The girl sighed upon hearing this, recalling the last time the two of them had barbecue together.
"Last time, when we were eating barbecue, that guy accidentally splashed me, and you immediately punched him. Why is it that this time, when someone cuts in line right in front of me, you don't react at all? Now you're even wasting this chance for revenge." After speaking, her face turned away in a huff.
Her face was full of grievance and anger.
Li Xudong shook his head and immediately corrected her: "Wang Qian, don't talk nonsense. As a girl, don't keep using words like 'cut in' so often."
"What? Didn't you just say yourself that you use those two words quite a bit when you're doing it normally?"
Li Xudong already felt embarrassed because Wang Qian had just been teased by Jiang Cheng.
Now that she mentioned it, his expression became even uglier. He said with a stiff tone, "Just now, he was wearing a wristwatch—a Patek Philippe, worth over ten million."
As soon as Li Xudong finished speaking, the girl named Wang Qian was instantly shocked.
She opened her mouth and gasped, her eyes wide, seemingly unable to believe what she had heard. She spoke with a slight tremor in her voice: "Are you serious?"
Li Xudong nodded affirmatively upon hearing this and continued, "I shouldn't be mistaken. Before, he wore a watch worth a million, but this time he wore a ten-million-level watch. How could I possibly make a move?"
Wang Qian's face was now filled with shock and unease.
Coupled with Li Xudong's reaction, she began to realize that Jiang Cheng's identity might be highly unusual.
Her anger had long since dissipated, replaced instead by a rising sense of dread.
"Then what should we do? Are we okay?"
Seeing Wang Qian scared, Li Xudong lovingly stroked her hair.
This girl was someone he met after starting university.
In Li Xudong's heart, she was not only pure-looking but also simple-minded.
Li Xudong fell in love with her at first sight the moment school started.
Because she was his first, Li Xudong cherished her exceptionally.
"Don't worry, we didn't do anything just now, and he didn't even look at me before he left. We should be safe."
"Is he really that formidable? Anyway, you two aren't even in the same school anymore, I don't think we need to be that afraid of him."
Seeing that Wang Qian was still preoccupied with the photos she had just taken, Li Xudong pulled out his phone.
He opened the class group chat.
Then he handed her the phone to look at the content.
She took the phone handed over by Li Xudong.
Wang Qian slowly scrolled through it.
As she browsed the group chat, the shock in Wang Qian's heart grew stronger.
Especially when she saw the photos and videos Zhong Chuxi shared of them buying a house in Wangjiang Residence, Wang Qian's heart rate involuntarily sped up.
Everyone was eighteen years old, so why did the girls around Jiang Cheng look so happy?
Whereas she, following Li Xudong, could only receive gifts worth a hundred yuan or so at most.
Li Xudong saw Wang Qian's reaction and thought she was awed by the situation.
He gently hugged her and said, "Baby, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Then he spoke earnestly again: "Qianqian, we are adults now. Remember, there will be many more people like this when we enter society. You and I come from ordinary families. Although there are things we might not be able to afford, it's good to know about them. For example, in the situation just now, luckily I knew about these brands beforehand, which helped us avoid trouble. Otherwise, blindly rushing in could have had unimaginable consequences."
Seeing Li Xudong spout these self-important words again, Wang Qian felt a surge of irritation.
At first, Wang Qian was attracted by this aspect of him.
But over time, it became annoying. He couldn't afford things, yet he constantly had to criticize and comment on them. This behavior was truly low.
Wang Qian took a deep breath and suppressed her inner frustration.
She knew now was not the right time to fall out with Li Xudong. Although Li Xudong's behavior was sometimes irritating, he was acceptable as a short-term meal ticket.
At least she could save several hundred yuan in meal expenses every month.
Thinking this, Wang Qian immediately put on an admiring expression and said, "Xudong, you're right. Thank goodness for you, or we would have been in trouble today."
After speaking, she pretended to look terrified and hugged Li Xudong back.
However, although her arms were wrapped around Li Xudong, the hands holding the phone behind his back were quickly scrolling through the class group chat, looking at the mentions of Jiang Cheng.
Seeing someone mention Jiang Cheng, she immediately clicked on Jiang Cheng's wechat name.
Then she quickly looked at the details and used her own phone to take a picture of Jiang Cheng's wechat details page.
Her heart was racing quickly right now. She didn't know why she was doing this, but she knew she had to.
Meanwhile, Li Xudong didn't notice anything unusual.
His eyes were full of this pure and lovely girl. Seeing Wang Qian scared, he slowly stroked her back soothingly.
His thinking was completely different from when he was in high school.
After leaving home, he had long realized that beauties of Zhou Ying's caliber were no longer objects he could aspire to.
So now, he would no longer foolishly act in a way that humiliated himself in front of Zhou Ying.
Moreover, thanks to Xu Ya, he had witnessed the madness of these gold diggers early on.
Now, he just wanted to be stably and securely with this simple girl in front of him.
But reality was not a dream, and love was not one-sided.
Li Xudong thought this way, but Wang Qian did not.
Although she was a very ordinary girl, under Li Xudong's guidance, she had gradually been exposed to higher social strata.
Therefore, Wang Qian began to yearn for more things. She started to feel that her life at this age should be more exciting.
She was no longer satisfied with boys from Li Xudong's social class.
At this moment, Jiang Cheng was leading Chen Xueer into the YSL store.
Upon entering, the left side displayed a wall full of various bags, while the right side hung seasonal clothing.
On the innermost wall, various types of shoes were displayed.
Although YSL shoes were not extremely expensive, their styles were quite good.
Although Jiang Cheng had originally intended to take Chen Xueer to Valentino's.
But he recalled that just last week he had taken Yu Xiaoxiao to buy new shoes from the same brand.
And Chen Xueer and Yu Xiaoxiao lived in the same building.
Even if they were on different floors, there was still a chance they might run into each other.
If they ended up wearing the same item again, like what happened at the last auction, it really wouldn't be good.
Furthermore, both girls shared the same boss.
What if one of them said, "My boss took me to buy this."
Wouldn't that be awkward?
Jiang Cheng ignored the high-heeled shoes and pointed to a row of pointed-toe flats, asking Chen Xueer, "How are the shoes in this row?"
Chen Xueer's gaze followed the direction of Jiang Cheng's finger.
A hint of appreciation and interest flashed in her eyes.
YSL shoes are unique in their design, always known for their delicate craftsmanship and elegant style.
At this moment, she was carefully examining a pair of black, pointed-toe flat shoes. These shoes had no excessive decorations and no conspicuous logo.
More importantly, they were simple and understated.
Although they didn't look particularly outstanding at first glance, this minimalist design made the shoes appear more elegant and refined.
After looking for a few moments, Chen Xueer picked up the shoes and said to Jiang Cheng, "These are good, suitable for today's occasion."
Seeing Chen Xueer choose such an ordinary pair of flats, Jiang Cheng looked at her with some surprise.
Compared to the shoes next to them that prominently displayed large logos, these single shoes looked very ordinary at first glance.
Because they didn't have any YSL logo on the surface.
The only way to tell that these shoes were their brand's style was on the part Chen Xueer would step on: the sole was stamped with the full English name of YSL in gold.
So unless Chen Xueer took off her shoes, no one would know what brand she was wearing.
Even fewer people would know that the price of these seemingly ordinary shoes was actually as high as over eight thousand five hundred yuan.