63: If you want to get, you have to pay

Qiao Xingyu was already thinking about how to embarrass Xu Zimo later, but he didn't notice the complicated, hesitant expression on Gu Xiaoxuan's face.

Xu Zimo was no longer the same colleague as before.

She had just visited Xu Zimo's new house and had arrived in a G-Wagen.

Undoubtedly, he was rich.

If Xu Zimo were to propose to her, she would definitely accept.

But Xu Zimo hadn't mentioned a single word.

Moreover, just now in Binjiang Bay, she had seen women's shoes in the shoe cabinet, but she pretended not to notice.

She was unwilling to be just an accessory.

Therefore, she couldn't make the first move; once she actively stated her demands, she would lose the chance to become a regular.

This was also why she endured it, even though she was envious that her Best Friend got a bag.

Soon, Xu Zimo had finished trying on clothes and, after confirming the sizes, walked towards the resting area.

Qiao Xingyu was just paying and, seeing him approach, smiled and said, “Brother, are you buying clothes?”

His implication was actually to remind the Waiters/Waitresses that Xu Zimo couldn't afford anything here.

However, Xu Zimo merely glanced at him indifferently and said, amused, “Otherwise?”

“Uh.”

Qiao Xingyu was choked.

He had originally intended to corner Xu Zimo, instigate him to buy clothes, and put him in a predicament where he couldn't pay, so that the two girls beside him could clearly see who was truly capable.

After all, how many men would spend tens of thousands of yuan on two pieces of clothing for themselves?

Unless… they were rich to a certain extent.

Could Xu Zimo be such a person?

However, before he could continue to ask, a Waiter nearby spoke up, “Sir, Mr. Xu is a regular customer of our store.”

She spoke primarily to curry favor with Xu Zimo.

“A regular customer?”

Qiao Xingyu and Lu Xiaoai were both stunned.

Someone who occasionally bought one item from a luxury brand was already considered wealthy.

A regular customer?

What kind of person could become a regular customer of a luxury store?

Even typical second-generation rich kids couldn't.

Qiao Xingyu's expression kept changing, still somewhat unwilling to believe it.

Soon, the Waiter who had followed Xu Zimo earlier walked over with bags, “Mr. Xu, these are the clothes you just tried on; we've exchanged them for the correct sizes.”

“Would you like to take them yourself, or should we send them to Binjiang Bay as usual?”

The Waiter's respectful attitude and practiced tone directly sent Qiao Xingyu's heart to rock bottom.

And he also caught a key phrase.

Binjiang Bay!

That was a gathering place for billionaires with assets in the hundreds of millions.

The six-figure annual property management fees were practically a screening process for owners.

Recalling his actions just now, Qiao Xingyu's face turned green with embarrassment, feeling as if he wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it.

He was the clown after all!

After her astonishment, Lu Xiaoai looked at Gu Xiaoxuan.

Was her Best Friend… fishing for a big one?

She felt a bit envious, and at the same time, for some reason, the bag in her hand didn't seem as appealing anymore.

Given Xu Zimo's situation, what couldn't Gu Xiaoxuan buy if she wanted it?

Her bag was just a basic model.

Xu Zimo instructed them to send the items back to Binjiang Bay, then his gaze fell on Gu Xiaoxuan: “Is there anything you want?”

The bait was cast.

The reason he chose to ask at this moment was to make the Green Tea Sister confront the temptation directly.

Just like the numbers on a bank card versus cash laid out in front of you, the sensory experience and impact are different.

Now, with an array of luxurious items before her, and her Best Friend Lu Xiaoai having bought a bag while she had nothing, Gu Xiaoxuan's mindset would also be different.

“I…”

Gu Xiaoxuan bit her lower lip lightly, looking at him with a wronged expression.

Xu Zimo didn't say he would pay for her.

Therefore, she knew in her heart that Xu Zimo was different from the 'fish' she usually reeled in; to gain something, she had to give something.

She was struggling intensely internally.

“Brother, you know I only earn a few thousand yuan a month; how could I afford anything here?”

In the end, Gu Xiaoxuan still held back, saying pitifully with a faint tone.

This also indicated… she had a big appetite.

Xu Zimo looked at this Green Tea Sister, amused, and actually didn't find it surprising.

If she didn't have a big appetite, she wouldn't have maintained her 'completeness'.

And now, what Xu Zimo had to do was very simple: show his strength. As long as he was richer than the men she usually interacted with, he wouldn't fear this 'fish' running off with someone else.

Just like how Qiao Xingyu had been trying so hard to show off earlier, Gu Xiaoxuan hadn't even given him a proper look.

Because with Xu Zimo, a gem, already in the picture, a corporate executive, of course, couldn't catch her eye.

Even if she were to compromise, she would only compromise in front of Xu Zimo.

“Then let's keep browsing?”

Xu Zimo decided to provoke her further.

Qiao Xingyu actually wanted to leave at this point, because every time he remembered how he had shown off in front of Xu Zimo, he wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it.

But Lu Xiaoai wanted to stay; she was now full of curiosity about Xu Zimo and really wanted to see the true capabilities of the man her Best Friend had chosen.

So Qiao Xingyu couldn't leave.

After spending so much money, he couldn't just let him not get any 'meat', right?

He could only grit his teeth and follow.

In the time that followed, he watched as Xu Zimo browsed various luxury stores as if he were in a supermarket; if he liked something, he bought it directly, without asking the price.

And the attitude of the staff in every store towards Xu Zimo made him increasingly realize the gap between the two of them.

There was simply no comparison.

“Sister Xuan, what's going on?”

When Xu Zimo went to try on clothes again, Lu Xiaoai leaned closer to Gu Xiaoxuan and whispered.

She didn't understand why her Best Friend wasn't 'slaughtering' such a big 'fish'.

Gu Xiaoxuan merely gave her a complex look.

Gu Xiaoxuan knew very well that if she wasn't willing to pay a heavy price… she could, of course, make a killing from Xu Zimo.

But that would be short-sighted.

And there was also a risk; it would only be this one time.

She wasn't stupid.

Stupid people couldn't be a Green Tea Sister either.

In fact, a Green Tea Sister understands men's psychological needs and controls them by fulfilling those needs.

Gu Xiaoxuan certainly wouldn't do that.

Over the next hour, Xu Zimo bought about 200,000 yuan worth of clothes for himself.

Seeing Gu Xiaoxuan unmoved, even buying him a milk tea and considerately asking if Brother was tired, he couldn't help but look at this Green Tea Sister with new respect.

It seemed that stimulation alone wouldn't work; he had to lay his cards on the table and let her consider it herself.

Because there were outsiders present, Xu Zimo didn't say much, but as they passed by LV, he stopped, “Go pick one; I'll pay for it.”

Immediately, Gu Xiaoxuan's nose tingled.

Wuwu~

Indeed, effort still paid off.

Compared to GUCCI, LV was clearly a notch higher, with greater brand recognition; anyone who had dabbled in luxury goods had heard of it more or less and could recognize it.