Chapter 186: Li Beijue is disgusted with her

The waiter didn't know what was going on either, but having already taken money from Lu Qing'er, they kept their head down and didn't dare say a single extra word.

Jiang Baobao took in Lu Qing'er's expression, then stepped forward twice, standing right in front of Lu Qing'er.

Lu Qing'er subconsciously stepped back, a flash of panic crossing her eyes.

Immediately after, she heard Jiang Baobao say: "Since the matter has been cleared up, Lu Qing'er, shouldn't you apologize?"

"Apologize?" Lu Qing'er's expression changed instantly, and she looked at Li Beijue with grievance.

Jiang Baobao didn't give her the chance to speak, instead saying pointedly: "What? You brought people here to make accusations for no reason, and now that the item hasn't been found, shouldn't you apologize to us? Even if you were brought here by President Li, that's not how things work, is it? I'm being easygoing today; if it were someone else, I'm afraid things wouldn't be so simple. Since you caused this trouble yourself, do you expect President Li to apologize for you?"

Jiang Baobao deliberately brought Li Beijue into it.

Lu Qing'er's expression stiffened again.

The people around them also chimed in: "It's a small matter, miss, just apologize. Let's all be amicable..."

"Exactly, you wrongly accused Miss Lisa for no reason, so saying sorry is only right."

Lu Qing'er gripped her bag tightly, and looking at the smile on the corner of Jiang Baobao's mouth, she wished she could rush up and tear her to shreds!

But that was just a thought.

Thinking of Li Beijue standing right there, Lu Qing'er had to suppress all her anger to maintain her image, and she gave a dry laugh.

Then she said stiffly: "I'm sorry, I didn't get the facts straight."

Jiang Baobao nodded with satisfaction and said with deliberate arrogance: "Fine, we'll accept your apology. Make sure you don't make this kind of mistake again next time, understand?"

Lu Qing'er nodded with a stiff expression, her fingernails already digging into her palms.

Who was Jiang Baobao putting on that high-and-mighty act for?

She was deliberately lecturing her in front of so many people!

The farce ended, and Li Beijue turned to talk to others.

Lu Qing'er couldn't get away for the moment and had to stay by Li Beijue's side, feeling extremely unhappy.

It must have been that waiter from earlier who took the money but didn't do the job!

She would definitely find her later to ask what happened!

On the other side, Jiang Baobao pulled Cai Xiaotang into a corner, and seeing no one around, she took a small object out from the waistband of her gown.

Cai Xiaotang looked confused, but upon seeing the object in her hand, she was instantly dumbfounded and asked in surprise: "Baobao? How did you get this?"

"Of course, I took it out of your bag." Jiang Baobao looked at the small object in her hand with cold eyes, her tone somewhat icy.

She then explained: "I felt that waiter was acting a bit strange earlier, so I took it out and hid it in my clothes first..."

Before she could finish, Cai Xiaotang slapped her thigh hard: "No wonder you dared to dump everything out of the bag earlier! Why didn't you tell me beforehand! You scared me to death just now!"

Jiang Baobao then comforted her: "I was afraid that if you got emotional, you'd give the game away. Otherwise, Lu Qing'er wouldn't have been staring at your bag so intently..."

Hearing this, Cai Xiaotang suddenly realized, nodded, and said: "That's true, I was really furious! To think she dared to frame us for stealing! But Lu Qing'er must be furious now, losing both the battle and the men!"

As she spoke, she picked up the ear stud and continued impatiently: "I'm going to throw this thing away, it's annoying to look at!"

"No!" Jiang Baobao reached out and took the ear stud back, a smile suddenly curling at the corner of her lips: "Doesn't she like this very much? Then let's return it to her..."

Half an hour later—

The exhibition matches between the various Teams were about to begin.

Jiang Baobao's team hadn't returned to the country yet, so they didn't need to prepare anything.

The group walked toward the seats below the stage, each looking for their own seat.

The area had been set up in advance, with the corresponding names pasted on each seat.

Li Beijue's seat was naturally in the center of the first row.

Lu Qing'er, basking in his reflected glory, was able to sit beside him.

The lights in the venue were dim, with only the massive electronic screen on stage displaying the game's logo.

Everyone found their seats and was just about to sit down when suddenly—

"Ah!"

A short, sharp scream from a woman rang out in the venue, and a figure sprang up from a seat—it was Lu Qing'er!

The eyes of everyone present instantly turned toward her.

Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang also glanced over, then exchanged a look, a hint of schadenfreude flashing in their eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Li Beijue frowned, looking at the jumpy Lu Qing'er, and suddenly felt some regret for bringing her here today.

Lu Qing'er immediately explained with grievance: "There seems to be something on my chair, it pricked me..."

As she spoke, she looked down and saw a small, shimmering silver object in the middle of the white fabric chair.

She picked it up, and the moment she touched it, her expression stiffened.

The object was pointed side up, with a blue diamond on the back—it was the very ear stud she had lost!

"Your ear stud?"

Li Beijue clearly saw what she was holding and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Lu Qing'er was even more bewildered.

How could the ear stud be here?

Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly heard Cai Xiaotang's voice say: "Isn't this your precious ear stud? Why did you take it out yourself?"

Cai Xiaotang's voice was loud enough to instantly attract the attention of others, who all looked toward Lu Qing'er.

Jiang Baobao also chimed in: "I thought I saw a waiter hovering around here earlier, maybe we should call them over and ask?"

"No need!"

Lu Qing'er felt a sudden panic in her heart and hurriedly tried to stop it.

That waiter was simply unreliable to the extreme!

Who knew if she would expose her once she arrived!

Clutching the ear stud in her hand, Lu Qing'er deliberately put on a magnanimous appearance and said, "Since it has been found, let this matter pass. I think the person who stole it must have had a change of heart..."

"Is that so?" Jiang Baobao interrupted her with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.

Glancing at the little trinket in her hand, she "reminded" her coldly, "Then you must be very careful. Losing things once is enough; don't let such an 'accident' happen again next time. After all, this was specially gifted to you by President Li."

Jiang Baobao deliberately emphasized the words "accident" and "specially," her tone seemingly implying something more.

Li Beijue was slightly stunned, and the uncomfortable feeling in his heart grew increasingly intense.

He had specially gifted it to Lu Qing'er?

Did she go to show it off to Jiang Baobao?