System: Master Your Life-Chapter 512 - 121: Xia Xiyao’s Initiative, Departure for the Launch Ceremony_2
Xia Xiyao thought about herself, with a budget of only a thousand, she couldn’t even afford a pair of pants, and she felt uneasy for a moment.
"With a budget of a thousand for a suit, you’d want a whole set, right? Jacket, inner shirt, pants, belt, and shoes, averaging two hundred each, but that’s just the list price. In reality, the cost might be very low, averaging fifty bucks or less, and low cost means the clothing quality will be poor and it won’t look good on, so you need to buy something better."
Xu Lin said, "You pick a few pieces, and I’ll just pay for it later."
"Ah, that doesn’t seem right."
Xia Xiyao really felt embarrassed.
"Just pick whatever you like, it won’t cost me much. The whole set might not even add up to twenty thousand."
Xu Lin patted her on the shoulder.
"Yaoyao, over here, look at this jacket!"
Not far away, Rong Xiyi, who was also browsing jackets, waved her hand, calling Xia Xiyao over.
"Go and pick out some clothes."
"Okay, okay."
Xia Xiyao went over, and Xu Lin found a soft bench to sit on and play on his phone.
Girls can be very picky when buying clothes, while guys have the mindset of ’as long as it’s okay’. But girls will spend a long time, even trying on one piece at a time.
Rong Xiyi was like that, but Xia Xiyao wasn’t that bold today even though Xu Lin said he’d pay. Xia Xiyao knew she shouldn’t take too much, but, speaking of which, the clothes there were really expensive, with the cheapest starting at a thousand. Even a tie cost several hundred, with fabric entirely from Europe, and craftsmanship also from there.
But expensive things do have their reasons, just seeing the texture makes you realize the quality.
Xu Lin’s phone was almost out of battery as he sat there for over an hour, and the two girls tried on over ten sets of suits, covering different styles, with both suit pants and suit skirts for the lower body.
The two girls looked great in everything they tried on.
"Xu Lin, what do you think of this set?"
Rong Xiyi came over in a complete suit set, with a suit skirt for the lower body, along with a pair of women’s leather shoes.
Xia Xiyao, who also came over, was dressed similarly.
However, they presented different styles.
Rong Xiyi was a bit more playful, but after all, she was a child raised in a wealthy family, with a composed demeanor that perfectly matched the outfit and showcased her affluent aura. Meanwhile, Xia Xiyao balanced between being demure and elegant, also looking quite remarkable.
"You both look great. Have you decided? My phone’s about to die."
"Almost!"
"Hurry up."
"Okay, okay."
In the end, both ended up with two sets of suits each, with the main difference being that one had pants and the other had a skirt.
They weren’t likely to wear these ten times a year.
Finally, Xu Lin paid for both sets, which totaled over seventy thousand.
But for Xu Lin, it was just a drop in the bucket.
"Xu Lin, we spent so much of your money today..."
Xia Xiyao said softly.
"Don’t think too much."
"Alright."
However, Xia Xiyao was already thinking about how to repay Xu Lin, feeling a bit troubled.
Is this money taken for nothing? Probably not, right?
Actually, Xia Xiyao worried too much. The two suits she got totaled over thirty thousand, equivalent to her living expenses for a year. But for Xu Lin right now, it wasn’t anything significant. Xu Lin had gone to the bank during the winter break, negotiated the interest rate, and settled on 5%. With over a hundred million deposited, the daily interest came out to more than twenty thousand, which was quite exaggerated.
It’s partly why some companies delay paying wages, as a large amount of money in the bank can yield substantial daily returns.
After leaving the suit store, Rong Xiyi suggested shopping even more.
Xu Lin tagged along with them for another hour.
Finally, it was after six in the evening.
"Let’s eat and head back after we’re full, damn it."
Xu Lin said, feeling mentally exhausted from the shopping. Only the girls seemed energized by it.
"Got it!"
Rong Xiyi wrapped her arm around Xia Xiyao’s, playfully sticking out her tongue.
It was past eight in the evening when they finally returned. Xia Xiyao was also staying over there tonight.
"Yaoyao, let’s go take a bath."
"Okay, okay."
Not long after arriving home, the two girls went to the large bathroom to bathe.
By the time Rong Xiyi and the others finished bathing, it was over an hour later.
It turned out they both had washed their hair that night, hence taking more time, and drying their hair took another half hour.
By the time their whole routine was done, it was well past ten, which was quite absurd.
Xu Lin was getting sleepy from playing games.
"Xu Lin, let’s play a game!"
Rong Xiyi came in and said.
"Play later, I’m going to take a bath."
"Hmph."
"Xu Lin, I’m ordering fruit tea, do you want some?" Xia Xiyao asked.
"Yeah, just get me a glass of orange juice or lemon tea."
"Okay!"
Xia Xiyao nodded.
"Yaoyao, I want milk tea!" Rong Xiyi raised her hand.
"What kind of milk tea do you want?"
About half an hour later, their delivery arrived.
That day, everyone went to sleep around two, with Xu Lin taking them both to play ’Naraka: Bladepoint’.
The night went by quietly.
On Saturday.
Xu Lin woke up a little after six, closed his eyes for a bit but couldn’t fall back asleep, so he got up and went to the gym next door to work out.
About half an hour later, Xia Xiyao appeared at the door.
"Up for a workout this early?"
"What about you, up this early?"
"I usually wake up around this time."
Xia Xiyao said as she walked in.
"Oh."
Xu Lin put down the dumbbell, preparing to do pull-ups.
He was wearing only a pair of shorts, shirtless, and having worked out for half an hour, he had already started to sweat a bit. His muscles seemed to be glowing, and every inch of muscle looked as if it could burst with tremendous energy, full of power. He was lean with defined muscles, not bulky, complementing his physique perfectly, in an extremely appealing state.
