Sophia had known Albert's taste for clothes. He always wore strange clothes. So, she didn't expect him to improve his taste at once.
She euphemized, "I'd prefer white color."
Albert asked the shopping guide, "Do you have that in white?"
The shopping guide took a look at Sophia. As an experienced shopping guide, she could tell the rejection of Sophia's eyes.
"I'm afraid not, sir." She said at once.
Sophia relieved and smiled at her as thank.
The shopping guide smiled and nodded. She wanted to thumb up for her wit. They did have a white one, but it was uglier. She didn't want it to demean the store, so she didn't hang it.
Anyway, no one would buy it.
Who knew the designer was thinking about while designing it? Revenge on society?
If it hadn't been for the store manager's requirement, she would have wanted to put the gray one away. Apart from taking up space, it lowered the overall aesthetic of Aphrodite.
Sophia took over the long white coat recommended by the shopping guide, took off her long coat, and put it on with the help of the guide. This long coat was a slim-fitting style, which showed a good figure curve. It was a coat, but very light and did not appear bloated.
The guide praised, "You look great in this dress. It's so beautiful."
Albert shrugged. His eyes still fixed on that gray coat. He didn't think the one on Sophia looked good... She looked great in it, though. But that was only because she was good-looking and it had nothing to do with the coat.
That seemed to be the reason for the decline in the sales of Aphrodite.
The shopping guide recommended another short pink coat for Sophia. Sophia tried it on, and it was beautiful. She had to say, and the shopping guide had a good eye.
After trying on the clothes, Sophia put on her own clothes and went to check out with the two coats.
The cashier lady said with a smile, "We are having a store celebration. You need to get a discount coupon on Aphrodite's official blog... Do you have any discount coupons, Miss?"
Sophia stayed for a moment and realized that she needed a discount coupon to get a discount. She had wondered how a big brand like Aphrodite could have a ten percent off. Even for old clothes, the best discount was fifty percent.
Albert came up and said, "I do."
He handed over his phone, which displayed a two-dimensional code on the screen. The cashier took the phone, scanned it, and gave it back to Albert.
"It is a ten percent discount coupon for two pieces of clothes. The original price of the two pieces of clothes is two thousand dollars, two hundred dollars has been deducted and after the discount, it is now one thousand eight hundred dollars," said the cashier.
Sophia took out the card and checked out. When she tried on the clothes, she found that the clothes of Aphrodite were of very good quality and comfortable to wear. The two coats would cost two hundred dollars in a regular store. It was a real bargain.
"How can you have a discount coupon?" Sophia asked.
Albert said, "Aphrodite had a lucky draw on the blog for the store celebration. Everyone can have a try. My company is cooperating with Aphrodite, so they sent me one coupon. Neither Ryan nor I have a girlfriend. We don't need it. So, I thought you might need it."
Sophia wondered, "You don't have a girlfriend?"
She always thought Albert had a girlfriend.
"No. Of course not. Who told you I had a girlfriend?"
"I guessed it… from your appearance."
Albert didn't understand it.
Was it his fault to be handsome? Did she have any misunderstandings about handsome people? Couldn't handsome people be single?
They walked out of the store, and the shopping guide came out to send them and then returned to the store.
The store manager had been watching out for them till they left for fear something might go wrong. Seeing the two left, she was finally relieved. She looked at Sophia's back and exclaimed, "What a lucky girl! For her, the unidentified handsome guy made Aphrodite give a ten percent discount and gave out hundreds of ten percent discount coupons on the blog."
The shopping guide said, "But the girl didn't seem to know that. I'm really worried about the handsome guy. If someone did this to me, I'd marry him right now."
The Manager laughed, "We're not so lucky. Do you know who that girl is? I know her, the online celebrity, Sophia. People all say that she is the best student. She's amazing."
The shopping guide's eye suddenly lit up, "Manager, do you think that handsome guy is our big boss? I think he's the only one who can be so self-indulgent."
The Manager clapped her hands and said, "That's possible. We only heard about him, but no one knew what he looked like. Maybe that's him. But… how could he be so handsome? I always thought he's not good-looking."
The guide's eyes moved to the strange gray long coat in the corner and said, "Manager, I have always wanted to ask you, why this coat must be hung out? It's ugly. No one will buy it. It just takes up space here."
The store manager looked at the coat with disgust in her eyes. She sighed and said, "I can't do anything about it. This coat was designed by a lady of Pearsons. Managers of Aphrodite didn't dare to offend her. So, her clothes will never be withdrawn until they are sold out."
The shopping guide felt that that day would never come.
***
When Sophia got back to the car, Chubby was sleeping in the cardboard box. She sat quietly without disturbing him.
Albert drove her downstairs before returning. He wanted to invite Sophia to dinner before sending her back, but it was early, wasn't time for dinner, he could not think of an excuse and had to give up.
"By the way," Albert said before leaving, "I bought a new house, and it's due in a few days. I'll move there then. How about visiting my new house?"
"Yeah. We are about to move. You can also visit our new house then."
Sophia got upstairs with Chubby in her arms.. Chubby woke up and stayed quietly in the carton.