Chapter 1363: Not Running Anymore

Chapter 1363: Chapter 1363: Not Running Anymore

Huang He shook the Jiangstadton watch in his hand twice more and said with a smile, "This is my beloved item. The lady wouldn’t take what’s dear to someone, would she?"

After a pause, Huang He continued, "However, after the dinner, I can take the lady for a stroll around Xintian Square and pick out a couple of nice pieces of jewelry. It’s such a pity for a girl to be without beautiful accessories."

Qiu Wen listened on the side with a sour face. Huang He, that bastard!

Before Xv Qinghuan could speak, Li said, "You talk like you’re so generous, making it seem as if you’re the one paying for everything they choose."

"Isn’t it just one or two pieces? As long as the lady is willing to be friends with me and have supper together tonight, what’s the difficulty in paying? True friends are hard to come by." Huang He said with a cheerful grin, falling in love once again with the allure of money in that instant.

Li’s sour question paired with his own generous answer perfectly highlighted his unparalleled, grand image as a wealthy man.

Li, looking pleased, slapped the table with a ’pa’ and said, "That’s great! Huanhuan, let’s pick out ten or so pieces later, then go for supper tonight. I thought Brother Huang was just ugly, who knew he was also this foolish with money. Let’s go! We must go!"

Xv Qinghuan nodded and said in agreement, "Okay."

Huang He said with a cold face, "Why are you tagging along? You and I aren’t friends; I’m inviting Miss Huanhuan."

From Li’s earlier words, Huang He heard the name they used for Xv Qinghuan, and calling her Huanhuan did feel quite intimate.

Xv Qinghuan said, "If Genius isn’t going, then neither am I. I don’t like jewelry anyway. Why not lend me that twenty-something-thousand Jiang-whatever watch of yours for a look? I’ve never seen such an expensive watch."

Xv Qinghuan’s words fed Huang He’s vanity; he took off the watch while saying, "No problem."

With the watch removed, Huang He didn’t place it on the glass turntable on the table but personally stood up and placed the watch in front of Xv Qinghuan, as if afraid someone would snatch it away.

Huang He naturally wasn’t afraid someone would steal it. After all, if someone dared to steal a luxury watch worth two hundred thousand, filing a police report would be enough to get them a few years!

Upon receiving the watch, Xv Qinghuan couldn’t make heads or tails of it. Then Li snatched it away! He played with it in his hands and said, "This watch is pretty light. Could it be fake? Two hundred thousand? I say it’s twenty bucks."

The suggestion to ask for the watch came from Lin Tian, directed through Li, otherwise, why would Xv Qinghuan propose to look at the watch?

Seeing his beloved watch in the hands of his enemy, Huang He’s face turned ugly, and he said coldly, "Hillbilly, ignorant and tasteless! Letting someone like you touch my watch is disgusting; give it back!"

Huang He stretched his hand toward Li, suddenly regretting why he showed it to them in the first place.

"Hey, don’t be so petty, it’s not like it’ll get damaged," Lin Tian said, then took the watch from Li’s hand.

Lin Tian was sitting directly opposite Huang He at a large round table, and Huang He’s reach was too short to extend over. In the end, he just muttered gruffly, "Do you even understand what you’re looking at? Don’t break it."

While Huang He wasn’t paying attention, Lin Tian held the watch in his right hand and flicked the back of the watch heavily with the middle finger of his left hand. A light ’thud’ sounded, and Lin Tian suddenly shouted, "Oh no!" giving Huang He a fright.

"Hillbilly, just a hillbilly, haven’t seen anything like it, making noise for nothing," Huang He mocked.

Lin Tian placed the watch on the glass turntable in front of him and said, "See, I told you, this watch of yours is a fake. Look at it, doesn’t even tick! It seems you were duped by the seller."

"Not ticking?" Huang He’s heart tightened, and he quickly spun the glass turntable toward himself, then picked up the watch to examine it closely.

Before Huang He could see clearly, Meng Nan, sitting to his left, leaned his big head over to look at the watch and said, "Judging by the looks, it seems like it’s worth only twenty bucks. Wearing fake luxury with a counterfeit watch to make yourself appear richer, that’s quite low, isn’t it? And this luxury outfit, is it fake too?"

Meng Nan spoke right next to Huang He’s left ear, but Huang He didn’t care; his eyes were locked onto the watch intently. The time was stuck at 5:42, even the second hand wasn’t moving.

Huang He instantly flew into a rage. He stood up from his chair with a ’whoosh’, glared angrily at Lin Tian, and demanded coldly, "You! You broke my watch!"

His commotion drew everyone’s attention once more, with curious eyes peeking over to see what was going on.

Lin Tian, looking completely unfazed, smiled and asked, "You need evidence when talking. When did I break your crappy watch?"

"Just now! You still want to deny it?" Huang He said angrily, his face full of rage.

Lin Tian squinted his eyes, smiled, and said, "Man, you’re really astute. You claimed your watch is a Jiangstadton and costs two hundred thousand bucks. I just touched it, and you say I broke it. Where exactly did it break?"

"..." Huang He was furious; he couldn’t explain how the watch was broken, but he was one hundred percent sure in his heart!

The commotion at that table, coupled with the raised voices, caught Zhao Xuefeng’s attention. He thought if he didn’t go see what was happening, something might actually go awry.

Zhao Xuefeng stood up and strode towards Lin Tian’s table. Following him were Hu Gaofei and some other teachers.

Zhao Xuefeng and the other teachers stood behind Lin Tian, as if Lin Tian had a whole gang backing him up, looking formidable.

"What’s going on?" Zhao Xuefeng asked calmly, his gaze impassive as he looked at Huang He.

Huang He raised the Jiangstadton watch in his hand, his anger undiminished as he said, "They broke my watch, which isn’t working now. I want compensation."

"How did it break?" Hu Gaofei asked, hands behind his back.

"I don’t know."

"You don’t know? If you don’t know, then there’s no evidence, and without evidence, it’s slander. Sir, you can mess with food, but you can’t mess with words. Since the watch is broken, take it to an official store for repair. Today’s supposed to be a happy dinner gathering, why upset everyone over something so trivial?" Hu Gaofei said with a smile.

Normally, he wouldn’t bother with such matters, but now his relationship with Lin Tian was special. He wished he could treat him like his own brother; how could he not get involved in his affairs?