'Ding!'
'Random Event: I'm B-King!'
'As a Domineering CEO, I don't care what you think—I care what I think!'
'Event Requirement: Give a gift to Xia Yuqing.'
'Event Reward: The reward will be comprehensively assessed based on the value of the gift, Xia Yuqing's satisfaction, and the degree of envy, jealousy, and resentment shown by the onlooking target, Xu Zixuan.'
???
What the hell kind of ridiculous event was this?
He really had become a Domineering CEO, hadn't he?
And now he even had to drag Xu Zixuan in as part of the play?
That was great!
An Wuyang didn't have the slightest bit of goodwill toward Xu Zixuan. In his eyes, Xu Zixuan was a typical Little Fairy, and he truly had no favorable impression of Little Fairies.
Any Little Fairy, that was.
Faced with An Wuyang deliberately making things difficult for her, Xia Yuqing replied somewhat anxiously, "Classmate An, I'm willing to help you. I don't want a gift, either."
Xu Zixuan secretly sneered from the side. In her eyes, Xia Yuqing was nothing more than a White Lotus, putting on an affected performance.
It had to be said that the same behavior could have completely different meanings in different people's eyes.
In An Wuyang's eyes, he saw Xia Yuqing's sincerity and simplicity;
but in Xu Zixuan's eyes, Xia Yuqing's methods were highly sophisticated. She had played the pitiful White Lotus to perfection.
Xu Zixuan really wanted to tell Xia Yuqing that she didn't want a gift, so An Wuyang could give it to her instead!
But after she had taken the initiative to ask for a gift and been ignored by An Wuyang, she didn't ask again. She knew that An Wuyang could continue ignoring her.
"Helping is a must, but giving you a gift is also a must." An Wuyang declared his Domineering CEO-style dictum.
"Is there anything you like?" An Wuyang asked Xia Yuqing whether she had a Wishlist.
If she had a Wishlist, An Wuyang would clear it for her directly.
Xia Yuqing sensed An Wuyang's firm attitude, so she didn't refuse him again.
After thinking for a moment, she replied, "As it happens, my dance shoes are getting worn out. If you could give me a pair of dance shoes, Classmate An, that would be wonderful!"
Dance shoes?
Xu Zixuan was speechless!
How much could a pair of dance shoes cost?
None of the major luxury brands even sold dance shoes. Ordinary dance shoes could cost less than ten yuan, couldn't they?
Even more expensive dance shoes only cost a few dozen or a few hundred yuan. Dance shoes costing more than four digits were exceedingly rare.
Xu Zixuan really wanted to knock Xia Yuqing on the head twice and ask her what on earth she was thinking.
An Wuyang was slightly taken aback, then nodded with a smile. "Okay!"
"But I don't know where they sell dance shoes," An Wuyang added.
There probably weren't any dance shoes for sale in Starlight Plaza. However, Xia Yuqing studied dance, so she definitely knew where to buy them.
Sure enough!
Xia Yuqing picked up the conversation. "Let's go to Tianjie across the street. They have dance shoes there."
As she said this, Xia Yuqing looked at Xu Zixuan. "Cousin, are you still coming with us?"
The implication was that she and An Wuyang were only going to buy dance shoes, and Xu Zixuan would gain nothing by following them.
Xu Zixuan secretly gritted her teeth. She was furious at the words "still coming"!
Holding back her anger, Xu Zixuan replied decisively, "I don't have anything else to do anyway. I'll go shopping with you."
An Wuyang silently gave Xu Zixuan a thumbs-up!
In the random event that had just been triggered, Xu Zixuan was part of the play. He had been worried that she might leave halfway through and lower the final comprehensive evaluation.
Now that Xu Zixuan was going along, An Wuyang thought it was great.
Xia Yuqing looked helplessly at her cousin. She thought this cousin of hers was simply ridiculous. Her skin was far too thick!
Xia Yuqing ignored her cousin and walked ahead to lead An Wuyang. Since her cousin was there, she had originally been able to chat with An Wuyang about their school days, but now she could only remain silent as they hurried along.
This was the power of a third wheel!
After roughly five or six minutes, Xia Yuqing brought An Wuyang to the underground mall beneath Tianjie. They then found dance shoes in a small shop that sold footwear.
Just as An Wuyang had guessed, dance shoes were extremely cheap!
The dance shoes Xia Yuqing chose ended up costing only thirty yuan a pair, and she only wanted one pair.
The price and circumstances made Xu Zixuan shake her head repeatedly!
An Wuyang had just spent a full fifty thousand yuan at Zegna, and he had even taken the initiative to say he would give Xia Yuqing a gift. Yet the gift Xia Yuqing chose cost only thirty yuan?
In Xu Zixuan's eyes, this was simply too stupid!
If Xu Zixuan were choosing, she would definitely ask for a luxury-brand handbag!
Even if Starlight Plaza didn't have Hermes or Chanel, at the very least, asking for a Louis Vuitton bag wouldn't be excessive, would it?
And the result was this?
She was sending him away with thirty yuan?
Xu Zixuan thought her cousin was—
To put it nicely, simple-minded. To put it harshly, stupid!
An Wuyang paid first, then asked, "Do you usually wear these dance shoes when you practice?"
"Mm-hm!" Xia Yuqing replied affirmatively.
"Then what kind of clothes do you wear?" An Wuyang asked curiously.
Xia Yuqing replied with a slight blush, "If I'm only practicing at home, I just wear whatever. Loose T-shirts are fine."
"If I go to a Dance Studio, then I have to wear Dance Practice Clothes," Xia Yuqing added.
"If I'm rehearsing a dance in a Dance Studio, I have to wear different clothes depending on the type of dance," Xia Yuqing continued.
"I understand!" An Wuyang indicated that he understood, then called out, "Come with me!"
Xia Yuqing secretly guessed that An Wuyang wanted to buy her Dance Practice Clothes.
This time, Xia Yuqing didn't refuse immediately, because Dance Practice Clothes were also quite cheap. An ordinary set only cost around one hundred yuan.
Xu Zixuan also guessed that An Wuyang might want to buy Xia Yuqing Dance Practice Clothes. She couldn't help curling her lips, once again secretly thinking that Xia Yuqing was a little stupid.
She could clearly have asked for a luxury-brand handbag as a gift, yet she had insisted on pretending to be a White Lotus and asking for dance shoes.
Now she had overplayed her hand, hadn't she?
Up until this very moment, Xu Zixuan still thought Xia Yuqing was pretending to be a White Lotus!
This was probably a case of one kind recognizing its own kind, wasn't it?
Xu Zixuan herself was a Little Fairy, so she naturally assumed Xia Yuqing was one too. Xia Yuqing was merely disguising herself for now.
Fortunately, neither An Wuyang nor Xia Yuqing knew what Xu Zixuan was thinking. Otherwise, An Wuyang would have died laughing, while Xia Yuqing would probably have fallen out with her.
An Wuyang led the way. A few minutes later, he brought Xia Yuqing and Xu Zixuan to a lululemon boutique.
Lululemon had originally been a yoga-clothing brand, but recently it had hired many celebrities and online influencers to build hype. Its presence in the market was enormous. Combined with the fact that its technical fabric really was gentle on the skin, its momentum had grown increasingly strong.
An Wuyang called out, "Classmate Xia, I'll give you two more sets of Dance Practice Clothes. You won't refuse, will you?"
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