Last night, Ye Su was too excited and tossed and turned, not knowing when he fell asleep. When he woke up today, it was already past ten.
Seeing Ye Su with a messy 'chicken nest' hair, stretching on the bed, Fang Zewei, the 'internet addict youth' who had just turned on his computer and was ready to dive into battle, asked curiously, "When did you get back last night?"
Ye Su said while climbing down the stairs, "Around one, I guess."
"So something happened, huh? Who are you trying to win over now?"
For college students, besides looking for girls, they really couldn't think of anything else to do when going out in the middle of the night.
Jiang Zhibin asked suspiciously, "You're not going back to your old flame, are you? My friend, I'm warning you, you can't handle Qin Manyun. She's a bottomless pit. Don't throw any more money into it!"
"Brother Hu is right. You saw how wild she got after being with that local rich guy, and now she's a 'borderline' blogger with tens of thousands of followers, acting like an internet celebrity. If you throw more money at her, you won't outspend the local rich guy and the online big shots. She definitely won't give you another chance."
"Exactly. If you ask me, with that spare money, you might as well treat us brothers to a good meal at the five-star food stall outside the school gate. We might even call you godfather."
His three roommates chattered, trying to persuade Ye Su.
On one hand, they were afraid he would repeat what happened last time, where his 'little brother' controlled his 'big brother,' causing him to shell out money left and right.
On the other hand, they were even more afraid he'd hook up with some department's belle again, which would make them grind their back teeth!
"Alright, I just went to help a high school classmate with something last night." Fearing the three would keep asking, Ye Su took the opportunity to change the subject:
"Besides, I know where I stand. I'm useless except for being handsome. Girls like Qin Manyun aren't lacking in suitors. I definitely won't waste any more energy on her."
"Hmm--" Jiang Zhibin nodded in agreement, "You do have some self-awareness, not in vain of my careful guidance as your father all this time."
"Indeed, besides having a pretty face, you can't compare to the local rich guy or the online big shots at all."
"I heard that local rich guy has several houses, and several buildings in the urban village collecting rent. Qin Manyun, having caught such a golden turtle, wouldn't even give you a second glance, let alone call you out for a midnight rendezvous."
"That's right, one stroke of good luck is enough, but this guy can't possibly step in dog shit multiple times in a row."
"..."
"Hey, hey. Hey!" He just wanted to change the subject, but these three rascals' mouths were like they were poisoned, making Ye Su's anger flare up:
"Are you never going to stop, huh? You're really enjoying yourselves!"
Seeing that Ye Su was angered, and also confirming that Ye Su was indeed no longer being strung along by a materialistic girl, the three bad friends knew when to stop.
"By the way, didn't A Wei say yesterday that since today is the first weekend after the New Year, we should go out and gather?"
Even after waking up today, Ye Su was still immersed in the excitement of obtaining the system. He also desperately wanted to find an activity to vent.
With the system, plus the watch worth over ten thousand yuan hidden in the jacket next to his pillow, Ye Su felt he could indulge a bit financially.
"But didn't you say you had something on today and couldn't go? If we're not all there, it's boring."
"Last night's matter is done. If you guys want to go out and play, we can go together."
"But House Bar is out. Things there are expensive, and we'd just order some random drinks and sit there, not even picking up any girls. We might as well go sing K."
"Singing K is fine, I don't care. What do you two say?"
"Anything works."
"Then it's settled. I'll pick a package on the group-buying app."
At their age, they could find any excuse to go out with their buddies. As for where to go, it didn't really matter.
While Ye Su was brushing his teeth after finishing in the bathroom, Fang Zewei had already chosen a KTV about two kilometers from the school, bought a mid-sized room from 9 PM until midnight, with two boxes of beer, a fruit platter, and snacks, totaling 299 yuan.
Divided among them, it was just over seventy yuan per person.
For the two-plus kilometer distance, the four of them could ride shared bikes back and forth at night, saving a few dozen yuan, embodying the principle of saving where you can and spending where you should.
While on the toilet, Ye Su scrolled through Douyin's local feed and did a quick search by follower count, not finding any female streamers posting lost and found notices. Only then did he completely relax.
It was getting late, and Ye Su was too lazy to eat breakfast. After brushing his teeth, he returned to bed. While his three roommates were all downstairs playing on their computers, he quickly took several videos and photos from various angles of the watch, then opened the second-hand platform.
"Never worn, but it's already a 35% discount..."
Last night, when he couldn't sleep, Ye Su had already checked online and saw that the watch sold for over ten thousand yuan on the official website, but the system now only suggested he sell it for six thousand.
However, Ye Su also knew that these items don't hold their value. Once you've had it, you can only take a hit and sell it as 99% new second-hand.
If you treat this item as a family heirloom and try to sell it for close to the official website price, people would just go directly to the official website. Why would they come to you and also take on the risk of potentially buying a fake?
Understanding this, and given that the item was a freebie, Ye Su no longer felt bad about the four-thousand-plus yuan price difference.
After roughly referencing the second-hand prices of watches from the same brand on the platform and confirming that the price given by the system was indeed not far off, Ye Su listed the watch on the second-hand platform for six thousand yuan, also noting "never worn" and "local pickup only."
Those professional hagglers online were terrifying. If this watch were shipped, who knows what state it would be in upon arrival. He hadn't used authentication services or anything, so he didn't know how that worked.
Therefore, Ye Su would rather list it for a longer period than deal with any unexpected issues later.
Anyway, he wasn't relying on those six thousand yuan for food. After listing the watch, Ye Su got out of bed, turned on his computer, and started a weekend four-player squad with his three roommates.
In the evening, after the four of them casually had dinner at the cafeteria, they left school around 8 PM, easily found four shared bikes, and headed straight for the KTV.
Since they booked the private room for 9 PM, and it was just after the New Year, the pockets of the other three were inevitably fuller than usual.
Upon arrival, seeing that there was still time, the four split into two groups and bought some fried skewers and braised duck offal from roadside stalls, spending another hundred yuan or so.
Compared to their usual lives, the 305 quartet was quite extravagant and indulgent tonight.
To prevent the KTV from prohibiting outside food, when they got downstairs, Ye Su told Fang Zewei and Jiang Zhibin to go up and open the private room first, and then call him and Lin Jingjie up after the waiter left.
Using their jackets to cover the fried skewers and braised duck offal, Ye Su and his companion managed to bring the items into the private room without incident.
Then, Fang Zewei and the other two noticed that Ye Su was indeed different today.
Singing and eating fiercely was one thing, but when playing dice, he didn't even sneak a single drop of alcohol the entire time, which was absolutely unheard of!