So cheap?

"Let me show you some photos of this shop." The chestnut-haired girl opened her phone and gently showed you the photos.

Zhang Yang glanced at it briefly.

Well, he's not particularly good-looking, but he dresses like a rich young master, and with the boss's son as a whole, he's probably the most sought-after guy in the company.

"Okay, got it, I'll go watch it for you." Guan Jiaqi looked at the photo and volunteered.

"Then... I'll wait for your letter?" the chestnut-haired girl asked expectantly.

"No problem, I'll be going now." Guan Jiaqi then looked at Zhang Yang, "Do you want to... come along?"

"I won't get involved in this kind of thing. I'll wait for you guys," Zhang Yang said casually with a smile.

Guan Jiaqi is just being overly gossipy, but he's not into that sort of thing.

"Okay, I'll go first, wait for me." Guan Jiaqi bent down and kissed Zhang Yang on the cheek, then left to keep an eye on things for her friend.

In the blink of an eye, only the chestnut-haired girl was left sitting at the table.

Perhaps it was Zhang Yang's overwhelming charm that made the girl lower her head, blush, and suddenly become incredibly shy.

Zhang Yang raised his head in slight surprise.

His extraordinary senses seemed to allow him to perceive that the girl's heart was beating very fast.

"Why don't you go inside and wait?" he asked.

"Ah? Okay." The chestnut-haired girl lowered her head, picked up her bag, and hurriedly ran away.

Zhang Yang sat in the chair, shaking his head and chuckling.

He looked up and glanced out of the corner of his eye at a figure peeking over in their direction from a distance, then waved to signal it.

Not long after.

Xie Yaozong then jogged over.

"So Uncle Zhang really knows how to have fun."

He could tell at a glance that this Uncle Zhang was hiding his true identity and trying to flirt with girls.

"Playing the field?" Zhang Yang chuckled.

"Yes, I really admire your level of understanding and mindset, Uncle." Xie Yaozong was full of admiration. "Free and easy, living life to the fullest. If I had even one percent of your skill, I wouldn't find life so boring."

Zhang Yang smiled and didn't offer any comments.

Xie Yaozong spends his days either driving sports cars or chasing girls, living a life of extravagance with the hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan in pocket money his family gives him each month. It's interesting at first, but after a while, it naturally gets boring.

Zhang Yang, with his immense wealth under his control and his vast power in a foreign country, was a level of cunning and influence that Xie Yaozong could never hope to match.

He certainly won't get tired of it.

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Outside a high-end Japanese restaurant on the top floor of a shopping mall.

Guan Jiaqi sipped her milk tea with her head down, glancing at the shop entrance every now and then.

Meanwhile, she would occasionally look down and chat with her best friend.

"Where are you now?" she asked.

"I'm inside the mall," the reply came from the other end.

"Why don't you just sit there and wait for my message? Why are you in such a hurry?" Guan Jiaqi muttered to herself, "Silly girl," while continuing to send messages. "Don't you even have this much self-control?"

"I'd like to, but your boyfriend has such a strong presence. I can't even speak properly when I'm alone in front of him..." came the weak reply from the other end.

"At least you have the self-awareness," Guan Jiaqi said with a smile, but she didn't send the message.

She looked up, put down her phone, and suddenly saw a group of people walking out of the store in front of her.

One of them was impeccably dressed and had an arrogant expression.

Isn't that the person in the photo?

The man was surrounded by both men and women; it was unclear whether they were traveling with him.

Watching them walk straight towards the elevator not far away, Guan Jiaqi quickly followed and entered the elevator with them, then glanced at the floor the man pressed.

"First floor?"

Guan Jiaqi quickly opened the chat window and sent a message to her best friend.

"Go to elevator number three immediately, first floor exit."

The elevator signal was weak, and it stopped at another floor before the message was sent.

Once the message is sent, the task is complete.

Guan Jiaqi relaxed slightly, lowered her head, and her eyes suddenly widened.

The man in front of me, somehow, had his hand in the hand of a girl with a cool and aloof appearance.

The two of them didn't exchange a single word.

The next second, she saw clearly that the girl gently broke free from the man's hand beside her.

The two acted like a couple having a tiff.

"Broken."

Guan Jiaqi's heart immediately skipped a beat.

She could even imagine the awkward and embarrassing scene that was about to unfold.

I frantically pulled out my phone.

However, not a single message could be sent.

Just then, the elevator came to a stop, and we arrived at the first floor.

The elevator doors slowly opened.

The crowd began to file out one after another.

The couple who had just held hands, the woman quickly stepped out of the elevator, and the man, like a boyfriend trying to make his girlfriend happy, followed closely behind.

Guan Jiaqi spotted her best friend, who was pretending to bump into her, not far away and was unknowingly heading towards her.

"Liu Wei, no..."

She waved high, trying to get her friend's attention.

But it was too late; she clearly saw her best friend Liu Wei already smiling and going to greet her.

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"Hi, Gao Yan, what a coincidence!" Liu Wei, holding her bag in both hands, her face full of surprise and delight.

"You..." Gao Yan's expression froze.

For a moment, the surrounding air seemed to freeze.

Liu Wei was still unaware of what was happening, standing there gracefully with a hint of shyness on her face.

Ta-da!

The sound of high heels could be heard from the side.

"This is..." A girl as proud as a swan stepped forward, her eyes fixed on the Bulgari around Liu Wei's neck, then suddenly smiled, "Gao Yan, hello, you're very nice."

"No... Susan, let me explain, it's not what you think." Gao Yan suddenly became anxious.

"What's there to explain!" The girl impatiently shook off Gao Yan's hand, which was trying to grab her. "Don't tell me it's a coincidence. Can you honestly say that what she's wearing around her neck isn't the one you originally gave me? Ha, you just give away things I don't want, huh? You're quite the opportunist."

"Really... no." Gao Yan's face turned bright red.

"Get out! Don't touch me!" The girl slapped Gao Yan across the face, leaving him stunned.

Then, the girl walked away quickly without looking back.

Liu Wei remained standing there, unaware of what had happened.

"Let's go..." Guan Jiaqi lowered her voice, vaguely sensing that something was wrong, and quickly gave her a series of meaningful glances.

Clearly, there seems to be some misunderstanding.

Regardless of the circumstances, Liu Wei is in an extremely awkward position here today, so she might as well leave quickly and find out the truth later.

But it was too late.

"Did you do this on purpose?!" Gao Yan finally realized what was happening, his eyes fixed on Liu Wei.

Liu Wei was completely stunned.

His lips trembled slightly.

"What?" she asked softly. "Did I... do something wrong?"

"Stop pretending!" Gao Yan's face turned purplish-blue with anger. "Did you come here on purpose, pretending to bump into me? Do you think I can't see through you?! Who do you think you are?"

"I... I..." Liu Wei's eyes suddenly reddened.

"You're just being presumptuous!" Gao Yan glared at him angrily. "Are you wondering why I gave you this?"

He pointed his finger at Liu Wei's neck.

Liu Wei pursed her lips, her right hand gently gripping the necklace, her fingers trembling slightly.

"Why?"

"Because... because I had a fight with my girlfriend today, and I didn't give her the gift!" Gao Yan laughed angrily. "I just took pity on you and sent you a month's worth of coffee, so I just gave you this unwanted thing... How could you be so naive?"

"Something nobody wants?" Liu Wei trembled slightly.

"Yeah, nobody wants this stuff." Gao Yan sneered. "You're just desperate to get close to me, aren't you? Come on, I'll give you that chance! How can you be so shameless? I just give you something, and you come crawling up to me like this, practically offering yourself up?"

People were coming and going all around.

A barrage of gazes swept over them without any regard for propriety.

Liu Wei stood there, trembling.

"You... you son of a bitch!" Guan Jiaqi couldn't stand it any longer and stepped forward to pull Liu Wei behind her.

"Who are you insulting?" Gao Yan's face darkened. He turned around, his eyes fixed on Guan Jiaqi. "Say it again!"

"I insulted you, so what? You have a problem with that?" Guan Jiaqi instantly turned fierce, showing no weakness. "Trash, scum... Liu Wei, let's go!"

Liu Wei stood there blankly as Guan Jiaqi pulled her along, completely lost and disoriented, as if her soul had left her body.

"Did I say you could leave?" Gao Yan strode forward, blocking their path, and then stretched out his hands, pointing at the two people in front of him.

"You're swearing, huh? Fine... in public, you think I wouldn't dare hit you, huh..."

"Try moving it yourself?" Guan Jiaqi raised her fair chin slightly, glaring at the men pointing and whispering nearby. "What are you looking at? What's so interesting?"

"Fine, I won't touch you, but I can touch your friends." Gao Yan suddenly smiled, looking directly at Liu Wei. "Like I said, since you're so eager, take the initiative. I'm in a bad mood today anyway."

Liu Wei instinctively took a step back.

"Scared?" Gao Yan laughed triumphantly. "I'll make you lose face in the company. You dare ruin my plans... I'll make sure you can't stay here!"

Suddenly, a laugh came from the side.

"Don't be afraid, just keep going, there's plenty of work to be done."

Guan Jiaqi looked over and her expression immediately lit up with joy. She rushed forward and hugged him, "Zhang Yang, you've finally arrived... This man... is utterly shameless."

"There are plenty of shameless people out there," Zhang Yang chuckled.

He was sitting outside peacefully when he heard someone come out and say that something like this was happening in the mall.

After a quick glance, I knew who they were talking about, so I came over to take a look.

Damn... I actually saw something like that.

What's wrong with a girl taking the initiative when she sees a good opportunity? On the contrary, it's really disgusting of this guy to act so agitated and spew nonsense in public.

Moreover, Guan Jiaqi has already gotten involved.

Of course he had to ask about it.

"She has backup?!" Gao Yan sneered. "With a flick of her lips, she can slap me... Let's see if she dares!"

Liu Wei's face paled, and she shrank back further.

Seeing this, Gao Yan became even more smug, leaning closer and saying, "Come on, slap me! If you slap me today, I won't hold it against you. But if you don't, see if I don't deal with you when I go to the company tomorrow."

"So eager for a beating?!" A figure strode over from a short distance away.

It was Xie Yaozong.

He stepped forward, grinned menacingly, and slapped her across the face.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone around, astonishment and disbelief filled the air. Could there really be such an arrogant person in the world?

The sound was incredibly crisp.

Gao Yan, who was being slapped so hard, saw stars and stumbled as he took one step at a time.

"Here, I'll give you another one." Xie Yaozong wasn't satisfied yet, so he caught up and slapped him repeatedly, left and right.

After several slaps, Gao Yan's entire face was swollen up so badly that he was unrecognizable.

"You... you dare to lay a hand on me?!"

"Why wouldn't I dare? Come on, I not only dare, I also dare to introduce myself. Xie Yaozong from Yujiang Real Estate! Come find me if you dare!" Xie Yaozong pointed his finger directly at Gao Yan's nose.

He was completely adept at this kind of thing, and it perfectly suited his public persona.

After all, his public persona is that of a playboy who indulges in debauchery and frequently gets into fights.

These words immediately caused a huge stir.

"This is... it really is Young Master Xie!"

"Holy crap... it really is him! Young Master Xie! Tell me, what Young Master Xie did today is so satisfying!"

Many people standing by couldn't help but cheer.

After all, regardless of the reason, it's really despicable for a grown man to publicly use such words to humiliate a girl.

There are plenty of people who are furious, but when it comes to actually taking action, very few dare to do it.

At this moment, Young Master Xie descended from the sky and did what they wanted to do but dared not do, so they naturally cheered in their hearts.

"Thank you... Young Master Xie?!" Gao Yan was completely dumbfounded.

How could he not have heard of Young Master Xie's reputation?

He himself was a second-generation rich kid, but he was many levels below a super-rich kid like Young Master Xie. He had heard a lot about Young Master Xie's deeds and knew his Duan Wei and influence.

To my utter surprise, this has happened to me today.

"You recognize your grandfather?" Young Master Xie laughed. "Come on, tell me, do you think I dare to make a move?"

"Dare... dare." Gao Yan covered his mouth, lowered his head, and kept responding, his courage almost shattered by fear.

This is Young Master Xie.

Young Master Xie of Yujiang Real Estate.

This guy only needs to utter a single word, and he'll have all sorts of lackeys eager to cause him trouble.

Let alone slapping him in public.

Even if you do something even more outrageous to him in public, he wouldn't dare say a word against it, let alone hold you accountable afterwards.

He still values his life.

"Apologize!" Xie Yaozong grabbed Gao Yan by the back of the neck and dragged him straight to Liu Wei. "Be sincere and make me satisfied."

Liu Wei's face was pale, and her lips trembled.

"Maybe... maybe... no."

She was dizzy and disoriented, still a little dazed.

How did Young Master Xie suddenly appear out of nowhere, ready to stand up for her?

"Beautiful lady, don't be afraid, just accept it," Xie Yaozong laughed. "If we don't teach this kind of person a lesson, who knows what he might do next time."