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Chapter 458 Taking me to the mall, it's not a free trip, I have money!
"Sis, it's all cleaned up, take a look."

Jiang Hanying put down her phone, turned around, and quickly glanced at the ground. "Let's go back to the hotel." She didn't even bother to check carefully before turning to leave.

"Ah, oh!" Pei Yuan paused for a moment, then hastily wiped her sweat with her sleeve, grabbed Yue Zhuo's things, and jogged after him.

Only after speeding all the way to the car back to the hotel and catching her breath did she ask, "Sis, why the sudden rush?"

"The instructor is coming right away."

Pei Yuan immediately understood; no wonder.

Turns out he was in a hurry to go on a date!
However, at this time, both of them had already finished dinner, and one of them was a public figure, so where else could they go on a date?
Pei Yuan thought about it carefully and then took out her phone to check online. "Sister, there's a large cinema in the shopping mall near our hotel. You can go check it out. I was just about to take Yue Zhuo there to buy some things."

Shopping malls usually close at 10 p.m., and there are still almost three hours until closing time, which is more than enough time to buy things.

As for movie theaters, they also have midnight screenings, and the closing time is even later, so going there for a date is perfectly feasible.

"The movie theater?" Jiang Hanying turned her head to look at Pei Yuan sitting next to her. "What are you going to the movie theater for?"

"Aren't you going on a date? You've already finished eating, you can't just have another meal right after. Other places suitable for a date are either far away or mostly closed, but the movie theater is open until the early hours of the morning, and it's not far from the hotel."

"Who told you I was going on a date with the drill instructor?"

Pei Yuan was dumbfounded. Had she guessed wrong again?

"That you……"

We can't just go straight to a hotel room, can we? Isn't this moving a bit too fast?

"We have something to say to each other, something important."

Whether there were any abnormalities in the first spirit contract she created was very important!

Pei Yuan chuckled dryly twice, "I thought you were going on a date..."

What are you two going to buy at the mall?

"I'll buy Yue Zhuo a few sets of clothes, shoes, and things like that. If the hair salon in the mall is still open, I'll get him a haircut. He doesn't even have a change of clothes. He can't wear the same clothes he's wearing today to work tomorrow. I think large shopping malls sell almost everything, so I'll just take a walk around and see what he needs and buy it. It'll save me the trouble of buying everything at once."

Jiang Hanying looked up again at Yue Zhuo, who had turned his head from the passenger seat and was now looking at her with undisguised anticipation.

I'll soon have new clothes and shoes to wear, it's really hard not to be happy.

"Now that you mention it, I'm also thinking of going to the mall to shop..."

Looking back, she realized that in all the time she'd been in this world, she'd never even been to a large shopping mall that sold everything.

So far, I've only used the money I've earned to buy a big black horse, and I have nowhere to spend the rest!

Pei Yuan: "...Why don't you and the instructor go shopping too? The four of us can split up at the entrance and then go our own way. There are some quiet places to talk in the mall. I heard there's a viewing platform on the top floor. It's evening now, so there shouldn't be many people there."

Jiang Hanying had originally planned to check what was wrong with the spirit contract in the car once her cheap master arrived, but upon hearing Pei Yuan's recommendation, she was immediately tempted and decided, "Let's go to the mall then!"

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Pei Yuan couldn't help but remind her again: "Although it's not a holiday today, there shouldn't be many people in the mall tonight, but just to be on the safe side, you should still wear a hat and mask while you're shopping inside, and don't take them off easily."

If she were shopping alone or with her assistant, it wouldn't be a big deal if she were recognized; at most, getting away might be a bit troublesome. But if the person accompanying her is Instructor Li, shopping with someone of the opposite sex before the relationship has even been officially announced could cause a serious problem if she were recognized.

The less trouble, the better!
"Go, go, go."

Jiang Hanying readily agreed, saying it wasn't a big deal. Pei Yuan was somewhat relieved.

When they returned to the hotel, Jiang Hanying went to the dressing room to remove her makeup and take off her hair, while Pei Yuan took Yue Zhuo back to the room to put down their things and also took a few masks and hats.

Jiang Hanying put on the hat and mask Pei Yuan handed her, got up and walked out, sending a voice message to her cheap owner as she did so: "Have you arrived yet?"

After listening to the voice message in his car, Li Chengxiao glanced at the hotel entrance and typed a reply: "[At the spot where you got off at noon.]"

After reading the message, Jiang Hanying shoved her phone into her pocket and quickened her pace, saying, "Let's go, let's go, we're here."

Pei Yuan and Yue Zhuo exchanged a glance and quickly followed.

As Jiang Hanying stepped out of the hotel, she looked toward the location her cheap owner had mentioned and saw a black car parked on the side of the road flash its lights.

"there."

Pei Yuan and Yue Zhuo, who had come to hitch a ride, watched helplessly as the figure in front of them suddenly doubled in speed, and hurriedly continued to chase after it.

She ran to the car in one breath, opened the passenger door and plopped in, without even breaking a sweat.

Li Chengxiao had been watching Jiang Hanying run towards them, and only now did he shift his gaze to the two people running alongside her. "The two of them..."

Before Pei Yuan and Yue Zhuo could run over, Jiang Hanying grabbed her cheap master's hand, looked at his palm, scratched the mark, and replied without looking up, "I'll take you to the nearby shopping mall, and the two of them will go too."

Li Chengxiao's palms were itchy from being tickled, so he subconsciously grabbed the hand that was still causing trouble in his palm.

Just then, the back door was opened.

Pei Yuan, panting heavily, poked her head in, only to see the two hands already clasped together. She quickly looked away, "Instructor Li, good evening, I, I and..."

Hearing her panting voice, Jiang Hanying couldn't help but scratch her ear and interrupt, "Get in the car!"

Pei Yuan immediately shut up and quickly got into the car and sat down.

After Yue Zhuo got in and closed the car door, Li Chengxiao let go of the steering wheel and gripped it again. "How do I get to the mall?"

Pei Yuan: "Turn right, go straight, and you'll arrive after two traffic lights."

Five minutes later, the car drove directly into the mall's underground parking lot.

Pei Yuan shared a shopping mall mini-program on Jiang Hanying's phone, briefly introduced its functions, and then decisively left with Yue Zhuo.

"Let's go to the rooftop observation deck and see what's wrong with Lingqi."

Following the map instructions on the mall's mini-program, Jiang Hanying took her cheap owner's hand and entered the elevator that led directly to the rooftop observation deck after getting out of the car.

The elevator was nearly empty. Li Chengxiao glanced down at the hand that was still clenched in front of him, but didn't say anything. "Why did you suddenly decide to come to the mall?"

"Originally, Pei Yuan said she wanted to bring Yue Zhuo to the mall to buy things, and I realized I've never been to a mall before, so I thought I'd come and have a look. Oh, right," Jiang Hanying suddenly remembered, looking up, "Do you have time?"

"Yeah, it's okay, I'm not busy."

"Alright then. Once you figure out what this spirit contract is all about, you can come with me for a stroll before you go back." He patted his chest, exuding an air of wealth and arrogance. "It's not a free trip. Just tell me what you want to buy, I have the money!"

Li Chengxiao pursed his lips tightly and said, "Mm."

I feel like laughing, but I must hold it in!
What if they stop paying for it?