lcionline Chapter 116: Reciprocity is the key to human relations
Chapter 116: Reciprocity is the key to human relations
The person who was speaking was Li Lang, a tall and thin boy who wore glasses and looked gentle.
The short boy standing next to Li Lang was called Jiang Lu. Being a quiet person, he didn't say anything but just nodded at Su Ziyu as a greeting.
Su Ziyu curled his lips and said calmly, "The squad leader's words are getting better and better."
"whispering sound--"
A sudden sneer made the originally lively atmosphere suddenly awkward.
The girl who had been sitting there without moving had her arms folded across her chest, looking up at Su Ziyu with disdain.
Su Ziyu looked at the girl in a daze. Although Wen Shuqing had told her in advance who would be attending the party, Su Ziyu still didn't have a very deep impression of Li Liyuan. She only knew that she was Li Lang's cousin.
But now it seems that people are very dissatisfied with her!
Su Ziyu was completely baffled. They had only been classmates for a year, and she had no idea where Li Liyuan got such a strong opinion from.
Li Lang's face looked unhappy. He knew very well what kind of temper Li Liyuan had.
Originally, he didn't want to bring Li Liyuan to this party, but Li Liyuan called back and complained to his parents, so Li Lang had no choice but to bring her along.
Li Lang quietly pulled Li Liyuan and gave her a warning look.
"Why are you pulling me in? There are so many of us waiting for her. Does she have the nerve to do that?"
The smile on Su Ziyu's face fell, and he said indifferently, "It's my fault for being late, but whether you have a problem with me being late, or whether it's for other reasons, you know it yourself. Don't treat people like fools."
Li Liyuan's face suddenly froze for a moment, her eyes became a little flustered, and she subconsciously glanced at Guo Junfeng.
Guo Junfeng didn't notice Li Liyuan's gaze. He saw that the atmosphere was not right and quickly said, "Everyone, take a look at the menu. What do you want to eat?"
"It's better to finish ordering earlier so that the food can be served earlier. Otherwise, there will be more people later and we will have to wait a long time for the food to be served."
Su Ziyu lowered his eyes, and some understanding had already come to his mind.
Wen Shuqing was still a little indignant. She pulled Su Ziyu to sit down and whispered in her ear, "If we had known earlier, we wouldn't have come. You've ruined my good mood for the day."
Su Ziyu's face no longer showed any unhappiness at this moment, instead he comforted Wen Shuqing.
"How about we go shopping later and get back into a good mood?"
Seeing Su Ziyu's nonchalant look, Wen Shuqing suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, "Fine, I still have a lot of things to buy!"
Li Lang interrupted them with a smile, "Two beauties, stop whispering over there and order your food!"
Wen Shuqing originally wanted to refuse, but seeing Li Liyuan's indignant look, she happily took the menu from Li Lang.
"Okay, we won't be polite."
The signature dish of this restaurant is grilled fish, so of course I had to order one. Then Wen Shuqing picked out two side dishes, which could be added directly to the grilled fish dish, and then she passed the menu to Su Ziyu.
Su Ziyu only picked two side dishes and handed the menu to Jiang Lu, who was silent on the side.
Don’t think Li Lang is a nerd just because his glasses are almost as thick as the bottom of a glass bottle.
But he is actually a reserved person, speaks in a humorous and witty way, and is very good at socializing. He was very popular when he was in school.
In his previous life, Su Ziyu didn't realize it, but now, seeing Li Lang's thoroughness, Su Ziyu gradually came to his senses.
I'm afraid this dinner was also proposed by Li Lang.
……
Su Ziyu's guess was correct. Although this dinner was ostensibly organized by Guo Junfeng, Guo Junfeng was also instigated by Li Lang.
Li Lang had long seen through Guo Junfeng's feelings for Wen Shuqing, and on the pretext of creating an opportunity for them to get along, he asked Guo Junfeng to invite Wen Shuqing and Su Ziyu to get together.
As for why Su Ziyu was invited, Li Lang gave the reason that it would be too self-serving to invite only Wen Shuqing.
After all, Su Ziyu and her classmates were once classmates, so it would be a bit strange if they only invited Wen Shuqing.
Guo Junfeng was persuaded by Li Lang, so this dinner took place.
As for Li Lang, he didn't have any bad intentions, he just wanted to keep in touch.
Among the six people present, except Li Liyuan's school is slightly worse, the others are either in 985 or 211.
These are all connections, and you never know when they might come in handy in the future.
However, due to Li Liyuan's presence, today's gathering obviously had some flaws, which made Li Lang's dissatisfaction with Li Liyuan even deeper.
Su Ziyu had some vague guesses about Li Lang's purpose, but she was not too disgusted with Li Lang's behavior.
After all, while she was regarded as a connection by others, how could Li Lang not be her connection?
When there is give and take, that is what human relations are.
……
After the dishes were served, Su Ziyu was the first to stand up and raise his glass, saying with a smile, "I'd like to toast everyone here. It's my fault for being late today. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting."
Li Lang immediately responded, "No, your school is farther away than ours, so it's normal for you to be late."
Wen Shuqing said: "That's right, we just arrived a few minutes earlier than you."
Guo Junfeng and Jiang Lu nodded in agreement and raised their glasses together.
Li Liyuan curled her lips, pretending that she didn't hear what Su Ziyu said, and sat there indifferent.
Su Ziyu simply ignored Li Liyuan, clinked glasses with a few others, drank it all in one gulp, and then sat down to start eating.
After the meal, Su Ziyu didn't feel anything, but Li Liyuan felt very uncomfortable.
Because she was sitting opposite Su Ziyu, whenever she looked up, she would always meet Su Ziyu's meaningful eyes, which made Li Liyuan dare not look up and could only bury her head in eating.
It’s not that Li Liyuan was afraid of Su Ziyu, she just felt that Su Ziyu’s eyes were weird, as if he had seen through her little thoughts.
Li Liyuan has liked Guo Junfeng since her freshman year of high school, but she doesn't have the courage to confess to him. She can only rely on her cousin Li Lang's relationship to squeeze into Guo Junfeng's circle.
But after so long, Guo Junfeng treated her no differently than other girls.
Because Li Liyuan's eyes often stayed on Guo Junfeng, she also keenly discovered that when Guo Junfeng was at school, he seemed to be paying attention to the movements of the liberal arts class intentionally or unintentionally.
Who is in Class 1 of Arts?
Li Liyuan's first reaction was Su Ziyu.
Su Ziyu has good grades, good looks, and is known by his classmates as having a very good personality, so Li Liyuan has an extremely deep impression of this former classmate who transferred to the liberal arts class.
Guessing that Guo Junfeng might like Su Ziyu, Li Liyuan unilaterally regarded Su Ziyu as her love rival, and would unconsciously look at Su Ziyu with hostility when they were still in school.
However, Su Ziyu did not notice Li Liyuan. Perhaps Su Ziyu noticed her in his previous life, but because the two had no contact after the college entrance examination, he just forgot about it.