SWNOVELS Chapter 24
The two of them stood together intimately. The woman’s belly was huge by now; it was clear that she couldn’t fit into the dress that she was holding.
“It’s too bad that I can’t wear this now.”
“It’s okay. We can buy it first if you really like it. You can wear it after the baby is born!”
“Thank you, darling! You’re the best!”
Shen Qi clenched her fists. Lin Jiang had never talked to her like this ever in their marriage. She did not expect to run into them here today.
Suddenly, the mistress looked over at her direction. Shen Qi jumped and took a step back subconsciously.
While she turned, she accidentally bumped into the sales clerk that was looking for her and the clerk instinctively grabbed onto Shen Qi’s gown.
Riiip! The gown was torn apart.
This attracted the attention of almost everyone in the shop, including Lin Jiang and his mistress.
The clerk panicked when she found that the dress had ripped when she fell. Getting up immediately, she accused Shen Qi, “Do you know how much this gown costs? How could you damage it on purpose?!”
Shen Qi was taken aback. She just didn’t want those two to find out that she was here as well, not expecting to bump into anyone.
Looking down at her outfit after the clerk’s accusation, she suddenly realized that the accessories embroidered on the gown had fallen out, her shoulder completely exposed.
Noticing that the other patrons were crowding around them, Shen Qi immediately grabbed her shoulder with her hand and apologized anxiously, “I’m so sorry! It was an accident!”
The clerk chuckled coldly. “You’re sorry? This gown is the best in our shop! It was only flown from Italy yesterday and costs around 300,000! Do you think your apology can solve the problem right now? Can you repair the dress to its original form?”
Shen Qi bit her lips as she promised timidly, “I’ll fix it for you, I swear!”
“Fix it? How can you fix it?” The clerk’s accusation became louder and louder as more people started gathering around them.
Shen Qi felt utterly embarrassed and humiliated from the pointed looks and criticism from everyone around her. She was starting to feel dizzy.
“Hey, isn’t that Shen Qi?” Lin Jiang’s mistress saw Shen Qi’s messy look and laughed before mocking, “How could a woman who only wears cheap clothes come into a designer store like this? And to ruin one of their gowns? Shen Qi, are you here to destroy their reputation?”
The clerk, who was standing next to them, widened her eyes. “What do you mean?! Are you here to make a mess on purpose? This dress costs more than 300,000! You better pay up now!”
The mistress let out a crisp laugh. “How can she even afford that dress? Her salary was 3000 at most per month. Now that she lost her job, she probably can’t even afford the cheap ones.”
Shen Qi bit her lip harder after hearing her.
Lin Jiang must have told her everything for the mistress to know her so well.
“Hey Shen Qi, why don’t you beg Lin Jiang if you can’t afford it? He might even help you seeing that you guys were close back then.”
At that, Shen Qi’s hand trembled as she glanced at Lin Jiang subconsciously.
When their eyes met, Lin Jiang was clearly taken aback. Uneasiness shone past his eyes.
“Lin Jiang, will you help her?”
Lin Jiang looked at the beautiful Shi Qinbao next to him as he coughed a little and held her tighter to him.”Why would I help any woman other than you, baby? Especially not when that woman came just to ruin the store’s reputation!”
What Lin Jiang said were like knives to her heart.
Shen Qi’s lips started bleeding from biting too hard on them.
“Come on, darling! Although she asked for it by doing this here, she’s so pitiful right now. This dress cost around 300,000! If she can’t afford it, will she be detained here?”
This immediately reminded the clerk as she took her phone out. “I’ll make a police report right now!”
Shen Qi looked up. A police report?
“This woman is so vain! Going into shops and trying out clothes, ruining them just because she can’t afford them! You must make a police report!” the bystanders chimed in as well.
“Exactly! Look at her! Her hair is such a mess! Why would you let someone like this enter the shop?”
“I can’t believe women nowadays, overestimating themselves, thinking that they’re high-class just because they can come in to try on clothes? Pssh! Now that the gown is ruined, you can’t afford it, can you? This is hilarious! The police must give this woman a lesson so that she won’t ever repeat the same mistake again!”
Mocking laughter and disdainful glares all over made Shen Qi burn with shame.
Ye Moxuan, Ye Moxuan, where did you go? Why did you leave me alone? Are you really that ashamed of me?
Shen Qi felt terrible, her eyes starting to redden.
She lifted her head slightly and watched as everyone surrounding her pointed fingers at her, the remarks and mocking stares they gave her making her feel so little. Her entire body trembled, the dread within her making her feel dizzy.
Shen Qi had a bad habit of feeling lightheaded every time she became too anxious or helpless.
Slowly, black dots started appearing in her vision as everyone’s faces turned blurry.
The darkness was swallowing her whole.
Right as Shen Qi was about to give in, her body tilting sideways, a hand swooped in and grabbed onto her…