Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 174 I was given a chance, but you failed.
"What?!" Qiu Jichen was so shocked that his voice changed when he heard that the store manager of the franchise store had dared to lay a hand on Du Anrao.

"Where are you now? I'll send someone over right away!"

"I am on the second floor of Jiangyu Plaza."

"Is this the jewelry store in Jiangyu Plaza? Please wait inside for a moment, my people will be there soon, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

Qiu Jichen hung up the phone immediately after speaking, presumably to arrange manpower.

Du Anrao and Qiu Jichen did not keep their conversation private. After hearing her words, most people had already guessed about her relationship with the behind-the-scenes owner of the jewelry store, but only Jiang Younian actually asked her directly.

"An'an, do you know the owner of this shop?"

"Fortunately, I've met their company's chairman twice, and I even did a fortune telling for her son, who is also their company's general manager. So, I can barely be considered a friend."

Du Anrao's words made Zhang Kexin even more certain that she was the Ms. Du that the company had announced in the group chat before, but Store Manager Zheng scoffed at her words.

"Playing tricks! How could a little girl like you possibly know our company boss? Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you made a random phone call. I'd like to see how you handle this."

The two men, including Mr. Sun, who were also restrained, along with his cousin, chimed in: "That's right, that's right. You'd better know better and release us right now. My husband is very familiar with Manager Wang from the head office and many big shots in City B. These people can crush you like they're ants."

Du Anrao found the shouting of the group amusing: "I like your unruly attitude. I hope you'll be just as tough when the people arrive."

It's clear that Qiu Jichen is really anxious.

Du Anrao and his group had only waited for less than five minutes when a middle-aged man in a suit rushed in, looking travel-worn, leading a young man in his early twenties.

When Manager Zheng saw the newcomer, his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, you've finally arrived! It's this little bitch who brazenly impersonated the chairman's friend and even had someone attack me. You must stand up for me and teach her a lesson!"

Snapped---

Before Manager Zheng could finish speaking, he was slapped hard across the face, startling his wife who screamed, "How could you hit someone?"

"You idiot, you're about to die and you still don't know when to stop! You're dead today!"

Store Manager Zheng, clutching his slapped face, was about to ask what was going on when he heard these words. His eyes narrowed, and a sense of foreboding suddenly arose in his heart. Could it be that that little bitch really was...

The young man who followed the middle-aged man didn't even glance at Manager Zheng. He quickly walked up to Du Anrao and said, "Hello, Miss Du. My surname is Fang. I am General Manager Qiu's special assistant. General Manager Qiu was discussing cooperation in Nancheng this morning, but he is stuck in traffic and can't get back right away. So he asked me to come and help him with this matter."

"Can't make it back in time?" Du Anrao looked regretful, then turned to look at Uncle Wang, a half-smile on his face, and said, "What kind of rule is this? Do people in your company like to slap people in the face so easily?" [Given a chance but wasted it, no wonder it took two or three years to get a wife, serves you right!]

Uncle Wang was sweating profusely: "My subordinate is ignorant and blind. He didn't recognize Miss Du and offended you both. I hope Miss Du will be magnanimous and not hold it against him."

Du Anrao found the man's words interesting: "It's not just that he didn't recognize me. I can understand that your family is running a business and being cautious, but this kind of person who is always shouting for violence, I've never seen anything like it before in my life."

“That’s right.” Jiang Younian chimed in, “This shop manager just kept saying he wanted to kill us. Anyone who didn’t know better would think we lived in the old society, where people could just kill people like dirt.”

"It's fine if they don't recognize me. I'm not RMB, so there's no need for anyone to recognize me. It's also fine if they think the card I have is fake. Buying it at full price isn't a big problem for me. And if negotiations fail, I simply won't buy it, okay?"

Du Anrao's eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke, and his tone shifted: "But the truth is that when this gentleman raised questions and speculated that we were scammers, this shop assistant repeatedly reminded him that the card was genuine, and that your company seemed to have announced my existence. But he wouldn't listen to anyone's opinions, and instead assumed that this young lady was our accomplice, and beat her up."

Du Anrao's words were tantamount to pointing his finger at someone and accusing him of being stubborn, self-willed, and ambitious.

Indeed, this was the case. Even a shop assistant like Zhang Kexin knew of her existence because of the company's large-scale announcement. This shop manager, Zheng, not only knew nothing about her when asked, but his first reaction to being reminded was that the other person was talking back to him, which affected his image as someone who could be trusted with everything, instead of spending a minute or two to confirm the truth of the matter.

Having such a decision-maker who cannot distinguish right from wrong is undoubtedly a disaster for those below him.

“My friend and I just tried to stop him, and he even tried to hit us. As a consumer, I can’t help but suspect that your company is abusing its power.”

As Du Anrao spoke, he turned to look at Zhang Kexin: "And this young lady, as an employee who was inexplicably fired because of her domineering and stupid boss, was only defending her basic rights as a worker, and as a person who bravely resisted and refused to compromise when faced with rude beatings, she was threatened with violence by the other party. It is hard for us not to suspect that your store manager has violent tendencies and seriously threatens our lives as customers."

Yu Chuhui, who had been on Du Anrao's side from the very beginning and had witnessed the entire process of the fight, decisively stepped forward to cooperate.

"Yeah, yeah, I just came into your store to buy a necklace, I don't want to come back and get beaten up after spending money!"

"Paying money to suffer is just plain unfair. We're already miserable enough being treated like slaves, and now we have to put up with other people's attitudes when we come here to pay for our services. I'm leaving."

“I’ve seen this whole thing from beginning to end. The girl was quite kind at first. When she took out her card, she just asked the clerk if it could be used. It was just a simple question. What kind of cardinal sin did she commit? But in these people’s mouths, it’s become that the girl conspired with the clerk to transfer store assets. What a serious crime to pin on them! Will they pin the same charges on us when we come to buy something? We can’t afford to pay for that.”

"The female shop assistant's attitude was actually fine; she was trying her best to explain to the customer. Unfortunately, she encountered a super-strong shop manager who wouldn't listen to advice and even hit her. Who could stand that? I felt sorry for her."

"That's right, that's right. The staff at this store are quite good, but the manager is terrible. I don't know how he got the job. And those guys around him who are supposedly his relatives were stirring things up the whole time, yelling that they'd crush the customers like ants!"

(End of this chapter)