181: Show your sincerity - 2

Jiang Ye's face instantly turned from "cloudy to sunny," blooming with an enthusiastic smile. He reached out with great anticipation to take it, while being polite with his words:

"Oh my, Little Sister Su, this is so embarrassing. It's not appropriate..."

But after the packaging was opened, his expression froze. In an instant, it turned from "sunny back to cloudy." He expressionlessly closed the box and gently placed it back on the coffee table.

"I'm sorry, Miss Su. This is not appropriate."

Su Ning, who had been nervously observing his expression, saw his attitude do a complete 180-degree turn. Hearing words that were similar yet had completely different meanings, she blinked blankly:

"...Huh?"

"..."

Jiang Ye stopped looking at her. He leaned back, focused his gaze on his nose and his nose on his heart, silently picked up his cup of hot water, and took small sips while blowing on it, expressing his dissatisfaction through his actions.

Sigh!

Comrade Little Su has fallen!

Last time she knew to give a shirt worth nearly thirty thousand, how long has it been since then? Now she's trying to brush me off with this 1,200 yuan perfume?

The cashback only totals twelve thousand, and you want me to gift you fifty thousand? Keep dreaming!

Where's the sincerity? Where's the attitude? Where's the courage of the future TikTok Number One Sister?!

Su Ning pondered for a while, looking at Jiang Ye's distant and aloof manner, and cautiously probed:

"Little Brother... are you... not satisfied?"

"Hmph, not appropriate."

"Is it because you don't like this scent?"

"Hmph, not appropriate."

"Is it because you don't like perfume?"

"Hmph, not appropriate."

Su Ning scratched her head, hesitated for a moment, and asked her biggest suspicion: "Is it... do you feel... it's not high-end enough?"

Jiang Ye: "Hmph..."

Su Ning waited for two seconds, but the following "not appropriate" didn't come.

"..."

Darn!

Why didn't you just say it was too cheap? Going in such a big circle!

Are you a child?! Still playing guessing games!

But after complaining, she suddenly realized something.

Wait, that's not right!

The Dog man is clearly so rich, what perfume could he not afford to buy?

He seems to be fussing over the price, but he's actually looking at my sincerity and attitude, right?!

It must be that!

After all, she's asking him to gift fifty thousand in real money, while she hasn't put in anything herself. It's like trying to get something for nothing; it's only natural he's unwilling.

Even if they're living under the same roof now, it's completely reasonable for him to want to see her sincerity.

Su Ning looked at Jiang Ye's stubborn, unyielding appearance like a monk in meditation, and sighed helplessly.

Since that million-sound waves event on Christmas Eve, the Dog man had only gifted her votes once in the past half month, which was the thirty-some thousand from the "point penalty" a few days ago.

After withdrawing that money, on an impulse, she paid off most of her previous credit card debts and online loan installments in one go.

Now she only had over 2,000 yuan left in her WeChat. Spending 1,200 on perfume was already her limit.

Unless... she swiped her credit cards again or took out more online loans.

But Su Ning was very resistant to touching those things again.

She was afraid—afraid that if this temperamental, hot-and-cold guy didn't gift her enough tonight, or simply didn't show up, the money she withdrew wouldn't be enough to pay back the loans. Wouldn't she be falling into a hole again?

Although he would most likely come... Jiang Ye glanced at Su Ning, whose eyes were vacant as she was clearly caught in a dilemma, and frowned:

"Little Su, are you... having some issues with your financial situation?"

Su Ning was stunned, realizing the other party really doubted her sincerity and thought she was unwilling to spend money.

Thinking about it, he had just gifted over thirty thousand a few days ago, and now she was giving a gift worth just over a thousand; it did indeed seem a bit perfunctory.

"Previously... I owed quite a bit of money."

She had no choice but to weakly confess: "Credit cards, Huabei, Jiebei, Baitiao, TikTok Monthly Pay, and those things like Suiyijie, Weilidai, Fenfu..."

"???"

Jiang Ye was dumbfounded.

Wait, are you reciting a menu here?

She looks so youthful and carefree every day, yet she's carrying so much debt?

"And now? Are they all paid off?"

"Yeah, most of them are paid off..."

Su Ning scratched her head, her voice getting even quieter: "Brother... oh no, Little Brother! I only have over 800 left in my WeChat now, uh..."

"..."

Jiang Ye rolled his eyes speechlessly, stood up, and went into his room: "Just wait."

Su Ning looked at his back and sighed, feeling strangely ashamed and powerless.

She sat on the sofa, aimlessly swinging her legs. Her thoughts were drifting, and her heart was a mess.

A few minutes later, Jiang Ye came out of his room.

Just as Su Ning looked up, the phone on the coffee table began to vibrate with a series of WeChat messages.

She picked it up and glanced at it; it was a group message from the channel.

When she clicked it, she was instantly stunned.

Zhi Xia: [@Yaoyao Holy crap! Brother Ye is here! He gifted 20 Carnivals without saying a word! That's 600,000 points! Since you weren't on shift, he sent them to the channel's main account. Sweet Potato said he'll transfer it to you after withdrawing it tomorrow!]

Zhi Xia: [@Yaoyao Is he not coming tonight? Did he give you the votes in advance?]

A group of sisters followed with envious and jealous screen-spamming.

Jiang Ye glanced at Su Ning, whose expression had gone from blank to shocked while holding her phone. He sat back down on the sofa, picked up the cup of water, and slowly blew on it.

This was all he could do.

He could understand Su Ning's mentality of not wanting to borrow again after finally paying off her debts, and he could sympathize with her sense of insecurity and uncertainty when facing him.

However, if she knew that nearly 30,000 in commission would arrive the next day and she still insisted on sticking to that "no debt" principle, being unwilling to invest and show proper "sincerity,"

Then he would really have to consider whether Comrade Su Ning still possessed the qualifications to continue working at this company and enjoy priority cultivation.

Beside him, Su Ning stared at the phone screen, re-reading the group messages several times to confirm that the "20 Carnivals" and "600,000 points" weren't a hallucination.

She suddenly turned her head, her eyes burning as she looked at Jiang Ye, who was calmly drinking water. Her heart pounded wildly.

This guy... "Little Brother! Wait for me!"

The next second, Su Ning stood up and ran back to her room with quick steps.

A few minutes later, she came back out, walked straight to the coffee table, and solemnly lined up a small stack of bank cards one by one on the glass surface.

CMB, SPD Bank, Ping An, CITIC, Guangfa, Everbright—six cards in total.

Then, she pulled out her phone, unlocked the screen, quickly opened WeChat and Alipay, waved them in front of Jiang Ye, and placed the phone next to the row of credit cards.

"Little Brother! Let's go!"

Su Ning took a deep breath, waved her small hand, and a smile bloomed on her face again:

"Hurry and get ready, Little Sister Su is taking you shopping! To be happy! To squander! Today... I'm celebrating your birthday!"

Jiang Ye: "..."

He glanced at the row of credit cards on the table representing "sincerity" and "determination," then looked at Su Ning's "I'm going all out" posture. He silently took a sip of water to suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth.

Tsk... the mental knot has been untied, and the awareness for dedication has improved.

A student worth teaching.