CHAPTER 66: CHAPTER 66 THE TASTE OF MONEY

Watching Xia Liang’s expression, Su Yi couldn’t have been happier. She ignored him and spoke into her Bluetooth earpiece, "Sister Xu, you can bring the phone over now."

On the other end, her assistant heard her and brought the phone over.

Su Yi turned to look at Xia Liang’s face but didn’t see any particular surprise. He just gave her a brief glance before ignoring her again.

Having reclaimed the phone, Su Yi greeted the camera.

"Hey everyone in the stream! It’s your girl, Su Sannian! I’ve fulfilled my mission for today and successfully charmed this handsome guy!"

Hearing such shameless words, the live stream’s comment barrage immediately lit up with mockery.

"Su Sannian! You get more shameless by the day. You call this a successful flirt?"

"Yeah, right! This is clearly you forcing yourself on him!"

"The delivery guy hasn’t even agreed yet!"

"The never-failing Su Sannian has finally missed her shot. My youth is officially over~"

...

Seeing so many comments mocking her, even Su Yi, with her thick skin, couldn’t continue. However, her eyes glinted as an idea came to her. While pretending to argue convincingly, she quietly sent a message to Xia Liang on her other phone.

"In a moment, say this: ’Actually, you’ve already charmed me. I was just too embarrassed to admit it. Now, I agree to be your boyfriend.’ (I’ll add five cents if you say it. And remember, don’t read the part in the parentheses.)"

Money to be made? Xia Liang decided instantly. It’s just one sentence. Why not?

He turned to look at Su Yi and nodded slightly.

Seeing Xia Liang nod, Su Yi’s confidence surged. "If you don’t believe me, ask him yourself!" she said, giving Xia Liang a meaningful look.

Xia Liang secretly made an ’OK’ sign.

Seeing this, Su Yi finally handed the phone to him.

As he took the phone, questions flooded the comment section.

"Delivery boy, did you really agree to Su Sannian?"

They clearly didn’t believe that a die-hard straight guy like Xia Liang would agree to Su Yi.

However, Xia Liang didn’t answer, merely glancing at Su Yi. The look in his eyes said it all.

Su Yi understood instantly and transferred the money on her other phone. Fine, take it! You money-grubbing, greedy...!

Once he saw the transfer notification, Xia Liang finally spoke, completely satisfied. "Viewers of the stream, you’ve all misunderstood. The truth is, I have been charmed by Su Yi. I was just too shy to admit it. Now, I am her boyfriend..."

Hearing this, Su Yi was triumphant. "See? I told you, there’s no one Su Sannian can’t win over. I’m telling you..."

However, before Su Yi could savor her pride for long, Xia Liang continued. "...parentheses, ’I’ll get five extra cents for saying this’."

...

Hearing Xia Liang say the rest of the message, Su Yi stomped her foot in anger. "What are you doing!"

"Oh!" Xia Liang blinked as if he’d just realized something. He quickly waved his hands and said, "Don’t read the part in parentheses! You’re not supposed to read that part out loud."

The audience immediately caught on.

"HAHAHA!"

"I knew it! A guy this straight-laced is completely out of Sannian’s league. How could she possibly win him over?"

"So she bribed him to pretend! I knew it~"

"Sannian, don’t cry! If he’s too hard to get, come charm me! I’m much easier than the delivery boy."

...

And just like that, Su Yi’s attempt to bribe Xia Liang was thoroughly exposed.

Xia Liang looked at Su Yi with anticipation. He was starting to find that provoking people was actually pretty fun.

Meanwhile, an exasperated Su Yi ended the livestream. She glared at Xia Liang, fuming. "This is all your fault!" she spat. "You took the money and didn’t even do the job!"

This time, Xia Liang knew he was in the wrong. To accept payment and then pull a stunt like that wasn’t right. His voice softened. "Fine, I’ll only charge you two hundred fifty milliliters. I’ll give the other two hundred fifty back to you."

"What?" Su Yi’s eyes went wide as she stared at the shameless Xia Liang. "After messing things up like that, you still have the nerve to charge me two hundred fifty milliliters?"

"And why shouldn’t I?" Xia Liang’s voice became forceful again. "Even if I get no credit for my success, I should get credit for my effort!"

"You!" Su Yi was so angry her teeth itched. No matter what, she had to get even today. An idea formed in her mind, and to prevent Xia Liang from slipping away, she grabbed his arm.

"Well, since I’ve already paid for your services, let’s go! My boyfriend! Accompany me to dinner." she said, looking at him anxiously, afraid he would refuse.

"No problem." Xia Liang nodded. Besides, he could just livestream when he got home that evening. Having a bit of fun now wasn’t a bad idea. "But... you’re paying."

He really won’t let himself be disadvantaged in the slightest, will he?

Su Yi was speechless. In order to carry out her revenge, she had no choice but to agree.

"Fine! My boyfriend! Making a woman pay! I guess that’s something only you would do."

Faced with Su Yi’s sarcasm, Xia Liang was completely unfazed. "Thanks for the compliment."

"Shameless! Let’s go!" Su Yi said, preparing to drag Xia Liang off to hail a taxi.

"Wait, my car is over there," Xia Liang said, pointing to a nearby parking lot. "But it only seats two." As he spoke, he glanced at Su Yi’s assistant.

"A car?" Su Yi’s interest was suddenly piqued. He’s so young, and he already bought a car? Then she remembered what he’d said. Two seats. She felt torn. It wasn’t that she looked down on riding a little scooter, but her assistant was still with them. They couldn’t have one person on the back and another squatting in front.

"It’s alright, I’ll just take a taxi back," the assistant offered.

"Thanks, I appreciate it."

As the assistant left in a taxi, Su Yi turned back to Xia Liang. "Let’s go. Take me for a ride on your Little Sheep."

"Sure."

Xia Liang didn’t offer any further explanation as they walked toward the parking lot.

"Wow! That’s so cool!"

Upon entering the lot, the most eye-catching vehicle was, naturally, Xia Liang’s Lamborghini Poison. Even Su Yi, who knew nothing about cars, thought it looked incredible.

"This car is so cool. It must be very expensive," she said, her voice filled with envy.

"Hmm, it’s alright. Only sixty-five Yuan."

"Sixty-five Yuan!"

Su Yi was startled by the price. Seeing Xia Liang mention it so nonchalantly, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him. "Only sixty-five Yuan? The way you say it, you make it sound like six hundred fifty milliliters! This thing costs sixty-five million milliliters! I’m surprised you know that much, though. Do you read a lot of car magazines?"

"Car magazines?" Xia Liang shook his head. "I never read that stuff."

Hearing this, Su Yi didn’t even turn around. She just kept caressing the car’s body, sighing. Ah, the smell of money! But she didn’t ignore Xia Liang, asking with some curiosity, "Then how do you know the price?"

"Because this car is mine."

"Haha?" Hearing this, Su Yi froze for a second, then burst out laughing. She even stopped stroking the car.