"Could it be that I remembered it wrong?"
Mu Jinyu forced a light laugh, hiding his embarrassment.
The manager closely observed Mu Jinyu's expressions while analyzing his tone.
She discovered that his tone was full of uncertainty; his expression was very nervous, and his eyes were shifty, afraid to meet her gaze…
Something was fishy!
The manager's professional training immediately alerted her that there was something very odd!
"Remembered wrong, you can forget where you bought something from?!" The manager stared at Mu Jinyu, her gaze as sharp as a knife, unleashing an aggressive interrogation.
"I…" Mu Jinyu was filled with regret at that moment. If he had known earlier that the manager would deduce that his suit wasn't bought from her store, he would never have come here for convenience.
But it was too late for regrets now. To cover up the lie he told, he had to weave even more lies.
"Alright, I'll tell the truth…" Mu Jinyu feigned ease and sighed, saying, "Actually, I didn't buy the suit myself; it was a gift from my girlfriend. But it doesn't fit well, and I didn't want to hurt her feelings by telling her directly, so I thought I'd return it myself. Little did I know I came to the wrong store…"
"Afraid of hurting her feelings, so you want to return it because it doesn't fit? Sir, that statement is full of holes!"
The manager, with a piercing stare, sneered at Mu Jinyu, saying, "If it was really bought by your girlfriend, even if it didn't fit, you should be exchanging it for a suit that does, not returning it, right?!"
"This…" Mu Jinyu found himself at a loss for words, sweat beading on his forehead. Indeed, he should not have lied.
"Oh, you're right, that was an oversight on my part, it should be that way. So, please exchange it for a fitting one for me!" Mu Jinyu could only change his statement to that.
The manager didn't move, her icy gaze scrutinizing Mu Jinyu.
She was very doubtful about the origins of Mu Jinyu's suit.
A gift from a loving girlfriend? She dismissed that possibility right away.
If it was a gift from a loving girlfriend, the boyfriend would absolutely not bear to return it!
She had two other suspicions.
This young man looked fairly handsome; it was quite possible that he was being kept by a wealthy patroness, and then she bought this suit for him so that he wouldn't embarrass himself, but he, seeing an opportunity for money, secretly came to sell the suit behind her back!
But considering his attire with a tank top, shorts, and flip-flops, if he were really kept by a wealthy patroness, he should not be so destitute.
Her last suspicion was that the guy was quite young, probably in high school or university, and his family was poorer. Meanwhile, a room-mate of his, a rich second generation, bought this suit to show off. Somehow, he carelessly left it in their dorm…
So, the impoverished young man developed a malicious intent, stealthily took it, and planned to return it for money, but he didn't know which exclusive store it was bought from, hence the current situation arose.
She had seen many similar news stories, like a rich room-mate buying a Rolex only for the poorer one to take advantage, exchanging it with a fake.
Therefore, she believed that the likelihood was high for this situation to be the same.
Being scrutinized by the manager as if he were a petty thief, Mu Jinyu felt guilty and uncomfortable. Seeing that she remained silent, he became irritated, reaching for the suit and saying, "If you won't allow a return or an exchange, that's fine. I'll ask my girlfriend which store it was and go exchange it there!"
"Snap!"
Since the manager suspected the young man in front of her of thievery, naturally, she would not let him try his luck at another store. As Mu Jinyu reached out to take the suit back, she immediately placed her hand on his.
"Make it clear, is this suit a gift from your girlfriend, or did you steal your room-mate's newly bought clothes to come here and commit fraud?!"
The manager pressed down on Mu Jinyu's hand, her eyes coldly fixed on him, sharp as blades, as if she wanted to cut through all his deception to see his filthy heart.
And as soon as the manager voiced her suspicions, the well-to-do ladies nearby instantly erupted into an uproar:
"What? Stealing a roommate's clothes to return and get money? Is there such a shameless person?!"
"As expected, the moment I saw this guy dressed like a homeless man, I knew he couldn't afford 'Face of Jade' clothing. Now that the store manager has caught him, it really serves him right!"
"This suit is worth at least a hundred thousand. If it's stolen, this is no small matter. Should we call the police?!"
"..."
Mu Jinyu was held by the store manager, listening to the people around him chattering and to those disdainful looks cast at him, feeling extremely embarrassed and angry!
I really am an idiot!
Mu Jinyu thought miserably, despite being so wealthy, why did he have to be greedy for that extra fifty thousand yuan by returning goods, only to end up in this disgraceful situation?!
From now on, I'm never taking advantage of small gains again!
"It was really bought for me by my girlfriend!" Mu Jinyu, seeing that the surrounding women were indeed about to call the police, snapped back to his senses. He blushed red and shouted loudly, "Why would I lie to you? You can check if you don't believe me!"
Mu Jinyu thought to himself that although his relationship with Gu Xiyan as boyfriend and girlfriend was a pretense, this suit was indeed bought for him by her.
At this point, even if she found out he had gone behind her back to return the merchandise, it was far better than being arrested by the police, wasn't it?
At worst, he'd just have to compensate her!
From now on, he absolutely wouldn't do such stupid things again!
"Alright, I'll check it first, but don't you dare run away!" The store manager, hearing Mu Jinyu speak like this, also felt it was better to investigate before calling the police.
After speaking, she watched Mu Jinyu warily and signaled the crowd with her eyes to keep him from quietly slipping away while she was checking.
The group of women, seeing the store manager's glance, immediately patted their chests and promised:
"Manager, go ahead and check. We'll make sure to keep an eye on this thief!"
"Right, if he dares to run? I'll break his damn legs!"
"Don't worry, I've already got the emergency call ready on my phone. If he runs, I'm calling the police immediately!"
"..."
Mu Jinyu, upon hearing this, turned around and furiously glared at the women who were eagerly discussing calling the police and accusing him of being a thief, thinking: They're all just a bunch of scum happy to see others in trouble!
He hated this bunch of annoying busybodies.
If they were men, and dared to call him a thief or a swindler, he'd have slapped them already.
But unfortunately, they were women, and given his own guilt and wrongdoing, he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger.
"Still daring to glare at us? Do you believe we'll call the police right now?"
The group of women, upon seeing Mu Jinyu glaring at them, threatened fiercely.
Mu Jinyu had no choice; his fists crackled with the force of his grip, but he could only hold back his anger for the moment.
Seeing that Mu Jinyu had no intentions of taking the opportunity to run, the store manager finally released his hand and then logged into the backend to check the series of suits that Mu Jinyu bought from the Face of Jade Exclusive Store and who they were sold to.
Afterward, she discovered that not many suits from this series had been sold in the past few days—just two in total.
One of them was purchased yesterday evening by their company president, Gu Xiyan.
His boss is this guy's girlfriend?!