A super-rich tycoon? No, just call me the gentlemanly gigolo.

Jiang Ye looked at her like this, both amused and exasperated, and turned the air conditioner up to the maximum: "Is it really necessary? Isn't this a class reunion? Who are you dressing up like this for?"

Ye Cheng curled up in her seat, rubbing her arms and legs. It took her a while to recover before she let out a snort of annoyance:

"What do you know! It's just for those little bitches! We can't compete on jewelry, bags, or boyfriends, but we can't afford to fall behind in looks and style, right?"

Jiang Ye nodded, agreeing earnestly, "Yes, that makes sense. I hate pretentious people the most."

Ye Cheng rolled her eyes dramatically, taking off her Doc Martens to relax her feet as she said, "I'm going to block you on WeChat Moments in a bit, you're so annoying!"

Jiang Ye smiled and said, "So you called your buddies over just to give you some support?"

"More or less."

Ye Cheng nodded, adjusting the air conditioning vents to face her: "Their boyfriends are all in their late twenties, some are even over thirty, and the one who drives the Lexus is forty! Your car may be ordinary, but at least you have the advantage of youth, just like my beauty, which is a big plus."

Jiang Ye looked at his BMW 525Li, which had been rated as "average," and shook his head with a smile.

If this woman knew the car was rented for 800 a day, I wonder if she would still think it was a "plus"...

He was just about to say a few words when Ye Cheng, who was standing next to him, made a new move.

She bent down, took off her black over-the-knee stockings, crumpled them into a ball, and casually tossed them into Jiang Ye's arms.

Jiang Ye was taken aback, and instinctively caught it.

It still carried a slight warmth from my body and a faint... indescribable scent, like perfume or something else.

Taking advantage of the red light ahead, he quickly separated a sliver of his consciousness and sank it into the system space.

[System account balance: 460 yuan]

A new entry appeared in my income record: [Received a gift from Ye Cheng: a pair of black over-the-knee socks (already used), system-assessed value: 46 yuan. Triggered 1000% cashback, received 460 yuan.]

460!

This piece of junk is actually worth 46? More expensive than my pants? Wow, I've struck gold!

Jiang Ye couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face.

Ye Cheng, watching the smile on his face, couldn't help but roll her eyes and rubbed her bare legs, muttering:

"I really don't understand you bunch of perverts. What's so great about this stuff? You spend 800 yuan to rent a car just to get a pair of these? If you really want them, I'll sell you a pair every day from now on. Just give me 400 yuan, and you won't have to rent a car anymore. How about it?"

Jiang Ye was delighted with his unexpected windfall when he heard this and was slightly taken aback: "What 800?"

Ye Cheng extended a finger and pressed the button on the glove compartment in front of the passenger seat.

The lid popped open, revealing the car rental contract inside.

"Isn't this car rented?"

Ye Cheng tapped the contract cover with her fingertip: "When I asked you this morning, I thought you wouldn't agree, but I didn't expect you to actually extend the lease for another day? How's it going? Going to school again tonight? Got any girls?"

Jiang Ye: "......"

Holy crap! We've been spotted!

This woman! How dare she rummage through someone's car like that? Doesn't she have any manners?!

His mind raced, trying to figure out how to defuse the awkward situation and steer the conversation back to his core goal of getting her to spend money.

In a flash, he decided to feign ignorance and retreat as a means of advancing.

Jiang Ye sighed heavily, his face showing a mixture of frustration and helplessness:

"Sigh, you know... then I won't pretend anymore. I rented the car because I was planning to pick up a girl, to save face, you know. But damn it, plans don't always go as expected. I drove you here last night, and I drove you here again today. I've spent 1600 yuan in two days, and I haven't even seen a girl. I've just been your personal driver."

"Hey, please don't say that!"

Ye Cheng tilted her head, watching his performance, stroked her chin, and smiled slyly, "Didn't I already give you the payment? Isn't this what you wanted..."

She reached out and pointed to the wad of socks in his arms.

Seeing Jiang Ye's eyes practically rolling to the sky, Ye Cheng finally couldn't help but laugh, waving her hand and saying:

"Alright, alright, since you've been pretty reliable yesterday and today, how about I treat you to a meal? Consider it compensation for your 'loss,' how about it?"

coming!

The dinner party is finally here!

Jiang Ye tried his best to remain calm and snorted, "Inviting me to dinner? I don't usually eat like that. I've been getting ripped off these past few days."

Ye Cheng was amused by him: "You've already picked one out? Let me see..."

She took out her phone and swiped a few times: "Hmm... It's cold, let's go get hot pot? It'll warm us up. Take me home first to change my clothes, then we'll go get hot pot. How about this 698 one? It looks like a good deal."

Jiang Ye is overjoyed!

What the hell!

698! 6980! !!

Ye Cheng tapped her phone twice, then snapped her fingers: "OK! Done! Original price 698, group purchase price 178, group buy sold out~"

Jiang Ye was furious!

Grass!

6980 becomes 1780 in seconds!

This group-buying deal is garbage! Give me back my hard-earned money!!!

Ye Cheng, oblivious to his inner turmoil, put away her phone and continued rubbing her thigh: "I mean, couldn't you have kept a blanket in the back seat?"

"Miss, this is my car, not a hotel."

Jiang Ye glanced at her irritably: "Besides, who knew you'd suffer for the sake of saving face, wearing this in the dead of winter."

"Who is really so obsessed with saving face?"

Ye Cheng retorted irritably, "Renting a beat-up BMW to wait outside the school, not only do you fail to pick up a girl but you also lose two days' rent?"

"..."

Jiang Ye felt his sore spot was touched, his lips twitched, and he decided to shut up and focus on driving.

This woman has a really sharp tongue.

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The car quickly arrived at the foot of the Tai'an Building.

Ye Cheng pushed open the car door, wrapped the openwork knitted sweater tighter, and stammered, "Wait for me, I'll be there soon!" before running into the building's entrance.

About half an hour later, just as Jiang Ye was about to fall asleep, the passenger door was opened, a gust of cold air rushed in, and a completely transformed Ye Cheng crawled in.

She changed into a long white cotton coat that reached her calves, paired with loose casual pants and a pair of warm-looking cotton boots.

She had removed her club makeup, revealing a bare face that made her look more innocent and authentic than before.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman changing clothes before?"

Ye Cheng felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, and muttered while fastening her seatbelt, "Hurry up, hurry up, I'm starving!"

Jiang Ye withdrew his gaze, started the car, and drove towards the hot pot restaurant according to the navigation on Ye Cheng's phone.