"Speak properly!"
Tang Yuyao gritted her teeth, enunciating every word as she pinched Ye Cheng's face. She pulled so hard it looked like she was about to rip his skin off. His face was surprisingly elastic, which could also just mean he was incredibly thick-skinned.
After Tang Yuyao's "gentle reminder," the surrounding staff finally came to a realization. Oh... so that's how it is. It seemed they had gotten the wrong idea... Wait, no they hadn't!
She had explained it, but at the same time, it felt like she hadn't explained anything at all.
Although their relationship was confirmed, Ye Cheng's previous shout was like a drop of ink in clear water. No matter how much you diluted it, black was still black.
The surrounding clerks continued to look at Tang Yuyao with strange, prejudiced looks.
Well... accurately speaking, they were looking at both Ye Cheng and Tang Yuyao. However, Ye Cheng had a remarkably strong mindset. He was completely unaffected by his surroundings, practically immune to these visual attacks and the bizarre stares of the crowd.
If he had a fragile heart, he wouldn't have been able to wander around the streets in a rabbit onesie in the first place.
Ye Cheng could handle it, but Tang Yuyao was suffering immensely. Feeling the strange gazes around her, Tang Yuyao felt like the sky was falling!
She opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to explain, but felt that even if she did, the people around her wouldn't believe it. After all, people only believe what they want to see.
Ahhhh!!!!
Boohoo... my stellar reputation is completely ruined, boohoo...
"This one, this one, and this one..."
Ye Cheng paid absolutely no mind to Tang Yuyao, who looked like she was about to shatter into pieces. He just stood there rubbing his smooth chin, pondering which phone to buy. They all looked pretty good, it was so hard to choose...
Because it was hard to choose, Ye Cheng pointed out several in one breath.
Tang Yuyao continued to pull at Ye Cheng's cheek. "I told you to pick a phone, who told you to buy so many?"
It wasn't that she couldn't afford it. Even clearing out the store's entire inventory would be nothing more than a drop in the bucket for Tang Yuyao. Not to mention she had already returned to the Tang family; even if she hadn't, her own personal stash of funds was a terrifyingly large figure.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to live such a comfortable, laid-back life at school.
Lying flat requires money too, kids. Don't be fooled by the fake comments online from people who talk about quitting every day but still collect their full attendance bonus every month. If you actually believe those words, you'll lie down and never be able to get back up in this lifetime.
Ye Cheng blinked. "I meant I don't want these few. I'll take one of everything else."
Tang Yuyao: "???"
Surrounding clerks: "???"
"Thump!"
A few minutes later.
Ye Cheng had a new bump on his head. He was sitting obediently in the phone store's "children's waiting area," eating the store's sunflower seeds and White Rabbit candies, while Tang Yuyao picked out a phone nearby.
The store clerks were all extremely enthusiastic. Setting aside their earlier strange prejudice that Tang Yuyao might have some "special fetishes," she was otherwise a perfect customer.
Those with a sharp eye for luxury could tell at a glance that everything Tang Yuyao was wearing or carrying started in the five figures, especially the delicate, golden mechanical watch on her wrist.
Patek Philippe.
Judging by the model... it looked like the kind that cost upwards of six hundred thousand.
A bona fide rich woman. No, wait... a true wealthy beauty!
Tang Yuyao was fair and beautiful, with a top-tier temperament. A casual watch on her wrist was worth six, maybe even seven figures. If this wasn't a textbook wealthy beauty, what was?
Dahai City represented the top economic power in the Dragon Kingdom. High per capita consumption was just one aspect; recognizing high-value items was another reflection, a sort of threshold.
Just like the saleswomen working for luxury brands, even if they couldn't afford the items, they recognized every famous brand.
It wasn't exactly rare to find someone with a good eye in a mobile phone specialty store. It was just that... the clerks couldn't figure out why a wealthy beauty like Tang Yuyao would date a retard.
They cast doubtful glances at Ye Cheng, who was sitting not far away, scrolling through brain-dead short videos and cracking sunflower seeds... After getting a clear look at Ye Cheng's face, they seemed to understand.
That damn handsome bastard!
What a shameful gigolo!
"Just show me the most expensive ones." Tang Yuyao skipped the unnecessary steps and went straight to the point: the top-of-the-line Fruit phone!
Tang Yuyao firmly believed in one saying: when you want to buy something you need, if you aren't sure about the quality, just buy the most expensive one. Even if it's bad, it can't be that bad.
Hearing Tang Yuyao's words, the clerk was so excited she almost peed herself.
Rich people were just so straightforward!!!
She immediately brought the store's twenty-thousand-yuan top-spec Fruit phones to Tang Yuyao. Moreover, she was very sly, bringing out two of them, one black and one white, a couple's matching set...
This way, even if Tang Yuyao already had a phone, there was a high chance she would replace it. After all... this amount of money meant absolutely nothing to the rich. When you sell things for a living, if you don't even have this much situational awareness, it's highly recommended you double-tap your temples and respawn.
Tang Yuyao was indeed straightforward. Without even looking, she swiped her card and started unboxing the phone. She opened the black one.
"You damn br... ahem, Little Cheng, come here." Tang Yuyao instinctively wanted to call Ye Cheng a "damn brat" like she usually did, but remembering her current status as his "girlfriend," as well as the strange looks and prejudices of the clerks around them, she hastily coughed twice.
And corrected her phrasing.
"Okay, hold on, I'll come over as soon as I finish this video..."
Half a minute later, Ye Cheng was still sitting in his seat cracking sunflower seeds. The atmosphere in the phone store became delicate, and many clerks were sweating on Ye Cheng's behalf.
Bro, we bow down to no one but you!
Your rich, beautiful girlfriend is buying you a phone, and you're making her wait?
You damn freeloader!!!
Actually, most of the time, people don't hate freeloaders; they just hate that they don't have the ability to freeload themselves.
Click, clack, click. The crisp sound of high heels echoed through the phone store. Tang Yuyao narrowed her eyes, walked briskly over to Ye Cheng, and pinched his face.
"Little Cheng, I was calling you just now. Did you hear me? Hmm?" Tang Yuyao had a "gentle" look on her face.
At the same time, the force in her hand continuously increased. Fortunately, Ye Cheng was thick-skinned and highly elastic. Even in such a "perilous" environment, he didn't forget to keep his eyes glued to the screen to finish the very last bit of the video.
A few seconds later, having finished watching, Ye Cheng finally put the phone away and blinked at the "gentle" Tang Yuyao.
"I heard you."
Tang Yuyao: "..."
The other store clerks: "???"
Badass, bro. To think you're still showing off at a time like this!
The store clerks seriously suspected that Ye Cheng's genes had mutated from drinking bootleg milk powder in the past. Did he even have a shred of humanity left?
Tang Yuyao scoffed coldly and let go of Ye Cheng's face. Ye Cheng's "thick skin" bounced a bit and returned to its original shape.
Say what you will, but the texture was actually incredibly good, just like a giant piece of chewy nougat...
Having developed this bad habit, whenever Tang Yuyao thought of Ye Cheng in the future, it wouldn't just be her teeth itching in annoyance, but her hands too—she would get the urge to pinch or grab something.
"Here, this is for you." Tang Yuyao handed Ye Cheng a brand-new, freshly unboxed, top-of-the-line flagship smartphone.
Ye Cheng stared blankly, and cold sweat instantly poured down his forehead...
Holy crap!
Wasn't this the exact same one he had in his pocket?
The phone Tang Yuyao had chosen—from the model and color right down to the storage capacity—was completely identical to the one Dongfang Zhixia had bought for him this morning!
Wiping the sweat from his brow, Ye Cheng silently took the phone. Without saying a single word, he walked over to the front desk, picked up the empty box, and neatly placed the phone back inside. He even fished the protective film out of the trash can and stuck it back onto the screen.
He blew on it a couple of times for good measure, put the lid back on the box, glanced at the receipt that had just popped out of the printer, tore it off, and placed it on top of the phone box.
"I would like to apply for the seven-day no-questions-asked return," Ye Cheng said with a completely straight face.
Tang Yuyao: "..."
The store clerk: "..."
Thump!
A few minutes later, Ye Cheng was dragged out of the store by Tang Yuyao, who was pulling him by his bunny ears.
"If I find out you returned this phone, you are dead meat!" Tang Yuyao gritted out, enunciating every single syllable.
Humiliating. This was absolutely humiliating. She had lost all her face for this lifetime... Wait, no, she had already died of social embarrassment countless times before. She had lost all her face for this lifetime during that night at the hotel; the face she was losing right now probably belonged to her next life.
As for Ye Cheng... he now sported a fresh bump on his head as Tang Yuyao forcefully frog-marched him away from the mobile phone store.
As for why he had suddenly been smacked again... it was probably because Ye Cheng had just sprawled over the front desk, loudly threatening to report the store to the authorities if they didn't honor the seven-day return policy, drawing the stares of quite a few customers inside.
A good smack on the head was the only thing that made him behave.
He was finally straightened out for life!
Outside the store.
On the way back to the hospital.
"Can't you just give me a break for once?!" Having left the store, Tang Yuyao was finally starting to recover from the sheer awkwardness of it all.
Thinking Ye Cheng wanted to return the phone because he didn't like the color, Tang Yuyao had proactively swapped the white phone for a black one. However, that only made Ye Cheng's determination to get a refund even stronger.
What the hell!
Having the exact same phone was scary enough, but now she wanted to swap it for a different color of the same model? Was she worried he wasn't going to die fast enough?
Tang Yuyao still couldn't figure out why Ye Cheng was so resistant to getting a new phone. If it were anyone else, they might feel unworthy or embarrassed by the expensive gift. But the problem was, Ye Cheng had never been the polite type.
With skin thicker than a city wall, how could he possibly feel unworthy?
Buzz, buzz.
Just as Tang Yuyao was about to gently interrogate Ye Cheng about why he was so reluctant to change phones, her own phone vibrated.
"Little sister, where are you?" Tang Shouye texted, a metaphorical question mark on his face.
One minute they were chatting, and the next, his sister had disappeared. He figured she had just gone for a walk to get some fresh air, but after waiting for half an hour, she still hadn't returned. She couldn't have just vanished mid-conversation, right?
If their mom found out, he might go from being her chubby boy to a dead boy...
Narrowing her eyes, Tang Yuyao thought for a moment before replying to her fourth brother.
"I stepped out to buy something, I'll be back soon... By the way, I'll introduce someone to you all later."
After sending the message, Tang Yuyao turned off her phone, shoved it into her pocket, and fell silent as she stared at the grey rabbit demon standing in front of her with his deeply wise gaze.
First things first...
She needed to strip him of that rabbit skin!
Who in their right mind brings a giant rabbit to meet the parents for the first time?
No, absolutely not!
If she did that, whatever tiny shred of dignity their family had left would be completely wiped out!
Tang Yuyao looked Ye Cheng up and down. Narrowing her eyes, she circled him, constantly brainstorming suitable clothes and outfits for him in her head.
Ye Cheng blinked. "Dr. Tang, why are you looking at me with such an evil expression?"
Tang Yuyao: "???"
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