Reborn with Consumption System

Holy crap! What the hell?! How is this possible?!

Before his rebirth, Han Lie had been an average Joe, with an Intelligence of 65 points—not particularly smart, but definitely not dumb. Living a stable and quiet life had been more than enough for him.

Toying with Xi Luting and Pan Ge? That would have been overthinking it. If I hadn't boosted my Intelligence to 71 points back then, those two would probably have played me to death. Now, at 79 points, it's a completely different feeling—hey now, you two are quite lively, aren't you?! Come on, I'll give you both a good workout! A decade's lead in experience and knowledge + five major Rogue Skills + at least a 50% increase in Intelligence = ??? A genius? A monster? Whatever it is, I'm definitely not your typical scumbag.

Now, Han Lie found that looking at problems, thinking things through, understanding people's intentions, and handling complex situations all came with an effortless ease.

So, Pan Ge's slap and her disdainful eye-roll were completely useless.

Master Han easily saw through her weakness and pretense and immediately thought of a way to maintain distance.

The scumbag tilted her chin up, a smile full of profound meaning on his face.

"Of course, I'm ready. I'll be upfront with our dad later. As I see it, Dad will definitely be happy to see it happen; after all, I bring him a lot of credit. Just cooperate a little later, we'll make our relationship official, and then you won't have to rush home before midnight every day. We can be together all night long~~~ I promise, I'll be very gentle. Whatever 'knowledge' you like, I'll teach you..."

Pan Ge shivered.

She didn't dare believe a single word of Han Lie's promise. 'Very gentle'? It would definitely not be like that when the time came. Thinking of tricking me into going out so you can mess me up all night? In your dreams!

"No, no, no! We're not that close," Pan Ge refused without a second thought. "I haven't completely forgiven you yet, so what's there to confess? I eat well and sleep soundly at home. Whatever 'knowledge' you have, you'd better go teach it to that idiot Ting Ting..."

The scumbag looked at her plaintively. "Xi Luting, that little good-for-nothing, how could she handle it on her own?"

Pan Ge shivered again.

Don't even bring that up, I'm terrified! Even Ting Ting, with her strong Recovery Power, can't handle it. If I offer myself up, wouldn't I just be waiting to die?

The last time had genuinely scared Pan Ge so much that she lost her composure just thinking about it.

"That's between you two. It's none of my business, and I don't want to get involved," she said, distancing herself completely. She even shrank back a little, watching the scumbag warily. "Anyway, I haven't agreed to be your girlfriend, so don't you dare talk nonsense in front of my dad!"

There, got her! Han Lie thought, smirking inwardly, though his expression remained fierce.

"You won't admit it, huh? Let me warn you, I'm the number one heartthrob of the Literature and Art Department now. Plenty of beauties want to hook up with me. If you keep refusing to fulfill your wifely duties in bed, I might just get together with someone else at any time..."

"TSK!" Pan Ge scoffed disdainfully, not taking him seriously at all.

For one thing, she didn't think anyone at school was better than her. Secondly, she believed that with Han Lie's intelligence, he'd surely realize Principal Zhang was keeping an eye on him and wouldn't do anything too outrageous. Did he really think Old Zhang wouldn't snitch? But for the same reason, since she didn't plan to make their relationship public, she couldn't get too close to Han Lie at school either. Principal Zhang's little reports inflicted damage indiscriminately...

"Go ahead and fool around all you want, who cares?" Pan Ge said, trying to sound tough. But less than ten seconds later, she softened again.

"Come on, Lie Lie, be a good boy! One idiot Ting Ting is enough for you to handle. Why bother with those other girls in the Literature and Art Department? It's not like I'm completely ignoring you. I'm with you every night for workouts, and on weekends for meals and movies. Aren't I there for you in your free time?"

Her reasoning was quite sound.

Pan Ge might have suffered a bit, but her intellect was undeniable.

She didn't want to make their relationship public in front of her father because she was afraid she truly couldn't withstand the scumbag's frenzied all-night onslaught.

At the same time, she had perfectly good reasons to shatter any delusions her man might have about continuing to fool around.

The two weren't mutually exclusive.

Han Lie's eyes widened, an expression on his face that screamed, "How can you have such double standards?!"

Just as he was about to speak, the car stopped.

A triumphant smile touched Pan Ge's lips. She opened the car door and hopped out cheerfully.

"Let's go, let's go! Time to eat!"

As soon as she was out of the car, Han Lie quickly covered his face, his shoulders shaking...

...

The place Old Pan had arranged was another private kitchen.

In the whole of Magic Capital, according to incomplete statistics, there were at least 800 to 1,000 private restaurants. Some were open to the public, some were not; some were registered, while others were hidden among residential buildings.

Today's restaurant was one of those unregistered, hidden private kitchens not open to the public.

The head chef was Shen Aru, formerly the chief chef at Meilong Restaurant. He was a master of local cuisine who also skillfully incorporated Haipai Sichuan cuisine, excelling in both.

Now older and retired, he couldn't bear to be idle, so he had opened a small private kitchen that only catered to friends.

The "small" kitchen truly was small, with just one room and one table.

He served a maximum of two tables a day—one for lunch and one for dinner. If he had other matters to attend to, or was out visiting friends or traveling, it wasn't unusual for the restaurant to be closed for ten days at a time.

He was willful, but he certainly had the clout to be so.

Excluding drinks and without a set menu, the price started at three thousand per person. If any top-tier ingredients were reserved in advance, then the sky was the limit.