Chapter 425: Chapter 425: Porcelain Bumping
The shop assistant and neighbors were utterly speechless.
Liao Yi couldn’t hold back his anger and rushed forward.
“How can you spout such nonsense? It’s your son who lied online, got exposed for having ntal problems, and ended up being fired from the hospital. What does that have to do with Zhiyi?”
Although Du Qian’s deliberate reports quickly disappeared, they still attracted so mild attention.
So people specifically investigated the aftermath.
Eventually, an anonymous hospital employee revealed that Du Qian was fired due to ntal illness.
The netizens who once supported Du Qian’s “pure love” were furious, exclaiming they’d been fooled by a lunatic.
Many speculated that the so-called growth record he possessed was likely fabricated.
As a result, the rumors surrounding Lin Zhiyi were self-defeating.
But Mrs. Du could not accept people calling her son ntally ill.
“You’re lying! My son doesn’t have ntal issues! It’s Lin Zhiyi who ruined my son!” Mrs. Du rolled up her sleeves. “Smash it!”
“Stop!”
Lin Zhiyi quickly stepped forward to confront Mrs. Du.
“Aunt Du, do you have any evidence for your accusations?”
“Evidence? With soone like you, who needs evidence? I’ve eaten more salt than you’ve eaten rice!” Mrs. Du shouted arrogantly.
“So, you don’t have evidence. But I do—proof of Du Qian’s ntal illness.”
Lin Zhiyi pulled a docunt from her bag.
The Du family parents showed a flash of fear in their eyes; Mr. Du grabbed the fruit knife on the table and charged at Lin Zhiyi viciously.
“You wretch! I’ll kill you!”
Lin Zhiyi quickly stepped back, but before Mr. Du could reach her, Gong Chen grabbed his wrist and snatched the knife away.
Mr. Du’s arms were pinned behind his back, rendering him immobile.
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Du threw herself to the ground and scread, “Murder! Murder!”
Lin Zhiyi glanced at Gong Chen, signaling him to release Mr. Du.
Then, in front of the Du family relatives, she opened the docunt in her hand.
The papers inside turned out to be blank.
“Aunt Du, Uncle Du, you seem quite anxious, which suggests you already know the real reason behind Du Qian’s dismissal. Yet you’ve brought everyone here to trouble . All the jewelry in my display cases outside is authentic, and I hope you’ll compensate accordingly.”
The Du family relatives, so holding chairs, others clutching flowerpots, and others stepping on her recovered craft items, saw the parents’ reaction and realized they were being used as pawns. They hastily put everything down.
“We were all deceived by these two. We didn’t smash the stuff at your door. Go ask them to pay for it.”
With that, most of the relatives left, leaving only a few who stayed to watch the drama unfold, showing no intentions of helping.
The Du parents instantly sensed the shift in the situation, growling, “You all…”
“Uncle, Aunt, was coming to find your idea, or Du Qian’s? I really didn’t expect him to be such a coward—getting two elderly people to cause trouble.” Lin Zhiyi hit the nail on the head.
The Du parents’ faces alternated between dark and pale shades, remaining silent for a long while.
Lin Zhiyi took a deep breath. Her guesthouse had to continue running, so she decided to leave so room for reconciliation.
“Uncle, Aunt, I…”
Before she could finish, there was another commotion at the entrance.
Suddenly, five won barged in, followed by three burly n.
The lead woman pointed at Lin Zhiyi, saying, “You’re the boss of Xingxing Jewelry online, aren’t you?”
Lin Zhiyi cast a doubtful look at the woman and nodded. “That’s .”
“Well then, your promise of ‘tenfold compensation for fake goods’—how do you intend to pay us?” The woman raised her chin.
As she spoke, the three tall n behind her took a step forward.
The guesthouse fell silent. Even the Du parents, who had been causing chaos monts ago, were now quiet.
Gong Chen was about to intervene when Lin Zhiyi gestured behind her, signaling him to stay put.
Lin Zhiyi calmly asked, “Could I see the orders? I’ll have soone check them for you.”
The woman pulled out her phone and sent the order, and the shop assistant quickly noticed the notification.
After verifying the orders, the assistant frowned and nodded toward Lin Zhiyi.
Lin Zhiyi imdiately said, “Miss, could you tell what the problem is?”
The woman took out a necklace from her bag. “You sold fake goods, and you dare to ask what the problem is?”
The other four won also produced necklaces simultaneously.
They held snowflake platinum diamond necklaces priced at over six thousand—Lin Zhiyi’s store’s best-selling item.
With both design and diamond quality personally overseen by Lin Zhiyi, the necklaces had never had any issues.
How could they be fake?
Lin Zhiyi extended her hand to inspect the necklace, but the woman pulled back.
“What are you doing? Trying to snatch it?”
“If you don’t let look, how can I judge if it’s mine?” Lin Zhiyi asked.
The woman directly threw out an appraisal certificate.
“Take a good look. This is an official certification. Plus, I showed you the order, and you said fake goods warrant tenfold compensation. Each of us wants sixty thousand dollars, and we’ll forget this ever happened.”
The other four won chid in: “That’s right.”
After examining the appraisal certificate, Lin Zhiyi discreetly handed it to Gong Chen behind her.
Gong Chen scanned it briefly, nodded slightly, and signaled that the certificate was authentic.
But this only proved the items were fake; it didn’t prove Lin Zhiyi had sold counterfeit goods.
From a quick glance at the necklace, though it looked identical at first, the craftsmanship was far inferior.
It was evident this wasn’t her product.
With this in mind, Lin Zhiyi raised her eyes slightly, coincidentally eting Gong Chen’s gaze.
With just a look, she understood Gong Chen’s intentions.
She turned to address the other won. “You must have appraisal certificates too. Let see the necklaces and orders together.”
The won assud Lin Zhiyi was giving in and imdiately handed over the necklaces and orders.
Sure enough.
The order dates for all five won were within the last two or three days, and the necklaces were uniformly crude in workmanship.
This was a calculated attempt at professional extortion.
Before Lin Zhiyi could devise a response, Liao Yi stepped forward in her defense.
“You won’t even allow inspections. If everyone acted like you, would Zhiyi have to compensate herself into bankruptcy?”
As soon as these words were said, the five won looked unfazed, but the Du parents revealed greedy expressions.
Both moved forward, with Mrs. Du saying, “Lin Zhiyi, you caused my son to lose his job. You must pay compensation!”
Mr. Du nodded and added, “Twenty thousand! No—fifty thousand! No less!”
Lin Zhiyi was speechless.
She ignored the Du parents entirely, focusing on the five won.
“You’ve just purchased my necklaces, but you went straight to the appraisal center as if you don’t trust my products. Why buy them then? Can’t I reasonably suspect you’re extorting and blackmailing ? The amount you’re demanding ets the criterion for criminal charges.”
Upon hearing this, two of the won flinched noticeably.
The lead woman retorted imdiately: “Stop rambling! Watch out, or your shop won’t survive!”
As she spoke, the three n stepped forward again.
The Du parents, seeing this, saw an opportunity and chid in, arms akimbo: “That’s right! Pay up!”
Lin Zhiyi sighed. “Fine.”
Everyone in the room froze, unable to believe she was caving so easily.
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