I’m a dignified billionaire, why do I have to eat this stuff?
On some unknown street in Paris, Zhou Wang leaned against the business car, looking at the burger and fries in his hand, and couldn’t help but fall into self-doubt.
The whole thing was just a whim, because a formal public event was coming up. Miss Yang and Miss Di went back to her hotel to change clothes.
Miss Yang initially wanted Zhou Wang to change as well, but Zhou Wang thought his casual wear wasn’t bad, so he politely refused.
Considering that girls take a bit of time, Zhou Wang waited downstairs. When he turned around, he caught sight of the KFC sign and became curious about whether KFC abroad was any different or more authentic...
He felt a bit hungry, so he decided to try it, but the result was greatly disappointing for Zhou Wang.
The meal options were limited enough, not to mention the burger was smaller than those back home, and the fried chicken had a strange taste and was a bit dry...
This wasn’t just Zhou Wang being picky; he was certain it tasted bad.
No wonder they say KFC and McDonald’s are choices for the poor abroad... Even though the combo in his hand cost him 12 Euros.
When he saw the sign at this KFC, Zhou Wang should have dropped his expectations.
...Who builds a proper KFC in a basement anyway?
Back home, even dogs wouldn’t eat here.
After chatting with Miss Di’s assistant who had studied in France, he realized that this was the norm abroad; they really see themselves as "fast food restaurants."
Though internally complaining, it didn’t stop Zhou Wang from moving to the brightest spot, picking up his cola, and taking a picture. After feeling something was off, Zhou Wang thought for a moment, switched to his left hand, and rolled up his sleeve to reveal his modest 4 million Patek Philippe Sky Moon 6104R, taking the photo again.
Seeing the resulting photo, Zhou Wang couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction, added a filter, and casually edited a post—
"The world is a book, and I’ve flipped another page."
"Holding a cola.jpg"
"France · Paris · Forum des Halles · KFC"
After confirming everything was fine, Zhou Wang clicked send.
...So boring, might as well show off a bit.
After posting, Zhou Wang casually tossed the burger he had taken a bite out of into the trash. Just as he turned around, a homeless person quickly picked up the burger he’d just thrown away, making Zhou Wang slightly stunned.
Ding dong!
At this moment, his phone rang. Zhou Wang picked it up to see a WeChat message from Hua Suisui, who he hadn’t contacted in a long time.
Actually, it wasn’t like they hadn’t been in touch; Hua Suisui still insisted on sending Zhou Wang morning and evening messages daily, but Zhou Wang often left her on read, creating the false impression that they rarely communicated.
First came a cute emoji, then the text message:
"Zhou Wang, are you in Paris too?"
Zhou Wang was taken aback by Hua Suisui’s inquiry, surprised by her use of the word "too," but he replied with a simple "mm."
On Hua Suisui’s end, it showed "typing" continuously, but it wasn’t until Zhou Wang grew a bit impatient that her new message popped up.
"Oh, oh, when... when will you be back? I don’t mean anything by it, it’s just that I happened to see your post, so I’m asking~ By the way, did you receive the gift I sent last time?"
"What gift..."
Zhou Wang typed only four characters before quietly deleting them.
Unlike guys, girls like to express emotions in traceable ways, so the girls around Zhou Wang often bought him gifts. Zhou Wang generally left them for Jiang Qingkui or Xu Wenqian to handle, so he really wasn’t sure what gift Hua Suisui was talking about...
While Zhou Wang remained silent, he watched the screen occasionally light up with "the other person is typing" and eventually sighed.
He didn’t know why Hua Suisui was acting this way, but he sensed her cautiousness.
Remembering Hua Suisui’s determination when she terminated her contract and returned to the Mountain City to wait indefinitely, Zhou Wang typed:
"I’m in Paris for some business, I’ll be back soon. How have you been lately?"
"Oh, and since winter is coming, let me send you a little winter gift money, buy yourself some clothes or something..."
"Please accept: ￥88,888.00 RMB"
On the other end of the chat, Hua Suisui was lying on the sofa watching dramas with a ginger cat in her arms. When she saw Zhou Wang’s three consecutive messages, she covered her mouth in disbelief, her eyes instantly reddening.
This was the first time Zhou Wang had written so much to her, and the first time he’d transferred money.
Overwhelmed by the huge surprise, Hua Suisui suddenly jumped up from the sofa. The ginger cat, which was purring in her arms, got unintentionally tossed aside and landed on the floor in confusion.
But Hua Suisui couldn’t care about that right now; she just clutched her phone with white knuckles, as if slightly loosening her grip would turn everything before her into an illusion...
Zhou Wang didn’t know that Hua Suisui on the other end was so moved she was nearly in tears; he was just puzzled to see Hua Suisui return his transfer and send a long message back:
"Zhou Wang, thank you, I’m so touched, but there’s no need, I still have money to buy clothes, or maybe, when you come to the Mountain City, we could go shopping together, if that’s okay..."