Honest Beta gets scammed

Upon hearing this, Li Qing looked down.

There were indeed some shards of glass scattered under the Beta sofa, gleaming coldly in the dim light, looking rather dangerous.

Li Qing nodded, stepped forward, squatted down, carefully picked up the large pieces of glass, and threw them into the trash can.

Then, he took out a spare clean rag from a drawer in the corner cabinet of the room and carefully wiped the floor several times to prevent any invisible debris from remaining and hurting someone.

After doing all this, Li Qing stood up.

"Sir, everything is ready here."

The Beta was nice; he nodded and didn't say anything more.

Li Qing didn't linger. He bowed slightly to the people in the private room, then quickly left with the empty tray.

Back at the work station, the effects of the peak season were still lingering.

Li Qing could see from afar that the colleague in charge of staying in Taiwan was in a flurry of activity, wishing he had eight hands.

Upon seeing Li Qing return, the colleague's eyes lit up instantly, casting a pleading look at him.

Li Qing had already planned to help, so he put down the tray and stood in front of the computer without saying a word, helping the other party with the work. While looking at the new orders on the screen, he put the prepared food and drinks into the tray.

Although the work area in Taiwan is only a small place, when things get really busy, there is no time to rest. By the time the computer screen finally quieted down and stopped frantically popping up new orders, Li Qing and her colleague were already covered in sweat.

Li Qing raised his hand to wipe his forehead, looking at the glistening beads of sweat on the back of his hand, and casually asked, "Why were you the only one assigned to stay in Taiwan today?"

The colleague took a big gulp of water, calmed down, and complained irritably, "Don't even mention it. There was supposed to be another one, but that guy took the last minute and didn't come, so I'm the only one left. It's really speechless."

Li Qing understood.

Once his colleague caught his breath and came to his senses, he glanced at Li Qing beside him, and his expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

He wasn't actually familiar with Li Qing; all his knowledge of Li Qing came from hearsay from Xiang Nan and other waiters.

Therefore, in his mind, Li Qing had always been a despicable and scheming dog, so he had previously joined the others in isolating Li Qing.

But today, despite being so busy, only this "scheming dog" took the initiative to come and help.

He hadn't realized it when he was busy, but now that he'd taken a break and was standing side by side with Li Qing in this space, he suddenly felt a little awkward.

Li Qing belatedly realized that apart from Liu Yu, no one else in the club liked him, so he stopped talking.

For a moment, the workbench fell silent, with only the ice maker humming softly.

Fortunately, Liu Yu broke the tranquility.

"elder brother."

When Li Qing saw Liu Yu, he immediately perked up and a smile appeared on his face.

But when Liu Yu got closer, he noticed that Liu Yu's expression was not right. Her brows were furrowed and her expression was solemn. Xiang Nan was also following behind Liu Yu.

Liu Yu walked quickly to him, slammed the tray down, and said in a low voice, "Brother Zhang is looking for you."

Li Qing was taken aback and asked, "Looking for me? What happened?"

Before Liu Yu could answer, Xiang Nan spoke up, crossing his arms and glancing sideways at Li Qing: "Why ask so many questions? Just go when we tell you to. Just follow us."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing frowned. He ignored Xiang Nan and instead turned his questioning gaze to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu pursed her lips, said nothing, and simply gestured with her eyes for Li Qing to follow first.

Li Qing, still full of questions, followed the two outside.

Xiang Nan led the way, walking quickly and hurriedly, while Liu Yu lagged behind and walked alongside Li Qing.

Taking advantage of the distance between them and heading south, Liu Yu leaned close to Li Qing's ear.

"Brother, a guest lost something. Don't be nervous. Just tell them the truth."

You lost something? Oh, I see.

Li Qing nodded, but still couldn't figure out what he could say if a customer lost something.

However, as Li Qing walked, he realized why he needed to find him.

Because the place where they stopped was right in front of He Xiangchen's private room.

As Xiang Nan pushed open the door, the music in the private room had stopped. The moment the door opened, everyone's eyes were focused on him like searchlights.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the three of them went inside.

Zhang Chen was standing in the center of the room, his face extremely grim.

Seeing Li Qing enter, he didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Li Qing, Mr. Yang's watch is missing. Did you see it when you came to deliver the food?"

A watch?

Li Qing's mind went blank. He shook his head and honestly replied, "No."

He was just delivering food, it only took a few minutes, how could he have the mind to pay attention to such things?

However, as soon as he uttered the word "no," a sarcastic voice rang out.

"Manager Zhang, it seems that the waiters under your command are not only dishonest, but also not very honest."

Li Qing looked over upon hearing this.

They discovered that the person speaking was the same Beta who had asked them to clean up the broken glass earlier.

This Beta is Yang An, the "victim" who lost his watch today.

Yang An sat on the sofa, his face showing annoyance and contempt, completely devoid of his previous friendliness. He sneered and glanced at Li Qing.

"I remember clearly that after I took the watch off my wrist, I placed it on the armrest of the sofa. This is the only waiter who came near me all day. And now you're telling me no one else did?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qing was completely stunned. He had sensed something was wrong earlier, and now he understood it all.

This isn't a case of a customer losing something; it's clearly an admission that he stole something from the customer!

Li Qing's face flushed red instantly, and he hurriedly waved his hands.

"No! I didn't! I just came over to tidy up the glass, I didn't take your things!"

Where did my watch go?

Yang An interrupted him impatiently, his eyes full of disdain, "A watch worth hundreds of thousands, that's enough for people like you to earn for a lifetime, right? I can understand being greedy for money, but you have to admit you did it."

Dirty water was splashed all over Li Qing's head and face.

Li Qing was trembling with anger, feeling both anxious and aggrieved. He clenched his fists and stiffened his neck.

"I... I may not have money, but I really didn't steal! Even if the Li family is poor, we would never do such a petty thing!"

Yang An completely ignored his explanations, "Stop talking nonsense, search him."

Liu Yu's expression changed instantly, and she was about to speak up in defense.

Xiang Nan spoke first, frowning as he said, "Mr. Yang, our uniforms are all tight-fitting, with only two small pockets. There's no way to hide a watch. If it were on him, it would be obvious at a glance."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen quickly chimed in, trying to smooth things over: "Yes, Mr. Yang, there really isn't anywhere to hide things in our employees' uniforms."

Yang An raised an eyebrow and looked Li Qing up and down, seemingly agreeing that the thin clothes couldn't really hide anything.

He seemed to be silent for a moment, then spoke coldly.

"Even if you don't hide it on your person, you can hide it somewhere else. You employees all have your own lockers, right?"