Chapter 25 – “Wow! Hubby, you’re amazing!”

Dinner lasted for about an hour.

When it came time to pay the bill, Zheng Wanqing hesitated. Should she use the supplementary gold card her father gave her?

After all, Ye Fei had mentioned when they arrived that he had money, so she shouldn’t worry about the bill.

But the thing was— She knew better than anyone about Ye Fei’s financial situation and family background.

This meal had to cost at least four hundred thousand yuan.

For her family, that wasn’t much.

But for someone like Ye Fei, who came from an ordinary background, it might be a huge burden!

Or maybe he was just saving face and didn’t want a girl paying?

“Bill, please.”

Just as Zheng Wanqing was caught in her thoughts, Ye Fei, standing beside her, had already spoken to the cashier.

“Sir, your total comes to four hundred and eight thousand yuan.”

“Will that be by card?”

Ye Fei nodded. “Yes, card.”

He pulled a bank card from his pocket, And handed it over to the cashier.

“One moment, please.”

The card was swiftly swiped through the POS machine.

“Payment successful. Thank you for visiting!”

Payment successful???

Zheng Wanqing was visibly stunned.

No way! Isn’t my husband from a regular family?

How did he just drop four hundred thousand like that?

Especially Ye Fei’s roommates.

They had lived and eaten with him for three years, yet never suspected he was a secret rich guy!

They honestly thought Zheng Wanqing, the classic wealthy beauty, would be picking up the tab.

The moment they stepped out of the restaurant, his roommates exclaimed:

“Holy crap, Ye Fei, what else have you been hiding from us?!”

“Secretly dating the senior for three years, now you’re secretly loaded too. What next? Your dad’s the oil king of the UAE?”

“Ye Fei, keeping a low profile isn’t wrong, but this level of Versailles is criminal!”

“Man, what have I been going through these past couple of days!”

“Who knows what I’ve been through!!”

“I seriously thought Ye Fei was the poorest in our dorm!”

“Turns out, I was the clown all along!”

…

These past few days, Ye Fei had dropped bombshell after bombshell.

First came the revelation that he was dating the senior.

Now this.

Just how many secrets does this guy still have?!

Ye Fei simply smiled and stayed silent.

“Let’s head back to campus.”

They hailed two taxis and made their way back to school together.

That night, in the dorms, Zheng Wanqing’s roommates huddled around her.

“Wanqing, didn’t you say your boyfriend came from an average family?”

“He just dropped 400k like it was nothing. Not even a frown!”

“That’s your idea of an ordinary family?”

“Greetings, Master Versailles!”

“Seriously, no joke,” Zheng Wanqing protested. She felt so wronged.

She herself hadn’t expected what had happened tonight.

So at around 10:30 PM, she hid under her covers and messaged Ye Fei secretly.

“Hubby, how do you have so much money?!”

Zheng Wanqing’s confusion was something Ye Fei had already anticipated.

But he couldn’t exactly say, “The system gave it to me,” could he?

So he gave her a standard explanation.

“Uh… I made some private investments. That’s how I earned it.”

Technically, not a lie.

Completing system tasks and getting rewards could count as investing.

Except unlike business investments, these had zero risk and huge returns.

“Wow! Hubby, you’re amazing! So awesome! You started your own business before even graduating?”

“Compared to you, I feel like such a rookie.”

“Even though I come from a better family than most, and my grades are the best at school,

I have zero practical experience. I’m really not confident about managing the family business after graduation.”

“You’re incredible! No family help, average grades, and yet already making money?!”

“Is my hubby really this amazing?!”

Ye Fei laughed. “Wife, aren’t you the one who knows best how amazing your hubby is?”

Zheng Wanqing was too innocent to get his innuendo.

So she replied in her usual straightforward way:

“Right! Right! My hubby is the best!”

“You have to keep it up, okay? Our baby and I are depending on you!”

“But after graduation, or after the baby is born,

I’ll work hard too! I won’t let you carry the burden alone. That would be too exhausting.”

Ye Fei was touched.

With a wife this amazing, how could he not work hard?

There’s an old saying: A wife and child are the turbo engine of a man’s ambition.

Ye Fei deeply felt its truth now.

And hiding his identity as the owner of Qingteng Bar for just one week?

That’s child’s play!

Or so he thought.

Turns out, Ye Fei had been too optimistic.

The very next evening, Zheng Wanyu, Wanqing’s older sister, privately asked Ye Fei to meet her— At Qingteng Bar!

Oh no. He hadn’t even briefed the bar staff or manager to cover for him yet!

What if his identity gets exposed?!

Footnotes:

1. 1. 1. 1. 凡尔赛 (fánērsài)— Internet slang meaning to “humblebrag” by pretending to complain or downplay one’s wealth or success while actually showing it off.

1. 1. 1. 1. 刷卡 (shuā kǎ)— “Swipe card,” common in China to refer to paying with a bank card or credit card.

1. 1. 1. 1. 金卡 (jīn kǎ)— “Gold card,” usually a premium credit card with perks and higher limits.

1. 1. 1. 1. 小丑竟是我自己 (xiǎo chǒu jìng shì wǒ zìjǐ)— “Turns out the clown was me”; internet meme used when someone realizes they were wrong or made a fool of themselves.

1. 1. 1. 1. 老公 (lnjo gōng)— Casual term for “husband” or “hubby.”

1. 1. 1. 1. 窝里发消息 (wō lǐ fā xiāoxi)— Literally “send a message while hiding under the covers,” a typical expression for texting someone late at night in secret.

1. 1. 1. 1. 肚子里的小宝宝 (dùzi lǐ de xiǎo bǎobǎo)— “Little baby in the belly,” affectionate phrase for an unborn child.

1. 1. 1. 1. 涡轮发动机 (wō lòn fādòngjī)— “Turbo engine,” metaphor here for strong motivation.