Beating Around the Bush

Zhongie gave Lu Yuanyang a nudge. "Enough of that. Why on earth would you even bother about that? What's important right now is to think of a way to recruit him to our basketball team."

"What do you know?" Lu Yuanyang said with disdain. "If you want to get Quan Jingyi to join the basketball team, you will have to solve his pocket-money problem first. If you don't have any money, you won't even be able to go to internet cafes! I'd like to see how you would survive then."

Zhongie silently blew a raspberry. "That's true. But his father is a mean man! To think that he started ill-treating his son because of his concubine! Tsk tsk tsk," he said, clicking his tongue.

Li Jianyue began to formulate a plan as she heard their exchange.

Li Mosen had taken them to the top floor of the Campus dining hall that day. It was also a Chinese and Western restaurant with very few people around. The prices at the outlet, though, were steep.