Soon, the young waitress served all the rice, dipping sauce, and side dishes.
By this time, the hot pot on the table was already boiling, and the fragrant steam was rising straight up.
After everyone filled their bowls with rice, they buried their heads in eating.
"Yo, it's quite good!" Meng Wenzhou said with shining eyes after taking a bite of the mutton.
After taking a bite of the meat, Liu Bo turned to look at Pan Ning and praised, "It's really delicious. How did you find this place, Sister Pan?"
"I was introduced here by a friend."
"Not bad, not bad. I'll definitely come to this place every time I'm in Qingxi from now on." Liu Bo said while picking up the mutton from the pot.
Su Yang also thought it was good after taking a bite. The mutton not only had no fishy smell but also had a special fragrance of its own.
Now that he had the skills of a master chef, he was much more sensitive to food than before.
If a "master chef" thought the hot pot was delicious, ordinary people would surely praise it to the skies.
The steam from the mutton hot pot filled the small private room. If they came to have such a meal in winter, it would definitely be extremely enjoyable. For a moment, everyone was too busy eating to chat and just buried their heads in their food.
In just a few minutes, the mutton that came with the original hot - pot base was all fished out.
Liu Bo, with grease all over his mouth, picked up the separately - ordered mutton and put it into the pot.
"So delicious. I feel like I can eat five servings of meat by myself."
"Control yourself. I remember you said you were going to lose weight. How much do you weigh now?" Meng Wenzhou laughed beside him.
Liu Bo grinned and said a classic weight - loss quote: "Hehe, I'm 170 pounds now. I swear I'll start losing weight after this meal."
While waiting for the newly added meat to cook, Su Yang remembered that the two bottles of Coke he bought hadn't been drunk yet.
He opened the bottles and poured the Coke for everyone. As he poured, he said with a smile, "It's okay, Fatty. Eating meat won't make you fat."
"Really?"
"Definitely. These kinds of meats like beef and mutton are mainly made up of protein. You should really eat less rice and other greasy foods."
"Right, right. Eat less carbs and eat more meat." Meng Qianyu also laughed.
"Okay, then I won't eat rice. I'll just eat meat."
After eating for a while, the girls covered their stomachs and stopped. It was almost an hour later that the boys put down their chopsticks.
By this time, the soup in the pot was almost gone.
Pan Ning glanced at the pot and said calmly, "You guys can really eat. You've even drunk up all the soup."
"People who don't know might think we've been starving for days."
"Hehe, mainly because you chose a great place, Sister Pan. It's really delicious." Liu Bo wiped his mouth and still stared at the pot with his eyes.
Su Yang smiled and said, "It's okay. If you want to eat it in the future, come to my place and I'll cook it for you. I already have a general idea of how to make this flavor."
"Really?"
"Don't you know my cooking skills?"
"Your cooking is really good, but it's still impossible to make it taste exactly the same as this, right?" Liu Bo was a bit skeptical.
Su Yang smiled faintly: "You'll know when you eat it. It'll only be better than this."
"Since you said so, okay, let's make an appointment right now."
"Sure. My villa is ready to move into. After we get back to Haicheng, everyone come to my place. I'll cook delicious food for everyone. We'll also call the others who didn't come this time."
"Okay, okay. It's a deal then."
At this time, Ji Bo laughed beside them and said, "Brother Yang bought a villa?"
"Yes. I just got one. Come and play when the time comes."
"Sure."
"Then let's leave. It's still twenty - odd kilometers to the hotel."
"Okay, let's go."
Su Yang got up first and walked out of the private room. He went to the cashier on the first floor to pay the bill.
"Beauty, how much is the bill?"
The young waitress grinned and ran behind the cashier counter. "Did you enjoy your meal, handsome guy?"
"Yes. The food was great. We'll come again next time."
"Hehe, good. I'm glad you enjoyed it. You're always welcome back." The waitress picked up the previous menu, looked at it, and then pressed a few buttons on the calculator. Then she looked up at Su Yang and said, "Handsome guy, it's 885 yuan in total."
"Okay, I'll pay by WeChat."
"Sure."
Su Yang quickly paid the bill and took out a post - meal cigarette and lit it. At this time, the others just walked downstairs.
Pan Ning took a look at Su Yang and knew that he had already paid the bill. She didn't say much and just greeted the smiling waitress and walked towards the door.
Soon, everyone got in the cars again and set off.
An hour later, the three cars drove onto a clean asphalt path.
On the right side of the road was a villa area on the mountainside, which was the destination of this trip, the Half - Moon Bay Hot Spring Resort Hotel. On the left side of the road was a beautiful terraced field stretching from top to bottom.
Su Yang turned to look out of the window and said with a smile, "This place is quite nice. It has a feeling of a paradise on earth."
"Yes, it's so beautiful outside." Lu Yun, sitting in the back row, lay on the car window and quietly looked at the scenery.
The gentle breeze gently blew her hair, revealing her delicate side profile. She looked incredibly beautiful.
Su Yang glanced through the rear - view mirror and thought to himself, 'How beautiful she is. Sometimes it feels like a dream. I never dared to imagine such a scene before. Now there are so many beautiful girls like her in the car.'
"Stop looking and focus on driving." Pan Ning said calmly from the passenger seat.
"Okay." Su Yang was startled and then looked ahead and drove seriously.
A few minutes later, the three cars drove along the asphalt road to the end, turned right up a slope, and then arrived at the entrance of the Half - Moon Bay Hot Spring Hotel.
A security guard guided the three cars into the open - air parking lot on the left side of the hotel entrance and parked them.
Then the eleven people slowly got out of the cars.
Pan Ning led the way in front. "Let's go. First, let's go and get the rooms."
"Okay."
Several people quickly walked into the Chinese - style lobby of the hotel. Su Yang followed Pan Ning to the front desk.
"What are you doing here? Go and sit down and rest."
"I'll pay the bill."
"I'll pay. I said I'd treat you. Although you have money, I can't always let you pay."
Su Yang smiled and said, "Okay then."
As he said that, he turned around and walked back to the rest area and sat down.
At this time, Lu Yun and Tang Ziyun walked up to Su Yang and whispered, "Su Yang, how much does it cost to stay here for one night?"
Su Yang shook his head. "I don't know. I guess it's a few thousand yuan per room."
"So expensive!" Lu Yun thought for a while and looked at Tang Ziyun. "Xiaotang, let's transfer the money to Pan Pan later. It's always them treating us. We feel so embarrassed."
"Okay!"
Su Yang smiled helplessly beside them. "Come on, you two. Why are you being so polite? She definitely won't accept the money if you transfer it to her."
"But we still feel embarrassed. We can't always let you guys pay. It makes us seem like we're taking advantage of you." Tang Ziyun said blankly.
"The relationship between us doesn't need to be so formal. It's not just this one time. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to treat us in the future, right? So just relax and enjoy yourselves."
At this time, Meng Wenzhou, who was sitting not far away, leaned over and asked, "What are you three chatting about?"
Su Yang smiled helplessly and said, "They said they feel embarrassed and want to transfer the money to Pan Ning."
"Aha?" Meng Wenzhou was taken aback for a moment, then pretended to be angry and looked at Lu Yun and Tang Ziyun.
"Well, I really have to give you guys a piece of my mind. We've known each other for quite some time and get along well. Do we really need to calculate things so precisely between us?"
"That's not what we mean," Tang Ziyun waved her hand and quickly explained.
"I know what you mean. No need to say more. There will be plenty of time in the future for you to return the favor."
"Yeah, stop being so bothered. It's not a big deal," Lu Yun added.
Lu Yun and Tang Ziyun exchanged a helpless look. "Okay, then we'll treat you next time we go out."
"Hehe, all right. You guys are really being too polite."

] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"

and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!

rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!

young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."