Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

Li Mengmeng was so anxious outside that she was practically scratching at the door.

They've been inside for ten minutes already!

Ten minutes is enough to get a lot done!

Even if we don't do *that*, a kiss would be enough!

"That's so rude..." Zhang Qian frowned, somewhat angry.

Bai Li also looked helpless, but fortunately, Zhang Qian's zipper was successfully zipped up with his help.

"Never mind, let's go out."

Bai Li patted Zhang Qian's waist, straightened his collar, trying to make them both look as normal as possible, and then reached out and turned the door lock.

The door was pulled open.

Li Mengmeng was in a push-door position and almost fell into Bai Li's arms due to inertia.

She quickly slammed on the brakes, adjusted her large sunglasses, and tried her best to appear as a passerby.

"Ahem... Um, you guys are so slow."

Bai Li raised an eyebrow as he looked at the little dwarf who was wrapped up tightly.

"Why does this look so familiar?"

Li Mengmeng's face behind her sunglasses instantly turned unnatural, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She quickly lowered her voice:

"Ahem... Sir, you must have mistaken me for someone else."

Although Zhang Qian, standing to the side, was puzzled, she assumed the other person was genuinely in a hurry, so she politely stepped aside, a hint of apology on her face.

"I'm sorry, the zipper got stuck earlier, which took up your time. Please proceed."

"No...it's nothing."

Li Mengmeng felt as if she had been granted a pardon and lowered her head as she went into the fitting room.

With a "click," the door locked from the inside.

Li Mengmeng immediately took off her sunglasses and sniffed the air like a puppy.

The only smell in the air was the scent of new clothes and a faint fragrance left by Zhang Qian.

It doesn't have that... strange photinia scent.

She quickly squatted down and rummaged through the trash can in the corner.

empty.

There were no crumpled tissues.

"Phew..." Li Mengmeng patted her chest, finally putting her mind at ease. "Thank goodness, I didn't do anything for ten minutes. It seems Brother Bai Li is still a gentleman."

Once the "enemy situation" was confirmed to be over, Li Mengmeng lost interest in actually trying on the clothes; that was just an excuse to come in earlier.

She lingered inside for two minutes, then opened the fitting room door a crack and peeked out cautiously.

I didn't see anyone.

"Safety."

She put her sunglasses back on, pulled her hat down low, and prepared to make a quick getaway.

I had just taken one step when a shadow suddenly loomed over my head.

"No, you still look very familiar to me."

A large hand accurately grasped the brim of her fisherman's hat and pulled it up.

Suddenly, the view opened up, revealing Bai Li's face, which had a half-smile.

"This lady."

Bai Li's voice rang out from above, tinged with amusement:

"The mall is so heated, and you're dressed so warmly, plus wearing big sunglasses. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were some kind of thug..."

Li Mengmeng's mind went blank; her CPU burned out on the spot.

What should I say at this point?

Deny it? Or just expose it?

In a state of extreme panic, she blinked twice, and her mouth involuntarily uttered that signature syllable:

"beep?"

Upon hearing that childlike question, Bai Li couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He released her hand and helped her put her hat back down, without revealing her identity on the spot.

"Sorry, I might have mistaken you for someone else."

After saying that, Bai Li straightened up, turned around and walked towards the cashier, leaving Li Mengmeng with a dashing back view.

Li Mengmeng froze on the spot, looked down at her JK-style leather shoes, and wished she could disappear into the ground.

At the cashier.

Zhang Qian was staring blankly at the price tag, her hands trembling slightly.

Thirty-two thousand eight.

This isn't clothing, it's made of gold!

"Big brother..." Zhang Qian tugged at Bai Li's sleeve, her voice very soft, "This is too expensive, how about we go to another store? I saw that brand earlier that looked pretty good..."

"wrap up."

Bai Li completely ignored her hesitation, handed the dark green dress to the saleswoman, and casually pointed to a pair of silver high heels in the display case next to her:

"Get her size 37 shoes, and let her try them on."

Zhang Qian was pressed onto the sofa and tried on shoes like a puppet.

It must be said that there's a reason why it's expensive.

Wearing silver stilettos accentuated the alluring arch of her feet, instantly elevating her overall aura.

That cheap, pretentious vibe is completely gone, replaced by a cool, sophisticated aura.

"That's fifty thousand eight hundred, sir." The saleswoman's face was beaming.

"Swipe your card."

Bai Li took out his bank card with a smooth and effortless motion, without the slightest hesitation.

As the POS machine dispensed the receipt, Zhang Qian's heart leaped into her throat.

Fifty thousand yuan... This was a number she never dared to dream of before.

She looked at Bai Li's profile, her eyes welling up with tears.

Not only did her older brother not look down on her humble background, but he was also willing to spend so much money on her...

[Rebate amount: 10000 yuan has been credited to your account.]

"Let's go." Bai Li took the shopping bag and naturally took Zhang Qian's hand with her other hand. "I'll take you to eat something good and nourish your body."

The two walked out of the GUCCI store.

Li Mengmeng remained squatting on the rest chair by the door like a mushroom.

She pushed up her sunglasses, revealing a pair of big eyes, watching Bai Li and Zhang Qian's departing figures.

Nothing really happened in the fitting room just now. Judging from Bai Li's open and honest manner, it seems like she really just treats that blue-haired girl as a younger sister or a friend.

"Looks like they really are friends..."

Li Mengmeng swung her legs, which were dangling in the air, and her mood suddenly improved.

As long as she's not my girlfriend, I still have a chance!

"etc!"

Li Mengmeng suddenly realized:

"My brother just said I seemed familiar? Does that mean... he's been paying attention to me all along?"

"Hehehe..."

In the mall corridor, the increasingly perverse laughter of a certain little girl echoed.