HPDBC Chapter 96 Changing Clothes
Chapter 96 Changing Clothes
Chapter 98 Changing Clothes
"Okay...okay then, consider this money a loan, and I'll pay you back in a while..."
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After several unsuccessful attempts to stop him, Shen Meiyu had no choice but to give up on stopping Chen Jiang's extravagant spending. She could only watch helplessly as the staff placed two cases of Moutai liquor in front of her and then watched Chen Jiang casually swipe his card.
My heart was trembling... and for a moment I felt a pang of guilt for embezzling and accepting bribes.
The main reason is that she's not someone who likes to owe favors, and it was already quite presumptuous of her to ask Chen Jiang for help this time, but then he came up with something even bigger.
She's not even thinking about how to repay the favor anymore; what she's thinking about now is finding a job after the New Year so she can pay back the money she owes Chen Jiang!
"Can I consider this a loan from you?"
Chen Jiang glanced at her sideways, a strange smile inexplicably appearing on his lips, then nodded: "Alright, consider it a loan from me. Do you want interest?"
Shen Meiyu's face trembled with anger: "Hey, don't go too far... I already told you not to buy it, but you insisted. Consider it a loan, and you're still asking for interest... This isn't just forced buying and selling; be careful, or I'll arrest you!"
"Alright, alright, you really are a police officer. I, a nobody, can't afford to mess with you..."
..." Chen Jiang shook his head and sighed, which made Shen Meiyu show signs of blushing.
"Fine, I'm not going to waste my breath on you!"
Fortunately, she didn't forget the important business she had to attend to. Seeing that Chen Jiang had finally settled the matter of the wine, she quickly pulled Chen Jiang to another place, eventually arriving at the gold and silver jewelry area.
Shen Meiyu had long wanted to give her mother a gold bracelet, but she felt a little embarrassed about it before because of her personality. Now that the opportunity was right, she planned to buy it and give it to her as if Chen Jiang had bought it for her.
But before that, she had to warn Chen Jiang: "This time, you absolutely must make me pay, or I won't pay you back!"
"Okay, got it."
Chen Jiang nodded in agreement and indeed stood beside her, watching Shen Meiyu struggle to choose from the counter full of gold jewelry. In the end, she selected a gold bracelet priced at a little over six thousand.
She asked the clerk to carefully attach the chain.
Only then did she realize the pain in her heart. She only had a little over 20,000 yuan in savings, and this bracelet had almost wiped out a third of it. Gold was just too expensive.
After feeling a pang of heartache for a few seconds, Shen Meiyu suddenly remembered that Chen Jiang hadn't made a sound for a while, and she was so startled that she almost dropped the box containing the bracelet.
Because Chen Jiang was standing about ten meters away from her in front of the counter, with seven or eight boxes in front of him. The sales clerk opened each box, revealing a variety of glittering gold jewelry inside.
And at first glance, they all seem to be much thicker than the bracelet she just bought.
Her vision blurred for a moment, and she quickly went over, her voice trembling slightly, "What...what are you doing?"
"Buying things, what else could it be for?" Chen Jiang turned to look at her, feeling a little amused. It seemed this woman really didn't have much money. Looking at his spending, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Don't worry, this is something I kept for myself to give as a gift; you don't need to spend any money on it."
"Oh~~~ Oh~~~"
Upon receiving this response, Shen Meiyu felt her rapidly beating heart finally calm down.
However, doubts inevitably arose, mainly due to Chen Jiang's extravagant behavior: "I have no problem with you spending your own money to buy things... but Chen Jiang, won't your rich girlfriend have a problem with spending money like this?"
Chen Jiang didn't even turn his head: "What could she possibly object to? It's not like I'm spending her money."
Shen Meiyu was a little surprised: "Oh, weren't you being kept by that rich foreign woman?"
"???"
Chen Jiang was also puzzled and turned to look at her: "When did I become a sugar daddy from a foreign rich woman?"
Shen Meiyu looked at him with a puzzled expression, which turned serious. Finally, she frowned and said, "Then where did you get all this money... I remember that when we first met, your clothes and demeanor didn't seem like those of a wealthy person."
"Chen Jiang...you're not doing anything illegal or criminal, are you?"
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"..." Chen Jiang looked at her as if she were an idiot. Although he understood that as someone from a family of police officers, Shen Meiyu was naturally more vigilant than the average person, this sudden association still caught him off guard. He was speechless and said, "If I were really doing something shady, I would have stayed far away from you long ago. Why would I go to your house?"
"With your whole family of police officers, I've walked right into a trap..."
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"Where did you get so much money?" Shen Meiyu was still a little worried. She didn't think Chen Jiang was the type to do bad things, but who could be sure these days? Although she had resigned, her professional habits were still there.
"Sigh~~" Chen Jiang had actually anticipated that his sudden change would arouse suspicion, so he was mentally prepared. However, his source of funds was clean, and he had not missed a single tax payment, so he was not afraid to tell anyone: "I am not willing to tell ordinary people... but given that we are boyfriend and girlfriend, and have such a close relationship, it is okay to tell you."
"I won the lottery... There was a draw a while ago in Shenzhen where ten million yuan was won. You can look for me there."
Shen Meiyu stared at Chen Jiang with wide eyes, her gaze filled with doubt: "Huh? Can you really win the lottery?"
Chen Jiang shrugged: "Anyway, I got it...who knows the specifics?"
"That's really outrageous..."
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Shen Meiyu was a little confused but also shocked. She shook her head and then looked at the boxes piled high in front of Chen Jiang. She was still a little conflicted: "You've bought too many. Even if you win the lottery, don't waste them like this."
"Don't worry, winning the lottery is just winning the lottery; I have other sources of income."
Chen Jiang didn't want to explain anymore, otherwise the more he talked, the more troublesome it would be to explain.
"Alright then..."
Seeing that he didn't want to say anything more, Shen Meiyu simply stopped asking. Everyone has things they don't want to talk about, and she had already been a little impolite to ask so many questions. She regretted it as soon as she asked them out of habit.
Fortunately, Chen Jiang didn't seem to care much about these things.
After Chen Jiang packed all the jewelry boxes into two bags, Shen Meiyu continued, "I'm going to buy another outfit, at least to make us look more coordinated."
"Hmm...you really should change your clothes..." Chen Jiang rested his chin on one hand, looking her up and down.
At this moment, Shen Meiyu was wearing a rather ordinary set of clothes.
The simple blue jacket didn't have many extra logos, and the pants were ordinary-looking cropped jeans, which seemed to match her own temperament, giving her a "wanderer" vibe.
But it's true that they don't look good together, and the two of them standing together are more convincingly described as buddies than boyfriend and girlfriend.
However, the problem is that, judging from Shen Meiyu's outfit, her aesthetic standards are questionable. If she were to choose her own clothes, she might end up with a strange and odd outfit, which would only cause more trouble.
So Chen Jiang suggested, "Would you like me to give you some advice?"
"Give me some advice..." Shen Meiyu didn't think too much about it. She felt that Chen Jiang, who was her boyfriend at the moment, might have better taste than her.
"That's fine... but what do you think would suit me best?"
"Instead of thinking about it now, I think I should go to the store and try it on."
Chen Jiang didn't answer, but instead took the lead and walked towards the clothing area.
They were currently in a large shopping mall in Futian District. Although it wasn't as luxurious as the MixC shopping mall that Chen Jiang and Gao Wen had visited last time, it still had some luxury boutiques.
For Shen Meiyu, putting aside whether there were any suitable clothes inside, just glancing at the labels on the clothes made her have no desire to step inside.
Instead, she randomly picked a women's clothing store nearby, went inside, and began carefully searching for something that suited her.
Then... before she could even finish choosing half of her items, Chen Jiang, who couldn't stand it anymore, pulled her out of the store. The thing is, Shen Meiyu was still a little confused about what was going on. After they were outside, she asked Chen Jiang in bewilderment, "Why did you pull me out? I haven't finished choosing yet."
"I just didn't want you to keep embarrassing yourself..." Chen Jiang sighed, looking up at the sky. He never expected that Shen Meiyu was such an economical girlfriend: "Please, sister, this is my first time visiting your family as a live-in son-in-law, and you only bought yourself an outfit that cost two or three hundred yuan?"
"You're not ashamed, but I am!"
"Damn it~~" Shen Meiyu rolled her eyes upon hearing this: "I thought something was wrong. What's so shameful about this... My dad's a bureau chief, and he still wears cheap clothes from street stalls, doesn't he?"
"Do you think I've won the lottery like you? I usually wear clothes in this price range, what's the problem?"
"Fine, fine, I'm not going to argue with you."
Chen Jiang had no reply, so he simply waved his hand, grabbed her hand, and turned to walk towards a Hermes store.
After the salesperson approached, she pointed to Shen Meiyu, who was still a little confused and didn't know why Chen Jiang had brought her here, and said, "Get her a suitable outfit and some appropriate jewelry."
The salesperson had seen plenty of extravagant clients before, and looking at Shen Meiyu's face, it was understandable that someone would be willing to spend money on her. However, she still had to ask, "Excuse me, what is your approximate budget?"
Chen Jiang glanced at Shen Meiyu: "Don't worry about the budget, just do what's most suitable."
"Alright, I'll put together an outfit for this lady right away."
As soon as these words were spoken, the salesperson's smile became even more sincere.
Putting everything else aside, just the fact that Chen Jiang treats a luxury brand like Hermès like a roadside supermarket shows that he is definitely not an ordinary rich person.
"Wait a moment."
Shen Meiyu quickly grabbed Chen Jiang: "What are you doing? Didn't we agree that I would buy it myself?"
"Oh, why do you care so much?"
Chen Jiang was too lazy to waste words with her. They hadn't had much contact before, and this Shen Meiyu actually had some class. But now that they were a little more familiar, she just had this overpowering, low-class vibe...
But you know what? The more she acted like that, the more Chen Jiang felt an urge to change her.
No matter how much she refused, they pushed her directly into the back changing room, letting the salesperson close the door with a smile.
Chen Jiang then walked back to the sofa in the store, sat down, and looked at his phone while waiting.
A few minutes later, the changing room door opened, and the saleswoman came out first, followed by a somewhat awkward Shen Meiyu... At this point, it was obvious who the paying customer was. The saleswoman didn't even take Shen Meiyu to look in the mirror, but instead brought her directly to Chen Jiang, smiling as she asked, "Sir, what do you think of this outfit, lady?"
Chen Jiang didn't answer her; his gaze had already fallen on Shen Meiyu, scanning her up and down.
Her original blue coat was nowhere to be seen, replaced by an orange fleece jacket over a black knit shirt with a prominent Hermès logo.
For her lower body, she changed into black slim-fit cropped trousers with some stripes, and also changed her shoes to orange ankle boots.
What's even more eye-catching is that she's also wearing a matching orange women's beret on her head... which instantly makes the overall style very... hip-hop?
In short, this outfit is very unique, and combined with Shen Meiyu's already special temperament, it does look very handsome, but it's just a bit... that she doesn't match him at all when standing next to him!
Hmm~
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Jiang finally spoke up, "That's not bad... but I was thinking of a slightly sexier combination, you know what I mean?"
"I see. Please wait a moment, sir."
I understand...of course I understand!
The salesperson suddenly nodded in realization and quickly pulled the bewildered Shen Meiyu into the changing room.
This time, changing clothes took a bit longer, a full ten minutes, before I finally came out again.
Compared to her previous outfit, Shen Meiyu's appearance this time immediately caught Chen Jiang's eye.
This is a completely different style from before!
If her previous outfit was a hip-hop style, gentle older sister look, then this outfit is that of a sexy short-haired woman... The silver bodycon skirt reveals half of her thighs and calves, while her upper body exposes her neck and shoulders.
The short leather boots were replaced with silver strappy high heels, which perfectly accentuated the overall shape of her legs.
Her hair was also combed, and the direction of her short, ear-length hair was carefully determined. Two exquisite earrings were added to her ears, and a silver platinum necklace was added to her neck, making her already fair skin stand out even more.
Bodycon skirts are inherently a type of clothing that accentuates the figure, and Shen Meiyu's figure, honed through years of training, is particularly eye-catching when combined with these features.
She had hardly ever worn clothes like this before, and as soon as she came out of the changing room, she felt incredibly embarrassed. Especially when Chen Jiang's gaze swept over her body, it was as if she had been electrocuted, and goosebumps rose on her skin.
After being stared at for about half a minute, he couldn't help but become a little embarrassed and angry: "Hey Chen Jiang, did you get enough of watching?"
"Give me a straight answer: is this outfit okay or not?"