Actually, Han Lie didn't absolutely have to spend this money, nor was it necessary to spend it on jewelry. But the sincerity displayed by Tiffany and Van Cleef & Arpels left Han Lie no choice but to make up his mind—he was going all in, investing all his unexpected fortune into jewelry! Then, a lot of issues suddenly needed consideration.

First, who should receive the gifts? Definitely not his mother; it would scare her. This had nothing to do with filial piety. In the environment back home, wearing jewelry worth tens of millions of RMB wouldn't bring admiration or joy, but instead massive security risks and psychological pressure. Buying her a couple of commercial properties worth a few million RMB would be far more practical than jewelry worth tens of millions and would certainly make her happier.

Giving a gift to Zhao Anni was a good idea, but the price had to be right. The remaining over 27,000,000 Mi Yuan couldn't all be spent on her gift; that would be overdoing it. That's not how you curry favor with a mother-in-law. An ideal final price would be around 50,000,000 RMB. After mooching off so many watches from Panzi, if he channeled all that back to Zhao Anni, then gifting Pan Ge that gemstone would seem very pure-hearted. But that's only 8,000,000 Mi Yuan.

Next, the person Han Lie most wanted to gift was the Home Guardian Beast, but the problem was that anything over one million Mi Yuan likely couldn't be given away. It was pretty much a non-starter. What about Ding Xiang? She had already received so much for free; another big gift might just make her self-destruct. It might not necessarily harm Han Lie, but it would surely blow the Home Guardian Beast away. Little Cucumber was indeed worthy of a nice gift, but she faced the same issue—a gift that was too expensive would be too much for her to handle.

Accepting gifts is closely related to one's family background and personal capabilities. Most people wouldn't accept excessively valuable gifts far beyond their means; in fact, giving such a gift could create immense pressure from the very outset. Xi Luting's upper limit was probably an average-sized apartment, around 10,000,000 RMB. Tang Xintian could handle it, but her family background was too sensitive; she couldn't possibly accept. Besides, under what pretext would he offer it? 'Could you please set me up with Little White?' UGH...

So, when Han Lie decided to spend all the money on jewelry, he ironically found that he couldn't spend it all. What the heck? It was just over 27,000,000 Mi Yuan! How could he not spend it? Is spending money really that hard? In the end, Han Lie simply steeled his heart and decided: everyone gets something! If too expensive wasn't an option, then he'd just split the 27,000,000 Mi Yuan into smaller portions of around 2,000,000 Mi Yuan each. Zhao Anni would exclusively get 8,000,000 Mi Yuan, and then he could still manage to get around eight more items like necklaces, bracelets, or anklets.

He'd save the gift for the Home Guardian Beast for now and slowly look for opportunities. Ding Xiang, Xi Luting, Little Five, the three Bai family sisters... these gifts could be given out as soon as he got his hands on the jewelry. As for Tang Xintian and the Home Guardian Beast, he'd have to wait for the right opportunity. He also needed to get a cheaper pearl necklace for his mother, definitely not exceeding one million Mi Yuan. If that still wasn't enough, then he'd prepare a waist chain for that little charmer, Xiao Yu'er... once she put it on... SLURP! 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

The young lawyer, Lü Shuli, was in a similar situation; a unique, but not overly expensive, gift would be enough for her. As for Wang Tianqing and the likes of Little Seventeen... mass-produced items would suffice. Han Lie figured that these mass-produced trinkets probably wouldn't cost much. Cartier, Tiffany, and Van Cleef & Arpels would surely send him some of their popular products as complimentary gifts. If they hadn't sent them yet, it was probably because they couldn't ascertain Han Lie's specific needs, not because they didn't want to show their appreciation. With such an arrangement, the situation suddenly became clear.

The second point to consider: whose designs should he use? After weighing the options repeatedly, Han Lie decided to distribute the business equitably. The bespoke necklace for Zhao Anni should be handled by Tiffany's designers—the opportunity for Elsa and Francesca to collaborate was too rare to miss. Giving them a larger budget would help bring out their best work. Then, he would entrust Tiffany with the gifts for the Home Guardian Beast and Tang Xintian, allocating around 3,000,000 Mi Yuan for each, totaling 14,000,000 Mi Yuan. The remaining 13,300,000 Mi Yuan would go entirely to Van Cleef & Arpels. Once the number of gifts was confirmed, Van Cleef & Arpels would be given free rein, allowing them to fully unleash their boundless, imaginative spirit. Once he made these decisions, everything immediately became simpler.

「The next day,」 Han Lie communicated with both companies, signed a pile of agreements, and paid 80% of the fees. He was instantly back to being dirt poor. Well, not quite. The only cash left in his pockets was around 60,000,000 RMB. There was also the outstanding balance in the JPMorgan account, about 5,000,000 Mi Yuan or so, but that money was untouchable now; it was as good as gone. In such a dire situation, Han Lie's sense of security plummeted. No, this wouldn't do! He needed to start earning money, and fast!

Consequently, his consumption experience saw a huge harvest. Spending on the private exhibitions from the three houses totaled around 15,000,000 Mi Yuan, far exceeding his initial estimates. Including gemstones and bespoke jewelry, his total expenditure currently amounted to 52,000,000 Mi Yuan. At the current exchange rate of 6.105, this equated to approximately 3.1745 trillion experience points. In an instant, Han Lie's unspent experience reached 350,000,000, enough to max out three attributes. Additionally, once the Star of Romance was gifted, it would bring another 180,000,000 in extra experience, enough for two more attributes to reach their 89-point maximum value.

But not now. The right time to allocate these points would be after returning to his hometown, just before arriving home. HEH HEH HEH, his parents, relatives, and old classmates would probably be stunned, right? If he had the chance to see Chen Yanfei, she would be flabbergasted too. What does 'a day's absence is like three autumns' mean? That saying was practically tailor-made for a cheat like him!

Overjoyed, Han Lie made his way back to the hotel, preparing for his visit to the Pan Family that night. Now that news of the private exhibitions had spread, with Panzi and Annie's connections, it wouldn't take many days for them to learn the true situation. If he delayed any longer, the surprise would be lost.