Shen Xinyi heard that and pulled Qin Zhiwei away at once. "You keep your distance from Xu Ye from now on. If you start learning from him, we're breaking up."

"Hahahaha~"

Everyone knew Shen Xinyi was joking, and the whole private room dissolved into laughter.

Zhao Ming came back from checking on the food, saw them all laughing and was curious. "What's everyone laughing at?"

Zhang Ruowei pulled him down into his seat. "Nothing to do with you. Just sit there quietly."

Zhao Ming actually did as he was told and sat quietly.

The dishes came out one after another, and the seven of them ate and talked. The good thing about being young is having plenty of time to squander on being young, and plenty of time to spend with your friends. After graduation, once everyone has a job and a family of their own, getting a table of friends together like this is no longer an easy thing.

Halfway through the meal Zhao Ming pulled Xu Ye aside for something serious.

"There's a young investors' meet-up the night after tomorrow, put on by people in the business. Do you want to come with me?"

Xu Ye asked right away, "Is there any point?"

Zhao Ming: "Worth a look if you've got time. Most of them are respectable this time. I can introduce you to a few people, and there might even be a decent project in it."

"All right. I'll come take a look the day after tomorrow."

Prince Charming picked up the check, needless to say, and once the meal was over Zhao Ming took Zhang Ruowei off for a world to themselves.

The hotel was not far — twenty minutes or so on foot — so Xu Ye simply handed Qin Zhiwei the car keys and let him do whatever he wanted. Qin Zhiwei could not bring himself to pay for a hotel room on his own, so he usually drove Xu Ye's car back to the dorm and drove it over again the next morning.

Xu Ye and Chen Qingqing came out of the restaurant…