My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 172: Open Your Hands, Buy, Buy, Buy

This was 80 million in cash! Not stocks, valuations, or any immovable assets like properties or vehicles.

So much cash, often, even medium-sized companies couldn’t produce it.

Yet, Chen Yan not only pulled it out but even casually handed it to Lu Man.

And the purpose... just to let Lu Man buy bags and clothes?

Lu Man’s head buzzed, her mind a blank.

Xiao Tao too was dumbstruck, slightly overwhelmed and a bit panicked.

Did she... know too much?

In TV dramas, it seems like such people don’t live long.

Just as Xiao Tao was wildly speculating, Lu Man finally snapped back to reality, her eyes blazing as she looked at Xiao Tao and said, "Xiao Tao! Let’s elope with the money!"

Xiao Tao was stunned, her brain totally not in ’spirit light’ mode, "Huh?"

Lu Man’s eyes gleamed as she pondered, "Eighty million! With this money, why are we still celebrities? Let’s just run off to Australia, buy a ranch, raise a few sheep, a few cows."

"Eat a bite when hungry."

"Cut the wool to make sweaters when cold."

Saying that, she grabbed Xiao Tao’s hand, "How about it? Isn’t it awesome?!"

"As long as you keep it a secret, we both can run away. When the time comes, we’ll split the money equally!"

Xiao Tao didn’t snap out of it for a long time.

After all, no one could follow such whimsical thoughts.

After a long while, she weakly said to Lu Man, "But Sister Man, this money was initially given to you by Mr. Chen."

Lu Man, "Huh?" then gradually came back to her senses.

She slapped her forehead, "Right. Right. We didn’t rob the ATM, this is the money Chen Yan gave to me."

After slapping her forehead, she became somewhat frantic, "Oh my god! How could it be so much money! Chen Yan was really serious!"

At that point, Lu Man was completely overwhelmed.

One moment she said, "So much money. Isn’t Chen Yan afraid I’d run off?"

Another moment she said, "Can’t stay in the country anymore, if not Australia, going to Iceland to raise Tencent also works."

Another moment, she exclaimed, "Ah, so annoying.

"Chen Yan is definitely doing this on purpose! On purpose! He’s testing my conscience!"

"But I ... don’t have a conscience, no conscience."

Looking at the disarrayed Lu Man, Xiao Tao was terrified.

She was particularly afraid that in a moment, once Lu Man came back to her senses and felt she had seen too much that she shouldn’t have, she might just strangle her...

Indeed her mother was right: the entertainment industry is too terrifying.

And just like that, Lu Man vented in the ATM booth for quite a while before gradually calming down.

Her body relaxed, just gazing at the long string of balance still displayed on the ATM...

After a moment, she deeply sighed "Ah~," and then somewhat despondently pressed the [Card Return] button.

The old ATM buzzed again; shortly after, the bank card was ejected.

Seeing Lu Man’s action, Xiao Tao cautiously asked, "Sister Man, aren’t we... running away?"

Lu Man turned around, a touch of ’desolation’ on her beautiful face, "Run where?"

"Run as far as possible, but he still firmly occupies my heart."

"What’s the use?"

After retrieving the card, Lu Man put her mask and sunglasses back on, then pushed the door open and walked out of the ATM booth with her elegant legs.

Xiao Tao hurriedly followed like a little tail, not daring to speak.

But while she kept quiet, Lu Man continued to talk to herself while walking, "Xiao Tao, let me tell you, when looking for a man in the future, definitely don’t find someone like this."

Xiao Tao naively asked, "Like what?"

Lu Man said, "Rich, handsome, and knows how to charm girls."

Xiao Tao’s head slowly showed a question mark: ?

Lu Man looked at her with a ’miserable’ face," I tell you, encountering such a man, you’re like a little insect, firmly caught in his web, unable to escape."

Xiao Tao: ....

Why does a sweet love sound so scary when Sister Man Man talks about it?

Just like that, while Xiao Tao was lost in her thoughts, Lu Man took her back to the restaurant’s private room.

In the room, Chen Yan was still leisurely eating, even leisurely enough to have ordered more fish cake soup, which he was indulging in.

Seeing them return, Chen Yan semi-smilingly looked up at Lu Man, "All verified?"

Lu Man didn’t say a word. She took off her mask and sunglasses, handed them to Xiao Tao, and then heavily sat down beside Chen Yan, took his bowl of fish cake soup, and gulped down several mouthfuls.

Chen Yan’s chopsticks were still suspended in mid-air, his face bewildered as he watched this self-indulgent celebrity.

After drinking Chen Yan’s fish cake soup, Lu Man slammed the now fishcake-less bowl onto the table, "Refreshing!"

Chen Yan: ....

Chen Yan passed a look to Xiao Tao: Is she... okay?

Xiao Tao... wasn’t familiar with Chen Yan and couldn’t understand his gaze.

And because Lu Man had talked so "evilly" of Chen Yan on the way, and remembering that this boss would "viciously" spank, she quickly lowered her head, not daring to make eye contact with Chen Yan.

Chen Yan: .....

What’s wrong with these two?

Was there something toxic in my 80 million?

Chen Yan looked at Lu Man, "Are you okay?"

Lu Man forced a response, "Me, what could be wrong with me?"

"Just feels like, you’re really generous!"

"Actually giving me 80 million!"

Chen Yan smiled and said, "As long as it makes you happy, it’s good."

Then he added, "Shall we go shopping after we’re done eating?"

Having drunk Chen Yan’s fish cake soup, Lu Man’s gaze determined, almost defiant, "Great!"

Eastern Film City wasn’t far from Zhao Square, just over a sea-crossing bridge.

Half an hour later, the three arrived at this high-end commercial plaza famous on Qin Island.

Upon entering the large shopping mall, directly in front of them was a spacious hall. Looking up along the hall, the seven-story building was fully visible, each floor embedded like circular tracks above the vast hall, forming a spectacular view.

Directly in the middle of the hall, six straight escalators stood, soaring towards the skies.

Lu Man raised her head to look at the square, her hand holding the 80-million-balance bank card slightly damp.

Had she really come here?

Holding eighty million?

Able to buy whatever she wanted?

Even if she wished, could she empty several high-end luxury stores?

Thinking this, Lu Man swallowed hard, still feeling like she was dreaming.

But her "outstanding" acting allowed her to still maintain her adequate presence as she lead Chen Yan and Xiao Tao to an elevator in the middle.

The elevator doors opened, and a beautiful and slender etiquette hostess stood inside; upon seeing the three of them, she quickly bowed to indicate, "Hello, three guests. Which floor would you like?"

Lu Man had previously participated in Zhao Group events and had been to Zhao Square, roughly knowing its layout.

Thus, with her mask still on, her mouth buzzed, "Fifth floor."

The attendant smiled and then, after the three had entered, pressed the fifth floor.

The elevator ascended and shortly stopped at the fifth floor.

The three stepped out amidst the farewell sounds of the etiquette hostess and began their official shopping spree today.

Who knows if it was because she was resigning to fate, but in the following two or three hours, Lu Man completely let herself go.

Trying store by store.

In this store, trying on clothes, in that store, trying on bags, and in another store, trying on watches.

Perhaps because Zhao Square was so expensive, hosting international brands, the staff quality was usually high, and maybe because the presence of the three was so powerful, looking like obviously wealthy individuals.

Nevertheless, during the clothes shopping, Chen Yan and the others didn’t encounter any difficulties.

This made Chen Yan start doubting those TV dramas and comics’ showy face-slapping scenes; they must all be deceptive.

But he didn’t think too much about these matters. Although there were no shop attendants causing trouble, Lu Man was calling him almost every minute.

"Chen Yan. Does this dress look good?"

Lu Man wore a Chanel fitted tweed jacket, paired with a classic little black dress, highlighting her curvaceous figure, presenting a breathtaking allure.

Chen Yan nodded, "Not bad. But only wear it for me to see."

Lu Man rolled her eyes.

"Chen Yan? Does this bag look good?"

The bag was a new model from LV, costing over thirty million. But... its appearance was indescribable: a distinct flat cylinder with a zipper that opens at the top.

Chen Yan thought for a moment, "Hmm... looks like my rice bucket."

Lu Man rolled her eyes again.

"Chen Yan, does this watch look good?"

The watch was from Vacheron Constantin, a starry sky model, dazzlingly beautiful.

Chen Yan, "This dial is so chaotic, how can you tell the time?"

Lu Man: ....

Although Chen Yan continually expressed his blunt male opinions, no matter which store it was, after giving his opinions, he would say to the shop assistant, "She tried these, one of every item. Swipe the card. Thank you."

Each time Chen Yan spoke, Lu Man’s mouth twitched slightly.

Shop assistants would also be dumbstruck looking at the two, "E-every item?"

Although they had seen many wealthy shoppers in luxury stores, they had never really seen anyone who, while saying "not good," would casually buy everything.

And after receiving confirmation again from Chen Yan, these attendants originally just maintaining a professional smile, often immediately became very animated, quickly fetching goods, making invoices, and taking payments.

Then, they respectfully handed over a heap of packaged goods to Chen Yan and Xiao Tao.

In this way, store by store was visited, money after money swiped, and Chen Yan and Xiao Tao’s hands held more and more bags.

Yet at this time, Lu Man’s mood also became increasingly complicated...

The reason she was so extravagantly "cooperative" with Chen Yan... actually had a reason: that was she wanted to see if the card Chen Yan gave her was just to tease her.

Although she was whimsical, she wasn’t stupid.

This card, although given to her, held such a large amount, and normal people wouldn’t dare accept it or spend it recklessly!

Thus, this card must be a dummy card!

Just a worthless check.

So, she finally agreed to go shopping with Chen Yan, just to see if... Chen Yan really didn’t care about the money.