But things are always not as expected, just like a naughty child. You chase him and listen to him making noises, leaving Shen Yuli and Li Yexiao helpless.
When they first arrived in the two cities, Shen Yuli and Li Yexiao still had a hope, thinking that it was just bad luck.
They carefully selected their shops, took good care of the goods, and even stood at the door to attract customers.
However, no matter how hard they tried, the store's business remained stagnant, and the losses over the past few days made them feel desperate.
Every time they wanted to give up, there would always be one or two customers who would walk into the store and give them hope again.
But these customers often just look and leave without even asking the price.
Shen Yuli and Li Yexiao looked at each other in silence, the bitterness in their hearts was beyond words.
As time went on, their financial situation became worse and worse.
In the end, they placed their hopes on the jewelry they brought from the Shen family.
This time, they decided to pawn their belongings and run away, bidding farewell to this ruthless shopping mall once and for all.
However, fate played a joke on them again.
When they stepped into the pawnshop, before the jewels could fully display their splendor, two men who looked like guards had already rushed down like tigers from the mountains and detained them tightly.
"These jewels of yours are stolen from the Shen family!" the guards shouted sternly.
They took out a wanted poster and waved it in front of Shen Yuli and Li Yexiao, "Look carefully! You two are wanted! What else do you have to say? Take them away!"
Shen Yuli and Li Yexiao stared at their own portraits and names on the wanted poster in amazement, their hearts filled with fear and despair. They didn't understand why they were wanted as thieves who stole jewelry. What was going on?
However, they no longer had time to think about these issues.
The two guards escorted them out of the pawnshop without explanation and headed towards the prison.
Shen Yuli and Li Yexiao looked at each other and could see the helplessness and despair in each other's eyes.
They knew that this time they were really at their wit's end.
On the way to the prison, Shen Yuli and Li Yexiao were heartbroken. Not only had their business failed, but they were also charged with theft, which made them feel extremely humiliated and angry.
They walked along in silence without saying a word.
Passersby on both sides of the street cast strange glances at them, as if they were looking at two extremely evil prisoners.
Shen Yuli and Li Yexiao lowered their heads, not daring to look at anyone.
When they reached the prison gate, two guards pushed them in. The prison was dark and damp, and the air was filled with a foul smell.
They were locked in a small cell, with only a thin sliver of light coming through a tall window.
Shen Yuli and Li Yexiao sat in the corner of the cell, looking at each other in silence.
They didn't know why this happened, as there was clearly no news from the Shen family.
Why is there still a wanted warrant?
Just then, a familiar figure walked into the prison.
It was Song Jiao! She was wearing gorgeous clothes and had a proud smile on her face.
She, like an elegant cat, walked lightly to the gloomy cell where Shen Yuli and Li Yexiao were staying.
Her eyes moved over their dejected figures, but there was no sympathy in them, only deep boredom, as if she were watching a botched play.
Her voice, like an icy snake, slithered past their ears. "You, aren't you really so naive as to think you can live a carefree life just by taking the jewels? My husband, my sister, have you been living comfortably lately?"
The anger in Shen Yuli and Li Yexiao's eyes burned madly like flames ravaged by a strong wind.
They stared at Song Jiao intently, their gazes like two sharp swords, wishing they could pierce her through.
Shen Yuli's roar echoed in the cell, "You vicious woman! My brother-in-law doesn't love you at all, why are you so entangled!"
Song Jiao just smiled gently, and that smile was full of sarcasm and provocation.
She glanced at Li Yexiao, her tone filled with contempt: "Oh? You also know that he is your brother-in-law? How ridiculous. If he really didn't love me, how could he spend the night with me? Son-in-law, I paid to marry you, not to give you the opportunity to live with others! Do you think that if you leave the Shen family, you can fly to the branches and become a phoenix?"
She waved her hand gently and ordered, "Take them back."
Li Yexiao finally felt panic at this moment, and his voice trembled: "Chen Yuhuan, what on earth are you going to do?"
Song Jiao's lips curled up into a cold smile: "What for? Of course I want to bring you back in glory. Otherwise, what do you think?"
Li Yexiao couldn't believe that this woman could be so kind. He hurriedly asked the yamen runners for help: "What crime have we committed? It should be handled by the government. Why is it handled by Shen Yuhuan?"
However, the yamen runners only laughed at him with disdain. One of them even sarcastically said, "This matter will eventually fall into Miss Shen's hands. Why are you pretending to be so high and mighty? You're a whore and you still want to be a saint?"
These words were like a fuse, instantly igniting the ridicule and sarcasm in the cell.
The prisoners seemed to be having fun and burst into laughter.
Song Jiao looked at the two of them with a playful expression. They still didn't understand the true meaning of the saying "Money makes the world go round".
As soon as she stepped out of the cell, Song Jiao was like a willow branch swept by a violent storm, and her originally gentle and elegant posture was instantly distorted.
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