Chapter 15 Matching Different Styles

"Both models?"

The sales clerk couldn't quite believe his own ears.

Patek Philippe had always taken the high-end route.

Most clients who came into the store chose watches that cost tens of thousands, or at most a few hundred thousand.

The two models that Su Mu was interested in were both from Patek Philippe's high-end series.

It wasn't that no one bought this kind of high-end series.

Just that Su Mu was buying two models at once.

The clerk could swear on his career up until that point: he really hadn't seen anything like it!

"Sir, these two belong to different styles, do you want both?"

The clerk felt he had to make sure.

This handsome guy's tastes were too diverse, weren't they?

They were clearly two watches of different styles!

"Both, they can match with different styles of clothing."

Su Mu nodded, that was indeed what he thought.

Uh...

The clerk admitted he was making a mountain out of a molehill.

The handsome guy made a good point, different styles of watches go with different styles of clothing.

There was absolutely nothing wrong with that!

It's just that this kind of matching was a bit too expensive, that's all.

"Okay, sir, this diamond-set sports series is 2.36 million."

"This diamond-set business series is 2.99 million."

"That's a total of 5.35 million, will you be paying by card?"

The clerk quickly did the math, his smile growing bigger and bigger.

He could break into the five figures with his commission this month.

"Card."

Pulling out a black card, Su Mu immediately put on the diamond-set sports watch.

He was wearing very casual clothes today, and this watch was a perfect match.

"Alright, sir, please wait a moment."

The clerk took the black card with both hands and went to process the payment.

Now he finally understood where the man's confidence came from.

A black card, no less!

This was the rich among the rich!

"Sir, here's your card."

After completing the payment, the clerk returned Su Mu's card with both hands.

He neatly packed the diamond-set business series watch and handed it to Su Mu.

"Let's go."

Su Mu took Jiang Xinxuan's hand and casually walked out.

"Have a nice day, Mr., Miss," said the clerk.

It wasn't until Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan rounded a corner and disappeared from sight that the clerk returned to the store.

This time the clerk truly understood the life of the wealthy.

So-called matching wasn't just about changing a tie or adding a little accessory.

Look at them, spending over five million on two different series of watches, just to have a good match with their clothing.

The clerk was very impressed now.

Buying watches was Su Mu's main purpose today.

With their purchases made, the two of them casually strolled around.

The Patek Philippe watch worth over two million floated in Su Mu's hand, as carefree as if he were carrying a bag of bread.

"Su Mu, there's a crowd over there, let's go check it out," Jiang Xinxuan said.

At the doorstep of a sketch shop, she saw several young couples, seemingly in good spirits.

Shopping after all is more enjoyable where the crowd is.

Especially since this shop seemed to be very popular with couples.

"Okay."

Su Mu didn't mind what his girlfriend liked.

Both of them entered to find that it was a shop that did live portrait sketching for people.

Some of the young couples were sitting together waiting for their portraits.

While in some cases, the girlfriends were interested and the boyfriends were waiting aside.

Don't mention it, in this era where smartphone beauty filters rule the world.

Such back-to-basics pencil sketching is still quite popular among young people.

"Su Mu, should we get one too?"

Watching several couples snuggled up together, waiting for their sketch portraits to be revealed.

Jiang Xinxuan's heart also tingled with anticipation.

"Sure"

Very cooperative, Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan sat down.

Su Mu casually put his arm around Jiang Xinxuan.

The young man sketching them wore glasses.

He glanced at Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan a few times but said nothing.

He picked up his pencil and paper, and his hand began to move.

Su Mu noticed that the young man's gaze often lingered on Jiang Xinxuan, unintentionally or otherwise.

Everyone desires beauty.

Su Mu wasn't the jealous type. The man's gaze held only pure admiration, without any impure thoughts.

"Done"

For the young man, it was just a job, and his movements were very practiced.

He handed over the drawing paper.

"Let me see."

Jiang Xinxuan excitedly took the paper. It was a different kind of picture of her and Su Mu together.

Jiang Xinxuan remembered that she and Su Mu didn't have a real picture taken together just the two of them.

Su Mu was also curious and leaned forward to take a look.

"How is it?"

Jiang Xinxuan couldn't quite describe what she felt. It seemed to lack something she had imagined.

"It's okay, but it doesn't capture your beauty, nor does it have any vivacity."

Su Mu objectively discussed the drawing with Jiang Xinxuan.

After all, the portrait was just a sketch, capturing their basic outlines.

But it lacked charm.

The portrait also showed that the man had treated it as just a job, without any emotional investment.

Naturally, it could not be considered a good piece of work.

"Are you insulting my profession?"

The man who had been silent all this time flushed red from Su Mu's comments.

The man had already been envious seeing the close intimacy between the beautiful Jiang Xinxuan and Su Mu.

And when he saw the diamond-studded Patek Philippe watch on Su Mu's wrist.

The man became aware of the vast difference between him and Su Mu.

He still thought that even if he couldn't compete with the handsome man financially, he was at least a talented student from an art school and an artist.

Working at this sketching shop was just his way of earning living expenses.

Now, his pride and joy were being criticized as worthless by Su Mu.

The man couldn't accept it.

Su Mu was taken aback. He had simply been providing a truthful opinion.

Why was the man reacting so strongly?

Profession?

If emotionless drawing could be called professional, then Su Mu thought the man was truly insulting the word "profession."

"At best, this is just a job for you. Ask yourself, do you really treat it as your profession?"

"If a drawing without any feeling can be called professional, then we are all professionals."

Due to the man's intense reaction, other people in the shop began to notice the commotion at Su Mu's side.

Hearing Su Mu's words, some people nodded in agreement.

"That handsome guy is right. I also feel this portrait has a mass-produced quality."

"You know, on closer inspection, it really does seem a bit stiff."

Those who had already received their portraits began to look at them seriously and felt there was some truth to what Su Mu had said.

"You, you're just an outsider. Do you know how hard it is to create a portrait like this?"

"Don't criticize without knowing the difficulties. If you think you're capable, why don't you try drawing one yourself?"

Seeing the people around beginning to echo Su Mu's comments, the young man became anxious.

It wasn't just a matter of professionalism anymore.

If he ruined the shop's reputation, he might not be able to keep his job either.

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