"Hey, is no one eating this pigeon? Zhao Bin, and Young Master Jian, aren’t you going to eat it? Really not eating?... Then I’ll help myself!"
At the table, under everyone’s peculiar gaze, Zhou Wang was devouring the food with gusto.
Seeing Zhou Wang act faster, Zhao Bin, who had just picked up his chopsticks, could only withdraw his hand, smiling awkwardly, saying "I’m not eating," then uncomfortably taking a piece of pepper from the plate and putting it in his mouth.
Next to him, Wang Lijia, watching this, began to laugh so hard she was shaking, leaning on Xu Wenqian, making the helpless Xu Wenqian repeatedly pat her.
Wang Lijia found this Zhou Wang quite interesting.
To begin with, he showed none of the usual awkwardness typical of guys his age. Since entering the private room, he had been extremely outgoing, acting like an old buddy.
Common sense would suggest that Zhou Wang, being an outsider here, would be more reserved, especially since he’s the boyfriend of the hottest girl present, which naturally would provoke some resistance and rejection from Zhao Bin and the others—
Zhao Bin had a crush on Xu Wenqian in college, and even if the others didn’t, they had more or less a special fondness for her, which is a natural attraction between the sexes.
And indeed it was true, as Zhao Bin and the others were unconsciously tense, but somehow Zhou Wang seemed completely unaware and, from the moment he sat down, broke the ice equally among everyone.
"Your name is Zhao Bin, like Wenwu Bin, right? Great name, you know, I once thought of changing my name to Zhou Bin..."
"Uh, but isn’t that name pretty common?"
Clearly caught off guard by Zhou Wang’s initiative, Zhao Bin just scratched his head and replied.
"That depends on who bears the name. At least I remember yours at a glance. If I’m not mistaken, you should be training regularly, right? You look quite solid!"
Zhou Wang spoke earnestly, even giving his shoulder a praising hit afterwards.
Embarrassed, Zhao Bin coughed and waved his hand, "Oh, don’t bring it up. I’ve let it go since graduating. Back in college, I could do 200 push-ups without breaking a sweat. Now? Not more than a hundred..."
"That’s impressive!"
Zhou Wang immediately gave a thumbs up, "Your physical ability must be at least a national level two athlete, right?"
"Hey, how did you know? I actually am..."
Zhao Bin wasn’t an exception, as Zhou Wang didn’t spare the other two guys either.
"Just heard your last name is Zhou, Zhou Chengrui, right? We’re family, huh? How do you write your name...
"Whoa, you work at the International Gold Center. Aren’t half of Magic City under your feet? Impressive, impressive..."
"Jiang Wenbo... I used to have a classmate named Jiang Wenbo, but you’re way handsomer than him... A Master’s from Jiao Tong University! I once thought about taking the postgrad exams too, but it was too difficult, so I gave up. Respect, respect!"
And just like that, the three guys, except for Young Master Jian, had already clinked glasses with Zhou Wang several times, and the atmosphere was even warmer than before Zhou Wang arrived.
Only Young Master Jian was a bit dissatisfied.
He didn’t really care if Xu Wenqian had a boyfriend because he wasn’t her suitor. However, he couldn’t tolerate how Zhou Wang stole his thunder from the moment he sat down.
Just as Young Master Jian frowned, Zhou Wang suddenly glanced over, his eyes scanning from bottom to top, finally fixating on his wristwatch.
"What?"
Jian Sihan glared at Zhou Wang.
Then he saw Zhou Wang pointing at his watch, giving a thumbs up, "Cool!"
"Cough..."
Young Master Jian couldn’t suppress his grin then.
This involuntary cheer had two main reasons.
One was that the watch Young Master Jian wore, called "Wordless Heavenly Scripture," was from an extremely niche brand, "Henry Mushi." Although it was a limited edition, most folks hadn’t even heard of the brand, let alone seen it.
Back then, Young Master Jian spent nearly a million on it with a simple purpose: among all the Patek Philippes, Rolexes, and Richards flying around in the circles, he didn’t want to fall into that cliché...
In short, Young Master Jian wanted to seem more refined.
But what made him frustrated was that even among his well-known friends, few recognized the watch, let alone complimented it. Praise was mostly awkward chit-chat.
So this was the first time since wearing the watch that someone genuinely noticed it.
The other reason was Zhou Wang, though he didn’t say much. Just that one word felt incredibly sincere.
...even though it seemed unlikely Zhou Wang recognized the brand.
As this thought passed Young Master Jian’s mind, Zhou Wang continued with admiration, "Henry Mushi, indeed. It was my dream watch, but since not many people have this taste, the sales channels in the country are scarce..."
Beaming, Young Master Jian waved his hand, "Finding one is simple. How about this, let’s exchange WeChat contacts, and if you need one later, just let me know. As long as it’s not a discontinued model, I can get it for you!"
Xu Wenqian, still somewhat dazed, watched with wide eyes as Zhou Wang quickly hit it off with everyone, even adding Young Master Jian on WeChat.
Wang Lijia was equally shocked... This was the first time she’d seen Young Master Jian take the initiative to add someone on WeChat!
Then came the scene from a moment ago.
Zhou Wang was truly famished.
The food on the Gulfstream G650 wasn’t tasty at all, just pre-cooked meals prepared by the crew to standard, and Zhou Wang had lost his appetite after just a couple of bites. Now, tasting the unique flavors of Magic City, he naturally indulged heartily.