A few days later, in the afternoon, Xu Chen returned home. He glanced at Wang Rong and Xu Nan on the sofa; the TV wasn't on and their phones weren't running. Curious, he asked, "What's wrong, Sis? Mom?" Wang Rong replied, "Mom's going to a cocktail party tonight. Chenchen, how about you and Nannan be my secretaries? You're an adult now, it's time to help Mom fend off the drinks." Xu Nan looked at Xu Chen teasingly, then suddenly remembered something, "Mom, Chen-di doesn't have a suit." Wang Rong thought for a moment and slowly said, "That's easy, we'll buy one on the way. Come on, put down your bag and let's go!" Xu Chen put down his bag and followed Wang Rong out the door. As he examined the car's interior, he remembered his old car. "Mom, where did you park my old car?" Wang Rong smiled, "What, itching to drive? Wait until after the college entrance exam and get your driver's license."
The three set off towards their destination. Soon, the car stopped in a shopping mall parking lot. They got out and went inside. After trying on clothes at three or four stores, Wang Rong checked the time and realized they couldn't delay any longer. She turned her attention to the nearby Amani store. "Chenchen, come on, come on, try on an Amani suit." Wang Rong pulled Xu Chen into the Amani store, told the sales assistant Xu Chen's height and weight, and stated that she needed a formal suit. The sales assistant began to help Xu Chen put together an outfit. Afterwards, Xu Chen took the outfit to the fitting room. When he came out, the sales assistant looked at the handsome, tall young man and exclaimed, "This young man is a perfect clothes hanger! So handsome!" Hearing this, Wang Rong was delighted and happily said, "This is it! Swipe your card."
Shortly after they finished paying, a roar erupted from the first floor of the mall: "Tell me, why did you break up with me?!" A man was holding a girl hostage with what appeared to be a fruit knife. Mall customers called the police, while others watched the commotion. Wang Rong, observing from the second floor, thought, "I guess we can't go to the party today. The girl being held hostage downstairs is the daughter of one of my business partners, and she's also the organizer of this party." Xu Nan and Xu Chen looked down at the first floor, and the three of them decided to stop and see how things were progressing. A moment later, the police arrived, shouting at the man, "Calm down, calm down, don't be impulsive!" The man remained unmoved, still brandishing the knife and yelling at the woman, "Tell me, why did you break up with me? Haven't I done enough for you?"
The girl was utterly panicked, tears streaming down her face. She was too frightened to speak, unable to tell the truth. She couldn't very well say, "My family hasn't arranged any blind dates for me. Your role as a shield has been served its purpose." She had clearly agreed with the man that she was only meant to be a shield for a while, but he harbored illusions, constantly doing things to try and move her. The man was now in agony. He had truly fallen in love with the wealthy heiress he had just betrayed. Her beauty had captivated him, and he had thought his efforts would move her, but it turned out he had only moved himself.
At this moment, the negotiation expert arrived, and the girl's mother also rushed to the side. Seeing her daughter being held hostage, she couldn't stop crying, while the secretary hurriedly comforted the chairman. The negotiation expert gently said, "Li Cheng Cai, put down the knife. Now that her mother is here, we'll give the three of you a chance and time to communicate." Seeing her mother, the girl felt a glimmer of hope. "Cheng Cai, you...you put down the knife...can we talk properly?" she pleaded, her voice choked with sobs. The man, recalling all the things he had done for her over the past three years and hearing her incredibly gentle words, also wept. "This is the first time in three years you've spoken to me so gently." Holding the knife to the woman in one hand, he wiped away his tears with the other. The surrounding crowd sighed, marveling at another melodramatic love story of unrequited love, and watched with even greater fascination. The girl's mother also said, "Li Cheng, put down the knife. This whole thing has nothing to do with Rou Rou. I was the one who persuaded her to leave you. She still loves you." Li Cheng chuckled coldly, "Is that so? Would a girl who loves me throw herself into someone else's arms the day after we broke up?" Ye Xue Rou was stunned. I used you as a shield because I didn't want to date or get married; I only wanted to focus on my career. Where did this "someone else's arms" come from? At that moment, a pang of regret flashed through her mind. If she had known this man was so easily moved to tears, she would never have gone to him.
At this moment, Wang Rong turned to Xu Nan and said, "Nan Nan, if you're going to date, you must keep your eyes open and make sure you're well-matched." Xu Nan giggled and took Xu Chen's hand, "Then I'll find Chen Di to be my husband." Xu Chen and Wang Rong looked at Xu Nan and smiled helplessly. Wang Rong continued, "Let's go, we've been standing here for almost ten minutes, let's go home." The siblings did as they were told. When they got to the car, Xu Chen suddenly said, "Sister, Mom, I left something at that Amway store, I'll be right back." He then turned and walked into the mall. The standoff inside the mall was still going on. The man was getting more and more agitated, while the negotiator and the girl's mother were becoming increasingly panicked, fearing that the knife might slip and break the girl's neck. The girl was still sobbing. Xu Chen picked up a pebble outside the mall and stood a short distance away to observe the situation. Suddenly, he picked up the pebble, casually threw it at the man, and then quickly turned and left. The man's hand holding the knife was struck, and he released the fruit knife in pain. In the blink of an eye, several police officers rushed over and subdued the man.
Detective Li Yue was very puzzled. She picked up a pebble from the ground. "Captain Li, did you throw that pebble?" Several police officers handcuffed the man, looking at Li Yue with great admiration. The strength, speed, and precise timing of her actions were impressive; even though their captain was new, she had impressed them instantly. Li Yue was stunned. "You didn't throw it?" The police officers shook their heads. Seeing their denial, Li Yue's curiosity was instantly piqued. Was there some kind of mastermind behind it all? She told her colleagues to take the man to the police car, send the mother and daughter to the ambulance, and then went into the mall to the monitoring room. Under her direction, the people in the monitoring room reviewed the surveillance footage from the first floor of the mall. Suddenly, she spotted a boy who left the mall, then re-entered, stood not far from them, flicked his arm, and left. She quickly said, "Stop! Replay the last few seconds." She took out her phone, took a picture of Xu Chen, and left the monitoring room.
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