Chapter 98 - 96: The Way to Woo Her Is Showering Her with Gifts

Yuan Xiaozao brought Yang Chen to the private room.There were already over a dozen men and women inside, including her author friend Li Youlan.

Li Youlan was not a high school classmate of Yuan Xiaozao, but through Yuan Xiaozao’s introduction, she became a couple with Yuan Xiaozao’s high school classmate, Li Jia Ming.

This party was organized by the high school class monitor, Liu Yan, who hastily gathered a few classmates who used to be good friends, and they were all asked to bring their partners.

So Li Youlan came with Li Jia Ming.

Yuan Xiaozao stayed at home writing all the time, with almost no social activities, let alone having a boyfriend.

Therefore, she found the generous Yang Chen to pretend to be her boyfriend.

According to Yuan Xiaozao’s plan, with Yang Chen being so generous, his family must be wealthy, and he was certainly well-versed in things, able to hold the scene for her.

Ever since the author meetup where Yuan Xiaozao was despised for inflating data, Li Youlan stopped contacting her.

What Yuan Xiaozao feared most was Li Youlan talking about her inflating data in front of everyone, which would force her to waste breath explaining herself again.

Li Youlan immediately ran over to greet Yuan Xiaozao "joyfully" and hugged her fake sincerely.

This gave Yuan Xiaozao a delusion, did Li Youlan believe she wasn’t inflating data after all?

"Xiaozao, you finally came. Who is this?" Li Youlan asked.

Yuan Xiaozao shyly glanced at Yang Chen and felt embarrassed to introduce him.

Yang Chen very generously said, "Hello everyone, I am Xiaozao’s boyfriend. My name is Yang Chen, nice to meet you all."

Class monitor Liu Yan immediately smiled and said, "Wow, Xiaozao, your boyfriend is so handsome. And he has such a good figure. Hi, my name is Liu Yan, Xiaozao’s high school class monitor. Nice to meet you."

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, like a tiger crashing into Liu Yan’s heart.

"My god, his smile is way too charming," Liu Yan thought to herself.

At this point, the focus of all six girls in the private room was on Yang Chen.

Actually, women are just as shallow as men.

When men see a pretty and well-shaped girl, they can’t help but look a few more times.

Similarly, when women see a handsome and well-built man, they also can’t help but look a few more times.

Yang Chen himself was already handsome, with added charm from being a "Mystical Experienced Driver," and donning Misia’s custom outfit, he seemed like a gentleman walking out of a painting.

So, was it not very reasonable that Yang Chen attracted the attention of the six girls in the private room?

Li Youlan laughingly asked, "Xiaozao, you have a boyfriend now, why didn’t you tell me? Are we not sisters anymore?"

Yuan Xiaozao adjusted her glasses, holding Yang Chen’s arm, replied, "It’s just that we haven’t confirmed the relationship for long. I was worried our feelings were unstable, and we might break up anytime, so I didn’t tell you all."

Yang Chen lifted Yuan Xiaozao’s chin and said with deep affection, "Darling, it was so hard for me to win you over, how could I possibly break up with you."

At that moment, Yuan Xiaozao even felt it was all real.

"Aw..." everyone jeered.

"Too cheesy!"

"You’re overdoing it! Already showering us with PDA? Don’t force us to do it too!"

"Haha..."

...

At this moment, the private room door was pushed open.

A young man wearing a Burberry T-shirt and a Patek Philippe watch worth over 1 million yuan walked in.

Liu Yan quickly got up, ran over, gave him a peck, and then turned around, smiling at everyone and said, "Let me introduce, this is my fiancé, Wang Tianyi. We are engaged and plan to get married by the end of the year. You all must come then."

Everyone promptly applauded to express their blessings, assuring they would attend.

Wang Tianyi waved to everyone with a smile and said, "Sorry everyone, for being late. Xiaoyan, shall we begin?"

It was originally Liu Yan’s birthday party, and with her boyfriend there, the party could begin.

The waiter began serving the dishes, and everyone chatted while eating.

Just as Yang Chen speculated earlier, everyone started subtly showing off.

Some were company executives, some were civil servants, and some were contractors; all in all, not simple folks.

The most impressive was Liu Yan’s boyfriend, Wang Tianyi; his family was in the aquatic product wholesale business.

It is said that most of the seafood used in Hai City’s hotels was supplied by his family, including the Peninsula Hotel.

"Wow, class monitor, your boyfriend is amazing!"

"How did you guys meet?"

"Most of Hai City’s seafood supply comes from his family, wouldn’t they earn billions a day?"

...

Liu Yan replied proudly, "That’s a bit exaggerated. However, earning a few million a day should be possible."

"Wow, earning millions a day, my god, I’d never earn that much in a lifetime."

"This is the gap between people. You have to accept it."

"Young Master Wang, please look after us in the future."

...

Wang Tianyi chuckled and said, "Why don’t you all quit your jobs to open seafood restaurants or wholesale? I can provide you with direct sources at guaranteed nationwide lowest prices. You can make big money with your eyes closed."

The group chatted merrily.

Yang Chen and Yuan Xiaozao just focused on quietly eating.

Their principle was to keep a low profile, the less noticed by others, the better.

They could boast all they wanted as long as they didn’t drag them into it.

After boasting for a dozen minutes, they suddenly realized Yuan Xiaozao and Yang Chen hadn’t spoken yet.

Li Youlan quickly asked, "Xiaozao, you haven’t introduced what your boyfriend does yet."

Liu Yan also inquired, "Yes, Xiaozao’s boyfriend, what do you do for a living? You seem so sharp-dressed, your job must be great."

Wang Tianyi immediately recognized the brand of Yang Chen’s clothes and said, "Brother, you’re quite low-key. Is this outfit Misia’s custom design? More than 200,000, I guess."

Everyone immediately put away their smiles.

My god.

This seemingly plain outfit costs over 200,000?

Yang Chen laughed and replied, "Bought it for show. Normally, I don’t dress like this. I’m just a ride-hailing driver, though the job is indeed stable and free."

Everyone instantly smiled.

Just a ride-hailing driver, that’s the lowest-ranked job in the entire private room.

"Brother, for you to afford such expensive clothes, seems like your earnings from driving must be good."

"I contract work and earn millions every year, but I wouldn’t even think of buying such expensive clothes. Brother, you must be earning at least tens of millions a year."

"How did you even get Xiaozao to date you? Xiaozao’s standards are high, she wouldn’t date just anyone. Honestly, you’re a ride-hailing driver, I can’t figure out how you won her over."

At this moment, the calculating Li Youlan suddenly said, "Didn’t you all know? Xiaozao is a rich second generation. She spent over a million for readers’ rewards on her book, buying a 200,000 outfit for her boyfriend isn’t exaggerated."

Everyone was immediately shocked.

"Xiaozao, you’re so extravagant? Spending over a million on your own book?"

"No, how much do you even earn? Aren’t you afraid of losing money by doing that?"

"Spent over a million? Isn’t Xiaozao the author of ’You and the Spring Breeze Are Both Passing Guests’? I’ve been following that book, but after the data inflating exposure, stopped."

...

Li Youlan hurriedly said, "Yes, Wang Qing, you guessed it right. That book ’You and the Spring Breeze Are Both Passing Guests’ is written by Xiaozao, and before inflating data, it had an average subscription of 2200, earning about 5,000 a month."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Earning 5,000 a month, yet she spent a million inflating data.

How long would it take to earn back that million?

"Xiaozao, you’re going all out."

"That’s unwise! With a monthly manuscript fee of 5,000, spending over a million inflating data, the book can’t finish with that much earnings."

"Xiaozao, did your family have a demolition windfall? How else could you suddenly have so much money to splurge?"

...

Wang Tianyi apathetically said, "Ten Golden Alliances for that book? You’re too naive, even platinum gods can’t get 10 Golden Alliance Masters for a book, and you a struggling author spending that much, even fools know it’s inflating data."

Yuan Xiaozao looked helpless, after all, she couldn’t avoid it.

Good thing she brought Yang Chen, now it’s up to him to turn the tables for her.

Yang Chen put down his chopsticks, smiled, and said, "This can’t be blamed on Xiaozao, blame me. I like Xiaozao, but she stays home too much, and tends to get lost, rarely going out, so I had no chance to get close. To win her heart, I had to be resourceful. However, I have no experience pursuing girls, always clueless about methods. Eventually, I chose the simplest way. That is to send gifts, send gifts, and send more gifts. Finally, Heaven doesn’t let down the determined, after giving ten Golden Alliances at once, Xiaozao saw my sincerity and accepted me."

Everyone revealed a look of shock; the whole room fell silent...