Instantly, all sound disappeared.

The manager turned around, his obsequious smile instantly vanishing: "What do you mean the card can't be swiped?"

The clerk walked over with a stiff upper lip and whispered, "Manager, it's not just me. I had other colleagues try it too, and none of them could get the money to be processed."

The manager carefully examined the black card to determine its authenticity.

This card is 100% genuine.

He swiped the POS machine again, just as the clerk had said, but it wouldn't process the transaction.

At this moment, the manager's face turned completely dark, as black as charcoal. Just moments before, his expression had been so kind and friendly; now, he was as serious as ever.

"Miss, your black card can't be used. Do you have any other cards?" Seeing the manager looking at her with a questioning gaze, Su Qingjiao, who couldn't stand being slighted, immediately turned cold.

She couldn't stand being treated like that.

What kind of look is that?

Suspect?

She originally intended to ask questions before buying the car, and if the card couldn't be swiped, she would try again; there couldn't be a problem with her card. However, the manager's gaze reminded Su Qingjiao of her impoverished and insecure childhood, damaging her self-esteem.

She stood up abruptly, her mind filled with the disdain in his eyes, and snapped, "What do you mean by that? Do you think I'm here to freeload?"

"This is a black card, an unlimited black card. There are probably no more than three in the entire city of Luzhou! Think about it, can you afford to offend someone who can get a black card?"

"And what kind of look is that? I'm buying a car from you, do you dare doubt me?"

"I'm not buying it!!"

Su Qingjiao suddenly stood up and stormed off. This manager was really looking down on her. If she couldn't swipe her card, it must be a problem with their store.

How dare they question my identity and strength! It's outrageous!

It's fine if she doesn't come to this store; she'll just buy it somewhere else.

Seeing this, the manager stepped forward and stopped Su Qingjiao: "Miss, I apologize for my rudeness just now. I have already called the head office, and the car is on its way."

"There might be something wrong with this card. Do you have any other cards? Please bring out another card to pay."

Su Qingjiao was humiliated in public, and she angrily shouted, "You dare stop me?! Do you want to force me to buy this? I'm not buying it!"

The manager sneered, "If you don't buy it, then I'll have to call the police."

"Did you find this black card? You probably can't afford it, can you?"

The manager looked at Su Qingjiao with disdain. If this woman's identity was truly extraordinary, how could she only have one unlimited black card? Where were the other cards?

Does that mean you can't spend nearly ten million without this black card?

If someone turns away as soon as they hear they can't make money, there's clearly something wrong with them.

Su Qingjiao felt a burning pain on her face, as if she had been slapped. She hated being looked down upon more than anything in her life, so she immediately grabbed her bag and then her watch to show these snobbish people.

"I can't afford it?"

"Every single item on the bag I'm carrying, every single one of them is worth six figures, look closely! They're Cartier! You know what I mean?"

"Watch your tone of voice."

The manager stared intently at Su Qingjiao, squinting as he scanned her up and down, before his tone was full of sarcasm: "I'm not a luxury goods appraiser, who knows if it's a high-quality counterfeit."

"Anyway, you won't be leaving here today if you settle the car issue."

Su Qingjiao was so angry that she was trembling all over. She shouted that she wanted to call the police.

These snobbish people who fawn over the powerful and flatter the weak!

She was just serving me hotpot and being so obedient, but now she's stopping me from leaving the house?

Soon, the police arrived at the luxury car dealership. After understanding the situation, the police also tried using the POS machine, but it was also unable to process the card.

Su Qingjiao then snapped out of her emotional state and focused on the fact that the black card couldn't be used.

How could it not work? She's been using this black card for so long!

Su Qingjiao immediately took out her phone and called the bank to inquire about the reason.

The bank's response was simple: "Sorry, your card has been frozen."

freeze?

How is that possible?

Su Qingjiao realized things were getting out of control. Her face turned deathly pale, and she asked tremblingly, "Why are you freezing my card?"

"You're all crazy. I'm the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, and this card has always been mine."

"I'm telling you, unfreeze me right now! I need to buy a car! Don't you lowly people understand?!"

The specialist on the other end of the phone explained a few things to Su Qingjiao, but seeing that Su Qingjiao wouldn't listen and kept humiliating the specialist in a commanding tone, the specialist hung up the phone directly.

When Su Qingjiao called back, the line was busy.

She finally panicked.

I started to feel uneasy.

The manager witnessed the whole thing and sneered, "Didn't you just say you'd pay when the police arrived? Pay now, we're about to go home."

Su Qingjiao gripped her phone tightly. Without even looking up, she could guess the mocking and disdainful looks people were giving her.

Why is this happening? Why was the black card frozen?

She thought there was something wrong with the store's card reader, which is why she was so brazen and shouted to call the police. She figured the police would prove she wasn't lying when they arrived.

But the result was that the black card was frozen...

In her panic, her first thought was to call Zhou Yi for help.

But how could she call Zhou Yi in front of so many people?

When Zhou Yi arrived, her carefully crafted lie about her background was exposed.

She didn't want to be ridiculed and isolated by her classmates anymore!

She didn't want her classmates to know that she wasn't some rich girl, but rather the nanny's daughter.

Su Qingjiao's exquisite long nails dug fiercely into her flesh. The stickiness on her palms was hard to tell if it was blood or sweat. At this moment, it felt as if she was being pierced by hundreds of gazes, making it difficult for her to lift her head.

He gritted his teeth and said with difficulty, "My card has been temporarily frozen."

"Give me a day, and I will definitely pay tomorrow."

Su Qingjiao forced back her tears, and in that instant, she felt as if she had returned to the time when everyone had wrongly accused her of stealing money.

That's how everyone looked at her back then.

They made her admit her mistake and hand over the stolen money.

From that day on, she vowed that she would definitely make a name for herself, make a lot of money, and make everyone admire and respect her.

The manager frowned upon hearing this.

Seeing that the police were present, it was impossible to forcibly detain the person and prevent them from leaving, so they could only say, "Miss, but the car is already on its way back."

“It’s fine if you don’t buy it, but the transportation from the provincial capital to Luzhou is not cheap, and you will bear the transportation loss.”

"Our company's transportation standards are here, as I just told you. It's more than 100 kilometers from the provincial capital to here. You can leave after paying 10,000 yuan for transportation."

Su Qingjiao clutched the hem of her clothes, wishing she could disappear into the ground.