182: Back to the South?

"The Cartier counter in Da Gu City, isn't that the same shop where I bought the watch during the day?"

Ye Su recalled in his mind and finally remembered that when he was looking at watches, there seemed to be a waving lucky cat ornament on his left side.

"That lucky cat seems to be an ornament sold everywhere; it doesn't have anything special about it, right?"

Ye Su thought carefully, but couldn't recall anything special about the lucky cat ornament, so he finally gave up.

"Forget it, the system said it's a [Mysterious Surprise Item], so be it. I'll go over tomorrow and see exactly where the [mystery and surprise] of that ornament lies."

After waiting for a while and not seeing the system refresh any [hidden easter egg], Ye Su closed the screen and used the [Sleep Aid Service] to drift off to sleep.

...

Cartier sells jewelry; who else would be like him, eyeing the lucky cat ornament in the shop?

Not worried that someone else would get there first, Ye Su returned to school for classes the next day as usual.

The four of them had no classes in the afternoon, so Ye Su stayed in the dormitory at noon and played a few rounds of games with his three roommates.

After one o'clock, Ye Su drove away from school and arrived at the Cartier store in Da Gu City again just past two o'clock.

"Mr. Ye, speak of the devil!"

The saleswoman who served Ye Su yesterday immediately greeted him excitedly as soon as she saw him appear.

Besides seeing more sales, the saleswoman also fantasized a little in her heart that Ye Su regretted refusing her offer of [intimate service] yesterday and had come specifically to find her today.

"Hello."

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

The saleswoman's eyes shimmered, and as she gazed at Ye Su, her infatuation was almost overflowing, making Ye Su suspect for a moment that the damp season that hadn't arrived in March or April had been delayed until May to descend upon Yangcheng.

Ignoring the signals the saleswoman was sending, Ye Su first scanned the counter with his eyes, then locked onto the lucky cat that was constantly waving on the counter.

Seeing this ornament again, Ye Su still couldn't figure out anything special about it.

"I want to pick a ladies' bracelet that can be worn with the blue balloon watch I bought yesterday. Could you recommend a few?"

As he spoke, Ye Su naturally sat down in front of the lucky cat ornament.

Hearing that Ye Su had come specifically to buy a bracelet to match the blue balloon he bought yesterday, and not specifically to see her, the saleswoman's eyes dimmed instantly, but she still kept a smile:

"Very well, Mr. Ye, please wait a moment, I will select some suitable bracelets for you right away."

The other saleswomen in the store, hearing that Ye Su was here again to buy a gift for his girlfriend, looked at him with eyes full of heat and infinite jealousy toward that girlfriend.

"Handsome, you're here to pick out a gift for your girlfriend, right?"

After sending the saleswoman away, Ye Su's thoughts were entirely on the lucky cat ornament on the counter. Just as he wanted to handle it inconspicuously, a female voice suddenly rang out from the side, interrupting his little move.

Turning his head, he saw the young woman who had been picking out jewelry nearby when he first entered. He didn't know when she had flashed to his side, and she was leaning forward, striking up a conversation with him.

The woman looked to be in her twenties, but the heavy makeup, flaming red lips, and two exaggerated large round earrings on her face gave her a maturity that didn't belong to her age.

As she leaned forward, a burst of perfume drifted into Ye Su's nostrils.

Smelling the fragrance, Ye Su subconsciously thought of the faint, elegant scent that Li Mengyao had exuded yesterday inside the Poyun Group.

Compared to the scent on Li Mengyao, this was nowhere near the same level.

"Yes."

While answering the beautiful woman's pickup attempt, Ye Su's eyes couldn't help but glance downward.

The woman's physique was already quite good, and wearing a small V-neck camisole with a little jacket over it, she naturally revealed a glimpse of her cleavage as she leaned forward to speak.

Her long hair fell down, making the view even more tantalizing, making one want to explore the abyss further.

However, looking at the woman's expression, she was clearly indifferent to her accidental exposure.

Fortunately, Ye Su was someone who had seen "big scenes," so after subconsciously taking a look, he immediately withdrew his gaze.

"I'm also picking out a bracelet, but I can't make up my mind. Handsome, can you help me pick one too?"

"I don't have any research in this area. You'd better listen to the recommendations from the girls in the store; they are the professionals."

Ye Su was absent-minded regarding the beautiful woman's pickup attempt, his heart set only on how to get his hands on that lucky cat.

The beautiful woman, however, did not intend to give up. She took the few bracelets she had just picked and placed them in front of Ye Su.

"The shop assistants are all women, and their taste is probably about the same as mine, so I still want to get some advice from a [man] like you, handsome."

This time, the woman even pushed aside the long hair on her chest, putting her assets completely out in the open.

Unfortunately, in Ye Su's eyes right now, there was only the lucky cat swinging left and right on the counter, and he turned a blind eye to the assets the woman was displaying.

"I think the bracelets in the store are all about the same. I really can't give you any advice. You'd better ask the sales guide for help."

Ye Su's repeated rejections made the woman start to lose face, but she still refused to give up:

"Handsome, how about we add each other as friends? When your girlfriend likes the bracelet you bought, you can recommend it to me, and I can buy one too."

"Sorry, my friends list is already full, I can't add anyone."

Rejected once again, and vaguely sensing that the few saleswomen in the store were looking at her with a hint of mockery in their eyes.

The woman glared at Ye Su in embarrassment and anger, cursing inwardly at this man for not knowing a good thing when he saw it.

But Ye Su didn't even look at the woman again and even started fiddling with the lucky cat on the counter.

This behavior, in the woman's eyes, was like telling her that even this lucky cat ornament was far more attractive than her.

Unable to vent her anger, the woman didn't even have the mood to continue looking. She pushed the bracelets back to the saleswoman nearby and, dragging her handbag, left the Cartier store in resentment.

The sales guide who had been serving the woman saw the commission that was about to be hers fly away. Although regretful, she didn't blame Ye Su, only sighing inwardly at Ye Su's high standards; if he didn't even fancy such a well-endowed woman, she definitely had even less of a chance.

"Mr. Ye, these are the few bracelets I recommend that go perfectly with the blue balloon. You can take a look."

"Okay."

Seeing the saleswoman bring over a few bracelets, Ye Su finally moved his gaze away from the lucky cat.

Good grief, they really took him for a big sucker.

Ye Su picked up four bracelets one after another to examine them and found that not a single bracelet's price tag was below five digits.

One of the bracelets had a connection point made of two circles inlaid with a ring of small diamonds; it was an 18K white gold bracelet priced at 45,000, almost catching up to the watch he bought yesterday.

In order to pretend to be a wealthy tycoon who would be a stable customer of the store in the future, so that he could successfully get his hands on the lucky cat later, Ye Su couldn't complain that the bracelets the saleswoman brought were expensive. He could only feign interest and start picking.

Of course, while choosing, the bracelet costing over 40,000 was immediately excluded by Ye Su from his selection range.

Among the remaining three bracelets, after looking for a while, Ye Su finally selected one of them.

The bracelet part was the same as the one costing over 40,000, except the two circles were replaced by a small base, inlaid with a small diamond that you'd probably need a magnifying glass to see clearly.

Just such a simple bracelet, the price tag clearly marked it at [15,600 ¥].