We agreed not to date, so why are you crying now that I've become the richest man?

Ye Chen put his hands in his pockets, reverting to his sunny, boyish demeanor, and grinned: "Don't be so polite. We're classmates. You're in the city to buy a computer?"

Shen Anran nodded, looking somewhat disappointed: "I'm about to go to university and I need a computer to look up information, but my mom only gave me three thousand yuan..."

She bit her lip and lowered her head.

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Three thousand yuan is easy to get ripped off in the second-hand market. Come on, let me take you to buy a good one."

He naturally tugged at Shen Anran's arm.

Shen Anran froze, and her cheeks immediately flushed red.

She had never been held on the wrist so intimately by a boy before.

Ye Chen led Shen Anran into the most luxurious top-of-the-line computer store across the street.

Shen Anran was too scared to take a step when she saw the prices inside, which were often in the tens of thousands.

"Ye Chen... this place is too expensive, I can't afford it."

Ye Chen ignored her and went straight to the sales counter: "MacBook Pro, the latest model this year, top configuration, 15-inch, I want two."

The sales assistant's eyes lit up, and she quickly brought out two brand-new laptops with metal casings: "Sir, these are the latest top-of-the-line models, priced at 14,900 each."

Shen Anran gasped. Two units would cost nearly 30,000!

Ye Chen didn't even blink: "Swipe the card."

He took out the China Construction Bank card containing a large sum of money and handed it to the sales assistant. The card was swiped, the PIN entered, and the transaction was successful.

Ye Chen pushed the box of one of the computers in front of Shen Anran: "Take it."

Shen Anran was completely stunned: "For...for me?"

She waved her hands repeatedly, almost crying, "No, no! This is too valuable, I can't accept it!"

Ye Chen leaned down slightly, close to her ear, and smelled the faint scent of gardenias on her body.

"Top student, this isn't a free gift." Ye Chen's voice was deep and magnetic, exuding an undeniable domineering air. "I'm planning an internet project soon, and I need a copywriter."

"This computer is considered an office supply provided by the company, and it's like an advance on your salary. Keep the three thousand yuan for yourself and buy some nice clothes."

Shen Anran raised her head and stared blankly at him.

Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating Ye Chen's sharply defined profile, which exuded confidence, composure, and a sense of mastery.

Is this still the same quiet boy in class?

"But...but I don't know how to do anything."

"You can learn if you don't know how. I believe in your learning ability." Ye Chen straightened up and smiled brightly.

While Shen Anran was still in a state of extreme shock, Ye Chen turned and walked towards the mobile phone counter next to him.

His old phone is completely unusable for developing and testing future mobile software; he needs to switch to the latest production tools.

"Boss, do you have the newly released iPhone 4?" Ye Chen knocked on the glass counter.

The boss glanced at the big customer who had just spent 30,000 yuan without even blinking.

Immediately and respectfully, I took out a small, unopened black box from the deepest part of the counter:

"Young man, you know your stuff! This is the first batch of top-quality goods that were just brought back from the south yesterday. You can't find more than ten of these in the whole city. It's 15,000 yuan, no bargaining."

Shen Anran stood to the side holding her computer. Upon hearing the number, she opened her rosy lips slightly in surprise.

A phone for 15,000 yuan?!

Ye Chen remained calm and simply pushed the bank card over again: "Swipe the card."

After paying smoothly, Ye Chen took the brand-new smartphone.

He turned his head and glanced at Shen Anran beside him.

The young girl was clutching the laptop, worth over ten thousand yuan, tightly, like a frightened little quail, her innocent eyes filled with helplessness.

Ye Chen smiled to himself.

In fact, he had plenty of money in his account, so buying Shen Anran a brand-new phone worth 15,000 yuan would be a drop in the ocean.

But he resisted the urge and didn't buy it for her.

The little girl is easily embarrassed; just now, I forced a computer on her under the pretense of "employee benefits," which almost broke her psychological defenses.

If I were to smash a 15,000 yuan phone over there now, it would definitely scare her into running away.

Ye Chen deftly cut the SIM card from his old phone and put it into his new phone, then put the new phone in his pocket.

"Let's go, my future employee." Ye Chen stepped forward, patted Shen Anran's shoulder naturally, and smiled like a carefree big boy. "The first phase of procurement is over. I'll treat you to a cold drink."

Shen Anran, carrying the heavy computer, obediently followed Ye Chen out of the computer mall.

The heatwave hit her face as she secretly glanced at the mysterious and controlling boy beside her, a strange and inexplicable feeling quietly spreading through her heart.

After buying their things, they also bought some cold drinks, and the two of them took a bus back to the county town together.

The air conditioning on the bus was very strong.

Shen Anran, holding her laptop bag, sat next to Ye Chen, looking somewhat awkward.

Ye Chen was quite easygoing, joking with her along the way.

They chatted casually about future plans, and the girl's nervousness was quickly eased in just a few words.

When they arrived at the county bus station, Ye Chen helped her call a car, told her to send a text message when she got home, and then waved goodbye casually.

After parting ways with Shen Anran, he carried his bag and headed straight to the old street to meet his best friend.

8 PM, private room on the second floor of Xingji Internet Cafe.

Zhao Peng was already sitting in front of the computer, with two cans of energy drinks and a bunch of snacks on the table, frantically typing away on the keyboard.

Ye Chen pushed open the door and walked in.

"Chenzi, what brings you to the all-nighter tonight?" Zhao Peng turned around and asked.

Ye Chen pulled out a chair and sat down, placing his backpack on the table.

"Do some side work." Ye Chen unzipped his laptop, took out the Apple laptop with no logo, placed it on the table, and then took out the black iPhone 4.

Zhao Peng glanced at it and took a bite of the potato chip.

"You just bought a new computer? Why doesn't it even have a brand name? It's just a bitten apple."

"And this phone, the screen is so big, where are the buttons? Chenzi, did you go to the electronics market and get scammed by someone trying to sell you a counterfeit phone?"

Ye Chen chuckled and joked along with his best friend, plugging in the power cord: "Yeah, a knock-off phone, with a big screen and colorful lights, it can even be used as a mirror."

Zhao Peng curled his lip: "I knew it! Your computer doesn't even have a Microsoft desktop background. How can you even play Dungeon Fighter Online?"

"Can't play." Ye Chen flipped open the screen and turned on the computer.

"Then what's the point of buying it? Just to watch movies?" Zhao Peng shook his head and sighed, turning back to continue staring at his screen.

In 2010, Apple products had extremely low brand awareness in places like county towns.

People recognize Nokia and Motorola, and for computers, they recognize Lenovo and Dell.

Ye Chen was happy to have some peace and quiet, without having to waste his breath explaining how these two things cost him almost 30,000 yuan.