Chapter 4: Born Too Late, Dead Too Soon

She smiled, "That's not impossible. Once our three-year cooperation is over, and you have money, you can find whatever type of person you want, understand?"

I did not argue, "Okay."

Zheng Yufei let out a sigh of relief, and having received my affirmative answer, she was at ease.

Early the next day, Zheng Yufei woke me up, and after having breakfast, she took me to the shopping mall.

She said, "Clothes make the man, and your face is too good-looking to waste!" So she spent a great deal of money buying me suits of clothes, one after another.

After we finished shopping for clothes, we didn't stop there. Zheng Yufei took me to the top-rated barbershop in the city.

She found the manager, Tony, who gave me a very fitting hairstyle. Teacher Tony worked on me, and I emerged looking like I had shed my old skin.

Finally, Zheng Yufei took me back to Mingqing Teahouse and relayed her requests to Mei.

Mei looked at me intently and then took me to learn how to navigate among various groups of women with the best male tea artist in the store.

In the following period, I was learning this skill from the male tea artist, and my EQ continuously improved. Zheng Yufei was very satisfied with this.

When the day to report our progress came, Zheng Yufei had me change into a brand-new outfit from head to toe. I looked every bit the consummate white-collar elite.

Then she drove me to a high-end restaurant. I didn't understand why Zheng Yufei brought me here, and I didn't dare to ask.

The valet politely took the car keys from her hand and then had the waiter lead us inside.

But soon, Zheng Yufei received a phone call, and I stood quietly beside her.

Her face turned very ugly because of the phone call.

Then I heard Zheng Yufei's angry voice: "Wu Jiandong, you look like a pig yourself, and you dare to covet me? Pfft, take a good look in the mirror!"

After that, Zheng Yufei hung up the phone, "Let's go, back home."

Home? Weren't we here to meet someone? It looks like the matter has fallen through.

I didn't dare to ask more and followed her to the car to leave.

On the way back, Zheng Yufei's face was gloomy, but since it wasn't my fault, she didn't make things difficult for me.

After we got home, Zheng Yufei went straight back to her bedroom and slammed the door. Seeing her so angry, I didn't want to provoke her, so I returned to my own bedroom.

When I woke up in the morning, Zheng Yufei had already left early.

I finished washing up, changed into casual clothes, and decided to go out for a stroll.

There was a small shopping mall downstairs, which was quite popular and relatively high-end. In the past, I definitely wouldn't come to a place like this, but now, of course, I wanted to enjoy life properly.

At the entrance of Hailan Home, a pretty girl greeted me as soon as I walked in and inquired about my preferences. Although the girl was wearing a neat uniform, her pure charm was undeniable. With perfect S-curves and peach-like pert buttocks swaying as she walked, it was enough to make anyone's heart flutter.

I looked at the clothes around me, and the girl was patient, always accompanying me. When she noticed my gaze linger on any item, she would quickly take it down and introduce it to me. While I tried on clothes, I took the chance to size her up; she actually resembled the first person I had a crush on. But back then, I was just a poor kid who got rejected.

"If it were me now, she'd probably be eager to ask me to sleep with her!" I thought to myself.

This slightly perverse feeling took root in my heart. So, I looked at more clothes and was picky in my choices. I gave the girl quite a hard time, with her little face turning pink and beads of sweat trailing down her cheeks.

In the end, I chose two sets of casual wear, and the girl led me to the checkout. "That'll be 3,688 yuan. How would you like to pay, sir?" the girl asked, still smiling.

Feeling a little embarrassed by the girl's demeanor, I paid via WeChat.

As the girl was packing the clothes, I asked her with a cheerful laugh, "Can I add you on WeChat to get acquainted?"

I knew I was very handsome, especially when I smiled. As expected, the girl's face turned red in an instant. "Of course!"

I exchanged WeChat contact with the girl and then left the clothing store.

The girl's name was Qin Yiran, a junior at Shangyang City University, who worked part-time at the store on weekends to earn some pocket money.

I made my way home leisurely, with some time to spare before work, so I settled in to watch TV at home.

Suddenly, a TV commercial caught my attention, "New energy cars, a symbol of status, you deserve to own one!"

Right! I really did need a car. I'd been either taking the subway or the bus to work every day and sometimes had to take a taxi if I came back late, which was really troublesome.

So, I sent a message to Zheng Yufei, telling her I wanted to buy a car. Zheng Yufei replied quickly, telling me that at noon, someone would come to deliver the car keys to me.