Tossing his suitcase aside, Qi Sheng flopped directly onto the soft, white king-sized bed.

He glanced at the time. It would still be a while before Tan Hua got off work.

Qi Sheng rolled over and took a deep sniff of the scent on the comforter.

It was the same as the perfume Tan Hua usually wore.

A light citrus note, very pleasant.

After napping for an hour, Qi Sheng showered and shaved.

He walked over to their shared closet, which was stuffed to the brim.

Tan Hua had already carefully folded the summer clothes away, leaving only the fall outfits hanging.

Looking at the small closet, Qi Sheng suddenly realized something.

’I should probably get a new place.’

’With 25 million coming in every month, buying a mansion in Chengdu would be more than easy.’

He made a mental note of it.

’I’ll think about it more when I have time in the next few days.’

He casually put together an LV fall outfit.

With his 85-point looks and his dreamboat height of 185 cm...

...he’d look ridiculously handsome even in a garish floral print.

’Handsome!’

Qi Sheng gave his reflection in the full-length mirror a very high appraisal.

Only then did he walk toward the elevators with a relaxed stride.

With 25 million coming in every month, Qi Sheng naturally didn’t have to worry about survival.

His biggest daily struggle was, in fact, how to enjoy life.

Take his trip to Sanya, for example. In his previous life, Qi Sheng had wanted to go for a very long time.

But he could never bring himself to spend tens of thousands on a carefree trip.

Not to mention having a beautiful girl with him every night.

That was something he would only dare to dream about.

...

At the LV store, foot traffic was much lighter than it had been in the past few days.

The peak tourist season was over.

From now on, the foot traffic would be about normal.

During the busiest times these past few days, they couldn’t even grab a bite to eat.

"Welcome to LV. Sir, do you have a preferred sales associate?"

Qi Sheng’s appearance had changed quite a bit; not only was he more handsome, but he was also taller.

The associate who’d had dinner with them before didn’t even recognize him.

After all, she didn’t count as a "close friend or family member" by the system’s definition, so she naturally didn’t get the "blurred memory" treatment.

"Zhou Li, don’t you recognize me?"

Qi Sheng said with a smile.

Zhou Li looked stunned, her expression full of disbelief. "You’re... Qi Sheng?"

’Wow, Qi Sheng was handsome before...’

’...but there was a huge gap between that and the man standing before her now, who looked like a major celebrity.’

’Looking closer, his features hadn’t really changed.’

’But the subtle tweaks revealed the system’s masterful, almost divine, craftsmanship.’

’His face was so handsome it was practically flawless, easily able to withstand the scrutiny of a close-up camera shot.’

"You get back to it. I’m going to find Huahua."

Qi Sheng had no interest in chatting with Zhou Li and started to walk straight into the store.

"Wait—"

Zhou Li’s expression changed, and she hurried off to get the store manager.

In the men’s section, Tan Hua was maintaining a professional smile for a male customer in his thirties.

"Mr. Song, I was wondering if you’d like to try any other styles?"

Tan Hua was completely exasperated with this customer, a man named Song Xu.

Song Xu had come to Chengdu on a business trip.

After seeing Tan Hua at the LV store in the International Gold Center, he’d fallen in love at first sight and started pursuing her.

For the first couple of days, Song Xu had acted normally.

He would come in to browse every day and casually buy an item or two.

But starting the day before yesterday, Song Xu began intentionally-yet-casually mentioning that he and his wife were in the process of getting a divorce.

He’d say he was currently a purchasing manager at some company, with an annual income of around 500,000.

Including his "gray income," he was pulling in over a million a year.

Tan Hua was incredibly annoyed by Song Xu’s bragging.

But due to company policy, she couldn’t show her coldness.

This Song Xu was also especially thick-skinned, insisting on seeing Tan Hua every time.

Several times, Xu Ying had offered to assist him, but he had scowled and driven her away.

He would rather wait for Tan Hua to finish with other customers just for a chance to talk to her.

As Qi Sheng walked over, he saw Song Xu wearing an LV jacket and droning on about something.

’Oh? Looks like a love rival has appeared.’

Qi Sheng looked at Song Xu, feeling a bit speechless.

’This kind of trash is worthy of being my rival?’

’Doesn’t he do his homework before chasing a girl?’

’She’s wearing a Cartier Juste un Clou bracelet and a Ballon Bleu watch that cost over a hundred thousand combined. Is she a woman someone of his level can afford to keep?’

’The fact that he can’t even tell means this Song Xu guy isn’t doing so well for himself.’

In reality, Song Xu had recognized them.

But his thinking was that since Tan Hua worked as a sales associate, she definitely couldn’t afford such luxury items herself. They must have been gifts from another man.

Based on his careful observations over the past few days, Tan Hua was almost always alone, from the start of her shift to the end. No man ever came to pick her up or drop her off.

What did that mean? Tan Hua was between relationships.

That’s why he had the guts to pursue Tan Hua.

"Huahua."

Not bothering to deal with the other man, Qi Sheng called out directly to his girlfriend.

"Hm?"

When Tan Hua heard Qi Sheng’s voice, she thought she was hearing things.

When she turned and saw the tall, handsome Qi Sheng standing before her, her eyes instantly turned red.

’That jerk. He abandoned me to go have fun for a week.’

’Dealing with Song Xu’s harassment these past few days, then coming home to an empty apartment... she couldn’t even begin to describe how wronged she felt.’

"And this is?"

Song Xu sized Qi Sheng up, his expression turning serious.

He took in Qi Sheng’s head-to-toe new-season fall LV outfit.

The whole set probably cost around sixty thousand.

His financial power was clearly extraordinary, far beyond what he could compare to.

As for height and looks, there was no comparison at all.

Qi Sheng was 185 cm, while he was only 175.

Compared to a mega-hottie like Qi Sheng, his own hairline was receding into a bald spot, and his looks were instantly crushed to dust.

"Seriously? Someone of your caliber dares to chase my girlfriend? Who gave you the nerve?"

Qi Sheng had only taken two steps, but it was enough to make Song Xu feel the embarrassing and helpless sensation of being crushed in every single aspect.

In terms of wealth, he was no match.

The guy’s outfit alone cost fifty to sixty thousand.

He himself had to agonize over buying a jacket that cost just over twenty thousand.

In terms of height and looks, there was even less to say.

He thought she was single, but it turned out this beautiful flower already had an owner.

Tan Hua had told him many times that she had a boyfriend.

But he’d assumed it was just an excuse to reject him.

It wasn’t the first time he’d been rejected with that excuse.

In the end, didn’t those other girls give in after he’d bought them a few bags?

But this time, he’d run into a tough nut to crack.

"Sorry, I’ll leave right now."

Song Xu hung the jacket back on the rack and fled without the slightest hesitation.

Facing this kind of young, aggressive rich kid, who knew what kind of background he had?

As a young man from a small town and an ordinary family, he had worked hard to get where he was today.

He wasn’t about to lose his hard-won job over a woman.

"Why did you take so long to come back? I’ve been so miserable."

Tan Hua burrowed right into Qi Sheng’s arms, pitifully pouring out her grievances.

"Alright, I’m back now. Next time you run into small fry like him, just slap him. I’ll get you a lawyer."

Qi Sheng held his girlfriend as if no one else was around.

Many of the regular customers shopping at the LV store couldn’t help but get curious and start gossiping with the sales associates they knew.

"What’s the situation with those two?"

"He’s our colleague’s boyfriend. He owns two cars that are each worth over a million. Every time he comes to our store, he spends hundreds of thousands. The Cartier bracelet and watch he bought for our colleague cost over two hundred thousand."

"Wow, he’s a top-tier rich kid!"

"I heard he’s actually new money, made his fortune with Bitcoin. He’s worth tens of millions. And you’ve seen how beautiful our colleague is. Her boyfriend is gone for just a few days, and some worthless trash who doesn’t know his own limits tries to chase her. He should’ve taken a good look at his own net worth first."

The subject of the discussion, Qi Sheng, quickly managed to soothe Tan Hua.

After all, she was still at work, and Tan Hua didn’t want her colleagues to be chattering about them.

"Huahua, you can clock out early."

The store manager, Miduo, walked over and said understandingly.

"Thank you, Manager."

Tan Hua didn’t stand on ceremony. She happily changed out of her work uniform and left for a date, arm in arm with Qi Sheng.

When she had thrown herself into Qi Sheng’s arms earlier, she had deliberately leaned in and sniffed. There was no scent of another woman on him.

’He had clearly gone straight home to shower. That point was worthy of praise.’

’Playing around outside is fine, but he absolutely cannot bring the scent of another woman home.’

This was Tan Hua’s bottom line.

Qi Sheng, however, wasn’t in a hurry to take Tan Hua to dinner.

Instead, he led her to the watch section of the International Gold Center.

In Sanya, he had bought Du Xinxin and the others watches worth over 180,000.

’Now that I’m back in Chengdu, I have to get Tan Hua an even more expensive one, no matter what.’

As his first love, Tan Hua’s status was undoubtedly a cut above Du Xinxin’s.

Conveniently, he also wanted to upgrade to a more high-class watch for himself.

As a tall, rich, and handsome man earning 25 million a month...

’...wearing a Rolex that only cost a little over 200,000 was starting to feel a bit unworthy of my status.’

’So then... Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Richard Mille, Roger Dubuis... which one should I buy?’