Tao Ye made his fortune merely a little over a decade ago, and while he's purported to have a net worth in the billions of US Dollars, it mainly represents his company's value; his personal cash holdings probably don't even compare to the pocket money Lu Qingqing gets from her parents, let alone making him capable of splurging like Fu Yisheng, who has the accumulation of his parents' wealth over several decades, a feat far beyond the reach of a poor kid like him.
Who doesn't know that most of the good stuff is in the hands of the tycoons who got rich early? Nowadays, they are simply priceless.
Take for example the Twisted Bracelet Lu Qingqing wore today; with Tao Ye's means, even if he were willing to pay a high price, he couldn't purchase one, let alone a matching pair, an identical pair at that.
Tao Ye is very self-aware and never considered standing shoulder to shoulder with the old-moneyed elite.
