After his blunder in the handsome guy's comment section was exposed.

"1398," the saleswoman quoted the price. Seeing Lin Xuechun's hesitant expression, she added, "Sister, our shoes are all about comfort. Don't be fooled by the high heels; you can walk and stand for half a day without any problem. You won't find shoes this comfortable anywhere else. Plus, they're all leather inside and out."

"Are there any discounts now?" Lin Xuechun mustered up her courage and asked the question. After all, it was not worth buying a pair of high heels that cost more than a thousand yuan and that she didn't wear often just for an event.

"We never have sales, to be honest, sis. Instead of buying a cheap pair to tide you over and then leaving it unused after the sale, you should buy a good pair that you can wear anytime. Look how pretty you are, you look so elegant and feminine in heels!"

The saleswoman's lips moved in and out, her face beaming with smiles.

Lin Xuechun was still conflicted, thinking that she should browse around some more, just in case she found a cheaper alternative.

"I'll take these two. Pack them up." Xi Chenzhou said directly. He usually spends thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan on shoes and clothes. Seeing his girlfriend hesitating over shoes that cost a little over a thousand yuan, he felt heartbroken and immediately took out his phone and opened the payment code.

Lin Xuechun quickly grabbed his arm and whispered, "No, I don't think it's worth it, and I don't need you to pay for me, I have my own money."

She still has about 50,000 yuan in her secret stash. Last time she bought an iPhone, she transferred 10,000 yuan to Xi Chenzhou, but he didn't accept it and returned it to her.

It's like she didn't touch her secret stash.

Xi Chenzhou whispered to her, "Baby, I'll pay for the shoes, and you can pay for dinner later, okay? We're dating, we don't need to be so particular. Besides, I want to buy you things, I'm happy to do it."

"Honey, give your boyfriend a chance to prove himself, okay?"

He raised his hand, gently touched her delicate face with his fingers, and looked at her with doting eyes.

Lin Xuechun's cheeks flushed, and she obediently nodded under his gaze: "Okay. But you're not allowed to pick the cheapest food later, I want to buy you something delicious too."

"Okay." Xi Chenzhou agreed and handed his phone with the payment code displayed to the sales assistant so she could swipe it.

"Little sister, look how generous your boyfriend is, you're so lucky!" The saleswoman had already grabbed the POS machine and was waiting. She quickly entered the amount, scanned the code, and then handed the phone back to Xi Chenzhou.

She was all smiles the whole time, and she was genuinely envious of the young couple. Young people should be so open and honest in their relationships. She'd been a sales assistant for so many years and had seen countless customers.

The couple came to shop. The woman was trying on shoes, while the man just played on his phone next to her, not even glancing at her, let alone offering to pay.

Some men even went outside to smoke or use the restroom, as if afraid of being asked to pay.

The husband-and-wife type is better.

But some men will sulk when their wives buy things, treating every penny like it's a piece of their own flesh. Yet they won't utter a word when they're gambling, smoking, drinking, or treating others to meals and spending money like water.

The young couple I saw today are truly enviable.

The young man was tall and handsome. He even squatted down to put on his girlfriend's shoes and held her up as if afraid she would fall or trip. He was so caring that even she, a woman in her forties, felt like falling in love.

The saleswoman clicked her tongue inwardly and went to the warehouse to get new shoes for Lin Xuechun and packed them up.

Lin Xuechun sat down on the shoe-changing chair, preparing to put her shoes back on.

Just as she bent down to pick up the socks, Xi Chenzhou squatted down again, knelt on one knee, held one of her feet, placed it on his knee, then took the socks from her shoes and put them on her toes.

The saleswoman was stunned when she came out carrying the shoebox.

His eyes were fixed on the two of them.

His face flushed with embarrassment.

This young man really doesn't know his own limits when it comes to dating!

Lin Xuechun noticed the saleswoman staring at them and felt a little embarrassed. Her face flushed, she lightly kicked Xi Chenzhou with her foot and twisted her body to grab her socks, saying, "I don't need yours, I'll wear them myself..."

Xi Chenzhou wouldn't let go; he insisted on dressing her.

While putting it on, he held her toes in his palm and compared them, saying, "They're not as long as my arms."

"...Is it possible that your fingers are short?" Lin Xuechun felt ticklish from his fingertips rubbing her toes and curled them up.

Xi Chenzhou glanced at her casually, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

He will let her know whether his fingers are long or short.

After putting her socks on, he tickled the sole of her foot with his fingertips. When she couldn't stand it and pulled her foot back, she chuckled and kicked him. His heart felt full, incredibly comfortable and sweet. He loved teasing her like this.

Is this just a boy's nature?

The more they like someone, the more they like to tease them.

But it's not too much teasing; it's like tickling the soles of your feet, pinching the back of a kitten's neck, or nibbling on its ear or cheek—it's very affectionate.

Lin Xuechun put on her shoes, and Xi Chenzhou took the paper bag that the saleswoman had packed.

The two walked out of the shoe store hand in hand, preparing to go upstairs to the dining area for a meal.

Just as the two stepped onto the escalator, from the angle of the shoe store's floor-to-ceiling windows, Pei Xinyao and Guan Ying, hand in hand, exchanged a glance, their expressions revealing a complex mix of emotions.

Pei Xinyao: "Am I seeing things? Is that really my cousin?"

Guan Ying: "You read that right, it's your brother and his junior. The junior is going to be an emcee this afternoon, so she's probably out buying shoes. You didn't know, did you? Yesterday, your brother designed a robot for a competition and confessed his feelings to the junior in front of everyone. All the girls there went crazy."

"My God!" Pei Xinyao stared in disbelief. "A public confession?! Really? He's such a low-key person, would he really do something like this? I just can't believe it!"

Guan Ying scoffed and took out her phone to show her the school's chat group: "Look, the photos are all over the place, everyone's shipping your brother and the junior."

"Let me see! Let me see!" Another friend, Jiang Yiyi, clung to Pei Xinyao's shoulder and leaned over to take a look. After seeing it, she couldn't help but clutch her chest, "Yaoyao, why didn't you tell me you had such a handsome cousin sooner! He's gorgeous, holy crap!"

Pei Xinyao glanced at her and gestured towards Guan Ying with her lip: "You're even less likely to succeed. There's still someone here whose heart is broken and hasn't healed yet."

"Huh? What's going on?" Jiang Yiyi looked at Guan Ying.

Guan Ying looked like she didn't want to talk about it anymore. "Ask Xin Yao."

Jiang Yiyi then turned to Pei Xinyao, who gave a brief account of Guan Ying's setback with Xi Chenzhou. Jiang Yiyi listened and laughed, then clutched her chest, "Your cousin is so aloof, but he sounds even more charming! I'm practically itching to try him out!"

Pei Xinyao: "I advise you not to. I've never seen him care about any girl like he does with his junior. He even knelt down to put on her shoes and socks. I should have taken a picture and shown it to my aunt. My aunt would probably be very shocked."

Jiang Yiyi: "Holy crap, your brother looks aloof but is actually a warm guy, he's so charming, okay? And he's so handsome too, which girl wouldn't fall for him? Is that junior girl's first love?"

Pei Xinyao: "Yes."

Jiang Yiyi nodded: "That's right. First love should be special, but you'll get used to it after a few."

"No, what do you want to do?" Pei Xinyao asked warily.

Jiang Yiyi blinked and flirtatiously tossed her hair: "Nothing much, just helping my junior test your brother to see if he can withstand the test."

Guan Ying glanced at her and said, "I advise you to give up. They're in the throes of new love, and the whole school is shipping them. If you try to flirt with them now, you'll definitely get roasted."

Jiang Yiyi pouted: "I'm not like you. I'm not really trying to steal a girl's boyfriend. I'm just flirting for fun, teasing the younger guys. Come on, let's go meet the young couple."

She linked arms with Pei Xinyao on her left and with Guan Ying on her right.

Guan Ying didn't believe her: "I think you're really smitten, you're more obsessed than anyone else."

Pei Xinyao: "I'm really scared of you two playboys."

The three of them took the elevator together and headed upstairs to the food court.