Listening to Wu Wei's words, Sun Yi couldn't help but be taken aback.
Giving it to the girl he'd always liked.
Is he talking about me?
Or, is he actually going to give it to someone else?
Had she misunderstood, and wasn't the girl he liked? Had she been presumptuous?
Sun Yi was unable to determine at that moment, and could only quietly swallow the words of refusal she had originally intended to speak.
Whether it was her or not, since Wu Wei hadn't explicitly said the necklace was bought for her, she naturally didn't have the grounds to refuse.
What if the intended recipient wasn't her?
Wouldn't that be a huge joke?
"Oh oh."
Sun Yi asked tentatively with a touch of probing, "You're giving her such an expensive gift, are you planning to confess to her?"
"No."
Wu Wei shook his head, "I just thought you looked good wearing the necklace and felt it especially suited her, so I wanted to give it to her."
"I see, the necklace is indeed pretty."
Sun Yi spoke with an expression that was slightly unnatural.
From Wu Wei's words, it seemed that the girl he liked really wasn't her.
She had misunderstood before.
But if it wasn't her, who could it be?
Sun Yi's mind became a mess all at once.
"Do you think she'll accept my gift?"
Wu Wei looked into Sun Yi's eyes and deliberately asked.
"She should," Sun Yi said with mixed feelings, "She's bound to like the necklace."
"Then I'm relieved!"
Wu Wei, noticing the change in Sun Yi's expression, cracked a smile, then turned and walked to the counter to pay.
Watching Wu Wei's retreating figure, Sun Yi couldn't help but imagine the scene of him presenting the necklace to the other girl.
For some reason, she suddenly felt a sense of loss.
She even felt a twinge of envy toward that girl.
Sun Yi didn't understand what was happening to her.
Earlier when she thought Wu Wei was going to give the necklace to her, her heart was filled with pressure and distress, as she pondered how to reject him.
How had things suddenly turned out like this?
After paying, the two left the Cartier store.
They crossed over to the opposite side to browse in a Coach bag store.
As soon as he entered, Wu Wei saw the bag he had previously bought for Liu Lili.
He couldn't help but feel a sense of wistful nostalgia.
The twenty-thousand-yuan bag had nearly drained his wallet at the time, but now, he couldn't care less about it.
Too cheap!
"See anything you like?"
Wu Wei turned and asked Sun Yi.
Sun Yi didn't say anything, just shook her head.
"Then let's go."
The two wandered around the store briefly before walking out to explore other shops.
But Sun Yi seemed to be somewhat distracted all the while.
She only gave a cursory glance at each shop, not trying on anything like she used to.
After browsing for a while, both felt a bit tired, so they sat down in a resting area.
"I'm going to the restroom."
After resting for a while, Sun Yi stood up and said to Wu Wei, "Do you need to go? I heard their restrooms are luxurious here, just like in a five-star hotel."
Hearing Sun Yi's words, Wu Wei thought that his chance had finally arrived.
"I don't need to, you go ahead."
Wu Wei said, pointing to Sun Yi's bag, "Leave your bag here, it's inconvenient to take it with you."
"Okay."
After taking a packet of tissues from inside, Sun Yi set her small bag down on the seat, and then headed towards the restroom.
As Sun Yi's figure disappeared from view, Wu Wei immediately took out the Cartier necklace he had bought earlier from the bag and secretly slipped it into her purse.
This was the plan he had thought of beforehand, for giving the necklace to Sun Yi.
Act first, explain later.
First, I'll send it out, and whatever she feels when she finds it later—be it surprise or shock—given our current ambiguous relationship, it shouldn't decrease her fondness for me.
When Sun Yi came back, they continued to stroll for a while.
"It's getting late, I need to head back to school."
Sun Yi checked the time and said to Wu Wei.
"Then I'll take a cab to send you off."
Wu Wei hastily offered.
"No need, it's just a short way, I can walk back."
Sun Yi declined, "You go back to the hotel and rest."
"It's fine."
Wu Wei shook his head, "I'll walk you to school. It's not safe for a girl to walk alone at this hour."
"What's unsafe about it?"
Sun Yi continued to decline, "I've walked this area more times than I can count."
"Better safe than sorry."
Wu Wei said with certainty, "You're so pretty, what if you run into hooligans on the way? Have you forgotten the barbecue restaurant fight from last year?"
"Alright then."
Sun Yi finally nodded in agreement, "I'm just worried you'll get tired since you'll have to walk back later."
"Tired? Not at all,"
Wu Wei said with a smile, "It's not tiring at all to send you back!"
Hearing these words, Sun Yi glanced at Wu Wei's face with a complicated look, then lowered her head.
Half an hour later, the two arrived at the entrance of Qilu University.
Sun Yi said formally, "Thank you for the ice cream and the feast, I had a great time today."
"You make it sound so formal,"
Wu Wei waved his hand, "I haven't even thanked you for being my tour guide today!"
"It's my pleasure."
Sun Yi turned around and glanced at the campus behind her, "It's quite late today, so I won't take you in, but if you have time tomorrow, I'll show you around our school."
"Sure,"
Wu Wei smiled, "Then I'll see you tomorrow morning!"
After seeing Sun Yi enter the school and gradually disappear into the night, Wu Wei turned and walked back to the hotel.
As he walked, he opened up his system.
The day had been quite productive.
Sun Yi's fondness for him had increased from the initial 35 points to 53 points.
A full 18-point increase!
This was something he hadn't expected.
He thought a 10-point increase would have been great.
After buying the necklace, his total spending on Sun Yi had also reached 83,650 yuan.
He was quite satisfied with this number.
After all, it was only the first day, and spending too much wasn't realistic.
By this time, Sun Yi had already returned to her dormitory.
She lived in a doctoral student dormitory with four-person rooms, comprising two bedrooms, each with two beds.
However, currently only three people were living there.
She and her roommate Wang Chang shared one room, and the other roommate Fang Yingying lived in the other room by herself.
"You're back, how was the date?"
Seeing Sun Yi return, Wang Chang, who had just finished her shower and was lying in bed binge-watching TV shows, immediately teased her.
"What date?!"
Sun Yi gave her a look, hung her bag on the closet, and said, "I just casually showed an old middle school classmate around, that's all."
"I would believe that if it wasn't a male classmate!"
Wang Chang quickly sat up, her face full of gossip, "What did you guys do today?"
"The usual old stuff, what else?"
Sun Yi responded somewhat dismissively, "Baotu Spring, Five Dragons Pond, Daming Lake, then we had dinner on a boat, and afterwards, we went shopping for a while…"
"Wait a minute! Where did you guys eat?"
Wang Chang caught on to an interesting detail, and immediately asked, "On a boat? You didn't have the Daming Lake boat dinner, did you?"
"Yes, do you know about it?"
Sun Yi nodded, "I hadn't heard about it before."
"Oh my god, seriously! As far as I know, the Daming Lake boat dinner costs at least 3000 just to charter the boat! Plus the meal, it's at least four or five thousand!"
Wang Chang looked at Sun Yi, her eyes wide with shock, "Is your middle school classmate a rich second generation?!"