"See? I told you. If we don’t keep an eye on this girl, she’s going to get talked right into bed tonight."

Tao Siyao saw the moved expression on Du Xinxin’s face and whispered into Pan Yinuo’s ear.

"Oh, right. This is a gift I got for you. I hope you like it."

Qi Sheng took a Bvlgari jewelry box out of his pocket.

"Wow, it’s so pretty!"

The box opened to reveal a Bvlgari DIVAS’ DREAM necklace in the shape of a small fan.

It was rose gold, inlaid with dozens of tiny diamonds.

"Let me help you put it on."

Qi Sheng slipped the jewelry box into his pocket.

He gently lifted Du Xinxin’s soft, silky hair and fastened the necklace around her fair, smooth neck.

The small, fan-shaped pendant came to rest right on her delicate, alluring collarbones.

"Xinxin, will you be my girlfriend?"

She felt the man’s warm breath by her ear and heard his gentle voice. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Du Xinxin’s mind, which wasn’t the sharpest to begin with, practically short-circuited.

Moments ago, she had seen the expensive necklace. Although Du Xinxin didn’t know the exact price, she knew it had to cost at least tens of thousands of yuan.

For a student to receive such an expensive gift from a guy she liked... how could Du Xinxin not be moved?

"I will!"

The moment she spoke, she felt his mouth cover her own.

Then, she reflexively squeezed her eyes shut.

A flush spread across her innocent face, making it look like a ripe apple.

She passively and clumsily met her new boyfriend’s kiss.

Her small mouth was slightly parted as she breathed rapidly.

Seeing this, Zhou You, who stood nearby, felt his heart shatter into a million pieces.

To think that the goddess he had pursued for a year was now being passionately kissed in another man’s arms.

The frustration of being cucked right before his very eyes was enough to make him snap.

He also happened to recognize the small pendant.

Some time ago, after failing to win over Du Xinxin, he’d found another girl as a rebound to blow off some steam.

He had taken her shopping at Bvlgari and happened to see the price of that exact necklace.

105,000 yuan. It was something he could never afford.

Even though he was a rich kid himself, driving a Porsche 718 worth seven to eight hundred thousand yuan, his monthly allowance was only ten thousand yuan.

He would have to save up for over half a year, without spending a dime on food or drink, just to afford that necklace.

’Thinking about it that way, it’s no wonder Du Xinxin isn’t interested in me.’

’The gap between me and her new boyfriend is just ridiculous.’

And so, Zhou You quietly slipped away.

Du Xinxin and Qi Sheng were completely lost in their own little world. They didn’t notice him leave in the slightest, nor would they have cared if they had.

"Alright, that’s enough. This isn’t a hotel room."

Tao Siyao had actually been hoping Zhou You would man up and do something.

She never expected the guy to be such a coward and just tuck his tail and run.

"Ah, how embarrassing!"

Du Xinxin finally snapped out of it and shyly hid in Qi Sheng’s arms.

Feeling her boyfriend’s solid chest, she wished they could stay like this forever.

"Handsome, you’re certainly generous with Xinxin. I’ll give you props for that."

As a top-tier beauty from a wealthy family, Tao Siyao knew her luxury goods and was crystal clear on the necklace’s price.

Her impression of Qi Sheng improved considerably as well.

Ever since she and Pan Yinuo had shown up, aside from his initial shock and awe, Qi Sheng hadn’t looked at them again. His eyes were only for Du Xinxin.

As a woman, she was annoyed.

It was a challenge to her stunning charm.

As a best friend, she was pleased.

Here was a good man, devoted to his girlfriend.

"Yaoyao, is this necklace really expensive?"

Du Xinxin asked, joyfully yet shyly touching the pendant on her necklace, unable to resist consulting her dorm’s resident expert on all things luxury.

"Not outrageously expensive. A little over 100,000," Tao Siyao said nonchalantly.

"Huh?"

Du Xinxin was stunned. "One hundred thousand yuan?"

"As long as you like it. In my heart, you’re far more precious than any necklace."

Sweet nothings don’t cost a thing, after all.

Coming from an ordinary man, a woman might just scoff.

But coming from a tall, rich, handsome guy who casually hands out hundred-thousand-yuan necklaces, it’s hard for a girl not to be beaming with joy.

"I’m not as wonderful as you say."

Du Xinxin’s heart swelled with sweetness. She wrapped her arms around her boyfriend, pressing her head against his warm chest.

The sound of his strong heartbeat made her feel a little dizzy all over again.

"Du Xinxin, can you stop looking so completely smitten? I can’t take it."

Tao Siyao looked at the sappy couple with disgust, feeling like tons of PDA were being shoved down her throat.

"Hmph, who told you to tag along anyway? Why don’t you two just go home?"

All Du Xinxin wanted right now was to be alone with Qi Sheng.

She couldn’t stand her two roommates acting as clingy third wheels.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, you can’t be serious. He gives you one necklace, and you’re already planning to sleep with him tonight?"

Tao Siyao really couldn’t believe Du Xinxin.

A sweet, naive girl like her would get eaten alive by a scumbag.

"Stop it! I... I’m not."

Du Xinxin couldn’t have sounded less convincing.

But if Qi Sheng were to actually suggest they spend the night together, she probably wouldn’t say no.

In her mind, being intimate with her boyfriend was a perfectly natural part of a relationship, and nothing to be ashamed of.

It was only because her two best friends were there that she was too shy to admit it.

Qi Sheng was also exasperated with the two third wheels.

But the creature known as the "best friend" was not one to be crossed, so he just decided to act as if they weren’t there.

"I’ve booked a restaurant. Shall we head over now?"

Qi Sheng naturally took Du Xinxin’s soft little hand in his.

Du Xinxin, a blissful expression on her face, linked her arm through her boyfriend’s.

The sickeningly sweet stench of new love made Tao Siyao and Pan Yinuo, who were trailing behind them, thoroughly miserable.

Having a boy-crazy best friend was a real headache.

But Qi Sheng was on his best behavior, and they couldn’t find a single fault with him.

Not only was he tall and handsome, but he was also incredibly generous.

When they reached the school gate, Qi Sheng led them to his car.

"Nice car. Did it cost two million to get it on the road?"

Tao Siyao’s eyes lit up.

She gained a new appreciation for Qi Sheng’s financial means.

She had heard from Du Xinxin and Pan Yinuo that Qi Sheng was rich, but she had been skeptical. Now, she was starting to believe it.

"It has a lot of optional extras, so the on-the-road price was a bit higher."

Qi Sheng didn’t sound like he was bragging.

’A car he could buy with a single month’s income was nothing to show off about.’

"It’s gorgeous. A V8 engine... I’ve wanted to buy this car for ages."

Tao Siyao looked at the car’s interior—the Valcona leather seats, the RS6 embroidered stitching, and the carbon fiber accents everywhere—and liked it more and more.

"If you like it, you can take it for a spin for a couple of days."

Qi Sheng was surprised that a delicate girl like Tao Siyao would be into performance cars.

"Hold on. We barely know each other, and I don’t steal my best friend’s boyfriends. You’re not trying to make a move on me, are you?"

Tao Siyao eyed Qi Sheng warily.

She was extremely confident in her own charms.

’He might be playing it cool,’ she thought, ’but he’s probably secretly interested in me too.’

’She wasn’t a sweet, naive girl like Du Xinxin.’

’If he thought he could two-time and hit on her, he was dreaming.’

"Then forget it."

Qi Sheng shook his head with an amused smile and focused on driving.

It had to be said, Tao Siyao was certainly on her guard.

But no matter how high her guard was, it was no match for someone like Qi Sheng, who was basically playing life on cheat mode.

As a multi-talented, devastatingly handsome man—not to mention a top-tier specimen of the "tall, rich, and handsome" archetype, with both looks and a physique that were off the charts—he and Tao Siyao, who was also fair-skinned and beautiful with legs for days, were simply too perfect a match.