"I just want to coax you properly."

After confirming that Wang Yumeng and the others had boarded the elevator, Zhou Chu reached out his hand.

"No way!" Gao Qinyi slapped his hand. "We're just childhood sweethearts. I'm just your neighbor's older sister. Holding hands is something only couples do, right?"

He's still angry about that phrase about growing up with his neighbor.

Is this what girls are thinking?

Zhou Chu withdrew his hand, raised his arm, and gestured for her to take his arm.

"Isn't it normal for siblings to link arms?"

Gao Qinyi rolled her eyes at him, but still took his arm: "You absolutely mustn't have any bad ideas about your sister!"

"Of course."

Zhou Chu had just agreed when he realized he had agreed a little too soon.

Gao Qinyi clearly didn't want him to have an easy time; she held Zhou Chu's arm very tightly.

He dared not move at all, and was dragged along by Gao Qinyi for more than five minutes like a puppet on a string.

"Why aren't you saying anything, Chu Chu?"

"No need to say anything, just feel it." Zhou Chu pointed to the shop in front of him: "Sister Qin, why don't you go in and give it a try?"

It's a women's clothing store.

Zhou Chu was overwhelmed by the variety of clothes he saw soon after entering.

There were so many different styles and designs that Zhou Chu couldn't even name them all.

"Do you think this looks good?" Gao Qinyi picked up a piece and held it up against herself.

It's a printed dress with ruffles.

Of course, Zhou Chu only confirmed the name of the clothes after looking at the tag.

"Not bad." Zhou Chu nodded.

The price tag is almost two thousand yuan! That must be pretty good.

"And this one?"

A purple shirt with a bow tie at the collar.

The key is that the price is quite reasonable... only two hundred yuan!

“This outfit is absolutely stunning.” Zhou Chu nodded vigorously. “This light purple shirt makes your skin look so fair, especially for someone with your cool, fair complexion. It’s a perfect match for you.”

As he spoke, he asked the shop assistant to pack up the garment.

Gao Qinyi couldn't help but laugh and stopped him from calling the shop assistant.

Although she had been praised for her beauty by many people since she was a child, she was particularly happy after being praised by Zhou Chu.

"And this one?"

This is a slightly retro-styled white lace crochet shirt.

It's only four hundred yuan, which is quite cheap.

"It's really great! It really accentuates your figure." Zhou Chu thought for a long time before coming up with the compliment.

As a professional writer, he felt at a loss for words for the first time.

The key is that these clothes are all so perfect that no words can adequately describe them.

But simply saying "perfect" would seem too perfunctory.

“If that’s the case…” Gao Qinyi put the clothes back on the hanger and took his arm again: “Then let’s go check out the next place.”

Zhou Chu began to understand why many men were unwilling to go shopping with their girlfriends.

These clothes are all clearly nice, but the woman insisted on visiting several stores.

This is probably the legendary joy of shopping.

I browsed through almost all the women's clothing stores on the entire floor, and it was almost time to meet Wang Yumeng as agreed.

It was just a comparison; if she were to try it on, it would probably take much longer.

In the end, Gao Qinyi went back and bought that retro lace crochet white shirt.

Truly, never forget your original aspiration.

Zhou Chu still felt a pang of heartache while scanning the QR code.

Four hundred yuan!

If it were the old him, he might have thought it was okay.

But now, as a struggling writer, I don't know how long it will take to earn this much money, even after writing so many books.

Gao Qinyi looked extremely happy.

"This should be the first time you've bought me a gift, right?" As the two walked out of the women's clothing store, Gao Qinyi put the bag around Zhou Chu's neck.

"I guess so." Zhou Chu reached out to take the bag off and hold it in his hand.

"Is this the first time you've ever bought a gift for a girl?"

Gao Qinyi stepped in front of him and looked directly into his eyes.

Some of his deep eyes seemed to be trying to find out if he was telling the truth.

"It shouldn't count." Zhou Chu thought about it carefully, but still shook his head.

"Doesn't that count?" Gao Qinyi's expression clearly showed disappointment.

Although it was well hidden.

"Who was so lucky to receive Chu Chu's gift before me?" Gao Qinyi put her hands on Zhou Chu's shoulders, her narrowed eyes full of hostility.

"I remember it was back in elementary school." Zhou Chu took a slight step back, maintaining a safe distance from her. "Wasn't it a girl who kept pestering me for Christmas presents?"

Gao Qinyi was stunned for a moment.

But she quickly realized it.

The girl Zhou Chu mentioned seems to be...

Is it also myself?

After he mentioned it, she could indeed vaguely remember it.

I was only in fifth grade at the time, but I insisted that Zhou Chu, who was in second grade, buy me a Christmas present.

In the end, it seems he bought himself a mechanical pencil.

At the time, she even complained that mechanical pencils seemed too shabby.

"I was too young then! It doesn't count." Gao Qinyi shook his shoulder: "Besides that time, what else?"

"Then there probably aren't any left." Zhou Chu shook his head.

It's really gone.

He knew nothing in elementary and middle school, but after entering high school, he transformed into a writer of anime and manga.

A writer's world doesn't need women, much less love.

"Really not?"

"Really, no."

"Then I'll reluctantly believe you this once." Gao Qinyi acted magnanimously and patted his head. "If Chu Chu bought it for me, then I'll only wear it for Chu Chu, okay?"

"No way." Zhou Chu waved his hand: "Wouldn't it be such a waste not to wear such expensive clothes out?"

Gao Qinyi clearly didn't get the answer she wanted, but she was still happy, with a slight smile on her lips: "Then I'll wear it every time I go out with Chuchu."

Gao Qinyi walked in front, with Zhou Chu following behind her, heading towards the place where he had parted ways with Wang Yumeng earlier.

But in fact, Wang Yumeng was following not far behind them.

“Let’s go this way.” Wang Yumeng pulled Li Huimin along, bending over and crouching as they went up one floor of the escalator.

"Let's take the elevator down. We'll appear right in front of them that way, so they won't suspect anything!"

Li Huimin remained hesitant and dazed as always, pointing to the phone that had just been used to photograph Gao Qinyi and Zhou Chu: "Is it really okay for us to secretly photograph them like this?"

"What's wrong with that?" Wang Yumeng grinned mischievously, her phone screen displaying a photo of Gao Qinyi touching Zhou Chu's head!