Soon, a sales assistant stormed over.
Xin Jia'er retorted, "How can I buy clothes without trying them on? How do I know if they fit?"
"These are Italian handcrafted haute couture. If you can't afford them, don't touch them. Don't be so vain at your age!" the sales assistant sneered, pointing condescendingly.
She could tell the two young girls couldn't afford anything.
Su Ding almost laughed out loud, "How do you know we can't afford it?"
The sales assistant looked them up and down dismissively, "Every dress here starts at ten thousand. You? Can you afford it?"
"Heh, are you here to make a joke?" Xin Jia'er shot back. "You immediately say we can't afford it. Are you some kind of clairvoyant? We can afford it, but with your attitude, we definitely won't buy anything."
With that, Xin Jia'er pulled Su Ding to leave.
The sales assistant didn't even bother to move. "If you can't afford it, just say so. Don't pretend you're not buying. Hurry up and go, don't affect our business."
Xin Jia'er suddenly stopped, pointing at the dress Su Ding had been holding. "Wrap this one up for me."
Su Ding was taken aback. "Jia'er, forget it. It's not worth it."
Xin Jia'er shook her head. "It's fine. We'll buy it, so no one can say we can't afford it. But we're still going to complain."
She took out her card. "Hurry and swipe it. Don't delay our complaint."
The sales assistant was surprised she produced a card. After a moment of shock, she snorted, "Let me tell you, each dress is a unique piece in this store. Once sold, no returns or exchanges."
"Less nonsense," Xin Jia'er's attitude was equally unpleasant.
Su Ding knew that for Xin Jia'er's status, dresses costing tens of thousands were no big deal. It was a bit of a shame she was buying it out of spite.
"It's okay, Dingding. This is for you. Even with the baby, you should dress beautifully," Xin Jia'er patted her hand reassuringly.
As the sales assistant swiped the card, a "beep" suddenly sounded!
"Card has insufficient funds."
The sales assistant swiped again, and the same prompt appeared.
Several customers who had just entered the store looked over. The sales assistant's face showed schadenfreude, and she said rather loudly, "I'm sorry, miss, your card has insufficient funds!"
Xin Jia'er's face turned red with anger. She suddenly remembered something and froze.
Xu Lang had used this card before. When he returned it, she had casually stuffed it into her bag. This card had a five-million limit! Insufficient funds?!
The sales assistant said condescendingly, "Miss, do you have any other cards?"
The passersby couldn't help but point and whisper:
"Young people these days are so vain."
"Taking out a card like that, probably kept by someone, and she doesn't even know it's been canceled."
"Exactly, what about their parents?"
...
"I didn't even know Xu Lang had maxed out my card..."
Xin Jia'er's face flushed and paled. Hearing the comments made her teeth grind with anger.
The sales assistant's arrogance was now undisguised.
Damn it!
All because of that incredibly awful渣男!
Su Ding patted Xin Jia'er and took out the unlimited black card Xu Jin had given her from her bag. "Use this one."
Xin Jia'er still felt embarrassed.
She had just said she would buy it for Su Ding, and now Su Ding was paying for it.
Su Ding said gently, "It's okay. You can buy me something next time."
Xin Jia'er nodded.
When the sales assistant swiped the card, she saw the VIP supreme card appear on the computer screen and was dumbfounded.
There might be only a few such cards in the entire country, owned by people of great status.
What was that woman's identity?
The sales assistant hesitantly handed over the card and the dress. "Miss, your card."
Her attitude had completely flipped 180 degrees.
Su Ding smiled faintly. She had seen plenty of people who looked down on the poor and fawned over the rich. She reached out and took them.
Xin Jia'er directly retorted, "Do you still think we can't afford it?"
The sales assistant broke out in a sweat. "I'm truly sorry, miss. It was my fault. I shouldn't have said those things. I apologize..."
"Then I ask you, when you buy clothes in a mall, do you not touch them at all?" Xin Jia'er asked coldly.
"No, it was my fault..." The sales assistant bowed ninety degrees, her face wearing a fawning smile.
Xin Jia'er finally relented. "Respecting customers is basic etiquette for a sales assistant. I hope you remember that."
Then, she linked arms with Su Ding and left.
"Jia'er!"
A loud male voice called from behind. Xu Lang jogged over.
Xin Jia'er's smiling face immediately stiffened, and she quickly turned cold. "How many times have I told you not to follow me!"
"Jia'er, I'm truly sorry. Please forgive me," Xu Lang reached out to grab Xin Jia'er's hand.
Su Ding quickly pulled Xin Jia'er back. "Xu Lang, you did what you did, and you still have the nerve to ask for forgiveness? How shameless can you be?"
Xu Lang glared at Su Ding with a darkened expression. "If it weren't for you, how could Jia'er have gotten involved with someone like Xue ZhiQiao!"
"Xu Lang!" Xin Jia'er interrupted angrily.
"Jia'er, I don't care that you were with him. As long as you're willing to come back, I'll still accept you..."
"Enough!" Xin Jia'er rushed forward in anger. "Xu Lang, I have nothing to do with you anymore. Get out! Get lost!"
Xu Lang, however, stubbornly grabbed Xin Jia'er's arm, his face contorted with anxious rage.
"Impossible! Did Xue ZhiQiao sleep with you that's why you changed your mind so quickly! Jia'er, don't believe him! He's a celebrity, he's seen hundreds of beautiful women, don't be naive!"
Su Ding listened with confusion.
Xue ZhiQiao and Xin Jia'er? Slept? Got involved?
Xin Jia'er didn't want to talk about that incident. Her virginity, which she had guarded for over twenty years, was lost so carelessly. Yet Xu Lang's every word pierced her.
Her eyes welled up with mist. She trembled with anger, trying desperately to break free from his grasp, feeling immense pain.
"Let her go!"
Su Ding's grip was strong. As her words fell, her hand clamped down on Xu Lang's wrist, forcing him to release Xin Jia'er and cry out in pain.
"Hiss... damn... let go!" Xu Lang's face contorted, his demeanor utterly vulgar. His once somewhat handsome face was now a grotesque mess.
Xin Jia'er's last lingering affection for him vanished.
She had been blind before!
Su Ding violently flung Xu Lang away and glared at him coldly. "Xu Lang, do you want to go to jail?"
Xu Lang, whose dignity had been trampled due to borrowing money, was now being threatened by a woman. His pride surged, and he lunged forward to push Su Ding.
Xin Jia'er immediately shielded her, but was violently thrown aside, her knees hitting the ground and red.
"Su Ding, I'll fucking kill you for minding my business and gossiping!"
Xu Lang's eyes turned red with murderous intent. Disregarding who Su Ding was, he raised his fist to strike her!