185: I gambled - 2

An hour later, the two of them stood outside the Boss store, carrying several shopping bags emblazoned with luxury brand logos.

Jiang Ye quickly withdrew the money from the system. Watching his WeChat balance rise from 370,000 to 680,000, he was overjoyed inside, yet he worked hard to maintain an apologetic "sorry for making you spend so much" look on his face.

Beside him, Su Ning clutched her empty cardholder, its limit completely zeroed out. Looking at the debt pages displayed by various bank apps on her phone, she hung her head in dejection, feeling completely unwell.

She originally thought the Dog man would spend ten or twenty thousand at most, which would leave a bit of the commission she was due to receive tomorrow. Who would have thought he'd be so ruthless, not leaving her a single cent!

If it hadn't been for the remaining 800 yuan in her WeChat, she almost wouldn't have been able to pay for that last belt!

Jiang Ye glanced at the girl beside him, who was radiating an aura of having "lost all hope in life." He clicked his tongue, feeling that this wave of "squeezing" had indeed been a bit too harsh.

But then again, wasn't this all to stimulate her potential, for everyone's long-term "common prosperity" in the future!

This is called an investment!

He nudged the dazed Su Ning with his elbow. "Xiao Su, what are you spacing out for? Aren't you happy that you've cured my 'inferiority complex'?"

Su Ning gave him a listless eye-roll and curled her lip, her face practically screaming "I'm very unhappy." She couldn't even be bothered to act anymore.

"Tsk..."

Jiang Ye grinned, unbothered. He pulled out his phone, opened WeChat, and quickly typed a line of text.

A second later, the phone in Su Ning's hand let out a "ding-dong."

She picked it up to look. It was actually "Brother Ye," who had been out of contact for several days and wouldn't reply no matter how much she acted cute or played the coquette!

Brother Ye: [Good baby, sweet girl, what are you doing? What time is the Hall Battle tonight? Shall I come and support you? I'll definitely give you a grand showing.]

Su Ning: "..."

She was instantly overwhelmed by a massive sense of speechlessness. Subconsciously glancing at the man beside her who was holding his phone with a "kind" smile, she had only one thought: I want to punch him!

"Good baby" again, is it?

Not the cold "Miss Su" from before, huh?

This change in attitude is faster than flipping a page in a book! It's purely because he saw that I've spent all my money, right?!

Dog man!

Her teeth itched with anger. She spun around abruptly, turning her back to Jiang Ye, and tapped furiously on the screen:

Yao Yao: [I'm out shopping! Out of money! Going home!]

Yao Yao: [8 PM tonight! Come if you want!]

Yao Yao: [So annoying! Don't reply!]

She slammed the send button!

Today, Su Ning was going to stand her ground!

Re—lief—!

After venting, Su Ning exited the "File Transfer Assistant," turned back around, and switched to the chat interface with "Brother Ye." Her expression instantly shifted from teeth-gritting to tearful, and her typing became delicate:

Yao Yao: [Brother... sob sob, I'm out shopping, and I spent so much money, but I didn't buy anything for myself. My heart is breaking... I'm so sad...]

Jiang Ye glanced at the drama queen's screen. Suppressing a laugh, he continued tapping on his phone.

Logically, seeing such a contradictory statement as "spent a lot of money, bought nothing," a normal person should ask what happened.

But now, there was only a thin layer of paper between them that could be poked through at any moment, so there was no need to overact.

Brother Ye: [It's fine. Out of money? I'll send you more gifts tonight to help you recover.]

Brother Ye: [Then go home early and rest. I don't want my good baby to get worn out. Get in the right state of mind; I'll come see your performance tonight.]

Looking at these two messages, Su Ning felt her toes instantly curl into a cringe-induced apartment complex. She couldn't help but shudder.

Does this guy really not feel embarrassed sending such sickeningly sweet messages to my face?

Does he have no sense of shame?

I really want to hit him!

But... complaints aside, the guy had finally explicitly promised to come to the Hall Battle tonight.

And thinking about it carefully, the thirty thousand yuan spent today was ultimately the money he had tipped her earlier this morning. It was as if it had just passed through her hands. So... it didn't hurt that much?

Thinking this way, she felt much more balanced.

Su Ning scratched her head and raised her phone, preparing to send another voice message to solidify her "good girl" persona, when a text message suddenly popped up in the notification bar at the top:

[China Merchants Bank] Dear customer, based on your card usage, your credit limit for the card ending in 1871 has been adjusted to 20,000 yuan (including a temporary limit of 12,000 yuan), valid until March 9, 2026.

Su Ning's heart skipped a beat! Her pupils dilated instantly!

Holy crap! A temporary limit?! At a time like this?!

Almost reflexively, she swiped up hard with her thumb to clear the damn message—Go away! Vanish! Die!

He didn't see it, right? He definitely didn't see it.

God bless me! Buddha, show your power!

I really don't have a single drop left! I can't be squeezed anymore!

If he discovers this temporary limit, I'm afraid I'll die in this mall today!

Unfortunately, God and Buddha clearly weren't interested in this mess.

The next second, she watched helplessly as a small line appeared in the WeChat chat box:

「The other party has withdrawn a message」

The message "I'll send you more gifts tonight" was still there, but the following "go home early and rest" had disappeared.

Su Ning: "!!!"

Ahhh—!

The Dog man saw it!

Just as her mind went blank and she stiffened her neck, wanting to look back and confirm the expression on Jiang Ye's face, the phone let out another crisp "ding-dong."

Another WeChat message popped up in the notification bar at the top of the screen. The sender was—Zhi Xia.

Su Ning subconsciously tapped on it.

Zhi Xia: [Yao Yao! Good news! To let you focus on the Hall Battle tonight, Sweet Potato specifically went to the guild to get that 600,000 sound waves commission for you in advance! The monthly settlement part will still be as usual! Good luck! It's up to you tonight!]

[Zhi Xia transferred 24,000.00 yuan to you]

Su Ning: "..."