In the car, the warm air from the heater blew gently.
Huo Yi Sen was sucking on a mint candy, his eyes half-closed, leaning back against the seat.
After a dozen minutes, the mint candy completely melted in his mouth. He slowly opened his eyes and reached for his phone to check messages.
Unlocking the screen, he saw the photo album he hadn’t exited earlier.
The steam from the hot pot was rising, and a beautiful face was lost in thought.
Huo Yi Sen didn’t delete the photo. If you had to ask why, there wasn’t really a reason he had to explain.
He put away his phone, started the car, and before leaving, he inexplicably glanced outside.
Groups of people were chatting and laughing, but in his line of sight, there was no one.
The car strangely circled the shopping mall once and suddenly stopped.
Across from the luxury jewelry store, a young man dressed lightly was sitting, staring motionlessly at the store.
Inside the store, it was dazzling, but he was in the darkness, with only a patch of white on him standing out.
So the rhythm of his fingers tapping on the bench was cleverly hidden in the darkness.
Lin Yue Shu was looking at the store, softly counting to himself:
“One hundred ninety-nine, two hundred, two hundred and one…”
The sound of the car engine turning off interrupted his counting.
“Go in and take a look.” A cold, distant voice came from above.
Lin Yue Shu: Came pretty fast.
He looked up, his pupils trembling, and immediately stood up:
“Representative Huo, I thought you went back.”
Huo Yi Sen didn’t even glance at him, one hand in his pocket, and said indifferently:
“A hot pot meal for three rounds of passion, if others knew, they’d say Hain Group is big and bullying people.”
Lin Yue Shu: “I don’t quite understand.”
Without further ado, Huo Yi Sen took out a card and tossed it into his arms:
“Go in and look, buy whatever you like with the card.”
“It’s okay, I don’t really have any occasions to wear jewelry.”
Huo Yi Sen pushed him inside and returned to the car.
Lin Yue Shu glanced at the car hidden in the night, wanting to laugh, wanting to laugh out loud.
This time, he won the bet again.
He indeed had been thinking about eating hot pot with Huo Yi Sen today, but that had to be postponed; he had more important things to do.
The original character seemed to have a debuff—except for those who wanted to sleep with him, everyone else found him an eyesore.
So Lin Yue Shu, who was used to salespeople smiling and almost kneeling to serve him before he entered the book, today experienced a sales guy rolling his eyes at him.
Lin Yue Shu’s outfit was indeed not presentable, with a white shirt that had been wet and dried, leaving yellow water stains like patches, and he was surrounded by a strong hot pot smell, clashing with the store’s elegant fragrance.
The sales guy, with heavy makeup, rolled his eyes to the sky:
“Good evening, sir, feel free to look around.”
After saying that, he ran to the side to play on his phone.
Lin Yue Shu wandered around, indeed finding nothing that caught his eye. When he used to endorse top luxury brands, he thought those things costing millions were really not good-looking, no matter how they were designed, they all looked the same. Fortunately, they only targeted the rich, not the hard-earned money of the poor.
The sales guy was deeply engrossed in his phone, and a very young girl came out from the back, looking like a newcomer. Seeing Lin Yue Shu, she quickly ran over, smiling cutely:
“Sir, is there anything you like? I can recommend something for you.”
The sales guy rolled his eyes again.
Lin Yue Shu thought for a moment and asked, “Do you have any pre-owned items?”
“Yes, yes.” The young girl quickly turned to the cabinet, “We just received a pair of 2020 Coco earrings today, I think they would suit you perfectly~”
A small box was placed in front of Lin Yue Shu, and just as he was about to reach for it, a large hand with black nail polish but distinct bones reached over and snatched the box first.
Both of them looked up, meeting the sales guy’s rolling eyes.
“Sir, our pre-owned items are all sent back to the Italian headquarters for refurbishment, not for sale.” The sales guy said sarcastically.
The young girl: “Huh? But this time…”
The sales guy glared at her, interrupting:
“Sir, all our jewelry requires a purchase with a minimum spend, even the cheapest requires a hundred to eighty thousand. Do you understand what that means?”
Lin Yue Shu didn’t say anything, staring directly at the sales guy.
The sales guy covered his mouth with a flamboyant gesture, laughing:
“Ah, sir, you probably don’t know what a minimum spend means. We’re about to close, and I don’t have time to explain it to you. Maybe you can come back another time?”
The young girl: “Huh? It’s only six o’clock…”
The sales guy couldn’t take it anymore, pulling her aside and lowering his voice to scold:
“That’s why I hate bringing in newcomers, they don’t understand anything, no ability to judge people. Look at him, does he look like someone with money? He probably can’t even afford our shopping bag, don’t waste your energy on irrelevant people. Remember what your senior taught you today.”
The young girl bit her lower lip and nodded.
The two turned around, and the sales guy continued to laugh sarcastically:
“Sir, take your time~”
Lin Yue Shu didn’t even look at him, pointing at a pair of earrings:
“Can I try these?”
The young girl immediately forgot her senior’s lesson, nodding quickly:
“Yes, yes, I’ll get them for you.”
The sales guy held down the young girl’s hand, his voice clearly irritated:
“Our brand, Alder Jewelry, is the only one with an independent store in Hain Mall. Chanel and Armani can only set up stalls here. Why would you think our jewelry can be tried on for free? If you dirty them, will you buy them?”
Lin Yue Shu ignored him, smiling gently at the young girl:
“Please take them out for me to try.”
The young girl, being kind-hearted, felt sorry for the man in front of her. The brand’s policy allowed for trying on. So she pushed away the sales guy’s hand and took out the pair of earrings.
“You!” The sales guy’s heavily lined eyes glared fiercely.
The young girl lowered her head, not daring to look at him.
“Sir, these earrings are our autumn new arrivals, just arrived yesterday. These are for trying on. If you like them, you can reserve them. As for the minimum spend…”
Lin Yue Shu could tell she was a newcomer, her honest and simple demeanor made him worry for her future.
Lin Yue Shu nodded, taking out one earring to try on in front of the mirror.
During this, he discreetly glanced at the clock.
Ten minutes left.
Lin Yue Shu put on the earring, and the young girl’s eyes lit up with admiration:
“Sir, you look amazing with these! It’s like a falling star hanging from your ear, and your face is as beautiful as the moon. With these earrings, I see the vastness of the universe!”
Her compliment made Lin Yue Shu a bit embarrassed.
But she wasn’t wrong.
He admired himself in the mirror for a while, and seeing the time was almost up, he took out the other earring to put on.
Then—
“Oh no, my hand slipped, and I accidentally dropped it.”
The sales guy let out a shrill scream, quickly rushing over to pick up the earring and inspect it:
“How can you be so clumsy? Look! There’s a scratch. I don’t care, you have to pay! Eight hundred thousand! Or I’ll call the police!”
The young girl was speechless: Where’s the scratch???
The sales guy lost his elegance, grabbing Lin Yue Shu by the collar, loudly demanding compensation.
Author’s Note:
Happy National Day to all the CEOs, there will be random small red envelopes in the comments section of this chapter~