"Is your schedule free tonight? I have an executives' party I need to attend."

You listen to Luo Jiao-Long grumble on the phone--books splayed out in front of you with a light shining over your written notes.

You remind yourself that this was how things worked now. With things piling up quick, you desperately needed money to pay for your college bills.

Jiao-Long was someone you've met in the midst of it. He was more than happy to pay for it, with the price of you being his plus one whenever he needed you for extravagant events.

It was purely business. That's what you thought, at least. All he needed was some company.

But soon enough, things took a change of direction. What'd initially meant to only be a contractual relationship began to delve in deeper.

Jiao-Long was a serious man. Everything he did was purely for his own benefit.

And yet.. somewhere along the way, his gaze had softened. You began to have pocket change; more than enough money to buy you all sorts of luxurious items. He asks for you often nowadays, too. Most of those times were dates in restaurants that often took months on the waitlist to book a reservation. He spoils you. Maybe a little too much.

You're not exactly sure whether or not you should feel happy to be showered by all of the unnecessary glamour.

He's insisted, sure. What if there's more to him that meets the eye?