As soon as Zhou Yu finished speaking, he saw Zhu Ling'er's body visibly stiffen. Her face, which had been full of smiles, instantly clouded over with gloom.
Su Yuyan, seeing this, tugged at Zhou Yu's sleeve. "Zhou Yu, stop joking." Having been with Zhou Yu for so long, Su Yuyan knew he wasn't the petty type. He was likely just teasing. But Su Yuyan knew Zhu Ling'er didn't realize that! She truly thought Zhou Yu meant what he said. She was on the verge of tears, and even Su Yuyan, her romantic rival, felt pity.
Zhou Yu could only wave his hand. "Alright, I was joking. Just tell me what you want."
Though Zhu Ling'er now knew Zhou Yu was kidding, she had lost her mood. She glared at Zhou Yu, took out her bank card, and said, "No need, I'll buy it myself!" With that, she swiped her card and bought five outfits in one go.
The woman nearby smiled so hard her face felt stiff. She had never seen such a generous customer! Between the two of them, they had bought ten outfits! Even at the cheapest price of six million per outfit, that was a considerable amount of money.
"Fine, you don't want me to buy it, so it's not that I won't," Zhou Yu said deliberately, then turned to the woman and asked, "Where are the men's clothes?"
The woman quickly brought out the catalog for men's wear. Zhou Yu had no interest in picking out clothes. Besides, men's clothes all looked pretty much the same. So Zhou Yu casually picked out three sets, enough for changing. "These are all," Zhou Yu returned the catalog.
The woman immediately nodded and refilled their tea. "Please wait here for a moment, our master will be here soon." Saying this, the woman took the catalog and went downstairs. These were custom-made clothes. After the customer selected the styles, the pictures had to be removed immediately. Once the finished garments were made, the samples had to be destroyed. The woman was going to remove the pictures and hurry the tailor.
Zhou Yu and the other two sat in the waiting room, sipping tea and chatting aimlessly. Zhu Ling'er was still angry about what had happened earlier, so she spoke without much enthusiasm. Zhou Yu wasn't going to indulge her stubbornness. She didn't want to talk? Then don't! Zhou Yu simply ignored Zhu Ling'er, leaving her to sit in silence. This made Zhu Ling'er extremely uncomfortable! Su Yuyan looked towards Zhu Ling'er several times during their conversation, her face full of sympathy. But she couldn't say anything in front of Zhou Yu.
As they were talking, the tailor finally finished his work and came over. He was a short, middle-aged man, rather thin, with a towel draped over his shoulders. He had a mustache and a stern expression. "Are you the ones who ordered the clothes?" the man asked. Zhou Yu nodded. The man glanced at Su Yuyan and Zhu Ling'er, then continued, "I'll measure this gentleman first. A female tailor will measure the two ladies later." With that, the man took out his measuring tape and gestured for Zhou Yu to spread his arms. He then began measuring Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu naturally complied. The tailor looked experienced, and soon he finished measuring and recorded the sizes in his notebook.
Watching the tailor scribble in his notebook, Su Yuyan asked curiously, "Master, do you make all the clothes in the shop?" The tailor smiled. "If I made them all, how could I keep up?" There were five tailors in the shop, four women and one man, all renowned seamstresses from the surrounding villages. Whoever designed a style was the one who made it; this was an unwritten rule of the shop.
Soon, the female tailor arrived and began measuring Zhu Ling'er and Su Yuyan. The male tailor left Zhou Yu with a number tag. "Your clothes may take about a week to complete. The gentleman's will be ready faster, in two days." The female tailor said with a smile. After all, women bought more clothes. So Zhu Ling'er and Su Yuyan's clothes had to be queued. But fewer men bought clothes, and there was no queue for Zhou Yu's menswear. They just needed to be made!
"We're not in a hurry," Su Yuyan said with a smile. Unlike Zhou Yu, they didn't have many decent clothes. They often went shopping, and their wardrobes were full. So whether they got their clothes in two days or a week made little difference. After taking their measurements, the female tailor gave them number tags as usual and stated that the initial preparation work was complete. The three of them could go shopping or rest in the lounge.
Hearing this, Su Yuyan looked up and asked, "Zhou Yu, shall we go get something to eat?" When Zhou Yu heard this, his scalp tingled! What did she mean by "get something to eat"? He suspected eating was just a pretense! Su Yuyan actually wanted to go shopping! Zhou Yu thought that since they had already bought the clothes, there was no need to linger in the shopping district. So he earnestly advised, "Let's go back. It's getting hot now; what if we get heatstroke?"
Su Yuyan pouted at Zhou Yu. "Who said they would help us carry shopping bags before we left? Are you going back on your word so quickly? Besides, we'll be shopping indoors; how could we get heatstroke?" She thought his excuse was ridiculous. Claiming heatstroke? It was truly speechless! Zhou Yu flushed with embarrassment. "I'm just looking out for you. If you really want to shop, then let's shop." With that, Zhou Yu put on a look of resigned sacrifice and followed Su Yuyan and Zhu Ling'er out of the tailor shop, heading towards the center of the mall.
Whether it was Zhu Ling'er's revenge or not, Zhu Ling'er, who usually restrained herself even when she liked buying things, was completely different today. Zhou Yu's two hands and neck were already burdened with Zhu Ling'er's shopping bags. They hadn't even reached the end of this shopping street...
"I say, why are you buying so much?" Zhou Yu asked helplessly. Zhu Ling'er had so many things that Zhou Yu couldn't even carry Su Yuyan's shopping bags! Zhu Ling'er snorted and turned to glare at Zhou Yu. "See if you dare joke with me again! It's my money anyway; I'll spend it however I want." Zhou Yu coughed to cover his embarrassment. He hadn't expected Zhu Ling'er to be so spiteful. She held onto a casual joke for so long! After some thought, Zhou Yu relented. "My dear, I was wrong, alright? Whatever you want to buy later, I'll pay for it, okay?" Zhu Ling'er nodded, then shook her head. "No need, I have plenty of money!" With that, Zhu Ling'er turned and entered another store to shop!
Zhou Yu thought Zhu Ling'er was angry about him joking. He didn't realize Zhu Ling'er was angry about that specific remark.