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The boy was pained by the forty thousand yuan price tag of the watch, but the girl continued to act spoiled.
"Even though this watch is expensive, I like it."
The girl had the watch on her wrist and was reluctant to take it off.
The boy stood to the side, also feeling very troubled.
Ye Chen looked at the girl with a face full of envy.
Sigh, look at her, and then look at Xia Yingluo.
Ye Chen really felt a sense of resentment toward her lack of ambition.
Other people's girlfriends really knew how to spend their Boyfriends' money.
If he didn't buy it, she would act spoiled and cute.
Then look at his own girlfriend.
They were both women, so why was the gap between them so large?
Xia Yingluo looked at Ye Chen's somewhat disdainful gaze, her face full of confusion.
"Ye Chen, what are we doing here?"
Xia Yingluo looked at the prices of the watches, and her heart immediately panicked.
Was Ye Chen planning to buy her a watch?
Sure enough, Ye Chen nodded and said, "I plan to buy a watch as a gift for you."
"Ah? Today isn't my birthday. Why are you giving me a watch?"
"Besides, you already bought me clothes just now. Those should count as a gift."
Ye Chen shook his head. "How can clothes count as a gift? A watch has a good meaning; if you wear it every day, you'll think of me whenever you look at it."
"The watches here are all too expensive. I think the Casio ones over there are quite nice."
Xia Yingluo glanced around; almost all the watches in the display cases cost over ten thousand yuan.
Ye Chen said, "Yingluo, you think our relationship is quite close now, right?"
Xia Yingluo nodded in confusion.
"If you don't accept the watch I'm giving you, it means you only see me as an ordinary friend and haven't truly accepted me as a particularly close friend."
"Giving you a watch is a gesture of my feelings. If you don't want it, then you're breaking my heart—it's like stabbing me in the chest."
Xia Yingluo opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
Was it really that serious?
Ye Chen let out a long breath.
Good grief, spending money on Xia Yingluo was exhausting.
Xia Yingluo finally agreed, and the two of them began browsing the watches in the store.
The couple from before hadn't left yet.
The boy was still hesitating.
Just then, a salesperson approached Ye Chen and Xia Yingluo.
"Sir, Miss, is there anything I can help you with?"
"We're picking out a watch. Yingluo, which one do you like?"
Ye Chen looked at Xia Yingluo.
"That watch, I guess."
"No, that one's too cheap. It's only eight thousand yuan."
Ye Chen immediately rejected Xia Yingluo's choice.
This girl had gone straight for the cheapest one.
Ye Chen's eyes lit up.
"How about that one?"
Ye Chen pointed at one that cost over two hundred thousand yuan.
Xia Yingluo shook her head. "No, it's too expensive."
The Waitress smiled and said, "Sir, Miss, what is your budget? I can help you pick something out."
Ye Chen shook his head. "We don't have a budget. As long as she likes it, any price is fine."
After he finished speaking, Ye Chen suddenly felt a resentful gaze fixed on him.
It was the boy who had been hesitating earlier.
The boy was very depressed.
He had almost finished convincing his girlfriend.
His girlfriend was almost ready to give up on the forty thousand yuan watch and buy a cheaper one instead.
But because of what Ye Chen said, his girlfriend became unhappy again.
"Look at his Boyfriend; he's so willing to spend money on his girlfriend," the girl said dissatisfiedly.
Ye Chen was still working on Xia Yingluo.
"Yingluo, don't look at the price, look at the style. We're not short on money; as long as you like it, it's fine."
Xia Yingluo: "Ye Chen, let's just forget it. I really think the watches here are too expensive."
"Expensive? I think they're too cheap. I've decided today that the watch you buy cannot be less than forty thousand yuan, with no upper limit."
The boy: "..."
Are you sent by God just to screw me over?
He coughed intentionally.
"Sir, I think your girlfriend is right. There's no need to buy such an expensive watch."
Hearing the boy's words, Xia Yingluo felt like she had found a kindred spirit. "Exactly! Isn't it just for checking the time on your wrist? If I buy one for a thousand or two, won't I still be able to see it every day?"
Ye Chen gave the boy a resentful look.
He had finally managed to sway her, so how could he let her buy a cheap one now?
The boy turned back to persuade his girlfriend.
"Xiaoxue, let's buy one for about ten thousand first. When we have more money later, I'll definitely buy you an expensive watch, okay?"
Xia Yingluo nodded in agreement after hearing this. "Ye Chen, we're still young and just started University. I think wearing such an expensive watch is really inappropriate."
Ye Chen: "..."
He looked at the boy with a hostile expression.
The boy was also looking at Ye Chen as if he were an enemy.
Both of them felt that the other was an eyesore.
The boy sighed.
Look at how considerate his girlfriend was, always thinking about how to save money for her Boyfriend.
The boy was moved by Xia Yingluo's sensible nature.
Just as he was envying Ye Chen, Ye Chen suddenly approached him with a smile.
"Brother, can I ask you for some advice?"
The boy was stunned for a moment. "What is it?"
Ye Chen smiled. "How did you train your girlfriend to love spending money so much? I'm honestly dying of envy."
The boy looked at Ye Chen in shock.
However, Ye Chen's gaze was exceptionally sincere.
The boy's heart was crumbling.
Ye Chen continued, "Look at how easy your girlfriend is. My girlfriend is so much trouble; all she knows is how to save money for me every day. I'm at my wit's end. If she could spend even half as much as your girlfriend, I'd be satisfied."
Ye Chen was still complaining.
Finally, the boy could take it no longer.
"Waitress, we'll take that forty thousand yuan watch from earlier. No need for an invoice, just wrap it up. I'll pay immediately."
He really couldn't stand it anymore.
Even if it cost him forty thousand yuan, he didn't want to stay here for another minute.
If he stayed any longer, he would have a heart attack from the anger Ye Chen caused him.
Ye Chen watched the boy drag his girlfriend away in a hurry, looking completely bewildered.
Why do that? I was asking for advice very seriously and humbly!
Xia Yingluo finally chose a watch, which also cost forty thousand yuan.
This was the bottom line Ye Chen had set for her.
Actually, Xia Yingluo still didn't want to buy something so expensive.
But Ye Chen had already put it that way; if she didn't buy it, she was afraid he would get angry.
Most importantly, Xia Yingluo had only just tried it on when Ye Chen swiped his card and bought the watch directly.
He didn't give her any chance to refuse.
As Xia Yingluo watched Ye Chen swipe the card, her heart was still bleeding.
She still felt that wearing such an expensive watch was far too extravagant.
After leaving the store, Xia Yingluo held out her snowy white hand and looked at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen smiled faintly, took out the watch, and personally put it on Xia Yingluo.
Xia Yingluo suddenly thought that if one day Ye Chen put a Wedding Ring on her, it would surely be even more romantic.
Although it pained her a bit, Xia Yingluo was still very happy to wear the watch Ye Chen bought her.
Along the way, she kept lifting her wrist, staring foolishly at the watch and smiling like a silly girl.
Ye Chen saw this and couldn't help but laugh as well.