25: Chapter 25 Consumption Upgrade

"Good morning, Liqin."

"Good morning, Yawen. Wow! Your bag is so beautiful, it's an LV!"

"Thank you." Meng Yawen smiled shyly and walked toward the staff area in a pleasant mood.

Gong Meimei, appearing out of nowhere as if by magic, suddenly popped out from the side with an expression of pure, concentrated envy:

"What are you showing off for! It's just an LV bag. Tomorrow, I'll have my boyfriend buy me one too!"

Chen Liqin whispered a reminder: "Meimei, I just looked that bag up. It seems to be a new model from this season, costing over thirty thousand. Plus, it's out of stock in many stores; you can't even buy it if you want to."

Gong Meimei was instantly silenced. After a long while, she said bitterly: "It must be fake! She never wears big brand clothes, so how could she afford a real one! She's just vain!"

"Maybe some boss gave it to her, like that big brother who booked a month of her training sessions?"

Gong Meimei seemed to have been stepped on the tail, her voice instantly becoming sharp: "I get angry just thinking about it! That rich big brother was someone you personally recommended to her. Why didn't you recommend him to me at the time? Who exactly is your good sister here!"

'You have zero self-awareness. If I recommended him to you, do you think he would even look at you?'

Though she muttered this to herself, Chen Liqin kept apologizing on the surface to smooth things over, finally managing to send this jealous creature away.

Although it was Sunday today, because of the adjusted work schedule, there weren't many people at the gym at the moment.

But there will always be those types of people at the gym who show up frequently regardless of whether it's a holiday or not, as if they don't have to work.

Lin Yongbo was one of them.

His father was the boss of a certain company with a valuation of tens of millions. His family had been urging him to go to work at the company to learn a few things, so he could accumulate experience in advance for taking over the company in the future.

But he was at the age where he loved to play, so he kept delaying it, enjoying one more day of fun whenever he could.

Aside from hanging out in bars and taking girls shopping, his only hobby was fitness.

At this moment, he had just finished a set of chest presses and took out his phone to take a close-up selfie of his biceps.

When he looked up, he happened to see Meng Yawen walking out of the staff room after changing her clothes.

"Damn, I haven't been here for a while, and there's such a top-tier coach who just started!"

He walked over confidently, intending to get her Weixun and get to know her. This girl was of much higher quality than those in the bars.

And safer, too.

He had a sunny and handsome appearance, stood 185cm tall, and because he worked out often, his muscle definition was clear. He was the type of handsome guy who could captivate both men and women.

The vest, shorts, knee pads, wrist guards, and sports watch he was wearing were all worth several thousand to tens of thousands each.

Ordinary people might not understand, but those in the professional circle should be able to see the value at a glance.

Being handsome plus rich could almost always win over the heart of any unfamiliar girl.

As long as her sexual orientation was normal.

"Beauty, I haven't seen you before. Are you a new coach? Let's add each other on Weixun, and I'll book a few of your sessions later."

Regardless of Lin Yongbo's handsome appearance, Meng Yawen wouldn't refuse business that was proactively offered to her.

"Yes, my name is Meng Yawen. I haven't been here long." She took out her work phone and they added each other as friends.

"Yawen, what time are you free today? I'll book a few sessions with you."

"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, but my classes are all full today."

"That's okay, tomorrow works too."

"I'm really sorry, but tomorrow is full too. In fact, the whole month is full..."

Lin Yongbo frowned.

He had never failed at picking up girls before. How could this beauty be so disrespectful? Did he really have to accidentally drop his BMW car keys for it to work?

He was a bit tired of this routine, but there was no helping it; it was just so effective.

"Morning, Yawen. Is the VIP practice room booked?"

Meng Yawen's face lit up with joy. She nodded apologetically to Lin Yongbo and quickly walked over with a full smile, "Good morning, Brother Zhao. It's all booked. Let's head over directly."

Lin Yongbo's hand, which was reaching for his keys, froze in his pocket.

He looked at that short, chubby middle-aged man, feeling a bit confused.

"This is unreasonable."

He walked to the front desk, "Sister Chen, did a new coach named Meng Yawen join? Help me check when she's free."

'I'm only one year older than you!!' Chen Liqin forced a smile, "I know Yawen, no need to check. She's fully booked for this month; someone has reserved all her sessions."

Hearing this, Lin Yongbo felt relieved. So it wasn't that the girl was being disrespectful, it was that she was truly unavailable.

He knew it; how could he possibly lose to a middle-aged, short, chubby guy?

He smirked, "Country bumpkin, chasing girls isn't just about throwing money around. Let Brother here teach you a few lessons."

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Today is the last day of the [three generals kill] celebration event.

This event is the game's first-anniversary celebration. Various guilds increase the height of the celebration cake by throwing materials, gradually leveling up from level one to a maximum of ten.

Reaching level ten costs nearly one hundred thousand, but the event provides free materials obtained through activity points. As long as all 40 members of the guild are active, it can subsidize a lot.

However, even so, wanting to reach level ten still requires spending seventy or eighty thousand in real money.

He glanced at his system inventory.

[cash-back card: 282, multiplier card: 166]

With the large supply of card packs obtained from several missions, the multiplier cards were barely enough.

"Yawen, can you play on your phone while maintaining a standard running posture?"

Meng Yawen tilted her head cutely, seemingly very confused by this strange question, "Testing me? I think I should be fine!"

"Haha, that works. You can do me a favor, and it won't delay our workout."

Zhao Xiaoshuai turned on his phone and entered the recharge interface of three generals kill》.

"Help me top up some money in the game. The event ends today, and I forgot to top up. It takes too long to do it one by one."

"Okay, Xiao Shuai. How much do you want to top up?"

"Hmm, help me top up 150 packs of 648. Just click directly; I've already set up password-free payment for amounts under one thousand."

"Ah? Top up that much!"

Meng Yawen curiously took the phone. She was the type who basically didn't play games, and she knew very little about them.

"I really don't understand you men. Wouldn't it be better to buy something with this money?"

Although she said she didn't understand, Meng Yawen quickly immersed herself in the pleasure of topping up.

Thinking that with a light tap of her small hand, 648 yuan was spent, and a few taps equaled a month's salary, she felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction in her heart.

Being able to maintain one's original self under the temptation of money is often because one hasn't lacked money yet and hasn't had desires far exceeding one's capabilities.

When someone who only drinks plain water gets used to drinking cola, they have undergone a small consumption upgrade.

When cola turns into milk tea, into red wine, into bags, into luxury cars, into luxury mansions...

That person who only liked to drink plain water will find it very hard to go back.

When Meng Yawen frequently experiences the feeling of easily spending tens of thousands of yuan, will she also gradually accept all of this, get used to it, and then fall into all of it?

It's just that Zhao Xiaoshuai doesn't care much about these things; he is obsessed with working out.