"What about you two?"

Qi Sheng smiled and nodded. Saying nothing, he looked toward Pan Yinuo and Tao Siyao.

"Us?"

Tao Siyao and Pan Yinuo were stunned. They had only been trying them on for fun.

They both loved the watch, but the price of over a hundred thousand yuan was an immediate deal-breaker.

Even Tao Siyao’s family had never bought her a watch this expensive.

She did own a Cartier Ballon Bleu, but she had forgotten to wear it in her rush to get out the door.

"Never mind. Even if I ask, you’ll just say you don’t like them."

Qi Sheng ignored their thoughts and turned to the saleswoman. "Our duty-free allowance is only 70,000. We’ll have to pay the import tax, right?"

"Yes, but our store offers a subsidy for the tax, so the final price will be quite close to the list price."

The saleswoman sensed a major sale in the making, and her expression grew even more respectful and sincere.

"That’s not too bad. Otherwise, we might as well just buy them back home."

Qi Sheng nodded slightly. "We’ll take three. Get the straps adjusted for them. We’ll pick them up at the airport later."

Qi Sheng couldn’t be bothered with how the store handled the logistics; all he had to do was swipe his card.

"Of course. Please wait in the lounge area, sir. I’ll draw up the invoice right away and then adjust the straps for the three ladies."

The saleswoman was stunned for a moment, not expecting Qi Sheng would buy three watches. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

This was a massive 550,000 yuan sale. The top sales spot for the month was as good as hers.

"Huh???"

The three girls were all a bit stunned. They glanced at each other, then quickly looked away.

At that moment, only they truly knew what was going through their minds.

Du Xinxin’s thoughts were simple; she was naturally happy and felt a sweet warmth.

The feeling of being spoiled by her boyfriend made her wish she could proudly announce to the whole world that Qi Sheng was her boyfriend.

But when she saw Qi Sheng buy the same watch for her two best friends, Du Xinxin’s initial excitement began to falter.

’That scoundrel... he can’t really be interested in Yaoyao and Nuonuo, can he?’

’Otherwise, why would he give them Gucci clothes and bags, and now a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch worth over a hundred thousand?’

Tao Siyao couldn’t help but steal glances at Qi Sheng.

The once-calm lake of her heart was now being whipped into a frenzy of colossal waves.

’My best friend’s boyfriend likes me. What should I do?’

Tao Siyao desperately wanted to post online and ask the all-knowing netizens for help.

But the thrill of this ambiguous situation was utterly intoxicating.

Even though she was a rich beauty herself, she was no match for Qi Sheng’s offensive of spending hundreds of thousands of yuan.

And who said a rich, beautiful girl couldn’t be with a tall, rich, handsome guy?

Come on, in the eyes of the world, that was the perfect match.

Tao Siyao had long been thoroughly convinced of Qi Sheng’s status as a tall, rich, and handsome man.

She thought about how she had accepted the Gucci clothes and bag, and now she was about to wear a Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous watch given by him.

This was all the kind of treatment a girlfriend would receive.

Yet here she was, the best friend, enjoying it all.

If someone said Qi Sheng didn’t have designs on her, she wouldn’t even believe it herself.

Yet, far from feeling repulsed, she felt a sliver of secret delight.

It was a complex cocktail of feelings: the pride of having her charm validated mixed with guilt toward her best friend.

Pan Yinuo, on the other hand, appeared relatively calm.

Or perhaps, with her introverted personality, she was destined to never escape Qi Sheng’s clutches.

The clothes and bags worth tens of thousands, the watch worth over a hundred thousand—they all weighed heavily on her heart.

Refusing felt somewhat hypocritical.

How many girls in their late teens don’t love beautiful clothes, bags, and jewelry?

Pan Yinuo had a naturally passive personality; she was the type of introverted girl who wouldn’t dare to speak up even if she were being bullied.

Faced with Qi Sheng’s domineering style of pursuit, he managed to exploit her personality perfectly.

It was far simpler and more effective than the wishy-washy games played by other suitors.

As long as Du Xinxin wasn’t around, even if Qi Sheng pulled her, or even kissed her, she probably wouldn’t refuse.

The three girls each had their own complex thoughts, but Qi Sheng, facing a situation that could blow up in his face at any second, remained calm and composed.

’When you have a certain amount of wealth, it becomes difficult for a girl to leave you.’

’Especially the ones you’ve invested more in; they become even more reluctant to break up.’

’Why should I leave and let some other vixen reap the benefits?’

’This line of thinking makes them reluctant to leave, even when they know they’re being wronged.’

’They might even try harder to please their boyfriend.’

Ahem. Qi Sheng was simply learning from his predecessors.

He would never, however, be the kind of scumbag who cons a girl out of her money and body only to dump her afterward.

At most, Qi Sheng was just a bit... generous with his love.

He had the money, anyway. Providing these beautiful girls with a high-quality life wasn’t going too far, was it?

Leaving the Jaeger-LeCoultre store, Qi Sheng had spent 550,000 yuan.

Including his previous purchases, his trip to the duty-free mall had cost him 820,000 yuan.

When he factored in the cost of his stay at the Atlantis, the tips for Liu Shiwen and Tang Qian, and the upcoming expenses at the Capella Hotel...

1.5 million yuan, squandered just like that.

Tsk. Money really didn’t go very far.

On the way back, the three girls were all rather silent.

Tao Siyao, sitting in the front passenger seat, felt both shy and anxious.

’My best friend’s boyfriend likes me, and he’s given me so many expensive gifts.’

’How could I ever pay him back?’

’With her allowance, she’d have to eat dirt for months to afford it.’

’But if I don’t pay him back, will I have the nerve to refuse if he asks me out alone?’

Du Xinxin was hugging Qi Sheng’s right arm.

As she watched the scenery blur past the window, she felt a deep sense of grievance and couldn’t help but sulk.

’I thought Qi Sheng was a good, faithful man.’

’But it turns out he’s after my best friends, and he’s brazen enough to give them gifts right in front of me.’

’Why isn’t he trying to placate me?’

Du Xinxin was puzzled. ’I’m being so obvious.’

’If he just says something to soothe me, I’ll forgive him.’

’But why isn’t he reacting? Does he really think I’m a pushover?’

’Hmph! I’ll be a dog if I’m the first one to talk to him!’

The more Du Xinxin thought, the angrier she got, and she even let go of his arm.

She twisted her body toward the car door, giving Qi Sheng nothing but the back of her head.

What was Qi Sheng doing?

One glance at Pan Yinuo, who was biting her lip with her body trembling slightly, and you’d know.

At some point, Qi Sheng’s left hand had snaked around Pan Yinuo’s waist, pulling her soft torso into his embrace.

Pan Yinuo was so scared she was trembling.

She was terrified that Du Xinxin would turn her head at any moment and see her being held in Qi Sheng’s arms.

But she was too weak; no matter how much she struggled, she couldn’t break free from the arm clamped tightly around her waist.

Gradually, her strength waned, and she went limp, letting Qi Sheng hold her.

’Mmm, it’s not that I didn’t resist,’ she thought. ’It’s just that a certain someone is too damn domineering.’

But as she pressed her cheek against his chest, she could hear his strong, warm heartbeat.

It wasn’t hard to imagine just how powerful his body was.

Du Xinxin could certainly attest to that.

Forty minutes, and that was just for starters. What delicate girl could withstand being ravaged by such a beast?

The driver drove on in silence, but he couldn’t help but shoot Qi Sheng a look of pure admiration in the rearview mirror.

A girl on each arm, and he still hadn’t crashed and burned.

When was this master holding a seminar? The driver wanted to sign up for the VIP course and study his techniques.