Chapter 38

Nan Ge was naturally slow. Shen Yanqing’s description of her as a baby penguin was very accurate.

Seeing her looking around blankly, trying to find the “boyfriend” that the sales assistant mentioned, Shen Yanqing’s shoulders trembled slightly. He hid behind her and could not help but laugh.

Hearing the laughter, Nan Ge turned around in surprise. “?”

What was he laughing at?

The sales assistant was a little confused and thought that he had said something wrong. He carefully observed the interaction between the two.

Hmm. They were indeed a couple…

Shen Yanqing raised a hand and placed it on top of Nan Ge’s head. He looked at the sales assistant and explained, “You’ve misunderstood. I’m not her boyfriend yet.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” Although he was apologizing, the sales assistant had a knowing expression on his face.

“It’s alright.” His tone was gentle as he nodded gently at the other party.

The two of them communicated smoothly.

However, the baby penguin in the middle was holding the tie in her hand and standing rooted to the ground.

I’m not her boyfriend yet.

Yet?

Did he just say “yet”?

The baby penguin puffed up her cheeks and pondered over this sentence in her heart.

The additional word seemed to change the meaning of the sentence.

Opposite them, the sales assistant showed two new designs to Nan Ge.

Seeing no reaction from her, Shen Yanqing lowered his head and gently rubbed her head.

“Nan Ge?”

“Huh?” Hearing the sound, the baby penguin quickly looked up. “Yes, I’m here!”

Shen Yanqing pursed his lips and retracted his hand to remind her.

“The tie.”

“Uh huh. Okay.” Nan Ge’s attention was instantly diverted.

She glanced at the tie the sales assistant had handed her, still not entirely satisfied. “I was thinking of choosing a tie for my brother. He’s a little younger. He probably likes something flashy.”

She was speaking to the sales assistant, but Shen Yanqing inadvertently heard what she said about her older brother being slightly younger than him.

The sales assistant was also very professional. After hearing about her brother’s age and style, he quickly found a tie that met the requirements.

In the end, under the sales assistant’s strong recommendation and excellent sales tactics, Nan Ge reluctantly bought a $5000 tie for Nan Zhe.

When it was time to pay the bill, she gritted her teeth and entered the password. Her heart bled as she looked at the amount she had to pay.

The salary she had just received was instantly reduced by half.

After paying the bill, Nan Ge hugged the bag with a serious expression as if she was escorting a “bomb”.

Shen Yanqing could understand her feelings when he thought about the amount of money she had paid for the tie. However, he still did not quite understand. “Why did you buy such an expensive tie for your brother?”

“Because my brother is more…” As Nan Ge pondered, her eyes subconsciously drifted upwards. After thinking carefully, she finally found a suitable word. “Vain.”

Shen Yanqing, “…”

This time, Nan Ge did not wrongly accuse her brother. Her brother’s usual attire when he went out was never less than six figures.

If his wristwatch was included, it would be no different from wearing a house on his hand.

Therefore, her brother was indeed not interested in cheaper things.

“Do you want to take a look at the other things in our store?”

“Actually, this tie really suits your boyfriend…” The sales assistant stopped in time and promptly reworded himself. “Your friend.”

“…” Nan Ge wanted to explain, but her gaze was attracted by the tie in her hand.

She subconsciously turned to look at the man behind her. “Oh, it’s so suitable for him!”

Sure enough, the guy was a top sales assistant.

“How much is this?”

“$9800.”

“…” Nan Ge held her breath.

Logically speaking, she should have bought him a small gift.

Most of the money she earned this month was from Huasheng Group’s orders. Moreover, he kept giving her good reviews.

However, she could not afford this tie now.

Then again, it would be a pity if she did not buy it.

This one was really beautiful. It matched Shen Yanqing so well.

The baby penguin was still hesitating.

The man behind her seemed to read her mind. He handed a card to the sales assistant. “This one it is.”

In an instant, Nan Ge, who was still in a dilemma, looked up again. The strand of hair on her head instantly stood up.

She turned around in surprise. “Are you buying it?”

“Yeah.”

“Do you like it too?”

In fact, Shen Yanqing had never taken a closer look at the tie. However, when he met her surprised eyes, he nodded. “Yes, I like it very much.”

This shouldn’t be considered a lie.

If she liked it, he wouldn’t hate it.

After buying the tie, Nan Ge fled with Shen Yanqing at the speed of light.

She was in a tight financial situation now. She had to save the remaining money to buy a new car.

If she continued shopping, it would probably be very difficult for her to leave this place safely with her remaining salary.

When the two of them came out of the shop, Shen Yanqing asked her if she wanted to continue shopping.

Nan Ge was a little hungry and wanted to go upstairs to eat sushi, so she asked him, “Are you hungry? Shall I treat you to a meal?”

Shen Yanqing, who had just finished his meal, said, “Sure.”

“What do you want to eat?”

“The sushi upstairs is good! Are you okay?”

He smiled. “Sure.”

——

Outside, Assistant Yuan was leaning against the car window, holding his phone and sending messages to Shen Yanqing.

[President Shen?]

[President Shen, there’s a document for you to approve. They’re already rushing you!]

[President Shen? It’s been an hour. Hello?]

The driver, Gao, yawned. He leaned against the car and asked him, “How was it? Did President Shen reply?”

“No,” Assistant Yuan replied as he sent the message. “Some people have already learned to lose contact before they even start dating officially.”

Gao laughed and said, “Hahahaha, I can understand. It’s President Shen’s first time too.”

Assistant Yuan sighed. “It turns out that immortals are no different from us commoners when it comes to dating.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a message suddenly popped up at the bottom of the screen. [I’m eating. Hang on.]

Looking at these words, Assistant Yuan narrowed his eyes, thinking that he was hallucinating.

[Didn’t you just finish eating?]

A minute later, he said: [I’m hungry.]

Assistant Yuan, “…”

Shen Yanqing barely touched his chopsticks at first, but the baby penguin was too enthusiastic.

Every time Nan Ge tasted something good, she would recommend it to him. “Try this. This is delicious!”

“Okay.”

“That’s fine too. “That’s pretty good too.”

“Try this as well!”

Half an hour later, Nan Ge was finally done eating. Shen Yanqing slowly let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing that she was about to foot the bill, Shen Yanqing came back to his senses and stood up first.

“Let me…”

“You said it was my treat!” Nan Ge unlocked her phone and used her head to block his hand as he held a card. “Move aside.”

——

At the entrance of the mall, Shen Yanqing offered to send her back.

Nan Ge lowered her head and replied to her brother’s message. She shook her head. “No need, no need. You can go ahead. Hasn’t Assistant Yuan been sending you messages?”

“Besides, I’m going to look for my brother. It’s not on the way. Someone will pick me up.”

Shen Yanqing thought about it and replied, “Okay.”

“Then see you around…”

“Just now, you said…”