Chapter 113 Saw Through at a Glance
Charles gave Jessica over ten thousand carnivals.
Converted to dollars, that was 4 million dollars, which was three times the value of the previous gifts from Mr. Smoke.
The live stream chat exploded with tens of thousands of viewers!
[Didn't Mr. Smoke give her $1.5 million before? Now there's another guy, TomatoCharmoisseur?]
[I'm shocked, seriously shocked. What kind of powerful backer does Jessica have?]
[Could Mr. Smoke and TomatoCharmoisseur be the same person? Their actions are eerily similar!]
[No way, TomatoCharmoisseur was just insulting Mr. Smoke. This must be another big shot who doesn't like Mr. Smoke and wants to compete!]
Jessica was stunned.
At this moment, Charles stopped sending gifts.
He sent a floating message.
TomatoCharmoisseur: [Didn't you say Mr. Smoke was awesome? Where is he?]
As soon as this message appeared, the discussion in Jessica's live stream skyrocketed.
[Is he openly challenging Mr. Smoke?]
[Impressive!]
After sending this message, Charles exited the live stream.
His two roommates had returned to the dorm. As for Tom, it seemed he planned to stay out all night again.
Charles didn't use an alternate account to message Jessica. He thought such probing wasn't good.
'Human nature sometimes can't withstand tests. Girls usually can't refuse a man who treats them well, especially if he's rich. What if I really charmed Jessica with another identity? How would I interact with Jessica in the future?' he thought.
Just then, Charles suddenly received a message from Jessica.
Jessica: [Charles, was that TomatoCharmoisseur in my live stream just now you?]
Seeing this message, Charles was a bit stunned!
'Exposed so quickly? Jessica is too smart!' he tutted.
He didn't admit it right away but replied with a question: [Do you think I'm that bored to insult myself?]
Jessica: [Still saying you're not TomatoCharmoisseur? How else would you know TomatoCharmoisseur insulted you? You cheeky guy, thanks for the gifts!]
Charles: [Wait, I'm not admitting anything. I just checked your live stream and saw some guy insulting me. I was about to confront him!]
Jessica: [Alright, alright, stop pretending. This TomatoCharmoisseur sends gifts just like you. Besides you, who else would give me so much money for no reason? Stop acting!]
'Damn!' Jessica was even smarter than he thought!
His self-directed play was seen through immediately?
'Is my acting really that bad? Doesn't make sense?' Charles reflected carefully.
It really was pretty bad!
Creating an alternate account wasn't the problem, sending gifts to a streamer wasn't either. The problem was that TomatoCharmoisseur's way of sending gifts was too similar to Mr. Smoke's. Both didn't say much and just sent gifts.
With Jessica's understanding of Charles, it would be strange if she didn't suspect him!
Charles felt he should learn from this. He couldn't make the same rookie mistake again!
Luckily, it was Jessica who saw through him this time. If it were Alice, it would be hard to explain!
'Learn from mistakes,' he concluded.
Charles: [Alright, Jessica, I admit it, TomatoCharmoisseur is me!]
Jessica: [I knew it! Charles, don't send me so many gifts in the future. Do you know the platform takes half? You sent $4.6 million, losing $2.3 million. Doesn't that hurt?]
Jessica genuinely didn't want Charles to waste money. Although it could boost her popularity and increase her live stream traffic quickly, losing $2.3 million was a huge hit. She might not earn that much from streaming for years!
Jessica didn't realize that her thinking was already aligned with Charles.
Charles replied: [I just wanted to celebrate your birthday early!]
Seeing Charles's message, Jessica felt warm inside.
[Jessica: Affection +1
Current affection: 94 points]
'Women! They pretend to be considerate, saying they don't want you to send gifts, but why does their affection increase after you do? So real! Too real!' Charles thought.
'No wonder Tom often said, sometimes you have to listen to women in reverse. She says she doesn't want you to buy her gifts, and you really don't buy her gifts...'
Jesse returned to the dorm. The first thing he did was throw a box of chocolates on Charles's bed.
"Charles, I just ran into Lisa downstairs. She said she had a gift for you. Since you didn't answer her calls or messages, she asked me to bring it to you!" Jesse said.
"What?" Charles looked at the pink box of chocolates. His mind went blank.
'Lisa actually sends me a gift? Is the sun rising from the west?' he wondered incredulously.
After knowing Lisa for three years, it was always Charles giving her gifts. When had she ever given him one? He couldn't remember. Maybe once.
Freshman year, Charles was sick, and Lisa suddenly came to give him medicine, which moved Charles deeply. He thought Lisa was like an angel, warming his heart, so he pursued her at all costs.
But after that one time, Lisa never gave him any gift in return in the following three years!
'What a joke. It's already an honor if Lisa accepts my gift. And I expect her to return gift? I must be dreaming!' Charles chided himself.
But unexpectedly, after three years, Lisa was finally returning a gift.
"You guys can have the chocolates that Lisa sent, I can't eat them!" Charles casually threw the chocolates on the desk.
"Charles, it's okay. She used to ignore you. Now, you make her feel inferior. If you don't want to accept her goodwill, let me bear this sweet sin."
"Jesse, I want half too, fair share!"
"Damn! Didn't you say you don't like chocolates?"
"Even if I don't like them, I want half. These are liquor chocolates. They're expensive!"
"······"
The next morning, Charles attended four classes diligently. After lunch, he contacted an agent and went to Harmony Gardens to look at houses.
But after an afternoon of viewing, he wasn't satisfied. Either the price was too high, or the layout was bad.
Charles was decisive when buying a house for Jessica, but for himself, he was hesitant. It seemed he couldn't decide on a house in one day. He needed to see more options.
By 4 PM, Charles drove to the seaside villa community. Garden Villa No. 1 was bustling.
"Wow, Jessica, how much does it cost to rent this villa for a day? It's so luxurious and beautiful!" a student council president asked in amazement as soon as he entered the garden villa.
"Yeah, Jessica, it's just a birthday party, isn't this too extravagant?"
"Extravagant? This is Jessica's own house!" Before Jessica could speak, Sarah had already answered.
"What? This villa belongs to Jessica? How is that possible?" a girl exclaimed in shock.
A group of boys were equally stunned!
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