Jiang Cheng looked at the dumbfounded Wang Yuan and chuckled, patting his shoulder as he said, "Buddy, how is it? Is my car alright?"
Wang Yuan looked like he had just swallowed a fly, managing to squeeze out a strained, awkward smile. "It's... quite nice."
Recalling how he had just been gloating in front of Jiang Cheng, Wang Yuan couldn't help but flush with embarrassment.
He knew he had lost, and he had lost completely.
Seeing that Wang Yuan looked utterly crushed, Jiang Cheng immediately lost interest in playing along.
He turned to Zhou Ying and said, "Hey beauty, it's dinner time. How about accompanying me for a meal?"
"Sure," Zhou Ying replied, walking over and naturally linking her arm with Jiang Cheng's.
Wang Yuan was left alone, crouching on the ground in a state of despair.
Inside a private room at a Japanese restaurant, Jiang Cheng asked Zhou Ying, "So the'something' you had to do tonight was actually a date? I didn't cause you any trouble just now, did I?"
Zhou Ying looked at Jiang Cheng with a faint smile and shook her head. "Of course not. Tonight, I was accompanying my mother to an old friend's house—Wang Yuan's family. Once we arrived, they insisted on us going out together. I couldn't refuse, so I came. I didn't expect Wang Yuan to act like that the moment we got here."
Jiang Cheng nodded and put on a hurt expression. "I was actually quite sad for a while when I first saw you two. I thought you rejected me because of him."
Hearing this, Zhou Ying's face instantly turned a bit red.
For a moment, she couldn't tell if Jiang Cheng was being serious or just joking.
"Jiang Cheng, you still love to joke around. I remember you were quite popular in class back then."
"I didn't expect the goddess to have paid attention to me?"
Zhou Ying nodded shyly. "I didn't have many friends in class back then, and my family was very strict. A driver would pick me up right after school, so I never had the chance to hang out with classmates. I only remember that during breaks or PE class, you were quite active. In contrast, I was probably just an invisible person."
Jiang Cheng burst out laughing. "You? Invisible? Zhou Ying, aren't you underestimating yourself? If you were average-looking, you might be able to call yourself invisible, but with your looks, you were high-profile even if you didn't try."
Zhou Ying shook her head in disagreement. "Even if I look alright, I wasn't as popular as you say, and not many people pursued me. Didn't you also never pursue me?"
"That's because everyone was young and insecure. A goddess is meant to be admired from afar, not trifled with."
"Is that so? What about you?" Zhou Ying asked, her eyes wide with interest as she looked at Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng cleared his throat and said solemnly, "I went to school to study, not to date. I'm different from the others."
"..."
After finishing their meal, the two of them began strolling through Taikoo Li.
"It's been a long time since I've been here. It's changed so much," Zhou Ying remarked with emotion.
"I didn't really come here to shop before. To be honest, today is my first time."
"You never came with your girlfriend?" Zhou Ying asked tentatively.
She knew that Jiang Cheng had a girlfriend.
As soon as she said that, the scumbag cells in Jiang Cheng's brain instantly woke up. He gave a self-deprecating smile. "Actually, Zhao Jia and I usually just chat on wechat, and we've already broken up."
Jiang Cheng checked Zhou Ying's status. He remembered it had increased by five points when he bought the car and another five at the bar. It should have been at 85, so why had it dropped to 78? Did the favorability value fluctuate based on her thoughts?
He hadn't expected Zhou Ying's favorability value to rise so slowly.
But it made sense; the impact of money on someone like Zhou Ying probably wasn't that great.
Zhou Ying was naturally more difficult to win over than ordinary girls.
"I see. But you're handsome and rich; logically, many girls should like you, right?"
"I don't know if they like me or not. I was busy studying before. Aside from paying attention to you, I didn't think much about anyone else."
After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, Zhou Ying's face couldn't help but turn red again.
Seeing her shy, Jiang Cheng didn't take the opportunity to tease her further.
Noticing a Cartier counter ahead, Jiang Cheng naturally took Zhou Ying's hand and led her over.
Suddenly having her hand held by Jiang Cheng, Zhou Ying's heart rate instantly accelerated.
Zhou Ying tried to gently pull her hand away, but Jiang Cheng had no intention of letting go.
And so, Zhou Ying didn't say anything, appearing shy as she allowed Jiang Cheng to lead her.
The Cartier in Taikoo Li was decorated in a very minimalist and high-end style.
With large floor-to-ceiling glass windows and bright lighting, one could see exquisite, sparkling jewelry displayed on the counters upon entering.
The Cartier Sales Associate saw a tall, handsome guy walking in with a girl who looked like a celestial being and immediately walked toward them.
Seeing their elegant demeanor, she instantly felt that these two were definitely potential customers.
Just as he stepped into the Cartier store, the dream come true system let out a "Ding!" notification.
"Option one: Buy a gift for Zhou Ying to receive five shopping cashback cards. (Maximum balance for a single card is 500,000 yuan.)"
"Option two: Pretend to look around to receive one 9.9 yuan free-shipping iron rooster from Pinduoduo."
Jiang Cheng looked at the system's prompt speechlessly.
Anyone with a normal IQ would know how to choose!