Chapter 27: Praise

  Although the dinner party was not scheduled to start until 7 o'clock in the evening, Su Yifan had already skipped class in the afternoon. The one who instigated Su Yifan to skip class was none other than the female guest he invited.

  Cheng Shui Xin was also very excited, on the one hand she saw Du Wei Ke, and on the other hand she had a new platform to make friends and broaden her horizons. As a sophomore, Cheng Shui Xin had already attended many formal and informal banquets, but this time the protagonist of the banquet was too dazzling, and even the supporting actors were very impressive, making her unable to help feeling excited.

  "Afternoon classes are cancelled, I've got an excuse for a literary society activity, let's go window shopping!"

  In this case, Cheng Shui Xin would not tell Chen Xin, and naturally she would not tell Li Pei Ran either. After all, the person she trusted most in this school was still Su Yi Fan. Su Yi Fan did not dare to betray this trust, and inexplicably followed Cheng Shui Xin out of the school gate, rushing straight to the Wan Hui Commercial Plaza.

  Wan Hui added an underground floor, with a total of seven floors, filled with all kinds of mid-to-high-end brands. Cheng Shuiyan was not enthusiastic about learning outside of class for the first time, and she didn't show any excitement like a good student skipping class for the first time.

  Su Yifan wasn't the first time skipping class, he followed behind Cheng Shuiyan, looking at that back figure who even walked with a carefree air, couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion: A person's change from inside to outside can indeed bring many new feelings, if he was still the same as before, probably this opportunity Cheng Shuiyan wouldn't have given him.

  The most frightening things in the world are as follows: a meteor hitting the earth, America fighting the Soviet Union, failing an exam, and... accompanying a girl to go shopping.

  Su Yifan can be considered a resolute young man. In his growth process, except for the lack of aggression, his tenacity is often commendable most of the time.

  Even so, after following Cheng Shuiyan to almost ten specialty stores, Su Yifan still had a bit of a breakdown. Turning her head, she saw that there was a smoking area on the square, where many suspected husbands and boyfriends were standing or sitting around trash cans filled with cigarette butts, each person's face looking miserable, apparently also victims of the long march of shopping.

  Cheng Shui Xin was in high spirits, and Su Yi Fan didn't smoke either, so he could only continue to follow along. However, there wasn't any shop assistant who would make a comment like "Su Yi Fan's girlfriend is really beautiful", and Cheng Shui Xin also didn't mind this kind of misunderstanding.

  Cheng Shui finally picked out a pure black crew-neck sweater, the store price was 438 after discount, and Cheng Shui paid by card without hesitation.

  Su Yifan, this kind of boy who follows the girl but doesn't pay for her, finally got despised by the shop assistant, and even her gaze at him was weird.

  This was the first time Su Yifan had encountered such a situation, and he really didn't know what to do. He wasn't without money to pay for Cheng Shuiyan's bill, although he might have to go broke afterwards... Most importantly, Cheng Shuiyan would absolutely not let others help her pay the bill; she was very clear about this kind of financial issue.

  Two people came out of a specialty store that claimed to be a well-known domestic brand but actually only sold in second- and third-tier cities. Cheng Shui Xin was still doubting her choice: "Do you think I'll lose face if I wear this?"

  Su Yifan awkwardly comforted her by saying: "It's okay, look at me, I haven't even thought of preparing a set of clothes to go yet."

  Cheng Shui Xin was taken aback for a moment, her eyes fixed on Su Yi Fan: "You plan to wear this outfit to Du Wei Ke's farewell dinner?"

  "Yes." Su Yifan nodded matter-of-factly, "What's wrong?"

  Cheng Shui Xin let out a snort of laughter, and her fresh and natural smile, along with the youthful aura unique to girls, caused the men smoking nearby to turn their heads in admiration.

  "You go in like this, at least you'll be stopped a few times?"

  Cheng Shui Xin cleverly didn't mention the topic that would make people look down on her, and Su Yi Fan obviously already understood.

  At this moment, Su Yifan hesitated for a moment, then quickly made a decision.

  "I have clothes, come and help me pick some out."

  "The kind you put at home?"

  Su Yifan neither admitted nor denied it, and smiled somewhat awkwardly.

  "Haven't been to your place yet, let's go." Cheng Shuiying was overjoyed beyond expectation, waving the paper bag as she rushed to the elevator, completely without the awkwardness and caution of going alone to a male classmate's home.

  Su Yifan followed behind him, shaking his head and sighing, he had been too good to others in the past, and it was actually letting Cheng Dacai take advantage of him without any guard.

  The location of Wan Hui Commercial Plaza is almost in the city center, and it won't take long to get a taxi to Su Yifan's house. It's just before 3 pm now, and when Su Yifan got on the car, he hesitated for a moment before giving the address of Binhai Shanshuiju.

  It's really famous that there is a waterfall in the residential area on such a cold winter day. Cheng Shui Xin didn't expect Su Yi Fan to bring herself to this place. In Cheng Shui Xin's concept, shouldn't this be Chen Xin Gan's thing?

  The security guard was the same one who had stopped Su Yifan that day, this time he let Su Yifan and Cheng Shuiyan in without a word. Being able to bring such a beautiful woman home on a non-holiday day, this kid must be a rich second generation or an official second generation. The security guard regretted not looking up to him that day, wanted to apologize but felt abrupt, and was entangled in the security room watching the two enter the unit.

  Su Yifan hadn't originally planned to bring Cheng Shui'an to the secret base, but thinking carefully about it, he realized that all his clothes that were wearable and not too embarrassing were probably here, so he had no choice but to come.

  Su Yifan recalled what Su Xiaqing had once said to him, that this was his territory and he didn't need to think too much about it.

  As soon as the door of the room was opened, Cheng Shuiying happened to see a painting hanging on the wall opposite, which was a galloping horse painted with bold and free brushstrokes, obviously done by Xu Beihong.

  Cheng Shui Xin asked in surprise: "Is this true?"

  "It's fake." Su Yifan actually didn't know whether it was true or false, and he even thought that the possibility of it being genuine was a bit greater. Given Su Xiaqing's personality, this was entirely possible.

  Cheng Shui Xian took a look at the shoe cabinet by the door, inside which were placed several pairs of beautiful ice blue ladies' slippers and dark-colored men's slippers, most of which were still sealed in plastic packaging and brand new. Only one pair of men's and women's slippers looked like they had been used before, and without asking, it was clear that Su Yi Fan and a girl must have come here before.

  Girl? Cheng Shui Xin almost instinctively thought of that mysterious sister Su Xiao Qing, it should be her.

  Su Yifan helped Cheng Shui'an take off a pair of slippers and put them away, Cheng Shui'an pulled open her small leather boots, revealing her small legs tightly wrapped in black velvet pants. Probably due to walking too much, the little toes under the black velvet socks still moved before putting on the slippers.

  Su Yifan took a glance and turned his head away, he felt that the heating in this room was too good, feeling some heat on his face.

  Cheng Shui Xin seemed to be unaware of it and put away her own small leather boots, turning her head to admire the decoration and layout of the house.

  Su Yifan walked to the closet in his own master bedroom, opened the door and showed Cheng Shuihan: "All my clothes are here, which one do you think suits me?"

  Cheng Shui Xin was still studying the painting to see if it was genuine, when she heard Su Yi Fan calling her and quickly walked into the master bedroom. Seeing the wardrobe, she finally let out a low cry of surprise.

  "Wow..."

  A girl like Cheng Shui Xin can exclaim in surprise, it must be very surprising. Su Yi Fan felt strange, is his closet so exaggerated?

  Cheng Shui Xin almost looked at the opened side of the wardrobe as if she was looking at an alien, quickly walking over and fully opening the wardrobe door: "Let me see..."

  Su Yifan took a step back, letting Cheng Shui'an admire the clothes she had never worn before. The clothes Su Xiaqing had prepared for Su Yifan covered all four seasons and included various styles for different occasions, most importantly, they were all very comfortable. Su Yifan had only worn a few undergarments before, and felt completely different from what she usually wore.

  Cheng Shui Xin looked up at the wardrobe with some admiration and asked: "Are all of these yours?"

  Su Yifan nodded, Su Xiaqing said it was his, then it was his.

  Cheng Shui made a few more noises and stopped talking, she wasn't someone who didn't recognize goods. Just by looking at the obscure logo on the wardrobe, she was already very surprised. After seeing the clothes in the wardrobe, she confirmed that this wardrobe should be genuine.

  Even... the painting in the living room just now should be real too?

  This closet is a custom work by Paul Caranadja, the top fashion designer. If not for reading about luxury furniture brands in a book on taste recently, Cheng Shui Xin wouldn't have been able to tell how much this closet was worth. With that signature logo, the price of such a customized product shouldn't be less than $50,000.

  This is a complementary relationship, you use ivory chopsticks, and the wine cup rice bowl must also be pure gold. Cheng Shui'an may not recognize those clothes tailored to Su Yifan's figure as belonging to which brand, but she can understand the fabric workmanship and style design. From any detail, the price of these clothes is likely to be much higher than those branded goods in the mall.

  Cheng Shui Xin was shocked to discover that her understanding of Su Yi Fan was so superficial. The fact that Su Yi Fan had an enviable good sister could no longer surprise her, and she couldn't believe that everything in this room was also given by Su Xiao Qing.

  After thinking a lot, Cheng Shui still managed to sort it out easily and find his place. In school, Cheng Shui was one of the few good friends of Su Yifan, which no one can deny, and that's enough.

  "I wore black today." Cheng Shuiying took out the sweater she bought and compared it with hers, "Match me?"

  Su Yifan nodded: "No problem."

  Then, Cheng Shuijin started helping Su Yifan choose clothes. For the dazzling array of clothes, Cheng Shuijin also found it hard to make a decision, which was a kind of painful and tangled feeling similar to shopping.

  Su Yifan didn't urge Cheng Shuiying, sitting alone in the computer chair watching Cheng Shuiying's entanglement. Cheng Shuiying, who furrowed her brow and pondered, had a unique beauty that girls of the same age did not have. Sometimes, Cheng Shuiying would also lean forward and spread out her clothes on the bed, her back and plump buttocks forming a stunning curve that made Su Yifan feel a little embarrassed.

  After a long time, Cheng Shui'an finally chose a more casual plaid sweater for Su Yifan, paired with the dark trousers he was wearing now, making him look much more mature.

  Su Yifan changed into new clothes for Cheng Shuiying to see, and was greatly praised.

  "You look like a young master dressed like this."

  Su Yifan's face turned black, was this praise or scolding?

  After picking out clothes for no more than three hours, Su Yifan idly put on a Blu-ray of WALL-E in the PS3. Cheng Shuiyan found a complete set of coffee-making equipment in the kitchen, including even a manual coffee bean grinder.

  "Sir, today let me serve you a cup of handmade coffee."

  Cheng Shui Xin occasionally reveals a little girl's face, making Su Yi Fan stunned, even putting down the remote control to watch her go, seeing Cheng Shui Xin wearing an apron float into the kitchen.

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  A new week has begun.