NOVEL NEXT Chapter 32: A Thoughtful Gesture for the Freeloader
As Marcus contacted Dionysios, his inner thoughts were rather perplexed at this moment.
Although he had been entrusted by Dionysios to look after Xanthia since entering high school and being assigned to Class 3 of the first year, he had never had any interaction with Xanthia.
Based on his impression of Xanthia, she seemed to be a rather introverted, low-key, and quiet girl.
If it weren't for Dionysios telling him that she was also a member of the Papadopoulos familia, and moreover, Dionysios's close relative, he wouldn't have associated Xanthia with the identity of a wealthy familia's young lady.
However, upon learning of Xanthia's identity, Marcus inexplicably put on a filter, thinking that Xanthia was indeed worthy of being a scion of a conglomerate, Dionysios's own sister (this was his misjudgment). This young lady was truly too modest, polite, and profound...
All of this, of course, was Marcus's imagination with the filter on. In reality, it was mainly because Xanthia was too inactive and had no presence in the class. He felt that there was no need for him to look after her at all. Who would dare to bully such a low-key and reserved pretty girl?
As a day student, Marcus obviously didn't know the details of how Jimmy had become the "King of Pee" before, and he just took it as a personal joke of Jimmy's. He had no idea that Jimmy had lectured Xanthia before. Otherwise, he would definitely report it to Dionysios.
So now the question arose, why did the introverted and low-key young lady from the Papadopoulos familia take the initiative to find him?
Marcus was puzzled, but his first impression of Xanthia at this moment was very good.
He also felt a sense of novelty. He had grown up all this time, and this was the first time he had encountered a girl who dared to actively ask him to freeload.
There was no way around it; Marcus felt sorry in terms of looks; he looked quite fierce.
Perhaps some ruffian-looking guys could still be called "ruffian handsome," but he had no trace of being handsome at all. However, he exuded a strong "ruffian vibe," so how could such an unattractive ruffian youth attract high-quality girls?
Regardless of whether it was in junior high school or high school, the majority of girls valued looks more. Therefore, Marcus often tragically found that the girls who took the initiative to approach him often had Dionysios as their real target.
Marcus didn't care about this. After all, he preferred to hang out with boys, free and unrestrained. If he wanted to swear, he could swear freely. With girls, he felt like there were too many trivial matters, which made him feel constrained.
Xanthia didn't know that she just acted on a whim, wanting to get to know a few more "tools" and use them when necessary. Seeing this person had a good relationship with Dionysios, she decided to take the initiative to get acquainted.
In addition, she also wanted to continue testing the effectiveness of the "Social Buttefly" trait, whether she could freeload a meal just by showing her face.
If Marcus agreed to treat her, she might even dare to push her luck further and mention the restaurant she wanted to go to. This was, of course, to complete a limited-time activity task.
Now Xanthia was completely unafraid of rejection. She was increasingly discovering that as long as her skin was thick enough and her heart was strong enough, she was invincible.
As the saying goes, as long as you're not embarrassed, others will be!
On the other hand, Dionysios was originally sitting in the back seat of the luxury car, and had just agreed to have dinner with another group of friends in his circle. They were in a Synomilía group, and the one who actively invited him was a girl named "Evelonia La Melodia".
Miss Evelonia was also quite famous in the upper circles of Thessaloniki Province. She had extremely high looks, outstanding temperament, and versatile talents. She was recognized as the goddess among goddesses in the circle, the moonlight flower among moonlight flowers.
She was also in the same grade as Dionysios, in junior high school, but for high school, she chose not the academically rigorous Thessaloniki First High School, but another top-tier school, "Thessaloniki Foreign Language High School." Just by looking at the name, one could tell which aspect it focused on.
Seeing Dionysios readily agreeing to dinner in the Synomilía group, a delighted smile appeared on her charming cheeks.
Today, her foreign language high school was also on holiday. She decided to hurry home and dress herself up nicely.
After graduating from junior high school, she had never seen Dionysios again, even though their relationship in junior high school was quite close.
There were even rumors at one point that Evelonia was Dionysios's fiancee because many people in the circle thought they were a perfect match.
She thought so too, but Dionysios decisively denied it... She could only curse him in her heart for being too much of a straight guy.
But who made him the "peerless gentleman" Dionysios? Just seeing his face made her willing to forgive anything.
Just as Evelonia was full of anticipation, the Synomilía group received Dionysios's latest message: "Sorry, guys, something urgent came up suddenly. Let's cancel tonight's dinner. How about next time? My treat, okay?"
"Got it!"
"No problem."
"Looking forward to next time when the Monsieur treats us, hahaha."
"Dionysios, you kid, are you not giving Miss Evelonia face? Is there something more important than her?" A certain Evelonia instantly fired her cannons.
"Miss Evelonia, if Dionysios isn't coming, then he isn't coming. How about I treat you instead?" This person added.
Dionysios clearly didn't mind, just smiled, didn't respond, and directly private messaged Evelonia, apologizing sincerely.
Evelonia was naturally displeased at first, but when she was privately messaged by Dionysios, her anger dissipated immediately. She even tried to suggest, how about you treat me to dinner separately next time?
Dionysios tactfully declined; he had been deliberately avoiding suspicion.
Evelonia could only console herself, although she didn't get the chance to have a solo dinner, at least they would still dine together later. This wasn't a loss!
However, she was actually quite curious about what urgent matter Dionysios had...
What she didn't know was that Dionysios, upon receiving the message from Marcus, immediately replied: "Freeloading a meal is such a good idea, let her freeload! Marcus, can I freeload a meal from you too? I'll treat you next time."
Marcus saw this reply and felt invigorated. Although he was also from a wealthy familia, the gap between him and the conglomerates was huge. So he cherished every opportunity to get closer to Dionysios.
"Brother Dionysios, you're too polite. It's my honor for both you and your sister to freeload my meal. Where do you think is the best place to eat?" Marcus replied decisively.
At the same time, he also showed a eager smile, making him appear even more fierce. He said to Xanthia, "Alright, we're classmates after all. Let me treat you to a meal, just a small gesture!"
Xanthia had no idea that the other party had contacted Dionysios in such a short time. She just thought Marcus was naturally generous and felt that he was truly a useful tool.
Just as Xanthia was about to boldly suggest which restaurant to freeload from, Marcus glanced at his phone and said very tactfully, "Xanthia, wherever you want to eat, just say it!"
Obviously, Marcus had received a Synomilía message from Dionysios before. When he asked where to eat, Dionysios naturally said it was best to ask Xanthia's opinion, so that the freeloader could feel cared for.
Marcus couldn't help but think in his heart, Monsieur Dionysios, you really spoil your sister, don't you need another one?
Xanthia was a little surprised at this point. After transforming into a beautiful girl, this world was filled with kindness!
She just wanted to explore more tools, but she didn't expect the first one to be an ATM machine turned sentient. Now, she could complete her challenge tasks with ease!
At this moment, she glanced at the first restaurant mentioned in the task and decisively mentioned its name. At this time, she couldn't be polite; completing the task here was the most important, and saving face was worthless.
Marcus instead appreciated her straightforwardness. He hated it when people said "whatever."
"Oh, by the way, when we go to that place to eat later, there will be someone else coming, and they will definitely surprise you," Marcus said.
He felt that Dionysios must have a very good relationship with Xanthia; after all, they were siblings, and Dionysios was a sister-spoiling maniac.
