"Furthermore, what you were wearing was too tacky, it ruined my mood for shopping, so I picked this for you on the spur of the moment. For now, you'll wear this in the store," Xu Jiayi continued to voice his opinions.
Upon hearing this, Shi Xinxin silently accepted it. As a temporary assistant, what right did she have to make demands?
Despite the well-trained sales assistants, they were still ordinary people. Looking at the young woman who was being forcibly dressed up as a wealthy lady, it was truly not easy for them to suppress their smiles.
Moreover, with Xu Jiayi constantly causing mischief beside her, a few of the sales assistants couldn't hold back their laughter. Shi Xinxin, with her keen observation, caught those bursts of laughter and found it very strange.
Coincidentally, while accompanying Xu Jiayi on his stroll through the mall, they passed by a mirror. Shi Xinxin stopped and looked at herself in the reflection.
She didn't know the price of the clothes she was wearing, but she knew that this outfit made her look at least thirty years older.
On the mink coat, the fox design was like a female demon from a fairy tale, and the heaviness of the coat made her look very bloated.
What was most unbearable was the hat on her head, adorned with colorful feathers. Such a hat should only be used with accessories for a fashion show; it didn't match this outfit at all. Xu Jiayi's earlier words were just excuses.
He was clearly trying to tease her. As Xu Jiayi walked, he suddenly felt the person behind him disappear. When he turned around, Shi Xinxin was already standing in front of the mirror, glaring at him with malicious eyes.
Xu Jiayi was startled. The thought that he could still run away flashed through his mind. The next moment, he took off running. Seeing his intention to escape, Shi Xinxin immediately started taking off her clothes.
She took off her hat and tried to put it on Xu Jiayi's head. She almost succeeded, but he narrowly escaped. She then circled around a row of hangers, relentlessly pursuing Xu Jiayi.
The two of them bickering eventually made some of the sales assistants laugh and disturbed other shoppers in the store, such as Sheng Chenjin.
At first, no one noticed Sheng Chenjin, who entered the store with a calm and composed demeanor. Seeing him alone, a sales assistant was about to enthusiastically introduce the season's new arrivals, but he simply waved his hand.
Without saying a word, he dismissed her. The oppressive aura around him was quite intimidating.
After waking up in the hotel, Sheng Chenjin had been wrestling with how to explain the situation to Shi Xinxin. In the afternoon, he received an email from the company requiring urgent attention.
By the time he finished dealing with everything, he realized he was still wearing yesterday's clothes, and after the ordeal on the plane, they had developed a sweat smell he couldn't bear.
As he had rushed, he hadn't packed any spare clothes, so he decided to buy some at the mall. He never expected to encounter Shi Xinxin in such a place.
Shi Xinxin and Xu Jiayi's playful scuffle intensified. Xu Jiayi casually grabbed clothes to defend himself, while Shi Xinxin, after discarding her coat, scarf, and hat, also started grabbing hangers and playfully threatening to "punish" Xu Jiayi.
The two were causing quite a commotion, completely oblivious to Sheng Chenjin watching them from a corner. Seeing everything unfold before him, Sheng Chenjin was furious. He wondered how to explain himself to this woman.
But this woman, it seemed, didn't care about his explanation at all and was instead having fun messing around with someone else. Didn't she say she had a lot of work? Looking at her laughing now, she didn't seem tired from a day of work.
Who was this man? He looked rather peculiar, messing around with Shi Xinxin like this in the store. He seemed too immature.
However, anyone who could afford to shop in such a store was likely well-off. Had she found another target?
Angrily, he strode forward and yanked Shi Xinxin away. Just as Shi Xinxin was preparing to vault over a rack for another attack, her hand was grabbed. She turned around in alarm, never expecting to meet Sheng Chenjin here.
"How could you be here?" Shi Xinxin's face instantly changed color.
"Do you think I need to explain myself to you?" he retorted, pulling Shi Xinxin away. Shi Xinxin was about to resist.
Xu Jiayi stepped forward. "Sir, what are you doing?"
He pointed at Sheng Chenjin's hand tightly gripping Shi Xinxin's wrist. "This has nothing to do with you," Sheng Chenjin replied curtly.
He didn't want to waste words with an irrelevant person. Xu Jiayi was about to intervene, but Shi Xinxin gestured. "It's fine, I'll be right back. I promise I'll return immediately."
Before she could finish speaking, she was already being dragged away by Sheng Chenjin, out of Xu Jiayi's sight.
This luxury brand store had a small room specifically for high-end customers to change and rest. The room's amenities were similar to the small living room in a hotel suite, with fitting rooms.
There was a fitting room with a curtain, and the rest was furnished with comfortable sofas. Once the door was closed, it felt like a private reception room.
Sheng Chenjin roughly threw Shi Xinxin onto the sofa. "What were you just doing?"
"What I do doesn't seem to be Mr. Sheng's concern," Shi Xinxin said, annoyed by Sheng Chenjin's rudeness. She didn't know why Sheng Chenjin had brought her here.
Hadn't they clearly broken up last time? "Mr. Sheng, are you calling me Mr. Sheng now?"
Sheng Chenjin was extremely upset. He remembered playing games with her at the arcade and her similar cheerful smile, but now, just casually shopping, they could be so happy together.
Sheng Chenjin was furious. "It's only been a few days since we broke up, and you can't stand being lonely already, is that it?"
This accusation ignited a fire within Shi Xinxin. She hadn't forgotten Sheng Chenjin all this time, but she never imagined their reunion would be under such circumstances.
And the first thing Sheng Chenjin said to her was a questioning remark.
"Unlike Mr. Sheng, I don't have so many 'bees' buzzing around me, so of course I can't stand being lonely." Since that was the case, she might as well go all out.
If Sheng Chenjin thought she was the kind of woman who couldn't stand loneliness, then let her become promiscuous. What did it have to do with Sheng Chenjin?
Sheng Chenjin's eyes widened in anger at her response. He couldn't believe that the person saying this was the Shi Xinxin whose eyes were once as clear as a spring.
"Do you know what you're saying?" Sheng Chenjin clenched his fists, suppressing his inner rage. He hoped Shi Xinxin would tell him she was just trying to provoke him, that it wasn't real.