After the two of them left the house, Monique asked, “Can you drive?”
Stretching out his arms and legs, Brucille answered, “I have a driving license and all four limbs. From a legal perspective, I am absolutely a qualified driver.”
Monique did not want to bicker with him. She threw him the keys and sat in the passenger’s seat.
Brucille stroked the steering wheel lovingly, as if he was caressing a woman, with an unnatural expression on his face. The sight was unbearable.
Monique was disgusted to see that.
Finally, she couldn’t bear it anymore. “Are you crazy?”
When she questioned him, Brucille immediately withdrew himself and returned to his normal self. He knew that he could not afford to go overboard with his joke. Otherwise, their somewhat improved relationship would return to square one – a cold frosty connection.
He laughed awkwardly. “Well, where are we going?”
“To the mall, of course. Are you going to take me to the wholesale market to buy a purse for 10 yuan?”
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
“Then what do you mean? I just want you to drive. Why do you have so many questions? Go to the SOHO Shopping Mall…”
Brucille drove quietly without a complaint. He drove the car toward the main road and turned left at an intersection.
Riding shotgun, Monique screamed at him, “Did you do that on purpose? The shopping mall is on the right. Have you lost your mind?”
The truth was Brucille’s memories had not fully integrated. Hence, he had turned left out of habit. That was because whenever he left his Uncle Evan’s house, he would always turn left.
Making a U-turn, they finally arrived at the shopping mall.
The shopping mall was extremely crowded. The number of cars parked at the top, middle and lower parking lots was greater than 4000, and that was excluding the other cars that were parked elsewhere.
The building had a total of 27 floors. From the bottom to top floor, there were the department store, the leisure and dining area, workspaces, and offices respectively.
Monique got off the car immediately it came to a stop. She had no intention of waiting for him at all.
After Brucille locked the door, he hurried after her. There seemed to be an event going on in the shopping mall as the entrance was like a tourist attraction, brimming with people.
Seeing the scene, Monique frowned. As a doctor, she didn’t like noisy environments. When she was at home, Brucille didn’t dare to turn up the volume whenever he watched TV in fear of disturbing her.
Walking through a sea of people, they took the escalator and went straight to the second floor where the luxurious brand stores were located.
There were all kinds of brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Prada. Monique stared at a black handbag that was made of crocodile hide. Brucille knew that they were the latest editions of the year. While there was also an ostrich style similar to it, it was a quarter of the price of the black handbag.
A sales assistant approached them. Although she was very pretty, her uniform was rather odd. She asked softly, “Miss, this is the latest season crocodile skin handbag. It’s made from pure crocodile skin. With it, you will definitely enjoy the pleasure of an elite.”
“Okay, I’ll try it on.”
The sales assistant put on a pair of white gloves and placed the handbag made of crocodile skin into Monique’s hands.
Holding that handbag that probably could only fit five packs of tissues, Monique carefully posed in front of the mirror several times. It was a perfect match to her outfit on that day.
Brucille was about to give his opinion when two women suddenly appeared. They flanked Monique on both sides, trapping her in between.
Then they began, “Look, who’s here? Monique, our brilliant doctor. You’re either performing an operation, or on the way to perform one. Isn’t it rare to see you in a mall? ”
“Yvonne, Cherry, why are you two out at this time? You said I’m busy, but you guys are busier than I am. Alright, how does this bag look?”
Yvonne looked Monique up and down, then cried out, “This is a Prada, there’s no way any of their bags can be bad. Besides, this is the latest edition crocodile skin bag. I heard that it costs 20, 000 euros.”
Cherry added in admiration, “I really envy you for being a doctor. When can I afford this baby? I’ll have to wait until I’m married to a rich husband.”
Monique felt a little embarrassed. She did not expect the bag to be so expensive. The price was an equivalent of a local price of around one hundred eighty thousand yuan.
The sales assistant’s expression did not reveal any emotion as she was not enthusiastic in promoting the bag. It was as if she was trying to hint that the purchase was entirely up to Monique. After all, the brand had a large market and hence many buyers. Perhaps it was the confidence of an international famous brand.
Perhaps it was the confidence of an international famous brand. When Yvonne turned around, she spotted Brucille.
She questioned Monique, “I didn’t notice you! Brucille, you are here too. Why are you out with him, Monique? As I remember that you have never gone out with him alone before, right?”
Cherry was also rather surprised. She echoed Yvonne’s statement, “Yes, just call me if you need someone to go shopping together. Isn’t it embarrassing for you to be out with such a cowardly man?”
Brucille still had a smile on his face, but a ball of rage was burning inside of him. He was a living specimen of the finest men. How could he be an embarrassment?
Following that, he took a deep breath and marched towards the salesgirl, deciding, “I’ll take this bag.”
Sparing him no dignity, Yvonne scoffed, “Well, I’ve never met a man who spends his wife’s money as though he is the one who earned it!”
“Yes, Monique, this is your fault. Since you have allowed him to live off you, aren’t you embarrassed when you go out with him? What’s the point of giving him money to buy things for you?”
Monique’s face began to burn in embarrassment. Although the two of them were her best friends, their accusations of her man being useless of course brought her shame too.
She responded coldly, “I have never given him so much money. He earned that money himself.”
The saleswoman took the bank card from Brucille and reminded, “This bag has the designer’s personal signature. There are only 10 pieces in the world and the price is six hundred and eighty thousand yuan…”
Upon hearing the price, Monique’s heart started to race. She had never expected a handbag to be sold at such a high price.
If it was just one hundred thousand, the spending limit of three hundred thousand of her bank card would still allow the purchase. At the moment, she didn’t want to be embarrassed in front of her friends, but she couldn’t possibly afford 680 thousand.
Yet, Brucille responded ever so calmly, “It doesn’t matter. It’s a gift for my wife, so 680 thousand is worth it. Even 6. 8 million is not a concern.”
“Swipe my card…”
When the saleswoman saw Brucille’s generosity, she quickly managed the purchase for him. During the whole process, the three women stood at the store entrance, completely in shock.
Yvonne simply did not believe that Monique could afford to give Brucille a sum of 680 thousand yuan as pocket money.