Chapter 30

Lei Xihuan has always had mixed feelings about Yundong City.

This place once held his dreams, and he had wanted to integrate himself into Yundong, becoming a part of this international metropolis. However, the gap between reality and his ideals was too vast.

Not only did he fail to integrate into the city, but he was also driven out.

But once a person has a dream, it will never easily be extinguished, even if sometimes the dream is hidden deep in the heart.

Perhaps one day he will return, but it will definitely not be like now, getting off a minibus.

Annie’s car was already waiting, and it seemed she cared more about this crab fight than Lei Xihuan did.

"Where’s the crab? Where’s the crab?" As soon as she got in the car, Annie asked impatiently.

"Here it is." Lei Xihuan opened the foam box with ice inside.

"Is this your fighting crab?" Annie’s eyes widened: "Brother Xihuan, Big Brother Lei, you didn’t drink this morning, did you?"

A fighting crab is a fighting crab, and a crab is a crab; on this point, Annie was very clear.

What are you going to do with a big crab? Invite guests? One is too few.

"This... fighting crab..." Lei Xihuan stubbornly insisted: "No one said a crab can’t be a fighting crab, right? This one is very powerful, carefully trained..."

Annie’s beautiful big eyes stared at Lei Xihuan, making him feel uneasy.

At this moment, Annie wanted to strangle Lei Xihuan. If she had known he couldn’t be trusted, she would have been in a real bind.

But what could she do? It was too late to look for another one now. She could only treat a dead horse as if it were alive, hoping Lei Xihuan hadn’t lied and that this was really a... fighting crab...

"Lei Xihuan, if you make me look foolish this time, you’re dead." Annie started the car, gritting her teeth.

Lei Xihuan didn’t care at all and looked out the window: "Where are we going now? Isn’t the crab fight in the evening?"

"Go buy clothes." Annie said irritably: "You’re at least pretending to be my boyfriend, so you can’t look so shabby, right?"

"Ah? Buy clothes? Where?"

"Hengxing Building."

"Beautiful lady, are you kidding? Hengxing Building? Do I look like someone who can afford to shop there?"

"I’ll pay! I’m the one who’s unlucky, thinking of pretending to be your girlfriend. If you go in that outfit, they’ll laugh me to death."

Hearing that he didn’t have to pay, Lei Xihuan was immediately relieved: "Don’t worry, when I make money in the future, I’ll definitely pay you back."

"You making money? Dream on."

"See, see, you’re doubting me again, aren’t you?"

...

Hengxing Building is a famous luxury brand hub in Yundong City, where you can see brands from all over the world.

It’s said that on the opening day, they even invited an international superstar to promote it.

Lei Xihuan had once come to look around, but seeing the prices of the luxury goods and the excessive enthusiasm of the salespeople, the only thing he could do was to sneer:

"Too cheap."

Then he waved his hand and left without taking anything...

Although Brother Xihuan’s pockets often had less than 100 yuan, he wasn’t allowed to pretend to be a big spender, right?

This time was different; he was here to spend money.

Although it wasn’t his own money...

But soon, Brother Xihuan regretted it.

There’s an old saying:

"Find a good job, study hard, strive every day, and read more classical literature from home and abroad in your free time. Just don’t let yourself be idle. Because anything is better than accompanying a woman shopping."

Now, Brother Xihuan fully understood the meaning of the saying "not listening to the elders leads to trouble." Accompanying a woman shopping, especially a wealthy one, was a kind of torture.

From the moment they entered Hengxing, Annie was completely lost.

She would stop for a long time in front of almost every boutique, trying on clothes one by one, changing shoes pair by pair, and constantly asking Lei Xihuan what he thought.

Even worse, whenever a salesperson said, "Miss, this piece of clothing, this pair of shoes, really suits you. I’ve never seen anyone wear it with more grace," Miss Annie would wave her hand generously:

"Wrap it up, I’ll take it."

Thus, for two and a half hours, Brother Xihuan’s hands were filled with dozens of bags.

Clothes, shoes, jewelry... there was nothing Miss Annie wouldn’t buy.

Our Brother Xihuan tragically became a porter.

The third hour passed in a flash, and Lei Xihuan was already starving, while Miss Annie was satisfied with her haul: "I’ve bought enough today, Brother Xihuan. Let’s go, I’ll treat you to Japanese cuisine."

When they arrived at the parking lot and got in the car, Lei Xihuan suddenly asked: "Miss, why did we come to Hengxing again?"

"To buy things, are you crazy?"

"Didn’t we come to buy me clothes?"

"Yes."

"But... where are the clothes you bought for me?"

"Oh, I forgot, Brother Xihuan. How about we eat first and then come back? I’m really hungry."

This was the first time our Brother Xihuan and Miss Annie went shopping...

...

While eating Japanese cuisine, there was one thing Lei Xihuan couldn’t understand.

After hours of shopping, his feet were almost blistered, but Annie was still wearing high heels and showed no signs of fatigue.

Looking at her, even if she were asked to go back to the "battlefield" immediately, she would do it without hesitation.

Sitting in the elegant private room, with her feet under the table, Annie sighed in relief: "It’s so comfortable to take off high heels."

"Why do you still wear them then?" Lei Xihuan thought her words were absurd.

"What do you know? Women would rather die of exhaustion or cold than give up the chance to show off." Annie didn’t hide her thoughts: "Think about it, what season is it now? Why do so many girls still wear mini skirts? Are they really not afraid of the cold?"

"True, true." Lei Xihuan nodded: "So, in one word, they’re foolish."

"Get lost."

The sashimi came, and Lei Xihuan really couldn’t understand why it was so good, so he put a piece in his mouth.

"You should put some wasabi on it."

"No, that stuff is too spicy and strong." Lei Xihuan shook his head.

"Don’t blame me if you get sick."

When Zhou Yaping took Lei Xihuan to eat sashimi in college, Lei Xihuan didn’t find it particularly good. But this time was different; as soon as the sashimi entered his mouth, he felt an especially fresh and delicious taste.

What was going on? Lei Xihuan clearly remembered that he wasn’t particularly fond of fish.

A plate of sashimi was quickly devoured by Lei Xihuan.

Annie’s beautiful eyes widened. Was he a reincarnated hungry ghost?

"Waiter, bring another sashimi platter."

Lei Xihuan swore he had fallen in love with eating fish. Every time he saw sashimi, he naturally felt a strong desire, and as soon as it entered his mouth, it turned into a sweet juice and went down his throat.

Annie was so stunned that she forgot to eat.

The grilled eel, grilled shrimp, and other dishes were untouched by Lei Xihuan; he was only interested in the sashimi.

Heaven, how much could he eat?

One person was focused on eating, and the other was completely engrossed in watching. The sashimi was brought in plate after plate.

Annie leaned forward, and her bare feet unknowingly stepped on Lei Xihuan’s feet.

Finally, when the last piece of sashimi was in his stomach, Lei Xihuan put down his chopsticks with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad."

"Brother Xihuan, how long have you gone without eating?" Annie was still in shock.

"I’ve eaten, even had breakfast."

"Brother Xihuan, I’m really impressed. My admiration for you is like a surging river, endless. If I had known, I would have taken you to an all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant; we could have made our money back."

"Next time, next time."

"Next time? Listen to what the waiter at the door is saying... 12 platters, Brother Xihuan, Big Brother Lei, you ate 12 platters."

Uh... it seems I did eat a lot...

Lei Xihuan noticed something on his foot, looked down, and coughed: "Annie, I know you’ve admired me for a long time, but don’t be so obvious, okay?"

Annie was stunned, then realized what was happening, blushed, and quickly pulled her foot back: "You dirty toad, who admires you?"

Lei Xihuan smiled, but he had to admit, the feeling of her bare foot on his was really nice...

...

The second time they entered Hengxing Building, Annie used great self-control to resist the temptation and personally helped Lei Xihuan pick out clothes.

Lei Xihuan directly experienced the life of the rich.

A Tweetybird casual shirt cost over 3000 yuan. Rich people’s lives were really beyond his imagination; 3000 yuan for a shirt, and Miss Annie didn’t even blink.

Adding Prada pants, shoes, belt, and casual wear, the total cost was almost 20,000 yuan.

Annie eagerly had Lei Xihuan try everything on.

Indeed, a person’s appearance can change dramatically with the right clothes. Dressed like this, Lei Xihuan instantly became a handsome and spirited young man.

This was 20,000 yuan.

He owed Annie a huge favor, and he didn’t know how to repay it.

Lei Xihuan sighed: "Annie, beautiful lady, see how poor your Brother Xihuan is. How about you give me 5000 yuan as an early dowry? Then you won’t have to give me a gift when I get married..."

Annie smiled and politely said one word:

"Get lost!"

Lei Xihuan accompanied Annie to the mall twice in one day, and from then on, he developed a fear of shopping.

Page flip AD starts

Page flip AD ends