Chen Chunyao knew that if she showed the slightest bit of jealousy towards Xu Tingyu now, she would immediately be sent to a place where she could never see her again.
So the jealousy lasted only for a moment, and then she smiled and spoke.
"Sure, go ahead and buy. I'll help you pick. After all, I don't have much money left. I still have to send living expenses to my parents."
The card was in Xu Tingyu's hand, and she couldn't really be so shameless as to ask for a large amount.
It all depended on whether Xu Tingyu wanted to give it to her.
Even if she thought she deserved to receive something, she still had to pretend a bit and say a few words of embarrassment.
Then she appropriately played the victim and said how hard her life was.
Sure enough, as soon as she mentioned sending living expenses, Xu Tingyu immediately said,
"Then let's also buy some gifts for Uncle and Aunt. Charge it all to Qi Ye's card. Since he's too busy to accompany me shopping and I have to trouble you, consider it as a reward."
Chen Chunyao still declined a few times. "This isn't good. You've already bought me a lot."
Xu Tingyu patted her on the shoulder, not caring at all.
"It's okay. Don't be so polite with me. Come on, let's pick a bag for Aunt. This brand is good. I bought one for my mom before too."
After saying this, she suddenly paused.
Did she buy one for Zhang Qiu?
She had no contact with Zhang Qiu now. Qi Ye once told her that Zhang Qiu's mental state was very unstable and he had arranged for her to stay in a nursing home in the country.
He told her not to appear in front of Zhang Qiu for now, so as not to stimulate her and make her condition worse.
Xu Tingyu remembered some scattered fragments, all of Zhang Qiu in a state of extreme emotion.
She also remembered Zhang Qiu asking her why it wasn't her who died.
She even remembered the cold and hateful look in Zhang Qiu's eyes when she was pregnant.
So Qi Ye said not to see her for the time being, and wait until after the baby was born and Zhang Qiu's emotions were more stable.
As for whether she had bought a bag for Zhang Qiu, she really couldn't remember.
Chen Chunyao didn't expect that she would really agree to buy something for her parents. In her excitement, she didn't notice Xu Tingyu's expression.
The two entered the store, and a well - made - up salesgirl greeted them and sized them up discreetly.
Seeing that their clothes were of good quality, she introduced the new styles attentively.
After Chen Chunyao looked at a few bags, she asked for Xu Tingyu's opinion.
"Since it's for Aunt, why don't you take a few pictures and send them to her to see which one she likes?"
Xu Tingyu wasn't sure either.
In her memory, there were even fewer fragments about Chen Chunyao's mother. Of course, she didn't know what type she liked.
Chen Chunyao thought it made sense, so she took a few pictures and sent them to her mother.
Just as the two were taking pictures, Ma Yiyi and her group walked in.
Seeing them, Ma Yiyi suddenly sneered.
"What, not playing the victim anymore? Are you happy that you're on the hot search? Come here to buy a bag to celebrate?"
"I heard that you had to pay a huge amount of liquidated damages. Do you really still have the money to shop here?"
"Taking pictures? Are you going to send them to someone to buy fakes?"
She seemed to have forgotten Xu Tingyu's warning earlier. After a series of sarcastic remarks, she looked at the salesgirl who was serving them.
"If I'm not mistaken, these bags you took out for them all require a purchase of other items. Didn't you consider whether they have the purchasing power before you took them out?"
The things Xu Tingyu bought earlier had been sent back to the hotel directly.
The two of them really had nothing in their hands now, except for two ordinary cups of milk tea.
But the salesgirl was a shrewd person. She didn't change her attitude towards Xu Tingyu and the others just because of this simple remark.
After all, even if she was not very observant, she could tell that the jade bracelet on Xu Tingyu's hand was of high quality and not a cheap item.
However, she also recognized Ma Yiyi and naturally didn't want to offend her. So she smiled and tried to smooth things over.
"Miss Ma, would you mind if I ask my colleague to serve you?"
But Ma Yiyi obviously didn't want to give her this face.
She stepped forward and directly pointed at the bags that Xu Tingyu and the others had selected, and said to the salesgirl, "Bring those bags to me and let me have a look."
Even the stupidest salesgirl could tell that there was a feud between these people.
She didn't want to offend either side, so she said, "I'll get new ones for you. Please wait a moment."
But Ma Yiyi refused. "I want those exact ones. Bring them to me. Otherwise, do you believe I'll file a complaint against you?"
Hearing this, Xu Tingyu's patience was finally exhausted.
"Miss Ma, are you still not fully developed mentally? Always doing these things. Is it fun?"
"Did you not understand what I said in the restaurant? Or do you just have to go against us?"
"No matter where we go or what we do, you'll always oppose us, right?"
"If so, just say it directly. There's no need to make things difficult for the staff."
Originally, the mood for shopping was quite good, but this Ma Yiyi seemed to be possessed by something and was becoming more and more neurotic.
Although Ma Yiyi didn't really want to directly offend Xu Tingyu, she thought that since Xu Tingyu was standing up for Chen Chunyao, she didn't need to give her any face.
"Did I start this? I also want to settle things peacefully, but what's the meaning of you guys using me to get on the hot search?"
"I know I'm quite popular now, and everyone wants to ride on my coattails, but I don't like Chen Chunyao. I don't want her to ride on my popularity."
"Moreover, it's really beneath me to be on the hot search at the same time as a cheater and a home - wrecker."
The more she spoke, the more excited she became. She was almost pointing at Chen Chunyao's nose and scolding.
Xu Tingyu frowned. "What hot search?"
"Still pretending to be stupid. The photos were taken so clearly, and she was even beautified on purpose while you were pixelated. Isn't it all your own arrangement, a self - directed and self - acted play?"
Ma Yiyi took out her phone, found the hot - search news, and almost shoved it in front of them.
Xu Tingyu took a closer look and found that there was indeed a hot search.
"Shock! Chen Chunyao is suspected of having a conflict with the young actress Ma Yiyi. They had a big argument at the restaurant entrance."
The accompanying pictures were taken when they were arguing at the restaurant entrance.
Judging from the pictures alone, it really seemed like Chen Chunyao had someone take the pictures.
Every angle of Chen Chunyao looked good. Sitting in the wheelchair, she didn't look haggard or down - and - out. Instead, she looked so pitiful.
On the contrary, Ma Yiyi, the young actress, looked greasy, fierce, and in a bad complexion in the pictures.
Even in two angles, she looked a bit hideous.
As soon as the pictures were posted, in the comment section, besides people being curious about why Chen Chunyao was in a wheelchair, most of them were mocking Ma Yiyi.
Some of those who mocked Ma Yiyi even said things like "If I have to watch someone like Ma Yiyi in the future, I'd rather abandon my sense of morality and support Chen Chunyao."
"Yeah, I heard that there were some hidden facts about Chen Chunyao's incident. She wasn't really having an affair. She was framed. Thinking about it, the beauty is quite pitiful."
"If Chen Chunyao hadn't had this incident, someone like Ma Yiyi would never have dared to shout at her like this."