Xu Le should have been proud, but he was not. The excitement he should have felt was not as strong as people thought. He looked at the last image of the black mech leaving in a sorry state on the screen and just smiled happily. His interest was still in mech repair. Piloting a mech was exhilarating, but it was not his goal in life. The war between the Federation and the Empire had subsided for more than ten years. In an era where peace was gradually becoming a habit, Xu Le did not plan to enlist in the military. Naturally, he did not think that becoming a mech pilot was his future choice.
Perhaps it was because of what happened to Uncle Boss and his forced exile, as well as the privileged class like the Zou siblings that Xu Le did not have much of a good impression and trust of the Federation government. In comparison, he actually had a much better impression of the anti-government faction led by Senator Macklin. Of course, if the Empire once again brazenly invaded the Federation, Xu Le would not run far away just because of his dislike of the government. He would definitely do his duty as a citizen of the Federation.
In just a moment, Xu Le thought of his life many years in the future from the black mech on the screen. This kind of absent-mindedness rarely happened to him except when he was doing mech repair work. Suddenly, an extremely loud rumbling sound came from his stomach. Xu Le looked down with a bitter expression, almost fainting from the strong sense of hunger.
The set of strange movements and the mysterious power in his body that Uncle Feng Yu had taught him, other than the obvious trembling, the biggest drawback was probably the hunger after every use of the power. Xu Le, who had been in a tense state when he ran out of Area H1, did not feel this. Now that he had truly relaxed, he suddenly understood that the words' hungry intestines' were indeed very thin and dry. It was like a thin soup without much water, and when written, it would take one's life …
The image on the screen returned to the forum of the school's intranet. A post that was marked red by the administrator entered Xu Le's line of sight. He stared blankly at the ID of a girl, who was obviously asking Prince Black Ji to be her dance partner for the Double Moon Festival dance party with a love-struck tone …
The key point was that the girl had attached a picture. Thus, the post was filled with curses, mainly from the girl. As for Xu Le, who was in a state of absolute hunger, he hurriedly turned off the light screen, clutched his stomach, and ran out of his bedroom. When he thought of that girl's face, it was as if he was suddenly full.
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In the busiest business district of Linhai, there was a quiet street. Bustle and quietness were not contradictory. The so-called quietness in the bustle was a kind of style, while the quietness in the bustle represented a kind of nobility that exuded the smell of money ink. On this quiet street that was about two hundred meters long, the most famous luxury stores in the Federation were gathered. The decorations were elegant, but they had a noble aura. There weren't many customers, but each of them had a reserved look on their faces, fully displaying the attitude of keeping the poor at a thousand miles away.
It was just past noon. Customers of high status or wealthy families wouldn't choose to shop in the snow. However, the uniformed ladies in the CU brand clothing store still maintained a standard smile. Their hands were clasped in front of their stomachs, and they politely looked at the air outside the store. It was as if a rich man would appear at any time.
With a crisp sound, the small bronze bell at the door rang. The female service staff in the fitting uniform became spirited at the same time. Their smiles became more gentle, and they went forward to welcome the visitor. However, when they saw the young man who came in, their smiles could not help but stiffen, and they almost could not maintain the image of etiquette that had always been strictly observed.
This was because the young man who came in with the light snow was wearing a student uniform that was commonly seen in the university town. In such cold weather, he was still wearing thin clothes, and his clothes were somewhat old. He really did not look like a rich man. In this world, there were many rich kids who liked to play tricks and pretend to be poor. These young ladies had seen many of them, but they also knew that those rich kids only liked to play. No one liked to deliberately make things difficult for their own bodies in this terrible weather.
What made them even more sure that this young man did not have the slightest ability to buy was … this young man walked into the store while looking at the price tags on the clothes with a shocked expression. The most unbelievable thing was that in his hand, he was holding three pieces of deep-fried dough cake that could only be bought at a small stall in the university town … The most unbearable thing for the GU store staff was that these three pieces of deep-fried dough cake had the same gap. Obviously, this young man was eating all three pieces of deep-fried dough cake at the same time, and swallowing so many in one gulp …
Would such a poor person, who was so hungry, enter the famous GU clothing store to buy things? The expression of the manager on duty changed slightly, but she still smiled politely at the young man. Then, she signaled with her eyes for a female employee to come forward and serve him. Although she was very unwilling to let the smell of deep-fried dough cake on this poor young student ruin the faint smell of incense in the GU store, no one could deprive the poor of their right to shop, and she could not do that either. She could only think of a way to ask this poor young student, who was probably here to avoid the snow, to leave quickly.
"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?" a female employee asked softly.
Xu Le, who had been staring blankly at the price tags on the GU clothing, suddenly came back to his senses. He suddenly noticed that the delicate and pretty employee's eyes were inconspicuously sliding over the deep-fried dough cake in his hand. Only then did he realize that he was inappropriate. He smiled apologetically and said, "Sorry, I'm too hungry."
The female employee forced a smile and did not reply, but her expression faintly revealed that she did not welcome him. Xu Le could not help but sigh in his heart. After a moment of silence, he said, "I'm here to get some clothes."
"Get some clothes?" The female employee was slightly taken aback. She could not believe her ears. The GU store's custom-made clothes were extremely expensive. Was this poor young student sure that he had not come to the wrong place? She subconsciously repeated, "Are you sure?"
These three words were said very impolitely. Even the good-tempered Xu Le frowned slightly. The manager on duty also knew that her subordinate had made a mistake, so she hurried over to them in an attempt to ease the atmosphere. However, Xu Le just shook his head and said, "Shi Qinghai ordered two sets of clothes. Take them out and let me have a look."
This was the first time he had walked into a place that truly belonged to the rich, especially when he thought about how these two sets of clothes would cost him tens of thousands of yuan. When Xu Le thought about how he only had 300,000 yuan left in his card, he was a little dazed. Hearing the female employee's words, anyone would get angry, but Xu Le did not want to care about it. After all, this was not Department 23's TV series. Did he really have to take out his gold card later and buy all the clothes in this clothing store to make these female employees' eyes turn red and feel defeated?
Although it felt good to play the pig to eat the tiger, the problem was that he really did not have that much money, Xu Le thought with a wry smile. Then he took the two sets of clothes and took out his bank card to pay for them.
At this time, the manager on duty and the female employee had already apologized multiple times, and the rest of the female employees in the store had successfully gotten rid of the shock on their faces. They just felt that things were getting weirder and weirder in this world.
"The fitting room is inside. Please follow me." The manager on duty did not take the bank card with a large limit and politely invited Xu Le to follow her inside. She glanced discreetly at the three deep-fried dough cakes in his hand that had been bitten into crescents and said with a smile, "Can I wrap up your food for you first?"
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Looking at the energetic young man in front of the full-length mirror, Xu Le was quite satisfied with the dark-colored suit. He carefully adjusted the position of the collar, tilted his head, and took a few more looks before the pain in his heart subsided slightly. This faintly glowing dark-colored suit fit him very well. Xu Le did not know how the GU store had done it, but he could only admire Shi Qinghai's eyes as a special agent of the Federation's Investigation Bureau. He actually remembered his figure so clearly.
The snow outside the window was gradually getting heavier. Xu Le looked at it worriedly, wondering what kind of work Shi Qinghai was delayed by. He hoped that it would not be too troublesome.
"It suits you very well." In order to make up for the lack of staff in the GU store, the female manager who had accompanied them all the way gave a very short and polite comment. It made people feel happy just hearing it.
"I still need to wait for a friend to try on the suit." Xu Le retracted his gaze from outside the window and said to the female manager.
The female manager smiled warmly and pointed to a quiet area in the corner of the store. "Please wait there for a moment. We have prepared some pastries and coffee for you. You are welcome to try them."
Xu Le smiled and his mood improved. He walked over there. Of course, he would not object to free food. After all, he was very hungry at this time.
The female manager accompanied him in that direction. She was also in a good mood. She did not expect this young man to have such a good temper. He did not take advantage of the impolite mistake made by the staff in the store earlier. What made her mood even better was that although it was snowing lightly in Linhai and the weather was bad, several groups of customers had already appeared in the store just after noon. It seemed that today's performance was not bad.
As the manager of the GU store, she obviously knew that tonight was Li Hua University's Double Moon Festival dance party. However, the rich kids among the students had already ordered their outfits. She didn't know why the guests who suddenly appeared today were in such a hurry.
"It has nothing to do with me whether I'm in a hurry or not. I hope you can do it for me." A cold and proud voice rang out in the GU store.
It was a group of young men and women who were choosing their suits. The one who spoke was a young man about 20 years old. His companions were lucky enough to have chosen their suits. He was the only one who had not chosen a suitable ready-made suit. If the GU store wanted to order a suit, it would take a long time in advance. Everyone knew this. However, time was indeed tight, so he was a little anxious.
The manager went up to him and explained a little, but she could not get the other party's understanding. She could not help but sigh in her heart. When this group of customers entered the store, she already knew that they were all people whose names were on the GU VIP list. She could not understand why these big shots, who usually only appeared in the special capital district or the largest city in S1, would appear in Linhai at the same time.
Xu Le was sitting on the sofa, eating pastries, drinking coffee, and enjoying the warm spring air. He was leisurely waiting for Shi Qinghai. He did not notice the trouble on the other side because it had nothing to do with him. However, he did not expect that trouble would find him in the next moment.
"My friend, your figure seems to be very similar to mine. I really like the suit you're wearing. I have an urgent need for it tonight. Take it off. I'll pay ten times the price."
Xu Le raised his head in shock and saw the young man looking down at him. It was Xu Le's wish to help others, but he would never stoop so low. Especially when this person seemed to speak calmly, but in reality, there was a sense of righteousness and order in his bones.
Thus, Xu Le lowered his head and treated this man as air.
"You're very rude. We're talking to you, but you don't even look at us." Another proud girl who was dressed like a princess frowned and spoke. She looked at Xu Le, who was eating and drinking non-stop on the sofa, with disgust.
Xu Le frowned. He was just thinking that life wasn't a TV series, so why was he always encountering such inexplicable things? He raised his head and looked at the proud girl who was not ugly, even beautiful, and said seriously, "Miss, your figure is very similar to my girlfriend's. She should like your suit very much. Also, we have an urgent need for it. Take it off. I'll pay twice the price."
That man was willing to pay ten times the price, but Xu Le was only willing to pay twice the price. The same words were stabbed back. This showed that a calm and gentle young man could occasionally be quite lethal when he was mean.
Hearing this, the group of young men and women were stunned at the same time. They did not expect that someone would use such a calm and mocking tone to reply to them. The beautiful proud girl was so angry that her eyes were cold.
Xu Le looked at her and the man beside her gently and said, "I know this is a very rude request, so I take it back."
His meaning was very clear. What you did was impolite. You can take it back, or you can only become air in your eyes.
"You're going to the Double Moon Festival ball tonight?" That man coldly looked at Xu Le on the sofa and said, "We're going too. Maybe we'll meet again. But I'll repeat myself. You're really not willing to take off your suit in exchange for ten times the price and my forgiveness for your previous disrespect?"
Xu Le did not expect that these people would be so impolite. He couldn't help but take a deep breath. He thought of the Zou siblings he met at the entrance of the nightclub. He thought that these so-called people born with a golden key in their mouths were probably so impolite. They were also going to the Double Moon Festival ball tonight? It was just a routine ball in a university. These people who were obviously not students of Ewha University wanted to join in the fun?
"You're rich, I'm poor." Xu Le looked at him and shook his head. "You might not see me at the ball. As for disrespect … I forgive your previous disrespect to me."
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere became even weirder. The group of young and rich men and women quietly looked at Xu Le on the sofa as if they were looking at a monster. Xu Le was still drinking his coffee with his head lowered. In his heart, he was cursing Shi Qinghai for picking such a place. Why did he have to enter a non-human clothing store and meet a bunch of non-humans?
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