After Marrying The Wrong Person, I Can’t Leave

Chapter 14

Song Linchu never expected to encounter Tan Yue in such a situation and stared at him foolishly as he walked towards him.

“Let go,” Tan Yue said to the woman.

His voice was cold and carried a strong sense of oppression.

The woman who had been tightly gripping Song Linchu’s fingertips trembled and instinctively let go.

With just two words, Tan Yue stirred up a wave of shock in the hearts of those around him. The people who had been taking pictures with their phones silently put them down, afraid to take any more.

As the current head of the Tan family, Tan Yue’s prestige was immense. Normally, these high-class ladies and misses could only look up to him with respect and admiration, and never had the opportunity to directly interact with him, and he would never bother with such trivial matters if he had nothing better to do.

If he had personally intervened, it could only mean that he knew this person and had a deep relationship with them.

The people who had been echoing the woman suddenly changed their expressions and wished they could slap themselves for their behavior.

Song Linchu didn’t know the twists and turns in these people’s minds. He rubbed his hand, which was painfully pinched by the woman, and felt pleased to see the arrogant woman suddenly turn pale. He secretly felt refreshed, and experienced the pleasure of being a fox exploiting a tiger’s might.

“Thank you, gege,” he whispered to Tan Yue.

Although his voice was not loud, many people heard it because no one dared to speak around them.

Including the woman.

Her lips trembled a bit.

She tried to force a smile and said, “Tan, Mr. Tan, he, I… um, my necklace might have been lost downstairs. I’ll go back and look for it again.”

People are so subtle. Just now, she really believed that Song Linchu stole her necklace. After all, he was dressed shabbily and wore a mask, which made him highly suspicious.

But as soon as she found out that he knew this important person from the Tan family, she immediately thought it was impossible.

Of course, the biggest reason was that she couldn’t afford to offend Tan Yue.

Tan Yue’s eyes, which were originally on Song Linchu’s arm, turned to the woman. After hearing what she said, he said, “No need.”

The woman hadn’t figured out what “no need” meant yet when Cheng Bin strode through the crowd with a bag in his hand, which was exactly the same as the one the woman was holding.

“Madam, please take a look and see if this is your necklace,” Cheng Bin handed the bag to the woman.

The woman took it and saw a delicate jewelry box inside. She immediately recognized it as the box in which she stored her necklace.

“That’s right,” Cheng Bin truthfully recounted what he had seen on the monitor. “When this lady confirmed the contents of the bag and was about to leave, she received a phone call. She took out her phone from her bag and, when she went to pick up the bag, she accidentally picked up the empty bag next to it. This lady might not have noticed it and left in a hurry.”

The jewelry store used thick paper card bags to give a sense of luxury to their merchandise. The bags were heavier than ordinary ones, so it was hard to tell if there was a lightweight jewelry box inside. And as the woman talking on the phone, she didn’t pay much attention.

As the store was crowded, the salespeople were busy attending to other customers and did not notice that the woman had picked up the wrong bag. Surveillance footage showed that after hanging up, she went to the elevator and headed to the fourth floor. That’s when she realized something was wrong and naturally suspected Song Linchu.

In fact, her suspicion was not unfounded, as anyone would have initially suspected Song Linchu who stood behind her. However, her attitude of “you are poor, so you are the thief” and being unreasonable made it impossible for her to stand on the high ground even if she had a point.

The woman’s face suddenly became very colorful, with moments of red and white.

“I…,” the woman opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by a voice.

“Please check if it’s yours,” Tan Yue’s voice was authoritative and brooked no resistance.

The woman laughed awkwardly, “No, no need to check. It must be mine.”

Tan Yue glanced at her lightly.

The woman immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing that Tan Yue had no intention of backing down, she had to take out the jewelry box and open it.

A luxuriously designed necklace appeared in front of everyone’s eyes.

Song Linchu was standing close by and saw the necklace in its entirety. He himself was a jewelry designer and his eyes became somewhat subtle upon seeing the necklace.

This necklace…was only set with a few small diamonds and the design was average. Even if it was a star product, its price would not exceed 100,000 yuan.

This woman had just claimed it was worth over 500,000 yuan…What kind of foolish rich lady was she?

Just as he was thinking this, a lady who was standing nearby and could see the necklace clearly couldn’t help but say, “Ah, I saw this necklace earlier. It’s not worth over 50,000 yuan. The price tag was only 89,900 yuan.”

The woman’s face immediately turned red.

She had only seen them taking pictures with their phones and thought they might post it online to make it go viral, so she inflated the price. A necklace worth over 500,000 yuan would demonstrate her wealth.

Now that she was exposed, she felt extremely embarrassed. The righteous gazes around her made her feel as if everyone was pointing fingers at her and she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

At this moment, she deeply felt the same predicament that Song Linchu had experienced when he was falsely accused.

No, it was even more embarrassing than his situation. After today, she would definitely become a laughing stock in the circle of wealthy women.

“Apologize.” Tan Yue said straightforwardly, as if he didn’t notice her embarrassment.

The woman didn’t dare to hesitate and humbly apologized to Song Linchu, who neither taunted nor forgave her and just nodded lightly.

Under the mockery if the crowd, the woman fled in humiliation.

The crowd dispersed soon after, not daring to watch anymore. Tan Yue was not someone they could afford to offend. It was true that many young ladies wanted to get to know him, and maybe take a chance to turn a bicycle into an aircraft, but Tan Yue was not easy to approach. If they failed to impress him, they might accidentally offend him and suffer the consequences, even their family.

Tan Yue could deal with their family as easily as crushing an ant.

The crowd dispersed, and the exhibition organizer wanted to apologize to Tan Yue, but was stopped by Cheng Bin.

Tan Yue looked down at Song Linchu and asked, “Does your hand hurt?”

“No, it doesn’t. I wore thick clothes,” Song Linchu said with a cute face. “Thank you, gege, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t know what to do.”

Tan Yue spoke objectively, “Even if I didn’t appear, the situation could have been resolved quickly.”

It tool less than five minutes from the time the woman left the shop. Even if she didn’t provide her whereabouts, the bag she was carrying had the logo of the jewelry store and the police could trace back to the surveillance cameras of the jewelry store. The truth would be revealed soon enough, but it wouldn’t be as satisfying as the way Tan Yue dealt with it.

Song Linchu: “…”

I am praising you, don’t you understand?

Oh, he doesn’t understand. He’s just a stinky straight guy with no emotions.

Song Linchu blinked, “Then why did you help me?”

Tan Yue’s eyes flickered and after a moment, he uttered three words, “I was bored.”

Song Linchu: “…”

Could he just beat up this stinky straight guy and stuff him in a bag?

Song Linchu took a deep breath and asked again, “Gege, what are you doing here? Does your company have jewelry exhibited here? Which company is it? I want to go take a look!”

“No, I’m just passing by,” Tan Yue replied.

The high-rise where this jewelry exhibition was held also had a high-end business club above it. The CEO of a major project was meeting with Tan Yue there.

Originally, there was a separate elevator for the business club, but his driver made a mistake in the underground parking lot and he had to take the client elevator.

As soon as the elevator door opened on this floor, he heard Song Linchu’s voice and left the group of executives behind to come deal with this matter.

Song Linchu didn’t want to talk to Tan Yue anymore. This smelly straight guy was not worth his time!

While Song Linchu was silently cursing, Tan Yue spoke again, “I’ve arranged for Cheng Bin to inform all the stores here that you can enjoy black card services at every store.”

“…Black card?” Song Linchu widened his eyes. Was it the black card he had in mind?

Tan Yue nodded and said, “No one will dare to underestimate or bully you again. You can shop with peace of mind.”

Song Linchu’s heart, which had been hurt by Tan Yue before, suddenly healed. Despite Tan Yue’s casual words, providing access to such excellent service at so many high-end jewelry stores must have required significant connections and face-saving.

This dog of a man still had a little heart after all.

However, if he cared so much, why didn’t he respond to him on WeChat?

Tan Yue looked at his wristwatch and said, “I have to go. You can keep shopping.”

Song Linchu had wanted to take this opportunity to ask him why he wasn’t responding to him, but upon hearing his words, he realized it was not appropriate to ask further. After all, Tan Yue was dressed so formally, he must have come for business negotiations or something of the sort, and he had already delayed him for so long.

“Okay, then goodbye, gege.” Song Linchu waved at him.

Tan Yue responded with a casual “mmm” and turned around to get on the elevator. Cheng Bin nodded at him and followed Tan Yue into the elevator.

Song Linchu watched the elevator doors slowly close and let out a sigh.

In fact, he had given up on flirting with Tan Yue ever since he suddenly stopped responding to him on WeChat. This kind of guy who changes his mind so quickly was not worthy of love.

But with these actions, the small flame in his heart was ignited once again.

One last try, just one last try. If it doesn’t work out, forget it!

With the help of Tan Yue’s influence, Song Linchu was treated like a king at all of the top high-end jewelry stores. Not only did the store managers personally introduce him to each jewelry designer and their design philosophy, but some of the designers even showed up to meet him.

These high-end jewelry store designers were normally very arrogant and would never give someone like Song Linchu, a poor student, the time of day. However, with Tan Yue’s backing, not only did they meet with him, but they also generously shared their design insights, which benefited Song Linchu immensely.

Unconsciously, he stayed until 11 pm and only left after the stores closed.

When he left the mall, he was dumbfounded.

The subway had stopped running at this point, and the last bus to his school had already left.

Song Linchu went to his ride-hailing app and searched for a car, but the fare was almost 150 yuan.

Why not just rob a bank instead?

The fare was so high because Song Linchu’s university was located near the western outskirts, while the location of the jewelry exhibition was even further away in the area where Tan Yue’s hospital was located. It would take an hour just to get there by subway, let alone by car.

And it was nighttime, which meant the fare was even higher!

Song Linchu was now at his wit’s end and just wanted to die.

He had been enjoying himself too much with the designers inside and completely lost track of time.

Song Linchu saw a 24 hour KFC on the first floor of the mall and suddenly had an idea.

He took a screenshot of the ride-hailing fare and then went to an empty space to take a selfie from a flattering angle.

Coincidentally, he was standing near the mall’s lost and found area, and in the picture, his nose was red from the cold, and behind him were the words “Lost and Found” in big letters. He looked like a person abandoned by the world, pitiful and helpless, enough to soften the heart of any god who saw it.

After taking a good photo, Song Linchu opened his Moments and edited the caption.

[Accidentally stayed at the jewelry exhibition until now. The taxi fare costs me a week’s living expenses, but I can’t bear to spend it. Waiting for a destined person to come and claim me QAQ.]

Excellent! Full marks! Send!

After sending the post, Song Linchu went to the nearby KFC. If Tan Yue, the worthless straight man, remained indifferent, he would just have to make do for one night here. He could return home the next day and still make it to his first class.

Half an hour later, while enjoying his fries, Song Linchu felt his phone vibrate. He quickly took it out and saw that it was a message from Tan Yue, whom he had not heard from in almost a week.

A smile appeared on his face as he opened WeChat, but it gradually disappeared as he read the message.

Tan Yue: [(image)]

Tan Yue: [You can make do here for one night.]

Song Linchu clicked on the image and nearly had a heart attack.

It was a picture of a homeless person sleeping on the edge of a wall, and there was an empty spot next to him. When Tan Yue said “make do here for one night,” he meant to sleep here.

“…” This guy is poisonous.

Song Linchu expressionlessly clicked on the chat box’s three dots.

Worthless straight man, not worth it. Delete friend, stay safe.

He was about to press delete, but Tan Yue sent a voice message.

Song Linchu couldn’t help but return to the chat to see what final words this worthless straight man had to say.

Tan Yue: [My car is parked outside entrance 1 of the mall. Come out.]