Reborn with Consumption System-Chapter 424 - 206: Han Lie? Which Han Lie?!

The year 2015 marked the rise of the Werewolf game and the peak of offline board game cafes.

Board game cafes nowadays are relatively trendy and niche, with only a handful of shops capable of accommodating more than ten players simultaneously. Finding one with a large private room, complimentary drinks, and a reasonable price is even harder. To find all these qualities combined, you’d have to look in the suburbs. You wouldn’t find such a place within Pudong’s inner ring.

A large private room within the inner ring costs at least forty to fifty yuan per hour, meaning four hours would amount to 200 yuan. For twenty people, that’s 4,000 Dayang—a hefty sum for students.

If Chen Yanfei were to cover the cost herself, it might be acceptable. However, if everyone split the bill, students uninterested in board games would undoubtedly complain.

Isn’t this the perfect opportunity for Han Lie to shine?

So, Han Lie immediately called the Ritz-Carlton’s front desk.

"My surname is Han, membership number 675,888. I stayed in your Carlton Suite last week. Is the suite available for booking now?"

This was a little trick for booking over the phone: if you didn’t mention to the front desk that you’d previously stayed in a presidential suite, they’d pepper you with questions to verify your ability to book and ensure you weren’t just pranking them.

Since deposits can’t be paid over the phone, they assume a certain risk by holding a room.

Therefore, only regular customers and VIPs could book the top-tier suites directly over the phone.

Having an ambassador handle it was convenient, but the back-and-forth communication also took time, making it far less efficient than addressing the matter himself.

"VIP, please hold."

The front desk attendant immediately entered the membership number into the system and found a record of his stay.

"May I confirm if you are Mr. Han Lie?"

"Yes."

The front desk attendant’s voice immediately became noticeably warmer. "Mr. Han, the Presidential Suite is currently occupied by a VIP. However, the Carlton Suite is only booked from tomorrow afternoon, so it’s available for the entire day today..."

"Book it. I’ll have my ambassador discuss the details with your manager."

"Alright, Mr. Han. We look forward to your arrival!"

Confirming the suite’s availability first and then having the ambassador step in not only secured a discount but also allowed for a discussion about a more personalized welcome gift.

Han Lie then called Liya.

"Liya, please book the Carlton Suite at the Ritz-Carlton for me. I’m taking my classmates—more than ten of them—to play board games later. Have the hotel prepare accordingly."

"Okay, one moment."

Liya was concise but exceptionally reliable.

With everything arranged, Han Lie finally called Chen Yanfei, ready to persuade the most important person involved.

"Empress Chen, where are you guys now?"

"Just got out of the Pudong International Finance Center subway station... Did you just wake up?"

"Yeah. I did two extra sets of crunches and weighted push-ups last night. I was totally exhausted, so I slept in a bit."

Wang Tianqing and Little Seventeen, already awake, watched as their Brother Lie spun his tale. Annoyingly, everything he said was technically true, leaving no room for dispute. They couldn’t help but stifle their laughter, pulling the blankets over their mouths to muffle their giggles.

They wouldn’t dare cause trouble, but laughing? Surely that wasn’t a crime.

Chen Yanfei believed him and asked with concern, "You should exercise in moderation... Are you hurting anywhere?"

Han Lie took a moment to assess himself and answered honestly, "I was already holding back yesterday. It’s not a big deal; I’ve pretty much recovered. In fact, I could even do another two sets right now."

Wang Tianqing and Little Seventeen exchanged glances, suppressing a torrent of sarcastic remarks.

Your ’two sets’... Are they *those* ’two sets’ I’m thinking of?!

Chen Yanfei hastily interjected, "Don’t do any more! Since you’re up, just hurry and get going. We’re also trying to find a place that can fit all of us..." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Don’t bother."

Brother Lie finally saw his opening and immediately seized it.

"Near the International Finance Center, where every inch of land is gold, how could there possibly be a board game cafe with private rooms that large? Unless you expect the owner to cobble together tables in the main hall... but that would be far too noisy."

"So, what should we do?"

Chen Yanfei sounded a bit flustered and explained apologetically, "Initially, it was just a few of us girls wanting to browse the mall. Then, a group of boys decided to tag along at the last minute... You know our campus is a bit out of the way, so everyone wanted to use the weekend to come into the city and relax..."

Tsk, what nonsense.

Han Lie knew perfectly well what was going on. Those boys weren’t looking to relax in the city at all! They clearly wanted to use this as an opportunity to get closer to Chen Yanfei and Ding Xiang!

That was his thought, but Han Lie said magnanimously, "Understandable, understandable. You’re just as popular as you were in high school, always able to gather a crowd of friends wherever you go."

"Oh-ho? So you paid quite a bit of attention to me back in high school, huh?"

Chen Yanfei playfully threw a direct question his way.

She was perfectly comfortable with always being the center of attention.

She didn’t lead anyone on; she interacted normally with everyone. As long as it wasn’t overly forward behavior, like Pan Shaohang’s, she treated most boys fairly, keeping a friendly but not intimate distance.

It was precisely because of her approachability and impartiality that so many people were naturally drawn to her.

In stark contrast to Pan Ge, she was highly popular among her female peers and also had plenty of male friends. She was the kind of natural leader found in every school, with the added bonus of being exceptionally beautiful.

In his previous life, Han Lie had known very little about her. Now, however, he could see her character and personality quite clearly.

How to describe her?

Well, she wasn’t the traditional, sheltered "young lady from a good family" who never stepped out of the house and focused solely on her husband and children. She enjoyed exploring the world and considered normal social interaction an essential part of life. If her boyfriend were a man lacking in confidence, he would undoubtedly be miserable, and their relationship, let alone marriage, would be unlikely to last.