Chapter 147 Coffee and Little Fairies

“That’s great, is someone treating?” Li Hao said happily. Anita was indeed a great tonic, and the effect was even better than expected.

“Yes!” Zhou Naiyi smiled. “It’s such a celebration-worthy event. We have to have a midnight snack tonight. I heard the Atlantis Myth Night Market in Hailong City is amazing. Captain, you’re treating. Let’s eat our fill, what do you all say?”

“Great, great, I’ve always wanted to go!” Lu Lingxiao clapped her hands and said.

“As long as there’s food, I’m in.” Cheng Konghai laughed.

“I can’t miss the captain’s treat.” Tan Ziyuan smiled sweetly.

“Then what are we waiting for, brothers, let’s get wild! Sisters, let’s get hyped! Change clothes!” Teacher Ma was already on the table. He wasn’t going to miss this opportunity.

Li Hao forced a smile, his heart aching. “Actually, I just ate and I’m not very hungry.”

“You’ll get hungry just walking around, let’s go!”

Clearly, under the collective will, Li Hao had no say and was carried away.

Today, Zuo Xiaotang was definitely the main character, and he walked up to Li Hao. “Brother Hao, something might be wrong today. I don’t know how I fell asleep at Anita’s place, and I had a dream. When I woke up, I was all muddled and awakened. But Anita seemed unhappy.”

Li Hao was still tangled up in the treat later. “Ah, oh, it’s okay, girls are like that.”

“Really? I think so too. Although she looks unhappy, it doesn’t seem to be directed at me,” Zuo Xiaotang said happily. “Do you think I should thank her?”

“Um, if you don’t want to get beaten up, you better avoid her for the next few days,” Li Hao kindly advised.

“Why? She seems like a nice person?”

Li Hao couldn’t help but laugh. Anita should hear that, the most troublesome she-devil in the Apocalypse.

“Well, actually, there’s something else. I had a dream,” Zuo Xiaotang said a little shyly.

“What about the dream?”

“Ahem, I dreamed that…” Zuo Xiaotang said in a voice like a mosquito, “I kissed Anita.”

“What, you actually…” Li Hao jumped up, about to shout, but Zuo Xiaotang quickly covered his mouth. “Haha, it’s nothing, it’s nothing, Brother Hao just likes to make a fuss.”

Li Hao had a wicked smile on his face. “Brother Zuo, you know my mouth isn’t very tight. I’m too lazy to talk once it’s covered.”

“Okay, I’ll treat!”

“Haha, I knew Brother Zuo was a good guy. Did you all hear that? Brother Zuo is treating!” Li Hao put his arm around Zuo Xiaotang. “Maybe you weren’t just dreaming, you might have been sleepwalking. So, you should still avoid Anita these next few days.”

“I understand!” Zuo Xiaotang nodded desperately, convinced that he must have done something impolite to make a girl like Anita so angry.

Ding dong, ding dong.

“Li Hao, where are you!” Tita’s voice rang out.

“Haha, Tita, our team is having a team-building event. What are your instructions?”

“Stop talking nonsense, where are you!” Tita said impatiently.

“Atlantis Night Market,” Li Hao said helplessly. He didn’t want to see Tita for the next few days.

“Perfect, Youyou and I have nothing to do either. Send me your location. You still owe me a cup of coffee, are you trying to weasel out of it?” Tita shouted.

“How could I? Am I such a stingy person? It’s just a cup of coffee, come on!” She even brought up Youyou, so he definitely couldn’t avoid it. No wonder the old saying goes, the richer you are, the more stingy you become.

On the other side, Youyou and Tita couldn’t stop laughing. They had also discovered that if Li Hao had any shortcomings, it was that he was stingy, especially stingy. Of course, this also made Li Hao less intimidating, like a normal human, finally showing some flaws.

“Captain Tita is coming later, and so is Youyou,” Li Hao said.

“Ah, Brother Hao, you’re amazing. Youyou is coming too. You’ve overcome a thousand mountains and rivers,” Ma Long laughed. “Do they know each other?”

“Youyou happened to be a student at Tian Xing, and Tita opened a back door.” Li Hao’s face was a little red.

“That’s good,” Ma Long laughed. He used to think they weren’t a good match, but now they were definitely a perfect couple. Li Hao wasn’t a big shot now, but he would definitely be one of Earth’s elite in the future.

The Atlantis Myth Night Market was a major attraction in Hailong City, a unique commercial city built in the style of the mythical Atlantis. The towering golden trident of the Sea King was a landmark building. The Myth Night Market covered specialties from Earth, the Moon, Mars, and Titan, a dazzling array of goods, built with a lot of money, first-class service, and a full experience.

As soon as they entered, the crowd quickly carried them along, completely immersing themselves in it. For young people, what could be happier than having food, drinks, fun, and friends?

Half an hour later, Tita and Youyou also arrived. They greeted each other and weren’t strangers, but Sheng Man and Lu Lingxiao weren’t too enthusiastic about Youyou and Tita. Girls had their loyalties.

With more people, they began to split up into groups. Li Hao and Youyou were together, with Tita as a light bulb.

“Tita, with your level, aren’t you training?” Li Hao couldn’t help but ask. The entire exchange competition only had one day of rest, and Youyou missed it during the day because she had something to do.

Tita rolled her eyes, grinding her teeth in anger. “Captain Li, there’s a limit to how much you can value women over friends. Don’t you see who brought someone over here? At least buy me a coffee first.”

“It’s not good to drink coffee late at night,” Li Hao advised.

“No, I insist on drinking it. The more I drink, the more comfortable I feel, and the better I sleep.”

“Okay, drink, you choose, which place,” Li Hao shrugged helplessly. Youyou couldn’t help but smile. “Let her drink and leave.”

“You two are hopeless!” Tita said angrily. “I advise you to be kind, or I’ll really freeload here and not leave.”

As she said that, she pulled Youyou ahead. Li Hao could only follow helplessly. He knew Youyou had time tonight, so he should have made sure Tita couldn’t get out of bed.

The two came to a golden seashell-shaped building, with many people lining up at the entrance. It was the number one ranked coffee shop in the Atlantis Night Market: Golden Shell Coffee Shop.

The servers inside were all beautiful girls in mermaid tails, very pretty. The coffee cups were also various seashells, and the coffee was a selection of the best from South America on Earth, all first-class. Not to mention the baristas’ skills. What makes a good coffee? Color, aroma, taste, and a sense of ritual.

Tita was talking non-stop, and Li Hao began to shiver. With his extraordinary vision, he had already seen the prices, the cheapest being two thousand a cup.

This was faster than robbery, how many pizzas would he have to sell?

That “Blue Mermaid’s Kiss” actually cost fifty thousand. Heh, even if a real mermaid made fish head with chopped peppers, it wouldn’t be worth it.

Li Hao still held a glimmer of hope. After all, the line was very long, and if they lost patience, he could still escape. But Tita quickly extinguished Li Hao’s fantasy.

Someone from the shop had already come out to greet them and invited the three inside. At that moment, Li Hao’s heart sank. This cup of coffee would probably put him in debt.

He shouldn’t have agreed to Tita so easily.

Youyou gently tugged on Li Hao and whispered, “That’s my cousin’s shop.”

Instantly, it was bright.

Li Hao gave a thumbs up. So she was the boss. A free meal was standard practice then. Who said treating had to cost money? Captain Tita’s generosity was right there.

His格局 (ge ju - overall situation/pattern) was small, too small.

Li Hao and the others were invited into Tita’s private room. A special barista was already preparing. Li Hao didn’t quite understand, but looking at the girls’ focused expressions, it would be delicious even if it wasn’t.

Tita ordered Golden Shell Exclusive, showing off her boss status. Youyou ordered Ice Queen, and Li Hao ordered Golden Leopard.

He didn’t care if it tasted good or not, it sounded comfortable.

“Second Brother, I’m going back tomorrow,” Youyou said.

“Ah, why, so soon?” Li Hao was stunned. They had only met a few times and hadn’t had a chance to spend much time together.

“What do you mean why? She came specifically to see you. Do you think only you’re busy? Youyou is a member of the Tian Xing Mecha Starship Battle Team, and she’s also participating in the Star River S-Competition, okay!” Tita said.

Li Hao was stunned. The Star River S-Competition was the highest event in the starship category, also known as the Captain Selection Competition. It comprehensively assessed the contestants’ starship professional knowledge, starship combat command, and other space-related things. Compared to the mecha S-Competition’s groundedness and wide audience, its attention was relatively low, but its value for personal development was higher, known as the cradle for cultivating generals.

“Aren’t you a freshman?”

“Are you looking down on someone? If you can participate in the S-Competition, why can’t Youyou? Do you even know our Jia Xi?”

“Sister Tita, stop bragging, I haven’t even competed yet.”

Li Hao quickly waved his hand. “I’m happy, maybe I’ll become Youyou’s crew member in the future, right?”

“Then it’s settled,” Youyou smiled.

The two looked at each other sweetly, while Tita on the side was taking a critical hit. Tragedy, she should have just gone back.

“Second Brother, do you want to try my coffee?” Youyou said.

“Sure.” Li Hao picked up a straw, ready to put it in Youyou’s cup.

Youyou smiled, took one end of Li Hao’s straw and put it in her mouth, then put the other end of her straw in her mouth, with the other end in the coffee.

Pocky? Pocky.

“Youyou, you’re doing this on purpose!” Tita couldn’t bear it anymore.

“Yes, you’re not allowed to tease Second Brother, only I can tease him!” Youyou also declared her sovereignty, leaving Li Hao on the side to laugh foolishly.

“Hurry up and drink, hurry up and leave, you little goblin that hurts my eyes!” Tita covered her face, but suddenly opened her eyes. “No, I almost fell for it, Su Yu said, I have to stick to you, don’t even think about it, I’m just an accessory today, I’ll follow you wherever you go!”

Youyou couldn’t do anything about it. She had used up all her tricks. Seeing this, Tita was even happier, finally winning back a round.

“You two better remember to please me in the future. Without me, you wouldn’t have good days. You have to be respectful to me. Youyou, remember to be filial to your sister with good things. Li Hao, you better come up with a great move that I can use. If I don’t perform well in the S-Competition, I’ll be in a bad mood. A girl in a bad mood, all alone and miserable, watching you two being all lovey-dovey, do you think I won’t cause trouble?”

Tita’s eyes sparkled, finally realizing the key. What was she afraid of? She could just grab onto this couple’s lifeline, so they wouldn’t bully her anymore.