Chapter 268

Zhong Ning said concisely, “Cannon fodder supporting female character.”

Xie Shiqing: ?

The girl stomped her foot. “What are you talking about! Believe it or not, I’ll tear your mouth apart.”

As they argued here, it was impossible for the staff below not to report it. The store manager had already given a stern reminder in the group chat, just short of explicitly saying that if the service was poor, Xie Shiqing should get out. Zhong Ning had come together with her; although she was dressed cheaply, she still wouldn’t be looked down upon, so they were also watching her carefully.

This girl was no ordinary person either—she was a well-known young lady in An Jinzhou, surnamed Zhao, and a regular customer of the store. When they started arguing, the staff immediately moved to intervene, but Zhong Ning didn’t want her enjoyment of watching the scene to be ruined. She didn’t let the butler step in, and the bodyguards following them blocked the sales assistants who wanted to break up the fight. However, they did not stop them from contacting the store owner.

In just a short while, the store owner also hurried over, with a thin sheen of sweat on her forehead.

When Miss Zhao saw her arrive, she immediately resumed her arrogant attitude. “Manager, RHIC’s standards these days are truly disappointing. Does someone like this even deserve to stand together with me? She’s covered head to toe in street stall goods, and she can still come in here to shop? There should at least be some kind of threshold.”

The store manager’s expression was serious. “Miss Zhao, please take back what you just said. This guest is a distinguished guest of our store. Your insult toward her is an insult toward our store.”

“Please apologize to this lady immediately!”

Miss Zhao was dumbfounded, her hands trembling with anger. “Y-you, what did you say? Distinguished guest?! Her? The stench of poverty is practically coming off her and suffocating me, and you’re calling her a distinguished guest? Manager, abusing your power for personal gain isn’t good.”

Xie Shiqing was being pulled along by Zhong Ning to watch the show. After observing for a while, she more or less understood what was going on, feeling both amused and helpless. She knew Zhong Ning’s playful side had been stirred; otherwise, with someone like this, they could have simply had the staff and bodyguards throw her out, so how could they let her keep spouting nonsense here.

“She’s following my orders, so it doesn’t count as abusing power for personal gain,” Xie Shiqing said cooperatively.

“You? And what are you supposed to be, daring to speak in front of me! Do you know who I am?”

Xie Shiqing glanced back. The butler stepped forward smoothly. “The daughter of the Zhao family from Wenjinzhou, a second-rate aristocratic family.”

Miss Zhao gritted her teeth. “What nonsense are you talking about!”

Xie Shiqing lifted her eyelids indifferently. “A second-rate family—did that hit a sore spot?”

Miss Zhao raised her hand and was about to rush forward, but the sales assistant behind her quickly held her back. “Let go of me! Believe it or not, I’ll file a complaint against you!”

Zhong Ning: Pfft.

Xie Shiqing also smiled faintly. “Sure. I’ve heard your complaint, but it won’t be accepted.”

Miss Zhao froze, then shrieked, “What do you mean? I’m going to complain to RHIC’s headquarters!”

“I’m the owner,” Xie Shiqing said. Then she turned and asked the butler, “Am I the owner of this company? If not, buy it.”

The butler smiled in relief and applauded. “Miss has finally regained the bearing of the richest person. You don’t remember—this is indeed your property. However, the GGE next door is not. To celebrate, why not buy it as well.”

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My period pain was so bad my soul almost left my body. I slumped in the chair in a Ge You–style sprawl. When my mom passed by and saw it, she left behind the comment “crippled yet determined,” and I laughed so hard my stomach hurt even more.

No drafts saved, so I can’t update on time. Darlings, don’t wait—there will definitely be an update before 8 p.m.

Chapter 90 Extra 2

With a livid face, Miss Zhao chose to leave on her own before being thrown out, preserving the last bit of her dignity.

However, aside from her, there were naturally other people in the store. She hadn’t come alone either, but with friends. It probably wouldn’t take long before today’s embarrassment spread throughout their circle.

Zhong Ning laughed so hard she couldn’t straighten her back. Watching Miss Zhao’s retreating figure quicken her pace, her laughter grew even louder.

Xie Shiqing looked helpless, but her gaze was indulgent. Faced with such loud commotion, she merely held onto the arm of the person making all the noise, lest she lean back and forth too much and end up falling.

“Ow, no, no… my stomach hurts…” Zhong Ning leaned crookedly against Xie Shiqing’s shoulder, one hand resting slightly below her stomach, clearly laughing so hard she got a stitch.

Loose strands of hair fell across her face, making her squint one eye slightly, as if giving a playful wink.

Xie Shiqing reached out to brush away the bothersome strands, and the words that left her red lips were full of indulgence. “Had enough fun?”

“No wonder face-slapping stories never go out of style. When watching videos, it feels cliché, but experiencing it firsthand—it’s actually really satisfying.”

Zhong Ning laughed as she straightened up, giving her final conclusion: “I’m going to live off someone else for the rest of my life!”

The two parents who had been watching from the side felt their vision go dark. They looked at each other and saw in each other’s eyes the signal that the sky was falling.

The butler handled matters extremely quickly. Or perhaps this illogical, absurd world simply didn’t follow reason—within less than ten minutes, she reported that the shop next door had already been bought.

Of course, not just this branch, but the entire company.

Zhong Ning’s mother and Madam Zhong no longer knew what to say. Like two smiling robots, they stiffly offered congratulations, and then, under the half-coaxed, half-forced urging of Xie Shiqing and Zhong Ning, they changed outfit after outfit, watching them turn into neatly packed shopping bags carried by the attendants.

Xie Shiqing didn’t have much desire for shopping. She had been blind for quite a long time, and everything had always been arranged by the old butler. She never had the habit of shopping either.

But this world was different. She had only picked six or seven dresses for herself when the butler cast a disapproving look and said with heartfelt distress, “If you only buy this little, how can it show the dignity of the richest person!”

Xie Shiqing paused. “Then I should…?”

The butler said decisively, “Pick a few you don’t want, and take everything else!”

A soft laugh came from nearby. Needless to say, it was Zhong Ning.

Xie Shiqing pinched the bridge of her nose. “I understand.”

So at the next store, she displayed the bearing of the world’s richest person and began spending lavishly.

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