C21 Are You F Cking Kidding Me??
The Rose Hotel stands as a pinnacle of luxury in East Wind City—a top-tier five-star establishment owned by Lin's Group. Each suite sprawls across approximately 400 square meters, boasting not only the requisite bedroom, living room, and bathroom but also a private swimming pool and a dedicated billiards room, epitomizing opulence.
Staying at the Rose Hotel doesn't come cheap, with daily expenses starting at a steep 10,000 yuan. To put it simply, spend over 10,000 yuan on suite services in a day, and you earn the privilege of a complimentary overnight stay. Fall short of that mark, and you can still opt for a free night's stay, provided you settle the 10,000 yuan bill. This offer applies exclusively to the suite where the spending occurs.
The hotel caters to your culinary and libation preferences, with the final bill reflecting your selections. Solo visitors to the Rose Hotel, unless they're wealthy heirs or individuals indifferent to expense, might find the cost prohibitive. In contrast, groups find the experience more economically justifiable.
For Faang Yu, this visit to the Rose Hotel is a familiar one, as it's been the chosen venue for his class reunions over the past two years. The cost is split, with the organizers covering half and the rest shared among attendees. Despite the occasion, turnout in previous years has been modest, with only around twenty classmates—some deterred by the expense, others preoccupied with commitments, or simply unreachable.
Mid-July marks the time for this year's reunion. Prompted by a call from his college friend Loo Haoguang, Faang Yu made his way to the hotel. Though his circumstances have changed dramatically, now being quite wealthy, he's not one to disregard others or let his success go to his head.
Upon arrival, Faang Yu confidently navigates to Room 905 on the ninth floor, the designated suite for their gatherings. As before, it's their chosen spot. A knock on the door is swiftly answered, revealing a woman in her mid-twenties with coffee-colored hair and a blue dress. It's Wei Yongqian, a former classmate. Their interactions during college were sparse, limited to brief exchanges at the last few reunions.
After exchanging pleasantries with Wei Yongqian, Faang Yu stepped into the suite and noticed a slew of new faces. A few of the familiar ones from last year were missing, and he wasn't sure if they hadn't arrived yet or if they couldn't make it at all.
Counting himself, the gathering had swelled to 32 people—more than double the number from the previous year.
Upon Faang Yu's arrival, most offered him nothing more than a cursory glance or a perfunctory nod, showing little enthusiasm. A group of extravagantly dressed young people were at the center of attention, laughing and chatting animatedly.
Faang Yu wasn't bothered.
He could see that these young men, the focus of everyone's attention, likely came from significant backgrounds.
East Wind City, after all, was a premier city in East Province, teeming with successful entrepreneurs and even more heirs to vast fortunes.
The old adage rings true: people climb to greater heights while water flows to the lowest level.
In their eyes, Faang Yu was merely a regular office worker, hardly someone to be mentioned in the same breath as those young men draped in luxury.
Was there anything surprising about that?
Then, a burly young man caught sight of Faang Yu, quickly got to his feet, and made his way over.
"Fatty Lo, you've packed on more than twenty pounds since I last saw you a year ago. How do you expect to find a girlfriend looking like that?" Faang Yu greeted the approaching youth with a hearty laugh and a hug, playfully ribbing him.
"You just don't get it. A man of my stature exudes security. As for you, you're so skinny, I bet a strong wind could carry you off!" Loo Haoguang always took a positive view of his size, never one to wallow in self-pity over his weight. Instead, he wore his heft like a badge of honor, looking down on Faang Yu's 'skinny skeleton' frame.
"Bro, I'm what you call trim, alright? Girls go for a guy like me—tall, lean, and suave. With your size, even if they liked you, they'd probably run for the hills. Or worse, get squashed during a romantic evening because they can't breathe under you!" Faang Yu felt it was his duty to correct Loo Haoguang's misconceptions. Sure, some girls liked a bigger guy, but there was a limit. Loo Haoguang, he reckoned, must be tipping the scales at over 200 pounds.
Loo Haoguang gave Faang Yu a sidelong glance and said icily, "So, you think you're the picture of suave and debonair, huh?"
Faang Yu tilted his head up slightly, oozing confidence. "Absolutely!"
"Do you have a girlfriend?" Loo Haoguang inquired.
Caught off guard, Faang Yu's face flushed with a touch of embarrassment. "Not at the moment, no."
Loo Haoguang scoffed. "Then you're just another bachelor. What's with the air of superiority?"
Faang Yu was at a loss for words. A year had passed, and Loo Haoguang's wit had only sharpened.
But then, Faang Yu chuckled, arms crossed, eyes narrowed, and with a teasing smirk, he said, "Hey, Lo the Lumbering, what if I told you I have a method that could strip away 50 kilograms of your fat in just three days, with no side effects, and no chance of it coming back? Would you be interested in giving it a shot?"
Faang Yu was sure that Loo Haoguang would be clamoring for the chance. He'd play it cool, offer him a Body Shaping Pill, and let him witness firsthand what legendary means.
The System Shop, of course, stocked pills that could slim someone down without any adverse effects.
The Body Shaping Pill.
It was the perfect remedy for someone with Loo Haoguang's hefty build.
Priced at 10,000 Void Spirit Coins, or 1,000 Huaxia Currency, it was a drop in the bucket for Faang Yu.
He could easily afford to gift it to Loo Haoguang, who had been his close friend and ally since their college days.
The impact of the Body Shaping Pill varied from person to person.
Typically, it could shed about forty to sixty kilograms of body fat.
There was a catch, though: it was only for those tipping the scales at 150 kilograms or more.
Otherwise, someone just over 100 kilograms might succumb to the pill's potent effects.
In Faang Yu's eyes, given Loo Haoguang's current weight, after taking the Body Shaping Pill and committing to a half-hour run daily for the following three days, he could easily lose 50 to 60 kilograms. With his height of 1.75 meters, he wouldn't just be presentable – he'd be downright average.
Who would have guessed that upon hearing his words, Loo Haoguang wouldn't come groveling for the method, begging to know more. Instead, he regarded him with a peculiar gaze. Without uttering a single word, his expression and the look in his eyes said it all, clearly conveying one message:
"Are you messing with me?!"