Chapter 185: Jiang Baobao Slaps Lu Qing'er Hard in the Face

"What did you say? What's wrong with me?" Cai Xiaotang was stunned, unable to react for a moment.

Immediately after, Lu Qing'er was heard following up: "Whichever one of you took my things, you'd better hand them over now. Otherwise, if this becomes a big scene, it's you who will be embarrassed!"

No sooner had the words fallen—

Cai Xiaotang stood up abruptly, looking at Lu Qing'er with a face full of displeasure.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Who took your things?"

Lu Qing'er let out a cold snort, looked at the waiter from earlier, and said directly: "Whatever you saw just now, just say it out loud."

The waiter lowered their head even further, but whispered: "I happened to be cleaning in the restroom just now, and I saw this lady take something from the vanity..."

"Who took something from the vanity? Make yourself clear! When I went to the restroom, there was absolutely no one inside!"

Cai Xiaotang was somewhat agitated; being falsely accused of stealing someone else's things out of nowhere, she instantly flared up.

The people around also noticed this and hurried over.

"Miss Lisa, what's going on?" asked an owner of another Team who had greeted Jiang Baobao earlier.

As soon as the words fell, another commotion surged around them.

Li Beijue also walked over with a frown, standing by Lu Qing'er's side.

"What's wrong?" Li Beijue asked in a low voice, subconsciously looking in Jiang Baobao's direction.

But he only saw a coldness in her eyes.

Li Beijue was slightly taken aback, and before he could think it through, he heard Lu Qing'er's aggrieved voice ring in his ear.

"Jue... when I went to the restroom just now, my ear stud accidentally caught on my hair, so I took them off and set them aside to tidy up, but then I forgot to take them... by the time I remembered and went back to look, only one was left..."

"Lost?" Li Beijue frowned slightly upon hearing this.

The expression on Lu Qing'er's face became even more aggrieved as she continued: "I don't know if it was lost or taken by someone, so I wanted to ask the waiter, and it turns out this waiter happened to be in the restroom earlier, and they said they saw my ear stud being taken by someone..."

As Lu Qing'er spoke, she cast glances toward Jiang Baobao.

Li Beijue was also stunned for a moment, but he didn't rush to speak, instead feeling vaguely that something was wrong.

Cai Xiaotang was almost laughed to anger, and she said bluntly: "Why would I take your ear stud? I have no interest in jewelry worn by others!"

The people around also chimed in to persuade: "It might be a misunderstanding, right? How could Miss Lisa's friend do such a thing? It's just an ear stud..."

"Exactly, it's not like it's some expensive item they can't afford..."

Listening to the words of those around her, a dark glint flashed in Lu Qing'er's eyes.

She pursed her lips, leaned deliberately toward Li Beijue, and said in a dejected tone: "Jue, I also feel that my cousin and her friend wouldn't do such a thing, but we met them at the restroom entrance just now... they... my cousin said I wasn't worthy of wearing the jewelry you gave me, and afterwards I discovered one of the ear studs was missing..."

Once these words were out, the surroundings went quiet for a moment.

Li Beijue's expression froze for a second.

Immediately after, he felt the gossiping gazes cast from all directions.

"Cousin? This lady and Miss Lisa are sisters?"

"Tsk, no wonder President Li invested in Xingchen last time; it turns out the relationships are so messy..."

The people around revealed expressions of watching a show, their eyes probing as they shifted between Jiang Baobao, Li Beijue, and Lu Qing'er.

Jiang Baobao couldn't help but frown.

Lu Qing'er was truly stupid to the point of death!

In this situation, using this method to stake a claim?

Li Beijue also felt a breath stuck in his chest, suddenly feeling extremely displeased.

Lu Qing'er's words just now were stupid to the extreme, full of intent to tell others that her relationship with him was not ordinary.

He could never have dreamed that this was something the girl he had longed for for sixteen years would do!

Aside from pushing the three of them to the forefront of gossip, it was all just her petty schemes!

Li Beijue's gaze flickered for a moment, and he suddenly didn't want to deal with this matter at all.

"It's just a piece of jewelry, if it's lost, let it be."

Li Beijue spoke indifferently, wanting to quell this farce.

Lu Qing'er was slightly stunned, not expecting this attitude from him, and a flash of unwillingness instantly crossed her eyes.

She then didn't dare to say anything more, only staring aggrievedly at the small handbag placed on the sofa.

It seemed as if her ear stud was contained inside it.

Li Beijue couldn't be bothered to say more and turned to leave.

But before he could leave, he suddenly heard Jiang Baobao say loudly: "Wait a moment!"

Li Beijue's footsteps paused, and he turned abruptly, not knowing what she was going to do.

Jiang Baobao sneered and picked up the handbag from the sofa directly.

"You've said your side for so long, and now you want to leave just by saying it's fine? Why should Xiao Tang be wronged by you?" Jiang Baobao looked at Lu Qing'er with a face full of displeasure and a provocative expression, a smile suddenly curling at the corners of her lips.

"Lu Qing'er, were you trying to check Xiao Tang's bag just now? Thinking your things were in her bag?"

Lu Qing'er was stunned upon hearing this.

Isn't this Jiang Baobao's bag?

Just now at the restroom entrance, this bag was in her hand, and she had thought...

Lu Qing'er suddenly felt a small miscalculation, but then suddenly felt relieved.

Anyway, the two of them were in cahoots!

Even if the bag was Cai Xiaotang's, it could be said that Jiang Baobao instigated her to steal the things!

Cai Xiaotang was also startled, looking at Jiang Baobao with a shocked expression.

Had her Baobao gone crazy?

She had already figured it out!

That bitch Lu Qing'er was clearly trying to set them up on purpose with that waiter!

That piece-of-trash diamond earring must have been stuffed into her bag while taking advantage of the moment just now!

If Baobao dumped everything out, it would be impossible to explain!

Cai Xiaotang's heart was pounding; she didn't know what Jiang Baobao was planning to do, and while she wanted to stop her, she didn't dare act rashly.

The next second, she saw her open her bag without the slightest hesitation and dump everything inside onto the sofa!

A chorus of soft gasps instantly erupted from those around them.

It was clear that there wasn't much on the sofa, just a few cosmetics that a woman would use for touch-ups.

There were no other items besides those.

Jiang Baobao curled her lips, set her bag aside, and looked at Lu Qing'er on purpose to ask: "How about it? Can Xiao Tang's innocence be proven now? If you still don't believe it, do you want to find someone to search our bodies?"

Her tone was open and honest, with an expression that said, "Be my guest."

Lu Qing'er was dumbfounded, unable to say a single word.

What was going on?

That waiter had clearly said just a moment ago that the deed was done!

Where was the diamond earring?

Could it be that she had pocketed it herself!

Lu Qing'er glared in an instant, staring daggers at the waiter beside her.