Chapter 12.1

When Jin Lie came out after changing his clothes, he happened to meet Su Qian in the corridor.

After an awkward moment of eye contact, Su Qian coughed lightly and took the initiative to speak: “Are you going to the company?”

“Yes.”

Su Qian: “I have to go home for a while, and I might come back late at night. Mrs. Wang is not here…”

“I will handle dinner myself.”

Su Qian nodded and pushed open the door.

“Which home are you going back to?” Jin Lie suddenly asked when the door was half open.

“Of course, I’m going back to my own home.” Afraid that he would misunderstand, Su Qian quickly explained, “Su… my mom just called.”

The book doesn’t elaborate much on the background of Su Qian, the supporting character, only mentioning that her relationship with her family is not very good. But the attitude of Mother Su on the phone just now was much better than expected, so it’s reasonable to go back and see.

“Yes.” Jin Lie said meaningfully, “Good luck.”

Su Qian spent forty minutes applying light makeup. During this time, she thought for a long time and finally decided to buy some things to take back.

Not for anything else, she occupied the original owner’s body and had the obligation to visit  father and mother Su.

Su Qian went to a nearby shopping plaza and picked gifts for everyone in the Su family according to her own taste. Before leaving, she inadvertently saw a shirt on the model in the shop on her left hand side, and her steps paused slightly.

There was such a flawless white shirt that died in her hands this morning. Thinking about it, it was quite innocent.

Su Qian weighed for a moment, stepped on her high heels and walked in. Looking around in the shop, she pointed to the one on the model and said to the clerk, “Please help me find a suitable size.”

After buying the shirt, Su Qian directly called for a flash delivery to Jin Lie’s company. Around noon, he received the package, and after opening it, he found a white shirt.

Thinking about it, this shirt could only come from Su Qian. Jin Lie looked at it for a moment, picked up his phone and sent a “?” over.

At this time, Su Qian was doing her hair, and her head was full of messy tubes. She put down her iced coffee, picked up the phone, and replied: 【It’s for you.】

Jin Lie: 【Where are you? 】

These three words made Su Qian look for a while. Probably a bit guilty, she always felt that Jin Lie’s subtext was asking where this shirt was bought.

Su Qian pursed her lips: 【The clothes are from a big brand, wear them with confidence.】

Jin Lie looked at this message and felt like it was gibberish. He just casually asked if she was already home.

Without replying again, he put down his phone and thoughtfully looked at the shirt, then continued to work.

About ten minutes later, his assistant, Zhong Ning, knocked on the door and came in. He put the documents on the table and reminded softly, “Mr. Jin, you have a lunch appointment with Mr. Wang from Saiyang at one o’clock.”

“Okay.”

Zhong Ning didn’t disturb him anymore. As he turned to leave, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the unopened white shirt on the desk, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Jin Lie looked up, “Is there anything else?”

“No, I’m just surprised that you also wear clothes from this brand.”

Jin Lie paused slightly, feeling something was wrong from his reaction. He put down the pen in his hand, lifted his chin towards the shirt, “What brand is this shirt?”

“Big Brand.”

Jin Lie was impatient: “What brand is Big Brand?”

Zhong Ning touched his nose and explained hesitantly: “What I mean is, the name of this brand is literally ‘Big Brand’(大品牌). ‘Da’(大) as in big, ‘Pin’(品) as in addiction, ‘Pai’(牌) as in sorrow.”

It’s really simple and crude.

Jin Lie’s mouth twitched, and now he finally understood why the woman just now would explain without being asked.

It turns out that besides traps, there are pitfalls.

He gritted his teeth and asked, “What’s the price range of this brand?”

Zhong Ning noticed that his face was looking bad, and immediately became cautious, “Usually over a thousand per piece.”

So that’s why he was surprised when he saw this shirt just now. Jin Lie’s tie alone costs more than this, let alone a shirt that he wears close to his body.

It’s barely acceptable.

Just as he was thinking this, Jin Lie quickly caught the key words, “Usually?”

“……Because this store has a 25% off sale every Monday.”

Zhong Ning silently mourned for the person who sent the gift in his heart. No matter what they wanted to do with Jin Lie, it seemed like it was going to fall through.

Jin Lie immediately looked at the date on his computer, and then his temples throbbed violently.

Well done, Su Qian.

“You really can afford to give away a ‘Big Brand’ worth two hundred and fifty.”

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When Su Qian came out of the hair salon, she suddenly sneezed several times. Her nose was a bit stuffy.

But this little episode did not affect her mood, because she was very satisfied with her hairstyle this time. Teacher Tony No. 5’s craftsmanship was very good, and she had already paid a lot of money to get a membership card.

Before leaving, Tony, with a happy face, passionately assured, “I will protect your hair in the future.”

For this slightly terrifying promise, Su Qian politely expressed her thanks and refused his suggestion to add WeChat.

Around five o’clock, Su Qian drove to the Su family’s home. They live in a high-end community in the south of the city, where a 180-square-meter house is more than enough for four people. Moreover, the community is built in a prime location, and the housing prices are much higher than other places.

When Su Qian entered the door, Father Su and Su Yan were sitting on the sofa, one watching TV and the other playing with a mobile phone.

Hearing the sound, they both looked back. Su Yan rolled her eyes and continued to play with her phone, while Father Su said expressionlessly, “I thought you could come back earlier to help your mother with some work.”

“Dad, what are you thinking? She is a rich lady with a maid at home, how could she possibly do the work of a servant.”

Seeing Su Qian made her furious. From childhood to adulthood, her sister was inferior to her in every way. She never dared to breathe heavily in front of her, but now that she’s married into a wealthy family, she’s straightened her back and even dares to scold her!

Before coming back, Su Qian had already prepared herself and didn’t take these words to heart. She didn’t even give them a glance, as if she hadn’t heard anything, and walked in, shuffling her slippers.

At this time, Su Muran finished playing on the computer and came out of the room. He glanced at Su Qian listlessly and snatched the few paper bags in her hand.

“Let me see what good things you bought.”

With that, he turned over four or five bags and shook out a bunch of things onto the sofa.