The Favored Son of Heaven

Qin Fen and Enzo Rota had seen Lin Liqiang ask for a girl’s number in coffee shops more than once or twice, but this was the first time they looked this forward to the Lin Liqiang’s ultimate outcome.

Lin Liqiang walked at a steady pace, carrying a refined and courteous smile on his face. He arrived before the desk of the girl with a few steps. He stood somewhat firm, leaned slightly forward, and asked, “Excuse me….”

“You’re not welcome to sit here.” The girl softly raised her head. She swept a glance at Lin Liqiang, whose body language said he wasn’t leaving. She continued, “Need me to call the police?”

Qin Fen’s eyes immediately lit up. The woman’s hair had covered half her cheeks before, and she held a cup of coffee and a magazine in her hands, so Qin Fen hadn’t seen a complete view of her.

In the instant she gently shook her head, her delicate and pretty silhouette was revealed completely. She wore faint makeup that added to her refined charm. She even faintly seeped a hint of sharpness as well!

This hint of sharpness was the aspect of her that truly attracted Qin Fen.

It was a sharpness that only someone from the military, or someone in a military-like occupation, could possess.

Furthermore, such a sharp aura wasn’t something that an ordinary soldier could possess. The sharp aura, which was half hidden and half-revealed, reflected a high level.

Qin Fen studied the girl from the beginning once more. She appeared to be merely eighteen to twenty years of age. It seemed like there truly were several talents in this large Federation.

“Hehe….” Lin Liqiang raised his arms in a half gesture of surrender. “Naturally you don’t need to. I just want….”

“The word ‘pervert’ is written all over your forehead. “The girl placed her attention back on the cup of coffee in her hand. “Please go clean it up before coming back.”

“Perverts have moments when they are sincere, you know.” Lin Liqiang’s skin was thicker than a city wall. Not a hint of redness could be seen on his face. He smiled, nodded, and drew back. “Besides, I’m just a sage of passion looking for a bit of love.”

Leaving these words behind, Lin Liqiang simply turned around and walked back to Qin Fen and Enzo Rota. He sat down once again back in his original seat.

“That sucked.” Enzo Rota made a very simple comment.

Lin Liqiang didn’t look a bit discouraged at all. “I said it way before. I am not that confident in getting her number, but I am also the only one who can get her to talk this much out of all of us. If it were anyone else, he would suffer even greater losses.”

Xue Tian gave a thumbs up. “Brother, I am really speechless at how psychologically strong you are. No wonder we possess the same kind of pride.”

“Yeah, man.” Lin Liqiang raised his head with great pride.

“If I can get her phone number, will McDonald’s be your treat?”

Qin Fen, who never participated in chasing girls, suddenly opened his mouth and tossed out these words. This stupefied the other three for a moment.

Lin Liqiang studied Qin Fen up and down, left and right. Though Qin Fen wasn’t as bad as being wooden and slow-of-speech, his knowledge in the field of chasing girls was practically zero. He might not even be successful in chasing even the most junior level of girls. The woman before their eyes was top-notch for her age. Qin Fen’s chance of succeeding was in the negatives.

Enzo Rota found it strange as well. Qin Fen never said he would do something without holding some confidence in himself. He always did things in a cautious and careful manner. What was up with him today?

Xue Tian’s eyes were filled with doubt as well. “You can’t be this much of an all-rounder, right?”

“How about it? McDonald’s.” Qin Fen looked at Lin Liqiang.

“One McDonald’s meal?” Lin Liqiang waved his hand. “As long as you can get her number, ten meals of McDonald’s aren’t a problem, let alone one meal of McDonald’s….”

Lin Liqiang didn’t even finish talking when he saw Qin Fen get up from the table. Qin Fen didn’t even tidy his clothes at all. He strode with large steps forward.

Qin Fen, who always held himself a ramrod straight, now had his back appear with more of the masculine air of a capable and experienced soldier. This was the product of the time he spent so far in the military.

The woman studied Qin Fen up and down. This man had come from the same group as the pervert. He ought to be seeking to complete the mission that the pervert wasn’t able to complete.

“Your phone number. Is that okay?”

Qin Fen stuck a hand in his pocket as he spoke, taking out his cellphone.

A hint of surprise flashed in the woman’s eyes when she saw the cellphone. People still use cell phones this old? 

The woman took the cell phone and operated it in a manner that couldn’t be described as proficient. Soon a series of numbers were inputted, and in the contact name field, she left the words ‘Yu Wenqian.’

Lin Liqiang and Xue Tian’s eyeballs nearly jumped out of their sockets. How was this possible? Qin Fen just went over and took out his cell phone, and he was able to get her number? This was too crazy, right?

Enzo Rota remained as quiet as ever, but he couldn’t cover the subtle shock that could be seen in the depths of his eyes. Could it be that the military even taught its soldiers how to chase girls? Qin Fen, a total novice in this field, actually got the phone number of a girl that Lin Liqiang was unable to get.

Qin Fen was the most baffled out of all of them. He examined the woman in detail after he got close to her. Even with his marvelous abilities, Qin Fen could barely feel something else hiding behind the sharp aura of the woman. An even sharper air lay further concealed.

‘Yu Wenqian’ no longer paid any attention to Qin Fen after she finished giving him her number. She acted as she always did, tasting the cup of coffee in her hand, and looking at the magazine on the table.

Continuing to stand would only have Qin Fen garner embarrassment, so Qin Fen didn’t say anything else. He gave a slight nod, turned around, and returned to his original seat.

Before Qin Fen could sit comfortably, Lin Liqiang pounced at Qin Fen like a hungry tiger. “Talk, Old Qin! Aren’t we bros?”

“Yes.”

“Then isn’t the business of a bro your business as well?”

“Yes.”

“Then isn’t the puzzlement of a bro also your puzzlement?”

“Yes.”

“Then isn’t the humiliation of a bro also your humiliation?”

“Yes.”

Lin Liqiang asked a series of questions, and Qin Fen continued to supply precise answers. This Lin Liqiang asked, with great pleasure, “Then tell me. How did you get her number? What in the hell sort of move did you use?”

“Oh.” Qin Fen wasn’t surprised at all. “I went over and said, ‘Your number, is that okay?’ And she gave it to me.”

“That simple?” Lin Liqiang couldn’t believe it. “Did you say anything else?”

“No.” Qin Fen shook his head.

“Then how did you know she would give you her number just by saying this?” Lin Liqiang and Xue Tian didn’t understand.

“I didn’t know that she would give it to me.”

“Then you….”

Qin Fen looked quite honest when he said, “I just thought that about the McDonald’s I would be getting if I got her number. If she didn’t give her number, that was okay. You didn’t ask anything of me. It wouldn’t be a shameful matter if I wasn’t able to get her number.”

“It’s that simple?”

“It’s that simple.”

This time everybody, including Enzo Rota, were completely speechless.

No one ever imagined that Qin Fen would actually rely completely on luck just now. And everyone really couldn’t imagine that lady luck actually smiled on him.

Lin Liqiang sighed and said, “Ten McDonald’s meals is nothing. What pains me the most is that I, the number one sage of love in the Federation, would actually lose to Old Qin, who isn’t even qualified to be an amateur in matters of love.”

Enzo Rota nodded quite emotionally. Lin Liqiang frowned when he saw this. “Old Enz, you’re not qualified to nod. This bro was also outdone by you not too long ago. What is going on today? Can it be that the State of Korea is incompatible with me and my gossip? I, the number one sage of love in the grand Federation, was actually outdone in these two skills?”

Everyone talked and laughed cheerily, and soon it was time for dinner.

“Old Qin, I’m letting you go for today.” Lin Liqiang stretched his body. “Song Jia, that little girl, is probably anxiously waiting for you.”

“See you tomorrow.”

Qin Fen stood up, bid farewell to the three others, and stepped out of the coffee shop.

The nights of Seoul were much more lively and bustling than its days. The skies had just turned dark, and there were already drunk people walking along the streets.

Song Jia stood under a street lamp. She wore white casual clothes and paired them with casual shoes of the same white color. Her soft black hair, which was akin to a waterfall, was tied into a ponytail.

One couldn’t tell she was dressed up at all with a rough glance, but careful examination would yield that she had dressed with the utmost care.

Qin Fen jogged his way over to the street lamp. He gave a slight nod and said, “Sorry, I’m late.”

“You know this is our first date in a long time. I’m very displeased….” Song Jia’s pouted her lips, looking sweet and cute. It made one want to pinch her cheeks. “However, it has been a very long time since you’ve seen your best friends. Your apology is sincere enough, so I can be pleased. I accept your apology.”

Qin Fen could only smile. He really had failed a bit when it came to having a gentleman’s demeanor on this date. Song Jia’s sharp tongue but soft heart made hearing her catchphrase quite endearing, especially after hearing it so many times.

“Where are we going to eat?” Song Jia naturally took Qin Fen’s arm. Though this man appeared a bit wooden and slow-of-speech, his temperament easily gave off a sense of security.

Qin Fen was put in a difficult position. He was all right in regard to the State of Korea’s entertainment and cosmetic industries, but when it came to places for food, nothing good could be said about him. The most striking Korean food he knew was kimchi.

Should he treat a girl like Song Jia to kimchi? Qin Fen shook his head. Even if Song Jia agreed, Qin Fen wasn’t so shameless as to propose it. If he was going to propose kimchi, he might as well propose McDonald’s or Kentucky Fried Chicken and be done with it.

“Hmm?” Song Jia looked at Qin Fen with great expectations.

“How’s just doing McDonald’s and getting two beers as well sound to you?” Qin Fen suggested very straightforwardly. “We can bring them into a movie theater and eat while watching the latest movies.”

“Okay, sure!” Song Jia studied Qin Fen with great suspicion. “Do you have some evil intentions or something?”

“Evil intentions?” Qin Fen was very puzzled. “We can eat something else if you don’t want to eat McDonald’s.”

“McDonald’s is fine.” Song Jia giggled. She pulled Qin Fen’s arm as she walked ahead. “Actually, the place isn’t really important when it comes to food. The most important thing is who you eat the food with.”

Qin Fen chewed over Song Jia’s words. “Seems like a quote that Linqiang would very much say.”

“It’s one of his.” Song Jia leaned her head against Qin Fen’s shoulder. “I’ve seen some of them. Oh right, don’t change the topic. Do you have any evil intentions?”

“Bad intentions.” Qin Fen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “I really don’t know what you mean by ‘evil intentions.’”

“Really?” Song Jia raised her head to look at Qin Fen’s expression. In the end, she was absolutely serious as she nodded her head. “That’s right. You’re not like Lin Liqiang. He’d use the latest horror movie to scare girls into sticking to his chest.”

The latest horror movie? Qin Fen suddenly understood. So there had been a new horror movie released recently. No wonder Song Jia talked about evil intentions.

Lin Liqiang had tried this bad move a hundred times. He would ask girls to go see a love movie or a horror movie together. A love movie made it easy for the girl to be stirred emotionally into an embracing kiss, while a horror movie would scare the girl into sticking to his chest for an increased sense of security.

From his time training in the military, Qin Fen’s appetite had become much larger than in the past. He ordered twenty-nine Big Macs in a single breath. The cashier nearly fainted on the spot when he found out that only two people were going to eat all this food.