Qian Le stared at the card terminal, stunned for two seconds, then blurted out, "Your card machine isn't broken, is it?"
Li Jiao was even more stunned than Qian Le. She truly hadn't expected Lu Chiyan to be serious. Not only had he bought it, but he hadn't hesitated in the slightest when paying.
(Lu Chiyan: If you inexplicably received a transfer of 40 million overnight, you'd swipe your card without hesitation too. (*￣︶￣))
Looking at Li Jiao's face, which was dark enough to drip ink, Lu Chiyan smiled faintly. "Now I should be the most qualified person in the world to wear this outfit, right? May I ask if you have any further objections?"
"Since you don't..." Lu Chiyan said to Qian Le, "let's go. Don't waste time on boring people like this again."
Watching the two turn and leave, Li Jiao was so furious she wanted to explode on the spot.
Qian Le was practically bursting with secret delight. Once they reached a place with no one else around, Qian Le happily grabbed Lu Chiyan's arm and shook it twice. "Aaaah, you looked so cool when you slapped her face just now! Lu Chiyan, you've finally made something of yourself! Heavens, I'm no longer that lowly manager. I finally got to stand tall today!"
"Hey, hey, hey, I haven't bought this outfit! Don't tear it-you'll have to pay for it!" Lu Chiyan pointed at his suit sleeve. It had a large patch of auspicious-cloud embroidery that looked extremely labor-intensive, so it surely couldn't cost much less than that "Capital Orchid" outfit.
"But wasn't your bank balance 0.81?" Qian Le looked at Lu Chiyan curiously and asked, "How did you suddenly get so rich?"
Lu Chiyan remarked with feeling, "All because I have an incredibly rich big brother."
Big brothers are great, big brothers are wonderful. A kid with a big brother is a treasure!
Qian Le: "..." All that worry had been for nothing. Qian Le had almost forgotten he had someone backing him.
The RE launch event was being held in the largest exhibition hall on the first floor of the Jingdi Hotel.
The launch was at seven that evening. Starting at five, luxury cars began arriving at the hotel entrance in an endless stream. Several rows of media personnel and reporters were camped out by the entrance, with paparazzi and hired photographers nearby. Fans holding light-up signs to support their idols could also be seen everywhere outside the hotel.
As Lu Chiyan rode past the intersection in his van, he spotted some bright, warm yellow light-up signs bearing his name and various support slogans.
"Lu Chiyan's charm knows no end, Yan Fans' love will never bend!"
"Chiyan shines bright, Yan Fans stay by his side!"
"Chiyan, Chiyan, forge ahead!"
"Starlight never questions those who journey on; time will never fail Lu Chiyan!"
The weather didn't look particularly good today, and a fine drizzle had already begun outside. No one had expected the sudden rain, and they looked somewhat bedraggled. Even so, the fans showed no intention of leaving. They were still holding on, simply to let the people they liked know that someone was waiting here for them, that someone was here supporting them no matter what.
"It looks like none of them brought umbrellas. What if it starts pouring?" Lu Chiyan frowned as he asked Qian Le.
Qian Le said, "They're waiting here because they knew you were coming today. Some even traveled a thousand miles just to see you. They probably won't leave even if it rains. They might even wait until the event ends."
"This event isn't going to end anytime soon, is it?" Lu Chiyan thought for a moment, then said to Qian Le, "Since the launch hasn't started yet, take the car around while the rain's still light. I'll go see them."