"Excuse me," the streamer said. "I heard the girl who just left say that clothes are 80% off today. Is that right?" After entering Caranda, the streamer, wanting to be extra sure, posed the question to the store manager. The store manager nodded. "That’s right." At these words, the streamer was over the moon! She immediately picked out clothes worth 100,000 yuan after the discount, carried them to the counter, and declared with an air of grandeur, "I’ll take these!" Even if I don’t wear these myself, I could make a hefty profit by reselling them! "Are you sure you want to buy these?" the store manager asked. "Once the receipt is issued, there are no returns." The streamer slapped down a bank card. "Just swipe it!" The store manager tapped on the POS machine, printed the receipt, and then swiped the streamer’s card. "I’m sorry, but your balance is insufficient." The streamer exclaimed in astonishment, "I have over 300,000 yuan on my card! How could it not be enough?" "The entire three hundred thousand-plus has been charged," the store manager replied. "Your balance is now zero." A jolt of panic shot through the streamer’s heart. Something’s wrong! I calculated it clearly. The clothes I picked were marked down to 100,000 yuan, so how could they charge me over 300,000? She hastily asked, "Isn’t it an 80% discount?" "We never said we’d give *you* an 80% discount," the store manager said. "But I clearly asked you when I came in!" the streamer protested. "That’s right," the manager replied. "And I confirmed the 80% discount was for *that* girl." The streamer was dumbfounded. "It’s not 80% off for everyone?" The store manager spread open her notebook. "Because that girl knows one of our shareholders, so she received the shareholder’s price. Unless you can bring a shareholder here, you’ll have to pay the full price of 500,000 yuan." The streamer took a sharp, shaky breath. So that wealthy, handsome guy is a shareholder of Caranda! I’m so stupid! Seriously! I only knew that his pen was Caranda’s prized treasure; I never imagined he was a shareholder! What am I going to do now? The streamer forced a pitiable smile onto her face. "Can I just... not buy them? I’d like to return everything." The store manager shook her head. "Caranda is the pinnacle of luxury brands. Company policy states that once a receipt is issued, the items are considered sold to you. If you were to return them, they would become second-hand items. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to buy something someone else has returned, would you?" The streamer was embarrassed, scared, and panicked. Her lips trembled. "This is a forced sale! I’m going to sue you!" "The entire legal department of Caranda welcomes your lawsuit," the store manager said calmly. The streamer’s resolve crumbled. She said in a low voice, "Please, have some pity on me. I’m just a small-time streamer..." The manager actually recognized this streamer. To attract viewers earlier today, the woman had forcibly dragged several potential customers away from Caranda’s entrance. The manager was still fuming about it. Don’t panic! Think of a way out! The streamer’s face was a mask of despair as her mind raced. The clothes I picked cost 100,000 yuan after an 80% discount, which means the original price is 500,000 yuan! There’s no way I’m paying that! I have to find a sucker to foot this bill! She flipped through her phone contacts and found a name saved as "Bootlicker Number One." She dialed the number immediately. "Honey, I’m out shopping," she cooed, careful not to mention needing him to pay. "Could you come and keep me company?" "Sorry, my grandmother died. I’m busy," came the reply. The streamer stared at her phone. "..." What terrible timing! Alright, time to call Bootlicker Number Two. "Honey, I’m shopping and..." "My athlete’s foot is acting up. I’m soaking my feet, so it’s not a good time." The streamer was speechless. "..." I’ll call Bootlicker Number Three! "I have my college entrance exam tomorrow. I’m busy." The streamer was bewildered again. In the past, whenever I summoned these bootlickers, they’d show up instantly, practically panting with excitement! What’s wrong today? Why is everyone suddenly unavailable? And their excuses are so flimsy. I vaguely remember Bootlicker Number One’s grandmother died ages ago. Bootlicker Number Two has never had athlete’s foot. And Bootlicker Number Three is over thirty, what college entrance exam? They must have conspired together just to mess with me, right? The streamer suddenly remembered something. She hurriedly checked her phone and saw that her livestream was still running. Bootlickers One, Two, and Three must have seen my livestream and figured out I was looking for a sucker... That day, the streamer left the Caranda store in tears. Nobody ever found out what she went through. All they knew was that the very next day, she sold her recently purchased BMW. "Master, thank you for coming shopping with me today!" Tian Cheng said as Su Xuan’s Charman Royal pulled up in front of her apartment building. "I wasn’t just accompanying you shopping," Su Xuan said, passing her three parcels from the back seat. "I have three packages here for you. Go ahead and sign for them." "Hehe, okay!" Tian Cheng took the packages and signed for them with Su Xuan’s incredibly luxurious royal pen. "Master, before I invite you up to my place for tea and a chat, I want to ask you something," she said. "Besides all the things you showed off to that streamer today, what else are you hiding that I don’t know about?" Su Xuan had no intention of hiding things from Tian Cheng. Back at their old company, they had the closest relationship. Though they were officially master and apprentice, they were more like brother and sister. He held up his hand and listed them off on his fingers. "I’m the owner of the Lycar Hotel. "I have just under a billion in cash. "I own a mansion on Houhai Street that once belonged to a top scholar. "I’m a shareholder in Kangnai. "I’m a shareholder in Meisi. Tian Cheng’s eyes grew wider and wider. Get full chapters from 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝔫𝔢𝔱 My low-key, melancholic master is actually this loaded! So rich I can’t even begin to calculate his net worth! Has he just been experiencing life all this time? A normal salary is less than a drop in the ocean compared to his fortune! "Master, give me a piggyback ride home!" Tian Cheng didn’t start fawning over Su Xuan just because of his astonishing wealth. She simply gave a light hop and clung tightly to his back. Just then, a system notification sounded in Su Xuan’s mind: "Ding, the host has completed a super delivery! "Reward: 52% of the shares in China TQ Capital Management Company, becoming the largest shareholder! "First Stage Mission Progress: 9/10." China TQ Capital Management Company? And the largest shareholder? The system is being pretty generous this time! What kind of company is TQ, anyway? I don’t think I’ve heard of it. Just as Su Xuan was pulling out his phone to look up the company, Liu Ming suddenly called. "Boss, you’d better get to the hotel," Liu Ming said urgently. "Gao Zhitong brought a lot of people with him. They all want to see you..."