How much does it cost to draw a line?

Li Wenli finally understood why Chen Xiao had more pocket money than her four years of tuition combined.

This one meal cost her three months of living expenses...

But the ingredients, to be fair, were all air-freighted and very fresh.

Chen Xiao was quite satisfied with the meal; such things were fine to occasionally eat for novelty, but eating them often would become tiresome.

"Where do you want to go for a walk?"

Li Wenli thought for a moment, then said shyly, "I don't want to walk, I, I'm tired..."

Chen Xiao: "..."

Tired from eating? It was clearly an excuse; he instantly understood.

"Then let's go back to the Hotel to rest."

"Mhm, mhm."

Arriving at the Hotel front desk, Chen Xiao gave his phone number and name, and smoothly received the room card.

Su Tang had booked him a suite.

There was an office area, a lounge area, and a reception area, all fully equipped.

Li Wenli was stunned the moment she entered the room.

"Wow, a Hotel can be this big?"

Chen Xiao said with a smile, "As long as the money is in place, it can be as big as you want."

She stood by the window and exclaimed, pointing outside, "Chen Xiao, come here quickly, it's so beautiful outside!"

Chen Xiao walked over with a smile.

On both sides of the Changteng River, lights blazed brightly, and neon signs flickered.

They shone on Li Wenli's fair skin, constantly changing colors.

Chen Xiao gently hugged her from behind and whispered in her ear.

"Do you like it?"

Li Wenli turned around and hugged his neck, her eyes filled with tenderness, and nodded vigorously.

"Mhm, mhm, I like it."

...

The battle spread from the reception area to the office desk, and then from the office desk, it moved to the floor-to-ceiling window.

Finally, it ended in the bathtub.

Holding the soft, boneless Li Wenli, Chen Xiao felt refreshed.

He picked up the cigarette pack from the edge of the bathtub, but Li Wenli snatched it first, took out a cigarette, bit it, lit it, and then placed it in Chen Xiao's mouth.

Chen Xiao smiled, leaned back comfortably against the bathtub's backrest, and began to smoke.

Ten minutes later.

After drying Chen Xiao and helping him change into a bathrobe, they finally rested on the bed.

Chen Xiao leaned against the headboard, scrolling through messages on his phone.

Li Wenli curled up in his arms, resting with her eyes closed.

After a short rest, Chen Xiao became restless again.

Li Wenli murmured, "Ah~~ No, I don't want to, we still have to go shopping tomorrow..."

More than an hour later, the two finally fell into a deep sleep.

The next afternoon, Chen Xiao finally managed to pull Li Wenli out of bed.

"We haven't even started shopping yet, and half the day is already gone."

Li Wenli pouted and said, "It's all your fault!"

Chen Xiao smiled, "Hahaha, alright, my fault, my fault."

They had lunch delivered to the Hotel, and after eating, they went downstairs to officially go shopping.

Shopping, for women, was like an energizer.

The incredibly lazy Li Wenli in the room immediately became full of vitality once she stepped out.

She hooked her arm through Chen Xiao's, bouncing and pointing at various novelties.

Perhaps she was overly excited; when going up the steps at the entrance of Jide Plaza, she missed a step and almost fell.

Fortunately, Chen Xiao was quick-witted and pulled her back.

Li Wenli's small face turned pale with fright.

"Are you okay?"

Li Wenli patted her chest and said with a worried expression, "I'm fine, I just scratched someone's car..."

Chen Xiao looked and saw a white Fit parked by the roadside.

The zipper of Li Wenli's backpack had left a shallow scratch on the car door.

Chen Xiao comforted her, "It's fine, let's see if there's the owner's phone number, we'll just compensate him."

Li Wenli, like a child who had done something wrong, lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry, Chen Xiao, am I too useless?"

For a girl her age, scratching someone's car was indeed a big deal.

Especially in 2010, when car ownership was not particularly high, cars were definitely synonymous with expensive.

At that moment, a young man with yellow hair got out of the car, his face grim. He walked around to inspect it and immediately became furious.

He pointed at Li Wenli and cursed loudly, "Are you f*cking blind? This is my brand new car!"

Li Wenli flinched in fear, retreating half a step.

The smile on Chen Xiao's face gradually disappeared. It was normal for anyone to be angry if their new car was scratched.

But to open his mouth and curse without asking for details was a bit excessive.

Chen Xiao said coldly, "This car of yours... how much for a scratch?"

The yellow-haired man eyed Chen Xiao up and down, seeing that his clothes were worth at least a thousand yuan, indicating he could afford compensation. He glared at Chen Xiao and said,

"This is a new car, if you scratch it, you have to account for the depreciation fee too!"

Chen Xiao asked again, "I'm just asking you, how much for a scratch?"

Normally, such shallow scratches could be fixed for a hundred yuan or so at any repair shop.

But the yellow-haired man stammered for a long time before saying, "At... at least a thousand!"

Chen Xiao nodded, pulled Li Wenli closer, took a wad of money from his satchel, and threw it into the yellow-haired man's arms.

Then, holding Li Wenli's hand, he used his key to scratch the Fit's car with a harsh scraping sound.

The yellow-haired man was stunned, then immediately cursed, "Holy crap, you're f*cking looking for death!"

Chen Xiao sneered, "Don't want the money? Then give it back to me, and I'll fix your car."

The yellow-haired man, clutching the money, was unwilling to let go, but he had no reason to stop them. He stood by, his face red and neck thick with suppressed anger.

Li Wenli said worriedly, "Chen Xiao, why don't we just forget it? It's all my fault."

Chen Xiao patted her back, "Don't be afraid. We paid for it. If we don't scratch it 10 times, wouldn't someone get off easy?"

With that, he continued scratching with Li Wenli.

Soon, the once fine Fit was covered in deep scratches on all four sides.

Although Li Wenli was worried Chen Xiao would suffer a loss, she had to admit, it felt really good.

Chen Xiao asked, "Had enough? Or should we add 10 more scratches?"

The yellow-haired man shivered beside them.

How could someone who treated money like dirt be easy to provoke?

If he held a grudge, and spent just 100,000 yuan, his own life would be anything but peaceful.

"B-Big brother, I was wrong. Why don't we just forget it? Look, sister-in-law's hand is all red from the rubbing..."

Chen Xiao didn't even look at him, only asking for Li Wenli's opinion.

Li Wenli whispered, "N-No more, it's too wasteful..."

Since she had vented her anger, Chen Xiao planned to stop there.

But unexpectedly, two people appeared from nowhere, one of them carrying a fire extinguisher, shouting loudly.

"Don't just settle like that! I'll add another ten thousand."

After speaking, he also threw a wad of money to the yellow-haired man, then swung the fire extinguisher and smashed it.

The yellow-haired man stood rooted to the spot, almost in tears.

I just parked my car here, what kind of people have I encountered...?

Chen Xiao was a bit bewildered. What was going on?

The young man didn't have great stamina. After smashing all the glass, he was slightly out of breath. He handed the fire extinguisher to the big man beside him, then walked up to Chen Xiao and said.

"Brother, I like you."

Chen Xiao shivered and quickly stepped back half a pace.

The young man also realized his words were problematic, and slapped his mouth hard, "Damn! Look at my rotten mouth."

"Brother, don't misunderstand. I just happened to see what happened, and I really like your personality and temper. On a whim, I wanted to join in the fun. Don't tell me, it truly feels f*cking great, hahaha..."

Chen Xiao: "..."