Does Eldest Cousin Have Bad Intentions?

Starlight Plaza.

Inside the Chanel counter, Xu Zixuan made her selection after browsing and ultimately chose Miss Coco Series No. 920, priced at 400 yuan.

There was no denying that this price was very Chanel.

An Wuyang watched Xu Zixuan's choice and nearly cracked a smile, because in his eyes, the No. 920 shade she picked was rather ugly, like the color of some kind of blood.

That taste level.

Hard to judge.

Anyway, An Wuyang felt Xu Zixuan's taste was questionable.

After Niu Fenjin paid, Zhou Yue took a brand-new Miss Coco Series No. 920 true red lipstick from the display and inspected it, signaling Xu Zixuan to check for flaws together while explaining, "Our beauty products cannot be returned or exchanged after purchase. Please understand."

Beauty products were indeed tricky when it came to returns and exchanges, with most cases being no returns or exchanges.

Xu Zixuan was aware of this policy and replied affirmatively, "Okay, I understand."

Once the inspection was done, Zhou Yue placed the lipstick into a small shopping bag, then tied a bow with Chanel's custom ribbon on the paper bag's handle loops before handing it to Xu Zixuan.

Niu Fenjin watched Xu Zixuan take the bag and was about to find an excuse to slip away with her when he heard Zhou Yue call out, "An classmate, here's a sample set for this young lady."

Zhou Yue lifted a medium-sized Chanel shopping bag and handed it to An Wuyang.

An Wuyang took it and casually passed it to Xia Yuqing.

Xia Yuqing hesitated briefly but still accepted it, silently reassuring herself that it was just free sample-sized products anyway.

Xu Zixuan watched Zhou Yue give Xia Yuqing a whole large bag of samples, and instantly felt a pang of unfairness. She was the one who had made the purchase, yet the samples went to Xia Yuqing?

Was that fair?

Didn't that make sense?

So Xu Zixuan directly asked, "Don't I get any samples?"

Zhou Yue first glanced at An Wuyang, ready to adjust her response based on his reaction.

If An Wuyang gave any sign, she wouldn't mind giving Xu Zixuan some samples, but if he showed nothing, she wouldn't.

Faced with Zhou Yue's gaze, An Wuyang gave no response at all, even looking toward Xia Yuqing instead. Such deliberate disregard was itself a statement.

So Zhou Yue replied apologetically, "Sorry, ma'am, we currently don't have a promotion offering samples with lipstick purchases."

In truth, whether to give out samples was entirely up to the counter staff's discretion.

They could give them, or not.

If An Wuyang hadn't made his stance clear, Zhou Yue could have still given Xu Zixuan a few samples, like a 1.5mL perfume sample—what would be the problem?

The key was that An Wuyang hadn't shown any sign.

Given that they had come to the counter together, and An Wuyang still didn't speak up, it wasn't just a matter of unfamiliarity—it clearly indicated a poor relationship between them.

If the relationship were even slightly decent, wouldn't An Wuyang have put in a word?

Faced with the counter staff's refusal, Xu Zixuan frowned. She looked at Xia Yuqing, then at An Wuyang, but An Wuyang and Xia Yuqing seemed to be whispering to each other, neither paying her any attention.

Niu Fenjin broke the awkward silence and took the initiative to say, "An classmate, weren't you going to buy a suit?"

An Wuyang deliberately turned the invitation around, "Brother Niu, want to come along and help me pick one out?"

Faced with An Wuyang's invitation, Niu Fenjin instinctively wanted to refuse, even though An Wuyang had just accompanied them to the Chanel counter to buy lipstick.

Niu Fenjin even suddenly felt that the reason An Wuyang had come along to buy lipstick was probably because he was familiar with the counter staff, making them look like fools, right?

But before Niu Fenjin could refuse, Xu Zixuan agreed, "Sure, An classmate, we'll help you pick something out."

"..." Niu Fenjin was speechless. He had no desire to help An Wuyang pick anything.

After all, from what had happened at the Chanel beauty counter, Niu Fenjin had already figured out that An Wuyang was definitely not simple—otherwise, the Chanel beauty staff wouldn't have been so enthusiastic.

Now going with An Wuyang to buy a suit wasn't about giving advice; it would be a complete public humiliation, wouldn't it?

Didn't he, Niu Fenjin, have any face to save?

Niu Fenjin thought back to how he had flaunted the Chanel lipstick earlier and shown off his superiority, and his toes curled in embarrassment.

But Xu Zixuan had a different idea!

Xu Zixuan had always thought An Wuyang was handsome, and now that she realized his family seemed very well-off, she started to have other thoughts.

Even though Xu Zixuan was far from matching Xia Yuqing in looks, she felt she had other advantages.

For instance, Xia Yuqing was very conservative!

What she, Xu Zixuan, could do, Xia Yuqing definitely couldn't.

Xu Zixuan didn't delude herself into thinking she could trap An Wuyang; she just wanted to gain some benefits through him. That was called upward socializing, okay?

Did she understand the value of upward socializing?

Seeing that Xu Zixuan had already agreed, Niu Fenjin had no choice but to steel himself and say, "Alright, An classmate, we'll offer some backup suggestions."

Xia Yuqing watched her cousin with suspicion, sensing that Xu Zixuan might have ulterior motives!

Xia Yuqing felt a bit anxious, unsure how to warn An Wuyang, since bringing it up herself would be strange—she had no standing to say such things.

Xu Zixuan followed up with another question. "Which brand of suit is An classmate planning to buy?"

An Wuyang didn't answer directly. Instead, he replied with a smile, "I'm pretty familiar with Starlight Plaza too."

Earlier, Xu Zixuan had claimed to know Starlight Plaza well, and now An Wuyang echoed the same sentiment. Xia Yuqing nearly laughed out loud on the side, because she knew this was An Wuyang's way of sarcastically mocking her!

At the same time, Xia Yuqing realized she didn't need to warn An Wuyang anymore.

An Wuyang didn't give Xu Zixuan time to think. He gestured for Xia Yuqing to walk ahead.

Xu Zixuan pulled Niu Fenjin along and followed. Her curiosity had been piqued. She wanted to see which brand of suit An Wuyang would actually buy, so she could gauge his family's financial standing.

If An Wuyang's family was really well-off, Xu Zixuan figured she could go all in without hesitation!

Even if An Wuyang gave her nothing, a high school graduate with such a youthful vibe and good looks—she, Xu Zixuan, wouldn't be losing out, right?

An Wuyang had no idea he'd already caught Xu Zixuan's interest. After all, in his social circle, he'd never encountered someone like her before.

An Wuyang led Xia Yuqing straight to Zegna, as if he knew the way by heart. He chose Zegna not only because of its high standing among men's brands, but also because An Huchun was a Zegna client.

When they followed An Wuyang and Xia Yuqing to the entrance of the Zegna store, Niu Fenjin already felt a chill creeping up his spine.