Xie Yuqin glared at Ye Shuxin in frustration. Just as she was about to say something more, she saw someone coming up the escalator in the mall. Wasn't it the person they were discussing, Qin Qing?
Her expression suddenly changed. She quickly tugged at Ye Shuxin, pointed at Qin Qing, and said sarcastically, "Look, you don't care, but she's using your dad's money to spend in this mall. If you don't act like a big sister, wait until this little bitch takes away all your family's money!"
Ye Shuxin didn't expect that if she mentioned the devil, he would appear. This saved her the trouble of calling her father to get information!
Qin Qing had just bought some women's essentials downstairs. She'd been focusing on storing food, but hadn't yet put aside these daily necessities. She went to the restroom a few times and dumped the contents of several large plastic bags into her space. She figured she should save some underwear, too, as it would be a hassle to run out of clothes later. As she pondered this, she walked up the escalator to the second floor.
This Xinhua Mall wasn't very big, but it wasn't very small either. It had three floors. The first floor sold food, vegetables, and daily necessities. The second floor sold clothes, shoes, hats, and jewelry. The third floor was a lounge bar and restaurant. It was a place for tired shoppers to take a break. At that moment, Ye Shuxin and Xie Yuqin were standing on the second floor, next to a jade counter.
Xie Yuqin rolled her eyes and pointed to a jade Buddha pendant on the counter and said to the salesperson, "Take this out and let me see it."
The salesperson had been feeling frustrated when she saw the two women standing in front of the counter, whispering to each other but not buying anything. Unexpectedly, they suddenly attracted some customers! She quickly put on a professional smile, took the key from her pocket, opened the counter, and took out the pendant that Xie Yuqin had pointed at.
"This young lady has excellent taste. We only have one of this jade Buddha in stock. It's said to have been blessed in Myanmar. It's a genuine old pit ice glutinous variety."
Xie Yuqin had only casually pointed, never expecting it to be such a fine item. She took it in her hand and examined it carefully, and it was indeed a fine item. A closer look at the tag hanging below the jade Buddha revealed a price tag approaching six figures, which made her gasp in shock. While her family wasn't short of money, she was still a student and couldn't possibly carry that much money. The most she could overdraw on her card was only ten thousand!
But she had already asked someone to take it out, and she didn't want to buy it herself. She rolled her eyes and said to Ye Shuxin, "Call your cousin down here!"
"What do you want her to do?" Ye Shuxin looked at Xie Yuqin with a puzzled look on her face, and when she saw the jade Buddha in her hand, her heart skipped a beat.
"Oh, I told you to call her over! Just wait and see how I deal with her." Xie Yuqin pushed Ye Shuxin hard, then said with a slight smile on her lips.
As Ye Shuxin was being pushed out by Xie Yuqin, Qin Qing was about to turn around and head upstairs. Even though she was used to regular exercise, the morning's busy schedule had left her feeling hungry. She was thinking of packing some food after eating, grabbing some underwear, and heading back home early.
"Xiaoqing...why are you here?" A soft voice came from behind.
Qin Qing hadn't expected to run into someone she knew during her rare shopping trip. She turned around expressionlessly and looked at Ye Shuxin, who wore a faint smile, her long, smooth hair draped over her chest, and a white dress.
Ye Shuxin was slightly surprised when she saw Qin Qing turn around. She had always envied Qin Qing's beautiful black hair, and now it had been cut into a tomboyish style. Furthermore, her once fair skin now looked as if it had been tanned by the sun, turning almost charcoal black.
Did she really go to work at a construction site outside after leaving school? Countless thoughts raced through Ye Shuxin's mind, but her face showed none of them. Seeing Qin Qing remained silent, she took a step forward and reached out to hold Qin Qing's hand.
"Xiaoqing, why are you so tanned? No wonder Daddy was so worried about you and sent you some money. But you probably didn't know that Daddy and Mommy just had a big fight."
Qin Qing raised her hand to ruffle her hair, dodging Ye Shuxin's outstretched hand and coldly saying, "What's the matter?" If her cousin's eyes hadn't been so cold when the car drove by in her previous life, Qin Qing probably wouldn't have ignored her. Furthermore, she couldn't sense any sincerity in Ye Shuxin's words now.
Ye Shuxin hadn't expected Qin Qing to be so disrespectful. Her face, originally gentle, furrowed inwardly. Pretending to be unconcerned, she withdrew her hand and tucked the hair that hung on her chest behind her ear.
"Xiaoqing, stop it! Mom and Dad are worried about you. You're having such a hard time out there, why don't you come over to our house sooner?" After saying that, the smile on her lips couldn't help but deepen. Just now, when Qin Qing was combing her hair, she looked closely. Her hands looked like they'd been through some heavy work. Compared to her own smooth, fair hands, they were a world apart.
She was now finally certain that her cousin must be having a hard time out there.
Looking at Ye Shuxin, who had a face full of alms and looked like a saint, Qin Qing curled the corners of his mouth and replied, "No need, I'll leave first if I have nothing to do." He was too lazy to pay attention to this self-righteous white lotus. If she really had such good intentions, please wipe away the contempt in her eyes first.
Ye Shuxin hadn't expected to be humiliated by Qin Qing again and again. The gentle smile on her face finally cracked. But she immediately remembered that they were in public, and she immediately suppressed the viciousness that had just escaped from her eyes. With tears in her eyes, she staggered back a few steps.
Xie Yuqin hadn't expected Ye Shuxin to be so useless. She just asked her to call her cousin over, and she was bullied to tears. She secretly despised Ye Shuxin in her heart, but she walked over, supported Ye Shuxin with one hand, and shouted to Qin Qing, "Wait, you are Xinxin's cousin, right? I heard you were expelled from school? And then you're flirting with other people outside, and when you run out of money, you ask Xinxin's father for more. What's your intention?"
The mall was already populated by women, and some had been looking on when they saw Qin Qing and Ye Shuxin arguing. Now, upon hearing such explosive news, they formed a circle around her, preventing Qin Qing from leaving.
If these were zombies, Qin Qing could have just charged out with a few machetes. But these were people, and their pointing and whispering irritated even Qin Qing, who was already cold-blooded. She could ignore others' contempt, but she would never allow anyone to slander her.
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