Seeing the Sales Associate busy packing everything, Peng Shiqi began to feel a bit dazed.
Looking at the mountain of shopping bags in front of her, Peng Shiqi nervously pulled on Jiang Cheng and leaned in to whisper, "Boss, isn't this too much? Do you think your mother and cousin will like these?"
Peng Shiqi didn't realize how intimate her subconscious action of leaning in to whisper in his ear was.
Although it was only for a brief moment, the sensation on his arm was incredibly soft.
Mm, not bad~~
"Didn't you say you liked them when you were picking them out?"
These words left Peng Shiqi a bit confused.
"I do like them, but that's just my personal taste. Why don't you pick some more?"
"No need, as long as you like it."
Peng Shiqi hadn't thought much of the previous sentence, but this one instantly felt ambiguous to her.
Li Man still didn't know what Jiang Cheng and Peng Shiqi had said earlier.
Seeing the Sales Associate busy with bag after bag, Li Man spoke up with a face full of envy, "Wow, Qiqi, I'm so jealous of you."
She said to Jiang Cheng, "Boss, you're way too good of a boss! I'm dying of envy..."
Jiang Cheng said to Peng Shiqi, "Pick out a couple of items for your best friend too."
Hearing this, she was clearly even more bewildered.
"Ah??"
This isn't right, is it? It can't be.
Had Jiang Cheng forgotten that these things weren't for her, but for his mother and cousin A'mi?
Was he getting this deep into the act?
Hearing this, Li Man immediately waved her hands. "No, no need. These don't suit me, and besides, there's no reason for someone's boyfriend to buy things for their best friend."
Hearing this teasing, Peng Shiqi immediately signaled Li Man not to talk nonsense.
After pulling her aside, she whispered the conversation she just had with Jiang Cheng to Li Man.
Hearing this, instead of being embarrassed, Li Man spoke with a faint blush on her cheeks, "President Jiang, why are you helping me... helping us like this?"
Wait, after finding out the items weren't for Peng Shiqi, what was with Li Man's bashful expression?
The reason she was bashful was actually quite simple.
Just now, she had been very envious of Peng Shiqi.
But now, she felt like Jiang Cheng was standing up for her.
She felt an unknown warmth flowing through her heart.
When she saw Chen Ting bullying Li Man earlier, she only felt angry and wanted to help Li Man; she hadn't thought about it this way.
But now that she had calmed down, she started overthinking things.
No way, does Jiang Cheng like Li Man??
Peng Shiqi followed up tentatively, "Exactly, why are you helping us??"
One could only say it was lucky Jiang Cheng didn't know what Peng Shiqi was thinking, or he would surely have called it ridiculous.
Although Li Man was like a parking space for a large truck, and her chassis would likely be very stable while driving...
But her charm of 80-plus points was still a bit lacking.
What kind of thoughts would lead these two Girls to think in that direction?
Jiang Cheng shrugged and put on a profound look, saying, "There aren't that many 'whys'. If I had to analyze it, it's probably because I can't stand to see Girls being 'pushed' too hard. Drawing my sword to help and exorcising demons is just my nature."
Hearing this, both Girls put on looks of admiration.
At those words, Li Man glanced at Chen Ting, who was sitting on the sofa, fuming with rage.
To hide the stirrings in her eyes, she changed the subject.
"Even so, thank you. Like I said, Qiqi, your boss is such a good person."
Seeing Li Man say something so ambiguous again, Peng Shiqi gave her an embarrassed roll of the eyes.
Peng Shiqi: "favorability value +5!"
Her favorability value was soaring even without knowing the items were for her.
Isn't this in the bag??
Just then, Wang Congcong walked in from outside.
Wang Congcong's gaze swept over the pile of shopping bags.
Then it landed on Peng Shiqi.
His gaze was like he was examining some rare object.
As a regular at luxury stores, Wang Congcong naturally knew how much those dozen or so bags must have cost.
He walked over to Jiang Cheng in a few steps and threw an arm over Jiang Cheng's shoulder.
He said with a laugh, "Whoa, Brother Cheng, I was only out for a bit. What did I miss??"
Although Jiang Cheng had been targeting Chen Ting earlier, he smiled and joked, "You missed the process of tidying the clothes. Do you want the ladies to tidy them for you again?"
Wang Congcong clicked his tongue, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over Chen Ting sitting on the sofa.
He tilted his chin toward Chen Ting. "Are you done picking? If you are, pay up and let's go."
Chen Ting didn't respond, the resentment in her eyes almost overflowing.
She felt extremely stifled. She was clearly Wang Congcong's girlfriend, and she should have been the center of attention today.
But now, Peng Shiqi was like she had a cheat code, with Jiang Cheng buying her everything from head to toe, while she herself had become a mere foil.
Seeing Chen Ting's sour face and pouting lips, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Wang Congcong could guess most of it, but he didn't say much, instead looking at her with a look of displeasure.
Meeting Wang Congcong's displeased gaze, Chen Ting immediately replied with a smile, "I didn't see anything I liked, so I won't buy anything."
Just then, a staff member came over with the bill.
The Female Sales Associate had a warm smile on her face. "Sir, the total is 1,286,000 yuan."
Hearing this amount, Peng Shiqi couldn't help but click her tongue in surprise.
She couldn't help but sigh inwardly; it truly lived up to being high-end luxury.
Jiang Cheng took out a black card and handed it to the staff member, asking casually, "Peng Shiqi, where do you live? I'll have the staff deliver these things to you."
Peng Shiqi was currently chatting and laughing with Li Man.
She froze for a moment upon hearing this and subconsciously blurted out her address.
After reporting it, she realized what happened and leaned closer to Jiang Cheng to whisper, "Boss, you're only having the things sent to my place to make the act in front of Chen Ting more convincing, right?"
Jiang Cheng glanced at her but didn't speak; the mission wasn't finished yet.
At this moment, his psychological perception skill could feel that Peng Shiqi was feeling very joyful deep down.
So Jiang Cheng still chose to exploit a loophole in the system.
The staff member swiped the card, returned the black card to Jiang Cheng, and asked respectfully, "Sir, should we deliver these items to the address this young lady mentioned now?"
"Yes," Jiang Cheng nodded. "Deliver them as soon as possible."
After the payment was completed, the system finally gave a "Ding!" notification.
"Special mission completed!!"
"According to the system's calculation, Peng Shiqi's shopping pleasure level is 99 points."