Before leaving, Jiang Lai didn't forget to turn back and give Shen Liao a hug.
"See you tonight."
The woman wore a black spaghetti-strap dress and white high heels, walking with a light and enchanting sway. When she rushed over, Shen Liao instinctively stepped back, ultimately finding himself enveloped in a fragrant embrace.
This woman really has no sense of propriety.
Shen Liao disliked her transgressions and was frowning even as he got into the car.
On the other side, Jiang Lai took Shen An's car to a high-end beauty salon. The hostesses at the entrance were all long-legged beauties, and the reception welcomed her with bows, enthusiastically inviting Jiang Lai in.
"Miss Jiang, your friends are already waiting for you in the private room. Please take a look, these are today's services."
Jiang Lai glanced at the beauty services on the tablet. To be honest, she wasn't paying attention to the names of the services, her eyes were focused on the price list behind them.
"You still have one session left of the bee venom beauty treatment you purchased last time. Would you like to try our new diamond and ruby masks? Many socialites abroad have tried them, and they are particularly effective for anti-aging and beauty!"
Shen An, standing behind Jiang Lai, leaned forward to take a look.
"You're already here, why not give it a try? After all, it's just your face that attracts my brother."
In the past, as soon as Jiang Lai heard this, she would have been eager to try. Seeing her silent, Shen An sneered and walked away.
"Spend as you like, after all, my brother has plenty of money."
The receptionist smiled even more warmly.
"Your friends have already chosen this diamond and ruby experience project and are currently enjoying it."
"Alright, I'll try it too."
Inside the VIP room, two women in pajamas lay on soft therapy beds, with golden masks on their faces, each being massaged on their limbs by two therapists.
"Nan Nan, why hasn't Jiang Lai arrived yet? She's not coming, is she?"
The girl who spoke was Li Yahan, currently scrolling through her phone.
"Don't worry, she'll definitely come. I promised her yesterday to take her to see the C Family's early spring show. You should have seen how excited she was, like she'd never seen anything before."
Wang Nan Nan was lying beside, eyes closed and enjoying, with a mocking smile on her lips.
"Are you really going to take her there? Where did you get two admission tickets?"
"Are you stupid? I'm just stringing her along. I put a lot of effort into getting in myself; no way am I taking her with me."
"What if she finds out?"
"Ha... Just give her any reason, she'll believe it. Those people will do any degrading thing to get into our circle."
The two exchanged a smile in anticipation of that day.
"These masks must be expensive."
"Yeah, over forty thousand each."
"Forty thousand?!"
Even Li Yahan, whose father is a vice president of a listed company, was shocked by the price of the mask, accustomed as she was to a life of luxury.
Forty thousand, for a single mask!
"We just booked a seven-day service, along with other skin rejuvenation projects. It'll be nearly five hundred thousand per person..."
She felt a little panicked since her monthly allowance was only a hundred thousand, and such an expensive beauty treatment was indeed not a small sum for her.
"What are you panicking about? Isn't Jiang Lai still here?"
Wang Nan Nan remained composed, her tone relaxed with a hint of mockery.
"She's spreading her legs for money these days, money comes easily to her, don't worry, she'll be vying to pay."
"What? What are you guys selling?"
The sudden sound of Jiang Lai pushing the door startled the two who had been lying and enjoying themselves, especially Li Yahan, whose expression showed some panic.
But upon seeing Jiang Lai's puzzled face, they both relaxed.
"Nothing, just chatting."
Jiang Lai changed into clothes and lay down, casually asking.
"Is it something you plan to sell?"
Wang Nan Nan paused, trying to cover up her initial panic, answered with reluctance.
"Yes, exactly."
Jiang Lai had already lain down, and the beautician took a mask out of the warmer, gently applying it to her face.
"I must say, it's really comfortable."
Wang Nan Nan snorted.
"This is the most popular diamond and ruby mask right now, most friends in the circle know about it — haven't you used it before?"
"No, never. This time I'm benefiting from you guys."
"..."
Wang Nan Nan didn't expect the usually vain and prideful Jiang Lai to admit that she'd never used it before.
Of course, she hadn't used it either, but by saying that, Jiang Lai would surely succumb to her vanity and lie.
Also, what does she mean by benefiting from them?
Wang Nan Nan felt that something was off with Jiang Lai, but then thought as they were both lying down, her apprehensions quickly faded. She took out her phone to take pictures for her social media and tagged the location.
Jiang Lai's phone soon received a notification.
[Someone you particularly follow has updated a Weibo post.]
Opening it, it was Wang Nan Nan's selfie with a mask on, captioned:
[Who's secretly getting prettier? Oh, it's just me. Who spends 300,000 on seven masks? Oh, still me.]
Location: Jiang City's Suziki Beauty Care Center.
Jiang Lai looked at it, smiling at the corner of her mouth, and quickly posted a Weibo herself.
Love Liao Pink Panther: [First time trying such an expensive mask in my life, thanks, Ms. Nan Nan!]
Attached was her selfie.
Obviously, Wang Nan Nan wasn't following Jiang Lai, as she continued editing photos for social media after posting and the room fell into silence, occasionally broken by Li Yahan chatting with Wang Nan Nan about wine parties, private reservations, flights, and yachts.
Jiang Lai quietly listened, waiting for everything to end as her bones were comfortably massaged.
Indeed, you get what you pay for; Jiang Lai looked at herself in the mirror, skin tender like a peeled egg, even she wanted to take a bite.
When the service ended, the manager came in with a beaming smile.
"Our therapists have all been professionally trained in Malaysia for over ten years. How did you three feel?"
Wang Nan Nan nodded, looking down at her phone.
"Hmm, not bad."
"So, which of you will take a look at the bill?"
The room went silent.
Wang Nan Nan looked up at Jiang Lai, confusion and impatience crossing her face.
What's wrong with Jiang Lai?
Didn't she usually rush to pay for these expenses?
Why isn't she reacting today, even calmly drinking tea?
Li Yahan felt something was off and cleared her throat.
"Jiang Lai, are you going to check the bill?"
Jiang Lai sat on the sofa, drinking tea, legs crossed, smiling.
"You guys invited me here, I wouldn't want to steal your thunder. You, hand the bill to her."
Jiang Lai's voice was calm, even tinged with amusement, as if not perceiving the awkward atmosphere at all.
The manager obediently gave the bill to Wang Nan Nan.