Li Miao stared at Xu Wanbai for a couple of seconds, then took out her phone and sent a message to Jiang Qiuyi: [Who is she?]

Jiang Qiuyi glanced at her phone and quickly replied: [She’s from the other side of a project with the Lu Corporation.]

Li Miao: [She doesn’t seem friendly.]

Jiang Qiuyi: [You can tell that?]

Li Miao: [When you stood in front of the mirror, she clearly saw you but still pretended to be surprised.]

Jiang Qiuyi: [As expected, you’re great at catching the details.]

The two of them stopped chatting and lazily sat back in their chairs to relax.

There weren’t many people in the store, so the sales associate was able to attend to them.

After trying the bag, Xu Wanbai suddenly asked, “Miss Jiang, what do you think?”

“It looks really nice.”

Xu Wanbai smiled, her lips curving slightly. “I think so too.”

She looked at her and asked, “Are you planning to buy it?”

Jiang Qiuyi: “Mm.”

“White, huh?” Xu Wanbai looked at her and said softly, “I really like white as well.”

Hearing this, Jiang Qiuyi smiled and said, “White is indeed nice. If Miss Xu likes it, you can buy it.”

Xu Wanbai paused for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, “I was mainly worried that Miss Jiang would mind if we both had the same style.”

“No, not at all.”

Jiang Qiuyi remained calm, “Even if I buy it, I might not even use it.”

The smile on Xu Wanbai’s face froze.

Jiang Qiuyi’s words were uncomfortable to hear, but they were the truth.

She had hundreds of bags at home, and she didn’t use all of them.

Jiang Qiuyi didn’t have time to watch Xu Wanbai’s little performance. She turned to the sales associate and said, “Please pack one of each color and size of this style for me.”

The sales associate’s eyes sparkled as she smiled. “Of course, Miss Jiang. Please wait a moment, it might take some time.”

Jiang Qiuyi gave a soft hum. “I’ll pay by card now, just have it delivered to my place later.”

The sales associate nodded, “No problem.”

Before heading to the checkout, Jiang Qiuyi glanced at Xu Wanbai, who was still standing in the same spot.

She smiled and said, “Miss Xu, feel free to buy it if you like it. I doubt we’ll be carrying the same bag at the same time, so there’s no need to feel awkward.”

After paying, Jiang Qiuyi left with Li Miao.

As soon as they were out of the store, Li Miao couldn’t hold back any longer and started laughing, her hand resting on Jiang Qiuyi’s shoulder.

“How come I never knew you were so good at putting people in their place?”

Jiang Qiuyi chuckled. “I’ve always been good at it, just kept it in check before.”

Now, she was completely unrestrained.

She did what felt right, without worrying about whether it would hurt someone. If it was someone she cared about, she’d hold back; but if it was someone she didn’t like, why should she suppress herself?

Wasn’t it nice to be happy?

After seeing Jiang Qiuyi and Li Miao off, the sales associate happily returned to Xu Wanbai’s side.

“Miss, are you sure you want this bag?”

Xu Wanbai bit her lip and asked softly, “How much is this bag?”

The sales associate’s smile faltered for a moment, but she quickly maintained it. “This bag is priced at 88,000 yuan, but if you’re only purchasing the bag, you would need to buy additional items.”

Xu Wanbai was taken aback and looked at her. “Didn’t the other lady just buy it without additional items?”

The sales associate smiled and explained, “Miss Jiang is a high-spending customer with an annual purchase volume in the millions. She’s not required to buy additional items.”

“…”

After leaving the store, Xu Wanbai clenched the strap of her bag.

She was in a difficult position and had no choice but to buy this bag along with additional goods of equal value.

Xu Wanbai’s salary wasn’t low, and she earned a decent commission from the projects she handled.

But spending over a hundred thousand in one go still put some pressure on her.

She found a bench to sit on, closing her eyes to calm the anger rising inside her.

She couldn’t help but deeply suspect that Jiang Qiuyi had done that on purpose.

“Little A.” Xu Wanbai took a few moments to calm down before calling the system.

Little A: “I’m here.”

Xu Wanbai took a deep breath and softly asked, “Do you know why Jiang Qiuyi has changed so much?”

Little A: “I’m not sure.”

Xu Wanbai: “Could she have been pretending before?”

Little A: “It wasn’t mentioned in the book.”

Xu Wanbai: “…”

She bit her lip, complaining, “How do you know nothing? What good are you?”

Little A, sounding very innocent, replied. “You can’t say that. At least I told you that Mr. Lu would be at Mingyu Plaza today. And you did run into him, didn’t you?”

About half an hour before Jiang Qiuyi appeared, Lu Mingcheng had visited Mingyu Plaza.

He just took a quick walk around the second floor before leaving.

And Xu Wanbai just happened to cross paths with him.

Lu Mingcheng didn’t engage much with her. When she called out to him, he gave a brief nod and then walked away with his entourage.

Thinking about this made Xu Wanbai even more frustrated.

“But he only glanced at me.”

Little A: “A man like Lu Mingcheng, do you really expect him to fall in love with you at first sight?”

Xu Wanbai was infuriated by the system: “Alright, stop talking. I’ll figure it out myself.”

Little A: “……”

Xu Wanbai thought for a long while and then dialed the director of the company.

She had to take action now. The only way she could get closer to Lu Mingcheng was by ensuring the resort project started as soon as possible.

Lu Mingcheng placed a lot of importance on this project and would likely visit frequently to oversee the construction.

Jiang Qiuyi had no idea about Xu Wanbai’s plans and didn’t pay her much attention.

Since she already knew how the novel would unfold, she was just focusing on doing whatever made her happy, not caring much about emotional matters.

After shopping, when Jiang Qiuyi returned home, the walk-in closet was filled with boxes.

Bags, clothes, shoes, accessories, watches—everything one could think of.

She enjoyed unboxing everything herself, so she hadn’t let the house staff touch any of it.

Sitting on the carpet, Jiang Qiuyi was about to slowly unwrap the packages to pass the time when her phone buzzed.

It was a message from Jian Xia.

Jian Xia: [Just a reminder from your busy schedule, tomorrow is Shanshan’s divorce court hearing. Do you have time to attend?]

Jiang Qiuyi: [I do. What time? I’ll come pick you up.]

Jian Xia: [It’s at 3 PM.]

Jiang Qiuyi: [Alright.]

After exchanging a few more words, Jiang Qiuyi contacted the lawyer to check the details and confirmed that there wouldn’t be any issues with the court hearing tomorrow, which made her feel at ease.

Jiang Qiuyi was still in the walk-in closet unboxing things when Lu Mingcheng came home from work. She hadn’t finished unpacking yet.

Two people, one standing and one sitting, locking eyes for a moment.

Lu Mingcheng glanced at the pile of boxes on the floor and softly asked, “Did you go to Mingyu this afternoon?”

Jiang Qiuyi: “Mm.”

Lu Mingcheng: “Why don’t you visit the company?”

“…?”

Jiang Qiuyi was momentarily stunned, then looked up at him. “What would I go to the company for?”

Lu Mingcheng was silent for a moment before suddenly saying, “The assistants miss the afternoon tea you brought them last time.”

Jiang Qiuyi: “…”

She simply replied, “Oh, I’ll order it for them again tomorrow.”

“…”

Lu Mingcheng didn’t speak further.

Jiang Qiuyi set aside the unpacked bags, not yet putting them into the storage.

She was about to get up to tidy up when her peripheral vision caught sight of the man still standing by the door.

“Mr. Lu.”

Jiang Qiuyi smiled slightly and pointed, saying, “Could you do me a favor? Help me sort them by size and color, and put them in the cabinet?”

Lu Mingcheng stared at her for a moment before bending down to start organizing.

Jiang Qiuyi watched him walk back and forth silently, a small smile tugging at her lips.

“Thank you, Mr. Lu. You’ve worked hard.”

After making a few trips, Lu Mingcheng quietly asked, “Why not let the servants handle this?”

“Tidying up myself is more enjoyable.” Jiang Qiuyi pointed to one of the bags and asked, “What do you think of this bag? Is it pretty?”

Lu Mingcheng glanced at it. “It’s nice.”

Jiang Qiuyi was surprised. “You think it’s nice too?”

“…” Lu Mingcheng looked at her suspiciously. “What do you mean by ‘too’?”

“Oh.”

Jiang Qiuyi said in a neutral tone, “I ran into a woman while I was buying it, and she said it was nice too.”

She didn’t mention Xu Wanbai by name.

Lu Mingcheng responded dismissively, “Mm.”

In fact, he didn’t really understand. The bags in Jiang Qiuyi’s closet were all pretty similar. She never used to care about bags, but now it was as though she was addicted, buying them relentlessly every day.

After organizing the items in the closet, Lu Mingcheng said, “Let the servants come collect the boxes. Let’s go downstairs for dinner.”

Jiang Qiuyi was momentarily stunned, realizing that Lu Mingcheng had probably come up to change clothes for dinner, and she had kept him up here wasting half an hour.

After dinner, the “plastic couple” each went about their own tasks.

Jiang Qiuyi returned to her room to watch her team of young players’ livestream.

There were no upcoming competitions, so they were focused on training, and they streamed for an hour or two each night.

Actually, Jiang Qiuyi didn’t mind them livestreaming for money, but since they insisted, she didn’t have the heart to stop them.

Jiang Qiuyi connected her phone to the large screen in the room and half-lay on the sofa to watch.

She was fair about it, dropping ten super rockets in each of her team’s players’ livestreams before leaving.

In the end, she stayed in Chen Fu’s stream.

To be honest, she still preferred watching Chen Fu play games.

As soon as Jiang Qiuyi entered and sent a gift, the bullet comments flooded with messages like [The rich lady’s here], [Chen Fu’s sugar mama is here], [Your rich fan is here again], and so on.

Jiang Qiuyi wasn’t bothered by it; after sending her gifts, she settled in to enjoy the game.

She was engrossed in watching when she suddenly noticed the comments were arguing.

Jiang Qiuyi was completely confused.

After being in the gaming world for so long, she knew that many people who watch game streams have foul mouths, even harsher than those in the entertainment industry, but this was the first time she’d encountered it in Chen Fu’s livestream.

She couldn’t quite figure out where the argument had started.

Jiang Qiuyi thought for a moment, then grabbed a nearby computer and logged into Weibo.

As soon as she logged in, she received several private messages.

After forming the team, Qiu Jianbai had asked her for her Weibo handle, wondering if she wanted to follow the team members.

Jiang Qiuyi thought about it and, since her main account was already well-known as part of the Lu family, she created a secondary account and followed everyone on the team.

In front of them, she was the boss.

Her secondary account’s nickname and livestream fan ID were exactly the same, and since she was followed by Chen Fu, everyone knew she was one of his wealthy fans.

Naturally, they would send her private messages.

Jiang Qiuyi opened a few of them, and after reading them, she understood.

It turned out that during a match that evening, Chen Fu had been subtly insulted by the opposing team in the game.

Not only had they insulted him, but they had also thrown shade at Jiang Qiuyi.

Recently, Jiang Qiuyi had been sending gifts to Chen Fu every day, and many people in the circle were spreading rumors that Chen Fu was being supported by her.

Some even claimed she was a forty-year-old woman.

Seeing the screenshot, Jiang Qiuyi couldn’t take it anymore.

She was a beautiful young woman, and while she was a few years older than Chen Fu, she was nowhere near an “old woman”!

Fuming, Jiang Qiuyi clicked on the other person’s Weibo, watched the video from their match, and sneered.

The person wasn’t much to look at, and their gaming skills weren’t impressive either, but they sure were full of confidence.

Jiang Qiuyi thought for a moment, then looked at the angry comments from Chen Fu’s fans in the fan group and the profanities flying across the big screen, then opened her account balance.

After a quick glance, she didn’t hesitate and clicked to add money.

Since the other person was jealous of her sending gifts to Chen Fu, she might as well fully spark their jealousy.

Just after finishing a remote video conference, Lu Mingcheng’s phone vibrated.

Rubbing his sore eyes, he opened it, and the first thing he saw was a notification of Jiang Qiuyi’s gaming livestream expenditure.

She had topped up five million.

Lu Mingcheng paused for a moment, then stood up and went back to his room.

He didn’t care much about the five million, but he was curious about what she was doing, especially so late at night.

When he pushed open the door and entered, Jiang Qiuyi briefly glanced at him. “Finished with work?”

Lu Mingcheng glanced at the large screen nearby, his eyes momentarily dazzled by the barrage of comments.

He gave a low “Hmm,” and then asked in a deep voice, “Watching a livestream?”

Jiang Qiuyi nodded, annoyed. “Someone’s badmouthing my little idol.”

Lu Mingcheng: “…”

He glanced at her phone and asked quietly, “What exactly are they saying?”

Jiang Qiuyi paused for a moment, then glanced at him. “You’re looking at the comments, right? The other side’s fans came over to curse.”

She tossed the shawl she was draped in aside, looking ready to do something big.

Lu Mingcheng sat beside her, watching as his wife—who used to think a bag was too expensive—now tossed out ten super rockets at a time.

She even arrogantly typed as she sent them.

[Everyone, make way, I’ll cleanse our homepage.]

After posting, a series of super rockets flooded the screen.

Chen Fu was stunned, his fans were stunned, and the other side’s fans paused for a moment before starting to curse again.

Jiang Qiuyi looked at the result, not quite satisfied. She turned to Lu Mingcheng. “Did you download the app?”

Lu Mingcheng: “?”

Jiang Qiuyi looked at him seriously. “This is a player from the team I invested in. I used your money for the investment, so technically, they’re under your company too. Shouldn’t you help them out?”

“…”

Lu Mingcheng was defeated by her logic.

“You really like him that much?”

Jiang Qiuyi gave a small sound, sending rockets as she spoke, “He’s really handsome, his gaming skills are great, and he’s clean. You don’t like him?”

Lu Mingcheng: “…”

He didn’t want to talk anymore.

Jiang Qiuyi blinked. “President Lu, are you going to do it or not?”

Lu Mingcheng: “… Only this once.”

But having Lu Mingcheng’s support wasn’t enough.

It was still early, so Jiang Qiuyi spoke to Uncle Xu and asked him to rally the still-working servants. She transferred some money to them and had them send gifts to Chen Fu’s livestream.

Super rockets, yachts, rockets, planes—everything.

That night, the chat of a small streamer was completely dominated by gifts.

The foul language from the opposing fans couldn’t even be fully seen before it was covered up by the gifts.

This round, Jiang Qiuyi won!

She didn’t believe there was anyone who couldn’t be scared off by money. She was determined to show them what a true “rich fan” looked like.

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