Lin Feng's clothes had remained unchanged the whole time. After his contest with Long Tianyi, the sleeves of his shirt were somewhat damaged, making him appear a little ragged.

"Wu Mei, let's go. We won't buy from this shop!" Lin Feng hesitated for two minutes, then finally sighed and turned to Wu Mei, who had been watching him the whole time.

"Why aren't we buying? We found some pretty ones, right?" Wu Mei looked at Lin Feng with her beautiful eyes, speaking in a low voice. After trying on so many diamond necklaces, many of which she liked, she thought Lin Feng would buy her one or two. But instead, he said they weren't buying anything at all. Wu Mei couldn't help but feel a little upset. Could Lin Feng really be so stingy, refusing to spend a little of the five million he just made on a show of affection?

"The diamond pendants on the necklaces here are too small..." It turned out Lin Feng found the diamonds too small, incapable of showcasing his generosity. He wanted to try a different store.

"Oh!" Wu Mei gently nodded in understanding, a sweet smile appearing on her face.

"HMPH! If you can't afford it, you can't afford it. What's there to pretend about? Complaining that the diamonds are too small? I bet you can't even afford a single necklace!" Just as Lin Feng took Wu Mei's hand, about to leave the jewelry store, an extremely scornful voice mocked him from behind.

Who's spouting such nonsense? Lin Feng turned around in annoyance and found that the speaker was a stout, short-haired man.

This man wore a thick gold chain around his neck, weighing about two taels. His fleshy, brawny face was filled with disdain as he side-eyed Lin Feng, his gaze occasionally flicking to Wu Mei's full bust, a hint of wild greed in his eyes.

"Exactly! Clearly can't afford it but still putting on an act! Hey, little sister, you better open your eyes wide. Don't get fooled by that broke loser next to you! Most men these days have no real capital; they just rely on a silver tongue to make women happy but aren't willing to buy them anything. You need to be careful!" Another person spoke up, this time a woman dressed quite seductively. She was nestled in the short-haired man's arms, the nature of their relationship quite apparent.

The seductive woman glared at Wu Mei as she spoke, her eyes filled with jealousy and anger. She had always considered herself very pretty and feminine, but compared to the young woman before her, it was like comparing clouds to mud. Wu Mei's figure, face, and skin were all on a completely different level. That wasn't even the worst part; what irked her most was the undisguised lust in the eyes of the man beside her as he stared at Wu Mei.

The seductive woman was clearly jealous, but she didn't dare offend the man next to her. She had painstakingly accompanied him for a long time, hoping he would gift her an expensive piece of jewelry, so she directed her anger toward Wu Mei instead.

A nouveau riche parading his mistress around... Lin Feng had instantly seen through their act and felt a surge of exasperation. Damn it, I just wanted to take Wu Mei for a stroll! Who said anything about definitely buying a necklace? Besides, whether *I* buy one or not is none of their damn business! Why are they meddling?

Lin Feng hadn't spoken yet, but Wu Mei, standing beside him, did. Her tone was cold, even detached. "What nonsense are you spouting? Whether we buy a necklace or not is our business. Does it require you to meddle?"

"Meddling?" The short-haired man was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing. "We're not meddling. We just couldn't stand by and watch, so we spoke up! If you genuinely didn't like the necklaces and decided not to buy, that would be one thing. But you clearly can't afford them and wasted so much of the salesclerk's time. Don't you feel ashamed?"

The seductive woman nestled in the man's arms also spoke with a look of contempt, "Exactly! Acting rich when you're broke. Beauty, I can tell you're no fool. You should leave this guy and come with our Brother Li! Brother Li is a manager at Qinglong Group, with an annual salary of over a million. If both of us sisters are with him, we won't have to struggle! Once you're with Brother Li, you can buy diamond necklaces like these whenever you want. Would you still be just looking, like now?"

Damn it, this woman is actually pimping for her man! What an oddball! Lin Feng thought, sizing up the short-haired man called Brother Li, feeling rather speechless. To think a guy like this is actually with the Qinglong Group—meaning, a member of the Qingzi Sect. It seems the Qingzi Sect's reach is truly vast!

Lin Feng scanned his surroundings, trying to spot Long Jiu to handle this Brother Li. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find Long Jiu in the bustling commercial plaza.

Flattered by the seductive woman's words, Brother Li's face lit up with a brilliant smile. He lightly squeezed her ample buttocks and laughed heartily, "My dear, you're so clever! You understand Brother Li so well. It seems Brother Li hasn't doted on you in vain!"

Brother Li was genuinely surprised; he hadn't imagined the seductive woman would be so thoughtful as to try and recruit another woman for him.

"Brother Li, I've spoken up for you so much, shouldn't you show some appreciation?" Seeing the man in good spirits, the seductive woman couldn't resist a coquettish laugh, gently shaking his arm and purring.

"Of course, I'll show my appreciation!" Brother Li said with a chuckle. "Later, I'll buy you that 60-point diamond platinum necklace you liked!"

Hearing this, the seductive woman's face bloomed into a wide smile. Unable to contain her excitement, she leaned over and planted a hearty kiss on Brother Li's cheek.

A carat is equal to one hundred points, so 60 points is 0.6 carats, slightly larger than a half-carat diamond, which wasn't small at all. The necklace the seductive woman had just chosen was priced at 18,888 yuan—quite a considerable sum! Brother Li had been somewhat hesitant initially. However, merely because his woman had casually directed a few words at Wu Mei, he nodded in agreement. This made the seductive woman both envious of and jealous towards Wu Mei.

Wu Mei coldly watched Brother Li and the seductive woman's flirtatious display. After a long pause, she said faintly, "Whether we can afford it or not doesn't need your explanation. The sales staff haven't said anything, so on what grounds are you meddling? Do you have shares in this store, perhaps?"

Jewelry stores, of course, never had any restrictions on trying items on; otherwise, they wouldn't employ so many attractive salesclerks to attend to those troublesome female customers.

As for the claim that Wu Mei and Lin Feng couldn't afford jewelry, it was purely baseless. Not only did Lin Feng have over seven million in cash on his card, but even Wu Mei herself carried as much as one hundred thousand yuan for operational expenses during special assignments. They certainly weren't about to be intimidated!

"If you can afford it, of course, you can try on whatever you want!" the seductive woman retorted sharply. "That's what being truly rich and willful looks like. As for types like you, who have no money but insist on crowding into the store and wasting everyone's time, I really can't be bothered to talk to you!"

"Since you can't be bothered, why don't you hurry up and shut your foul mouth?" Wu Mei said, her voice icy. She had always been a woman who hid her feelings deep inside and usually carried a lot of psychological pressure. Rarely did she get an opportunity for such a verbal spar, so she naturally wouldn't go easy on her opponent.

"You... you dare to insult me! Brother Li, this bitch dared to insult me!" The seductive woman was stunned for a moment before realizing she had been insulted by Wu Mei.

"Little girl, I'm giving you three seconds to apologize to my woman, right now!" Brother Li snarled, his face contorting into a ferocious expression as he spoke to Wu Mei through gritted teeth.

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