I'm Not Good at Lying

"Okay, go and give feedback, see if this works." Zhang Yang whispered something in her ear.

In an instant, the marketing girl's eyes widened.

"Go ahead, whether you can become the top salesperson this month depends on you," Zhang Yang said with a smile.

"Brother, please wait a moment, I'll go ask right away, I'll go ask right away!" The girl ran off excitedly.

"Zhang Yang, what did you just say?" Zhuang Jiayi asked, her face full of confusion.

"Let her ask her boss if we can have that booth," Zhang Yang said with a smile.

"How can that be? The boss doesn't even know us." Zhuang Jiayi pulled Zhang Yang, "Zhang Yang, you should take me home now."

Zhang Yang knew that Zhuang Jiayi was clearly enjoying the environment, but she still wisely decided to leave at this time.

She is truly well-behaved and sensible.

"The boss doesn't recognize me, he only recognizes money!" Zhang Yang shook his head and said.

A moment later, a marketing clerk, beaming with joy, came running over.

"Brother, it's done, no problem. The boss even offered to give you a set of Divine Dragon as a gift." The girl looked at Zhang Yang expectantly, still holding a POS machine in her hand.

"The top salesperson is yours." Zhang Yang smiled and beckoned the girl to bring him the POS machine.

Of the five million yuan in stored value awarded by the system, two million was immediately used and credited to the nightclub's card.

Enjoy life to the fullest when you're successful. There's no such thing as a bargain or a loss. What we seek in life is to live life to the fullest. Loss? That doesn't exist. I can use my money however I want.

The receipt came out instantly.

The marketing girl's expression was priceless. Ignoring Zhuang Jiayi's presence, she opened her arms and couldn't resist giving Zhang Yang a kiss.

"Hey, why did you kiss her?" Zhuang Jiayi was quite jealous and casually took the receipt to count it.

One zero, two zeros, ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands?

Two million?

She raised her head in a daze, staring blankly at the tall, handsome figure before her.

"Zhang Yang..."

···

Inside the booth at the front, Dong Ran was chatting and laughing with her boyfriend and his friends.

A bottle of Ace of Spades was opened on the table, its fruity aroma carrying a dreamy scent.

Suddenly, the music in the entire venue erupted in deafening roar.

A long line of waiters filed in, each carrying a long queue of Ace of Spades.

She stared blankly as two figures, surrounded by a group of club managers, sat down in the best booth at the front of the club. She then witnessed the club managers lining up to toast the figure in the booth one by one.

Lights, DJ, and a large screen flashing subtitles in sync.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang, for depositing two million! May you be a groom every night, with mothers-in-law all over the country."

Even in a nightclub where money is spent like water, a single top-up of two million is something everyone in the room will talk about.

Zhang Yang sat in a booth, enjoying the feeling of being the center of attention.

The booth looked like it was for two people, but if he wanted, he could just wave and there would be plenty of girls offering themselves up... oh wait, I misspoke, some girls would volunteer to sit next to him.

"Zhuang Jiayi, you don't need to envy others now, right?"

Zhang Yang poured the wine, and seeing Zhuang Jiayi's mouth agape, he asked with amusement.

Zhuang Jiayi stammered as she looked at Zhang Yang, who was standing almost touching her, his handsome face radiating wealth.

Whether my eyes are open or closed, this face just won't leave my mind.

"This... this is such a waste of money!"

It took her a long time to finally manage to utter that sentence.

"If you think about all this, where's the fun in life?" Zhang Yang laughed, raised his glass, and clinked it against Zhuang Jiayi's. "Let's drink."

Before leaving Rong City, perhaps one night of revelry would be the only way to make the trip to Sichuan worthwhile.

During the drinking session, a couple of figures appeared standing next to the booth without anyone noticing.

"Brother, may I offer you a toast?" a cautious voice sounded from the side.

Zhang Yang looked up and immediately saw a rather handsome figure. Hmm... there was a girl standing next to him, with a slim waist and long, white legs. Yes, wasn't that the school beauty who had just arrived?

She was supposed to be aloof, but with a careful smile on her face right now, there wasn't a trace of that aloofness in her.

"Bro, my girlfriend Dong Ran and Zhuang Jiayi are classmates." The guy smiled broadly, holding his wine glass, and explained again.

"Oh, hello." Zhang Yang nodded and casually raised his glass in a gesture of greeting.

The guy had no objections at all; on the contrary, he thought this was the proper demeanor of a big shot, and that this was normal. He then had his girlfriend go up and offer him a proper toast.

"Zhuang Jiayi, you've kept this from us for so long." Dong Ran looked at Zhuang Jiayi with a hint of reproach, then turned to Zhang Yang.

"Brother Zhang, I'll drink it."

He downed a glass of champagne in one gulp, and because he drank it so fast, some of it dripped into the ditch.

Zhang Yang glanced at him and nodded to this rather interesting guy.

This guy was quite sensible; he showed his face briefly and then quickly disappeared, not daring to disturb Zhang Yang at all.

"Oh no, they're going to take my lie seriously."

Zhuang Jiayi sat next to Zhang Yang, feeling confused, drinking her wine and lost in thought, when suddenly she was startled.

"What lie did you tell?" Zhang Yang looked at her strangely.

"It's just..." Zhuang Jiayi's face flushed red, "It's about saying you're my boyfriend."

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Zhang Yang.

"I reckon by tomorrow, rumors will be spreading, and who knows how they'll get out of control?"

Zhang Yang didn't say anything, just kept drinking. "So you're going to say you're breaking up with me in a while?"

He spoke while glancing at Zhuang Jiayi.

"Oh." Zhuang Jiayi lowered her head, a hint of sadness flashing in her eyes.

She drank her wine silently, one sip after another, seemingly unaware of whether she had drunk too much.

Zhang Yang glanced at the time, then at Zhuang Jiayi.

"Fine, I'll take you home."

"Oh." Zhuang Jiayi stood up as well.

"That's all you can do?" Zhang Yang looked at Zhuang Jiayi with amusement, feeling that this girl was a bit slow-witted.

"Huh?" Zhuang Jiayi snapped out of her daze and looked at him again, still somewhat dazed.

"Never mind." Zhang Yang waved for the marketing staff to come and store the wine. After all, it was bought with money and shouldn't be wasted. He then took Zhuang Jiayi's hand and walked straight out of the nightclub.

The night outside was cool and still. Zhuang Jiayi followed Zhang Yang out, looking rather dazed.

"Is the school still open?" Zhang Yang asked, preparing to hail a taxi.

"The school... is closed..." Zhuang Jiayi was stunned, as if she had grasped something crucial. "Closed, really closed."

"Are you kidding me?" Zhang Yang looked at Zhuang Jiayi with amusement. "I seem to remember you saying last night that it didn't matter how late you went home, the school wasn't even closed yet, and now you've changed your mind?"

"Really, if you don't believe me, just try it." Zhuang Jiayi clutched the hem of her clothes, her head bowed.

"What are you going to do, little sister?" Zhang Yang asked seriously.

"I'm not good at lying. I'm easily caught when I lie. If people find out I lied, I don't know how they'll laugh at me," Zhuang Jiayi said softly.

It will be available this Friday. I'm shamelessly asking for a pre-order now, thank you!