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But her body wouldn't allow it.

"Why are you still awake?" It was already past eleven when Gu Yanqing got into bed and saw Qiao Wanqing still playing on her phone.

"I'm waiting for midnight to shop till I drop for Singles' Day."

Shopping was practically a woman's instinct. With nothing much to do at home lately, Qiao Wanqing had browsed Taobao quite a bit and added a whole bunch of things to her cart.

A lot of things were discounted from midnight to one in the morning, so she had to wait until midnight.

Qiao Wanqing had discovered that no matter how rich she was, she still couldn't resist the temptation of Singles' Day's massive discounts. Nothing else mattered—seeing that she had bought a pile of things and saved a few hundred yuan simply made her happy.

Little did she know, a few hundred yuan was not even enough for their family to eat one meal.

That was probably just human nature...

"Tell me what you want to buy, and I'll buy it for you. Go to sleep early." Gu Yanqing was worried that she shouldn't stay up late.

"It's fine. I slept all afternoon today, so I'm not sleepy now."

How could having someone else buy things compare to buying them herself? Wasn't splurging all about the thrill of paying for it?!

Gu Yanqing knew she had good judgment and wouldn't overdo it. He walked over, sat on the bed, took her feet out from under the thin blanket, placed them on his thigh, and gently massaged her legs.

Recently, not only had Qiao Wanqing's feet become swollen, but she had also started getting calf cramps. The doctor had told Gu Yanqing that properly massaging her legs could effectively ease the swelling and cramps.

So every day at