By early April, the weather had gradually warmed up, and Ni Sitian put away all her and Xu Tingchuan's heavy coats, replacing them with spring clothes in the wardrobe.

After tidying up her clothes, she went to the small study, turned on the computer, logged into online banking, and checked her savings.

Since she started writing, she has always had the habit of saving money. After deducting tuition and living expenses, she has basically saved all the money she earns.

Since Xu Tingchuan strongly urged her to have sex last October, her basic living expenses have been covered by the card he gave her.

Now I realize my savings are almost 200,000 yuan. If I add the royalties and copyright fees from my new book, my savings will become quite substantial.

Ni Sitian was secretly plotting something, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but purse.

After closing her online banking account, she opened her browser and searched for luxury watches.

In three days it will be Xu Tingchuan's birthday, and she had been thinking about what kind of birthday gift would be appropriate for him.

She had always received more from him, and this was the first time she was celebrating his birthday, so she wanted to give him a nice birthday present.

After thinking it over, she decided to give him a watch, because she noticed that Xu Tingchuan seemed to have a habit of wearing watches. However, he didn't have many watches; she saw that he only had about seven or eight in his drawer, all of which were simple, understated, and versatile.

Ni Sitian rested her chin on her hand, casually browsing the official website of a famous watch brand. When she saw a watch that was the same model as Xu Tingchuan's, she glanced at the price.

She paused, her eyes widening, wondering if she had misread an extra zero, and tapped the screen with her finger to count.

By the end of the count, my mouth was agape, and my jaw almost dropped to the ground.

"Three and a half million?!" Ni Sitian came to her senses and was completely taken aback. She quickly got up, went to the bedroom, took out Xu Tingchuan's watches from the drawer, and carried them to the computer.

She checked each watch one by one according to its brand and model. After she finished, she leaned back in her chair, feeling a little exhausted, and stared blankly at the watches.

She had originally planned to spend tens of thousands of yuan to buy a nice watch for Xu Tingchuan, but now the cheapest watch in the pile was the one worth 3.5 million yuan. The tens of thousands of yuan she had expected probably wouldn't even be enough to buy the watch strap.

Her initial joy at seeing her savings vanished instantly, and she hung her head in dejection. Even if she sold herself, she couldn't afford any item of similar value.

After a while, she picked up the pile of watches and carefully placed them back in the drawer.

After returning to the study, I sat in front of the computer, feeling troubled, and sent a message to the editor, asking her how much money I could expect to receive later.

After the editor gave a number, Ni Sitian sighed in distress.

If this money had been ten years ago, she would have been overjoyed; now, she feels it's still a long way off.

It seems she needs to think about other birthday gifts; time is running out, and she needs to make a decision soon.

After searching on the web for more than half an hour without any results, I felt that looking at it on the computer was not helpful, so I picked up my phone and called Xiang Zhilan.

Xiang Zhilan was packing when she received a call from Ni Sitian, and accepted her invitation.

After changing her clothes, she drove off.

The two met at a coffee shop near Yansha Shopping Mall, which is the most upscale shopping district in Yihai City.

Ni Sitian walked in and saw Xiang Zhilan with her face down, seemingly lost in thought.

She walked in and found that Xiang Zhilan had lost a lot of weight and looked pale after not seeing her for more than ten days.