Chapter 15 (2/2)

“Go on,” he encouraged, his voice low, sending pleasure shooting down her spine.

Tang Qiu recovered her senses and got to her feet for the lucky draw. She drew a number card from the lucky draw and opened it, only to find that she had won first prize!

“Congratulations, Miss,” the staff member exclaimed. “In addition to the 10% of all your items today, you also get a buy-one-get-one-free deal!”

“You’re a lucky man indeed, dear!”

“These dual promotions are a rare opportunity. You should make use of it and get a few more things.”

Tang Qiu couldn’t refuse such a tantalizing deal. In the end, her shopping amounted to 50 bags worth… a total of 200 yuan! She had been prepared for her wallet to bleed when she paid; now she stared at the staff member in disbelief as they calculated the price of her items. “Surely there’s some mistake? All this for only 200 yuan?”

“There’s no mistake,” the staff member replied, smiling somewhat derisively. “Not with both the deals from today!”

Tang Qiu had been certain there was an error, but she still couldn’t contain her surprise. Who knew that those clothes, without their price tags, would have ended up being so cheap?

Distaste flooded through the staff member. Each of these branded, luxury goods cost more than 10000 yuan each; even with the twin promotions, there was no way they would be only 200 yuan in total. But after she had calculated the original sum, her boss had claimed it was too much and ordered her to round down the price, again and again, till it amounted to 200 yuan.

Tang Qiu paid for the items happily. She turned around, bags in hand, and knelt down in front of Jiang Shaocheng’s wheelchair. “Since there’s such a good deal today, we should buy a few more things. Why don’t I choose some clothes for you?”

“Couple outfits?” Jiang Shaocheng asked with a raised brow.

Tang Qiu flushed. She had only felt guilty about buying so many items for herself, and none for him. “I meant regular clothes.”

Jiang Shaocheng nodded, patting the top of her head. “Alright, regular couple outfits.” Tang Qiu was speechless.

Standing to one side, He Lei felt his scalp tingle. They had only planned to buy the women’s clothing today, so the price tags on the men’s clothes hadn’t been trimmed off yet. “Young Mistress, you must be tired after trying on so many clothes,” he interjected. “Why don’t you go enjoy a cup of coffee and rest for a bit, before picking out clothes for the young master?”

Tang Qiu wasn’t tired, but then she thought of Jiang Shaocheng’s illness, and agreed. “Let’s go somewhere to rest, dear.”

“Okay.” Jiang Shaocheng glanced at He Lei, who took the hint and went off to deal with the men’s clothing in the store.

As Tang Qiu pushed him to the beverage store, several pairs of eyes turned their way and looked Jiang Shaocheng up and down. She felt a twinge of pain at his cold, detached expression. Being looked at strangely by so many people mustn’t be easy for him.

She reached out, taking his larger hand in hers, determination swelling in her heart. One way or another, she had to find a way to heal him.