Chapter 82

Manshi covered her face and looked up. When she saw that it was Li Qian, her eyes were panicked for a moment. She quickly lowered her head and was about to leave with the bucket and mop.

Li Qian stepped forward and blocked Man Shi's way. "You want to leave after you've soiled my clothes?"

Manshi lowered her head, the hair tucked behind her ears scattered in front of her face from the slap, covering half of her face. She whispered, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Li Qian sneered: "You didn't do it on purpose, could it be that I did it on purpose?"

Man Shi lowered her head and said nothing. She tried to leave but was blocked. "Please move aside. I still have work to do."

Li Qian looked down at the disheveled and shabby Man Shi with a look of contempt and disdain, "I didn't expect you to end up like this. Your whole wardrobe combined can't even match my manicure."

Manshi gripped the mop tightly, the rough, distinct joints gleaming white from the force. "Please move aside."

Li Qian: "You want to leave after you've soiled my clothes? Do you know how much this dress of mine is worth?"

Manshi lowered her eyes. "I can help you clean it."

Li Qian was so amused, as if she had just heard a ridiculous joke. "Oh, the dignified Miss Man is actually washing my clothes?"

Man Shi: "I don't know this Miss Man you are talking about."

Li Qian narrowed her eyes as she looked at the haggard and emaciated Man Shi. She saw the once proud and arrogant person now reduced to such a humble state. She said cheerfully, "I don't want you to wash it either. How about this? I bought this skirt for 88,000 yuan. I don't want more. Just give me 40,000 yuan."

Manshi's knuckles turned even whiter as she gripped the mop. "I can help you wash it."

Li Qian walked around Man Shi twice, looked her up and down, and said in surprise, "No way! You spend money like water, and now you can't even come up with 40,000 yuan?"

Manshi lowered her head and repeated, "I can help you clean it."

Li Qian sneered, "Wash it with your dirty hands? This skirt of mine needs to be cleaned at a luxury dry cleaner. Are you worthy of it?"

Man Shi endured and said, "What do you want?"

Wen Manqing, who was making rounds not far away, heard the argument and hurried over, asking, "What happened?"

Li Qian smiled and said, "It's nothing. The cleaning lady in your store soiled my clothes. I'm negotiating with her for compensation."

Wen Manqing looked at the tiny, barely perceptible black dots on Li Qian's skirt, then turned to look at Man Shi, who was looking down and silent, and asked, "How much compensation do you want?"

Li Qian: "Not much, 40,000 yuan."

Wen Manqing frowned, "Forty thousand?"

Li Qian folded her arms, "Why, are you trying to protect the cleaning lady in your store?"

Li Qian emphasized the word "Auntie" particularly.

Nan Tao, upon hearing the noise, put down her work and rushed over. Upon hearing this, she immediately defended him, "What auntie? I see you're five or six years older than Xiao Shi. If Xiao Shi is an auntie, then what are you? A grandma?"

When the netizens watching the live broadcast heard this, they burst into laughter.

[Hahaha, our Taozi knows how to be sharp-tongued.]

[Why didn't I realize that Taozi's mouth was so powerful before? ]

[Well said. I've disliked this Li Qian for a long time.]

[I don't know if this girl's boyfriend is blind, actually choosing someone with such character as his girlfriend.]

[It was clearly Li Qian who bumped into someone, but she turned around and blamed the cleaner.]

[What kind of woman is this? She slaps people all the time. Call the police immediately.]

[She acts like a little bird in front of a man, but then changes her expression the moment she turns around. Even magic tricks can't match her expression.]

Li Qian's face turned pale. "Who are you talking about, old lady?"

Nan Tao blinked innocently, "Is there something wrong with what I said? Xiao Shi looks younger and prettier than you, of course..."

Manshi hurriedly grabbed Nantao, shook her head and said that she was fine and that she should not quarrel with the guests for her sake.

When Nan Tao saw the red five-finger mark on Man Shi’s right cheek, her face suddenly darkened.

Manshi lowered her head as usual, and the loose hair around her ears fell down again, covering half of her face.

Nan Tao reached out, pinched Man Shi's chin, lifted it up, looked at the red and swollen finger marks on her right cheek, and said softly, "Does it hurt?"

Manshi's heart shuddered, her eyes dodged, she lowered her eyes, and whispered, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt."

Nan Tao: "She hit me?"

The whole poem is silent.

Nan Tao withdrew her hand and turned to look at Li Qian, sizing her up and down. "Did you hit her?"

Wen Manqing noticed the five finger marks on Manshi's face, looked at Li Qian with a cold face, and said in a deep voice: "Miss, Manshi is a cleaner in our store. What qualifications do you have to hit someone?"

Li Qian: "She bumped into me and stained my clothes. Should I not have hit her? Do you know how expensive this dress of mine is?"

Nan Tao sneered: "A torn skirt."

Li Qian screamed, "What do you mean by a torn skirt? This skirt cost 88,000 yuan. Do you know the value of it?"

Nan Tao looked Li Qian up and down with an ignorant look in her eyes: "You are so petty, are you a nouveau riche?"

After saying that, he tilted his head and looked at Wen Manqing, "Qingqing, is 88,000 yuan worth of clothes very expensive?"

Wen Manqing agreed, "How can it be expensive? My cheapest dress is more expensive than this one."

Nan Tao looked at Li Qian with a smile: "It seems that you are really poor. Such cheap and rubbish clothes are like treasures."

Li Qian couldn't help but roar, "You two are pretenders. If you had money, you would open a B&B here. Do you think I would believe you?"

Nan Tao and Wen Manqing looked at each other and said in unison: "Don't you know us?"

Li Qian sneered: "Who do you think you are? Are you worthy of my knowing? After all this time, you are not going to pay the money back, are you?"

Nan Tao: "What compensation?"

Li Qian: "She stained my clothes, and you won't pay me? Don't worry, since we're old friends, I don't want much. I bought it for over 80,000 yuan, so you only need to pay me 40,000 yuan."

Manshi: "I can help you wash it."

Li Qian sneered: "Are you worthy of washing my skirt?"

Nan Tao looked at the almost visible black water spots on Li Qian's skirt and said, "Forty thousand! Why don't you just go and rob it? Is this a scam?!"

Li Qian's chest was heaving with anger. Just as she was about to say something, she caught a glimpse of Yun Zhe coming in from outside, pushing a suitcase. Her eyes instantly became moist, and she cried silently, "Zhe, please come and help me! They are ganging up on me, wuwuwu."

Upon hearing this, Yunzhe quickly put down the suitcase in his hand and rushed over. Seeing Li Qian's red eyes from crying, he said distressedly, "What happened? Who bullied you?"

When Manshi heard the familiar voice, her body stiffened and she quickly lowered her head, pulling her hair to cover most of her face.

Nan Tao was keenly aware of Man Shi's actions, and her eyes shifted between Man Shi, Li Qian and Yun Zhe.

Yunzhe comforted Li Qian and said in a deep voice, "How can you do business by bullying your customers?"

Li Qian threw herself into Yunzhe's arms, sobbing, "It was that cleaner. She bumped into me and refused to apologize. I really liked this skirt, but considering her pity, I only asked for half the price in compensation. But then she teamed up with the people in the store to bully me. Sob, sob, sob, and even said I was a nouveau riche, petty, and worldly-wise..."

Yunzhe's face was gloomy, and he looked at Nan Tao and the others unkindly. Finally, his gaze fell heavily on the cleaner. Seeing the cleaner's disheveled hair and shabby clothes, he was displeased and said in a loud voice: "Apologize to Qianqian!"

Manshi took two steps back and turned to leave.

Wen Manqing held him back, "Don't be afraid, they are the ones who are wrong, they are the ones who should apologize. Don't worry, we will seek justice for you."

Man Shi pursed her lips and stopped walking, still with her head lowered. Her loose hair covered most of her face, making it impossible to see her expression.

Wen Manqing: "Since you want to apologize, the woman in your arms should apologize to our Xiaoshi first."

Yunzhe frowned in disbelief and said coldly, "Your cleaning staff made a mistake and harmed the interests of the guests, and you actually asked us to apologize?"

Nan Tao took over the conversation and said slowly, "Why, in a society ruled by law, are you so arrogant now that you can slap someone so casually? Since you are unwilling to apologize, let's call the police."

Li Qian was anxious and quickly got out of Yunzhe's arms, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Nan Tao raised an eyebrow: "So? You decided to apologize?"

Yunzhe: "Impossible, my Qianqian is so kind, she wouldn't even hit a cat, wouldn't even step on a flower, how could she possibly hit someone?"

Nan Tao looked at Yun Zhe with sympathy, as if silently mocking him.

Yunzhe looked down at Li Qian and said gently, "Don't be afraid. Let them call the police. It's illegal to make a false report."

Li Qian's face turned pale and blue, changing color over and over again. Finally, she said aggrievedly, "I didn't mean to do that. You know I love this skirt the most. She bumped into me and I refused to admit it. My skirt was even stained. I was so angry that I accidentally hit her. Wuwuwu... I didn't mean to do that. I regretted it so much after I hit her..."

Yunzhe was initially incredulous and unable to accept Li Qian's explanation, but when he heard her express deep remorse and say it was an accident, he felt that Li Qian was still the kindhearted girl in his heart, so he said, "My Qianqian didn't mean it. Why are you being so unreasonable? Cleaning lady, don't go too far. Qianqian is always gentle. Although she slapped you, you soiled her skirt, so it's fair, right?"

Man Shi remained silent, still lowering her head, her hair covering half of her face, and a hint of sneer and self-mockery appeared at the corner of her mouth hidden by her hair.

Nan Tao and Wen Manqing looked at each other, their expressions indescribable.

Zhou Mei and Jiang Hui, who rushed over after hearing the noise, happened to hear this conversation and were also stunned.

Jiang Hui said, "Being hit for a skirt, and it was intentional? What kind of weird joke is this?"

Yunzhe recognized actress Jiang Hui and suspected they were recording a show. His expression changed, "What are you doing..."

Before she finished speaking, Li Qian cried and said, "I really didn't mean it. What else do you want from me? She made my skirt dirty, why didn't you blame her?"

Zhou Mei: "A torn skirt and a slap in the face?"

Nan Tao: "That's a real bargain. Human dignity is not as good as dead things."

Jiang Hui: "That's ridiculous."

Wen Manqing: "As expected, they are a couple, made in heaven."

Li Qian was devastated and shouted, "My skirt isn't torn! I don't have one! How can you say that to me?"

Li Qian threw herself towards Yunzhe feeling wronged, seeking comfort.

Yunzhe didn't know why, but his attitude suddenly changed. He took two steps back, looked at Li Qian with a complicated expression, and gently scolded her: "Qianqian..."

Li Qian's attack was in vain, and she was once again subjected to Yunzhe's accusing gaze. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she bit her lip and said in a grievance, "You also think I'm wrong, don't you?"

Yunzhe had a gloomy face and didn't say anything.

Li Qian felt wronged, tears filling her eyes. Unable to accept the situation, she shouted, "I did this for you! Do you know who this cleaner is?"