Chapter 14
The hotel entrance was magnificent and dazzling. Chen Jiahao fiddled with his phone, looking at the backend information for Douyin.
Unlike the many people in suits and ties, Chen Jiahao was dressed in casual clothes and flip-flops, making him completely out of place. Although it was a hot summer and many people were dressed just as lightly, their shoes were at least famous brands costing several hundred, unlike the ones on Chen Jiahao's feet, which were obviously cheap, knock-off goods from a street stall.
There were many private messages in the backend, mostly from female streamers asking for follows.
As for guilds and management companies, Chen Jiahao ignored them all since he didn't understand them.
However, in a sea of green, there was a single red. Amongst the many beautiful, filtered profile pictures, one appeared with the same childish cartoon avatar as his.
"Bro, you're making some big moves today. Interested in adding me as a friend and joining our max-level big shot group?"
The message was from a guy named 'Emperor'. Seeing that he also used a Doraemon avatar, Chen Jiahao gave him his WeChat.
The friend request came immediately, and Chen Jiahao accepted it right away.
Just then, a white BMW 5 Series pulled up. The passenger door opened, and Tian Tian, holding a bouquet of roses, saw Chen Jiahao and her face darkened.
"Chen Jiahao, will this ever end? Are you actually stalking me?"
Tian Tian's expression was very unpleasant.
She had thought her birthday date would hold other surprises, but the afternoon had turned out to be a cliché movie, shopping, and amusement park trip. She had hoped Zhao Kai would take her to a mall to buy her a gift, but all she got was a bouquet of flowers. The anger she had been suppressing was now all directed at Chen Jiahao.
Chen Jiahao froze for a moment, then said with a wronged expression, "Tian Tian, happy birthday. You haven't accepted your gift yet."
With that, he took out the iPhone 16. Tian Tian's eyes lit up uncontrollably once again.
Zhao Kai got out of the car then, gave the keys to the doorman along with a hundred-yuan tip, and walked over, sneering with a frown, "You simp, really are a persistent."
"Chasing us all the way here, and what's this, an iPhone 16? I bet it's a knockoff."
"Babe, if it's real, you should be moved. Maybe he sold his blood, or even his ass, to buy you that gift."
Tian Tian hooked her arm around his, taking the opportunity to remind him, "Brother Kai, it's just that my phone is broken!!!"
This little vixen... she wouldn't show her cards until she saw the rabbit. Her full, soft chest was still a bit of a distance from his arm, clearly leaving room for the simp to fantasize.
He was an old fox himself; Zhao Kai could see right through such a simple trick.
Zhao Kai immediately said with a lecherous grin, "That's simple. After we eat, we'll go to the mall. Whichever one you like, I'll buy it for you as a gift."
"Thank you, Brother Kai!"
Tian Tian said in a coquettish voice.
The reason Chen Jiahao had come to the The Imperial hotel was that he had seen Tian Tian say in a group chat that she was celebrating her birthday here, obviously to show off.
Having chased them here, Chen Jiahao blocked their path again and said, "Tian Tian, this is a token of my affection. Please accept it."
"Chen, are you a leech? I said I don't want it!!!"
"Who knows if this is some knockoff or a refurbished second-hand phone. Please, don't take it out and embarrass yourself."
Tian Tian said with a contemptuous laugh, slapping the phone box to the ground with the back of her hand.
By the time Chen Jiahao picked it up from the ground, looking dejected, they had already walked into the hotel and entered the elevator. The look she shot back was still full of disgust and contempt.
Zhao Yuxin happened to arrive just then. She watched the drama unfold from the side, her face expressionless but with a cold sneer, obviously looking down on this simp-like behavior as well.
If she weren't there to meet her top gifter, she would have cursed out that guy named Zhao and torn into that little hussy named Tian.
"Brother Hao, I'm here. Where are you?"
She anxiously waited for a reply from her top gifter.
Chen Jiahao picked up his phone to check his messages and then saw Zhao Yuxin off to the side.
He walked straight over to her, looking dejected, and said, "You're here. Let's go up."
Zhao Yuxin trembled as she looked at Chen Jiahao, her eyes wide and her speech a bit stuttery, "You, what do you mean by this!!!"
Chen Jiahao didn't think much of it; he was feeling depressed at the moment and directly showed her the chat interface on his phone.
'Poor Ghost Ahao'... his name was Chen Jiahao, the university's number one simp.
Zhao Yuxin felt like the sky was falling. The top gifter she had been dreaming of was actually this slovenly, uncultured simp in front of her.
The two were completely inconceivable as the same person. Besides, he was famously poor.
The clothes on his entire body weren't worth as much as one of her shoes. How could a person like that have lavishly spent two million on her?
"Aren't we going???"
Chen Jiahao gave a bitter smile and said, "Even you think it's embarrassing to be with me, huh? Fine, forget it. I told you from the start I'd disappoint you."
Chen Jiahao turned to leave this heartbreaking place, and only then did Zhao Yuxin react, quickly grabbing Chen Jiahao's hand.
She widened her beautiful eyes and whispered, "No, no, I'm just a little surprised."
The softness of her small hand made Chen Jiahao, who was having his first intimate contact with a woman, tremble all over. It felt as if an electric current was running through his body, making him numb.
Stopping powerlessly, Chen Jiahao still maintained a bitter smile. "Don't worry, my money wasn't stolen or robbed."
"I, I didn't mean that!!"
Zhao Yuxin's eyes darted around as she quickly said, "Classmate Jiahao, I never looked down on you. I just... I just need a moment to adjust."
"I, I just feel it's a bit much. Even if you won the lottery, you shouldn't spend it so recklessly."
Chen Jiahao had already lit a cigarette, a very cheap ten-yuan pack, the kind you smoke just to get by.
Hearing her words, Chen Jiahao was taken aback. "Lottery? What lottery???"
"Having so much money suddenly, isn't it from winning the lottery???"
That was the only logical explanation in Zhao Yuxin's mind, and at the same time, she was probing him.
Chen Jiahao chuckled and said, "You misunderstood. How could someone as unlucky as me win the lottery? This is my own money."
The probing should stop here. She had confirmed his identity. No matter how shocking it was, this was the top gifter who had spent two million on her.
Maybe he's a true hier of a rich family, deliberately keeping a low profile to experience life.
Yes, that must be it. Otherwise, how could he so casually spend two million? An ordinary person who suddenly came into wealth wouldn't spend it on things like this.
The more Zhao Yuxin thought about it, the more pleasing the slovenly and uncultured guy in front of her looked.
She really had been so foolish before. She shouldn't be deceived by external appearances. This guy must have deliberately made himself look so rustic.
Looking closely, he was actually a bit handsome, with a good figure, tall and strong, much better than that short guy Zhao Kai.