Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Young Miss arrived right on time.

She was wearing mink, Prada sunglasses, sky-high Dior heels, and carrying a Hermès crocodile bag.

Around her neck hung a thick gold chain, and each wrist was stacked with three jade bangles.

Her aesthetic was simple and unadorned, with a touch of highly personal creative flair.

I waved at Young Miss enthusiastically.

Young Miss adjusted her sunglasses and looked at me, then walked over with graceful, measured steps.

After sitting down across from me, she beckoned to the waiter.

“Two cups of your most expensive coffee.”

The waiter froze for a moment, then immediately nodded and bowed.

Young Miss looked me over again, then asked with leisurely poise, “What do you think of me?”

I answered at once. “Beautiful, kind, and rich.”

Young Miss shook her head. “I mean my overall aura.”

Without thinking, I said, “Rich.”

Young Miss pressed on. “What about my taste?”

“Rich.”

“My entire fashion style?”

“Rich.”

“The way I speak and carry myself?”

“Rich.”

“Other people’s first impression when they see me?”

“Rich.”

…

Young Miss asked again and again, and I answered from the bottom of my heart.

In the end, Young Miss bit her lip and hesitated for a moment.

Then she told me why she had come to see me.

It turned out Young Miss’s middle school Heartthrob was about to return to the country.

Back in middle school, Young Miss’s family had not yet truly made it big, while her Heartthrob had already been the very definition of refined nobility.

In all the years since, her Heartthrob had never once liked any of her videos.

But he had liked one of mine.

So Young Miss wanted to ask me something.

We were both showing off wealth. Why had I, a fake, received the favor of her Heartthrob?

And why had she, the daughter of a real estate magnate flaunting such genuine wealth, been completely ignored by him?

“So.”

Young Miss took a sip of coffee, and her expression shifted slightly at the bitterness.

“Tell me how you did it. I’ll pay you.”

The moment I heard the word pay, I sat up ramrod straight.

“First of all, showing off wealth has to be subtle.”

“For example, in your previous videos, Young Miss, you showed an entire wall of Hermès bags. Putting them all on display at once can feel too deliberate and make people uncomfortable.”

“So you can try making more relatable videos, like eating videos, handicrafts, or complaint rants, and then let the Hermès wall flash by in the background.”

“Next, for small accessories like hats, sunglasses, and socks, you absolutely have to choose luxury brands.”

“But for coats, tops, and pants, you don’t need to pile on labels excessively. You should pursue more of a custom-made feel.”

“As for other accessories, that depends on the overall vibe, but the thick gold chain definitely has to go.”

“At the same time, the way you speak is also a form of invisible wealth-flexing.”

“For example, when you go to a restaurant and see a foreign dish, you should mention the authentic version you had locally before.”

“You have to be constantly inspired by your surroundings and casually bring up foreign cities at every opportunity.”

“And you absolutely cannot use the translated Chinese names. You have to use the English names.”

“For example, don’t say the Chinese name for Manchester, say Manchester. Don’t say the Chinese name for Southampton, say Southampton.”

…

I started with the overall strategy and went through every specific detail with Young Miss.

Young Miss went from dismissive to nodding repeatedly.

Finally, with a slight swipe on her phone, she transferred 5,000 yuan to me.

“Brother Lin will be back in thirty days.”

“For these thirty days, you will stay by my side twenty-four hours a day and transform me.”

“Paid daily. Ten thousand a day. What do you think?”