Chapter 724: Chapter 250: Qi Siyu: Would you mind having another girlfriend?_3
Li Yuan muttered to himself, completely unclear about the situation.
Liang Jingjing teased, "Aren’t you honored, Li Yuan? Besides me, her best friend, Siyu only invited one guy—you."
Li Yuan smiled. "Then I really am quite honored. Mrs. Qi, Mrs. Liang, where should we go now?"
Qi Siyu felt a little flustered. She had no idea what to do either. Generally, for a birthday, should we go eat first?
She was just organizing her thoughts on what to say when Liang Jingjing spoke up.
"Li Yuan, you’re more familiar with Modu than we are, so you make the plans. I trust you can give our dear Siyu a memorable birthday."
Seeing that Qi Siyu and Liang Jingjing truly had no plans, Li Yuan had no choice but to take charge. Luckily, having lived two lives, he had celebrated birthdays for girls more than once and was already well-experienced.
"Alright then, you two. Just follow me."
With that, he stepped on the accelerator. The engine roared, though it lacked the deafening sound of a sports car.
「...」
Li Yuan drove directly to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, located next to The Bund on the banks of the Huangpu River. As a landmark of Modu, it housed a massive, integrated commercial center with fashion, entertainment, bars, restaurants, shopping, and hotels. Li Yuan had visited a few times in his past life. In this life, soon after arriving in Modu, he had also brought his parents and Li Zixia to experience it.
Seeing Li Yuan drive straight to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Liang Jingjing perked up. She and Qi Siyu had been here before, and the place was so opulent it had left them dazzled.
"Li Yuan, you really know how to pick a place. This is great," Liang Jingjing said excitedly, pulling Qi Siyu’s hand.
Along the way, Qi Siyu had gradually calmed down, reverting to the sexy, authoritative instructor she was before. She gave Li Yuan a radiant smile and joked, "Talented Li, lead the way, will you?"
Li Yuan glanced at his watch. It was just around six in the evening, still a bit early for dinner.
"How about we go shopping first and eat later?" Li Yuan suggested.
"Shopping?" Qi Siyu looked surprised, her lips pursing into a teasing smile. "Talented Li, you’re a big guy. Do you like shopping like us girls do?"
If his pockets were empty, no man would enjoy shopping, Li Yuan thought. But with money, accompanying beautiful women on a shopping spree wasn’t so bad at all.
"I came in a rush and didn’t get a chance to buy you a gift, Mrs. Qi," Li Yuan said with a confident laugh. "Let’s go pick one out together. Buy whatever you want today; it’s on me."
Hearing Li Yuan’s generous response, Qi Siyu’s eyes twinkled as she teased, "Director Li is so powerful and commanding. Hats off to you!"
"Yo, yo, yo! Just as expected of the famous Director Li. He even speaks with the air of a business mogul," Liang Jingjing teased with a laugh. She pulled Qi Siyu along and shouted excitedly, "Siyu, Director Li has spoken! What are we waiting for? Let’s go on a shopping spree and make him bleed!"
「...」
Excitedly, the two women strolled along The Bund, enjoying the scenery and browsing the malls, while Li Yuan followed them casually. With a billionaire by their side, Liang Jingjing and Qi Siyu grew bolder, happily wandering through various luxury shops.
However, Li Yuan was a bit puzzled. He had already said he would pay, but Qi Siyu always found a reason not to buy anything immediately, which took him by surprise.
He knew that for a mature, working woman like Qi Siyu, charm alone wasn’t enough to win her over; you had to be willing to spend money.
"Mrs. Qi," Li Yuan joked, "do you girls only like to window shop and not actually buy anything?"
Qi Siyu rolled her eyes at him with a flirtatious flair. "We girls enjoy the pleasure of shopping itself," she retorted coyly. "It isn’t always about buying something. It’s just like how you guys enjoy playing basketball or video games. They’re all hobbies..."
Li Yuan had to laugh; he couldn’t find any fault in her logic.
Qi Siyu had a point. If a girl wasn’t into gaming, sports, or reading, she couldn’t just stay cooped up at home all day. She was bound to go out, and shopping was a very common hobby. The only problem was that this hobby could get quite expensive. Never mind a top-tier beauty like Qi Siyu; even ordinary girls often bought things they didn’t really need while shopping. This difference in hobbies created a stark contrast in the spending habits of men and women on general retail items.
"Mrs. Qi, it’s your birthday," Li Yuan said. "Since I came in a hurry and didn’t get you a gift, why don’t I help you pick out a few things?"
At his words, Qi Siyu’s eyes lit up and her heart skipped a beat. She gazed at him teasingly. "Talented Li, you seem to be quite good at picking gifts, huh?"
Li Yuan shrugged, poking fun at himself. "Of course. With so many girlfriends, I’ve gotten plenty of practice from all the shopping I’ve done with them."
Qi Siyu burst out laughing, clearly not expecting that response. "Hmph, you really are the school’s famous Casanova, proudly juggling several girlfriends at once."
"Can’t help it," Li Yuan said with a smug sigh. "I’m just that outstanding."
Watching Li Yuan’s narcissistic display, Qi Siyu was strongly tempted to ask, "Would you mind having one more girlfriend?" If it were just the two of them, she wouldn’t mind flirting back and forth with him. But with her best friend right there, she swallowed the words that were already on the tip of her tongue.
Liang Jingjing pouted from the side. "Li Yuan, you’re the most narcissistic guy I’ve ever seen."
"That’s not narcissism, that’s confidence," Li Yuan said with a hearty laugh. "Confidence is the greatest quality a person can have."
If any other guy had said that, Liang Jingjing would have labeled him an ’ordinary but overconfident man,’ but coming from Li Yuan, it was perfectly fine.
It was a classic double standard.
Comments