"No time, not going." Qin Beiting wasn't interested.
What fun was it to accompany a brother to meet someone online? He'd rather stay home with his wife and child. He'd finally married his wife and wanted to spend more time being intimate with her.
"Brother Ting, don't be so heartless. For the sake of our brotherhood, help me out this once," Shao Chen pleaded.
Qin Beiting looked confused, "Help?"
"Ahem, I told her I'm a security guard at a mall," Shao Chen coughed dryly and explained, "My monthly salary is three thousand, I have no house, no car, no skills, and she still doesn't mind me. She even wants to be with me. This must be true love!"
Qin Beiting's lips twitched, "Are you playing house?"
Shao Chen said earnestly, "I'm serious!"
"Seriously lying? Are you planning to pretend to be poor forever?"
Qin Beiting found it unreliable just listening to him. He had also hidden his identity from Yu He at first, which angered the young girl and led to a breakup. It took him a lot of effort to win her back.
Having learned his lesson, he strongly disapproved of this kind of deception.
"No! If we meet and it's a good match, I'll find an opportunity to tell her my true identity. If she didn't mind me making three thousand a month, why would she mind me being worth billions?" Shao Chen analyzed.
"If it's not a good match, you'll accompany me. I'll say you're my boss. If it's not suitable, I'll give you a signal, and you'll say you have to leave. I'll follow you, and we'll play the part to the end. That way, she won't cling to me, right?"
Qin Beiting thought it was very unreliable, but for the sake of brotherhood, he reluctantly agreed, "Fine."
Meanwhile.
Ruan Tianxin and Yu He finished swimming and came ashore. Ruan Tianxin saw a message on her phone and excitedly grabbed Yu He, "Little Sprouts, 'Mr. Diamond' asked me to meet him tomorrow night!"
"Tomorrow night? Where?" Yu He asked.
Ruan Tianxin looked at the message from the other party on her phone, "Yes, tomorrow night, around here. He said he's accompanying his boss on a business trip and will arrive in Lucheng tomorrow. We'll arrange a meeting place once he gets here."
"Security guards have business trips too?" Yu He was suspicious.
"Oh, he's not an ordinary security guard. He served in the army for three years and is skilled. He's like half a bodyguard for his boss, accompanying the boss on business trips, and he gets commissions and bonuses. He specifically applied for this," Ruan Tianxin explained.
Yu He felt something was strange but didn't want to dampen her friend's excitement directly. "Are you going then?"
"Yes," Ruan Tianxin replied. "I was wondering how to ask him to meet, and now he's asking me. Of course, I'm going! If it works out, I'll bring him to see Shao Chen the day after tomorrow and show off our affection in front of him! Who does he think he is, the crown prince of the Shao family? He's not even as good as a security guard. I'll piss him off!"
Yu He chuckled, "How are you planning to go? Do you want me to accompany you?"
If the other party turned out to be a liar, she could expose him on the spot and prevent her silly best friend from being deceived.
Ruan Tianxin had the same idea and nodded enthusiastically, "Yes! You accompany me and help me observe. I'll say you're my customer. If the other party is an old man, or different from what we chatted online, you'll take me away. If he's similar to what we chatted online, you can leave on your own."
Yu He was somewhat relieved to see she wasn't too foolish. "Okay."
"Little Sprouts, you're truly the best. I'm so happy. I hope he's my destined one!" Ruan Tianxin was so happy she could fly. The bad mood brought by Shao Chen had completely vanished.
This was her first time dating online, meeting someone she met online. She was excited yet nervous, worrying that the person might not be as good as she expected, or that he might be better than expected and not fancy her.
Ruan Tianxin tossed and turned all night, her mind filled with various images of Mr. Diamond and imagining their meeting scene tomorrow night. The more she thought about it, the less sleepy she became.
So, she decided not to sleep. She got up, opened her wardrobe, and started picking out clothes for tomorrow night. She only felt sleepy just before dawn.
She woke up at noon.
After lunch, Ruan Tianxin pulled Yu He to her bedroom.
Mr. Diamond had arranged to meet her at nine o'clock that night at a quiet bar by the sea. He said that during the Spring Festival, this was the only bar open.
"Little Sprouts, help me take a look. I'll wear this dress tonight and put on some youthful and vibrant makeup. What do you think?"
She eagerly showed Yu He the dress she had picked out all night and finally decided on. "This is my favorite dress that I brought."
Yu He glanced at the dress in her hand, which was adorned with sparkling rhinestones and was so eye-catching that it would surely be the center of attention on a red carpet. Her mouth twitched, "Have you forgotten you're just a salesperson with a base salary of two thousand? Wearing something so extravagant, aren't you going to immediately tell him your identity is extraordinary?"
"Ah? This is very extravagant?" Ruan Tianxin looked regretful, as it was one of her favorite dresses, covered in diamonds she loved.
Then, she took out another option. "What about this one?"
It was a classic Chanel suit dress, which made her look more elegant.
"No," Yu He shook her head. Many people knew Chanel's reputation.
Yu He turned and opened her closet. Although she was only out for a week, Ruan Tianxin's clothes, along with the clothes she couldn't resist buying after arriving, had already filled the entire closet.
"This one, then." Yu He painstakingly picked out the most understated pink dress from the various designer clothes in the closet. It was a custom piece from the world-renowned brand "W."
W's main clientele were royals from various countries. Ruan Tianxin was a bit worried, "Isn't this dress too much? It feels like it will easily expose my identity?"
"Ordinary people don't have access to this brand, so they won't know," Yu He explained.
Not just ordinary people, but even most wealthy families didn't have access to it, so there was no need to worry about being recognized.
Ruan Tianxin thought about it and found it made sense. "Then what kind of makeup should I wear?"
Yu He: "Bare face."
"Wouldn't that be disrespectful?"
Ruan Tianxin had a childlike face like a Barbie doll, making her look younger. Therefore, she usually preferred to wear more mature makeup. Plus, being involved in the international entertainment industry, she felt that not wearing makeup was disrespectful.
"Your identity is already fake, at least your face should be sincere, right?" Yu He said, her gaze falling on the diamond stud earrings and the diamond necklace on her neck. "Also, take these off."
Ruan Tianxin looked reluctant, "These are my treasures that enhance my beauty."
"A salesperson earning two thousand a month doesn't deserve them," Yu He said, walking behind her to help her take off the necklace.
"Okay." Ruan Tianxin, being an actress, immediately got into character and took off the diamond stud earrings as well.
"Also, remember this: you must suppress your habit of always paying the bill. Don't just offer to buy drinks for everyone in the establishment right away!" Yu He specifically instructed.
Ruan Tianxin responded with a wronged expression, "Yes!"
It was truly difficult to suppress her nature.