Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 483 - 482: Love Consultant

Su Mu was many times smarter than himself.

Four Eyes had always been very clear about this.

And it wasn’t just about studying, but all aspects.

Being able to ask Su Mu questions, Four Eyes didn’t feel embarrassed at all, in fact, he felt quite honored.

You should know that not just anyone could pose questions to Su Mu.

Not to mention that Su Mu was now the young master of the Su Family Corporation, a status far too high for most to reach.

Even before, Su Mu was a celebrity at Huadong City International Middle School, and the number of people who could talk about such personal matters with Su Mu were few.

Four Eyes had always prided himself on being able to call Su Mu a friend.

What had seemed entirely improbable suddenly seemed less certain after Su Mu mentioned it—Four Eyes clearly began to waver.

Could it be that Li Minli really had developed feelings for him as well?

Waiting for him to make the first move to become his girlfriend?

If that was really the case, Four Eyes felt he had missed out on a huge opportunity.

Right now, Four Eyes truly felt he was as dumb as could be.

If there was tofu in front of Four Eyes right now, he really would want to crash into it.

Unfortunately, there was only a wall in front of Four Eyes right now.

Still, Four Eyes cared enough about himself to not actually attempt crashing into the wall.

"Why are you so stubborn? Sometimes you only need to listen to half of what a girl says."

"When Li Minli spoke to you like that, it was the first time you met, right? How could she have any feelings for you then?"

"Now that Li Minli has praised you so much today, if you still don’t take initiative, aren’t you just being dense?"

"Besides, what’s the harm in confessing one more time? At worst, you’ll be back where you started, since Li Minli already knows how you feel and is unlikely to stop being friends with you."

Probably feeling "provoked" by Four Eyes, Su Mu sent several messages in quick succession.

Su Mu deeply had the feeling that his good friend had never really grown up.

You should know that Su Mu, although now experienced with two women,

still found chasing girls to be very unfamiliar territory.

Su Mu wasn’t necessarily any more familiar with it than Four Eyes.

But hearing how Four Eyes described it, Su Mu’s intuition told him that Four Eyes should have seized the moment.

It was a feeling, Su Mu just thought Four Eyes was too rigid.

Li Minli’s first words somehow became sacrosanct to Four Eyes.

If now Li Minli regretted what she initially said, would Four Eyes still expect the girl to speak up first?

Su Mu felt that if Four Eyes continued like this, he really didn’t know when he would live up to his bold claims in the friend circle and manage to officially claim the girl he admired from afar.

"So what should I do? Should I call Li Minli right now to ask if she’s willing to be my girlfriend?"

Four Eyes also rarely saw Su Mu send so many messages at once.

Four Eyes felt that if Su Mu was acting this way, it must mean the situation was very serious.

The regretful Four Eyes was itching to call Li Minli right there and then to complete the steps he didn’t manage to take that afternoon, as Su Mu had just suggested.

Of course, he needed Su Mu’s approval first.

Four Eyes now considered Su Mu his love consultant in matters of the heart.

Without Su Mu’s consent, Four Eyes didn’t dare to recklessly say those words to Li Minli.

Four Eyes also understood that the situation was different now and should really ask for Su Mu’s opinion on what to do next.

"Ask now? That ship has long since sailed."

Su Mu was so exasperated by Four Eyes that he didn’t want to type anymore.

They missed a great opportunity when they were together, and let it go to waste.

Now that Four Eyes and Li Minli’s date was over, it was time for each to return to their own home, to their own mother.

Wouldn’t it be very strange if Four Eyes suddenly called Li Minli again at this time?

Li Minli might even think that Four Eyes was always slow to catch on to things.

If Li Minli got the impression that Four Eyes was slow-witted, that would be even worse.

"So what should I do? Have I just missed such a good opportunity?"

Four Eyes had become utterly convinced that everything Su Mu had said was correct.

As a result, Four Eyes naturally regretted missing the opportunity to confirm a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with Li Minli today.

It wasn’t that Four Eyes cared about the tall tales he had told in his circle of friends.

Four Eyes was prepared to face it, ready to be laughed at by his classmates.

After all, Four Eyes didn’t care about those who laughed at him.

If they were truly Four Eyes’ friends, they definitely wouldn’t ridicule him, and that was something Four Eyes was very clear about in his heart.

Just like Su Mu, who would only think of ways to help him, not look for opportunities to laugh at him.

So, Four Eyes didn’t pay any attention to those who would mock him.

It could be said that Four Eyes thought things through very thoroughly.

He also wouldn’t care about the opinions of irrelevant people.

What Four Eyes regretted was missing such a great opportunity to secure Li Minli for himself.

After all, at present, Li Minli and Four Eyes could only be considered normal friends.

Four Eyes really couldn’t do anything based on Li Minli’s status.

If someone else pursued Li Minli within this year, Four Eyes wouldn’t even have the standing to voice any opposition.

Thinking about this, of course, Four Eyes regretted it.

If today Four Eyes had known to seize the moment and confessed to Li Minli once more,

once the two of them confirmed their boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, Four Eyes would have officially been promoted.

Then, if other suitors appeared around Li Minli in the future, Four Eyes would have had the right to speak up.

For Four Eyes, that would definitely be a great thing.

Unfortunately, such a good opportunity was wasted, and Four Eyes felt he was truly foolish.

Now, Four Eyes could only hope Su Mu would come up with a way to help him out with this dilemma.

"What can you do? Next time you go on a date with your silhouette girl, just look for another opportunity to say it."

In response to Four Eyes’ problem, Su Mu expressed that he was also helpless.

Su Mu wasn’t a fortune teller, unable to predict the course of Four Eyes’ date with Li Minli today.

Naturally, he couldn’t have informed Four Eyes beforehand about what to be mindful of today.

Su Mu felt that not only was Four Eyes inexperienced in love, there was also a very important point: whenever Four Eyes saw Li Minli, it was as though he couldn’t think straight.

That led to Four Eyes being so passive during the date.

Li Minli had made her feelings so clear, yet Four Eyes didn’t know how to respond.

Four Eyes probably firmly remembered what Li Minli had said at the beginning,

about waiting to date until after next year’s college entrance exams, right?

But the college entrance exam and dating aren’t necessarily conflicting if handled well, are they?

"Is that the only way?"

Seemingly dissatisfied, Four Eyes was still conflicted.

Four Eyes felt that, according to Su Mu, the situation today was quite rare.

If next time he went on a date with Li Minli and she changed her mind, deciding to wait till after next year’s college entrance exams to consider dating,

then Four Eyes would have to wait another year.

Four Eyes was willing to wait another year.

However, during this year, Four Eyes waited without any official status or recognition.

Unlike what Su Mu analyzed earlier, if Four Eyes had taken the initiative today and confirmed his relationship with Li Minli,

it wouldn’t just be about waiting a year—he would have waited with confidence another year as well.

After all, Four Eyes would have been waiting as Li Minli’s boyfriend.

That would have been a source of confidence for Four Eyes.

Moreover, after the two of them confirmed their relationship, even though Li Minli still had to take her college entrance exams,

that didn’t mean they would have no time at all for dating during the year.

Four Eyes had plenty of free time after all.

He felt he could completely coordinate with Li Minli’s schedule.

Regrettably, thinking more about it now is pointless.

Because Four Eyes was too foolish, he wasted a perfect opportunity.

Although Four Eyes was still asking Su Mu, he also understood in his heart that once missed, the chance was gone.

Su Mu was not a god; he couldn’t turn back time to the moment of the scheduled meeting with Li Minli that afternoon.

"So what else do you want to do?"

Su Mu likewise posed a question to Four Eyes.

There’s no use in asking such questions about things that have already passed; even asking is futile.

Unless Four Eyes had a Doraemon or something that could take him back in time.

Of course, that only exists in cartoons; such good fortune is impossible in real life.

"Well then, I can only wait and see next time."

Four Eyes also knew that even if he kept pressing Su Mu for answers, it wouldn’t help now.

It was an opportunity he’d squandered himself; Four Eyes couldn’t expect Su Mu to figure out a solution for him.

After all, this was different from initially seeking out Li Minli.

Now it was Four Eyes himself who interacted with Li Minli; turning to Su Mu was useless.

Su Mu certainly couldn’t help Four Eyes get Li Minli to understand that Four Eyes regretted missing a good opportunity that day, right?

Not to mention whether Li Minli would find it odd, Su Mu wouldn’t do such a thing either.

"Su Mu, do you have some free time recently? How about we go kick a ball around to relax?"

One of Four Eyes’ good traits is that once he recognizes his problems, he doesn’t dwell on them indefinitely.

Having thought it through, Four Eyes knew that further regret was futile.

The only solution was to learn from today’s lessons and not let such opportunities slip by in the future.

The moment he had this realization, Four Eyes immediately changed the subject.

He felt it had been a long time since he played soccer, and his feet were itching to play.

"I might not have time recently, I have to make a trip to Huangtong City in a few days."

He remembered his girlfriend mentioning that Allen and Bai Wanting’s wedding was set for a week later.

As the best man and maid of honor, Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan naturally had to arrive at Huangtong City a day or two in advance.

Tomorrow Su Mu had an appointment with Xuanxuan to pick out wedding gifts for Allen and Bai Wanting.

Of course, Su Mu intended to give a gift to Allen, while Jiang Xinxuan had Bai Wanting in mind.

The recipients differed, but they planned to shop together the next day.

Although other schedules were not yet arranged, Su Mu didn’t want to play soccer during these days either.

Su Mu always disliked having a jam-packed schedule.

That would make him feel as if he had no flexibility at all.

"Huangtong City? Su Mu, are you going to Huangtong City for a trip?"

"Alone or with Jiang Xinxuan? Do you mind if I tag along as the third wheel?"

Li Minli’s end-of-term exams were coming up soon.

This afternoon, Li Minli had already told Four Eyes that she would be very busy with her studies for the coming period, and thus wouldn’t have time to hang out with Four Eyes.

Of course, Four Eyes wouldn’t dare to interrupt Li Minli’s study time.

Knowing that he would be bored in the coming days, Four Eyes naturally wanted to join Su Mu for some fun.

Four Eyes had a simple thought: the more, the merrier.

Four Eyes figured that since he and Jiang Xinxuan were classmates, there shouldn’t be any awkwardness, right?

So, when Four Eyes asked, he didn’t feel guilty at all.

Four Eyes thought, in the worst case, he could just hide in a corner and play games on his own if it was inconvenient for Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan.

When you go on a trip, you’re supposed to have fun everywhere. It can’t always be "inconvenient," can it?

Four Eyes was quite confident in his proposal.

Four Eyes believed Su Mu definitely wouldn’t refuse him over such a trifle.

"Next week’s Xuaxuan’s cousin is getting married, and I promised to be the groomsman for her fiancé."

Su Mu didn’t address Four Eyes’s lightbulb concern—that was all in Four Eyes’s imagination.

This time, Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan were not actually going on a trip.

Having Four Eyes along would indeed be inconvenient.

"Groomsman?"

"Seems like no one has ever asked me to be a groomsman before."

Seeing Su Mu’s answer, Four Eyes naturally wouldn’t insist on going to Huangtong City with them anymore.

Four Eyes didn’t know Jiang Xinxuan’s cousin or her fiancé.

He couldn’t just shamelessly attend a wedding he wasn’t even invited to, right?

Of course, Four Eyes could go with Su Mu to Huangtong City and just stay in a hotel on his own.

But since Su Mu said he was going to be a groomsman, he definitely wouldn’t have much time to hang out.

Four Eyes didn’t want to wander alone in an unfamiliar city.

In that case, going to Huangtong City with them would mostly mean staying in a hotel.

Four Eyes felt it wouldn’t be much different from playing games in a room somewhere else.

Thus, Four Eyes naturally lost interest in the trip to Huangtong City.

"..."

Su Mu didn’t even know that Four Eyes could be envious of being a groomsman.

He sent a single ellipsis in reply, and its meaning, well, Four Eyes would have to figure that out himself.

"Alright, alright, Su Mu, I’ll stop bothering you then. Remember to bring back some wedding candy for me, okay?"

Four Eyes really did have the heart of a child.

For a rich kid like him, it was surprising that he would think about wedding candy when hearing about someone else going to a wedding.

How long has it been since Four Eyes last had any candy?

Su Mu didn’t want to return to Four Eyes’s silly topic.

In such hot weather, if he brought candy back from Huangtong City to Huadong City, wouldn’t it have melted by then?

Four Eyes might be childish, but Su Mu wasn’t about to indulge in that.

If Four Eyes wanted candy, he could just go buy some from a supermarket.

In any case, Su Mu simply ignored Four Eyes’s request.

It was as if he had never seen it.