The formal occasion of the birthday party was set in a KTV called Windsor under the Garden Bridge.
Lin Weiwei had booked the private room in advance through group buying, leaving no chance for Alex to show off.
Even after the discount, the drinks package still cost nearly 3,000 yuan. Fortunately, the room fee had been waived, and they could play there from 7 pm to 12 pm. Overall, it was still quite expensive, but it was just a piece of cake for Lin Weiwei.
Alex, Lucy, Reyina Wu, and Lu Yuanyuan arrived at the place first in Lin Weiwei's car. Wang Xue and her husband went to pick up the cake, and there should be other friends coming later.
Taking advantage of the few people present, Lucy dragged Alex to give the birthday girl her presents first.
"Happy birthday!"
Lin Weiwei rolled her big eyes at Lucy when she saw the two light pink lipsticks.
"Sister Weiwei..." Lucy pouted and shook Lin Weiwei's hand. "You'll look good with it on, really! Trust me!"
"Okay, okay, I'll put it on tomorrow!"
Lin Weiwei was so dizzy from being shaken that she quickly gave in.
Lin Weiwei had another headache when it came to Alex's nearly 3,000-yuan present.
"Did you two conspire to torture me? Do you have to drag me into the style of literary and fresh? Fine. Aren't you going to watch the flag-raising tomorrow? I'll dress you up in a girly style. If we don't take 100 photos together, don't even think about leaving the capital tomorrow!"
"What does it have to do with me?"
Alex felt wronged.
"Sanwan said you'd definitely like it... Actually, personally, I like the way you smell now better. It's so high-profile, elegant, and profound. It suits you very well."
After selling out his teammate, Alex sniffed twice beside Lin Weiwei and pretended to praise her taste.
Lin Weiwei widened her eyes and stared at him for a full five seconds before clenching her small fists with gritted teeth.
"I haven't sprayed any perfume since I took a bath. That's the smell of Head & Shoulders shampoo!"
"Hahaha!"
The three girls beside them burst out laughing. Lucy was half-lying on Alex, feeling weak all over.
Relying on his forced composure, Alex nodded without changing his expression.
"That means Sister Weiwei, you're a natural beauty. You're attractive even without perfume. Why don't you give the perfume back to me? I'll send you two boxes of Head & Shoulders later."
Well, Lucy and the others, who had just managed to get up, immediately lay back down again.
"Oh my god, I'm almost out of breath from laughing..."
Lin Weiwei turned around and walked away angrily. Reyina Wu quickly asked, "Hey, where are you going?"
"I'll put the perfume in the car first. Then when I come back to beat Alex, I don't have to worry about him asking for the present back!"
Lucy was laughing so hard that she was touching Alex's chest - she probably meant to punch it, but she didn't have the strength left.
"Look at you. You've made Sister Weiwei so angry... Hahaha!"
Alex casually put his arm around Lucy's slender waist and muttered with a pout, "You were the one who picked the perfume. If it were me, I'd just send Chanel No. 5. There wouldn't be any problems for sure."
A man's head and a woman's waist are off-limits. Once touched, trouble might follow.
Lucy was already weak in the legs from laughing. With Alex's arm around her like this, she said:
"Let go!"
"I'm afraid you'll fall."
"I'm fine. Let go!"
"Shh... Don't let them hear."
Only then did Lucy remember that there were still two people in the room. She suddenly got some strength, slipped out of Alex's arm, and hid in the corner of the sofa and sat down.
"Yuck~ Playboy!"
"Rogue!"
Lu Yuanyuan and Reyina Wu each took a jab at him and then went to huddle with Lucy and whisper to each other.
Alex was quite helpless. The price for saying the wrong thing was being left out in the cold, so he had to stay alone.
Fortunately, Lin Weiwei came back soon. Wang Xue and Han Luzhou also found the place with the cake. The waiter brought up piles of snacks and beers, and it was time to start having fun.
Around 7:40 pm, Lin Weiwei's friends started arriving one by one. Some were classmates, and some were relatives and friends.
Alex finally found another chance to get close to Lucy and started a conversation just to break the ice. "Hey, you guys aren't in the same class, right?"
Lucy was quite cooperative and explained seriously.
"No. Weiwei is majoring in ballroom dancing. Yuanyuan is majoring in modern dance. I, Wang Xue, and Han Luzhou are majoring in classical dance but not in the same class. Reyina Wu is majoring in ethnic dance."
"How did you guys get together then?"
"It's complicated. Anyway, it's all about fate!"
"Like us?"
"Who has fate with you!"
Lucy glared at Alex for a couple of seconds but couldn't help laughing again.
"Not only are you thick-skinned, but you're also really good at seizing opportunities. Stinky Alex, you must have been in a relationship before!"
"Here, take my phone. Check it yourself!"
Alex unlocked his phone in a very domineering way and handed it to her.
"If you can find any photo of a girl other than you, you can have both of my kidneys!"
"What do I want your kidneys for? You rogue!"
Lucy couldn't help laughing again and then locked the phone screen and handed it back to Alex.
"I won't check. I don't have that habit."
What a nice girl.
Alex put the phone between the two of them and then reached back to grab two bottles of beer.
"Here's to our small but great romantic encounter!"
Lucy's pretty face turned red. She didn't say anything but took a small sip from the bottle.
Alex leaned back on the sofa, put his feet on the coffee table, and didn't say anything more.
His posture was a bit unrefined, but it separated Lucy at the end of the sofa. The body language was quite clear: You can leave from that side, but no one is allowed to come through from his side.
Lucy's eyes fell on Alex's Hermès sports shoes. She blinked but didn't say anything or move. She took another sip of beer.
It's actually not very elegant for a girl to drink beer straight from the bottle.
However, Lucy's movements were just so beautiful, natural and flowing, with a wonderful rhythm.
When she tilted her head up, her neck looked extremely slender, like a swan's.
Alex tilted his head to look at her. Every time she took a sip, Alex would take a sip too.
The two of them just sat quietly in the corner, watching the hustle and bustle on the main party area.
About seven or eight new people had arrived and were all gathered around Lin Weiwei. They had been busy giving presents, offering birthday wishes, and greeting each other for quite a while.
When they finally finished the greetings and were about to start drinking formally, the couple in the corner looked particularly conspicuous.
"Yo? Isn't that little Lucy? Who's that guy next to her? He looks unfamiliar."
"Damn it! That guy has his eyes on little Lucy? No, who brought him here? He's going straight for the prettiest one as soon as he arrives?"
"Oh dear, it's the first time I've seen a stranger here with Weiwei. What's going on?"
Some people in the capital like to joke around and get their kicks by teasing others. Whether there's any malice or not, we'll have to wait and see.
"Come over here and drink!"
Lin Weiwei waved to call them over and introduced them to everyone very casually. "Alex, Lucy's friend."
Well, with just that one sentence, those guys who were just talking about them were silenced.
He's a friend she brought herself. What do you guys have to say about it?
There were probably five men and four women among the new arrivals. There was an extremely good-looking goddess-level beauty, two handsome guys, and a rich kid.
It's not known whether they are classmates from the Dance Academy of the Imperial City. Lin
Weiwei didn't introduce Alex to them, probably meaning that they don't hang out together.
Everyone drank three rounds of birthday toasting wine together. After that, it was free time. You could sing if you wanted to, or drink and compete if you wanted to.
Alex was just about to slip back to flirt a little with Lucy, but he was grabbed by Sister Yuanyuan.
"You can't leave! We didn't finish the poker game just now. Come on, let's continue!"
Alex looked back and saw that Lu Yuanyuan, Reyina Wu, and Wang Xue were all glaring at him. The two newly joined girls also seemed eager to try. Han Luzhou, that bastard, was obviously waiting to watch the fun...
My god, is this like falling into a den of spiders?
Alex still wanted to struggle a bit. "Then give Lucy to me."
"She's on our side."
Wang Xue was hugging Lucy tightly, looking like she was going to stand up for her sister.
"If you can't satisfy us today, little Lucy will definitely have to go back to the dormitory tonight!"
Alex's eyes lit up immediately. "What if I do satisfy you?"
Lu Yuanyuan slapped the table in a carefree manner. "I'll make the call! Lock you two in a room tonight. You can figure out the rest on your own!"
Damn it!
Is there such a good thing?
Alex was filled with enthusiasm. "Tell me what to play! Anything goes when it comes to playing with me!"
It seemed that No one wants to play with Alex. At least, that's how it looked on the surface.
There are only a few games you can play in a KTV. Finally, they decided on "Truth or Drink".
The rules are that people take turns to be the dealer. The dealer can ask anyone to answer a question.
If you don't want to answer, you have to drink a glass of wine. If you answer truthfully, the dealer has to drink.
If the question is really exciting and you answer truthfully, all the bystanders have to drink a glass of wine too.
Alex had only been to a KTV twice and wasn't sure if there was such a game. But he could sense the ill intentions from the expressions of the people around him.
Humph! I'm a man with the power of money. Who should I be afraid of?
Bring it on!
The people who finally participated in the game were Lu Yuanyuan, Lucy, Wang Xue, Reyina Wu, Fu Yushi, and Alex.
Do you see anything?
Damn it! All five girls are Lucy's classmates. This is clearly a Hongmen Banquet!
How interesting!
Instead of being scared, Alex was fired up, and his eyes became sharp.
Lu Yuanyuan started first. Needless to say, she called out Alex's name.
"How much money do you have in your WeChat wallet? You have to get at least three digits right for it to count as a correct answer."
The first question left Alex completely confused.
What does this mean?
People who haven't played this game might not understand. In a game like this one today that has a sense of verification, the first few questions are mainly for verification.
One is to see if the other person is honest, and the other is to observe the other person's answering habits.
It varies from person to person. But experienced players can usually get a rough idea of the other person's character during the game, especially when more and more alcohol is consumed.
So Lu Yuanyuan's question may seem simple, but it actually has other implications.
WeChat is easy to check. You can see everything clearly just by opening your phone.
At the same time, this can also test Alex's spending habits to see if he is the kind of rich kid who spends money without counting.
Alex didn't understand at first, but after a little thought, he got it. It's really hard to be accurate to the units and tens digits.
Most guys can't remember the exact amount of money in their WeChat wallets.
Although Alex has a system and can see all his assets clearly, it would be too fake if he just blurted out the exact number.
A big rich guy who can remember the change to the unit digit?
Even most girls can't do that!
But it doesn't matter. Just answering the hundreds, thousands, and ten thousands digits would be okay.
He immediately transferred 510,000 yuan into his WeChat wallet.
Now his assets are 20,000 yuan in cash, 7,000 yuan in Big Brother Peng's bank card, 9,726 yuan in salary from "Breathing", and 5,140,478 yuan in WeChat change.
"More than 51,400 yuan."
After answering, he opened WeChat and handed it to Lu Yuanyuan.
Lu Yuanyuan stared at Alex in surprise for a long time, then tilted her head back and drank up the wine in her glass.
The others were even more shocked because few people would keep so much money in their WeChat wallets.
You should know that the annual spending limit for WeChat change is 100,000 yuan. And there are handling fees for transfers at this time, and there aren't many payment scenarios. It's not convenient to keep so much money in it.
Next was Lucy. She asked Alex curiously, "Why do you keep so much money in your WeChat wallet?"
Alex just smiled and didn't answer. Instead, he directly picked up the wine and drank it.
Lucy didn't get it at first and was a bit confused. At this time, An Lu, who was watching the fun on the side, suddenly let out an envious exclamation: "Wow... So rich!"
Reyina Wu rubbed her arms as if she was cold and muttered sourly, "All day long, I've just been watching you two showing off your love..."
Lucy then realized that Alex didn't answer to prevent her from having to drink. She felt both shy and happy inside. Looking at Alex, she smiled with her eyes curved.
Then it was Wang Xue's turn. She asked Alex in an annoyed tone, "I'll ask for Lucy again. Why on earth do you keep so much money in your WeChat wallet?"
Alex spread his hands. "It's pocket money. Does it matter where I keep it?"
It was the truth.
The salary from "Breathing" has only accumulated to a little over 100,000 yuan so far. In Alex's eyes, it's all pocket money. It doesn't matter where he keeps it.
Compared to the money donated to small loans, it's really nothing. There's nothing wrong with that.
But to others, it sounded unbelievable.
So they say, invisible showing off is the most deadly.
Wang Xue drank the wine gloomily. The girls all made sounds of amazement.
"Wow! So rich that you have no friends..."
"I'm really curious now. How much money do you have in your Alipay? And what's your Huabei credit limit?"
"Reyina, you ask!"
Reyina Wu was getting ready to ask.
Suddenly, she asked, "Did you come to the capital just to buy watches?"
Alex was stunned for a moment and shook his head. "No."
"What else then?"
"Drink your wine. It's my turn."
Reyina Wu drank the wine angrily and then secretly winked at Fu Yushi, who was sitting next to Alex.
Alex smiled and called out Lucy's name. "Do you like me even a little bit?"
Lucy's pretty face blushed slightly. She pursed her lips and shook her head. "No."
As she was shaking her head, she suddenly burst out laughing and then picked up the wine and
drank it on her own. Her big eyes were bright and shy.
That meant she was lying.