The manager of the tea restaurant stepped forward and separated the two people.

They were speaking quite loudly, and Shi Jing, who was not far from them, could hear them clearly.

"Hello sir, I'm the store manager. Is there anything I can help you with?" The store manager was a capable woman in her thirties with a very efficient demeanor.

The chubby man then stopped harassing the young man and looked at the store manager.

"Are you the manager of this store?"

"Manager..." The boy started to say something, but the manager stopped him.

"Yes, sir. You can tell me anything you have questions."

Upon hearing this, the man became arrogant: "You've come at the right time. This person is a contracted artist of our company. He disobeyed the company's arrangements and worked in your store. Shouldn't you give him an explanation?"

This person has a loud voice, and his arrogant attitude is also unpleasant.

Qi Shuang subconsciously took out her phone and started recording in the direction of the person.

While taking pictures, he cautiously approached Shi Jing and said, "This person doesn't look like a good person at all. Could he be a human trafficker?"

Shi Jing glanced at her, somewhat speechless. She also felt that this person didn't seem like a good person, but she doubted that he was a human trafficker.

This guy is a minor artist signed with an agency. No wonder he was a bit wary of her before. Could he be treating her like someone's stalker or something?

I wonder if this person has even debuted. Why would they give up being a proper entertainer to work at a tea restaurant?

"Sir," the store manager said, "Xiao Rong is an employee of our store, and all the procedures have been handled properly. If you have any questions, we can handle them privately. Please understand that this is a business premises."

The fat man persisted: "There's no need to handle anything privately, just fire him."

“Sir, this is not in accordance with regulations.” The store manager also frowned slightly. “Rong Yu did a good job and did not make any mistakes.”

"He's just a temporary worker; it's not a problem to hire someone else. He doesn't have time to work at your store, but he'll definitely participate in any company events we have."

In his previous life, Shi Jing had heard a saying that entertainment companies would sign a lot of young boys, but only one or two would be lucky enough to debut. The rest would have to endure a long wait, and if they couldn't make it, they would have to pay a large sum of money to terminate their contracts. If they didn't have the money, they would just wait until their contracts were terminated, achieving nothing.

She never expected to see a real-life example like this.

For some reason, perhaps it was the resurgence of her past life's fangirl spirit, she couldn't resist the impulse to stand up and walk forward: "Uncle, does your company have contracts that sell you into servitude?"

The man, disturbed by her clear voice, turned to look at her. Seeing that she was a young and pretty girl, he didn't take her seriously: "Don't meddle in other people's business. His guardian has signed a contract with us."

"Guardian? Then why don't you go find his guardian?"

The man rolled his eyes at Shi Jing, not wanting to acknowledge her. Shi Jing, however, was not one to mince words and immediately pulled out her phone: "Hey buddy, which company do you work for?"

"Young lady, don't meddle in other people's business. Our contracts are all legal and valid."

"Yeah, I know, I just wanted to pay my respects."

As more and more people gathered in the store, the man, who was in a bad mood, reached out to push Shi Jing. Before Shi Jing could dodge, the man had already blocked her way.

"Sir, please don't act rashly."

Things took an unexpected turn for the store manager, who was now facing a headache.

The man ignored her and, seeing the boy dare to obstruct him, his anger flared, and he reached out to hit him. Seeing the situation escalating, the store manager quickly called security. Chaos erupted, and in the chaos, Shi Jing was punched. Without hesitation, she scratched the man's face, drawing blood.

"Time Mirror!" Qi Shuang and Qi Yan, who were originally watching, were also dumbfounded. They never expected things to take this turn.

Leaving aside Qi Shuang and Qi Yan, Shi Jing herself hadn't expected this. At first, she was just acting impulsively; she did intend to stage an accident, but she never thought it would actually happen.

She didn't know if this whole mess would cause trouble for the shop and the boy. But she couldn't worry about that right now. In all her years, apart from the time she was blind and suffered in her youth in her previous life and that one sudden act of heroism, she had never been injured before.

Now that things have come to this, she will absolutely not let it go.

As the security guards came to stop her, she shouted in Qi Shuang's direction, "Call the police!"

Without her having to call out, Qi Shuang had already dialed the police. A short while later, the call was answered. Qi Shuang quickly explained the location and situation of the disturbance. Upon hearing that a man had assaulted a minor girl inside the store, the police took the matter very seriously and immediately dispatched officers.

The police arrived in just five minutes. The man, who had been restrained by security guards, didn't have a chance to escape and was caught red-handed by the police.

Shi Jing was punched right in the corner of her mouth, which was slightly cut and bleeding. She looked pitiful, and the policewoman who arrived immediately protected her.

"Little girl, are you alright?"

"Officer, my face hurts."

Upon hearing her say her face hurt, Qi Shuang and Qi Yan anxiously surrounded her.

At this point, the store manager and others were questioned about what had happened, and the store's surveillance footage was copied.

As the boy answered, he looked at her with concern, his eyes almost overflowing with guilt.