Chapter 175 I Don’t Want You to Be Backward Compatible

"The size of the suit you mentioned is quite large. I see your body proportions, so you might be more suitable for the suits here!" The salesperson pointed to the styles on the models next to her and introduced them to her: "These suits are new styles. How about letting you try them?"

"No, he's not that thin!" Tian Xin insisted, pointing to the suit she had just chosen: "Would you like to take a look at this one?"

"Are you sure you want this suit? It's definitely too big for your figure and won't fit you!"

"Almost!" Tian Xin estimated the suit's shoulder width and waistline, then recalled Zhang Shuai's body proportions. She was incredibly confident in her judgment. "This is it. Is it convenient for you to take it off so I can have a look?"

"This set is a single item. It only comes in the model's size, and there's only this set. Are you sure you want it?"

"I haven't seen it yet. How can I be sure?" Tian Xin insisted.

The shopping guide was a little speechless. It seemed that such a customer would not buy anything. He refused to listen to advice even though the item was obviously not suitable. He clearly wanted to make things difficult for the customer.

She glanced at Lin Zhou with a hint of sympathy in her eyes.

Just at this moment a customer came in, and she took the opportunity to greet him, ignoring Tian Xin who was waiting for her to pick up clothes.

"Eh..." Tian Xin was speechless when she turned around and saw the person leaving. But because Lin Zhou was there, she didn't run to argue, but turned around and looked at other styles!

But Lin Zhou couldn't bear to see her being ignored, and he felt a little uneasy. Although he also thought the salesperson was right and that the suit didn't suit him, since Tian Xin wanted to see it, there was absolutely no reason to ignore her like that.

He walked over and politely interrupted the conversation between the salesperson and the new customer: "Hello, could you please help her get that dress first? She's waiting."

"Sir!" the salesperson said with a smile, "I've already told that lady that the dress doesn't suit you. How about you take another look?"

"You can only know whether it is suitable after trying it. She likes it, but you don't show it to her. What's the logic?" His voice was not loud, and his tone was still as slow and unhurried as usual, but it gave people an aura of majesty without anger.

When the customer next to them saw the two arguing, he immediately lost his patience and turned around and went to another store.

Seeing that the business was running out, the salesperson immediately got angry: "Why are you two so stubborn? I already told you that this dress doesn't fit. If I take it off and you don't want it, then I have to put it on him again. Isn't this a waste of effort..."

Tian Xin didn't notice that Lin Zhou went to argue with the store clerk. By the time she found out, their argument had escalated from the clothes being unsuitable to the salesperson's attitude being problematic.

She quickly ran over to explain to the clerk: "No, no, you misunderstood, it's not him who's wearing it, it's... my brother!"

The shopping guide and Lin Zhou were both stunned!

“…”

"Your brother?"

"Yes, it's... Zhang Shuai!" Tian Xin explained: "Zhang Shuai said he wanted to dress more formally tomorrow and asked me to buy him a suit!"

"Oh...Is that so!" A trace of disappointment flashed across Lin Zhou's face, but he quickly recovered his composure: "It seems I was overthinking it. I thought..." He lowered his head and smiled, turned and walked towards the sofa on the side, without saying the second half of the sentence!

"What do you think?" Tian Xin chased up to him and asked, "Mr. Lin, you don't think I came here to buy you clothes, do you?"

"Yeah!" Lin Zhou sat down and looked up at her. "You didn't say who you were buying it for! As your... friend, it's only natural for me to think this way!"

"No, big brother, what do you think this place is?" She looked up at the brand logo on the wall and whispered to Lin Zhou, "Don't you think about how much money I have in my pocket? With your taste in clothes, I'd better forget it. I may not even be able to afford anything here!"

"Oh? Really?" Lin Zhou said with a smile: "What's my taste?"

The two of them were within arm's reach at this moment. She smelled the faint minty scent on Lin Zhou again and was a little dazed for a moment: "You..."

How could she put it? She had never studied men's clothing in her past or present lives. She had never paid much attention to what Lin Zhou liked to wear.

But the style and texture of the shirt he was wearing were obviously not ordinary items, and the price was probably not cheap.

So, she thought about it, sighed, and smiled: "You..."

"Hmm?" Lin Zhou leaned closer. "What?"

“It’s expensive!”

After she finished speaking, she quickly stood up and left his sight, then turned and walked towards the shopping guide.

You... are very expensive! That's a fresh way of saying it! Lin Zhou looked at her figure, repeated it to himself, smiled and shook his head, his eyes full of infinite pampering.

The clothes had been taken down, and the salesperson saw her coming and handed them to her to look at.

The cut and texture of this suit are both excellent, and the price is amazing! It's worth half a month's salary for her!

She wanted to turn around again, but then she thought of Zhang Shuai's words, "It's about a man's dignity."

She always believed in her first impression, so she gritted her teeth and took the clothes to the checkout counter: I think Zhang Shuai wouldn’t mind!

When Lin Zhou saw her going to pay, he immediately chased after her and handed the cashier a card before her: Pay with this!

It was more convenient to pay by credit card, so the cashier took the card without waiting for her to take out the money.

She was quick to grab the cashier's hand and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Pay it!" Lin Zhou said.

"What are you paying for?" She handed the card back to Lin Zhou: "Is this for Zhang Shuai?"

"I know!" Lin Zhou said without hesitation and handed the card over again: "Don't be so clear between you and me!"

"No, are you overthinking it again?" Tian Xin waved the men's wallet in her hand: "I was just running an errand for Zhang Shuai! I didn't say I would buy it for him! What are you thinking?"

"I... am overthinking it?"

"What else?" Tian Xin said with a smile, "Could it be that your relationship has become so close because of Zhang Shuai?"

"No!"

"That's all!" She took the card back from the cashier and handed it to Lin Zhou: "Even if I love you, I still love your whole life, but I can't say you're like this! Sit back, I'll be right there!"

"Uh... okay then!" Lin Zhou sat back on the sofa awkwardly, thought for a long time, and couldn't help laughing at his own behavior: What happened today?

This situation continued until the two of them returned to the hospital from the commercial street and then returned to the village. He didn't say much along the way, and kept thinking about this problem in his mind.

When the car stopped at the entrance of the village, Tian Xin handed him the bag and asked, "What are you thinking about? Why are you so engrossed?"

"No, nothing." He came back to his senses and looked at the bag in front of him, a little confused: "What is this?"

"Clothes!" said Tian Xin.

"Clothes? For... me?" He pointed at himself, a little incredulous.

"Um!"

"Didn't you just say..."

"Don't worry, I bought this with my own money! It's a gift for you!" Tian Xin said with a smile.

"Give it to me?" Lin Zhou frowned and asked, "Why?"

"No reason!"

"No reason? Then you are..."

"If you must find an excuse, just think of it as me not telling you today that I bought clothes for Zhang Shuai and there were two misunderstandings. I feel a little guilty!"

"Didn't you say this was very expensive? Why were you willing to buy it for me?" Lin Zhou teased with a smile.

"It's a bit expensive, but it's not out of my reach!" Tian Xin retracted her smile and said seriously, "Although I know this dress can't compare to what you usually wear, this is the most I can afford right now!"

“Actually, there’s no need…”

"I said the other day that there are differences between us! But you said that these are not differences. But look at today, we just bought some simple clothes, and we had two misunderstandings! This actually speaks volumes!

You might think that buying something you like doesn't require much thought, and spending money on someone you like doesn't require much thought either. But in my opinion, this is the fundamental difference between us."

Tian Xin put down the bag, held Lin Zhou's hand, and said meaningfully: "Lin Zhou, I don't want you to be backward compatible because of me. This will put pressure on me."

"But I don't think there's anything wrong with that! When two people are together, shouldn't they understand and tolerate each other? Why do you think so?" Lin Zhou frowned.

"But recently, you've been fighting and arguing with others because of me. This is very unlike you. I don't want my actions to mess up your life. You should focus on your own things!

Love and life are two different things, and you may not be able to tell the difference right now. But I hope you can view our relationship equally, don't think of me as too weak, and don't deliberately lower your quality of life to please me!

"But I didn't do anything," Lin Zhou explained. "You don't let me get involved in anything, so what's the point of me being by your side?"

"Really? You really didn't do anything?" Tian Xin asked: "Then what's going on with this contract? Do you really not know Liu Xin?"