Amidst the skeptical and mocking gazes of the crowd, the bank card was inserted into the card reader. After Ning Xingchen entered the password, the screen immediately displayed "Payment Successful," and even a receipt was printed out.
The onlookers were all dumbfounded, wearing expressions of disbelief, especially Yu Zhiqiang, who seemed to have gone mad, rushing forward to inspect the card reader from every angle, muttering incessantly, "Impossible, impossible, is your store's card reader broken?"
Still trying to maintain a polite demeanor and not fully offend Ning Xingchen, Manager Xia immediately put on a smile, looking like a blooming flower as he approached Ning Xingchen.
"Sir, you've made such a large purchase in one go. This is our mall's super VIP card. With this card, all shops in the mall offer a nine percent discount," Manager Xia said, taking out a shiny VIP card from his pocket and handing it to Ning Xingchen with great enthusiasm.
Manager Xia's attitude had completely changed, doing a 180-degree turn, now wearing an ingratiating expression. However, this only made Ning Xingchen feel a sense of disgust.
"Thank you," Ning Xingchen's voice was cold.
"Oh damn, this guy turns out to be an idiot. Accusing a wealthy person of being a pauper, what a blind fool he is," some people in the crowd couldn't help but start mocking Yu Zhiqiang.
In the blink of an eye, he became the target of ridicule. In everyone's eyes, the "Second Fool," Yu Zhiqiang, was left feeling both embarrassed and furious, jealousy burning like a flame in his heart.
Li Yue thought to herself, luckily she didn't say much, or she would have offended Ning Xingchen. She hadn't expected that in just half a year since graduating and entering the workforce, Ning Xingchen, who had once exuded a strong loser vibe, would turn into a handsome and wealthy man. Li Yue, who always felt an itch around wealthy people, began boldly throwing flirtatious glances at Ning Xingchen.
Unfortunately, Ning Xingchen completely ignored her. She could only be described with one word: cheap.
"Little sister, do you have WeChat? Can I add you as a friend?" Ning Xingchen asked the salesgirl with a smiling expression.
"Yes." The salesgirl didn't understand why, but she still took out her phone and opened her WeChat QR code for Ning Xingchen to scan.
After adding each other as friends, the salesgirl sent her name, Luobing, over, probably her name.
Ning Xingchen smiled, "So your name is Luobing, it sounds beautiful, like poetry and painting."
Being praised by Ning Xingchen, Luobing immediately felt shy, her face blushing, looking very cute.
"Xingchen, Xingchen, can I add you on WeChat? We were classmates in college, we should keep in touch," Li Yue also came over, running in high heels, actively wanting to add Ning Xingchen on WeChat.
"Li Yue, have you gone crazy? Why do you want to add him on WeChat?" Yu Zhiqiang, in an emotional outburst, grabbed Li Yue, intending to pull her aside, his face showing a hint of anger.
"What's wrong? We're classmates, what's the big deal about adding each other on WeChat? We can keep in touch for class reunions and stuff," Li Yue frowned, pushing Yu Zhiqiang aside without hesitation, determined to get close to Ning Xingchen.
Ning Xingchen sneered, never having seen Li Yue show such enthusiasm towards him. Back in school, whenever he passed by her and tried to sneak a glance at her, she probably wouldn't have noticed him, maybe she couldn't even remember his name. But now, she was calling him Xingchen at every turn. Ning Xingchen wouldn't think for a second that Li Yue was considering their classmates' feelings. She was probably just trying to curry favor with him, thinking that seeing him spend money extravagantly had turned him into a wealthy man. Damn, this woman was truly shallow.
In the end, Ning Xingchen agreed to add Li Yue on WeChat, because no matter what, they had been in the same class for four years, and he had to save face.
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Seeing Ning Xingchen accepting her friend request, Li Yue was ecstatic. Her soft and fragrant body always unintentionally pressed against Ning Xingchen, flirting shamelessly without any reservations.
Ning Xingchen furrowed his brows slightly and said calmly, "Manager Xia, all the items Miss Li purchased in the mall today will be charged to my account."
Saying this, Ning Xingchen took out his checkbook and wrote a row of numbers on it, including ten million yuan. Since Ning Xingchen would continue shopping here in the future, he considered it as an advance payment.
"Yes, yes, all the items you purchased today will be sent to your residence immediately," Manager Xia said with a smile, his eyes gleaming. Encountering such a big customer, if he could establish a good relationship with this gentleman, he would profit handsomely from the commissions alone.
Upon hearing this, Li Yue became even more excited. If her boyfriend Yu Zhiqiang hadn't been standing right there, she would have almost kissed Ning Xingchen on the spot. She wished she could go to a hotel with him right now.
"Thank you, Xingchen, thank you. You're the handsomest, and you treat me the best," Li Yue coquettishly exclaimed, her flirting skills top-notch, enough to enchant any man.
"We can have dinner together next time. I'm in a hurry today, so I'll leave first. Bye."
Watching Ning Xingchen's handsome figure disappear from her sight, Li Yue made a silent decision, and Yu Zhiqiang had a vague sense of foreboding in his heart, feeling like he was about to be betrayed.
After leaving the mall, Ning Xingchen planned to stroll around and find a high-end hair salon to get a successful businessman's haircut, completely revamping his appearance from head to toe.
On the way, Ning Xingchen sent a 20,000 yuan red envelope to the salesgirl named Luobing.
Shortly after, Luobing replied, "Brother, what's this for?"
"This is what you deserve. You recommended the clothes very well, and I must give you a tip," Ning Xingchen knew that Luobing was generally kind-hearted. If he asked her to overcharge the card, she definitely wouldn't have done it, instead, she would have just charged the appropriate amount.
Ning Xingchen didn't dare to give her too much of a reward, fearing that a several hundred thousand yuan red envelope would scare Luobing.
"Brother, I can't accept this money."
"Just take it. This amount of money is insignificant to me."
After hesitating for a while, Luobing finally accepted the red envelope.
After a while, WeChat remained silent for over ten minutes, and Luobing sent a message, "Brother, do you have a girlfriend?"
Receiving this message, Ning Xingchen smiled knowingly, how could he not understand Luobing's inner thoughts.
So he replied, "I do have a girlfriend, but I'm missing a warm bed for a little wife."
There was silence again for a moment, and Luobing replied, "Okay, I'm willing to be your little wife, brother."
Ning Xingchen couldn't help but chuckle. He hadn't expected Luobing to take it seriously. So he quickly replied, "Haha, I was just joking. Your sister-in-law is very fierce, extremely violent. I dare not look for a little wife. If I have time, I'll come to the mall to hang out with you."
After sending this message, Lin Xun'er, who was currently helping to take care of Ning Xingchen's mother in the hospital, couldn't help but sneeze twice, wondering who the scoundrel was talking bad about her behind her back.