Honest Beta gets scammed

The suit had visibly shrunk, the material was wrinkled, and what was worse, the original pure white color now had an uneven, dull yellow tinge, making it look dirty and old, with no quality whatsoever.

Now, even if he was completely clueless, he knew that this garment probably really couldn't be washed.

Thinking of the astronomical figure in the chat box, Li Qing felt a wave of dizziness.

Just then, my phone vibrated.

He looked down and saw that it was a message from the Alpha.

[H: ?]

[H: What was withdrawn?]

Li Qing looked at the screen, pouted, and felt so wronged that she wanted to cry.

He still didn't quite believe that a piece of clothing could be worth two million, but after witnessing the whole process of ruining the clothes, his momentum had weakened, and he was no longer willing to call the police.

He repeatedly tried to organize his thoughts in the input box, wanting to ask if the other person was joking, but afraid of upsetting them. He deleted and revised for a long time, but didn't send a single word.

Meanwhile, He Xiangchen was holding his phone, watching the screen display "The other party is typing" for a long time without seeing a single word appear, and he was getting a little impatient.

"Tsk."

What's this country bumpkin doing, dawdling around like that?

He was about to type a message to urge them when the car suddenly braked sharply!

The immense inertia caused him to lurch forward uncontrollably, his forehead slamming into the back of the seat in front of him with a loud thud.

"hiss!"

He gasped, and his phone slid out of the car and landed in the gap between the seats. The screen seemed to have been accidentally touched due to the impact when it fell, and the phone rang abruptly in the carriage.

He Xiangchen was startled.

The driver then spoke in a trembling voice, "I'm so sorry, Mr. He! The car in front suddenly braked!"

He Xiangchen had no interest in paying attention to the driver.

The phone had fallen quite deep, and he bent down and struggled for a long time before finally picking it up, the still-ringing phone. He quickly tried to hang up the call.

However, just as he was about to press the hang-up button...

The call went through.

A slightly hesitant voice rang out inside the carriage.

"Feed?"

The carriage fell silent.

The driver kept his mouth shut, his tense expression frozen on his face. Assistant Xu subconsciously glanced back and saw He Xiangchen holding his phone, looking down at the screen with a somewhat dazed expression, without saying a word.

His silence seemed to make the person on the other end of the phone even more nervous; the hurried voice became even drier and came cautiously from the receiver.

"...Mr. He, are you there?"

He Xiangchen's fingertips curled slightly, his eyes flickered a few times, and then he slowly leaned back in his seat before squeezing out a lazy monotone.

"Um."

Another silence followed.

Li Qing heard the response, but after that, there was no further news from the other end.

Bye?

He took the phone off his ear and glanced at it. The three words "Calling" were clearly visible on the screen, and the constantly ticking timer reminded him that the call was still going on.

Li Qing suddenly felt a little anxious.

When the phone rang suddenly, he was startled and hesitated for a long time between answering and not answering. He spent a lot of time mentally preparing himself before finally mustering the courage to press the answer button. What does it mean that the person hasn't said anything yet?

Should we let him speak first?

Li Qing is under immense pressure.

After hesitating for a while, seeing that the call had not been disconnected, and knowing it wouldn't be good to remain silent, Li Qing had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak first.

He's still thinking about that two million.

"Um, Mr. He, is two million really the price of that suit?"

He spoke in a trembling voice, and even Assistant Xu in the front row seemed to be hallucinating that his phone was shaking.

After quickly going through the sounds in his mind several times, Assistant Xu still couldn't find any that matched. He glanced discreetly at the rearview mirror and saw that He Xiangchen's expression had changed. The previous gloom and irritability had vanished, replaced by an expression of interest.

He Xiangchen raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing Li Qing's question.

His suit certainly wasn't worth two million; it was a haute couture piece from ER, costing only a little over eight hundred thousand.

But honestly, this powerless, country bumpkin is completely at his mercy. How much money he wants is entirely up to him.

He Xiangchen's face showed a few carefree smiles, and his voice was drawn out with a hint of malice.

"you guess."

I guess?

I'm guessing it's fake. How about two hundred yuan?

Li Qing was inwardly furious. He looked indignant. Although he couldn't see He Xiangchen's expression, he could imagine from the tone of his voice how nonchalant and irritating the other person was, clearly toying with him.

Li Qing dared not speak out in anger, and could only reply in a low voice, feeling frustrated: "...I can't guess."

"ha……"

Upon hearing this, He Xiangchen finally couldn't help but chuckle softly.

He bent down slightly, his shoulders trembling slightly, and his narrow phoenix eyes narrowed into slits.

The laughter was soft, but it still reached Li Qing's ears through the receiver.

Li Qing's face hardened.

He felt mocked!

Assistant Xu, watching from the side, was also puzzled. They hadn't even exchanged two words, so what was so funny?

He Xiangchen laughed for a while, seemingly in a better mood. He straightened up, looked at his phone screen, and slowly said, "Slip of the hand, sent it to the wrong person."

Li Qing was taken aback.

He Xiangchen continued, "It's two hundred thousand. You can pay it back slowly. I'm not in a hurry."

Two hundred thousand!

Li Qing, who had been looking sullen, immediately brightened up the moment he heard the number!

Although 200,000 is still a huge sum of money for him, it is nothing compared to 2 million!

His voice rose slightly with excitement: "Oh, is that so? Okay, okay! Mr. He, don't worry, I will definitely return it to you!"

Hearing his tone of relief, He Xiangchen's smile deepened, and he gave a soft "hmm".

That seemed to be the end of the conversation, as Li Qing on the other end didn't say anything more, as if waiting for him to hang up.

He Xiangchen's fingers twitched on the edge of his phone, and the photo from Li Qing's WeChat Moments involuntarily surfaced in his mind again.

The country bumpkin's girlfriend is actually quite pretty...

After a moment of hesitation, He Xiangchen decided to ask.

Such a beautiful woman, she doesn't seem like the type to be interested in such a country bumpkin. Maybe she's been scammed without even realizing it.

He was just about to speak when the car suddenly braked hard!

"squeak!"

He Xiangchen leaned forward instantly, his finger instinctively swiping across the screen and pressing the red hang-up button.

Once the car had come to a stop, He Xiangchen looked at the chat interface where the call had ended, feeling a lump in his throat and his head throbbing even more.

He raised his eyes and looked toward the driver's seat.

"What do you want to do?!"

The driver was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat, repeatedly apologizing, "I'm so sorry, Mr. He! I'm so sorry! The white car in front suddenly changed lanes."

He felt incredibly wronged, glaring at the white sedan that had already driven away, his eyes practically spitting fire!

Does he even know how to drive?!