Chapter 12 Starting at a Million, Can You Afford It?

Yan Lingyu didn't even lift his eyelids: "What did I say? Isn't it the truth? Xia Xia has said it so many times, but she can't remember it even once. And you, if you dare to harass Xia Xia again, I don't mind using some methods."

Zhong Wenxuan watched from the sidelines, and seeing that he dared to go against He Huaisheng, he was anxious. Finally, he gritted his teeth and stepped forward to pull him back.

"Brother Sheng, I know you're not afraid of powerful people, but you have to think about things practically. You really don't want to graduate?"

He Huaisheng's fingers clenched slightly, but he didn't continue talking to Yan Lingyu, letting Zhong Wenxuan pull him away.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to pull Jiang Zhiyao along. The two of them were in a situation that resembled that of the male and female protagonists being abused by a villainous supporting character.

An Shixia stared blankly at their retreating figures, and Yan Lingyu reached out and pinched her cheek: "What are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing. Don't they look like the male and female protagonists in a novel who endured many hardships, were resilient and indomitable, and finally succeeded in their comeback?"

Yan Lingyu chuckled: "What male and female leads? I've never seen such a stupid female lead."

An Shixia smiled and pulled Yan Lingyu to gather medicinal herbs.

The two were just there to have fun and had no intention of competing with anyone else.

An Shixia suddenly noticed some unidentified wildflowers growing on both sides of the road and pointed at them.

"I want to go pick flowers over there."

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked over there.

Yan Lingyu took the basket from her and followed behind her. Seeing her picking with great enthusiasm, he couldn't help but take out his phone and take a picture.

An Shixia sensed something, turned around and gave a peace sign.

Yan Lingyu quickly pressed the shutter, capturing the moment.

As the sun set and the event drew to a close, Yan Lingyu called Xiao Mushen and Wu Yang over, gave them a few instructions, and then took An Shixia away ahead of schedule.

Jiang Zhiyao had been watching them closely. When she saw them leave, she panicked and accidentally broke the root of a medicinal herb she was digging.

Feeling guilty, she buried the herb back in the soil and turned to dig up another one.

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"I need to buy some things; I'm going home tomorrow."

Passing by the shopping mall, An Shixia asked Yan Lingyu to stop the car.

Yan Lingyu drove the car to the underground parking garage and accompanied An Shixia into the mall.

"what are you looking for?"

"I need to buy a lot. My brother, sister-in-law, and parents each need to prepare one item. Can you give me some suggestions?"

Yan Lingyu felt a pang of jealousy when he noticed that he wasn't among the people she mentioned: "Are you only buying for them?"

An Shixia knew what he was talking about, but pretended not to understand: "Yeah, I did so many wrong things before, so I should buy them some gifts to make them happy."

Yan Lingyu stopped talking and ignored An Shixia, silently following behind her like a tail.

"Yan Lingyu, what do you think of this tie? Do you think my dad will like it?"

When Yan Lingyu heard her call him by his full name, he snorted, "No design."

An Shixia picked up another one: "How about this one? It has a great design, right?"

"The color is not nice."

An Shixia then changed to another option: "What about this one? I want to hear the truth from you."

Yan Lingyu didn't utter a perfunctory remark, but looked at the tie seriously: "It's alright."

An Shixia promptly paid the bill. Yan Lingyu said it was alright, so it must be very good.

After choosing a gift for her father, An Shixia went to the watch shop next door.

The shop assistant frowned slightly and muttered under his breath, noticing their ordinary clothes and lack of valuables.

"What are you looking at here? You can't afford it anyway."

She didn't come out to greet them, but turned to see another middle-aged couple and smiled ingratiatingly: "President Jiang has brought his wife again. We recently received some new styles in our store, let me show them to you."

Yan Lingyu's expression was somewhat unpleasant. He took out his phone to ask the manager a question, but An Shixia stopped him.

"Don't rush, let's take a look first."

Generally speaking, a store cannot have only one server.

Just as she was thinking this, another waiter came out of the restroom. Seeing An Shixia and the other person standing at the door, he smiled and said, "Would you two like to see the watch? Come in and take a look."

An Shixia nodded and led Yan Lingyu inside.

The first waiter was introducing the place to the couple who had just entered. When he saw them walk in, he silently rolled his eyes.

"I'd like to see some couple watches," An Shixia said. "Do you have any here?"

"Yes, miss, please follow me."

The waiter led the two to the couple's watch section and introduced several of the best-selling watches.

"Take a look at these first. They're our best-selling models and offer great value for money. This one has real diamonds set on the dial, starting at 200,000. This one is a bit more expensive, at 500,000..."

An Shixia looked at the watches and thought they were a bit ordinary: "Are there any others? Preferably something unique."

The sales assistant thought for a moment, then took out a box from the counter behind her, and An Shixia took a liking to it at first glance.

It's perfect to give to my brother and sister-in-law.

"These are the two pieces. Could you please wrap them up for me?"

An Shixia didn't even ask the price before speaking directly.

The salesperson who was showing watches to the middle-aged couple couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this: "Wrap them up? Do you know how much these two watches are worth?"

The saleswoman introducing the watch to An Shixia called out softly, "Sister Liu, how can you talk like that? Everyone who comes to the store is a customer."

Sister Liu rolled her eyes again: "Little Chen, you're too young. Guests? What kind of guests are those who can't afford to buy anything? People like President Jiang and his wife are my guests."

Mr. Jiang was pleased by Sister Liu's words. He turned his head and saw the two watches in Xiao Chen's hand. He waved his hand and said, "I've taken a liking to those two watches. Wrap them up for me."

Sister Liu responded excitedly, trying to snatch the two watches from Xiao Chen's hands, but Yan Lingyu took the two watches first.

Mr. Jiang suddenly laughed: "Young man, you probably don't know the price of this watch, do you? Sister Liu, tell them."

Sister Liu proudly raised her chin: "These two watches were specially crafted by a master craftsman, they are one-of-a-kind, and start at a million. Can you afford them?"

Yan Lingyu glanced at President Jiang. It was just a casual glance, but President Jiang felt a chill run down his spine.

"Jiang Qitian, president of Jitian Group, collaborated on a small project with Yan's branch a month ago."

Yan Lingyu spoke calmly, as if he knew the person in front of him very well.

Jiang Qitian was somewhat bewildered. He didn't know how this young man in front of him knew about his cooperation with the Yan family: "How did you know?"

"Never mind how I know, the Yan family will no longer cooperate with you."

"You're talking nonsense, brat! It's not up to you to decide who the Yan family chooses to cooperate with!"

Yan Lingyu gave an "oh," then casually pulled a business card from his clothes and waved it in front of Jiang Qitian: "Now, can I make a decision?"