Lin Wanyu was feeling overjoyed. She'd owned a bag like this before, but she left it at her ex-husband's place after their divorce. She never imagined that Gao Yuan, the man she'd randomly run into at the bar last night, would treat her so well.
Hugging Gao Yuan's arm, she tilted her head up and said softly, "Darling, thank you!"
Their shameless public display of affection naturally drew a wave of envy and compliments from the saleswoman. While Gao Yuan was no longer a handsome young man, in the face of money, no one cared about such details.
Leaving the Chanel boutique, Gao Yuan saw a text message notification: an incoming transfer of 156,000. His confidence swelled.
'A man's confidence really does come from a fat wallet!'
'With money in your pocket, you don't have to worry about a thing.'
Gao Yuan continued to stroll through Hang City Mansion with Lin Wanyu. Next, inside the LV store, he bought her another handbag and a casual outfit, spending just under 100,000 yuan.
He bought her a cosmetics set at the La Mer store, spending 13,000 yuan and receiving 26,000 in cashback.
By now, his card had already received a total of 273,000 yuan in cashback from the system.
After leaving the La Mer boutique, Lin Wanyu suddenly pulled Gao Yuan into a stairwell.
"Are you crazy, spending money like this?"
"I asked you to come shopping with me to cheer me up, not to bankrupt yourself!"
Seeing Lin Wanyu's flustered and exasperated scolding, Gao Yuan just smiled even more happily. He pulled her directly into his arms, lowered his head, and kissed her lips.
'In situations like this, you shouldn't try to reason with a woman. Mouths are for kissing. A proper kiss solves the problem.'
'Besides, he had no way to explain that only by spending money on her would he get even richer.'
A moment later, they parted. Lin Wanyu glanced at the security camera's position and shyly lowered her head.
Gao Yuan let out a loud laugh and, pulling along a Lin Wanyu who had lost all her fight, continued shopping. However, at Lin Wanyu's insistence, he promised he would only buy her one last thing, and then they would stop spending for the day.
As they walked, Gao Yuan was doing some mental arithmetic.
'Spending at Chanel, LV, and La Mer had only cost a little over 170,000. He could still spend another two or three hundred thousand on Lin Wanyu.'
'But he also had over 200,000 in cash on his card now. He needed to find something that cost over 200,000 in a single purchase to maximize the cashback.'
With a goal in mind, Gao Yuan's shopping became much more relaxed.
Places like luxury clothing stores, shoe shops, and even the Hermes boutique were off his radar. Lin Wanyu was deliberately avoiding those stores, and he didn't try to pull her into any of them.
The two continued to walk around, but Gao Yuan didn't buy anything else for Lin Wanyu.
Instead, it was Lin Wanyu who bought a few things for Gao Yuan, including leather shoes and a tie. Gao Yuan wasn't sure if they held any special meaning.
In short, Lin Wanyu was like a little girl, pulling him along to try all sorts of things, and he let her have her way.
They had just left a hat shop, and Gao Yuan now had a vintage-style beret. That one hat alone cost Lin Wanyu 2,888 yuan.
'Honestly, he couldn't see how it was any different from a twenty-nine-yuan beret you could find online.'
Gao Yuan, carrying bags big and small, was walking forward when he suddenly spotted a boutique.
It was the Van Cleef & Arpels boutique. He was instantly reminded of the watch Zhang Ke had been wearing on her wrist today.
Van Cleef & Arpels was a high-end jewelry brand that carried all sorts of pieces, all with exceptional designs. If their products had a single flaw, it was the price tag.
'The watch Zhang Ke was wearing probably cost sixty or seventy thousand, but that was just one of Van Cleef & Arpels' basic models.'
'They had countless watches that cost hundreds of thousands, or even millions.'
"Wait."
Gao Yuan stopped and pointed a hand, still holding the shopping bags, toward the Van Cleef & Arpels boutique.
Lin Wanyu followed his arm with her gaze and instantly understood what Gao Yuan meant.
'Van Cleef & Arpels has almost nothing for men. It seemed the last item Gao Yuan planned to buy for her today was in this store.'
Since they had already agreed, Lin Wanyu didn't refuse this time. Planning to just go inside and pick something inexpensive, she proactively pulled Gao Yuan into the boutique.
The Van Cleef & Arpels sales associate was quite sharp. Seeing all the shopping bags from various major brands in Gao Yuan's hands, she immediately trotted over to take them from him, placing them on the counter.
Enjoying the saleswoman's service, Gao Yuan had to admire the caliber of the staff at these luxury boutiques. 'It would be a crime if they weren't earning a fortune,' he thought.
Lin Wanyu had the saleswoman bring over some bracelets for her to look at, occasionally trying one on her wrist to show Gao Yuan. Gao Yuan, however, went straight to looking at the watches in the display case.
'He definitely couldn't afford the watches that easily cost hundreds of thousands or even millions. He needed to pick one that was around 200,000 yuan.'
While the saleswoman was helping Lin Wanyu, she saw Gao Yuan looking at the watches and kept a close eye on him.
'From the moment the couple appeared in her line of sight and she saw the luxury shopping bags in Gao Yuan's hands, she knew they were serious buyers.'
'These watches easily cost hundreds of thousands, far more expensive than the bracelets.'
'If Gao Yuan bought a watch, her commission for the month would be quite substantial.'
After looking for a while, Gao Yuan pointed to a gold watch and said to the saleswoman, "Let me see that one."
As Gao Yuan held the watch and examined it, the saleswoman stood beside him, making her presentation.
"This watch has a quartz movement. The dial is white mother-of-pearl with a guilloché pattern. The case and bracelet are 18-karat yellow gold, the crystal is sapphire, and it's water-resistant."
"We also include an interchangeable alligator leather strap."
While the saleswoman was giving her description, Lin Wanyu walked over to Gao Yuan's side.
Gao Yuan had no intention of asking for her opinion. He simply grabbed her hand and put the watch on her wrist.
Lin Wanyu's skin was already fair. When she put on the brilliant gold watch, it contrasted beautifully with her fair skin, accentuating her elegant aura.
She raised her arm, holding it under the light. That, combined with the confident and elegant expression on her face, made everyone in the store look at her with envy. With the watch on, Lin Wanyu looked absolutely perfect.
"We'll take it."
"It's too expensive. I can't accept it."
Hearing that Gao Yuan was going to buy her this watch worth over 200,000 yuan, Lin Wanyu immediately protested. She quickly took off the gold watch and handed it to the saleswoman.
The saleswoman looked at the watch Lin Wanyu was handing her but didn't take it immediately. Instead, she looked toward Gao Yuan.
"What are you standing there for? Ring it up!"
Although Gao Yuan's tone held a hint of dissatisfaction, to the saleswoman's ears, it was like the music of the heavens. She immediately took out the POS machine she had already prepared, scanned the item, and printed the receipt in one smooth motion.
The watch cost 238,000 yuan. After paying, Gao Yuan's card immediately received 476,000 yuan. Combined with the money he had left, Gao Yuan's current savings completely broke the 500,000 yuan mark.
For him, this was a considerable amount of savings.
'The system mission is finally complete.'
After the last item was purchased, Lin Wanyu refused to continue shopping, no matter what.
In just over an hour, Gao Yuan had spent 500,000 yuan on her. Even with her family background, she had rarely spent money like this.
'Although she did love these things, and she loved the feeling of a man she cared for spending money on her, she had, after all, known Gao Yuan for less than a day.'
'Even though they had already been intimate, that had been her own choice, and she had enjoyed it. But now, she had no idea how she could possibly repay Gao Yuan.'
Leaving Hang City Mansion, Lin Wanyu drove this time. She wanted to take Gao Yuan to a restaurant she frequented to treat him.
After the two were seated in a quiet private room at the restaurant, Lin Wanyu reeled off a string of dish names to the waiter.
Gao Yuan didn't yet realize there was anything wrong.
The look the waiter gave Gao Yuan, however, was full of unspoken meaning.