My gorgeous wife
Chapter 250 - 228: I want everything except this one.

Chapter 250: Chapter 228: I want everything except this one.

After making the arrangements, Catherine and the others began to go about their own tasks, and the Palace of the Nether King also started to operate.

At the same time, after Alice took charge of The Dark Division, Li Chen transferred all the previous members of The Dark Division to be under Alice’s command. Alice herself also began to cultivate people for The Dark Division and started investigating news about the Ghost King.

Simultaneously, Chu Pojun and Zu Gu, among others, also began leading their people to topple all the forces of the Ghost King distributed in Vancouver.

A purge was swiftly underway, but the Ghost King’s shadow was still nowhere to be seen.

Li Chen had been in Vancouver for some time now, but he had decided he would not return until he had eliminated the Ghost King, who remained a thorn in his side. Although the more significant threat, Shadow, had been dealt with, the Ghost King was still at large.

Moreover, leaving the Ghost King at large was risky as he might stir up trouble behind the scenes. Should the Ghost King join forces with other powers to confront him, it would become quite troublesome.

...

The next day, Li Chen walked on the street, idly strolling about.

No news had come from the Palace of the Nether King, and he was somewhat bored, so he came out to relax.

At that moment, Li Chen once again encountered Audrey.

He went up to greet her, and Audrey also smiled in response.

"Li Chen, we meet again."

"Audrey, you’ve become even more beautiful," Li Chen said with a slight smile.

"Thank you," Audrey replied with a small smile, clearly happy to see Li Chen.

"Are you shopping for clothes?" Li Chen asked.

Audrey nodded, "I’m planning to get some new clothes."

"Then let’s do it together." Li Chen gave a slight smile and then reached forward to take Audrey’s small hand.

Audrey’s face blushed slightly, but she did not refuse and followed Li Chen down the street ahead.

The two walked down the street like a couple, and as they walked, Li Chen even pinched Audrey’s small hand playfully.

Soon, they entered a clothing store.

Immediately, a sales associate came up to assist Audrey in choosing clothes, with Li Chen following at her side.

"Miss, what kind of clothes would you like?" the sales associate asked with a smile.

"A dress."

Audrey looked around and commented that the clothes in the store were actually quite beautiful.

The sales associate continued to introduce them, but Audrey suddenly caught sight of an incredibly dazzling dress, adorned with jewels and looking extraordinarily glittering.

It was an evening dress. Beside it were several similarly beautiful and glittering dresses of the same type.

In an instant, Audrey was attracted to these dresses.

"This dress would look stunning on you. You’d definitely be the center of attention, and your boyfriend would be captivated," the sales associate said with a small smile, seeing that Audrey was tempted and adding fuel to the fire.

Audrey was indeed tempted, behind her, Li Chen also smiled faintly, "Then try it on."

Audrey nodded but accidentally caught sight of the price tag: 12999.

Instantly, Audrey stopped in her tracks.

"What’s wrong?"

The sales associate asked with a smile.

"It’s too expensive, I can’t afford it," Audrey shook her head, "I’ll look at the others instead."

Upon hearing this, the sales associate’s eyes flashed with disappointment; it seemed they had encountered another penniless ghost.

"The others are not as nice, and as for the price, you won’t save much," the sales associate’s demeanor suddenly turned cold, and the smile vanished from her face.

Li Chen frowned from behind. The sales associate’s attitude had changed too quickly; it seemed that not only in Huaxia but also abroad, there were sales associates who were only interested in money.

Not just this sales associate, but several idle colleagues nearby were also whispering among themselves.

"I knew she couldn’t afford it. After all, that dress is too expensive."

"Yeah, you can tell by her clothes that she doesn’t have money."

The sales associates whispered, but all of it reached Li Chen’s ears.

He couldn’t help feeling angry.

On Audrey’s side, after hearing the sales associate’s comment, she lowered her head slightly, "Then I, I should try another store instead."

As Audrey was about to leave, Li Chen stopped her.

"I think this dress looks quite nice. Let’s try it on first, then we’ll decide," Li Chen said smilingly.

Audrey hesitated a bit, "But, it’s really too expensive, I don’t have that much money on me right now."

"It doesn’t matter, try it on first," Li Chen said with a smile.

"Well, okay then." Persuaded by Li Chen, Audrey went to try on the dress, and the sales associate, seeing Li Chen, had her eyes light up, perhaps he was a big spender.

For a moment, the sales associate’s demeanor changed completely, now all smiles, she hurriedly led Audrey to the fitting room.

Witnessing this change of face, a cold laugh escaped Li Chen’s heart.

It wasn’t long before Audrey emerged wearing the dress, which indeed looked stunning on her, and she would undoubtedly be the shining center of attention at the party.

"Very beautiful," praised Li Chen.

The sales associate also lavished praise, "You really are the most beautiful person I’ve seen in this dress."

However, the sales associate’s attention was on Li Chen; as long as he nodded, it was likely the dress would be bought. However, unexpectedly, Li Chen frowned, "This dress seems to have a slight imperfection."

At his words, the sales associate felt a chill in her heart and directly asked, "Then, do you still want this dress?"

"No longer, it’s not that great-looking."

Audrey felt a pang of disappointment, and the sales associate, hearing Li Chen’s words, suddenly got somewhat angry. If you’re not going to buy it, why waste my time trying it on?

"Then hurry up and take it off," the sales associate said coldly, while her colleagues looked on at Audrey as if watching a joke.

At that moment, Li Chen spoke indifferently, "Aside from this one, I’ll take everything else."

The previously grim-faced sales associate was suddenly taken aback, seemingly unable to process his words, and asked, "What, what did you say?"

"Not this one," Li Chen pointed at the dress on Audrey, and then pointed to several others still on display, "I’ll take all of those."

What?

The sales associate was dumbfounded and not at all responsive, and those female colleagues who had been gossiping were instantly shocked.

The sales associate looked astounded, but needing confirmation, she asked again, "You, you’re saying you want all of them?"

"Correct, wrap them up," said Li Chen indifferently.

In the midst of the dumbstruck gazes of the other sales associates, Li Chen took out a card. As the sales associate who took the bank card was about to have Li Chen input his PIN, Li Chen said detachedly, "The password is six sixes."

Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, the sales associate input the password and then, catching sight of the balance on the card, was instantly dumbfounded.

How many digits is this?

One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million, ten million, a billion, ten billion???

The sales associate was stupefied, rubbing her eyes vigorously, wondering if the numbers on the screen were fake.

However, for the Palace of the Nether King, this amount of money was but a drop in the ocean. In the heyday of the Palace of the Nether King, the income was terrifyingly immense.

This card was but one that Catherine had given him; it could be used freely anywhere in the world.

Seeing the amount of money on the card, the sales associate was dumbstruck, but after coming to her senses, she hurriedly handed the card back to Li Chen with both hands, presenting it most respectfully.

Her colleagues, even without seeing the numbers on the card, were stunned simply by Li Chen’s purchase of the batch of dresses; truly a case of acting rarely but with a startling impact when he did.

Audrey, looking at how the sales associate placed the bag filled with dresses into her hands with such enthusiasm, still couldn’t quite believe it.

"Take it, consider it a gift from me," said Li Chen with a slight smile.

Audrey looked at the several dresses inside the bag, which were equally beautiful, and she knew she would look different in each of them.

Initially stunned, Audrey now burst with excitement, having not expected Li Chen to buy them for her on the spot.

In her excitement, Audrey kissed Li Chen on the cheek.

"Thank you, Li Chen," Audrey said, overcome with emotion.

"If you really want to thank me, there will be an opportunity tonight," Li Chen said with a slight smile, speaking softly, his words laden with suggestion.

An opportunity tonight? What kind of opportunity?

Although Audrey blushed at the understanding of his implication.

"The dress you’re currently wearing doesn’t look very nice; let’s buy another one, change right away," Li Chen suggested.

The sales associates watched as Li Chen nonchalantly bought another dress for Audrey, and they could not help but envy her to the extreme. How great it would be if Li Chen were their husband or boyfriend.

The faces of the sales staff were filled with envy; after all, who wouldn’t want a tall, rich, and handsome boyfriend in this day and age?

Audrey put on the new dress and came out, her bewitching allure simply dazzling to behold.

Li Chen beckoned her over, and once Audrey approached, he smiled softly and then kissed her on the lips.

Audrey didn’t expect Li Chen to act so suddenly but soon closed her eyes to savor the moment, while the staff members were even more envious of the domineering CEO’s tall, rich, and handsome manner.

After about a full minute, Li Chen released Audrey’s lips, smiled faintly, took her by the hand, and walked out, leaving behind a crowd of astonished sales associates and cashiers.

"Oh my, if only he were my boyfriend," one cashier said with a face full of longing.

Li Chen led Audrey out of the store and continued shopping. At that moment, Audrey’s heart was brimming with sweetness, her happiness at full throttle. She wished she could keep holding hands with Li Chen just like this.

As they walked down the street, they suddenly heard screams coming from an alley ahead. Li Chen was startled, recognizing the cries as being in Huaxia language.

"Ah!"

The intense screams made Li Chen frown and head towards the alley.

When he arrived at the alley, he found a group of white men bullying a Chinese person.