Chapter 268 I didn't expect Qiao Xing to be so poor

“Um… she said it was domestic violence.” After saying that, Yang Xu, with his strong survival instinct, added, “But I’m not sure if she’s talking about you, so I called to ask.”

"Domestic violence?"

Qin Ce's mind went blank for a moment, and he subconsciously thought of what happened last night.

Does that mean that constitutes domestic violence to her?

That can't be!

Seeing his silence, Yang Xu was also terrified. "Brother Qin, could it be that you..."

"Shut up!" Qin Ce interrupted him coldly. "It wasn't me."

"What's the meaning?"

"She's probably asking on behalf of someone else. Contact her again and see what she has to say."

"Oh, okay." Yang Xu breathed a sigh of relief, said a few words casually, and then hung up.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Ce thought for a moment, then opened his contacts and dialed a number.

The call was quickly connected, and a man's voice came from the other end: "President Qin."

"How's the investigation going with Wang Qin?"

"Yes, I found it. I was just about to report it to you when Wang Qin's husband showed up. The two of them stayed in the house for more than three hours last night before Lin Qiang left the rented house and hasn't gone back yet."

"Also, Lin Qiang's information has been sent to your email address. Please check your inbox."

Qin Ce gave a faint "hmm," and said, "Keep an eye on him."

"Okay, is there any action needed?"

"No need for now, just keep an eye on him. If he dares to make a move on Qiao Xing, you don't need to show any mercy."

"Yes, Mr. Qin."

Qin Ce hung up the phone, casually tossed it on the table, raised his hand to tug at his collar, still feeling hot, and then unbuttoned the collar.

Oh shit!

Yang Xu was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

Qiao Xing, who was still in the mall, was unaware of all this; she and Bai Yi were still returning items at the Cartier boutique.

The saleswoman is asking Bai Yi why she returned the item.

Bai Yi simply and directly said, "I don't like it."

"Madam, I'm so sorry, but we cannot process returns."

Bai Yi frowned. "Why can't we get a refund?"

The saleswoman smiled and said, "This is a special luxury item, and it should also be stated on the receipt that it is non-refundable once sold, but it can be exchanged once within seven days provided that it does not affect resale."

Bai Yi frowned even more deeply.

Qiao Xing had never seen these luxury goods before, and it was the first time she had ever heard that luxury goods could not be returned. Online shopping was definitely the better option.

"Team Leader Bai, shall we go?" Qiao Xing whispered.

Undeterred, Bai Yi asked again, "Is it really impossible to get a refund?"

"Excuse me, ma'am, you can take a look at other styles."

Bai Yi grabbed the box from the counter, turned around, and walked out.

Qiao Xing quickly caught up, "Team Leader Bai..."

Bai Yi paused, turned to look at her, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Are you angry?

"I'm not angry, I'm just annoyed. Of all the cigarettes I could smoke, I had to choose this one, and it's a men's cigarette at that. I can't return it, so what am I supposed to do with it?"

"Didn't she say it was okay to exchange it? You can exchange it for a lady's one."

Bai Yi looked at her with a deep gaze, "Wearing a 200,000 yuan watch? Am I crazy?"

"..." Qiao Xing glanced at the clothes she was wearing and felt they weren't cheap either.

Noticing her gaze, Bai Yi explained, "It's fake."

"ah……"

“All those brand-name items I own were gifts from Jiang Wang. I thought they were genuine before, but when I returned them, they told me they were high-quality fakes.”

Qiao Xing was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Jiang Wang, such a rich second-generation, would do such a thing?

Bai Yi sighed and glanced at the watch in his hand. "He's a rich second-generation, all talk and no action. He doesn't have much money."

Qiao Xing was about to say a few words of comfort to her when Bai Yi said, "But he's still richer than us. As long as he can give me 100,000 a month, it doesn't matter if the gifts he gives me are fake."

Qiao Xing swallowed the words of comfort that were on the tip of her tongue.

It seems Bai Yi wore this high-fashion replica to match Jiang Wang.

That makes sense, Bai Yi doesn't care about other people's opinions. Even if people recognize that she's wearing fakes, she doesn't feel ashamed.

This actually saved me the trouble of buying clothes myself.

"So, it seems that Young Master Jiang treats you quite well."

"He treats every woman pretty much the same."

"Forehead……"

"Forget it, I'll just sell it online."

Bai Yi took Qiao Xing to a milk tea shop. After sitting down, he took out his phone to take pictures and put the watch up for sale online.

The price might be much lower.

Qiao Xing sipped her milk tea, watching Bai Yi across from her operate her phone, feeling somewhat bored.

"Huh? Sister-in-law?"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Qiao Xing instinctively turned around and saw Shi Yi standing behind her, arm in arm with her friend.

Before Qiao Xing could speak, Shi Yi pulled Luo Ying over and sat down without any hesitation.

Are you shopping at a mall?

Qiao Xing nodded, then glanced down at Shi Yi, who was carrying several shopping bags. "Yes, are you the same?"

Shi Yi nodded with a smile, "Why isn't Brother Qin Ce with you?"

"He's at work."

"Oh..." Shi Yi's gaze shifted to the box containing the watch on the table. She exclaimed "Wow!" and picked up the box. "Cartier, did your sister-in-law buy it?"

Bai Yi, who was looking at his phone, suddenly looked up and saw Shi Yi. The woman had already opened the box and taken out the watch.

"Are you buying this for Qin Ce, a man?"

Qiao Xing reminded her, "This is our team leader Bai."

Shi Yi was taken aback for a moment, then quickly put the watch back and handed it back to Bai Yi with a smile, "I'm sorry, I thought it was your sister-in-law's."

Bai Yi looked at her for a while, then glanced at Qiao Xing.

For some reason, her expression turned meaningful. She stopped looking at her phone and smiled, saying, "This is indeed mine, but I didn't expect my boyfriend to dislike it."

Qiao Xing was completely puzzled when he heard this.

What is she doing...?

Shi Yi blinked, quite indignantly, "How could your boyfriend be like this? This looks like a new model, a limited edition, and he doesn't even like such an expensive watch. He's such a typical straight man."

Bai Yi nodded, "Qiao Xing said her husband likes this style, so I asked her out to sell it to her. We're discussing the price right now."

Just as Qiao Xing was about to speak, Bai Yi gave her a look that told her to shut up.

Qiao Xing awkwardly shut his mouth and remained silent.

"Can I take a look?" Shi Yi asked.

Bai Yi nodded: "See? I didn't expect Qiao Xing to be so poor that he can't even afford a watch. I'm going to put it up for sale online."

Qiao Xing was once again caught in the crossfire. She sipped her milk tea and looked at Bai Yi with a complicated expression.

Shi Yi smiled, put the watch back, and glanced at Qiao Xing again, "Sister-in-law, how much money are you short? How about I lend it to you?"

Qiao Xing waved her hands repeatedly, "No need, no need, it's so expensive I couldn't pay it back even if I borrowed money, so forget it, I'll just buy him a high-quality replica later..."

"You're buying high-quality replicas to give to Brother Qin Ce?"

"Well... he wouldn't know anyway." Qiao Xing said casually. She didn't know if Qin Ce understood, but with his current salary, he probably hadn't ever carried such a luxury item before, right?

Unexpectedly, Shi Yi laughed when she heard this. "He doesn't understand?"