Wan Yunting and Niu Qiuling had arrived at Tianyu Mall even earlier than Fang Yanxi and Lin Yanan. The two of them headed straight for the luxury goods section on the third floor.
"You said it yourself, okay? No matter what clothes I buy tonight, you're paying!"
As she walked into a luxury boutique, Niu Qiuling, holding a beautiful dress, turned to Wan Yunting who followed her in and grinned wickedly. He appeared nonchalant, waving his hand generously and smiling, "Buy, buy, even if you buy out all the clothes in this store, I can afford it."
"Alright then, salesperson, we'll buy out all the clothes in the store." Niu Qiuling turned and called out to a sales assistant.
Seeing the sales assistant's stunned expression, Wan Yunting shot Niu Qiuling an exasperated look and said, "Alright, stop teasing her and go buy your clothes."
"Hmph."
Niu Qiuling gave him a haughty glance and went to try on a dress.
Wan Yunting stood at the shop entrance, his eyes narrowed as he observed everyone coming and going, especially any foreign faces. He figured if those foreigners were coming to kill him, they would surely send people to track him secretly.
"Hey, what do you think of this one?"
Niu Qiuling, having come out in a dress, called out to Wan Yunting at the entrance.
He merely glanced back, likely not even seeing it clearly. "Beautiful, beautiful, this one it is..."
Niu Qiuling glared at him, tugged on his arm, and pouted, "You say it's beautiful without even looking properly. How did you ever find a girlfriend?"
Wan Yunting turned back, looking at her in the pink dress. The low neckline, in particular, revealed her alluring cleavage, making his eyes linger. He nodded and said, "Oh, don't worry about it so much. If you think it suits you, just buy it. Never mind if it looks good or not."
"Hmph, fine if you don't want to look. I wasn't wearing it for you anyway." Niu Qiuling glared at him indignantly, turned, and continued to pick out clothes.
Soon, Niu Qiuling picked out two dresses. She was already wearing the pink one and had paired it with a small jacket. Wan Yunting paid with his card and left carrying the shopping bags. Niu Qiuling, on the other hand, was quite happy, as someone else was paying.
"Let's go, back."
Stepping out of the shop, Wan Yunting prepared to head downstairs, but Niu Qiuling grabbed his arm and declared, "I've only bought two items. I'm going to buy a few more, and also a bag."
Wan Yunting turned and glared at her. "Do you really think I'm a sucker for you to fleece?"
Niu Qiuling smugly and haughtily laughed, "You were the one who boasted about being rich. Hurry up, let's go to the store up ahead..."
Saying that, Niu Qiuling pulled Wan Yunting's arm and walked into a store ahead. Coincidentally, they bumped into Fang Yanxi and Lin Yanan.
"Old Wan, you...!"
Seeing Wan Yunting enter, arm-in-arm with Niu Qiuling, Lin Yanan's phoenix-like eyes widened in shock as she pointed at him.
Fang Yanxi, standing beside her, instantly turned cold. Her gaze fixed on Wan Yunting with icy eyes, her heart sinking into utter disappointment at that moment.
Seeing the women and Lin Yanan, Wan Yunting's expression froze. Fang Yanxi's icy stare, radiating disappointment, sent a tremor through his heart. He quickly pulled his arm away from Niu Qiuling's grasp and walked towards Fang Yanxi, "Yanxi, listen to me..."
"Yanan, let's go."
Fang Yanxi's eyes reddened, a tear threatening to fall, but she held it back. With a cold face, she completely ignored Wan Yunting and walked directly towards the shop entrance.
"Yanxi..."
Wan Yunting, trying to intercept her, reached out to grab her arm, but Fang Yanxi dodged him. Her tear-filled eyes cast a cold sideways glance at him, and she suppressed her emotions, saying coldly, "Let's leave it at this!"
"It's not like that, Yanxi, let me explain..."
This sentence sounded like the cry of a heartbroken woman, making Wan Yunting frantic. He wanted to chase after Fang Yanxi, but Lin Yanan blocked his path, pointed at Wan Yunting, and said angrily, "Old Wan, Old Wan, you've truly disappointed me."
With that, Lin Yanan glared at him, then turned and chased after Fang Yanxi, who was leaving...
"Hey, where are you going!"
Niu Qiuling grabbed Wan Yunting's arm and pointed towards a shop across the mall. "That foreigner looks suspicious!"
Wan Yunting paused, following Niu Qiuling's gaze towards a shop in the mall ahead. Indeed, he saw a foreign woman dressed in a black jacket, black leather pants, and long boots, with fiery red hair and sharp eyes. She instantly gave Wan Yunting the impression that she was no ordinary person, clearly someone who had killed before.
Because people who have killed possess a different kind of gaze, one that exudes a fierce aura!
"Captain Zhou, Captain Zhou, please come to the third floor of Tianyu Mall immediately. We have a situation here."
Niu Qiuling turned, her earpiece already in place, and immediately contacted Zhou Dong, urging them to come over quickly.
However, the foreign woman across the way seemed to have noticed something as well. She immediately turned and walked towards another passage in the mall.
"Bad, she's noticed us, chase her!"
Niu Qiuling was about to give chase, but Wan Yunting held her back. "Don't chase. Catching one person is useless, and this isn't the right place to engage. If she has a gun, innocent bystanders could get hurt."
Hearing this, Niu Qiuling stopped and immediately contacted Zhou Dong, telling them to bring people to the mall to search for and intercept the foreign woman.
Wan Yunting stepped out and watched the retreating figures of Fang Yanxi and Lin Yanan. His brow furrowed, his heart filled with helplessness. He hadn't expected to run into them here, and worse, Fang Yanxi had misunderstood him!
He hadn't even had a chance to explain the situation regarding his previous deception, and now Fang Yanxi had walked in on him shopping with Niu Qiuling. He doubted he could explain himself even with a hundred mouths.
"Yunting, Qiuling, where are they?"
At that moment, Captain Zhou, along with Wu Lei and others, arrived, also in plainclothes.
"She went out through that exit of the mall!"
Niu Qiuling immediately pointed in the direction the foreign woman had left. Zhou Dong immediately relayed through his earpiece, "Yongxin, take your team to the west gate of the mall to intercept. Uh, what are her features?"
"Red hair, black jacket, black leather pants."
"Yongxin, it's red hair, a black jacket, and black leather pants. Hurry, hurry, hurry..." Zhou Dong urged into his communicator.
Wan Yunting sighed softly, then turned to Zhou Dong and said, "Don't engage them nearby for now. It's best if you can just follow her."
"Yes, I understand. You two go ahead, in case they're not working alone!" Zhou Dong nodded.
"Alright, be careful. Contact us if anything happens."
After speaking, Wan Yunting took Niu Qiuling towards the mall elevators, heading directly downstairs and out of the mall. Their car was parked in the lot at the main entrance of the mall.
Niu Qiuling sat in the passenger seat, glancing at Wan Yunting, who was driving. Seeing his expressionless face, she knew that his girlfriend had seen them shopping together and a misunderstanding had arisen.
"Stop making that grumpy face, okay? It's not a big deal if your girlfriend saw us. You can just explain it to her later." Niu Qiuling glared at him and said deliberately.
Wan Yunting, driving, glanced at her and grunted, "Easy for you to say. I can't explain this even if I had a hundred mouths."
"Hmph."
Niu Qiuling glanced at him disdainfully, then sneered, "Is it that you're getting involved with other women besides me, and your girlfriend caught you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Wan Yunting turned and glared at her, but Niu Qiuling shifted to the side, looking at him and smiling, "Back in the disaster area, when everyone heard you were in trouble, besides your girlfriend, there was Ling Wei, and those two women who claimed to be your classmates. Dare you say you have no sort of relationship with them?"
"You're crazy."
Wan Yunting gave her a look and said, "Then you go too, are you also trying to get involved with me?"
"Pfft, you think I went because of you? Our police team was forming a rescue team, that's why I followed them to the disaster area." Niu Qiuling rolled her eyes, speaking with a hint of guilt and disdain.
Wan Yunting glanced at her, chuckled, and said nothing more.
"Hmph."
Niu Qiuling crossed her arms, turned her head away, and no longer bothered with him.
Meanwhile, Fang Yanxi and Lin Yanan had not gone back. The two women went to a very upscale little bar. There was no noisy DJ music here, but rather elegant classical music.
The people who came here to relax were mostly friends meeting up for a small drink and chat, so there were no disorderly people in this little bar.
Lin Yanan pulled the crestfallen Fang Yanxi inside, and they sat in a corner. She ordered some foreign liquors and snacks from the waiter, then impatiently asked Fang Yanxi, "Yanxi, do you know that woman who was with Old Wan just now?"
Fang Yanxi, who was heartbroken at this moment, watched as the waiter served two glasses of foreign liquor. Without regard for what they were, she picked one up and drank it in one gulp. The burning sensation of the alcohol made her eyebrows furrow, but Fang Yanxi still forced herself to finish it.
"Yanxi, don't drink like that. This is foreign liquor, it's very strong."
Seeing her drink like that, Lin Yanan was full of worry, but she also knew Fang Yanxi was feeling distressed at the moment.
"Leave me alone. I'm here to drink tonight."
Fang Yanxi picked up another glass, but Lin Yanan stopped her and chided, "Yanxi, I know you're not feeling well right now, but you're acting like this before you've even figured things out. Perhaps the girl with Old Wan is some relative or good friend of his?"
"She's a police officer!"
Fang Yanxi's eyes widened slightly. As she spoke, she pushed Lin Yanan's hand away and drank the glass of liquor.
Lin Yanan's phoenix eyes stared at her blankly. "So you know that woman."
Fang Yanxi put down her glass. After drinking two glasses of mixed liquor, her pretty face gradually flushed. She nodded and said, "Yes, before we got back together, he was already unclear with that woman. Seeing them together just now, I wasn't too surprised."
Lin Yanan's phoenix eyes widened, and she scoffed, "Old Wan is really something, hiding this from us and having unclear relationships with so many women behind our backs. He's truly disappointing."
"Yanxi, don't be too sad. We'll always be on your side."
"Mmm..."
Fang Yanxi clasped her forehead with both hands, her head bowed. Tears still slid down her cheeks uncontrollably...
"Alright, Yanxi, don't be too sad. There are plenty of men in this world. If Old Wan doesn't work out, we'll find someone else. Come on, don't cry..."
Lin Yanan gently patted Fang Yanxi's back to comfort her with one hand, while using the other to pull out a tissue for her, constantly cursing Wan Yunting under her breath...
However, just two seats away from them, sat a foreign man and woman. The foreign woman with fiery red hair, a black jacket, and black leather pants was the same one they had seen in the mall earlier. At this moment, she was drinking and staring at Fang Yanxi!