96: Chapter 96 Enthusiastic Classmates

For Zhang Qi, taking various stunning beauties out shopping had long since become a daily routine.

But taking a cold and glamorous female swordswoman out shopping was a fresh experience he had truly never had before.

However, Lin Yuxi didn't have the guts to go out wearing such an outlandish costume.

Her cold and aloof face instantly flushed bright red, and even her slender neck turned pink.

"No, no, I'll be laughed at if I go out like this." Lin Yuxi waved her hands repeatedly in refusal.

"There are plenty of people out on the streets doing cosplay these days; what's the big deal?" Zhang Qi said with a smile.

"It's really not okay, I'm too embarrassed..." Lin Yuxi remained adamant, her eyes full of resistance.

As someone with severe social anxiety, she usually wished she could wrap herself up tightly whenever she went out.

If she were to go to the electronics mall wearing this eye-catching historical costume, she reckoned she would be so embarrassed she'd want to dig a hole and crawl into it right then and there.

"Alright then..." There was a hint of obvious regret in Zhang Qi's tone, but he waved his hand and didn't continue to insist.

After all, the two of them had only just met, and their relationship hadn't reached that point yet.

Lin Yuxi felt as if she had been granted amnesty and hurriedly turned to run into the bedroom to change her clothes.

A moment later, she pushed open the bedroom door and walked out.

At this moment, she had returned to her usual outfit of a white shirt paired with light blue jeans.

Although the dashing, heroic aura of the swordswoman was gone, it still couldn't hide her cold and breathtaking temperament.

Underneath the loose white shirt, her proud curves were vaguely visible.

The slim-fit jeans showcased her pair of straight, slender legs to perfection.

Looking at her pure and innocent attire, although Zhang Qi found it pleasing to the eye, he still couldn't help but sigh.

Without the vibe of the female swordswoman, it was, more or less, still a bit of a pity.

Lin Yuxi keenly captured the trace of disappointment in Zhang Qi's eyes.

She stood where she was, twisting the hem of her shirt with her hands uneasily, a sudden surge of strong guilt welling up in her heart.

Brother Qi, such a wealthy big shot, was willing to lower himself to help her.

Yet she couldn't even satisfy his insignificant little request to see her in a historical costume.

Lin Yuxi bit her rosy lower lip, feeling more and more apologetic the more she thought about it.

It could only be said that the mind of a homebody like her, who rarely ventured out, was truly too simple.

Encountering something like this, she would actually, involuntarily, feel a sense of guilt.

She was simply too easy to bully.

"Let's go." Zhang Qi didn't take this matter to heart and gave a casual call.

Afterwards, the two of them went out together and took the elevator to the underground parking lot of Yunduan No. 1.

The underground garage was brightly lit, and Zhang Qi led Lin Yuxi to a spacious, exclusive parking spot.

Zhang Qi reached out to take out the car key and gently pressed the unlock button.

Accompanied by two soft beeps, the headlights of the black rolls-royce phantom flashed.

The classic Parthenon temple grille emitted a luxurious sheen under the lights.

The Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament on the front of the car slowly rose, exuding an inviolable aura of nobility.

Lin Yuxi stopped in her tracks, staring blankly at this luxury car with an extremely powerful aura.

Although she was a homebody who didn't know much about cars and couldn't recognize exactly what model this was.

But she had at least seen the extremely eye-catching double-R logo on the internet.

She was secretly shocked, thinking that since this car looked so luxurious, it must cost at least several million.

She had no idea that this customized long-wheelbase rolls-royce phantom had a landed price as high as 15 million.

The price of this car was even more expensive than the two luxury apartments Zhang Qi had just bought in full today combined.

Zhang Qi pulled open the driver's door first and sat inside with a nimble movement.

Lin Yuxi, on the other hand, cautiously walked over to the passenger side and reached out to pull open the heavy door.

She sat into the top-tier Hermès orange calfskin seat with somewhat reserved movements.

As soon as she sat down, the feeling of extreme softness enveloping her made her unable to help but secretly marvel.

The cabin was filled with a faint scent of premium fragrance, which smelled particularly comfortable.

Even the wool carpet under her feet was so thick that it felt luxurious.

Zhang Qi didn't rush to start the car, but instead turned his head to look at Lin Yuxi sitting in the passenger seat.

"Where did you buy all your equipment before?" Zhang Qi asked in a casual tone.

Hearing the question, a slight blush appeared on Lin Yuxi's face.

"I bought them secondhand from a classmate," she replied softly.

Because she didn't have much spare money, she had to settle for second-best and buy secondhand equipment at the time.

"Is your classmate someone who specializes in selling this?" Zhang Qi raised an eyebrow and continued to ask.

Lin Yuxi nodded obediently.

"Yes, his family has a shop in Huaqiangbei that specializes in selling various Photography equipment."

"Alright, then let's go buy from him again." Zhang Qi, looking for convenience, made the decision directly.

Since there was a shop owned by an acquaintance, he couldn't be bothered to go wandering around other places.

"Give me the location, I'll set the navigation." Zhang Qi pulled up the car navigation and prepared to enter the destination.

"This..." Hearing that they were going to her classmate's shop, Lin Yuxi's tone suddenly became somewhat hesitant.

Her beautiful brows furrowed slightly, and a flash of obvious conflict flickered in her eyes.

She bit her lower lip, her hands clutching the fabric of her jeans on her knees tightly.

Actually, she had some hidden trouble in her heart and hadn't told Zhang Qi the truth.

After graduating from university, she had rarely kept in touch with those classmates anyway.

Everyone had gone their separate ways, and since she was a homebody who didn't like socializing, they naturally lost contact.

But a while ago, in order to film videos, she suddenly contacted this male classmate to buy some secondhand equipment once.

As a result, this had completely caused her trouble.

That male classmate hadn't had much interaction with her when they were in school, but now that she had initiated contact, he might have developed some kind of misunderstanding.

Afterwards, he would send her WeChat messages every few days, asking about her well-being in all sorts of ways.

He even suggested multiple times that he wanted to take her out for a meal, or to see a movie, or something like that.

Lin Yuxi knew very well that this male classmate actually had no malicious intent.

The other party just purely wanted to pursue her and wanted to develop a romantic relationship with her.

But for someone with severe social anxiety like her, this was simply a huge torture.

She extremely disliked this feeling of being pestered by someone and felt it was particularly burdensome.

Every time she saw a message sent by that classmate, she felt an immense headache.

Now that Zhang Qi was saying they were going to find this classmate to buy equipment again, she instinctively felt resistance in her heart.

She was really afraid that if she went to meet this classmate again this time.

That male classmate would definitely seize the opportunity and pursue her even more enthusiastically.

Zhang Qi looked at her hesitant and conflicted appearance and keenly sensed that something was wrong.

"What's wrong? Do you not have a good relationship with this classmate?" Zhang Qi looked at her and asked softly.

"It's not that..." Lin Yuxi hurriedly shook her head, denying this claim.

Although she had social anxiety, she didn't want to speak ill of others behind their backs.

Moreover, the other person was just pursuing her and hadn't done anything out of line.

She sighed inwardly, feeling that she shouldn't bother Brother Qi because of her own personal matters.

There was a place ready to go, and going to find somewhere else would be too much trouble.

It would also make her seem too pretentious.

"Then I'll send him a message to ask if he's in the shop," Lin Yuxi said softly.

She braced herself and opened WeChat again to contact that male classmate.

"Are you in the shop? I'm bringing a friend over to look at some equipment."

The message was sent.

Unexpectedly, not even two seconds after the message was sent, that classmate replied instantly.

"I'm here, I'm here! Yuxi, you're coming? I'll go to the shop and wait for you right away!"

Looking at this line of text on the screen that radiated immense enthusiasm, Lin Yuxi's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

She could even feel the male classmate's excitement and thrill through the screen at this moment.

This made her feel even more worried in her heart.

She was really afraid that when they arrived at the shop later, that classmate would do something overly enthusiastic in front of Brother Qi.

The situation would definitely become very awkward then, and she didn't even dare to imagine how to handle it.

But since the words had already been said, she could only bite the bullet and go through with it.

"He is in the shop, located on the third floor of Zone A, Huaqiangbei Electronics Market."

Lin Yuxi raised her head and reported the specific address to Zhang Qi, who was sitting in the driver's seat.

"Alright." Zhang Qi nodded and entered the location information into the car navigation.

Accompanied by a low, deep roar of the engine, the top-tier rolls-royce phantom slowly drove out of the parking spot.

Zhang Qi skillfully turned the steering wheel, and the car drove steadily out of the underground garage of Yunduan No. 1.

The sunlight outside was a bit blinding, but the cabin maintained that quiet and luxurious atmosphere.

Lin Yuxi sat in the passenger seat, her hands folded together uneasily.

She turned her head to look at the streetscape constantly receding outside the window, her eyes full of worry.

On her cold and breathtaking face, her brows remained slightly furrowed, unable to smooth out no matter what.