Chapter 5: You’ve Got Your Money’s Worth with these Hundred Thousand Flowers

Still pretending not to know me? Acting like I'm just some gigolo she hired? Fine, very fine! I'd like to see how long she can keep up this act! Kris Cooper took a deep breath. "Want a discount? Alright. Since you've had me for the night, we'll call it an all-nighter!" Booking a spot for an all-nighter at an internet cafe is always cheap, she recalled. Surely, booking him for the whole night would be more cost-effective than paying by the hour! "Okay, okay!" Vera Wave chirped, a fawning smile plastered on her face. "So... how much for the all-nighter?" Kris Cooper registered her expression. The corner of his lips lifted into a charming smile, and his sensual lips parted to softly utter two words. "100,000." Upon hearing this completely unexpected figure, Vera's expression changed instantly. 100,000? He might as well just ask for my life! "Why don't you just go rob a bank!" The man gritted his teeth silently. "And that doesn't even include the 100,000 I paid for your grandmother's hospital bill, or your emergency treatment costs, which totaled 367. You have to pay me back for those too!" "What 'all-nighter'? You didn't even provide any services! You just sat here all night and now you want to get paid? Who knows how good your 'skills' are? What if you're all show and no go? This is fraud! I'm going to report you to the consumer protection agency!" All show and no go?! Kris Cooper raised his hands and pushed her down onto the pillow. "Alright then, I'll provide that service for you right now!" It happened so suddenly that Vera almost gasped for breath. When she focused her eyes, the man's face was already right in front of hers. Morning light streamed in from the side of the curtains, casting a pale golden glow on his face. Staring at that exquisite countenance so close to hers, Vera's heart instantly began to pound erratically. "N-no... no need..." The sunlight also landed on her face, dyeing the fine hairs on her cheek a pale gold. Looking at her pink lips, nervously parted, and remembering the previous night's interrupted business, Kris Cooper felt his mouth go dry. The corners of his lips curled up into a roguish, charming smile. "How could that be acceptable? I must prove to you that your 100,000 is money well spent!" "No..." Before she could refuse, his lips descended upon hers. An overpowering masculine aura instantly enveloped her. It felt as if every sensory nerve in her body had suddenly converged on her lips and tongue. Vera felt her chest tighten, and her mind instantly went blank. A few seconds later, she snapped back to her senses and hurriedly raised her hands, struggling with all her might to push his body away. "Your skills are... excellent! N-no... no need for proof! I'll pay, I'll pay!" Of course, the complaint was just an empty threat. Reporting a gigolo? I'd be afraid of getting dragged into it myself! Besides, he said he paid the 100,000 for Grandma's surgery. No matter what, he did help me out. I can't be completely heartless. It's just that... when you're poor, your ambitions tend to shrink. And the price always needs to be haggled down. "My star Oppa!" Vera scrambled up, grabbing Kris Cooper's arm. Her voice turned as saccharine sweet and soft as possible. "Look, it's just me and my grandma, scraping by. I haven't even graduated yet, so I definitely don't have that much money. Since you're such a good person, could you see it through and give me a discount? How about we forget those little odds and ends? I'll pay back every cent of the 100,000 for the hospital fees. But for that... that 1,000,000 all-nighter fee... could you give me, say... a ninety-percent discount? Just 10,000 USD. What do you think?" The 100,000 for the hospital fees, not a cent less, definitely. As for his 'service fee'... he didn't just kiss me, he groped me several times! And I'm supposed to pay him for that? No matter how you slice it, he's the one making a killing here!