Bai Jinghong was intimately familiar with Dragon Sea.
Of course, his familiarity was limited to various high-end private venues, nightclubs, bars, clubs, and the like.
Sometimes, being too rich was its own kind of fatigue.
But this time, bringing Qin Chuchu along, he naturally wouldn’t take her to those special kinds of places.
The two arrived at a massive shopping mall called “Hundred Connections Mall.”
This mall was also one of the Bai Family’s properties.
There were four Hundred Connections Malls in Dragon Sea, situated in the east, south, west, and north districts respectively.
It was just that Bai Jinghong rarely came here. For any purchases, he usually had his subordinates buy them for him.
Today, he also happened to need to replace a few personal items.
Perhaps shopping truly is a woman’s nature.
Once inside the mall, Qin Chuchu was a completely different person from when she was in the car.
She suddenly seemed much more energized and spirited.
The two walked into a designer clothing store.
The moment they entered, Qin Chuchu’s gaze was captured by a white dress.
The dress was placed on a special display cabinet, but it wasn’t a non-sale item.
“Hmm? This dress is really something!”
Qin Chuchu reached out and gently touched the white dress, a glint of admiration shimmering in her eyes.
It was clear she was genuinely pleased with this piece of clothing.
Bai Jinghong stood beside her, offering a faint smile. “Buy it!”
As he spoke, Bai Jinghong stretched out his hand to take the white dress!
“Hey… what are you doing!” Qin Chuchu quickly pulled Bai Jinghong back, somewhat surprised.
This Bai Jinghong was far too impulsive.
“Sir, Madam, you both have excellent taste!”
Just then, a saleswoman from the store approached, her eyes carrying an unusual sparkle.
“This dress is a rare find, not something you come across every day! It was personally designed by the top-tier fashion designer, ‘Lakeduo’!”
“It’s made from the finest materials, and currently, this is the only piece!”
The saleswoman’s face maintained a sweet, professional smile throughout.
Though very business-like, her smile was still quite approachable.
Of course, this was largely because both Bai Jinghong and Qin Chuchu had an exceptional bearing.
Especially Bai Jinghong—anyone could tell at a glance that he was born into a wealthy and prestigious family.
His clothes were simple but were all custom-made, absurdly expensive.
And the “Louis Moinet” watch on his wrist alone was worth several luxury cars.
How could someone like him possibly not afford a mere dress?
If it were someone she deemed incapable of affording it, her attitude wouldn’t be like this at all.
She might have said something like, “Please don’t touch it carelessly. If it gets dirty, can you afford the compensation?”
That was a very normal scenario to imagine.
“What kind of Labrador designer nonsense, I’m not interested. The only thing that matters is its uniqueness!”
Bai Jinghong directly took down the white dress and stuffed it into Qin Chuchu’s arms. “Baby, try it on!”
Hearing Bai Jinghong’s term of endearment, Qin Chuchu was utterly mortified.
But she saw no need to make Bai Jinghong lose face in public over this.
She simply said nothing, took the white dress, and headed for the fitting room.
She truly, deeply loved this dress.
And with her financial resources, no matter how expensive, she could afford it easily.
Soon, Qin Chuchu slowly emerged from the fitting room.
Bai Jinghong was stunned.
The white dress, with its light, airy silk texture, was as graceful as a dance, thin as a cicada’s wings.
Without any overly flashy patterns or embellishments, it possessed a breath of spring—fresh, natural, and utterly flawless.
Especially when worn by Qin Chuchu.
Her soft, fair skin emitted a hazy glow. The white dress and her breathtakingly beautiful face complemented each other perfectly, creating a truly shocking sight.
Her beauty wasn’t the kind that set one’s blood boiling with raw sensuality; it was more akin to an artistic elegance.
“H-How… how is it?” Qin Chuchu asked, seeing Bai Jinghong in a daze and thinking something was wrong.
“Hiss~ Too beautiful. Words like ‘beauty that makes fish sink and geese fall, that outshines the moon and shames flowers’—I feel those aren’t even enough when applied to you.”
“I can only sum it up with—Holy shit!”
Qin Chuchu nearly burst out laughing but forcefully held it in.
The saleswoman, however, began piling on a mountain of perfect, flattering words.
“Chuchu, keep it on and wait for me a moment!”
Saying this, Bai Jinghong pointed to a black printed outfit on the display cabinet.
“This one should also be designed by that Labrador designer guy, right? It’s a limited edition, isn’t it?”
The saleswoman was caught between laughter and tears. “Sir, it’s Designer Lakeduo. And yes, this set is also one-of-a-kind.”
“Alright, Labrador it is. I’ll take this one!” Bai Jinghong directly picked it up and walked into the fitting room.
Meanwhile, Qin Chuchu moved toward the mirror, repeatedly examining herself from different angles.
This dress truly suited her perfectly.
“You… how can you be wearing this dress? I had my eye on that one! Take it off!”
At that moment, a heavily made-up woman suddenly appeared behind Qin Chuchu.
The woman’s face was filled with anger as she pointed at the white dress on Qin Chuchu.
Qin Chuchu was puzzled and looked at her. “Did you reserve this?”
Qin Chuchu wasn’t an unreasonable person. If the other party had reserved it, then naturally, she shouldn’t snatch it away.
But the saleswoman spoke to the woman, “Madam, you viewed this item previously, but you didn’t purchase it.”
“This lady has now taken a liking to it and intends to buy it, so I am very sorry!”
“No way, take it off right now! Who says I wasn’t going to buy it? I’m buying it today!” the woman raged aggressively and overbearingly.
“You had your eye on it last time, but you didn’t buy it. Now I’m buying it. First come, first served!” Qin Chuchu said flatly.
“Can you even afford it? I don’t care what you say, today it’s mine!” The woman continued making a scene.
Qin Chuchu couldn’t be bothered to deal with such a person and immediately said, “Miss, please ring this up for me, including the set that gentleman inside is trying on, together!”
After speaking, Qin Chuchu pulled out a Black Card from the handbag placed on the chair!
A Black Card was a symbol of wealth. It said everything.
Seeing that Qin Chuchu actually possessed a Black Card, the woman realized her opponent was also wealthy, but she remained unafraid.
Because what backed her was “power,” something money could never compare to.
“You are not allowed to sell it to her! You take that off right now!” As she spoke, she reached out to tear at Qin Chuchu’s white dress.
Qin Chuchu, a veteran of the cutthroat business world, naturally had her own commanding presence. She understood this woman was being purely unreasonable and wouldn’t indulge her.
Qin Chuchu stepped back directly, her voice turning slightly cold. “If you lay a hand on me again, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
The woman seemed momentarily intimidated by Qin Chuchu’s aura and immediately started acting pitiful, calling out toward the store entrance:
“Old Ye, look at her! Bullying me, she even wants to hit me!”
“The dress I liked was snatched away by this little tramp!”
“Who is it? So lacking in perception?” A somewhat authoritative male voice sounded from outside.
In the blink of an eye, a balding, middle-aged man with dead-fish eyes walked in.
The instant Qin Chuchu saw who it was, the fire in her heart soared to its peak.
Because this man addressed as Old Ye was none other than Ye Bing, the one who had tried to drug her in the private room at Sea Waves Restaurant.
And Ye Bing was also immensely surprised to see Qin Chuchu.
They could meet here?
Remembering the incident in the Sea Waves Restaurant private room, Ye Bing’s anger flared up even more.
He had been force-fed baijiu by Bai Jinghong and was sent to the hospital that very day to have his stomach pumped.
His intestines had nearly been burned out.
Bai Jinghong was someone he couldn’t afford to provoke, but Qin Chuchu was different.
That day, Bai Jinghong had merely stepped in for her once; it didn’t mean he would constantly be there to shield her.
“Heh… I was wondering who it was. So it’s Director Qin!”
After Ye Bing finished speaking, he couldn’t help but start sizing up Qin Chuchu.
This woman was simply too beautiful, breathtakingly so.
Comparing her to his own woman, it was the difference between a celestial maiden and a village girl.
If that prodigal son, Bai Jinghong, hadn’t messed things up that day, Qin Chuchu might have already become his mistress by now.
Qin Chuchu’s beautiful eyes turned icy cold. “And I was wondering who it was. So it’s the old lecher, the bald bastard!”
