Chapter 7: Short Fatty vs My Infinite Rebate

Upon hearing Lucas, who was dressed in cheap street-market clothes, actually propose a contest of wealth, the short, dumpy man could not help but laugh contemptuously.

"Kid, I admit you are better-looking than me and your fighting skills are better too, but what qualifications do you have to compete with me in wealth!"

Lucas heard this and could not be bothered to waste his breath. He said directly, "Stop with all the nonsense. Just tell me if you dare or not. Whoever loses is a bastard!"

Seeing Lucas’s confident appearance, the short, dumpy man felt a bit hesitant. He even started to wonder if Lucas’s street-market clothes were just a disguise to play the pig to eat the tiger.

But when he looked up and saw the contemptuous look in Lucas’s eyes, a surge of anger immediately flared up. He said, "Fine! Since you want to make a fool of yourself, I will grant your wish. I want to see if you are really as tough as you claim to be!"

Lucas was overjoyed upon hearing this. He had actually been afraid that the short, dumpy man would not accept the challenge.

His cashback quota for the day was still far from reaching one million dollars.

Lucas had been worrying about not finding a reason to shop to his heart’s content, and looking at the short, dumpy man now, he actually felt he was becoming a bit pleasing to the eye.

"Miss, please help me wrap up this pair of earrings!"

Since he had an excuse, Lucas did not stand on ceremony. He immediately picked out a pair of diamond earrings with a price tag of 50,000 dollars as his first appetizer.

At Lucas’s move, several expressions immediately appeared on the faces of the people nearby. Sofia and Cardi were both wearing looks of shock. Although the gifts Lucas had bought for Sofia earlier were numerous, they only added up to about sixty thousand dollars.

Yet this pair of diamond earrings alone cost fifty thousand dollars. And judging by Lucas’s expression, this was just the beginning.

Although Sofia and Cardi were both from Silvermont, their family backgrounds were average, and their monthly expenses at school usually did not exceed 3,000 dollars.

The bag Lucas bought earlier for twenty or thirty thousand dollars had already shocked them a bit.

Now, with another fifty-thousand-dollar pair of diamond earrings, their little hearts were pounding with shock.

Meanwhile, the short, dumpy man’s female companion and the beautiful shop assistant both had expressions of surprise and delight.

The short, dumpy man’s expression, however, was rather ugly. He had brought his girl here today to show off his wealth, but his budget was within one hundred thousand dollars.

Damn it, with one move he had already spent fifty thousand dollars. How was he supposed to keep up later?

Lucas handed the wrapped diamond earrings directly to Sofia, who was still in a daze.

He turned to the beautiful shop assistant and said, "Bring your payment code over here. I will pay for each item as I buy it, so no one can say I cannot afford it!"

It did not take long. Lucas paid the fifty thousand dollars cleanly and decisively. Then he looked up and smiled at the short, dumpy man.

This fifty-thousand-dollar pair of diamond earrings did not stump the short, dumpy man.

It was within his one-hundred-thousand-dollar budget. He also very readily bought it and handed it to his female companion.

Seeing this, Lucas did not say a word and pointed to a diamond necklace worth 98,888 dollars.

He smiled faintly at the beautiful shop assistant and said, "Miss, please help me wrap up this diamond necklace!"

The price of this diamond necklace was basically the most expensive piece of jewelry in their shop.

The beautiful shop assistant was overjoyed. Her commission today would definitely be a considerable figure.

Before long, Sofia already had two exquisite jewelry boxes in her hands. After paying the nearly one hundred thousand dollars, Lucas looked up at the short, dumpy man with contempt.

The short, dumpy man’s face was now turning green and white. Lucas’s extravagant spending was completely beyond his expectations.

Looking at the gazes of the surrounding crowd and the expectant expression on his beautiful companion’s face, he gritted his teeth and bought the diamond necklace.

Then he glared fiercely at Lucas, his expression as if to say, "Aren’t you impressive? If you have got the guts, keep buying!"

Lucas chuckled. His balance was now over 200,000 dollars. He smiled and said, "Buying one by one is too much trouble. Let us just buy two items this time!"

He turned and walked to another counter, pointed at two gemstone necklaces, and said to the beautiful shop assistant, "Wrap these two gemstone necklaces up for me together!"

This flashy move by Lucas shocked everyone once again.

These two gemstone necklaces were basically the same price as the previous diamond necklace, and together they were approaching 200,000 dollars.

It was hard to imagine that Lucas, dressed in cheap street-market clothes, bought them without batting an eye.

After paying the money readily, Lucas looked at the short, dumpy man with the same expression as before.

The short, dumpy man’s female companion was now both surprised and jealous.

She was surprised because today’s gains far exceeded her expectations. And the jealousy was, of course, directed at Sofia, who was next to Lucas.

Besides being slightly younger than her, she looked about the same as her, and her figure was even inferior to hers in some respects. Why was it that she could only be a girl, while the other girl could be a legitimate girlfriend?

Looking at Lucas’s sunny and handsome appearance, and his generosity while shopping, the jealousy in her heart was almost becoming tangible.

She glanced at her short and dumpy companion beside her, who still had a hesitant expression on his face.

Although she felt a bit disgusted, she brought out her ultimate weapon. It was rare to encounter someone providing an assist, and if she did not try hard, she would be doing a disservice to her looks.

She said in a coquettish voice, "Honey, come on, you are the best!"

As she spoke, she pressed her tits against the short, dumpy man’s back. Her boobs squished heavily into him, fat nipples poking as she ground her soft, heavy cleavage up and down his spine.

The short, dumpy man was instantly overcome by lust from this rubbing, and without any hesitation, he bought the two gemstone necklaces as well.

However, when paying the bill, the twitching muscles on his face made it obvious to everyone present that his heart was aching with the cost.

After paying the nearly 200,000 dollars, the short, dumpy man looked at Lucas again.

There was no longer any arrogance or provocation in his eyes. There was even a hint of submission and pleading in his gaze.

How could he not know by now that he had definitely encountered a ruthless character who played the pig to eat the tiger.

Lucas acted as if he did not see it. He was having too much fun spending money.

How could he possibly stop? He walked to another counter. Although there were no longer such high-value jewelry pieces here, there were still many worth fifty or sixty thousand.

This time he bought seven pieces of jewelry at once, totaling exactly 400,000 dollars.

The two men’s contest of wealth had long attracted the customers who were browsing in this jewelry shop.

They were all shocked by Lucas’s generosity. In these economically depressed times, this way of treating money like it meant nothing usually only happened in novels.

They had never seen anything like this in reality. While shocked, they also felt their eyes had been opened.

After Lucas handed the seven wrapped pieces of jewelry to Sofia, who was still in a daze, he looked up and stared at the short, dumpy man with the same expression.

Looking at Lucas’s contemptuous gaze, the short, dumpy man immediately cowered.

He was just a guy who had received a large demolition compensation. Most of his assets were real estate, and paying that 200,000 dollars earlier had been very painful.

He only blamed himself for being overcome by lust, and he was already deeply regretting it now.

With a mournful face, he said, "Kid, I was wrong. I have dog eyes and looked down on you. I was just puffing myself up to look big. I admit I am a bastard!"

After saying this, ignoring the mockery of the crowd, he grabbed his beautiful female companion and walked out with his head hung low.

Before leaving, that beautiful woman even turned back and gave Lucas a flirtatious wink. Fortunately, the short, dumpy man did not see it, otherwise he really would have lost all face and dignity.