Honest Beta gets scammed

The elevator dinged and stopped on the third floor.

He Xiangchen walked out first, and Li Qing followed behind him, still carefully considering her words. When she looked up, she found that He Xiangchen had already entered a shop.

Li Qing peeked out from the doorway, then looked up at the shop's name—a string of fancy English words he couldn't understand.

The store's interior is decorated in a black and white color scheme, which is exquisite and luxurious. The space is huge, and there is a staff member standing in almost every area.

He glanced around and found that the store was all show and no substance.

The place is so big, the decoration is good, and there are many staff, but the problem is that there are no customers at all. It's deserted and doesn't look very reliable.

Li Qing felt a sense of unease. He quickly caught up with He Xiangchen, tugged at the other's sleeve, and whispered, "Do you come to this shop often?"

Upon hearing this, He Xiangchen paused and turned around.

He certainly didn't come; the clothes he wore were all the latest seasonal styles from the brands, delivered directly to his home for him to choose from. But he still nodded to Li Qing.

"Yes, take a look and see if there's anything you like."

Hearing the affirmative answer, Li Qing stopped asking questions. Although she was a little unsure, she still began to look at the clothes in the store.

He raised his hand and fiddled with the clothes on the hanger; the fabric felt smooth and pleasant to the touch.

A salesperson approached with a warm smile: "Hello sir, are you looking for a casual or business style? We just received some new summer styles that would suit your taste perfectly."

Li Qing didn't really like having shop assistants following him around when he was shopping; it always made him feel uncomfortable. However, he was too shy to tell them to stop following him, and he also felt it was impolite to interrupt them.

So he could only let the shop assistant follow him around, listening to the enthusiastic introduction. He was dizzy from listening and could only keep responding with "uh-huh" and "ah-ah".

By the time he came to his senses, the shop assistant had already put together a complete outfit for him, holding it in her hands and smiling as she said, "Sir, would you like to try it on? The fitting room is over here."

As he spoke, he made a "please" gesture.

Li Qing was a little confused. She took the clothes without really understanding what was going on and was led to the changing room.

On the other side, He Xiangchen casually flipped through the clothes on the hanger. After looking at them for a while, he took a pair of black trousers from the hanger and draped them, along with a white short-sleeved shirt, over his left arm.

He then turned to look at Li Qing, only to see Li Qing being led into the dressing room by a shop assistant.

The door closed slowly. He Xiangchen's hand tightened slightly. The words "changing room" seemed to evoke some strange memories. He pursed his lips, quickly looked away, and sat down on the sofa in the rest area, waiting for Li Qing to come out.

Soon, the locker room door opened.

Li Qing came out from inside.

He changed into casual clothes, and his excellent physique was on full display at that moment.

Upon seeing this, the shop assistant showered the customer with compliments as if they were free.

"Sir, your figure is amazing! You're a natural clothes hanger! Your shoulders and waistline perfectly accentuate the shape of this garment; you look even better in it than our model!"

Li Qing blushed with embarrassment at the praise.

He reminded himself that these were all common sales tactics, and he should just listen to them and stay calm. He must not lose himself in these compliments!

When He Xiangchen heard the shop assistant's words, his smile froze slightly when he heard the words "you have such a great figure," and his ears inexplicably felt hot. However, he remained calm, leaned back on the sofa, looked Li Qing up and down, and said, "Hmm, you look great in this. It suits you very well."

Li Qing was now standing in front of the mirror.

At first glance, Li Qing was stunned for a moment. He realized that the clothes in this store were indeed something special. Although they were simple tops and pants, the cut seemed to be different. When he wore them, his shoulders looked broad and his legs looked long. For the first time, Li Qing felt that his figure was actually not bad.

Moreover, to be fair, the fabric of this garment is indeed very comfortable to wear.

Now that He Xiangchen has praised me like that, I suddenly feel like buying it.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when He Xiangchen's voice rang out again: "But there's no need to rush, let's try a few more times."

As he spoke, he stood up and handed the outfit and pants he had just chosen to Li Qing.

Upon hearing this, Li Qing realized that it made sense.

He nodded, took the clothes from He Xiangchen's hand, and quickly disappeared into the dressing room.

However, despite this, there was actually another, more important reason why Li Qing responded so strongly to He Xiangchen's words—

He was so focused on looking in the mirror that he forgot to check the price tag!

As soon as he returned to the dressing room, Li Qing immediately took off the clothes of unknown value, then felt around inside and turned over the price tag inside the collar.

Upon seeing this, Li Qing's eyes widened in surprise.

He suddenly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

You must be seeing things. Yes, you must be.

A few seconds later, he opened his eyes again, trembling, and leaned closer to take a closer look.

The label has a white background with black lettering, clearly displaying a string of numbers.

Wow, so many zeros...

He Xiangchen sat outside, not in a hurry when Li Qing didn't come out. He just waited leisurely. When the shop assistant saw this, he came up and asked him if he wanted to look at a few sets of clothes. He Xiangchen waved his hand and refused.

After a while, Li Qing finally came out of there, looking rather reluctant.

He changed into the outfit He Xiangchen had picked out for him. Compared to the more serious style chosen by the shop assistant, the outfit He Xiangchen chose made him look much younger and more vibrant, exuding a refreshing youthful energy.

He Xiangchen thought it looked good, but Li Qing's expression was somewhat hesitant. He stood in front of the mirror, his eyes darting around, but he wouldn't look at himself in the mirror.

"What's wrong? Don't you like it?" He Xiangchen asked when he saw that his expression was off.

Li Qing stiffened at his question, turned to look at He Xiangchen, then glanced at the shop assistant next to him. He opened his mouth, hesitated for a long time, and finally managed a dry laugh: "Ah, haha, it's alright, I'll look at something else."

He Xiangchen nodded upon hearing this and said in agreement with Li Qing, "Okay, let's take another look."

With support, Li Qing quickly slipped back to the locker room, changed out of the clothes he was wearing, and put on his own clothes, feeling completely safe.

After that, he wandered around the store absentmindedly, glancing at He Xiangchen from time to time, trying to find an opportunity to hint to He Xiangchen to leave.

During the process, he actually saw a few clothes that he quite liked, but this time he was smarter. Before reaching out to touch them, he would secretly flip over the price tags to take a look.

However, each time, he was deeply hurt by that string of numbers.

hateful.

No wonder this store is completely empty. With prices like these, who would dare to come in? This isn't selling clothes; it's blatant robbery!