Chapter 196 – 188: The Campus Belle
“Mr. Liu, it’s a pleasure to et you. You’re really lucky to have won over such a beauty. Xiaoyu was the campus belle back in our day!”
Upon hearing Li Minggang’s words, Gu Wei’s brows furrowed, and her heart filled with even more disdain for Fan Xiaoyu. Why did she have to run into her here?
She and Fan Xiaoyu were once roommates, true, but to her, Fan Xiaoyu was never a friend, but rather soone she particularly despised.
As long as she was with Fan Xiaoyu, those n would never even glance at her.
Her husband, Li Minggang, had also pursued Fan Xiaoyu back then. Only after being rejected by Fan Xiaoyu did he co to pursue her. Seeing her own husband acting so pitiful, it was clear he was still not over Fan Xiaoyu. She felt a fire burning in her belly, wishing she could tear Fan Xiaoyu apart!
What a vixen!
Disliking Fan Xiaoyu, she found herself also loathing Liu Wentian. In a cold voice, she said, “Husband, you shouldn’t be asking people such questions. Mr. Liu, dressed in cheap street clothes, probably just a low-level employee, maybe even a laborer. You asking such things, how could he feel comfortable answering?”
Upon hearing this, Li Minggang’s face flashed with disdain, though he showed an apologetic expression, saying, “Right, right, I really shouldn’t have asked that. I usually interact with friends who make millions a year, didn’t think much about it. Mr. Liu, I am now a manager in the human resources departnt of a listed company. If you’re interested, you might consider applying for a job at our company?”
“Heh heh. No need, being a little white-collar worker is quite alright.” Liu Wentian shook his head, too lazy to explain anything to these two.
Fan Xiaoyu, initially happy to see Gu Wei, felt her mood sour as the couple began to mock Liu Wentian. “Sorry, we still need to go buy groceries, so we’ll be heading off first,” she said to them.
“Oh, wait…”
Gu Wei quickly grabbed hold of Fan Xiaoyu, an apologetic look on her face, “Xiaoyu, I’m just straightforward, I didn’t an to look down on your man, don’t think too much of it. We haven’t seen each other in years, and now that we finally et, don’t rush off. I have so much to talk about with you.”
Fan Xiaoyu, hearing this, couldn’t continue showing a cold face. She allowed Gu Wei to pull her to the chairs in front of the jewelry showcase, where they began to chat.
Seeing this, Liu Wentian also sat down at their side, while Li Minggang, sitting next to Gu Wei, kept trying to strike up a conversation with Fan Xiaoyu, whom, however, barely responded to him.
Suddenly, Liu Wentian’s gaze turned cold. He saw Gu Wei secretly take off a diamond ring she was wearing and slip it into Fan Xiaoyu’s pocket! Discover more content at Novgo
He snickered, then stood up and walked over, pretending to accidentally bump into Gu Wei, knocking her to the ground.
“Ouch! What are you doing, are you blind?” Gu Wei, rubbing her swollen waist, stood up and shouted at Liu Wentian.
“Sorry, I just slipped a bit.” Liu Wentian replied with a smile.
Fan Xiaoyu, seeing Gu Wei’s flustered manner, felt displeased. She sensed that Gu Wei had changed a lot compared to their school days. She used to be polite and gentle, but now she seed completely different. During their chat, Gu Wei boasted about how well she was doing now and indirectly ntioned that Xiaoyu had ended up with a useless man.
“Vivi, you guys continue picking out jewelry, Liu Wentian and I will head off now,” Fan Xiaoyu said, preparing to leave with Liu Wentian.
“Wait a second!”
Gu Wei, as if she had discovered sothing, exclaid, “The ring I was trying on is gone!”
“It’s gone?” The female sales clerk behind the jewelry counter turned pale. The ring was worth $99,000; if it was lost under her watch, she would be held responsible!
Suddenly, Gu Wei, with a sneer, turned to Fan Xiaoyu, “Xiaoyu, you stole the ring, didn’t you? I felt it when your hand seed to touch my finger where I was wearing the ring. I didn’t think much of it at first, but now, I guess the ring must be on you. I never thought you would beco a thief!”
Fan Xiaoyu’s face turned ugly. “Vivi, what are you talking about? How could I possibly steal your ring? Maybe you should look around; it might have fallen on the floor?”
“Impossible, I am sure you stole it!” Gu Wei responded.
The commotion had already attracted the attention of quite a few people. Hearing Gu Wei’s accusation, they all turned to look at Fan Xiaoyu. Seeing that Fan Xiaoyu was a beautiful and elegant young woman, they began to whisper among themselves.
“Such a beautiful and dignified woman shouldn’t need to steal, right?”
“That’s not necessarily true; looks and character are not necessarily linked. The place is filled with gold diggers these days!”
“That man by her side is her partner, right? He doesn’t look rich. No wonder she might steal, considering she’s with a man who isn’t capable.”
“This woman is in trouble now, daring to steal in ’Xingjia Supermarket.’ I heard soone was caught stealing here before and was beaten half to death!”
“…”
Under these discussions, Fan Xiaoyu’s face gradually turned purple, unable to believe that her once good friend would now slander her for stealing!
What made her feel guilty was that because of him, Wentian was now looked down upon by others!
“Vivi, are you sure it was Xiaoyu who stole your ring?” Li Minggang frowned and asked.
“Of course!” Gu Wei said with certainty.
Li Minggang also started to look uneasy; the ring was worth nearly one hundred thousand, which was not a small amount for him too. He had reluctantly decided to buy it after Gu Wei had ntioned it many tis, especially since today was their wedding anniversary.
If it was really lost like this, he guessed he would have to compensate, and he was unwilling to bear this loss.
“Xiaoyu, why don’t you just hand over the ring? Let’s pretend this never happened. If you are really having financial difficulties, you can tell , I can give you so money for free, how about that?”
Seeing everyone already convinced Xiaoyu had stolen, she felt a chill in her heart, her hands and feet icy cold. It was at that mont a warm, broad palm grasped her hand.
She turned her head and t Liu Wentian’s warm gaze.
She felt aggrieved, and a bit tearful, as if she had found soone to stand up for her, and said, “Liu Wentian, you believe , I really didn’t steal her ring.”
“I certainly believe you.”
Liu Wentian smiled and then looked at Gu Wei with a cold smile and said, “It’s a pity Sister Yu considered you a good friend. You don’t deserve to be her friend at all!”
Gu Wei’s face stiffened; then with disdain, she said, “You think I want to be her friend? It’s always been her delusion. I never considered her a friend! Such a shaless woman who steals, who doesn’t even have the basic sense of morality—I feel sick just thinking I used to share a dorm with her!”
Hearing this, Xiaoyu’s face grew even more purplish. She had not realized that seeing Gu Wei as a good friend was entirely her own wishful thinking!
At this ti, the supermarket security had already started to approach.
The female sales assistant behind the jewelry counter pointed to Xiaoyu and said to the leading security guard, “Brother Fan, I lost a diamond ring here. It’s possible that this lady stole it.”
Seeing the security co over, Gu Wei showed a pleased look, excitedly said, “Hurry up and search her, that ring must be on her, she’s just a thief. Find the ring and let everyone see her ugly true face!”
The leading security guard heard this and looked at Xiaoyu but did not proceed to search her imdiately; instead, he spoke sternly, “Ma’am, why don’t you turn out your pockets yourself? If you haven’t stolen anything, then there’s no need to be nervous.”
“Wait a minute!”
Liu Wentian, however, smiled and pointed at Gu Wei, speaking coldly, “I suspect this woman is a thief shouting ’catch the thief,’ the ring might be on her person! Why don’t you have her turn out her pockets first?”
Everyone was stunned, not expecting Liu Wentian to suspect Gu Wei at this ti.
However, seeing Gu Wei and Li Minggang both dressed in designer clothes, obviously wealthy, they sowhat doubted they would steal.
Li Minggang beca furious and said, “Liu Wentian, watch your mouth! How could Vivi possibly steal anything? I’m warning you, mind your tongue, not everything can be blurted out!”
Liu Wentian had accused Gu Wei of stealing, and as her husband, it was a slap in his face!
Besides, he was already jealous of Liu Wentian for getting Fan Xiaoyu, thinking to himself that Liu Wentian was just a lucky loser. Naturally, he was not in a good mood!
Additionally, he lumped Fan Xiaoyu in with him!
This woman was blind, he thought, choosing this man over soone a thousand tis better like himself. She had been aloof when he tried to speak to her just now, totally ungrateful!
He pointed at Fan Xiaoyu, coldly looked at the security guards, and said, “You guys, search her right now! I’m quite acquainted with Mr. Yuan, the owner of this supermarket. Believe it or not, one word from and you’ll all be unemployed!”
The supermarket’s owner was Yuan Feng, with a net worth of several billion in Shenming City and sowhat a significant figure. Li Minggang did indeed know him, although they were not exactly on the sa social level. But he was sure these security guards would not actually consult Yuan Feng for the truth, so he made the threat regardless.
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