The warehouse was located on the street, and Xiang Jin's unusual behavior quickly attracted a crowd of onlookers. They looked at Xiang Jin with surprise and began to point and whisper about her.
"What's going on? Why are they rummaging through the trash cans?" Gradually, people in the crowd started taking pictures of this scene.
"I don't know, it seems like it's for finding something for that rich lady."
"You don't need to rummage through the trash can, it stinks too much!"
"It seems to be something valuable..."
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Soon, Xiang Jin finished rummaging through one of the trash cans. She walked to the second trash can and prepared to knock it over.
As soon as the bucket was overturned, a stench immediately filled the entire street, and everyone took several steps back, involuntarily covering their mouths and noses.
Xiang Jin couldn't breathe. She could only search for a while, then turn her head to take a couple of breaths before continuing to search.
Seeing her meekly rummaging through the trash, the crowd's compassion was immediately stirred.
"This is outrageous! How can anyone order people around like this? Just because they're rich, they think they can bully the poor!" The onlookers began to express their indignation.
"Exactly, she lets others find things for her while she sits there without moving an inch, and her assistants don't care at all. Who is she trying to impress with her diva attitude?"
"This is outrageous oppression of the underprivileged! I'm going to film it and expose her!"
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Hearing everyone's comments, Lu Yixuan felt embarrassed. Although she wasn't in the entertainment industry, the Lu family still had its own business reputation. If it were exposed, the Lu family would lose face big time, and she would be ridiculed to death.
But she was unwilling to let Xiang Jin go like that, so she had no choice but to continue sitting there.
“Miss Lu, we’ve already contacted two people. Why don’t we just give up? Master Xiao told you not to cause trouble for Xiang Jin. What if he blames you…” Yu Xingfa couldn’t stand it anymore. He didn’t know what the relationship was between Xiang Jin and Murong Xiao. If he offended Murong Xiao, wouldn’t he be in even more trouble?
It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because the moment Murong Xiao was mentioned, all the thorns on Lu Yixuan's body stood up.
"She's not going to let this go until she's searched all four buckets today! Anyone who has a problem with that, join her in the search!"
Yu Xingfa didn't dare to say anything.
Soon, Xiang Jin finished flipping the second bucket and prepared to knock over the third bucket.
Just then, Sister Ding suddenly rushed out: "No need to look anymore, the necklace isn't in the bucket! The necklace is with me."
She took out a red box from behind her back, inside which was Lu Yixuan's lost necklace.
Everyone was stunned and turned to look at her.
Sister Ding bit her lip, her face extremely pale: "You don't need to ask or guess anymore, I did steal the necklace. So, you can't make things difficult for Xiang Jin anymore, come at me if you have any problems!"
Lu Yixuan was stunned.
She smiled leisurely: "What right do you, a thief, have to negotiate with me? But now that the necklace has been found, you really don't need to search anymore."
Lu Yixuan took the necklace back from Sister Ding and examined it carefully; it was undoubtedly genuine.
So the previous one was fake?
I never expected that her little commotion would actually bring out the thief. Haha, interesting.
"I'll take the necklace first. As for you, you thief, I'll deal with you later." Lu Yixuan was smart. With so many onlookers around, if she made the move herself, she would give others grounds to criticize her. She couldn't escape here, and she could come back another day anyway.
Lu Yixuan left with her people, and Yu Xingfa, with a sullen face, called Sister Ding into the lounge.
The two talked for most of the day. When they came out, Sister Ding's face was deathly pale, and she looked as if her soul had been taken away.
Seeing everyone's concerned looks, she chuckled softly, "I'm sorry, I won't be able to work with you all anymore. I'm sorry, Xiang Jin, for making you feel wronged."
Xiang Jin shook her head. Actually, Sister Ding didn't have to say anything, but she chose to protect herself and tell the truth.
"Sister Ding..." Xie Fangfang was about to cry.
"Why did you steal the necklace, Sister Ding? I really don't understand. Why would you steal it?" Zhang Xiaofu questioned.
Sister Ding gave a stiff smile; it was clear she didn't want to talk.
"When will you leave?" Xiang Jin wrote.
"I won't be coming tonight or tomorrow." Sister Ding's eyes were a little red. "Alright, everyone pack your things and go home. See you again sometime."
Seeing that she didn't want to continue the conversation, the others didn't say anything, and slowly, everyone packed up and left.
Sister Ding was the last to leave.
For the last time, she looked at the place where she had worked for several years, her eyes filled with longing.
As she went outside, she found Xiang Jin still waiting at the door. She smiled at her and shook the two cups of milk tea in her hand.
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The two sat down on the steps at the warehouse entrance.
"Actually, it was all by chance. One day when I was picking up packages, I saw that a package was damaged, so I put it aside, thinking that I would give it to the courier separately later, so that the contents would not fall out during the delivery process."
"Who knew that two days later, Xiao Jie would be diagnosed with heart disease."
Xiao Jie is Sister Ding's youngest son.
Sister Ding covered her face, tears streaming through her fingers: "Xiangjin, do you know how desperate I am? I don't have the money for his treatment, but the doctor says he needs surgery as soon as possible, or he won't live past this year..."
“But we had no money, and I didn’t know what to do. Just when I was at my wit’s end, I saw the damaged package and the necklace inside. For some reason, I went online to check the price.”
"What a coincidence, it's worth exactly 300,000, which is exactly Xiao Jie's surgery fee."
At that moment, Sister Ding hesitated.
She struggled for several days, but finally took the necklace and hid it in an inconspicuous corner.
But she couldn't bring herself to sell it until the owner came knocking on her door.
"Xiangjin, I'm so sorry, I've wronged you. This is the first and last time I've ever stolen anything in my life..." Sister Ding's eyes were red. "I really just wanted to save Xiaojie's life..."
But now it seems there's no chance.
She had a pretty good idea of how Lu Yixuan would deal with her and what kind of trouble she would face. But since her son was beyond saving, there was no point in her living.
So be it if I die.
After chatting with Sister Ding, it was already past 11 p.m. when we returned to Fengjia Village.
"Why so late?" Feng Jianian frowned deeply, then suddenly caught a whiff of something and looked at her. She was dirty and smelly, and seemed somewhat absent-minded.
"What's going on?" he asked sternly.
"Sorry, I smelled bad. I'm going to take a shower right away." After signing, she rushed into the bathroom. Watching her back, Feng Jianian dialed a phone.
"Go and find out what happened at the warehouse this afternoon."
Soon, the video from the daytime was sent to Murong Xiao's phone.
"Jianian, I'm done washing up. Go sit on the bed and I'll apply medicine to your knees." This is her daily routine, which she does tirelessly.
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