Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Everyone is Watching the Show (or Eating Melons)

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Chen Shuai knew how to adjust his own mindset.

Although he had suffered a small loss in the competition of affections with Jiang Cheng, that loss could be compensated for in other ways.

For instance, through family background.

The clothes Jiang Cheng was wearing didn’t total more than twenty Spirit Stones; by contrast, any women’s outfit in this store would cost at least two hundred Spirit Stones. Even the Chen family wouldn’t dare to buy many items, let alone someone from an ordinary family background like Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng bringing his friend over here was most likely just to try on some clothes—how could he possibly afford to actually buy them? Does he have the money? Does he dare to come to this store and buy clothes?

At this moment, Chen Shuai had already calculated in his heart.

He would later have Xie Linshan pick out a nice outfit and show off in front of Jiang Cheng!

“Have you chosen yet?” Jiang Cheng suddenly spoke up, facing the distance.

Chen Shuai and Xie Linshan instinctively followed Jiang Cheng’s gaze.

At first, they were wondering who Jiang Cheng was talking to.

But when the person of interest appeared, all the uncertainty on everyone’s faces disappeared, replaced only by eyes widened to the max in shock.

Liu Qing was wearing a light blue dress.

It was designed in a neo-classical style, blending the characteristics of ancient attire with modern simplicity.

The beautiful chiffon outer garment floated around her like clouds, the loose clothing draping smoothly over her soft skin. The only flaw was that it didn’t completely conceal her impressive figure.

The solid swelling at the chest and hips added a somewhat provocative allure to what was originally a demure light-colored outfit.

This touch of provocation, along with Liu Qing’s naturally cool beauty and indifferent demeanor, constantly challenged the restraint of those around her.

Very beautiful.

Jiang Cheng sincerely commented.

He wasn’t talking about the dress, but about Liu Qing.

A beautiful person looks good in anything—clothing doesn’t matter much.

Of course, the clothing in this store was also exquisite, with details in workmanship and design both quite refined. Although the overall style was simple and understated, it didn’t prevent the thoughtful design elements from reflecting the outfit’s likely expensive price tag.

Liu Qing walked over to Jiang Cheng, silently looking at him, not speaking.

“Do you like it?” Jiang Cheng asked.

Liu Qing sniffed her nose, not detecting any unpleasant odor from Jiang Cheng.

His scent was nice, which meant he was in a good mood, and seemed quite satisfied with the clothing.

If Jiang Cheng was satisfied, then she could allow herself to like it.

Liu Qing always cared about her friends’ opinions.

So she nodded gently.

“How many items has she tried on?”

Jiang Cheng asked the sales assistant.

The sales assistant’s cheeks were tinged with red, a bit flushed, as if she had just seen something frightening in the fitting room.

“Uh, your friend tried them all on. Dresses and shoes, if we’re talking about sets, then altogether about seven or eight pieces, I guess.”

“Do you like all of them?” Jiang Cheng asked Liu Qing for confirmation again.

“Mhm.” Liu Qing nodded once more.

Jiang Cheng had been mentally prepared, so it wasn’t surprising to him at this point. After all, Liu Qing was spending her own salary on the clothes, and in this process, he was just her humanoid Alipay.

“If you like them all, then let’s buy them all,” Jiang Cheng said, hands in pockets, nodding.

Buy them all!?

Chen Shuai looked at Jiang Cheng in disbelief.

The prices at this women’s clothing store were not cheap at all. Even calculating at the lowest price of two hundred Spirit Stones per single item, buying seven or eight pieces all at once would cost at least sixteen hundred low-grade Spirit Stones!

Chen Shuai’s family was well-off, and sixteen hundred was not an unreachable amount for him.

But throughout this process, Jiang Cheng had maintained a nonchalant and breezy demeanor, as though he didn’t care about the money at all.

It was as if he wasn’t spending his own money.

What did it mean to not consider sixteen hundred a substantial amount?

How had he suddenly become so wealthy?

In the few short days since the college entrance examination had ended, Jiang Cheng had changed enormously.

At this moment, Jiang Cheng had become frighteningly unrecognizable to Chen Shuai!

Before Chen Shuai could figure out the depths of Jiang Cheng’s pockets, Jiang Cheng turned around and said to Chen Shuai and Xie Linshan, “I beg your pardon, but I need to go help my friend with the payment.”

Friend?

Thankfully, it’s just a friend.

If that aloof beauty were Jiang Cheng’s girlfriend, Chen Shuai only wanted to find a column and smash his head against it to death right now.

He couldn’t accept it.

“Jiang Cheng!”

Xie Linshan called out to Jiang Cheng as he turned around.

“What’s up?”

Jiang Cheng had a good impression of the class beauty and was quite patient with her.

Xie Linshan pointed to Liu Qing, not far behind Jiang Cheng, and said with dissatisfaction, “Is she, your friend?”

“Yeah.” Jiang Cheng nodded.

“Just a friend? No other relationship?” Xie Linshan pressed.

“Right.”

Xie Linshan bit her silver teeth gently. Her heart was extremely conflicted at that moment.

Today, Jiang Cheng had impressed her. She wanted to ask for his contact information.

But if her future rival were Jiang Cheng’s friend, Xie Linshan had no confidence she could win against her.

Xie Linshan felt the same sense of powerlessness against Liu Qing as she had once faced with Lin Yao.

However, if there were no romantic feelings between Jiang Cheng and his “friend,” then Xie Linshan felt she could give it a try and pursue Jiang Cheng.

She might not be a match for Lin Yao or Liu Qing, but as long as the two had no special feelings for Jiang Cheng, her chances of winning were still quite big.

“I want your communication talisman number. I never added you before,” Xie Linshan said softly.

“Oh, sure.”

Jiang Cheng then fulfilled the class beauty’s wish and then pulled Liu Qing to the cashier to pay.

After Jiang Cheng left, the situation between Chen Shuai and Xie Linshan did not improve but instead included occasional arguing.

“We’re all classmates, what’s wrong with asking for his contact information? Can’t you be a little less petty?”

“Is this about me being petty? In front of me, you ask for another male cultivator’s contact information, what are you really trying to say?”

“Why can’t I ask? Do you have to overthink it just because I did it in front of you? Can’t you give me some freedom?”

“Is this about freedom? You’ve started to ask Jiang Cheng for his contact information, I don’t even want to think about what might happen next!”

“Chen Shuai! Stop accusing me! How many girls did you flirt with in high school, do you think I’m blind?”

“My relationship with them was all a normal friendship!”

“Swear it then! Do you dare?”

“Fine, fine, fine, can’t we both just back down a little? Delete Jiang Cheng’s contact information.”

“Chen Shuai, if you don’t want to talk, just say it. Don’t disgust me like this!”

“I the hell…”

The clothing store went dead silent, with everyone watching the drama unfold until Chen Shuai and Xie Linshan left on bad terms.

Liu Qing stared at Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng quickly defended himself, “I just added a communication talisman, it has nothing to do with me.”

Liu Qing eyed Jiang Cheng’s pocket.

Jiang Cheng honestly took out the communication talisman and handed it to her.

Liu Qing opened Jiang Cheng’s communication talisman and soon frowned.

Jiang Cheng’s communication talisman was not at all clean, filled with many people, unlike her communication talisman, which was neat and only had him.

However, when Liu Qing saw all of Jiang Cheng’s recent calls and messages were from her, she returned the communication talisman intact to her only human friend.

She felt she couldn’t be too selfish.

She had demon race friends unknown to Jiang Cheng, so Jiang Cheng could also have human friends unknown to her.

This was fair.

The big monster just now looked a bit scary, thankfully, nothing bad happened.

Jiang Cheng silently breathed a sigh of relief.

He then came back to reality and realized that the entire clothing store’s staff seemed to be sneaking glances at him and Liu Qing. Some of the staff even had a puzzling aunt-like smile.

Jiang Cheng: ?

What exactly are they laughing at?