《World of Experts 》Chapter 181: Love to Look for Trouble
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“You are… baldy Li?” Shi Hao looked over and mentioned Li Xiaolong’s nickname.
“It’s not baldy Li, it’s Professor Li!” Feng Tianhao hastily corrected Shi Hao’s ‘error’.
Unfortunately, Li Xiaolong was also not a fool. As a person who had become a professor, although he might not be extraordinarily intelligent, he was definitely not a fool.
What exactly the two words ‘Baldy Li’ meant, Li Xiaolong understood clearly.
Li Xiaolong said: “You two, it’s already time for a class now, why are you not going to the class and wandering around here, moreover, daring to eat such a big meal! I’m telling you two, be careful, I will notify your teacher, making you two…”
Indeed, according to the rules of the college, they should be attending a class at this moment. The freshmen had many courses, how could they have a free day to have a big meal?
Shi Hao wiped the oil stains on his mouth, then rubbed his hands on his own body. This was also his longtime habit. He was not from a distinguished family, so he didn’t have many rules.
Shi Hao explained: “Feng Tianhao and I have joined the <<Kingdom>> game. We don’t need to attend the class. As long as we get a good result in the game, we can directly get a special scholarship, so, baldy…” Shi Hao almost blurted out the two words baldy Li again.
Li Xiaolong already didn’t have any good opinion of Shi Hao.
He looked at Feng Tianhao, but when he heard that Feng Tianhao’s explanation was also the same, he couldn’t help sighing: “You! With this appearance, I guess that your progress in the game is also not that good. However, it’s just a game, if you want to have a great achievement, then it’s better to come back and study.”
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“Oh! Got it…” Feng Tianhao responded in a well-behaved manner without explaining much.
Don’t look at how Feng Tianhao was so bold and unconstrained in front of other people, he was still very respectful towards the professors. Even though Li Xiaolong was indeed a shoddy professor, normally, he, Feng Tianhao, wouldn’t cause trouble to him.
Just when everyone thought that the matter of Baldy Li was over, Wu Sheng had secretly run over to the front counter to pull a group of people over.
“It’s them!” Wu Sheng yelled: “They must have secretly thrown things in the toilet. I saw them ordering ten steaks in person. Didn’t you always take the matter of wasting food very seriously? Just these two people, it’s basically impossible for them to finish eating ten steaks…”
Upon hearing him, Li Xiaolong watched the excitement with great interest.
A group of restaurant staff stepped forward and surrounded Shi Hao and Feng Tianhao as another group went to the restaurant toilet.
Wu Sheng said again: “Don’t think that you two, little kids, can deceive me? In front of me, it’s impossible to run away after boasting. Just wait and prepare to obediently pay ten times the fine…”
Wu Sheng was complacent. As for Shi Hao and Feng Tianhao, they just sat down, not anxious at all.
Yes! Those ten steaks were not enough for them to eat, why would they waste them in a toilet? They were truly unable to understand whether Wu Sheng, this old alumnus, had a hole in his brain?
“Report! There is nothing there…”
“Report! This side also has nothing…”
“Report…” In the end, those people looked at Shi Hao and Feng Tianhao in disbelief.
“What’s going on? Quickly speak, did you all find anything…” The leader asked again.
“There’s nothing…”
“Okay! Now, we can check out and leave, right…” Feng Tianhao took out his wallet and was about to pay the bill, but he found that he had left his bank card in his bedroom.
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“This…” Feng Tianhao looked a bit embarrassed.
“Hahahaha!” Wu Sheng, who was disappointed just now, immediately became complacent again. Life was truly a drama, there were fluctuations. He was full of smiles as he said: “What game are you two playing? Although I haven’t seen it, I’ll lay bare your farce…”
Shi Hao said in disdain: “With your good-for-nothing appearance, you will lay bare a fart…”
“What! You all also heard it, right? This is their character. You all truly shouldn’t let such vulgar people into your high-class establishment.” Wu Sheng said.
What Wu Sheng said indeed had some reason. In this kind of public dining place, it was extremely uncivilized to use bad words randomly.
However, in this situation, using these words to Wu Sheng were very suitable.
Feng Tianhao said: “Character? Then what about your character? Is it always thinking about messy things?”
Wu Sheng knew that Feng Tianhao was referring to that little girl of before. But Wu Sheng was not convinced. What was wrong with having such thoughts? Not only had he just thought, but he had also already played around with many such girls. They were all people who opened their eyes for money, and everyone got what they needed.
At this moment, in order to avoid the confrontation, a restaurant staff asked: “Guest, please settle the bill…”
Feng Tianhao looked at Shi Hao and Shi Hao looked at the four digits on the bill. Haha! No money…
Upon seeing this, Wu Sheng became more and more energetic, and was about to humiliate Shi Hao and Feng Tianhao again.
However, Li Xiaolong, who was extremely stingy, stood up and said: “Hell, this is my card, I’ll pay the bill for them…”
“Blady Li!” Wu Sheng yelled inwardly and couldn’t help glaring at Li Xiaolong.
Li Xiaolong, however, didn’t react to Wu Sheng.
Li Xiaolong had to do this. Although Shi Hao was nothing, Feng Tianhao’s father had dealings with Li Xiaolong.
And Li Xiaolong had to give a face to Feng Tianhao’s father. Shi Hao just happened to be lucky.
“Many thanks, professor!” Shi Hao and Feng Tianhao thanked in unison.
Li Xiaolong nodded awkwardly and also left.
Wu Sheng, however, still looked everywhere in the restaurant, hoping to find some evidence.
Merely, it was just a waste of time.
Shi Hao and Feng Tianhao were walking back to the dormitory, and when passing by the school library, Feng Tianhao stopped for an unknown reason.
Shi Hao followed Feng Tianhao’s gaze and with his strengthened vision, he saw a familiar back view.
“This…, is that waitress…” Shi Hao guessed.
“I don’t know…, perhaps, is…” Feng Tianhao’s strengthened vision was not inferior to Shi Hao. He was also unable to identify a person based on the back view.
“Eh! Little Hao, you…” Shi Hao smiled meaningfully.
“Don’t let your imagination run wild! Let’s go…” After seeing that girl’s figure entering the library, Feng Tianhao also didn’t waste the time.
“What? How about we just go in and take a look…” Shi Hao ‘kindly’ suggested.
Feng Tianhao, however, didn’t answer, just pulled Shi Hao away.
Perhaps, Feng Tianhao did this because he was afraid that Shi Hao would actually run in and take a look.
They returned to the room like this. Although the area of the room was not too small, just they two lived here.
And between the two men, there was not much to talk about. Unconsciously, under Shi Hao’s instigation, they chatted about the waitress again…
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