Chapter 14: Seafood Allergy

Jiang Muye replied in displeasure, "I'm not eating it. Are you going to guilt-trip me and force me to eat it?! Besides, I never forced her to peel shrimp for me. Isn't that just her own personal choice?"

Seeing his brother getting scolded, Little White Dove couldn't stand by and watch. "Campus Belle Xia, Muzi is allergic to seafood. He can't eat shrimp!"

This made the Girl with Glasses both surprised and a bit sheepish.

Xia Xiran was astonished. "How could that be? You used to eat a lot of seafood with me!"

And every time, he had acted like it was no big deal, even wearing a cheerful smile.

How could he possibly be allergic to seafood?

Kai said coldly, "That's why every time he got back, he had to go to the hospital for an IV drip and take anti-allergy medication."

"Kai!" Jiang Muye said in a low voice.

He didn't want to bring up the past. What was past was past. He had a clear conscience and no regrets.

Kai let out a long, deep sigh.

He just felt that Jiang Muye's genuine feelings in the past had been fed to a dog, and it was truly a pity.

If he could assist, then naturally he should.

Xia Xiran was deeply dejected. She had absolutely no idea that Jiang Muye had silently given so much behind the scenes.

She had thought she understood Jiang Muye very well, and only now did she realize that it was clearly Jiang Muye who understood her far better.

Everything was because she had been too presumptuous, directly betraying Jiang Muye's genuine feelings.

"Kai, you eat the shrimp instead," Jiang Muye said, placing the shrimp into Kai's bowl.

The only reason he didn't give it to Xia Xiran was that her hand was still injured.

Eating shrimp could easily make a wound become inflamed.

But Xia Xiran didn't know what Jiang Muye was thinking. Instead, she felt that Jiang Muye was deliberately giving her the cold shoulder.

She clearly loved shrimp the most.

Tears were already glistening in Xia Xiran's eyes. She regretted it so much now.

She really wished she had a time machine, so she could travel back to the past and erase all the pain she had brought Jiang Muye.

Seeing the atmosphere gradually grow cold, Xiao Yue, with her Social Butterfly Syndrome, started to smooth things over. "Alright, stop arguing. Let's eat."

"Yeah, yeah, the food's getting cold," Kai said, livening up the mood.

But how could Xia Xiran be in the mood to eat?

Every so often, she would glance at Jiang Muye beside her.

He was cold as ice, as if covered in reverse scales that kept her a thousand kilometers away.

That sense of distance made Xia Xiran feel utterly miserable. Eating was like chewing on white wax—completely tasteless.

Seeing Xia Xiran in a bad mood naturally made her best friend anxious too.

Yuanyuan immediately started making suggestions. "I heard The Suspect is showing. I have a movie membership card. How about we go watch it together?"

"Sounds good! I heard it's really good, the action scenes are amazing. I've been wanting to watch it," Xiao Yue nodded, then turned to Kai. "Let's go?"

Kai said, "I want to watch it too. We're all together anyway, and there are no classes this afternoon. Let's go."

His gaze locked onto Jiang Muye. "Right, Muzi? Haven't you been waiting for this one to come out for ages?"

Jiang Muye glanced at the hopeful Xia Xiran. His lips moved slightly, and he struggled internally.

Watching a movie with Xia Xiran in the past had been a dream-come-true opportunity.

But now that he had made things clear with Xia Xiran, it was a bit awkward.

Most importantly, Jiang Muye was afraid he would waver again. If he got tempted once more and went back to his old way of life, then he would be far too spineless.

"If you're not going because of me, then I won't go either," Xia Xiran said, somewhat dejected.

Yuanyuan wasn't having it. "How can that be? Don't you really want to watch this movie too? If we're going, we all go together. If you don't go, then we won't go either."

"But…" As Xia Xiran hesitated, a clean, magnetic voice cut through the air with absolute certainty, "We're going."

Xia Xiran was secretly delighted.

Jiang Muye had softened toward her after all.

"Whether I go watch a movie or not has nothing to do with you. It's purely about the movie." Jiang Muye's statement slowly submerged the joy in Xia Xiran's heart.

Jiang Muye was clearly drawing a line.

This made Xia Xiran's eyes turn red like a rabbit's.

The Girl with Glasses gently comforted Xia Xiran, "Don't overthink it. At least he's willing to go. There's still a chance."

Yuanyuan and Xiao Miao nodded along, which finally lifted Xia Xiran's spirits.

So the group set off for the movie theater.

Jiang Muye's system voice sounded once again.

【Congratulations, Host, on successfully signing in at the movie theater. You are rewarded with a chance to draw.】

Jiang Muye immediately started the draw.

The system replied: 【Congratulations, Host, on obtaining a luxury car garage. It contains thirty luxury cars, yours to choose freely. Below is the list of luxury cars.】

Jiang Muye opened the luxury car list.

Rolls-Royce Phantom, Maybach S580, Ferrari 458 Spider, Porsche 918, Ferrari F12tdf, Alphard Business RV, Mercedes-Benz SLR 722…

Jiang Muye was completely stunned.

The system was awesome.

Thirty luxury cars at once, plus a luxury garage to boot!

These luxury cars were all worth a fortune, all the latest models. Although Jiang Muye had never driven them, he had heard all their names.

Xiao Qiang from the dorm across from his had bought an Audi, and he was showing it off every day.

If Jiang Muye casually drove one of the sports cars on this list over to him, wouldn't that piss him off to death?

Just thinking about it felt satisfying—and so cool!

Just as Jiang Muye was getting excited, the system reminded him: 【Host, please don't get carried away. Although you've obtained luxury sports cars, the annual maintenance and upkeep are a huge expense. On top of that, you'll have to pay massive insurance premiums.】

Jiang Muye instantly sobered up.

That's right. The most important thing for sports cars was maintenance.

And the parts for these sports cars were especially expensive.

A random little headlight on a sports car could cost hundreds of thousands. Never mind repairing anything else.

Now that he had this many cars, it was a sweet burden.

Fortunately, he had the system to make money. What was there to be afraid of?

He just had to work hard at signing in and doing tasks. Making money would be easy. He could absolutely afford to maintain these thirty luxury cars.

The system had already informed him that the car keys were in Jiang Muye's backpack.

Jiang Muye felt for them, and sure enough.

A whole string of car keys.

Jiang Muye was overjoyed.

No wonder his backpack felt a lot heavier.

The system: 【The garage is inside the duplex ocean-view villa at Jiangling Garden. You can inspect it in person when you get there. I am an honest system. I never engage in deceitful business.】

Jiang Muye was utterly satisfied. He planned to go inspect it after watching the movie.

Just as Xia Xiran was about to buy the tickets, a tall figure had already brushed past her.

"Hello, eleven tickets for The Suspect, VIP hall please." Jiang Muye's magnetic voice rang out.

Xia Xiran was rather surprised. Her face instantly flushed red as she said, "I can just buy them."

Jiang Muye said firmly, "There's no reason to let a girl pay."

Xia Xiran's little face turned bright red.

She felt that Jiang Muye was so manly now. How had she been so slow before and never noticed?

Little did she know, Jiang Muye's thinking was very simple.

First, he didn't want to live off a woman and be gossiped about.

Second, there was a system task—he was to refuse to let Xia Xiran pay.

Third, he wasn't short on this bit of money, and he didn't want to owe Xia Xiran anything.

And Jiang Muye's actions clearly surprised Little White Dove and the others.

Little White Dove placed his hand on Jiang Muye's shoulder and reminded him, "Brother, the VIP hall is too expensive, and you're buying eleven tickets in one go. We can just watch the regular one!"