Chen Tianlong nodded, and soon paid the bill. Then he carried the bag with two mobile phones and walked deliberately past the previous counter again. As he passed, he gave the shop owner a slight smile.
The shop owner was now hitting his head against the wall in regret. He had really spoken carelessly earlier; business hadn’t been good today, and selling two phones at once would have been a big win for him.
It’s a pity... all he could do was regret!
After Chen Tianlong left the mobile phone store, he planned to head back to school. But when he passed by a Jinliufu jewelry store on the first floor of Linda Plaza, something suddenly came to mind.
Not long ago on Valentine’s Day, he bought a silver bracelet for over a hundred yuan, which seemed a bit cheap in hindsight.
Now Chen Tianlong wanted to give Wu Mengting a bigger surprise. Don’t all girls love rings? Anyway, they’ve decided to be together, so what’s there to hesitate about?
Thinking of this, Chen Tianlong became even more determined and walked straight into the Jinliufu jewelry store.
I must say, the business in this store was quite good, with a few buyers scattered around. There were both men and women, and there were quite a few sales clerks, about five or six of them, and several counters, giving off a rather luxurious air.
At a corner counter, there stood a familiar figure. Chen Tianlong cast a glance her way, and at that moment, the girl seemed to sense something and turned around, their eyes meeting.
With youthful charm like a graceful lotus bloom! Her fair and beautiful face was alluring, her black hair cascaded like a pool of autumn water down to her shoulders. Her slender waist, perked-up hips, and long legs outlined a perfect silhouette beneath her tight jeans.
At this moment, Chen Tianlong couldn’t help but murmur, "How beautiful!"
"Chen Tianlong, you’re out too." Shen Yan looked at Chen Tianlong’s dazed look, her cheeks blushing slightly, revealing that Chen Tianlong was checking her out.
This afternoon, the first period for Senior Class 1 was a study session, so she naturally didn’t need to attend. After lunch, Shen Yan left the school. Tomorrow was her mother’s birthday, and her mother had been working hard for most of her life without ever receiving a gift.
Therefore, Shen Yan recently had a bit of money and thought of buying her mom a gold bracelet, allowing her to experience the life of wearing silver and gold, even if it was just an illusion—after all, it’s a sign of filial piety.
"Yeah, Shen Yan, what a coincidence that you’re out too."
From the start, Chen Tianlong had a good impression of Shen Yan. Shen Yan, who was a teacher, was very kind to him, even helping him with tutoring voluntarily, which was really nice.
So, Chen Tianlong walked over and asked, "Shen Yan, what are you buying?"
"Oh, tomorrow is my mom’s birthday, so I want to pick out a gold bracelet for her, but looking at these, they all seem so expensive." Shen Yan had been standing here for half an hour, hesitating because she didn’t have that much money.
She had her eyes on a beautiful one, but the price tag was over six thousand. As a high school teacher who had just graduated, even with all her savings, it wasn’t enough.
But looking at other options, she didn’t like any of them. In her dilemma, she happened to see Chen Tianlong arrive.
"Haha, which one? Let me see if it’s nice." Chen Tianlong had already made up his mind to repay Shen Yan’s help by getting her a gift.
Shen Yan bit her lip, pointing to a platinum bracelet in the display, which looked very elegant.
"Miss, wrap this up for me. I’d bracelet, and remember to use a gift box for the packaging." Chen Tianlong said to the beautiful sales lady.
"Sure, no problem, but there’s an eight yuan packaging fee. Are you sure?" The beautiful sales clerk smiled as she asked.
"No problem, wrap it up." Chen Tianlong said casually.
At that moment, Shen Yan had her small cherry mouth ajar, speechless for a long time. She never expected that Chen Tianlong would actually buy it! What was going on?
"Hehe, Shen Yan, here you go!"
After paying, Chen Tianlong handed the neatly packaged small bag to Shen Yan, then smiled and said, "Consider this my way of repaying you for tutoring me and helping me get a good grade. Thank you!"
Shen Yan felt happiness came too quickly. She really didn’t expect it. As the saying goes, giving roses to others leaves a lingering fragrance on the hand—it seems to be quite accurate. Helping someone once resulted in such a big reward today. It’s true that doing good deeds pays off.
But suddenly, considering that Chen Tianlong’s grades had made him the top of the class, didn’t that mean she had to fulfill her promise? The thought alone was exciting.
Since graduation, this was the first time Shen Yan felt this way.
"Alright, I need to pick out my gift now."
Chen Tianlong didn’t delay further and went directly to the counter to look for a ring to give Wu Mengting as an engagement ring, so he went over to see if there was anything that caught his eye.
However, just as he turned around, five people suddenly burst in from the entrance, each dressed in black, masked with black veils, and holding guns.
After the robbers fired a shot, the people inside, including the sales clerks and the owner, realized it was a robbery.
"If you all know what’s good for you, crouch down with your hands on your head. If not, I’ll blow your heads off." said one of the men, who was about six feet tall, muscular, and holding a gun, shouting at the crowd.
The people inside were stunned for a moment, then the room fell silent, deathly silent, as if even the sound of breathing could be heard.
Hearing the gunshot, Chen Tianlong was momentarily stunned, then realized it was a robbery at the jewelry store.
So, he followed suit and crouched down slowly. Beside him, Shen Yan, having encountered such an incident for the first time in her life, was so frightened her legs were trembling as she crouched down slowly, burying her head, not daring to look forward.
"Don’t try to call the police or escape. You all should know our purpose today, so just stay put, and you’ll be fine." The leader of the robbers said casually, but in everyone’s ears, it was a blatant threat.
Indeed, no one dared to make a sound since each of them held a gun—who would dare be reckless?
"Alright, two of you guard the door, and the others follow me to pack up the items into the bag." Ordered the robber leader. The five of them took off their backpacks, tossing them forward, and the three who could move freely began stuffing the gold and silver jewelry from the display cases into the bags.
Suddenly, the leader of the robbers thought of something and walked directly to the two saleswomen, threatening, "Get me all the cash, or I’ll shoot you."
"Ah? Ca...cash, what cash?" The saleswoman was already terrified, staring at the black muzzle, her mind unable to process.
"Damn! Do you want to die?"
The robber leader found it amusing that she was pretending to be dense. In a fit of anger, he pointed the gun at the saleswoman’s forehead, and immediately, the saleswoman started shaking uncontrollably, almost collapsing to the ground.