55: Chapter 55 Things ultimately deviated from what was expected.

But then again, just like Manager Wang said earlier, as next year's limited edition collection, the "Passionate Love" series, although not particularly high in actual value, is currently one-of-a-kind. One might ask, what girl wouldn't love this uniqueness?

They say a thousand gold pieces can't buy a single smile; Chen Sheng asked himself if he was being too utilitarian.

However, just as Chen Sheng was struggling with whether to sell it or not, the voice of the Cross-dresser struck his head like a heavy hammer. Any thoughts of selling or not selling instantly vanished. The only thought in his mind now was to leave this place quickly; for the sake of his little chrysanthemum, he had to get as far away as possible.

But leaving was impossible.

At least, Manager Wang definitely wouldn't let him leave right now.

So, under the guidance of Manager Wang, Chen Sheng cooperatively held up the jewelry box containing "Encounter," and stood at the store entrance to take five, six, seven, eight, or nine smiling photos together with Manager Wang.

Manager Wang took the camera, confirmed there were satisfactory photos inside, and explained to Chen Sheng, "Mr. Chen, we at Jewelry Brand might use this photo of you later to assist with our promotions. We hope for your understanding, Mr. Chen."

"Understood!" Chen Sheng nodded. After all, having taken their item, leaving a photo to help with the store's marketing was only right.

However...

"But I have a question: will this photo be used by just this store, or the entire company?"

"Mr. Chen, the photo will be used by the company. But don't worry, it will only be used to promote the "Passionate Love" series and will not involve any other matters," Manager Wang explained.

Chen Sheng nodded, took out his phone, and turned on the recording function. "Could you please say that again?"

Looking at the phone suddenly thrust in front of her, and the recording status displayed on the screen, Manager Wang's professional smile faltered for a split second, but she quickly recovered.

Smiling, she said, "Mr. Chen, rest assured, our Jewelry Brand has always had a good reputation. I promise here that the photo will only be used to promote the "Passionate Love" series and will not involve any other matters. If this is untrue, you can take legal action directly."

At this moment, Manager Wang was practically speechless with frustration.

"Involve other matters? Even for the "Passionate Love" series promotion, you're just appearing as a minor background element. Do you really think you're a celebrity!"

This was also the confidence she had to say it directly on the recording.

Chen Sheng hadn't expected Manager Wang to be so frank. He put his phone away, saved the recording, and said with a smile, "I certainly trust the reputation of Jewelry Brand, but in this day and age, while one shouldn't have the intention to harm others, one must have the intention to guard against them. Manager Wang, you should understand that, right?"

"Understood!" Although Manager Wang was cursing internally, she still maintained a polite, professional smile on her face.

That is what you call professional.

However...

"Mr. Chen, our Taikoo Li store has recently added quite a few new accessories. Why not take a look and see if there's anything you like? As our ninety-ninth customer today, we will give you an additional 12% discount on all store items on top of the existing promotions."

"I still have some things to take care of on my end..."

Before Manager Wang could finish her practiced speech, Chen Sheng waved his hand quite reasonably, "It's fine! You go ahead and get busy, I'll look around myself."

"Very well! Mr. Chen."

Manager Wang promptly dashed off, letting Chen Sheng breathe a sigh of relief. He had finally finished the process. "This 19,999 yuan necklace wasn't easy to earn!"

But before he could even finish exhaling, he was shocked to discover that as Manager Wang left, the gazes of a large portion of the women still browsing in the store were once again fixed on him.

Those eyes were like hungry wolves seeing prey, filled with naked desire.

Chen Sheng calmly scanned the store. When his gaze swept over the Cross-dresser, the Cross-dresser gave him a provocative look.

"Damn it!" Chen Sheng cursed under his breath.

He couldn't handle it, he really couldn't handle it.

The next second, Chen Sheng turned and left Zhou Fufu Jewelry Store without hesitation.

"Screw selling it for a high price, isn't it better to give it to my own wife?"

Thinking about it, just by virtue of this temporarily one-of-a-kind necklace, she would definitely have to agree to a few reasonable (or excessive) positions.

Back in his car, Chen Sheng put the box away, drove out of Taikoo Li, and found an affordable restaurant to finish his lunch. He then took out his phone again and opened the ride-hailing app.

He still had to drive.

But by four in the afternoon, Chen Sheng closed the app, drove to the vegetable market, bought some pork ribs to make sweet and sour pork ribs, and got a pig trotter to stew with kelp and white kidney beans. When it was done, sprinkling a handful of green onions over it would make anyone dizzy with the delicious aroma.

He also added a cold dish of stone flower with three shredded ingredients. If he was lucky enough to find some "pig skin arch" at the market, adding it in would be perfection.

(PS: "Pig skin arch" refers to the leaves of Houttuynia cordata that poke out of the ground.)

Finally, Chen Sheng went to a flower shop, chose nine roses, and had the Shop Assistant wrap them up, before returning home feeling satisfied.

Delicious dinner + roses + necklace = ?

In the past, it was like thunder stirring up ground fire, with the battlefield spreading across the entire room.

But now!

That would definitely be whatever he desired!

However, things seemed to have deviated from the planned trajectory once again.

Click~

The front door opened, and it was An Xiaonuan coming home from work.

Hearing the door open, Chen Sheng hurriedly came out of the kitchen, and like a welcoming doorman, bowed slightly to An Xiaonuan and said, "Welcome home!"

An Xiaonuan changed into her slippers, walked up to Chen Sheng with a click-clack sound, reached out her hand directly, and said, "Where is the necklace? Take it out!"

"What necklace?" Chen Sheng was instantly stunned. How did she know he wanted to give her a necklace? Could she have installed surveillance on him?

No, An Xiaonuan couldn't be that formidable.

"Still pretending? Do you need me to bring out the evidence before you're willing to hand it over?"

Chen Sheng thought for a moment and decided to play it cool again. "Haven't you always kept your own jewelry yourself? I really don't know what necklace you're talking about."

"Heh~" An Xiaonuan sneered, took out her phone, fiddled with it for a moment, and then shoved the screen directly in front of Chen Sheng's face.

This was a video shot from a first-person perspective, and the protagonist in the footage was none other than himself. It showed the passenger getting into the car, Chen Sheng, the driver, frequently stealing glances, the passenger intentionally setting a trap, and finally the passenger getting out and leaving that line: "Be confident, what you pull out might not necessarily be smaller than mine."

Finally, another clip from Zhou Fufu Jewelry Store was inserted, with him again as the protagonist. The footage showed him as the ninety-ninth lucky customer to enter the store, receiving an "Encounter" diamond necklace worth 19,999 yuan.

After watching the video, Chen Sheng couldn't help but exclaim, "Damn it!"

He really didn't expect that Cross-dresser to actually be an internet celebrity.

"Wife, listen to me argue... no, explain. That guy is a pervert. A grown man dressing up like a girl. I felt something was weird at the time. You also know that in recent years, many ride-hailing drivers and passengers have been harmed, so I was on guard against him the whole time."

While speaking, he kept observing the changes in An Xiaonuan's expression. Seeing the corners of her mouth twitching slightly upwards, he hurriedly added, "And you don't even know, his makeup was caking on his face at the time. I endured it the whole way. I really wanted to tell him..."

Pfft~

As soon as these words came out, An Xiaonuan broke her composure, pinched Chen Sheng and said, "He's a big internet celebrity, and his makeup was caking? Can you be any more ridiculous?"