Chapter 60: Gift

Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Gift

The Panamera sped down the street.

Sometimes, an unannounced departure between adults preserved a final shred of dignity. Miaomiao was actually pretty nice. But Su Yunzhou wasn’t someone who would eat just anything out of desperation. Besides, now that he had choices, why take the risk? Now that he had money, what he needed was safety, not just condoms.

On the drive back, he began to reflect on his mindset, realizing it still needed some adjustments. After a moment, he reached a conclusion. First, be romantic, but never sleazy. Second, work hard to achieve his set goals. Finally, take care of his health and enjoy life while he could.

After driving back to the hotel, the moon was already hanging above the willow branches. Su Yunzhou slumped onto the sofa and opened Little Blue Book. He noticed Yang Liu Yiyi had updated a post today.

[Gazing at the Mountains~]

The picture was a slender back view of someone wearing a sun protection jacket. Below, there were many comments from netizens. Some were begging to go together, while others asked to be taken along for the ride. There was also a highly upvoted comment: "Climbing the mountain of the mind, climbing the mountain of the body—let’s reach the peak together."

Reading these chaotic comments roused his playful spirit. He liked the post and left a comment of his own: [My fair lady, with the crisp autumn air this Sunday, could I invite you to see the stars on the mountain?]

After posting it, he put down his phone and went to take a shower.

Coming out while drying his hair, he saw his phone screen flashing intermittently. He picked it up to take a look and found that Yang Liu Yiyi had replied to his comment: [Sure~ Let’s see if you can keep up with my pace~]

The popularity of this reply skyrocketed instantly.

[Goddess, I comment on every single one of your posts. Why do you never grace me with a reply?]

[Tsk, tsk, tsk! Going to see the stars on the mountain? I bet he just wants to smash into you until you’re seeing stars!]

[Sunday? Trash! I can do you every day! Goddess! Pick me! Pick me!]

Su Yunzhou’s mouth twitched as he read these deranged comments. Netizens these days were really something else!

Meanwhile, Liu Yiyi had also sent a private message.

[It’s all your fault! The comments section has gone completely off the rails!]

[Uh... You can only blame these losers for having no filter.]

[You commented too!]

Su Yunzhou’s mouth twitched again, and he quickly typed back: [Since you never reply to comments, I just wanted to join the fun. Who knew the goddess would grace me with her attention?]

[I never reply! But when a certain someone leaves me a comment, I worry he might be petty if I ignore it.]

Though it was a teasing remark, it warmed Su Yunzhou’s heart. After pondering for a moment, he sent another message: [Today, for a certain someone, I rejected the pursuit of a beautiful girl. I wonder if there’s any reward.]

In the chat box, the "typing..." indicator kept flashing, but no message came through for a long while. Finally, she sent just a short reply.

[You deserve a reward.]

[And then?]

[Didn’t you feel it? I’ve already rewarded that certain someone in my heart!]

[...]

After chatting for a while longer, Liu Yiyi said she was too sleepy and ended the conversation. In reality, after putting down her phone, she found it even harder to fall asleep. Even though her body was exhausted, her mind was running wild.

She wondered, "Did he really reject a beautiful girl’s pursuit? Or was he just teasing me? But he has money and looks now! And according to my colleagues, young girls nowadays are incredibly passionate and proactive! Ugh, so annoying! What should I do?"

Liu Yiyi slept very restlessly that night, waking up several times and desperately wanting to change places to rest. In contrast, Su Yunzhou slept soundly, snoring away. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, it was already morning.

"Yawn~" Su Yunzhou slowly got up, stretched lazily, and after washing up, called for room service.

A moment later, a rhythmic KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK sounded at the door.

Su Yunzhou called out a response. A BEEP came from outside, and the door opened. The person delivering the meal was surprisingly the male butler, Jian Shan.

"Hello, Mr. Su! I’ve placed your breakfast on the dining table."

After doing so, Jian Shan took out a beautifully packaged gift box from under the dining cart. "Mr. Su, a beautiful lady asked me yesterday afternoon to hand-deliver this gift to you this morning."

Su Yunzhou frowned. Who would send him a gift? "Just leave it on the table," he told Jian Shan.

After asking if Mr. Su had any other special arrangements, Jian Shan respectfully withdrew.

Su Yunzhou unwrapped the exquisite gift. Right on cue, the system notification chimed.

[Mature woman has spent 10,500 yuan on you. Affinity at 90 points. 945,000 yuan cashback awarded.]

"Ah! Holy shit!" Su Yunzhou’s pupils trembled as he cried out in shock. "This, this, this..."

Once the gift box was open, it revealed a clothing bag printed with the English ARC’TERYX logo. Inside the box was a black and gray lightweight hardshell jacket and pants set, along with a quick-dry short-sleeved white T-shirt. Next to it was a shoe box containing a pair of black hiking boots.

Thrilled, he quickly changed into the high-end Arc’teryx hiking outfit. The man in the mirror looked sunny and handsome, and the clothes fit perfectly. Liu Yiyi was truly meticulous; she had even secretly noted down his clothing and shoe sizes.

CLICK.

After snapping a picture, he sent the original image to Yang Liu Yiyi. Perhaps she was busy, as it took quite a while before she replied.

[Not bad! You really look good in dark colors!]

[Yiyi, I don’t even know how to thank you.]

Yang Liu Yiyi sent three drooling emojis.

Su Yunzhou chuckled, his fingers flying across the screen so fast they became a blur: [Today, I’m going to battle you for three hundred rounds, you enchanting little demon.]

Liu Yiyi, who was drinking tea at her cubicle, nearly spat out her water when she saw this message. Three hundred rounds. How many days and nights would that take? She glanced left and right, inexplicably feeling guilty as she typed.

[Hmph! I kindly sent you a gift, and you call me a demon.]

[Demon isn’t an insult.]

[???]

[Only the young, gorgeous, and pretty ones are worthy of being called demons. The ugly, fat, and scary ones are all collectively called monsters.]

This was the first time Liu Yiyi had heard such a theory. A faint smile graced her lips: [You’re such a smooth talker.]

[Not at all! Think about it carefully—aren’t all fox spirits breathtakingly beautiful?]

[Hmm?!]

[Then have you ever heard of a breathtakingly beautiful fox monster?]

[Uh...]

After chatting for a bit, Liu Yiyi went back to work. Su Yunzhou, on the other hand, opened JD.com on his phone, preparing to buy a return gift. But after browsing for a long time, he couldn’t choose anything suitable. Buying things for girls was genuinely difficult.

As he kept scrolling, his phone screen suddenly redirected. A recommendation for a very daring set of red lingerie inexplicably popped up on the screen. Su Yunzhou’s eyes lit up. He could gift her this! She would probably love it. So, he clicked on it.

The sheer variety of styles on the page was dazzling, and the picture descriptions were truly embarrassing to even speak of. If he had to describe them, it would be with a few keywords: sexy, provocative, slutty, seductive, and unfathomable.

Yes! You read that right. Unfathomable.

With Su Yunzhou’s superficial understanding, he completely couldn’t fathom why a piece of lingerie that looked like two strands of gauze dared to sell for a thousand yuan. He actually didn’t care about the price; he was more curious about how one was supposed to put it on.

As an honest consumer, having doubts about a product naturally meant seeking out customer service right away. But faced with these "professional" inquiries, the customer service rep already had a way to deal with them. A variety of partially-censored images made Su Yunzhou blush with embarrassment.

Finally, under the professional advice of the customer service rep, Su Yunzhou chose an ultra-thin mesh lingerie set, as well as the masterpiece by an up-and-coming designer—the viral hit that looked like two strands of gauze. After confirming he wanted these two sets, the rep thoughtfully suggested pairing them with different colored stockings to enhance the overall aesthetic appeal. Thus, two pairs of sheer stockings in black and white were added to the shopping cart.

After successful payment, the customer service rep confirmed the delivery address for "Express Delivery" and promised fully confidential shipping throughout the entire process. Su Yunzhou put down his phone in satisfaction. Estimating that it wouldn’t arrive until three in the afternoon, he felt a little flush of heat in his heart and immediately called his butler, Jian Shan.

"I’ll be hosting an important guest tonight. Can I order food from Mobei Western Restaurant and have it delivered to my room?

"What? There’s an extra charge? Is that even a question!

"Alright! That’s settled!

"Have it delivered to my room exactly at seven this evening."