People interjected one after another, some speaking well, others not so much.
Shen Mianmian remained calm, but Yang Xiaoxi couldn’t stand it anymore.
"Don’t talk nonsense. We’re not short of money, there’s no way we’d steal your clothes. Search again, maybe it fell into a corner, or perhaps you’ve sold it."
"As you can see, there’s no clothing on the floor." The clerk looked at the bag in Shen Mianmian’s hand with a troubled face.
Yang Xiaoxi’s bag, which she had just filled with clothes, shouldn’t contain anything else, but Shen Mianmian’s bag had been brought in from outside. The clerk wasn’t sure if the two had taken advantage of the moment she was searching for the clothes to steal and hide them in the bag.
Seeing the clerk’s intentions, Shen Mianmian calmly handed over her bag, "We said we didn’t take it, but you won’t believe us. Check the bag for yourself!" The source of this content ɪs 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝓷𝓮𝓽
"Thank you." The clerk, seeing how easy going Shen Mianmian was, also worried that she might have wronged them, "If it really wasn’t you, I will apologize to you in public later."
"No need, just clearing things up is enough."
The clerk had been polite and hadn’t accused them outright, indicating that a piece of clothing was indeed missing. Stopping them was just a helpless move; after all, they hadn’t taken anything, so cooperating was fine.
"We didn’t take her clothes, so why should we let her check?" Yang Xiaoxi looked somewhat displeased, but she didn’t stop Shen Mianmian.
"I’m really sorry, but I had no choice."
While apologizing, the clerk checked the bag, preparing herself mentally for not finding anything and letting them go. If she couldn’t find it, she would have to pay out of her own pocket and learn a lesson for the future.
But upon opening the bag, she froze. Underneath the clothes inside the bag, there was indeed a piece from her store wrapped up. Happy but bewildered, she couldn’t believe it.
She pulled out the clothing inside and said, "This piece is from my store."
Shen Mianmian also saw the extra piece of clothing and her face turned cold. Yang Xiaoxi looked totally confused and started explaining eagerly, "What’s going on here? How did your store’s clothes end up in our bag?"
This was too strange, she was sure she didn’t take it and was quite certain Shen Mianmian hadn’t either.
The onlookers, witnessing this scene, started to whisper and point.
"Call the police, arrest these thieves immediately."
"The girl looks pretty nice, didn’t expect her to be a thief."
"If this were in our place, we would have stripped and beaten her by now."
"Stop spouting nonsense, we didn’t steal any clothes," Yang Xiaoxi retorted against the chattering crowd.
"If you didn’t take the clothes, how did they end up in your bag? Can clothes grow legs now?"
The bystanders, afraid that they might run away, blocked the door completely.
Ruan Lingyu had just finished trying on clothes and came out to see a crowd had formed on the opposite side. She asked in surprise, "What happened over there, why is there such a big crowd?"
Cheng Xining suppressed the excitement inside her heart, "Shen Mianmian was caught stealing clothes, and they won’t let her go."
"Shen Mianmian stole clothes?" Ruan Lingyu found it very strange. Although she didn’t like Shen Mianmian, she didn’t believe Shen Mianmian would steal clothes, "Could it be a misunderstanding? Xiaonan is even willing to spend money to help her buy a house, she wouldn’t stoop to stealing clothes."
A girl as clever and calculating as Shen Mianmian wouldn’t ruin her reputation for the sake of a single piece of clothing.