Pampered By My Fake Boyfriend's Brother-Chapter 451: Not Bought for the Boyfriend

The shop owner saw the young girl hesitating to reach out, so she directly stuffed it into An Yin’s palm, "Just hold it and check the style. You’ll see I’m not lying, it really looks super nice when worn."

The cool touch in her hand brought An Yin fully back to her senses.

What was she doing? Did she just consider buying a gift? An Yin’s lively eyes trembled slightly as another voice in her mind echoed.

During the New Year, the man not only gave her a red envelope but also a footchain with charms at her ankle, which was also from him. At that time, she thought she must buy a gift in return.

An Yin carefully caressed the smooth beads with her fingertips, feeling deeply conflicted and unable to decide.

"What are you looking at so intently?" Shen Jingrou asked, at some point appearing beside An Yin, her gaze landing on what’s in An Yin’s hand.

"Just browsing."

An Yin, feeling flustered, wanted to put down the bracelet, but before she could act, the shop owner chimed in cheerfully, "This young lady wants to buy a bracelet for her boyfriend, but she’s been hesitating. Maybe you could help her decide?"

The straightforward shop owner had guessed An Yin’s intention from her earlier words.

"It’s not, not for a boyfriend." An Yin denied, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Shen Jingrou looked at An Yin’s shy expression, her smile deepening, "Oh, so it’s not for a boyfriend." Shen Jingrou followed An Yin’s cue.

This only made An Yin feel more embarrassed.

The shop owner saw the young girl’s bashful demeanor and, while understanding perfectly well, played along with a laugh, "Sorry, young lady, I misunderstood."

Since they had said so, An Yin quickly shook her head, "It’s fine."

Gu Qingyun stood behind Shen Jingrou, uninterested in these trinkets and never had paid them much attention. Seeing Shen Jingrou’s eyes fixed on An Yin’s palm, he glanced over.

For him, these were just ordinary beads strung together. Back home, he often strung together some nutshells, and they didn’t seem much different from these.

Fortunately, the shop owner couldn’t read his thoughts, otherwise, she might have been furious!

At this moment, other customers passed by the stall.

A man and a woman stood hand in hand at the stall, the woman dressed maturely with long hair dyed a chestnut brown, casually draped over her shoulders.

Beside the girl stood a boy, around the same age, likely studying nearby too.

"Boss, are these all the bracelets you have?" The girl glanced up at the shop owner.

"Beauty, all the bracelets we have are here." The shop owner greeted warmly.

The girl gave one last dissatisfied look and was about to leave when her eyes caught the bracelet in An Yin’s palm.

Before An Yin could react, the girl snatched the bracelet, "Hey, this one’s really pretty."

The girl exclaimed, and the boy beside her, seeing his girlfriend’s actions, tugged at her clothes, "Maybe she’s planning to buy it. Isn’t it rude to snatch it like that?" Though his voice was small, everyone present still heard him.

"She’s just holding it, not buying it. What’s wrong? Liu Jun, why do you always stick up for others? Is it because she’s pretty?" The girl tossed the bracelet back on the stall and rolled her eyes at the boy before angrily leaving.

The boy quickly chased after her, constantly apologizing, "Babe, I’m sorry..."

Everyone at the stall was left dumbfounded.

"Young people these days, flying off the handle over nothing, sigh..." The shop owner picked up the bracelet and set it straight, then said, "Worth any price for something you like, young lady, if you fancy it, just take it home."

An Yin looked at the shop owner’s eager eyes, then glanced at the bracelet again.

Shen Jingrou, seeing her hesitation, immediately asked the shop owner, "How much is it?"

"Eight hundred yuan." The shop owner quickly replied upon seeing the fashionable woman before her. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Wrap it up for me."

An Yin whipped her head around, "Jingrou, do you want to buy it?"

"Consider it a gift for you," Shen Jingrou said earnestly.

"No." An Yin shook her head, knowing the other had good intentions. Seeing the shop owner already putting the bracelet in a small box, she quickly whipped out her phone to scan the QR code, "I’ll buy it."

With that, she hurriedly completed the payment.

Shen Jingrou looked helplessly at An Yin and finally sighed, "Alright."

Once they paid, the shop owner didn’t mind anymore, happily handing the small box to the young lady, "Here you go."

An Yin took it, "Thank you."

Holding the small box in her hand, An Yin felt it was heavy, her thoughts drifting once more.

Noticing her gloomy state, Shen Jingrou lightly patted her arm, "We’ve shopped enough, let’s head back."

"Sure." An Yin nodded.

"My car is parked at the street corner, want me to take you?"

"No need, it’s not far from here to the school." An Yin declined Shen Jingrou’s offer.

"Alright then."

After bidding farewell to the two, An Yin left first.

Shen Jingrou looked at Gu Qingyun beside her and smiled, "Still angry?" The young man was really stubborn, it was just once picking up the tab, still couldn’t get over it?

"No, not at all." When Shen Jingrou’s gaze landed on him, a hint of unease flashed across Gu Qingyun’s face.

"That’s good." Seeing his honest demeanor, Shen Jingrou suddenly recalled his family’s illness and asked with concern, "How’s your grandmother?"

After Shen Jingrou spoke, a hint of sorrow appeared on Gu Qingyun’s face, "She went home."

"Went home?" Shen Jingrou frowned, "Wasn’t her condition very serious? Why did she suddenly go home?"

"My dad said grandma is old, staying at the hospital was suffering for her." In reality, he knew another important reason, they couldn’t afford the cost of treating grandma.

Grandma stayed in the ICU every day, each day’s expense was equivalent to a year of farm work for his mother.

Not only that, because of grandma’s hospitalization, the family had already borrowed a lot of money and simply couldn’t afford it, so they made this difficult decision.

Seeing his unwilling expression, Shen Jingrou consoled, "Going home is also good, being around family will make your grandma feel secure."

Gu Qingyun clenched his fists, his eyes faintly red.

The street gradually filled with young people coming and going, the bustling noise interrupting their heavy atmosphere.

Shen Jingrou glanced at the watch on her wrist; it was still early.

"Do you drink?" Perhaps seeing his depressed state, Shen Jingrou blurted out, only remembering afterward that he was still a student.