Li Jia couldn't help but laugh after hearing the woman's words. "Heh, your Armani pure cashmere limited edition is really valuable, huh? Believe me or not, I'll call the police and have you arrested?"
"You... what right do you have to arrest me?" The woman felt increasingly uneasy when she saw Li Jia's face suddenly turn serious. She knew perfectly well what was going on, and Li Jia looked like she was really going to call the police, but for the reward of two hundred yuan, the woman ultimately chose to go along with it.
"Why should I? What do you think?" Li Jia said, picking up the gray suit from the counter and walking up to the woman. "This suit is a complete fake. Do you know how much a very ordinary cashmere Armani suit costs? Besides, Armani has never released a gray limited edition suit. Their limited editions only come in black and white. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"So what? I haven't broken the law, why are you calling the police to arrest me?" The woman's face turned ugly after hearing Li Jia's words.
"Yeah, you didn't break the law. At most, you're just someone who takes money to do things for others. I don't want to argue with you. Here's two hundred yuan. Tell me who sent you, or I'll put you on all the media tomorrow and make you perform!" After saying that, Li Jia took out her phone and started taking pictures of the woman.
Just then, the three guys outside the door were about to get up and run away when Zhou Xiaoyu grabbed a mop and beat them up. "You dare bully me! You dare bully Sister Meng! You shameless scoundrel!" she yelled angrily as she hit them. In the end, the three men fled in disarray. Zhou Xiaoyu, holding the mop in one hand, stood at the shop entrance with an air of triumph over the guys she had beaten up.
Since the woman started causing trouble, the owners of several neighboring shops have gathered in front of Shu's dry cleaning shop. These people usually have a good relationship with Zhou Xiaoyu. When they saw that the three men had been beaten and driven away, they all went up to ask what had happened. Zhou Xiaoyu loudly told everyone what had happened. Everyone who heard it was filled with indignation and cursed the three men who had run away.
The woman inside the store still refused to say who had sent her to cause trouble, and stood there rambling on with the grand ideal that even if it wasn't an Armani suit, she should at least be compensated for the buttons.
"Hey, isn't that the cousin of the dry cleaner owner at the entrance of Shanshui Renjia residential area?" Someone in the crowd suddenly recognized the woman. As soon as he spoke, voices of agreement immediately came from the crowd: "That's right! I went to their shop to have my clothes cleaned a couple of days ago, and she was the one who helped out. Her attitude was terrible! And clothes that usually cost ten yuan would cost twenty yuan when she was there. She's just obsessed with money!"
Upon hearing the voices in the crowd, Li Jia immediately confirmed her suspicions. This woman was indeed sent by someone to cause trouble. In official terms, it was to damage the reputation of the opponent in order to win over their customers. In plain terms, it was to use unfair means to make the opponent lose competitiveness so that one's own side could benefit. This practice is also known as unfair competition.
Upon hearing her identity exposed, the woman completely lost her composure. She picked up the "limited edition Armani suit" worth two thousand yuan and turned to leave. Before she could take a few steps, Zhou Xiaoyu appeared in front of her with a mop in hand. "You think you can just walk away after showing off? No way! Apologize to us right now!"
The woman glared fiercely at Zhou Xiaoyu, but when she tried to walk around her, she was blocked by the crowd. "Get out of the way! Don't block the way!"
"Apologize now! How dare you bully Xiaoyu! We won't let her leave until she apologizes!" Clearly, Zhou Xiaoyu is very popular among her neighbors.
"Apologize immediately and give it to our Shuxin Dry Cleaning Shop! And to Sister Meng Yao too! Do you know how hurtful what you just said was?!" After Zhou Xiaoyu finished speaking, she glanced upstairs. Meng Yao's eyes were red from the previous conversation, clearly angered by this woman. Li Jia's expression turned serious again upon hearing Zhou Xiaoyu's words. "Xiaoyu, what happened? What did she say to Meng Yao?"
"She said Sister Meng Yao is a vixen, standing in the dry cleaners every day selling her sex appeal..." Zhou Xiaoyu suddenly stopped talking after saying these two sentences, because she saw a terrifying look in Li Jia's eyes, and thinking about Meng Yao's matter, the straightforward Zhou Xiaoyu suddenly felt that her mouth had been too fast.
"Apologize...right now!" Li Jia has become increasingly protective of those around him lately. He unconsciously includes his family, friends, and even his employees in his protective sphere. This is entirely out of an instinct that he doesn't want to see his family and friends get hurt, and he absolutely cannot allow even the slightest harm to happen to them!
The woman felt a chill run down her spine. Her face stiffened as she turned around and saw Li Jia's expressionless gaze. The bone-chilling cold seemed to pierce her heart through her eyes. She stammered, "I...I'm sorry!" and then disappeared into the crowd without a trace.
"Everyone, please disperse! This matter is over. I believe you all know the truth. On behalf of Shujia Dry Cleaning Shop, Xiaoyu, and Mengyao, I would like to thank you all! Thank you for your concern. I will report this unfair competition to the police, because combating unfair competition is the responsibility of every citizen. Okay, everyone, please disperse and go about your business." After saying this, Li Jia secretly admired herself. It seemed she really did have a talent for being a lawyer; she even spoke the words "combat unfair competition" with conviction.
"Brother Li! Hello! Let's see who dares to cause trouble this time!" Zhou Xiaoyu gave everyone a sweet smile, then turned around and stared at Li Feng with shining eyes.
"You continue working, I'll go check on Meng Yao." Li Jia silently reflected on her performance just now, then quickly regained her composure, patted Zhou Xiaoyu's head, and then turned and went upstairs.
Zhou Xiaoyu watched Li Jia walk up to the second floor, then put down the mop and went behind the counter to happily get busy. Li Jia's performance had once again surprised Zhou Xiaoyu.
Li Jia went upstairs and saw Meng Yao sitting quietly in the living room watching TV, her hands tightly clutching a cushion, her eyes still a little red. "It's okay!" Li Jia walked up to Meng Yao, handed her a tissue, and then sat down next to her.
"Thank you! I'm fine, don't worry about me." Meng Yao took the tissue and gently wiped her eyes, then gave Li Jia a "I'm fine" smile. "I'm going to work now, you can watch TV." After saying that, Meng Yao got up and gracefully walked downstairs.
Li Jia sat on the sofa, watching Meng Yao's figure disappear downstairs. Then, she stroked her chin and walked into the study, lost in thought.
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