Weng Yin felt a strange unease seeing Quan Jiu's confident demeanor, but she quickly suppressed her thoughts and stated with certainty:
"This necklace is one of a kind. That one should have been on my neck, but now it's on yours. I don't want to talk about theft. Perhaps you found it and, thinking no one wanted it, casually put it on. But now that I, the owner, have arrived, shouldn't you return it to me?"
"You're spouting nonsense. This necklace..."
Yuan Zijun was furious and was about to stand up and retort, but Quan Jiu gently held her back.
Quan Jiu smiled and shook her head, then looked at Weng Yin with a half-smile, "What evidence do you have to prove this necklace is yours?"
Weng Yin pointed to the photos on her phone and faced the onlookers, "Alright, if this photo isn't enough proof, then I have witnesses."
She sent a message to Li Wei, and after receiving a reply, she smiled triumphantly, "You wait, my witness will be here soon."
Meanwhile, Li Wei, who had received the message, was leading the more than ten noble ladies she had met earlier towards the lounge area.
"I also didn't expect something like this to happen. Please, testify for my daughter later. That necklace is my daughter's favorite. This is Fashion Week, and everyone here is from high society. I never expected someone would dare to steal."
The ladies all agreed to testify and comforted Li Wei.
"It's good that it was found. Such a valuable necklace, it's usually very difficult to find once lost. Now that it's found, with our testimony, we can definitely get the necklace back."
"I think we should call the police. We can all testify that the necklace belongs to your family. The police will come, and I doubt she'll dare to deny it. Thieves fear the police the most."
A group of people chattered as they followed Li Wei to the lounge area.
By then, many people had already gathered around the lounge area. After all, Weng Yin's story was detailed and plausible. Compared to a stranger, they clearly believed Weng Yin was the one who could afford such a necklace. For a moment, many people were whispering.
"They say the more beautiful something is, the more poisonous it is. It's true. This woman is dangerously beautiful; she looks like trouble from the start."
"Big chest, no brain. She even dares to wear stolen goods openly. I don't know if she's too bold or too stupid."
"With so many people watching, if it were me, I'd want to die. Yet she looks as if nothing happened."
"Thieves are all like that. The more they're exposed, the more they pretend to be calm. She's probably thinking of a way to escape right now."
"Excuse me, please make way."
As the crowd was discussing heatedly, a shout came from behind. They looked back and saw Li Wei leading about a dozen noblewomen to support her.
The crowd automatically parted to make way.
Li Wei led the way to Weng Yin's side, her gaze falling on Quan Jiu's neck. Pointing to the necklace, she said, "This is our Yin Yin's necklace. I spent over six hundred million yuan on it. You woman are too vicious, stealing in broad daylight. You are..."
"Li Wei, you can eat anything, but don't speak carelessly." The moment Yuan Zijun saw Li Wei, she could no longer hold back and retorted immediately.
Li Wei let out a cold laugh, "Isn't this Madam Chu? You were a businesswoman in your youth, mingling with all sorts of people. You've been a rich wife for decades, yet you still can't change your old habits. Now you're associating with street pickpockets?"
Quan Jiu's originally casual gaze suddenly sharpened.
She stood up, as proud and unassailable as a celestial goddess, and walked step by step towards Li Wei, saying coldly, "Your rotten brain clearly hasn't improved in decades. Why does your speech now smell like stinky tofu?"
Li Wei's face darkened, "What right do you have to talk to me, you slut? Do you know who I am?"
Quan Jiu smiled coldly, "You old witch with a mouth full of shit, what right do you have to talk about my mother? I don't know who you are, I only know your mouth is full of shit, and it's stinking up this hall. If you have any shame, shut your foul mouth. Can't you see that the people around you are almost fainting from the stench coming from your mouth?"
Li Wei had always been respected, but today she was scolded by a junior in front of so many people. She was so angry that her face contorted. Disregarding everything, she raised her hand and slapped towards Quan Jiu.
Quan Jiu, however, quickly picked up the cup on the table and placed it diagonally to her side. Li Wei's slap came.
However, the slap landed on the glass cup.
Li Wei's slap was quite forceful, and her palm went numb with pain. She was enraged, "Bitch, if you have the guts, don't dodge."
Quan Jiu took a step back, covering her nose with disgust, "You reek of shit all over. Can you stop talking to me? This is too cruel to me."
"You reek of shit!" Li Wei was furious. She grabbed her bag and swung it towards Quan Jiu's head.
Chu Rong's expression turned cold, and he was about to stand up, but Quan Jiu was faster. She dodged slightly to the side and extended her toe slightly.
Li Wei missed her target, but her body moved forward due to inertia. However, her foot caught on something, and she lost her balance, falling face-first.
Quan Jiu moved to directly in front of Li Wei, squatted down, and covered her nose with surprise, "You want to apologize, but you don't need to bow so low, do you? Prostrating yourself completely, I can hardly bear it."
Seeing her mother at a disadvantage, Weng Yin was also furious. However, she maintained her composure and did not rush forward. Instead, she cried out to the people around her, "Everyone, please be fair. This woman stole my necklace, and now she's hit my mother. Are all thieves this arrogant nowadays? Caught red-handed but refusing to admit it, and now trying to frame us?"
Many of the people around knew Li Wei and Weng Yin, so they instinctively sided with them.
"Thief, the necklace on your neck belongs to Weng Yin. I spoke with Weng Yin and the others half an hour ago. I even asked if the necklace was Master Fidi's. Hurry and return the necklace to them."
"Yes, I can also testify. The necklace belongs to Weng Yin. She met with me earlier, and I also praised how beautiful the necklace was."
"If you don't return it to them soon, we'll call the police."
The noblewomen who came forward to testify were all more sharp-faced and looked at Quan Jiu with disdain.
Although Yuan Zijun wanted to retort, seeing Quan Jiu smiling and saying nothing, she decided not to interfere.
Chu Rong's gaze swept through the crowd chillingly, remaining silent.
Li Wei was helped up, not caring about her disheveled state, and glared fiercely at Quan Jiu, "Bitch, the necklace belongs to my daughter, give it back to us."
"I also met them half an hour ago. At that time, the necklace was already on this girl's neck, and they haven't been anywhere else, only staying in the lounge area."
Someone stepped forward to support them.
"I saw it too. This necklace has always been worn by someone else. Don't slander them."
Weng Yin sneered, "Then why do I also have this necklace? I have photos as proof. This photo was taken months ago. How do you explain that?"
This... the people who spoke up fell silent. With photos and witnesses, Weng Yin's claim was indeed difficult to refute.
Quan Jiu waited until everyone around was silent before smiling and asking Weng Yin, "You're saying you also have an identical necklace to mine?"
"No, it's your necklace that is identical to mine, and my necklace just happens to be lost. But you are wearing one, and coincidentally, this necklace is one of a kind in the world."
Weng Yin looked at Quan Jiu provocatively. She was certain that Quan Jiu was just a flirt with no power or background, who must have tricked Chu Rong and Yuan Zijun with sweet talk. Otherwise, why weren't this mother and son coming forward now?
She looked at Chu Rong and said, "Don't be fooled by her. I heard she has two children, and there's no such person in the rich circles. The original price of that necklace was 674 million yuan. How could she afford such an expensive necklace?"
She then said to Yuan Zijun, "Aunt Yuan, although I don't know why you believe this woman, it's clear you've both been deceived by her. Judging by her behavior just now, can't you tell? This woman is a ruthless, venomous scorpion."
Chu Rong's eyes narrowed slightly, chillingly terrifying.
The moment Weng Yin met his gaze, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly averted her eyes and glared at Quan Jiu.
Bitch, I've won this round.
Quan Jiu smiled faintly, sighed softly, and said in a gentle tone, "Alright, since that necklace is so precious to you, I suppose you wouldn't just put it anywhere. They say the most dangerous place is the safest place."
Her gaze suddenly turned cold. She quickly snatched Weng Yin's handbag from her hand, then unzipped it and dumped its contents onto the ground.
Before Weng Yin could react, she saw the contents of her bag scattered everywhere. Among them, a sparkling necklace stood out conspicuously on the obsidian-like floor.