Chapter 626: Apology and Loss of Face
Qiao Xi looked up at the police and Mrs. Pei and said, "I have another piece of evidence in my hand. I can speculate that this matter may also involve malicious competition from other companies."
She handed the phone to the police officer and continued, "This is a photo taken this morning. The time shows that before coming to Furong, Mrs. Pei went to Yingyue Pavilion across the street and had a pleasant conversation with their manager."
Mrs. Pei was thrown into disarray when she heard this. If she didn't accomplish anything and someone else was implicated, the Lu family would blame her.
It would be difficult to deal with her as a wife from a side branch, and the main family would blame her.
The game is over!
She said with a grim expression, "I admit that I did it, but it has nothing to do with Yingyue Pavilion. I have a good relationship with her manager and we just exchanged a few pleasantries. I just can't stand you two sisters-in-law teaming up to bully my daughter. It's common knowledge that my daughter likes Xie Xubai, but Huo Sijiao got in the way!"
"As a mother, I just couldn't swallow this bitter pill. That's why I did this at the opening ceremony. I admit that I put the necklace in her pocket. I just wanted to teach you a lesson!"
This motivation does make sense.
The police looked at her like this and said helplessly: "This behavior is illegal and will result in detention and a fine."
Mrs. Pei's face turned even paler.
Pei Chun cried and said, "My mother can't go to jail. The matter has been sorted out. It's not that serious."
The police officer said softly, "If it can be settled privately, then a simple verbal warning will suffice. If the two parties can't reach a settlement, then we may have to go to court."
After he said this, everyone understood.
Pei Chun's face turned purple. Was he asking them to apologize?
She actually wanted to apologize to Huo Sijiao again!
Pei Chun bit his lips tightly and couldn't utter a word.
Mrs. Pei panicked when she heard about detention and going to court. Before doing this, she thought carefully about the whole process and decided that she had to make Furong Beauty Salon admit the mistake and suffer this loss!
Who would have thought...
Qiao Xi could also detect his deployment in advance.
This woman is indeed smart. No wonder Miss Lu regards her as a thorn in her side.
"Ms. Qiao, Ms. Huo."
Mrs. Pei softened her tone, her heart filled with humiliation.
"I was wrong in this matter, and I apologize to you. I only did such a foolish thing because I love my daughter so much. Please forgive me, and I will never do it again."
Mrs. Pei gritted her teeth and tried to be kind.
How arrogant and proud he was before, how humble and ridiculous he is now.
Huo Sijiao's cheeks flushed with anger. "A few apologies can wipe out everything? You want to make our opening a laughing stock for the entire capital. What a vicious mind! Pei Chun is pursuing Xie Xubai, and you're targeting our store. What a mother who protects her own shortcomings."
She sarcastically taunted, "If you had succeeded today, Li Qian would have been taken away to jail. Her best years have been ruined. Mrs. Pei really spent a fortune on that 680,000 diamond necklace!"
"What a good one for my daughter!"
She was fuming with rage.
Qiao Xi patted her shoulder soothingly and said, "Mrs. Pei, you only apologized to us. Did you forget to apologize to Li Qian? She is the biggest victim."
Mrs. Pei narrowed her eyes, suppressed her anger and said, "I apologize."
She walked up to Li Qian in her high heels and said, "I'm sorry, little girl. I shouldn't have framed you. It's my fault."
"I..." Li Qian was at a loss, but she didn't expect the situation to take a sudden turn.
It felt like a dream that such a noble lady actually apologized to her.
After Mrs. Pei finished her apology, she looked at Qiao Xi and asked, "Is Madam Huo satisfied? If you have any other conditions, please put them forward as well."
"Compensate Li Qian for her mental loss. She was frightened. Do you think Mrs. Pei should pay this compensation?" Qiao Xi naturally had to protect the employees in the store.
Mrs. Pei said, "Okay, I'll give her 20,000 yuan as compensation for her emotional distress."
"Mrs. Pei is so open-minded." Qiao Xi said with a smile, "Why don't you compensate us for the losses in our shop as well? Pay the lost wages of so many beauticians, and the bills of those customers waiting in line for their treatments? These people have wasted their time and energy because of your selfishness."
This is a big mouth for the lion.
But in order to make Qiao Xi stop here, Mrs. Pei had to be the scapegoat.
She said: "Okay, I'll pay!"
"Manager Zhao, settle the bill now and report it to Mrs. Pei immediately. Once she pays, this matter will be over."
Qiao Xi didn't want to make things worse.
What she wants is the beauty salon's innocence.
Manager Zhao had already started calculating when he heard her instructions.
She was good at mental arithmetic and came to a conclusion in a short while.
"Mrs. Pei, based on each beautician's commission... plus the items ordered by the customers waiting for treatment, the total amount is 462,308 yuan. Would you like to pay by credit card or..."
Qiao Xi said calmly, "Just wipe out the eight dollars for Mrs. Pei."
Mrs. Pei said angrily, "No need! I can still come up with eight dollars!"
The big part has been paid, who cares about the remaining eight dollars!
This eight yuan minus is humiliating her!
She took out the bank card from her bag and handed it over.
Manager Zhao paid the bill directly and handed the bank card back to her.
"Mrs. Pei, thank you for your patronage."
Mrs. Pei held the bank card in her palm; the sharp edges caused her palm to ache slightly.
She tried to maintain her dignity and asked, "Mrs. Huo, is this matter over now? Can my daughter and I leave?"
Qiao Xi said generously, "Please."
Mrs. Pei's face turned pale as she pulled Pei Chun quickly through the crowd and left the beauty salon.
As soon as she walked out of the main gate and reached a secluded spot, she slapped Pei Chun in the face: "It's all you who ruined my good fortune. I could have just walked away. Now I've become the laughing stock of the imperial capital."
Pei Chun looked at her in disbelief: "Mom, how do I know it was you who did it! I was just venting my anger on you. I didn't want you to cause trouble for Huo Sijiao! You are embarrassed, but I am not embarrassed? And you hit me!"
She felt extremely aggrieved.
Mrs. Pei said coldly, "Don't worry about my affairs. But you, why haven't you won Xie Xubai's heart yet? If you can't win him over, just make it a done deal. A family as powerful as the Xie family will definitely be responsible for you. You must marry into a good family and make me proud."
Others respectfully called her Mrs. Pei, but when she was in front of the mistress of the Pei family, she could only nod and bow.
Pei Chun covered his cheek and left angrily: "You don't need to teach me!"
Mrs. Pei took a deep breath and slowly closed her eyes.
She had lost all her face and dignity, but luckily Miss Lu was not involved. Otherwise, the Lu family would have troubled her, and the Pei family would have blamed her for getting involved in such a matter.
The excuse of venting anger for his daughter is the most tenable!
She gritted her teeth, and today's feud was settled!
She will regain her face later.
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In Furong Beauty Salon, Qiao Xi explained the situation to the police and asked Lao Chen to politely escort them out.
Manager Zhao was asked to arrange for customers to do projects, and finally the crowd gathered in the lobby dispersed.
Beauty salons are operating in an orderly manner.
Huo Sijiao couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't sister-in-law sue her? She did something like this, I'd rather not have an apology or compensation! Our Huo family is not without money!"
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