The fiery-red Porsche sped through the traffic. To be honest, Zhao Liya's driving skills were pretty impressive, but Zhao Liya, who was fuming at the moment, hadn't noticed that the roadside cameras had rudely captured this modern speed queen, nor had she noticed that Zhang Hupan's expression remained calm. With his arms folded across his chest, he was comfortably enjoying the thrill that speeding brought him.
Watching Zhao Liya grit her teeth and drive recklessly, Zhang Hupan couldn't help finding it amusing. If he were truly frightened by this speed—which was no faster than an ant's crawl—then the cultivation world would probably be buzzing with sensational news the next day: Disciple of Zhang Sanfeng of the Wudang Sect, Nascent Soul Stage expert, faints in car after driving too fast... If such a thing really happened, Zhang Sanfeng might immediately return from the Immortal Realm to the mortal world and sever his master-disciple relationship with Zhang Hupan!
"Student Zhao Liya!" Zhang Hupan called with a smile.
"Hm!" Zhao Liya, whose nerves were stretched taut, answered unconsciously.
"I just saw many cameras flashing at our car. Are those electronic traffic cameras?" Zhang Hupan asked unhurriedly.
"Ah!" The girl's high-pitched scream was almost too much even for a Nascent Soul Stage expert to bear. After the ear-piercing shriek, the car suddenly screeched to a halt. Zhao Liya's pretty face turned cold, and she glared at Zhang Hupan with blazing eyes as she angrily demanded, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"You're the driver. I thought you knew," Zhang Hupan said with an innocent smile.
No matter how Zhao Liya looked at Zhang Hupan's innocent expression, it seemed like he was taking pleasure in her misfortune! She had only driven so fast to scare him, but not only had she failed to frighten him, she would probably soon receive traffic tickets fluttering in like snowflakes. She had truly gained nothing and lost everything. Zhao Liya was so vexed that she shot Zhang Hupan a vicious glare with her large eyes before driving properly. Although she appeared to be concentrating on the road, she had already cursed Zhang Hupan thoroughly in her heart and whipped him a hundred times over!
The area around Wulin Square had always been Hangzhou's commercial center. Land there was exorbitantly expensive—every inch was worth its weight in gold. Upscale restaurants, high-end bars, top clubs, five-star hotels, elite business centers, premium office buildings, fashionable luxury clothing boutiques, high-end fitness and entertainment centers, and countless other top-tier establishments were all concentrated there.
Zhao Liya parked in the Hangzhou Tower parking lot and turned to Zhang Hupan with a frosty expression. "Get out!" After saying that, she got out first and slammed the car door shut.
Zhang Hupan's actual wealth probably wouldn't make him the richest man in the world, but ranking somewhere among the top one hundred or two hundred wouldn't be a problem. Of course, Zhang Hupan would never convert the immortal treasures in his Universe Ring or the treasures in the Xuanwu Immortal Realm into yuan, nor would he count the Wudang Sect's worldly businesses as his own assets. All he knew was that the roughly two thousand yuan he had earned from working over the past two or three months was all the wealth he currently possessed, plus the one hundred thousand yuan appearance fee for pretending to be Zhao Liya's boyfriend this time. Even so, when Zhang Hupan arrived at the men's clothing section of Hangzhou Tower's Building B, he still felt embarrassed by his shabby appearance. The cheapest clothes here cost over ten thousand yuan, to say nothing of the top brands.
Before he knew it, he had arrived at the GIEVES&HAWKES counter. When the sales assistants saw Zhang Hupan's shabby outfit and his expression like that of Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, they couldn't help revealing looks of contempt.
"Sir, if you don't intend to buy anything here, please don't touch the clothes," a relatively tall sales assistant said with a smile. Although she appeared very polite on the surface, her condescending tone and the contempt flashing in her eyes made Zhang Hupan extremely displeased. Damn, what a bunch of snobs. If I casually took out even one garment woven from Heavenly Immortal Silkworm thread, I could smash this entire building down on top of you! Of course, as an expert of the cultivation world, he wasn't truly bored enough to do something like that. Since he couldn't stoop to arguing with mortals, Zhang Hupan could only prepare to leave.
Just as Zhang Hupan was about to turn around, Zhao Liya, who had followed him inside, gave a cold snort. Her chilly gaze swept around the shop before she arrogantly said, "Bring out the most upscale, latest-style suits you have and let this gentleman try them on!"
When the two sales assistants saw Zhao Liya standing beside Zhang Hupan, their complicated expressions were probably impossible for anyone to decipher.
It was simply unbelievable. A stunning beauty dressed from head to toe in the world's top brands actually seemed to be the girlfriend of this ordinary-looking, shabbily dressed man!
Although Zhao Liya herself looked down on Zhang Hupan's rustic appearance from the bottom of her heart, he was still someone she had brought along. How could anyone else have the right to look down on him? Even when beating a dog, one had to consider its owner—let alone the fact that Zhang Hupan was currently her nominal boyfriend and, in reality, her classmate.
"All right, please wait a moment!" The tall, pretty sales assistant reacted quickly and hurriedly replied with a fawning smile.
Zhao Liya was standing up for him, and Zhang Hupan could still appreciate that. He couldn't help revising his opinion of this favored daughter of heaven slightly. His gaze toward Zhao Liya was no longer as cold as before. He simply didn't know what he would think if he learned that Zhao Liya had acted as his ally because of the saying, "Even when beating a dog, one must consider its owner."
Although Zhang Hupan looked extremely ordinary, he was still a cultivation expert. Despite doing his best to seal away his immortal spiritual aura, he inevitably retained an unusual air that set him apart from ordinary people. When he dressed plainly and paid no attention to his appearance, outsiders might not notice his distinctive transcendent bearing. But once he put on the world's top clothing, which was designed to accentuate one's bearing, that elegant, transcendent, and noble air became impossible to conceal.
For a man, bearing was actually far more important than appearance. When Zhang Hupan appeared before Zhao Liya in an elegant yet simple black suit, a glimmer flashed through her beautiful eyes. She walked over and looked him up and down before secretly praising him: Who would have thought this fellow, usually so rustic and wooden, would look quite decent in a suit? His bearing isn't bad either. Taking him out shouldn't be embarrassing!
Although Zhao Liya secretly praised him in her heart, she naturally wouldn't say it aloud. Keeping her face cold, she said, "This one. Miss, wrap it up!"
Everyone loved beauty, and cultivation experts were no exception. Zhang Hupan actually liked the suit he was wearing quite a bit, so he naturally glanced at the price and inwardly cried out, Good heavens, it costs eighty thousand yuan! He didn't even consider that any single piece of jade from his pocket could be exchanged for a hundred or so outfits like this. At that moment, however, Zhang Hupan could only judge an item's value by the income he had earned from working.
Seeing that Zhao Liya had decided to buy the suit, Zhang Hupan knew that her family was wealthy, but money couldn't be spent like this! He moved closer to Zhao Liya and whispered into her ear, "Student Zhao, this suit costs eighty thousand yuan! Let's go somewhere else!"
The rich masculine scent mixed with immortal spiritual energy made a flush of red pass over Zhao Liya's fair cheeks, and her heart inexplicably trembled.
Zhao Liya shot Zhang Hupan a fierce look and whispered back, "I'll pay for the clothes and everything else! I won't make you spend a single cent, you miser!"
Zhang Hupan really wanted to lose his temper, but since he had agreed to dress up as her boyfriend, he could only follow her arrangements. He gave an awkward "Oh."
Afterward, Zhao Liya took Zhang Hupan to buy some other expensive accessories, such as a diamond-studded phone worth one hundred and fifty thousand yuan and a diamond watch worth two hundred and fifty thousand. Watching Zhao Liya swipe her card without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Hupan's heart secretly bled as he wondered how many days he would have to work at the bar to earn that much! He really had no idea what the Wudang Sect's disciples and descendants would think if they knew their founding ancestor was inwardly bleeding over such a small sum of money!
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