48: Giving gifts - 2

Hearing no response from him, Student Ye Cheng grew a bit anxious and quickly added, "And the bag I have my eye on isn't that expensive—just under 40,000... Even though you usually dress quite plainly, you've been giving gifts to a Female Streamer and even said you'd support me, so you must have some means, right?"

Jiang Ye looked down at the Snow Flying down jacket he'd only worn for one winter and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth:

"What phone is worth a 40,000-yuan bag? Do you think I'm stupid?"

"The Mate 80 Pro! It's really expensive! I'll send you the link to check it out!"

Jiang Ye clicked on the link and immediately felt a surge of joy in his heart!

The product page clearly showed the price: 7,979 yuan! Almost 8,000 yuan!

If Ye Cheng really took the initiative to give him this phone, it would trigger an 80,000-yuan cashback!

Even if she bought a 40,000-yuan bag, he'd still net 40,000 yuan, plus get a boost in the Girl's favor and a brand-new phone for free!

This deal was a total win no matter how you looked at it!

However, even though that was the case, he couldn't lose the prestige of being a "Sugar Daddy."

If he agreed too quickly and got categorized into the simp track by this woman, that would be a huge joke.

"Student Ye Cheng, you're really clever! Using the 8,000 yuan I just transferred you to buy me a phone, and then trying to get a 40,000-yuan bag from me in return? You can't keep treating your Buddy like a sucker, can you?"

Hearing this, Ye Cheng first felt a surge of joy—Jiang Ye hadn't outright refused.

But immediately afterward, a wave of guilt washed over her. She really had been freeloading all along, even the money for socks had been paid by him.

She stammered a couple of times and suddenly hung up the phone.

"Hello? Hello!"

Jiang Ye listened to the busy tone on the phone, and his heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, did I hurt this Girl's pride and make her shut down completely? That can't be, right?

Before he could finish the thought, his phone vibrated again—Ye Cheng had directly sent a video call invitation.

Jiang Ye was a bit surprised and casually answered it.

"Please, please~ Brother Ye~"

On the screen, Ye Cheng's pleading smile took up the entire frame as she clasped her hands together toward the camera:

"Even though the prices are different, the meaning is different too! That 8,000 yuan is all the money I have right now! I'm going bankrupt! But that 40,000 yuan is just a drop in the bucket for you, isn't it? I'm giving everything I have for just one of your hairs—isn't that sincere enough?"

Jiang Ye looked at the cartoon bed canopy hanging behind Ye Cheng in the video and raised an eyebrow: "Are you in the dorm?"

Ye Cheng was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "Yeah, it's the weekend, and I'm not working a part-time job."

Her smile faded slightly, revealing a hint of helplessness and embarrassment as she sighed softly:

"Actually... here's the thing. One of my dorm sisters has a birthday the day after tomorrow and insists on throwing a big party, inviting a lot of people to go out. Among those invited are two of my arch-rivals—you probably saw them at the bar entrance before. They... they all know I have a boyfriend, but I don't even have a decent bag to show..."

Jiang Ye snorted: "Who's your boyfriend? I didn't know about that."

"You! Student Jiang Ye! Who else could it be?"

Ye Cheng gave him a coquettish glare, then quickly lowered her eyes, pursed her lips, and as if mustering great determination, softly hummed:

"Hub... hubby~~ Help me out, please!"

Hearing this "hubby," Jiang Ye was caught off guard and shuddered violently.

How to put it... Sweet Girls like Yaoyao are more suited to this kind of cute, coquettish act. Ye Cheng is usually sharp-tongued and quick to argue, so suddenly putting on a sweet voice felt a bit off.

He clicked his tongue: "Since you're calling me hubby, then... show me some sincerity. Move the camera down a bit."

Ye Cheng was stunned and didn't understand: "What for?"

Though confused, she subconsciously moved the phone camera downward, shifting the view from her face to her legs in brown sleep pants.

Jiang Ye glanced at it and curled his lip in disdain: "Tsk, video calling your hubby in bed, and you're still wearing pants? No sincerity at all! Hanging up!"

Ye Cheng instantly gritted her teeth. Even through the screen, Jiang Ye could feel the overwhelming murderous intent.

"Jiang! Ye! Just tell me if you're going to help or not! You promised to support me! I've been waiting faithfully and innocently for you to keep your promise! Now I just want to advance a little gift for an emergency—is that too much to ask?!"

Jiang Ye felt the timing was about right and pretended to wave impatiently, sighing: "Alright, alright, I must have owed you in a past life. Here's the deal!"

Ye Cheng's face instantly lit up with a bright smile. Sitting on the bed, she excitedly cheered "Yes!" and quickly nailed down the details:

"Tomorrow's Sunday. Let's meet at the entrance of K11 Mall at 10 a.m.! I know a few shops there!"

He nodded, putting on a reluctant expression: "Fine, fine, got it. Hanging up, so annoying."

"Hey! Wait a second!"

Just as Jiang Ye was about to hang up, he was startled to see Ye Cheng's face quickly lean close to the camera in the video. She puckered her lips and gave a loud "Mwah!" to the screen, then her entire face visibly turned red before she hung up the video in the next second.

Jiang Ye stared at the suddenly black screen for two seconds, then stroked his chin and happily put away his phone.

"This Girl... occasionally pulling something like that is pretty exciting."

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After getting home, Jiang Ye splurged on a luxurious barbecue delivery. While sipping ice-cold beer and eating skewers, he leisurely scrolled through WeChat.

The messages from Yaoyao were still meaningless, full of daily greetings and fun stories from her livestream. Regarding the proposal to "guard for two months and then meet," he deliberately hadn't replied, and she seemed too afraid to ask again.

He thought for a moment, then directly opened TikTok and entered Wen Yus Girlfriend's livestream room.