The Sanya International Duty-Free City was massive.
It was divided into two phases, connected by a sky bridge.
Phase One was for shopping sprees, mostly filled with major luxury brands.
Phase Two housed boutique shops and food and beverage services.
However, to shop at the duty-free city, you had to have your ID and a ticket for a flight departing the island.
Otherwise, you’d face the awkward situation of picking out a pile of things only to be unable to check out.
Qi Sheng and the others were headed for Phase One of the duty-free city.
The first thing they saw upon entering was a vast, open space.
They found a floor directory and saw that Phase One was also split into Blocks A and B.
The first floor of Block A was dominated by major makeup and skincare brands like La Mer and SK-II.
The first floor of Block B featured jewelry and watch brands like IWC, Piaget, Bvlgari, Prada, Gucci, and Omega.
For the girls, this was a rare opportunity to stock up, and they definitely weren’t going to miss it.
The major skincare brands on the first floor of Block A had all shed their lofty airs and were running sales promotions.
Most of them were offering deals like 15% off for three items or 20% off for five items.
Of course, these discounts only applied to items from the same brand.
The shoppers here were almost all girls.
Qi Sheng waited outside, bored, and played on his phone.
The three girls were huddled together, whispering and chattering excitedly.
Du Xinxin exclaimed in amazement, "Oh my god, the Armani foundation that’s originally 580 yuan is only 345 here! And the 500ml Kiehl’s toner, which is usually over 500, is just 350 here."
Tao Siyao was just as excited. "I know, right? The Estée Lauder foundation I bought for 410 last time is only 222 here! And the Shu Uemura eyebrow pencil that costs 200 is just 120. It’s insane!"
Pan Yinuo smiled. "There are exactly three of us, so we can get a discount on anything we buy together. We should stock up. How much are you guys planning to spend?"
"I haven’t spent much of my allowance this month. If I set aside 1,000 for the cafeteria and daily expenses, I can spend 2,000."
Du Xinxin looked at all the luxury brands she normally couldn’t bring herself to buy, now tempting her with what felt like clearance sale prices. Naturally, she wanted to stock up.
"Same here, I can only spend 2,000. What about you, Yaoyao?"
Pan Yinuo looked at Tao Siyao curiously.
’Knowing our rich, beautiful bestie,’ she thought, ’she’ll probably spend at least thirty or forty thousand.’
"I’ll just spend the same as you guys."
Tao Siyao said this through gritted teeth, using all her willpower as she gazed at one coveted item after another.
"What?"
Du Xinxin asked in surprise, "Yaoyao, did your family go bankrupt?"
"Get outta here! My dad’s business is doing great. Don’t jinx it."
Tao Siyao shot Du Xinxin a glare. "I was just thinking, since Qi Sheng bought our plane tickets and arranged for our food and lodging, I should buy him a gift in return."
"Oh, right! I totally forgot about that."
Pan Yinuo was suddenly reminded that she was also getting a free ride, and said through clenched teeth, "In that case, I’ll just spend 500. I’ll save 500 for food and use the other 2,000 to buy Qi Sheng a gift."
She didn’t think Qi Sheng was in need of a small gift from her, but she’d feel bad if she didn’t get him anything.
Of course, both she and Tao Siyao knew perfectly well...
’The gift Qi Sheng probably wants most is our bodies.’
’But that’s something we would never, ever dare to give him.’
’Otherwise, how could we ever face our good friend, Du Xinxin?’
You don’t steal your best friend’s boyfriend. That was a cardinal rule of being a best friend.
Unless you were a "plastic" friend, of course. Then it wouldn’t matter.
"Alright then, let’s all just buy a little less. We can always come back next year and buy more," Du Xinxin said.
Du Xinxin had never considered asking Qi Sheng to buy her these high-end cosmetics.
’Wouldn’t that make me look like one of those materialistic girls?’
If Qi Sheng offered to buy them for her, that would be a sweet gesture from her boyfriend.
But for her to ask for them herself would be going a bit too far.
There are many good girls out there, but most guys just never seem to meet them.
Only scumbags would take advantage of a girl’s mindset like that, swindling them out of both their money and their bodies.

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