?" Bill questioned Jake.

"I asked him to ride with me," Verna got out of the car and glanced at Bill, saying without reservation.

"Verna, how could you give him a ride?" Bill anxiously asked.

"This is my car, and I can give a ride to whoever I want. You don't need to worry about it," Verna said unceremoniously.

Afterward, Verna walked to Jake's side and said, "Jake, let's go inside."

"Okay," Jake smiled and nodded, then glanced at Bill. Only then did he walk side by side with Verna into Kailomen. Bill stood there with a gloomy expression, and in Jake's ordinary gaze, it turned into a provocation in Bill's eyes, which made Bill very angry.

"A poor guy dares to compete with me for a woman?!" Bill felt indignant.

"Bill, let's go inside too."

"Let's go!"

This was Jake's first time at Kailomen, and it was indeed an eye-opener. It had two floors, with a total area of over a thousand square meters and luxurious decorations. The waiters and waitresses were all handsome and beautiful, pleasing to the eye. Although Kailomen was expensive, business had always been good, which also indicated that J City was not lacking wealthy people.

"If I could have a restaurant like this someday, that would be great," Jake thought to himself. After obtaining so many teleportation rings, Jake initially only wanted to use the other side of the rings to help his barbecue business thrive. However, he now realized that this request seemed too modest. Just by having advanced culinary skills, his barbecue business had already outperformed the surrounding stalls.

There were still many valuable things in that game world that Jake hadn't utilized. Using them solely for the barbecue seemed like a waste and was entirely unnecessary. Moreover, the barbecue business would only be booming for a few more months. After the weather turned cold, although some people would still eat barbecue, business wouldn't be as good as it is now. Therefore, if Jake wanted to make money, he naturally had to approach it from other aspects.

Opening a restaurant is indeed a great choice. Jake has the skills, and in the game, he has also cultivated a large number of vegetables, fruits, and some livestock, which can serve as ingredients. With all this, as long as he has a storefront, he can open a restaurant.

However, opening a restaurant is obviously not as simple as running a barbecue stall. It requires a significant amount of capital, and Jake doesn't have that much money right now. So, he can only think about it for now.

The group arrived at the reserved private room. As the host who invited everyone today, Bill didn't hesitate to pick up the menu and order dishes. During the ordering process, he only sought Verna's opinion, completely disregarding the opinions of others.

"Kailomen is really amazing. We are only able to come here today because of Bill's invitation. Otherwise, we might not have the chance to dine here in our lifetime. I suggest that we all raise a glass to Bill later, what do you think?" a colleague named Jason said.

Jason was a tall and robust guy, thinking that he had a simple mind despite his strong physique. Jake didn't expect him to be so good at flattery.

"I agree! We should thank Bill today for bringing us here to broaden our horizons," another colleague named Hillary immediately echoed. The words of these two made a proud smile reappear on Bill's face, and his previously gloomy mood improved significantly.

"It's nothing. Eating here doesn't cost much," Bill waved his hand.

"For Bill, it may be a small amount, but for us, it's several months' worth of salary," Hillary said.

"That's right. Can we compare ourselves to Bill? He has several times more pocket money in a month than our salary," Jason added. "Young talents like Bill have no idea how many girls they can win over!"

"No matter how good other girls are, in my heart, not a single one compares to a single strand of Verna's hair," Bill expressed his affection for Verna, looking at her with a face full of infatuation.

"Don't look at me with that kind of gaze. I still have to eat later. I don't want to vomit right now," Verna earnestly waved her hand.

Jake, who was watching the scene from the side, almost burst out laughing when he heard Verna's words. Seeing Bill's constipated expression, he felt even happier.

"I actually think Verna and Bill are a perfect match, both talented and beautiful."

"Yes, only someone as excellent as Verna is worthy of Bill."

Jason and Hillary continued to assist from the side, leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to flatter Bill. Judging from their skillful manner, it was probably not their first time doing this.