WPG0042: Are You Two Dating?

Faced with An Wuyang's reasoning, Xia Yuqing couldn't refuse. She knew that outright rejection would only mean distance.

So Xia Yuqing agreed. "Alright, An classmate, I'll accept your gift, but this is the last one, okay?"

An Wuyang smiled and nodded. "Of course, no problem!"

In truth, An Wuyang had considered directly giving Xia Yuqing a bag from a luxury brand, since one of the weights for reward evaluation in the random events was the gift's value.

But another weight was Xia Yuqing's satisfaction. Though his time with her had been brief, An Wuyang already knew she wasn't a gold digger, so a luxury brand bag probably wouldn't have gone over well.

Factoring in the reward weight that considered Xu Zixuan's envy and jealousy, An Wuyang settled on Lululemon as a compromise.

After all, Lululemon started as a yoga apparel brand, and some of its products could easily double as dance practice clothes, so An Wuyang wasn't worried about practicality.

Plus, Lululemon wasn't exactly cheap!

The three of them walked into the Lululemon store together. An Wuyang led Xia Yuqing straight to the T-shirt section. With his input, she picked out two dark-colored short-sleeve T-shirts, and then An Wuyang chose two sports bras.

"Xia classmate, you can wear this sports bra when you practice dancing at home. Their sports bras are really good," An Wuyang said enthusiastically.

Xia Yuqing looked at him helplessly but eventually let herself be persuaded.

Next came the bottoms. Following An Wuyang's recommendations, Xia Yuqing chose an 8-inch and a 19-inch pair.

Xu Zixuan trailed behind them the whole time. She hadn't known much about Lululemon and didn't think it was anything special, but after seeing the prices, she felt a bit deflated.

For example, the sports bras and T-shirts were 580 yuan each, the 8-inch tight shorts were also 580 yuan, and the 19-inch mid-length tights were 980 yuan.

In the end, the total for four outfits came to 5,440 yuan!

That price was both expensive and not.

For ordinary working-class people, it was steep—most couldn't afford it.

Of course, Lululemon started as a yoga brand, and even now, it leans toward fitness and sports. It never really catered to the average wage earner.

After all, how many working-class folks actually work out?

Was some office clerk earning 3,000 a month supposed to hit yoga or the gym after a long day?

What kind of niche business genius thought that up?

As for it not being expensive—well, for An Wuyang, it really was cheap.

He'd just spent 6,900 yuan on socks and underwear at Zegna!

An Wuyang paid, picked up the shopping bags himself, and said with a grin, "Xia classmate, we've agreed—when I come asking for your help later, you've got to back me up!"

Xia Yuqing's face flushed. In that instant, her mind raced, and in one wild thought, she'd even figured out what to name her and An Wuyang's future kids.

In the end, she just murmured softly, "Mm-hmm."

Xu Zixuan burned with jealousy on the sidelines. She was so envious of Xia Yuqing!

So she teased deliberately, "Cousin, are you and An classmate dating?"

Before Xia Yuqing could answer, Xu Zixuan went on, "The college entrance examination is over, you're an adult now—dating's normal."

Faced with Xu Zixuan's teasing, Xia Yuqing's cheeks reddened. Surprisingly, she didn't deny it, even glancing sidelong at An Wuyang.

An Wuyang smiled politely and replied, "Thanks for your concern, cousin-in-law. Xia classmate and I do have a good relationship. If it ever develops into something romantic, we'll be sure to let you know first."

An Wuyang's response was measured. He affirmed his good rapport with Xia Yuqing, left room for future possibilities, and subtly jabbed at Xu Zixuan to mind her own business.

Xia Yuqing listened, a bright smile lighting up her eyes.

But An Wuyang's subtle jab had no effect!

Xu Zixuan was too dense to catch the sarcasm.

Even if she had, it wouldn't have mattered—her skin was thick enough to play dumb.

After all, when she'd asked for a gift earlier and been ignored, she'd still hung around as a third wheel without batting an eye. That said plenty about her nerve.

What was even more outrageous was that Xu Zixuan latched onto An Wuyang's words and said, "Great, great! When you two start dating, you have to tell me. Let's add each other on WeChat so you can keep me posted."

"..." An Wuyang was completely speechless.

Was this the power of shamelessness?

Xia Yuqing was at a loss too. She felt embarrassed for her cousin.

"Cousin!" Xia Yuqing stepped in to save An Wuyang. "If An classmate and I really do start dating, I'll post it on my Moments!"

An Wuyang nodded with a smile, clearly not intending to add Xu Zixuan as a friend.

Caught in the crossfire of Xia Yuqing and An Wuyang's combined attack, Xu Zixuan couldn't take it anymore. She pulled out her phone to check the time and added, "My boyfriend just texted me. He wants me to head over. I'm off—talk later."

Xia Yuqing breathed a small sigh of relief. That shameless cousin was finally gone!

An Wuyang waved. "See you, cousin-in-law."

See you?

Seeing a source of entertainment again wouldn't be so bad!

Once Xu Zixuan had finally left, Xia Yuqing let out a sigh. She was truly afraid of that cousin—too thick-skinned for her to handle.

On the other side, Xu Zixuan immediately messaged Niu Fenjin as soon as she left.

'Xu Zixuan: Where are you?'

'Xu Zixuan: Let's go see a movie first, then eat dinner later. I want steak.'

'Niu Fenjin: ?'

'Xu Zixuan: I asked where you are.'

'Niu Fenjin: Let's break up.'

'Xu Zixuan: ???'

Niu Fenjin has enabled friend verification. You are not on their friend list yet. Please send a friend request first. Once approved, you can chat.

[Send Friend Request]

Xu Zixuan stared at the red exclamation mark and the verification prompt, frozen in place. She had actually been blocked?

Had she done something unforgivable?

Why did Niu Fenjin want to break up with her?

"That Shrimp Head Man!" Xu Zixuan muttered under her breath. She felt like she'd been used for nothing, and what stung more was that she'd even brought Niu Fenjin home to meet her parents. And now he just dumped her like that?

Wasn't he going to compensate her?