What Kind of Toad Is This?

Niu Fenjin finally understood the level of An Wuyang's spending power. He only wanted to escape now, because recalling how he'd shown off and mocked An Wuyang made him cringe so hard he wanted to dig a hole, and he also feared An Wuyang might settle scores later.

Xu Zixuan didn't grasp An Wuyang's spending level, but seeing him buy freely at the Zegna store, she too thought he was wealthy, and she'd already made up her mind.

She was ready to go all in!

She planned to seize the chance to ask An Wuyang for his WeChat. Once she added him, she believed he wouldn't be able to resist her fervor.

Xia Yuqing began to feel a quiet disappointment again. An Wuyang's spending at Zegna proved he'd been telling the truth earlier—his family hadn't gone bankrupt, and their company was fine.

"That's all for now," An Wuyang said, gesturing.

As An Wuyang picked items, Jack silently calculated the total. When An Wuyang stopped choosing, Jack had already figured it out: 50,000 Xia Guo Yuan.

But Jack didn't blurt it out. He replied politely, "Very well, sir. Please wait a moment, and we'll fetch brand-new products for you."

The display items in the store were only for showing or trying on, not for direct sale.

After a moment, Jack and a colleague prepared all the items An Wuyang had selected, presenting them for his inspection.

Jack added, "Sir, if there are any quality issues with these products, please feel free to let us know, and we'll handle them properly."

"How much for all this?" An Wuyang nodded slightly, asking knowingly.

"The total for the items you've chosen is 50,000 yuan," Jack reported.

"Alipay works, right?" An Wuyang asked.

His bank card had long been unlocked from any limits, with no daily cap of 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, so a mere 50,000 yuan was easy for him to pay via mobile.

Jack confirmed, "Of course."

"Are you a member of Zegna, sir?" Jack followed up. "If not, we can register you for membership to earn points."

An Wuyang wasn't a Zegna member, though An Huchun was. But An Wuyang didn't use his father's membership; he registered a new one instead.

Using An Huchun's membership might cause friction between Jack and David, the two clerks, so he opted for a fresh registration.

After the registration was done, he made the payment.

The whole process went smoothly. An Wuyang showed his payment code, Jack scanned it with the store's register, and An Wuyang verified his face, completing the payment successfully.

Watching An Wuyang pay calmly and confidently, Xu Zixuan thought he looked incredibly cool in that moment.

Xia Yuqing noticed Xu Zixuan's gaze fixed on An Wuyang, but she didn't care, because An Wuyang had subtly mocked Xu Zixuan earlier, and she knew he wasn't interested in her.

"Mr. An, thank you for your trust and support in Zegna. On behalf of the brand, I'd like to gift you a scented candle," Jack said politely.

When An Wuyang registered as a Zegna member, he naturally filled in his personal details, so Jack already knew some of his information.

An Wuyang nodded slightly. "Thanks."

Zegna's scented candles were quite pricey, costing up to 2,000 yuan each.

An Wuyang casually handed the candle to Xia Yuqing. "Here, I'm borrowing this to give you. Xia classmate, you won't think I'm being insincere, will you?"

Xu Zixuan had already looked up the price of the Zegna candle on her phone. She stared enviously at Xia Yuqing, remembering how she'd bragged about her 400-yuan Chanel lipstick, and felt even more annoyed.

Xia Yuqing hesitated, a bit embarrassed. "Um... An classmate, you should take it home for yourself."

An Wuyang waved it off. "I have plenty at home."

"..." Niu Fenjin was speechless.

Xu Zixuan seemed thoughtful.

Xia Yuqing had no choice but to accept it.

Jack asked politely, "Mr. An, would you like us to deliver these shopping bags to your car, or straight to your residence?"

The term "residence" was just a courteous way of saying home delivery.

The only downside of luxury goods was the price!

Aside from that, the service was absolutely top-notch.

An Wuyang replied casually, "Leave them in the store for now. I'm going to browse a bit more. When I'm about to leave, I'll contact you to bring them to the underground garage."

Jack immediately pulled out his phone and showed his QR code. "Then please add me on WeChat, Mr. An. When you're ready to leave, just message me, and I'll be at your service."

An Wuyang added Jack on WeChat and led Xia Yuqing and the other two out of the Zegna store.

Xu Zixuan quickly asked, "An classmate, are you buying more things?"

Xia Yuqing also looked at him curiously. Earlier, he'd said he was buying a suit, and now he had it. Was he getting something else?

Niu Fenjin didn't want to be a background prop anymore. He spoke up first, "Um... An classmate, I have something to take care of. Let's catch up another time."

An Wuyang replied with a smile, "Sure, Brother Niu. We'll talk next time."

As for when that next time would be?

They hadn't even exchanged contact info, so what next time?

That was modern social etiquette!

"Xuanxuan, should we go?" Niu Fenjin called to Xu Zixuan.

But Xu Zixuan refused. "Didn't you say you had something? Go handle it. I'll keep my cousin company and browse a bit more."

Niu Fenjin glanced at Xu Zixuan, then nodded affirmatively. "Alright, you two keep shopping. I'll go handle some matters first."

Niu Fenjin wasn't an idiot. Given Xu Zixuan's strange behavior earlier, how could he not guess what she was thinking?

But Niu Fenjin felt Xu Zixuan wasn't worthy of him!

What kind of toad was Xu Zixuan, anyway? Didn't she know to take a look at herself in the mirror?

'What a foolish woman!' Niu Fenjin sneered inwardly.

Yet in the next moment, he understood Xu Zixuan's reasoning.

In the current social climate, if an underprivileged boy met an outstanding girl, most such boys would feel inferior and think they didn't deserve her.

But if an ordinary girl met a well-off boy, chances were she'd think the boy's conditions were good enough to be worthy of her!

'I must have been out of my mind to like such an idiot!' Niu Fenjin took a deep breath. He suddenly felt grateful to An Wuyang, because An Wuyang had shown him Xu Zixuan's true colors—and at a very low cost, at that.

Poor Xu Zixuan still had no idea she'd already been dumped!