Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 381 - 380 Misjudgment

"He Qiya, aren’t you being too harsh?"

"Do you have to be so blunt? Rejecting me to my face like that?"

"Could you not at least give me a shred of dignity?"

Hearing He Qiya’s direct rejection, Four Eyes forgot that he actually shared the same sentiment.

It was as if a firecracker had been lit, and Four Eyes exploded in an instant.

After all, what He Qiya said was somewhat like a slap in Four Eyes’s face right there and then.

Four Eyes felt he wasn’t that bad, right?

Furthermore, Su Mu only wanted He Qiya to accompany him to the fitness center to work out.

It’s not like he was asking He Qiya to be his girlfriend; was there really a need for her to react so drastically?

And she had outright rejected him.

Four Eyes’s little heart was genuinely hurt.

"Didn’t you also mean to refuse when you shook your head just now?"

Seeing Four Eyes’s reaction, He Qiya was suddenly at a loss.

Four Eyes was the first to object, and here she was, a girl being rejected, yet she hadn’t said a word.

He Qiya didn’t actually feel upset when she saw Four Eyes shaking his head.

After all, He Qiya didn’t care at all what Four Eyes thought of her.

In He Qiya’s view, Four Eyes’s opposition to Su Mu’s suggestion was actually a good thing for her.

A single hand doesn’t clap.

If Four Eyes didn’t want to be her companion, He Qiya had even more reason to follow Su Mu.

But now, seeing the way Four Eyes was acting, had she misunderstood something?

In any case, He Qiya was confused for the moment.

"Though I did want to go to the gym with Su Mu, I didn’t outright refuse, did I?"

"Isn’t it rather disrespectful to refuse someone to their face about such matters?"

"Moreover, I shook my head just because I was worried about ending up with a physique like you girls if I worked out with you. What would I do then?"

"The reason I shook my head was simply that these thoughts scared me, that’s all."

Four Eyes thought it best to clear things up.

Four Eyes’s head shake wasn’t actually about He Qiya.

Four Eyes realized he had misunderstood He Qiya after hearing her speak.

So, He Qiya saw him shaking his head and thought he was rejecting Su Mu’s proposal.

In other words, He Qiya interpreted Four Eyes’s head shake as an outright rejection.

It just so happened that He Qiya was also not keen to be with Four Eyes, so she spoke her mind directly.

Well, now that he knew He Qiya wasn’t targeting him on purpose, Four Eyes felt a little better.

Now, Four Eyes and He Qiya were on the same page, and they both turned their heads toward Su Mu.

The person both Four Eyes and He Qiya wanted to work out with was Su Mu.

Of course, they had to hold on to the main character and not let go so easily.

Especially since both He Qiya and Four Eyes could sense that Su Mu seemed quite hands-off.

Su Mu, watching both of them turn to him, felt speechless.

It wasn’t like he was the one who had arranged for He Qiya’s gym membership, right?

Su Mu wasn’t the owner of Super LM Fitness Center, and whether He Qiya signed up for a membership had nothing to do with him.

As for Four Eyes, it was even less of an issue, as he had been the one to ask Su Mu if he worked out.

Su Mu didn’t even have the intention of inviting Four Eyes to join him.

So why did both of them act as if he had to "take responsibility" now?

Su Mu deeply felt that the two tails following him were a bit too long.

Fortunately, Su Mu had his principles.

In his free time, Su Mu felt that there was no problem with Four Eyes wanting to work out with him at the gym.

After all, Su Mu didn’t have exclusive rights to the Super LM Fitness Center. The presence of Four Eyes wouldn’t bother him at all.

Not to mention He Qiya.

Once inside the Super LM Fitness Center, He Qiya would hardly be able to work out with Su Mu anyway.

So, it could basically be said that she would have no impact on Su Mu.

Not wanting to get entangled with the two who had evidently joined forces, Su Mu waved his hand dismissively.

"If you guys want to go, then go. It’s not like I own the fitness center," he said.

"But let me make one thing clear. I don’t go to the gym on a set schedule; it usually depends on my mood."

"So don’t expect me to regularly show up at the fitness center," he warned.

Su Mu had already made this clear to He Qiya.

He was repeating it now mainly to prepare Four Eyes mentally.

Anyway, Su Mu had no intention of checking into the fitness center daily.

However, if Four Eyes wanted to shed that pile of fat on his body, some hard work was indeed necessary.

"That’s no problem. As long as you take us with you when you go, that’s fine," Four Eyes replied.

"On the days you don’t go, we can go by ourselves," he added.

Seeing Su Mu relent, Four Eyes immediately took over the conversation.

Now, in Four Eyes’ mind, he was on the same side as He Qiya when it came to going to the fitness center.

When Four Eyes spoke, he naturally used "we."

He Qiya also nodded vigorously, indicating her strong agreement with Four Eyes.

She had already made her position clear the day before.

But today, almost getting left behind by Su Mu, He Qiya felt she still needed to make her stance visible to him.

The matter of the fitness center was thus "happily" decided.

Of course, the happy ones were Four Eyes and He Qiya.

Four Eyes was brimming with confidence about achieving a MAN’s physique in the future and was naturally joyful in both body and spirit.

As for He Qiya, the idea of Four Eyes becoming the "third wheel" at the fitness center wasn’t exactly thrilling.

But compared to the idea of Su Mu teaming up with Four Eyes for gym sessions, He Qiya was somewhat more satisfied with the current outcome.

He Qiya thought that it wouldn’t be long before Four Eyes went to look for the girl from the pictures.

Especially since Four Eyes had been very anxious while searching for information about her.

He Qiya trusted that once Four Eyes had the details about the girl, he wouldn’t drag his feet for too long.

If Four Eyes and his mystery girl actually started dating, He Qiya guessed that Four Eyes wouldn’t have much time left to "cling to" Su Mu, right?

Maybe Four Eyes, despite his earnest promises now, would be too busy dating by the time Su Mu actually went to the fitness center.

Seeing both of them sincere in their attitude, Su Mu didn’t have much to say against it.

"Su Mu, since we’re going to work out together soon anyway, why don’t we not waste the dessert today?" said Four Eyes.

Four Eyes thought that if he just exercised like Su Mu, he could probably get abs in a short amount of time too.

If even abs were that simple, then a dessert was nothing to worry about.

Four Eyes hadn’t actually asked Su Mu about the specifics of his workout routine.

Rather, he simply assumed everything was very straightforward.

So simple that Four Eyes thought getting abs was as common as eating.

"Are you sure?" asked Su Mu.

Seeing Four Eyes’ focus was already on the dessert, Su Mu genuinely felt that some people just can’t be taught.

"I’m sure," Four Eyes affirmed, as he began his battle with the dessert.

Su Mu really didn’t want to say much anymore.

Was Four Eyes reluctant to part with the money for a dessert?

Of course not.

What Four Eyes couldn’t part with was just the dessert itself.

Sometimes, Su Mu found it quite puzzling.

Seeing Four Eyes tall and big, like a grown boy.

Why would he care so much about the sweets girls liked?

Knowing that his good friend had little self-control in front of delicious food, Su Mu didn’t bother wasting his breath.

Anyway, Four Eyes hadn’t changed for just a day or two.

Since Su Mu had known Four Eyes, he had noticed that Four Eyes had truly never gone a day without sweets.

That must be the main culprit for Four Eyes’ figure today.

What Su Mu didn’t know was that Four Eyes had completely entrusted the issue to the fitness center.

Four Eyes felt that as long as he worked out like Su Mu, these sweets wouldn’t be a problem at all.

Once Four Eyes had a body like Su Mu’s, wouldn’t he be able to eat as much dessert as he wanted?

Four Eyes wasn’t short on money anyway, it was just that being a bit chubby made him feel quite restrained.

"He Qiya, don’t you girls like desserts either?"

While struggling with his own dessert, Four Eyes also noticed that He Qiya hadn’t touched hers at all.

He Qiya had ordered a set meal, so there was a dessert included.

He Qiya wasn’t very interested in Western food; that’s why she carelessly ordered a set meal.

Originally, He Qiya wasn’t averse to sweets.

But now, being in a Western restaurant, she had lost most of her appetite due to the environment.

Had it not been for Su Mu, He Qiya wouldn’t have set foot in this Western restaurant at all.

As expected, the desserts of the Western restaurant were also directly scorned by He Qiya.

"I don’t like them."

Not wanting to explain too much to Four Eyes, He Qiya found a random excuse.

"There are girls who don’t like sweets? He Qiya, you really are different."

When Four Eyes said different, he wasn’t referring only to He Qiya’s disinterest in desserts.

Four Eyes truly found He Qiya to be too different from most girls.

So far, He Qiya was the coldest girl Four Eyes had ever met.

Without a doubt.

"Do you want another serving?"

He Qiya thought Four Eyes was interested in her untouched dessert and was too embarrassed to ask for it.

Pointing to her untouched dessert, He Qiya was very considerate this time.

"No need, if I eat more, I’ll really become a big fatso."

"I was just curious why you, a girl, don’t like desserts, that’s all."

"He Qiya, have you also signed up at the same fitness center Su Mu mentioned?"

"Then you must have worked out there; how did it feel?"

Four Eyes declined He Qiya’s "kind offer." Two desserts were already a lot.

Four Eyes had this much self-awareness.

After all, his current fitness regime was still all talk and no action.

Four Eyes knew that if he let himself go too much now, the outcome would definitely be miserable.

Wasn’t Four Eyes about to go find his silhouette girl soon?

"Went once, I didn’t really exercise the first time, felt okay, I guess."

"Did you feel any thinner after your first workout?"

"No, one time doesn’t make any difference. I just jogged for a bit."

"You probably didn’t work out with Su Mu, right? The fitness programs for men and women should be somewhat different, I suppose?"

"Um, we didn’t do it together."

...

Four Eyes was enjoying the delicious food and started chatting with He Qiya.

Four Eyes wanted to find out more about the specific fitness programs that Su Mu was doing.

Actually, Four Eyes just wanted to know how Su Mu managed to get such a perfect body in a short period of time.

Watching the two chatting away happily, Su Mu was pleased to have some peace.

The mobile phone in his pocket buzzed just in time.

Su Mu’s ringtone was usually not set very loud.

Su Mu felt a normal volume that he could hear was sufficient.

If the sound was too loud, it seemed to give off the effect of an old person’s phone.

Therefore, only Su Mu himself heard the WeChat notification sound from his phone.

He Qiya, having probably noticed the unusual relationship between Four Eyes and Su Mu, did not reject Four Eyes’ "friendship."

The two people talking about fitness didn’t hear the ringtone from Su Mu’s phone.

Of course, He Qiya, who was not entirely focused on chatting with Four Eyes, had been silently paying attention to Su Mu all along.

He Qiya didn’t hear Su Mu’s WeChat ringtone.

But she caught the action of Su Mu taking out his phone from his pocket.

He Qiya didn’t know whether Su Mu was looking at his phone because he was bored or because he had something to do.

In any case, He Qiya, being caught up in a conversation with Four Eyes, couldn’t spare too much energy to ponder what exactly Su Mu was doing.

Su Mu didn’t glance at He Qiya and Four Eyes, who were happily engaged in conversation; naturally, he didn’t want to "interrupt."

Taking out his phone, Su Mu had already guessed who might have sent him a WeChat message.

He unlocked the phone screen, opened WeChat.

Sure enough, it was from Xuanxuan.

"I just went to wash up, didn’t hear the WeChat sound."

"Su Mu, you aren’t busy right now? It’s rare for you to reply to my messages so quickly."

Jiang Xinxuan didn’t immediately pick up her phone when she came out of the bathroom.

In her mind, it was impossible for Su Mu to reply to her messages straight away.

Having grown accustomed to this pattern, Jiang Xinxuan instinctively busied herself with applying skincare before anything else.

After completing her routine, Jiang Xinxuan, not very hopeful, picked up her phone to check.

She figured that during the long time she was out of the bathroom, her phone hadn’t rung.

The chances of Su Mu replying to her WeChat message were virtually non-existent.

Only after seeing the notification on her phone did Jiang Xinxuan realize she had misjudged.

Su Mu had actually replied to her WeChat message.

She tapped open the message and looked at the time Su Mu sent it, then Jiang Xinxuan knew that this time Su Mu hadn’t delayed at all.

This time, it was Jiang Xinxuan who had delayed.

Immediately tapping on Su Mu’s avatar, Jiang Xinxuan felt she should explain to Su Mu why it took her so long to reply to his message.

After all, this was quite unlike her usual style.

After explaining, Jiang Xixin found it odd.

Shouldn’t Su Mu be together with Four Eyes at this time?

Seeing Su Mu’s WeChat message, Jiang Xinxuan knew that Four Eyes had already found the information of his mystery girl.

Since the mystery girl wasn’t an employee at Xinghuan Entertainment, Four Eyes should be off looking for her now, right?

Could it be that Su Mu didn’t go with Four Eyes?