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Sheffield raised his eyebrows and said, "One kilo then."

"Oh, okay. Just wait for a minute." The tea expert went into the shop, either to get the tea or to call the boss.

Evelyn shot a glance at Sheffield and thought, 'As a vice department director of a hospital, his monthly bonus and dividends, combined with his salary, should be way less than the worth of a kilo of this tea.' So, she said to him, "You don't need to feel uncomfortable about the price. Since you treated me to dinner and snacks last time, consider this my treat."

Sheffield felt wounded. "Do I look that poor?" he asked, distressed.

"Yes." She nodded and said to him in all seriousness, "So, stop wearing such expensive clothes and accessories. You should save money for your wedding."

She had noticed that he had been wearing luxury brands for the past three days. Even the watch on his left wrist was worth a million dollars. His salary could be no more than tens of grand a month, which was not enough for him to squander away like this.

Sheffield scratched his short hair and said, "No, it's not like that. I do have enough money for my wedding..."

"Do you rely on your parents? To tell the truth, I am not in any position to scold you; I depend on my parents too." Everything she had today was given by her parents. She was just born rich.

"There are different kinds of dependence. Your family is rich, so there is nothing wrong with you spending your parents' money. There are young adults, whose parents don't make much money; but they still live off their family's earnings. That should be condemned." Sheffield scorned that kind of behavior. He never spent his father's money.

Evelyn listened to his smart words and thought it made sense. For the first time in her life, she no longer felt guilty about spending so much of her parents' money.

A woman in her forties or fifties walked towards them from the shop. She looked like the store owner. The lady was dressed very differently, and was followed closely by the tea expert who had a cup in his hand.

The proprietress looked at the two youngsters up and down with a smile. "Do you want to drink the best oolong tea of our plantation?"

Sheffield added casually, "Never mind me. She wants to try it, so brew the best kind."

The woman smiled at Evelyn. "Your boyfriend treats you well."

to look at Evelyn from head to toe, trying to

"Let's start brewing the tea,

imposing aura Evelyn gave off. It was normal for a man to have such

glanced at Sheffield, who was fair and neat, and wondered if he was a kept man; a boy toy for the

to think of her customers that way, the store owner grabbed the tea leaves from the tea expert beside her, and made the tea

woman's words. It looked like he had gotten a step closer to

the next few minutes,

conversation between the couple and waited

out a card from his wallet and gave it to the lady. "Settle the bill, please. Send the tea leaves she just picked to

expert next to her, "Go and get the

"Okay."

Evelyn came back, Sheffield had already swiped his card. She saw the tea expert put away the credit card machine. "You

down, he pointed to the leaves on the table, which had cost over $50, 000 a kilo. "I've already

can take all of this and drink it

flip of his tongue. He didn't mind as long as

to the car. I have somewhere to be tonight and won't be coming back, so I can't drive you back to the guesthouse." Sheffield stood up from his seat, took her hand, and told the tea expert, "Send these to my

"Yes, sir."

too. "Where are you going?"

a sly grin, he asked,

"Forget I asked."

evening. It will be too late for me to come back afterwards. How about I take you with me and introduce you to them as my

broke free of his grip. "Stay away

the Emperor which was parked on the side of the road. He took over Tayson's job and opened the door for her. Like an honest gentleman, he bowed and said, "Your Highness, your crystal

She straightened her back and got

closed the door