Chapter 545: Chapter 545: Canary
"A sugar daddy?" Ariel raised an eyebrow, her voice carrying a hint of amusement.
"Don’t deny it. I’ve heard too many excuses from girls like you. Since you’ve done it, there’s no use denying it. The more you defend, the funnier it becomes," the woman rolled her eyes at Ariel and said.
"This necklace is nice, wrap it up for me." The daughter glanced casually at the necklace before tossing it onto the glass counter, speaking indifferently.
The store clerk obviously knew the woman and almost without hesitation gave Ariel an apologetic smile before quickly wrapping up the necklace.
The daughter flashed a provocative smile at Ariel.
"I think you got something wrong here. I clearly picked that necklace first. Why are you wrapping it up for her?" Ariel was annoyed by the clerk’s actions.
Ariel could accept that something she didn’t fancy was taken by someone else, but she would never allow anyone to snatch something from her hands.
The angelic smile that was always on Ariel’s face disappeared.
"My girlfriend makes a good point. Could you please follow the rules and give the necklace to my girlfriend?" Xu Ke spoke up at that moment.
After speaking to the store clerk, Xu Ke shifted his gaze to the woman’s face.
"And you’ve misunderstood. She is my girlfriend, not some mistress. I hope you can apologize to my girlfriend for your earlier remarks."
"What did you say?" The woman looked incredulous.
"I said I hope you can apologize to my girlfriend for your groundless comments, because you just slandered her," Xu Ke said seriously to the woman.
"Did I hear wrong? You’re asking me to apologize? Do you know who I am? Aren’t you afraid you’ll bite your tongue saying something like that?" The woman snorted, her expression full of contempt.
"Your relationship has nothing to do with me, and there’s no way I’m apologizing. If you’re wise, you’ll disappear from my sight and stop making me sick," the woman rolled her eyes at Xu Ke and said.
"Let me tell you, your status means nothing to me. I don’t care who you are. If you’ve done something wrong, you should be responsible for it. I’ll say it one more time, apologize to my girlfriend."
"Can’t you just stop? You’re flaunting your little bit of money in front of me, thinking you can do whatever you want? Hmph, you’re just a nouveau riche with a poor air about you that reeks from deep down inside."
"How come your store lets just anyone in? Get him out of here, and I’ll take all of this season’s new arrivals."
The woman stopped speaking to Xu Ke and turned her focus to the store clerk.
"Don’t you think your actions are contradictory? On one hand, you despise spending money, and on the other, you’re using money to get your way."
"So what? We’re not of the same status. I am more esteemed and more generous. What I say is right, and since you’re beneath me, you have to listen. Unless you surpass me, you’ll have to endure whatever I say," the woman said with a cold, emotionless smile.
"Miss Ding has already spoken, you see..." The store clerk looked at Xu Ke and Ariel with a difficult expression and said.
"I’ll buy a second piece of whatever she just ordered," Xu Ke raised two fingers.
The store clerk looked at Xu Ke’s fingers, suddenly covered her mouth, took a sharp breath, and her eyes widened with disbelief.
"Are you serious? Is what you say true?" The store clerk seemed not to believe her ears and asked again.
"Of course." Xu Ke said with a slight smile.
"Okay, I’ll package these for you right away." The smile on the store clerk’s face was even brighter than the sun.
The other clerks saw her smile, and their eyes were filled with unconcealable envy and regret.
They deeply regretted missing out on such a big customer, and when they saw the two entering they should have approached them. But now it was too late, and they could only watch this huge commission go to someone else.
The store clerk couldn’t care less about the others. She felt like she was on a lucky streak today, and walking felt as light as stepping on air. It was a wonderful feeling.
"Hold on, I have one more condition." Xu Ke stopped the clerk who was about to leave and said.
"Is there anything else you need? What can I do for you?" The store clerk asked Xu Ke politely with a genuine and bright smile.
"Throw her out, just like she wanted us kicked out earlier."
Xu Ke’s smile remained gentle, but the store clerk’s smile became stiff and lifeless.
"Sorry, could you repeat that? I didn’t hear you clearly," the store clerk blinked and uncertainly asked.
"I said, I hope you can kick her out," Xu Ke patiently repeated.
"Ha! You think you’re me? You don’t have the means to say such things. They won’t dare to throw me out even if you buy every piece of jewelry in this store," Miss Ding said with a sneer.
"As long as they want to continue operating here, they won’t dare cross me. In Yunzhou, money alone won’t do; you also need power. Without both, you’re playing a losing game, you country bumpkin!" Miss Ding snorted coldly.
"I’m sorry sir, we can’t do business with you." The store clerk regretted not being able to complete such a big sale, but she couldn’t afford to offend Miss Ding either, so she had to reluctantly refuse Xu Ke’s business.
"If I can ensure your store continues here, can you kick her out and blacklist her so she’s never allowed in this store again?" Xu Ke glanced at Miss Ding and then asked the store clerk.
The store clerk looked at Xu Kun and then at Miss Ding, "I’m sorry, but I’m not in a position to decide this. I’ll call our manager, and you can both speak with them."
The store clerk hurriedly turned away without waiting for their response and went to get the manager.
"You think calling their manager will work against me? How naive. There are not many people in Yunzhou who can make me bow, and you’re not one of them," Miss Ding said with her head held high, speaking slowly.
"But you’ve wasted a lot of my time today, which has made me angry. I hope you can handle my wrath." Miss Ding showed a cold and ruthless smile that was completely at odds with her charming appearance, yet strangely harmonious from a certain angle.