"Do you know how much that watch costs?"

"How many?"

Si Chaoliang had no idea about the price of famous watches. The limit of his imagination was only tens of thousands of dollars.

After all, it’s just a thing to tell time, how expensive can it be?

"Over three million," Xia Yingji said, a figure he had no idea about. "That's the current store price, and I heard it's hard to find. The second-hand market will only appreciate, not depreciate."

"How much???" Si Chaoliang's eyes widened. "Three million? Not three hundred?"

"Haha, three hundred can only buy a tiny diamond the size of a needle tip on the dial."

"Not 3 million yen, nor 3 million Vietnamese dong?"

Xia Yingji rolled his eyes: "Three million, RMB!"

Si Chaoliang gasped: "Are you crazy? Why is it so expensive?"

"Humph, this can only be considered mid-to-high-end. For a true top-of-the-line model, tens of millions is nothing." Xia Yingji sneered, "You probably haven't seen the limited edition Patek Philippe Grandmaster timepiece. There are only 7 pieces in the world, and the auction price is 220 million."

Si Chaoliang seemed to be amazed and said with a trembling face:

"This is too... extravagant."

"That's why you don't understand the world of rich people." Xia Yingji concluded.

Perhaps it was because of the aftertaste of the shock that Si Chaoliang spoke after a long while:

"Three million, my goodness... With that, we could build a really good road in our village. What do you think these rich people are thinking? They're spending three million just to buy a watch."

Xia Yingji showed disdain: "Build a road? Can you wear the word 'build a road' on your wrist?"

"To put it bluntly, it's all about showing off. Showing off is a necessity," Si Chaoliang said, feeling a little sour. "When I wear a watch worth over three million yuan, many girls come to me."

"This is the way the world is. If you can spend three million, you will choose to buy a watch instead of building a road," said Xia Yingji.

Si Chaoliang showed determination: "No, I will choose to donate it to our high school and let the principal carve my name on the teaching building."

"Come on, you're even more pretentious."

The two laughed for a while, and Si Chaoliang said:

"So who is this Chen Ya? Is Liu Ruying sure she's his woman?"

"I don't know. Maybe he's just an ordinary upstart who bought a watch to show off." Xia Yingji said, "After all, Young Master Xu's family is not a small family. If they really start fighting, it will be a good show to watch."

Having said that, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The news about Liu Ruying's fiancé would definitely be a bombshell, and he was really looking forward to Young Master Xu's reaction.

Si Chaoliang blinked and said, "Are marriages between your noble families so utilitarian? Is there no room for love? Do mortals like us really have no chance at all?"

Xia Yingji shook his head and said:

"This isn't a matter of utilitarianism. This is an arranged marriage by Old Master Lu... Never mind. You won't understand even if I tell you all this. You just need to know that you're not even worthy of looking up to a princess from a truly top-tier wealthy family."

Si Chaoliang tilted his head: "For example?"

"For example, the Gu family, Gu Yuqing, the Qin family, Qin Yunchu..." Xia Yingji counted on his fingers, "And our girl, they are all the best of the best, and it's hard for you to even meet them."

"Gu Yuqing...Qin Yunchu..." Si Chaoliang muttered, as if he was thinking about something grand.

All he could think about was Lu Qianzi's every smile and frown he had just seen. The Gu and Qin families couldn't reach her, but Lu Qianzi should always be able to get her, right?

Xia Yingji glanced at him, smiled and shook his head.

"But, Yingji," Si Chaoliang suddenly said seriously, "we have already stood in this arena of fame and fortune, and on the campus of Beijing University. We are already among the best."

He looked at Xia Yingji and said, "Sooner or later, we will break out of the eagle's nest and spread our wings high into the sky. By then, even the Gu family and the Qin family will have to look upon us with favor."

Xia Yingji laughed: "Don't take me with you. My dad has already helped me take off. By the time you take off, I will have already gone abroad and laid down."

“…”

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The Misty Lake Pavilion sounds like a very poetic place, and indeed it is very poetic.

The winding corridor extends into the lake. In summer, it should be a scene of "willows all over the bank and lotus flowers swaying in the wind". Unfortunately, it is midwinter now, even the red leaves have withered, and only the lake is filled with mist.

Just at the entrance of the corridor, a girl wearing a black long skirt and a white thick jacket stood under the willow tree, looking graceful.

The girl's hair is like silk, her long black hair is like tender willow branches in spring, her fair skin is as delicate and smooth as silk, but the most eye-catching thing is her height, a pair of proud long legs hidden under her long skirt, which is enough to make all boys under 1.8 meters feel ashamed.

Seeing Lu Qianzi approaching, a smile appeared on the girl's face, and her curved eyes were like the mist of the Weiming Lake, curved like a crescent moon.

When she doesn't smile, her temperament is very holy and quiet like a virgin; but when she smiles, her eyes seem to be seductive.

With her temperament and face, she should have stood in the center of the stage, but she just stood quietly under the willow tree.

Students passed by, and the boys' faces flushed red. They all wanted to turn around and take a peek at her beauty when passing by her, but they were afraid of offending the beauty and dared not turn their heads.

There are two kinds of beauties in the world, one who knows she is beautiful, and the other who doesn’t know she is beautiful.

If Liu Ruyan is the latter, then Liu Ruying is the former.

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