Chapter Five: Don't Be a Simp

The shop assistant didn't expect to encounter someone like Chen Tianming, who was even more assertive than her. Coincidentally, she had taken the most expensive item to compete for sales.

The store manager came over at some point during the altercation and witnessed the female shop assistant standing rooted to the ground after being caught off guard, the expensive article of clothing held in her hand. 

The store manager glared at her fiercely before quickly walking up to Chen Tianming, all smiles, and said, "Sir, apologies for our staff's poor service standard. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Chen Tianming looked at her from head to toe and said nothing. The atmosphere filled with unease before he smiled and drawled, "With how things were going, I thought the manager wasn't here."

His words were full of sarcasm aimed at the store manager. She didn't show up when Du Qiao was bullied, so why bother coming forward now?

Everyone present was smart enough to decipher Chen Tianming's meaning. However, no one dared to challenge him. After all, Chen Tianming could get a million yuan with a wave of his hand.

The store manager smiled awkwardly. "I was busy just now; apologies for being remiss."

"Then your store looks like it needs a major overhaul," Chen Tianming said bluntly; he saw no need to be polite to these snobs. "I thought it was just the shop assistant's quality that needed to be improved, but now it seems that she was just following the example set by her superior."

His words undoubtedly wiped the floor with the manager's and shop assistant's faces.

As no one spoke up, Chen Tianming nodded at Du Qiao. "I'll say this one last time. I want him to oversee my order; I don't want any of you to touch it."

The store manager looked at Du Qiao in a different light. She thought Du Qiao was just a poor kid without any background. She didn't expect him to have such a wealthy friend.

Du Qiao was at a loss when he realized he had everyone's attention. He quickly adjusted his glasses and went to package Chen Tianming's order.

"Record this under his sales performance." Chen Tianming knew some people could be disgusting and two-faced as they feigned compliance, so he decided to be straightforward.

Chen Tianming headed directly to the front desk and tore a piece of paper from the ledger. He wrote down his phone number and address and handed it to Du Qiao. "Deliver the order to my house and have your manager reimburse the fare."

Du Qiao accepted the paper with both hands and said solemnly, "Thank you."

Chen Tianming smiled and said, "I'm Chen Tianming, a finance student at A University. We'll meet again."

And with that, Chen Tianming turned to leave. When he passed by Duan Fei, he raised his eyebrows and jibed, "What? Does Young Master Duan plan to buy all the clothes you tried on?"

The eyes of the store manager and the female shop assistant lit up again at those words, and they looked at Duan Fei eagerly.

Naturally, Duan Fei wouldn't buy the clothes. He was just here to make trouble for Du Qiao. He didn't expect Chen Tianming to know the guy and even had a good impression of him. How unlucky!

But he definitely couldn't lose face in front of his underlings. He spat venomously at the ground and gritted, "Who wants to buy clothes from the same store as you? Let's go!"

Chen Tianming couldn't be bothered with the poor guy. Duan Fei's IQ was so low that Chen Tianming didn't want to make the first move. With his current resources, he could make vermin like Duan Fei suffer all the pain he suffered in his previous life without much difficulty, but Chen Tianming wouldn't let him off so easily.

Duan Fei fled, afraid that he would have to buy that pile of clothes if he stayed for another second.

Chen Tianming waited for Duan Fei and his posse to arrive at the door before leisurely pressing the car key button. The lights of the Maserati parked near the entrance flashed, and Duan Fei's eyes almost popped out.

This was a Maserati! Even if his family was wealthy, his father only bought him a motorcycle that cost a few hundred thousand yuan. It couldn't compare to this!

Duan Fei turned his head to look at Chen Tianming with a face of disbelief. Chen Tianming unhurriedly spun the car key ring and let the car key twirl a few times between his fingers. Then, he slowly got in the car under everyone's gaze and drove off.

The others were dumbfounded. It was obvious who was better when one compared Duan Fei's motorcycle with Chen Tianming's Maserati.

Besides, Duan Fei's arrogant attitude, as if he was the world's greatest, had rubbed many in their small group the wrong way for a long time. They were willing to follow him only because Duan Fei's family was rich, and he was generous with his money.

However, it never occurred to them that Duan Fei's wealth was nothing compared to Chen Tianming's; they weren't even on the same level. Moreover, a lot of the money that Duan Fei had used to treat them came from Chen Tianming!

A boy from a well-to-do family took the lead in the group and said, "Um, Duan Fei, I have something in the afternoon. You guys go ahead and have fun." He didn't wait for Duan Fei's response and left immediately.

Following his lead, the others also found excuses to leave one after another. In the end, only Duan Fei was left on the spot, gnashing his teeth in anger.

However, Chen Tianming didn't know about this. He only knew one thing: how cool it was to flaunt and act tough! He felt pity for the young Tianming of the past who mistakenly set being a good person as his goal in life.

With the wind blowing in his face, Chen Tianming felt that his life was great as he traveled 40 miles per hour.

Although he helped Du Qiao today, he knew that it wasn't enough to repay Du Qiao's kindness in his previous life. He had to think of a way to help Du Qiao achieve his ambitions.

After a whole day's fun, Chen Tianming was tired, so he went home. 

Too much had happened in one day. He lay on the bed, physically exhausted, but his mind was hyperactive. He didn't even dare close his eyes, afraid this was just a dream before he died. He feared he would wake up in the cold morgue or the bridge hole that leaked wind and rain.

Unable to fall asleep, Chen Tianming took out his phone and browsed short videos.

He was boredly scrolling through videos of beautiful women when a familiar face suddenly appeared before him. 

The girl in the video was wearing a tight-fitting dress and kept twisting her curvaceous hot body. She had dazy eyes, and her cheeks were flushed red. Her small tongue licked her lips seductively, and she showed off her generous cleavage.

Chen Tianming recognized her; after all, he had been Liu Xixi's simp for three years in his previous life. He spent a lot of money on her, but it turns out Liu Xixi had used his money to hook up with countless men. She became pregnant with someone else's child and even wanted Chen Tianming to be her scapegoat, her convenient sucker daddy. 

Chen Tianming was a retard back then. He supported Liu Xixi for six months until she gave birth. In the end, he became a big joke in A City's upper-class social circle.