Chapter 07 The secret is getting harder to hide 4
"Where have you been? Why did you take so long to come back?"
Seeing me coming, Chi Yanze, who was waiting for me in the hall, immediately stood up, walked quickly to me, and asked with some dissatisfaction.
I thought he definitely didn't want to hear me talking about meeting Cheng Xijun, so I said perfunctorily: "It's just diarrhea, it's fine now. Do we still want to continue shopping? I'm a little hungry."
I didn’t eat much for breakfast and it’s already noon and my stomach is starting to growl.
Chi Yanze glanced at me and said, "There is a nice western restaurant in front, let's go there to eat."
"OK, all right."
I naturally reached out and held Chi Yanze's arm, and followed him forward happily.
As soon as I heard about the delicious food, my depressed mood instantly improved. If the happy time is limited, then enjoy it to the fullest.
"She stole my diamond necklace. She was wearing tattered clothes. Who else could have stolen it? And when I was changing clothes just now, I clearly saw her coming out of your store. How could someone like her enter a store like this?"
Suddenly there was a loud noise, which attracted our attention.
I looked in the direction of the sound and saw a crowd of people gathered in front of a store. A middle-aged woman dressed elegantly in a gorgeous mink coat was scolding a girl, spitting everywhere. She must have been so angry that she even reached out to hit her.
"I didn't steal, I really didn't. I just came here to collect waste paper, I didn't steal anything. Boss, please help me speak up, I really didn't do it!" The beaten girl fell to the ground helplessly, grabbing the trouser leg of the shop owner beside her and begging pitifully.
She had her back to us, so we couldn't see the expression on her face, but we could hear her crying.
Seeing that she refused to admit it, the woman who lost the necklace slapped her again, and the onlookers nearby also scolded the girl.
Chi Yanze pulled me to leave, but I didn't move.
I held his hand and said excitedly, "It's that girl! Her voice sounds so familiar, as if she is the girl who saved me and Cheng Ximing in the park last time. If it is really her, I believe she would not steal anything. She saved us but did not ask for any reward, so she must be a kind-hearted girl and would not do such a thing. Let's go and see if we can help her."
"Yeah?"
Chi Yanze frowned, but finally walked with me towards the group of onlookers.
I knew that Chi Yanze was actually very kind.
When I got closer, I finally saw the appearance of the girl who was beaten.
It’s indeed her!
She was still wearing the same old clothes as last time, and her clothes were very old. Because she had been beaten, her pale face was covered with tear marks and obvious fingerprints, and blood was oozing from the corners of her mouth.
Her long black hair was pulled into a mess and she sat on the ground looking very pitiful. She was blamed by everyone but she still cried and defended herself.
"I didn't, I really didn't steal the necklace. You have already searched my body and confirmed that I didn't steal it. Why are you still accusing me?" The girl said unwillingly.
The woman in the lead became even angrier. She kicked her and snorted, "You must have hidden the necklace. If it wasn't you who stole it, who else could have stolen it? Only a poor bastard like you would do such a sneaky thing!"
Only a poor guy like you would do such a sneaky thing!
These words kept echoing in my ears like a spell, and the scene before my eyes gradually overlapped with the scene in my memory.
The girl in front of me was like me when I was a child. After my parents left, I lived with my aunt. Because of poverty, my classmates lost things and naturally pointed the finger at me. No matter how I explained, they didn't believe it because they had already determined that I was a thief. There was only one thought in their minds - only poor people would steal things.
Those punches and kicks seemed to fall on my body. The pain in my memory became clear again, and my vision gradually became blurred.
I wanted to rush forward to save the girl, but I couldn't say a word. My feet seemed to be fixed and I couldn't move. I could only watch her being bullied and insulted by that group of rich people.
"enough!"
A cold voice suddenly rang in my ears, and then I felt my hands empty. Chi Yanze, who was originally with me, suddenly rushed into the crowd and protected the girl.
From the time I met him until now, he seemed to have never lost his temper like this.
"How can you beat someone up without any evidence? Aren't there surveillance cameras in the mall? Just check them out!"
Chi Yanze carefully helped the bruised girl up from the ground and spoke coldly to the group of people.
The girl was probably frightened and lost her balance, and was about to fall. I rushed over, but before I could reach out my hand, Chi Yanze had already embraced her in his arms.
The shop owner seemed to think that what Chi Yanze said made sense. He slapped his head and shouted, "Yes! I forgot that there is a camera in the store. I'll go check it out."
After the shop owner left, everyone fell silent.
The woman in the lead looked a little embarrassed, but she still insisted, "Let's call it out and see. See how you can keep your mouth shut, you damn girl!"
"You haven't even looked at it, why are you in such a hurry?" I replied to her unhappily and walked towards the girl.
Seeing me coming, Chi Yanze quickly let go of the girl's hand. But once she lost her support, the girl couldn't stand steadily again.
I quickly went to help the girl, and she looked up at me with gratitude and said "thank you".
When she saw me, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she murmured, "Is it you?"
"Are you okay? Let me help you sit on the sofa over there for a while!" Looking at the wound at the corner of her mouth, I asked her worriedly.
She shook her head, and even though she was very tired and could no longer stand, she was unwilling to leave. She smiled and said to me gratefully, "Thank you, I'm fine. I'll wait here until the surveillance video is retrieved and I am cleared of all charges. Only then can I leave."
Seeing how persistent she was, Chi Yanze and I had no choice but to support her and wait together for the truth to come to light.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the woman became a little impatient and was about to curse again when the shop owner ran out of the shop sweating profusely, holding a sparkling diamond necklace in his hand.
It turned out that the middle-aged woman didn't pay attention when she was changing clothes and dropped it in the dressing room.
Fortunately, no one picked it up, otherwise it would have been lost.
"Ms. Huang, now that the necklace has been found, please stop blaming Seventeen. Seventeen is a very pitiful child. You beat her up without knowing the truth. It's too..."
It turns out this girl’s name is Seventeen.
The shop owner wanted to speak up for her, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by the woman: "Are you saying that all this is my fault? I came to your store to buy clothes, and my necklace was lost. Shouldn't I be angry?"
This woman's arrogant look is really annoying. She refuses to admit that she is wrong.
"You lost it by accident, why are you blaming others? Not only did you wrongly accuse her, you also hit her. You should apologize to her, pay her money, and send her to the hospital."
"You can give me money, but you can only dream of apologizing! Isn't it just about money? I have plenty of money!"
After the woman finished speaking, she took out a stack of hundred-dollar bills from her black diamond-studded bag, threw it at us, and then walked away proudly in her high heels.
I was so angry that I gritted my teeth and tried to chase after him, but someone stopped me.
"Forget it, it's good enough that she can give money. It's my bad luck. Who says I'm a poor man?" Seventeen said generously while pulling me.
I sighed helplessly, but I still felt indignant.
However, the next second, Seventeen fainted.
"Chi Yanze, quickly pick her up and take her to the hospital." I shouted anxiously to Chi Yanze who was standing beside me, and then picked up the money on the ground swiftly.
This money was earned by paying for Seventeen's injuries, and she cannot be bullied in vain.
At my urging, Chi Yanze picked up the unconscious Seventeen, and then followed me to the elevator in a hurry.
At that moment, I only knew that I had to send Seventeen to the hospital. I never thought about what kind of shock this strange girl would bring to us, and what kind of bond I had with her.
