Lisa could no longer contain herself.

She shook off Xia Yuchen's hand, swayed her hips as she walked up to Chen Hao, and as soon as he finished playing his piece, she immediately handed him a business card sprayed with perfume, her voice sickeningly sweet:

"Young man, you are so talented! I am Lisa, the art director of 'Star Dream' Culture Company."

Are you interested in joining our company? Or... let's add each other on WeChat and have a more in-depth discussion?

As she spoke, she deliberately puffed out her ample chest.

Chen Hao put away his accordion, glanced at the business card, but didn't take it. He simply shook his head politely but distantly.

"Thank you, but I'm not interested at the moment."

After saying that, he bypassed Lisa, whose face was ashen, and Xia Yuchen, who was dumbfounded, and went straight to the shop assistant to ask about the price and stock of the professional recording equipment and several musical instruments he had his eye on.

Looking at Chen Hao's calm and composed back, and then at Lisa beside him whose eyes were shining as she looked at Chen Hao's back, Xia Yuchen felt like a jar of vinegar had been spilled in his heart. He felt sour and bitter, and his face was burning. He wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

I've really lost face today!

Lisa's charming smile froze. She was unsure whether to accept the business card or not, and looked somewhat embarrassed.

Having navigated the dating scene for years, relying on her money and looks, she rarely faced such a decisive rejection from men, especially from seemingly unambitious "young and handsome" men.

This, on the contrary, fueled her competitive spirit and possessiveness.

When Xia Yuchen saw Chen Hao's "ungrateful" attitude, he first cursed inwardly, "What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for?" But then he felt a little smug, thinking that Chen Hao had offended Lisa and would definitely suffer the consequences.

He was just about to go over and comfort Lisa for a few words, and then stomp on Chen Hao's feet a couple of times.

Over there, Chen Hao had already communicated with the store clerk.

He selected a considerable amount of equipment, including a professional recording sound card and microphone preamp, a pair of high-quality monitor speakers and headphones, and two condenser microphones for different purposes.

A MIDI keyboard controller, along with the timpani and accordion he had just tried, plus an electric bass and a set of additional drum kit cymbals.

All things considered, the price is quite high.

The shop assistant quickly calculated with a calculator and read out a number:

"Sir, the total price of all the items you selected, after the discount, is 98,600 yuan. Please see..."

"Ninety-eight thousand?!" Before Chen Hao could speak, Xia Yuchen beside him cried out as if his tail had been stepped on, his voice shrill.

"Chen Hao, are you crazy? Buying so much useless stuff? You're just a food delivery guy, can you even afford this? Don't try to act rich when you're not, or you'll just make a fool of yourself!"

He was convinced that Chen Hao was just putting on a brave face and might make an excuse to slip away or pay in installments later.

Lisa was also taken aback by the number, but then her eyes lit up and she realized this was a golden opportunity.

She immediately swayed her hips and leaned forward again, a sickeningly sweet smile plastered on her face, her voice softening eight octaves:

"Hey bro, don't listen to him. What's a little money? I'll pay for it! Consider it a little gift, let's be friends!"

As she spoke, she reached for her card in her limited-edition Hermès bag.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yuchen's face turned green, and he hurriedly grabbed Lisa's arm:

"Lisa! What are you doing! He's not even familiar with me, why are you paying for him? It's over 90,000!"

"Let go!" Lisa impatiently shook off his hand and glared at him.

"I do what I want! It's none of your business! Get out of my way!"

She now only has eyes for Chen Hao, who is handsome, talented, and indifferent to her. She feels that conquering such a man is more challenging than Xia Yuchen, who is a hundred times better than her.

Chen Hao felt utterly disgusted by the farce unfolding before him.

He glanced coldly at Xia Yuchen, who was flushed red, and Lisa, who was trying her best to curry favor, without saying a word. He took out his phone, opened the payment app, and scanned the QR code handed to him by the clerk.

"Alipay payment received, 98,600 yuan."

The clear, loud electronic female voice sounded particularly jarring in the quiet music store.

payment successful!

Xia Yuchen felt as if he had been choked, all his words stuck in his throat, his eyes wide open, staring intently at the payment success screen on Chen Hao's phone, his face filled with disbelief.

Ninety-eight thousand!

Chen Hao paid so easily, without even blinking?

Where did he get so much money?

Is delivering food really that profitable?

impossible!

Lisa was also taken aback for a moment, but then her eyes lit up even more!

Not bad money!

And he's talented!

He's handsome!

This is exactly the perfect little wolf dog she's always dreamed of!

Her gaze towards Chen Hao became even more intense, as if she wanted to cling to him immediately.

After paying, Chen Hao left his delivery address and contact number with the store clerk so they could arrange for delivery to his door.

Then, without looking at Xia Yuchen and Lisa again, he turned around and walked out of the music store.

Lisa, still unwilling to give up, chased after him, her high heels clicking loudly.

"Hey bro! Wait a minute! Can we exchange contact information? We can have a deeper conversation about music!"

Chen Hao walked straight to his black Mercedes-Benz by the roadside, pressed the key, the headlights flashed, and the car unlocked.

He opened the car door, got in, started the car, and slowly drove away, never giving Lisa, who had chased after him, a single glance.

Lisa stood by the roadside, watching the expensive Mercedes drive away, her face full of disappointment and resentment.

She never expected that her initiative would result in such a huge setback.

Xia Yuchen, who had followed them out, was completely dumbfounded.

He watched Chen Hao drive away in his Mercedes, then looked at Lisa beside him, who had a resentful expression, and felt as if he had been hit hard by a hammer.

Benz!

Chen Hao was driving a Mercedes!

Although he couldn't recognize all the specific models, the logo and the car model clearly indicated that it wasn't cheap, at least three or four hundred thousand!

He had always thought Chen Hao was a poor food delivery worker struggling to make ends meet, which was why he dared to mock him so recklessly just now.

But now... he can casually spend 100,000 yuan on musical instruments without batting an eye, and he drives a car that's better than the secondhand car that the rich woman he's dating bought for him!

The stark contrast and reality struck Xia Yuchen like a resounding slap across the face.

His previous pitiful sense of superiority and desire to show off shattered completely, leaving only shock, envy, jealousy, and a trace of fear and embarrassment at being utterly outdone.

Lisa was furious because she couldn't catch Chen Hao. When she turned around and saw Xia Yuchen's dejected, jealous and resentful look, she became even angrier.

She felt that it was all because of Xia Yuchen, that good-for-nothing, who was in the way, that the handsome young man ignored her.

"What are you looking at? You useless thing!" Lisa glared at Xia Yuchen, her tone sharp.

"Even your classmate is more capable than you! He drives a Mercedes and buys his own musical instruments. What can you do besides spend my money? Get out of my way! Don't get in my way!"

After saying that, she didn't even look at Xia Yuchen's instantly pale face. She swayed her hips and strode quickly to her red Porsche sports car, opened the door, got in, slammed the door shut, started the car, and sped away.

"Lisa! Lisa, let me explain! I was wrong!"

Xia Yuchen then seemed to wake from a dream and hurriedly chased after the car, shouting as he ran.

Klisa didn't even glance in the rearview mirror before the red sports car quickly merged into the traffic and disappeared.

Xia Yuchen, panting heavily, stopped awkwardly on the side of the road, looking at the empty lane, his face turning pale and then red.

He lost both his wife and his army; that's probably the most accurate description of his current situation.

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