Feeling quite satisfied, the two got in the car with their things. Chen Jingxian couldn’t wait to open up their prizes and take a look.
"This robot vacuum and humidifier... the quality doesn’t seem that great."
"It’s a prize from a supermarket’s point lottery. Getting anything at all is pretty good."
"When you put it that way, the gift card seems like the most reliable prize."
As she spoke, Chen Jingxian tore open the gift card’s paper sleeve.
The card was a flashy pink, with a picture of a woman in lingerie on it.
"A Karls Lingerie gift card? Spend 500, get 200 off?"
Lin Jiang laughed. "This supermarket really knows how to play games. To think they’d give out this kind of gift card."
"But their stuff is actually pretty good. I’ve been to this store before when I was shopping at the supermarket."
"Did you buy anything?"
"Of course. I bought two sets, and they’re quite comfortable to wear."
"Look, isn’t that the store?" Lin Jiang said, pointing out the car window.
Chen Jingxian followed his gaze. "Yep, that’s the one."
"Since you have a pretty good impression of them, let’s go now."
Lin Jiang unbuckled his seatbelt and made to get out.
"Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute! Who buys 500 yuan worth of lingerie in one go?"
Lin Jiang turned back and sized up Chen Jingxian.
"Your two ’bunnies’ are all grown up. They’re not going to get any bigger, so you might as well stock up."
Chen Jingxian: ???
’What do you mean, they’re not going to get any bigger?!’
’What a weird way to describe them!’
Lin Jiang took the gift card and said with a sly grin,
"Ma’am, you wouldn’t want this gift card to go to waste, would you?"
"Fine, let’s go take a look..."
The two of them got out of the car and walked into the Karls Lingerie specialty store.
The store was spacious and bright, with a warm color scheme.
Lin Jiang discovered it wasn’t quite what he’d imagined. They didn’t just have women’s items; they also sold men’s, and even things like socks. As long as it was intimate apparel, they sold it here.
And the styles they sold weren’t as wild or daring as Victoria’s Secret.
Even the black, lace-trimmed items gave off a very prim and proper vibe.
’To design lingerie like this... the designer must have some nerve. They should be taken out and shot.’
’Don’t you know what this stuff is for?’
’What’s the point of designing it so damn proper?’
Clearly, Chen Jingxian was on familiar ground. She went right in and started browsing.
But she started by picking out things like socks, staring at them, comparing them over and over.
All in all, she spent over twenty minutes just picking those out.
Lin Jiang was a little puzzled. ’What’s there to be so picky about?’
After she was done, Lin Jiang was about to pay, but Chen Jingxian didn’t give him the chance, paying for it herself first.
The total came to 301.
’She’s such a meticulous budgeter!’
The two of them carried their purchases and went home.
Once they were home, Chen Jingxian took out a pair of men’s slippers.
"I just bought these. See if they fit."
Lin Jiang tried them on. They were a perfect fit.
"Go and rest. I’ll call you when dinner’s ready."
"Okay."
Lin Jiang knew he wasn’t much help with this sort of thing, so he didn’t protest.
Back in her room, Chen Jingxian changed into a pair of shorts and a small top for wearing around the house, then went into the kitchen.
Lin Jiang picked up his phone and continued looking at rental listings.
With more money on hand, he had more options. He could now look at slightly better neighborhoods.
In a spare moment, Lin Jiang glanced at Chen Jingxian in the kitchen. Her [Dopamine] was still being continuously secreted.
’Is she really that happy?’
Phone in hand, Lin Jiang searched for information on the topic and discovered that the human body has over two hundred types of hormones, each with a different function.
’If this keeps up, I could probably become a doctor.’
About an hour later, Chen Jingxian had made four dishes and a soup.
In the meantime, the beer they’d ordered online was delivered, making for an exceptionally lavish dinner.
Chen Jingxian wasn’t a big drinker, but to keep Lin Jiang company, she opened a bottle for herself.
But after just one bottle, her cheeks were flushed red.
When they were nearly finished with the meal, Chen Jingxian excused herself from the table.
Lin Jiang thought she had gone to the restroom, but when she returned, he saw she was holding a piece of paper.
"This is an IOU I wrote for you. Starting this month, I’ll give you ten thousand yuan every month."
Lin Jiang smiled, took the IOU, and glanced at it. He saw that Chen Jingxian had even signed her name, and the wording was very precise. ’Just what you’d expect from an accountant.’
"If you give me this, it’s basically a contract to sell yourself. You’d better think it through," Lin Jiang said with a smile.
"If I’m selling myself, I’m selling myself. I work for my boss every day, and I don’t see him helping me pay my mortgage," Chen Jingxian said with a laugh. "Selling myself to you is a much better deal."
"In that case, I’ll leave the bed-warming duties to you."
"Should I wash up until I’m nice and fragrant, squeaky clean, and go warm your bed for you, so you can smell the fragrance the moment you get under the covers?"
"Ooh... now that you mention it, that’s not a bad idea. Let’s do that."
"In your dreams."
"But we pinky-swore. You can’t go back on your word."
"Hmph... We’ll see how you behave later."
Flushed from the alcohol she couldn’t quite handle, Chen Jingxian’s cheeks were rosy, and she was no longer speaking as reservedly or demurely as before.
"My mom said she saw you yesterday. You even called a cab for them," Chen Jingxian said.
"Yeah. The old couple has always been good to me. I can’t just pretend I didn’t see them because of the divorce."
"My dad chewed her out last night. He hasn’t slept well for several nights, all because you didn’t end up becoming our family’s son-in-law."
Hm?
Just as Lin Jiang was about to speak, he suddenly noticed Chen Jingxian’s heart rate quicken.
’What’s that supposed to mean?’
’We aren’t even talking about anything special, are we?’
’And why is her adrenaline starting to pump?’
’Are her sensitive spots really this weird?’
"Don’t say that. Maybe there’s still a chance."
"But there’s no chance for us anymore, is there? How could there still be a—"
Chen Jingxian stopped mid-sentence.
"I’m gonna pinch you! You just say whatever you want."
Lin Jiang let out a laugh, and Chen Jingxian’s heart beat even faster.
Chen Jingxian got up, took out the things she had bought, and dumped them all on the floor.
Lin Jiang saw two sets of lingerie, one red and one white. Neither was a small size.
"Don’t stare. These are yours."
"Mine?"
"I couldn’t buy enough for myself to use the coupon, so I bought you some socks, and..."
Lin Jiang saw that besides the socks, there was also underwear for him.
"Uh... you even bought these."
"You men rarely buy these things for yourselves. Since we were there today, I just bought you seven pairs. You should change them daily, so that’s enough for a week."
"I’ll try my best to wash them once every seven days."
"You’re just lazy."
Chen Jingxian packed up the things she had bought for Lin Jiang.
"I’m usually free on the weekends. You can save up your clothes and whatever, and I’ll wash them for you."
"That’s so embarrassing."
"A minute ago you were asking me to warm your bed, and now you’re feeling embarrassed?"
"Those are two different things."
[You have gained the favor of NPC Chen Jingxian. Affinity +10.]
[Affinity: 70]
[Reward: 1,000,000 in NPC-Specific Development Funds. Has been deposited into your account.]
Lin Jiang: ???
’This increases Affinity too?’
’Why are the ways to increase Chen Jingxian’s Affinity so strange?’

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