"Longjiao?" Wu Xinqi, holding a pile of plush toys, looked up at Nie Longjiao, as if asking whether she should accept them.
Nie Longjiao glanced at Hua Ling, and she could naturally discern the other's true intentions. However, it's unwise to refuse soone with a smile; rejecting might strain relations. Besides, given Xiao Feng's connection, it's better not to expose it.
"Accept them."
With a definite answer, Wu Xinqi smiled and said thank you to Hua Ling, as the group of four headed towards the clothing store nearby.
On the way, Hua Ling tugged on Xiao Feng's sleeve and whispered, "Later, help pay. I'll transfer the money to you after we leave."
"Forget it, you still owe that one dollar from last ti." Xiao Feng refused without even thinking.
"It's just a dollar, and you still rember?" Hua Ling was dumbfounded.
Xiao Feng laughed, "Whatever you owe , even if it's just a cent or penny, I won't forget."
"If you put it that way, then let's keep it that way."
"What do you an? Planning not to repay your debt?"
"You said it yourself, whoever owes you money, you rember them." Hua Ling's cheeks turned slightly red, and she lowered her voice, "If I never pay back, you'll always think of ..."
Xiao Feng's face darkened, "Then you can forget about covering your cost."
"No! Do you even see as a leader?" Hua Ling fud.
"Pfft!"
Xiao Feng couldn't help but burst out laughing, "You?
A leader?
Planning to lead everyone into a ditch?"
"Regardless of where I lead, you should at least show enough respect to the leader, right?
Can you do it?
Do you want to do it?
If it's unrelated, I'll fire you right now!"
This tactic was Hua Ling's most common strategy against Gong Kaishan, and it was always highly effective.
Every ti she said this, Gong Kaishan would imdiately plead and speak kindly.
However, the sa trick applied to Xiao Feng was a different story.
He rely shrugged, indifferent, "I think I've answered that. If you want to fire , go ahead."
Nie Longjiao slightly turned her face, seeing Xiao Feng and Hua Ling still bickering behind, feeling sowhat uncomfortable.
Aunt Qiao really does have experience; this guy's evasive behavior suggests he truly has soone else.
But the issue is... the age gap is a bit much?
Perhaps Hua doesn't just look young but is actually older?
No, I must subtly probe later.
Lost in such random thoughts, the clothing store was now right in front of them.
The four walked in one after the other.
After entering, Xiao Feng went straight to find a seat, contemplating whether he should find an excuse to leave.
After all, continually wasting ti like this isn't a good idea, especially since it seems things aren't quite right between Hua Ling and Nie Longjiao.
All these words condense into one phrase: This place is not suitable for a long stay.
Upon entering, Hua Ling looked around and intended to ask Xiao Feng to help her pick out so clothes.
But before she could speak, Nie Longjiao walked over, smiling invitingly, "I heard from Xiao Feng earlier that your brother works at his company. Why doesn't your brother take you clothes shopping?"
"Do you believe that?" Hua Ling scoffed.
Nie Longjiao furrowed her brows, "So that's not the case?"
"Of course not."
"Then what about your relationship with Xiao Feng..."
"Can't speak." Hua Ling slowly shook her head, "The relationship between us is unspeakable."
"..." Nie Longjiao's forehead was full of black lines.
So honest?
But then Hua Ling corrected, "By 'unspeakable,' I an it's not sothing to tell outsiders."
Nie Longjiao's face imdiately turned a few shades darker. This implies that, in Xiao Feng's eyes, she is rely an "outsider," right?
But honestly, she might be overthinking it.
At least when Hua Ling said that, she didn't an anything that deep.
Forcing herself to resist the urge to turn and leave, Nie Longjiao continued to ask, "Before we bumped into each other, did you two go out to eat?"
"Mhm." Hua Ling nodded vigorously, "We ordered a whole table full of dishes, didn't finish, so I packed it all."
With that, she lifted her oversized plastic bag.
Nie Longjiao opened her mouth, wanting to ask more questions, but swallowed them down after a mont. After so polite exchanges, she helped Wu Xinqi pick out clothes.
Hua Ling glanced at Xiao Feng, who clearly didn't plan to help her choose an outfit, snorted coldly, and began browsing around the store herself.
The female store owner saw this and walked over, saying, "Young lady, you can't tell how clothes look when they're on the rack; you need to try them on to see. You look so pretty, I'm sure you'll look good in anything."
As the saying goes, flattery gets you everywhere.
Hearing the store owner's praise made Hua Ling beam instantly, "Take this one down, I'll give it a try."
"Okay." The store owner agreed, glancing at the style, then took out a piece suitable for Hua Ling's size, pointing her towards the fitting room.
After Hua Ling took the clothes and headed inside, shortly after, a rapid "beep beep beep beep" sounded from the fitting room.
Xiao Feng furrowed his brows and walked over to knock on the door, "What's that sound?"
And this scene in Nie Longjiao's eyes beca proof of the "unspeakable" relationship between him and Hua Ling.
There was no response from the fitting room for a long while.
When Xiao Feng was about to knock again, with a "clack," Hua Ling appeared inside the door, holding a pinhole cara barely the size of an index fingertip in her hand.
"I found this," Hua Ling handed the cara to Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng took the cara, turned to look at the store owner, and asked, "What's going on here?"
"I, I..." The store owner first avoided eye contact, then showed a surprised expression, widening her eyes, "I have no idea."
"Then I'll call the police," Xiao Feng said casually.
Judging by their earlier look, it's clearly more than just pretending not to know.
Even if she didn't install it herself, she had to know about it.
Nonetheless, that's none of his concern; resolving it by calling the police is the right way.
Upon hearing about calling the police, the store owner's face changed imdiately, trying to stop them, "No need for that; it's such a small matter. Not worth troubling the police; just throw it away."
"Logically, you're also a victim here. I'm calling the police, so why are you so nervous?" Xiao Feng narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"A-am I nervous?" The store owner forced a smile.
Hua Ling nodded, replied, "You're nervous, you're stuttering."
"You must have misunderstood; it's not who put the cara in the clock, so why would I be nervous?" The store owner covered up.
"..." Xiao Feng.
"..." Nie Longjiao.
Really confess without being pressured?
And it took Hua Ling half a minute to react, asking, "Since you didn't put it there, how did you know I found the cara inside the clock on the wall?"
The store owner's face changed, realizing she had misspoken, saying sothing hard to explain away. "As long as you don't call the police, you can choose any clothes not charged."
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