So Song Lili decided that if Qiao Lin still hadn't caught the person by tomorrow, she would take matters into her own hands and find that person herself.
Thinking about this, Song Lili finally felt relieved and clear-headed, and her mind became clear.
"Okay, let's go to sleep, I'm sleepy."
Zhang Qinghua was speechless. Had he suddenly come to a realization?
The next day, Song Lili got ready early and went to the shop.
She didn't immediately ask Qiao Lin about the outcome, and instead calmly followed everyone else in preparing for the day.
Once the ingredients were prepared and the outside area was cleaned up, they were just waiting for the guests to arrive when they finally met Qiao Lin.
"How did things go?" Song Lili asked, looking at her fingernails.
"I...I've made some progress." Qiao Lin stammered, glancing furtively at Song Lili as he spoke.
"Who is it?" Song Lili asked without thinking too much.
In her mind, since Qiao Lin had already recruited people, she didn't need to do anything herself; she hadn't thought about anything else.
“Yes…yes…” Qiao Lin was even more at a loss for words.
Song Lili then noticed Qiao Lin's unusual expression. "Who is it?" Who could possibly make Qiao Lin show such an expression?
"It's...it's Dong Xiaocui." Finally, under Song Lili's gaze, Qiao Lin closed his eyes, steeled himself, and blurted it out.
"It's her?" Song Lili really didn't expect that this person would be Dong Xiaocui.
"Is it really true?" She was still a little unconvinced.
Dong Xiaocui shouldn't do this. It's not easy for her to get such a job opportunity, how could she do such a thing?
"It's confirmed, I saw it with my own eyes yesterday."
In order to catch that person, Qiao Lin has not gone home for the past two days and has been keeping watch at the store.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that the usually quiet and reserved girl would do something like this.
“Now that we’ve seen it, there’s nothing to doubt.” Song Lili’s lips suddenly curled into a sarcastic smile, though she couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.
Is it really a case of insatiable greed, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant?
Sometimes, people's hearts can be truly disappointing.
"Let's call Dong Xiaocui over later and hear what she has to say," Song Lili said listlessly, sitting down.
She suddenly felt discouraged and uncomfortable.
How could things have turned out this way? Wasn't the salary she paid enough for Dong Xiaocui to live on? Why did she have to do this?
Song Lili was very sad. After Qiao Lin left, she sat alone in a chair, lost in thought, and had no mood to do anything else.
I can't understand why Dong Xiaocui would do this.
Song Lili might not have felt this way about other people, but Dong Xiaocui is different.
They were roommates and classmates, and she considered herself closer to them than to the others.
But I never expected, I really never expected, that Dong Xiaocui would do this to her.
It seems that people's hearts are not necessarily right just because you think they are, nor can close relationships guarantee genuine feelings.
During the lunch break, Qiao Lin brought Dong Xiaocui to Song Lili's office, which was a separate room she had set up at the back.
Sister Gong from the kitchen also came along.
When Dong Xiaocui came in, she saw Song Lili and kept avoiding eye contact with her.
Seeing Dong Xiaocui like this, Song Lili was very disappointed and lost the desire to speak.
She had originally intended to give Dong Xiaocui another chance, perhaps, perhaps Dong Xiaocui had some unspeakable difficulties?
If Song Lili finds her words reasonable, then she can forgive Dong Xiaocui.
She knew about Dong Xiaocui's family situation, so she understood that this job was very important to her and wanted to give her a chance.
But seeing Dong Xiaocui like this, Song Lili suddenly felt that it was unnecessary.
Dong Xiaocui is an adult and knows what she is doing. She doesn't need to, and perhaps doesn't even need this opportunity.
"Qiao Lin, you say it." Song Lili propped her head up with her hand, no longer looking at Dong Xiaocui's expression.
"Dong Xiaocui, did you steal the ingredients from the shop?" Qiao Lin asked directly.
There's no need to beat around the bush when it's something everyone knows; it's better to just say it directly.
"No...no..." Dong Xiaocui was still timid and hesitant, her head down, staring weakly at her toes, and her expression was not clear.
“You’re lying. I saw it all last night.” Qiao Lin glared angrily at Dong Xiaocui.
Only then did Dong Xiaocui panic. Hearing Qiao Lin say that she had seen it, she became uneasy.
Her guilty look already told Song Lili the answer.
Song Lili closed her eyes, then opened them again. She was now calm, showing no trace of her earlier struggle or worry about the matter.
She looked at Dong Xiaocui and said, "Since you deny it, let's start from the beginning, so you won't say we wronged you."
After saying that, he looked at Sister Gong and gestured for her to speak.
Sister Gong then recounted how she discovered the kitchen ingredients were missing, how she confirmed it, and how she informed Qiao Lin.
Then, Qiao Lin continued to tell what happened next. After Qiao Lin finished speaking, Song Lili looked at Dong Xiaocui.
"Now, is there anything else you'd like to say?"
Now everything is clear; whether Dong Xiaocui speaks or not makes absolutely no difference.
Song Lili simply wanted to leave Dong Xiaocui speechless.
“I…I have nothing to say.” Suddenly, Dong Xiaocui raised her head and looked straight at Song Lili.
Song Lili laughed, a laugh tinged with sarcasm and self-mockery.
It turned out that she had been deluding herself, thinking she should give Dong Xiaocui a chance, but the other party didn't need it at all.
Judging from her current state, you can tell that she doesn't think she did anything wrong; on the contrary, she harbors resentment towards Song Lili.
Song Lili asked herself sarcastically, "Where exactly did I wrong Dong Xiaocui?"
She doesn't believe she does.
Although he didn't give Dong Xiaocui any obvious preferential treatment, he treated everyone here the same.
She thought that what Dong Xiaocui needed was to be treated equally.
Perhaps she was wrong.
"So you admit you stole the ingredients from the store." Song Lili composed herself and proceeded in a businesslike manner.
"Yes," Dong Xiaocui nodded, then smiled. This was the first time Song Lili had ever seen Dong Xiaocui smile like that.
Without fear or inferiority, I just stood there and smiled.
"Since you've admitted it, then you don't need to come tomorrow. I think you should be prepared."
"I understand." At this moment, Dong Xiaocui lowered her head again, becoming the Dong Xiaocui that Song Lili knew.
"I don't need you to compensate me for the cost of the ingredients. Let's leave it at that. I hope everything you've done has been worthwhile."
Finally, as Dong Xiaocui was leaving, this is what Dong Xiaocui said to Dong Xiaocui.
Hopefully, it was all worth it for her, and she won't regret it later.
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