Ye Xiao stood to the side, watching Jiang Miaoke with her fierce tiger mom expression, and couldn't help but chuckle to himself, this girl really made a fuss when she got worked up.

The salesperson eventually obediently took down the pair of shoes priced at '2546 yuan.' In fact, shoes costing a little over two thousand weren't exceptionally expensive, but Ye Xiao had acted just like a country boy who had just come to the city, which inevitably led to some contempt.

"Try them on!" Jiang Miaoke said with a dark expression, looking at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao didn't want to provoke this fierce tiger, so he swiftly sat down on the stool and slipped on the pair of crimson leather shoes.

"They're quite comfortable, except I'm not too keen on the price and color, everything else is fine," Ye Xiao said to Jiang Miaoke.

Jiang Miaoke looked at the salesperson and demanded, "Give me that pair in black."

The salesperson clearly despised Jiang Miaoke by now, but she had no choice—she worked there, after all. It couldn't be helped; she had to listen to this customer. The salesperson could tell that Jiang Miaoke was wealthy.

Soon, a pair of black leather shoes was brought over, and Ye Xiao found them to fit very well.

Then, Jiang Miaoke asked, "Where do I swipe my card?"

"What?" The salesperson was taken aback by Jiang Miaoke's assertive manner. They were just trying on shoes, and now she wants to swipe her card, to pay immediately?

"What's the matter? Are these shoes not for sale?" Jiang Miaoke questioned, face still grim.

At that moment, an older woman emerged and, with a smile, said to Jiang Miaoke, "Miss, have you taken a liking to these shoes? You can..."

"Who are you calling 'miss'? You're a 'miss,' your whole family are 'misses.'" Jiang Miaoke, hearing herself addressed as 'miss,' was instantly displeased. 'Eldest Lady Jiang' and 'miss' were very different terms, especially in this glitzy society, where 'miss' could have a very different meaning.

"How can you speak to our store manager like that?" The salesperson, wanting to impress the woman, snapped at Jiang Miaoke.

Jiang Miaoke moved threateningly towards the salesperson, but Ye Xiao, quick as lightning, pulled her back. He could tell that this girl was on the verge of coming to blows.

"You could also use nicer words, like 'beauty' or 'young lady.' Don't you know how to do business? We want to pay; make it quick," Ye Xiao pulled Jiang Miaoke along, speaking quickly to the store manager.

The store manager, of course, hadn't been born a manager, but had risen from a salesperson, and having weathered many storms, she responded to Jiang Miaoke's unreasonable words with a slight smile, "My apologies. Please follow me over here to make the payment."

Jiang Miaoke's face was sullen the whole time, whether she was angry with the salesperson or the manager, or both.

After paying and walking out, Ye Xiao quickly tried to cheer Jiang Miaoke up, "Coco, don't be angry anymore. It's all on them for being ignorant. I've already given them a piece of my mind on your behalf."

"Ye Xiao, can you please not act so lowly? Don't you know we live in a society that judges by appearances? Can't you be a bit more classy? You are Jiang Miaoke's boyfriend, aren't you? I beg of you, give me some face, okay?" Jiang Miaoke looked up at Ye Xiao with an air of helpless exasperation, rather than glaring at him.

She was genuinely concerned that Ye Xiao would embarrass her in front of her friends.

Ye Xiao was nonchalant, "I've always said, face is earned, not given. Alright, next time you fancy any clothing, no matter how cheap or expensive, we'll get it. Is that satisfactory?"

"Mhm!" Jiang Miaoke agreed.

Afterward, Ye Xiao and Jiang Miaoke continued wandering around Xingyan Pedestrian Street, practically visiting each store one by one.

"Playboy!" Jiang Miaoke glanced at a store nearby, "That suit looks nice, let's check it out."

"Wouldn't it be a bit cold to wear just a suit now?" Ye Xiao looked at the suit and commented.

"You buy the suit, you wear it. You are also Sister Mingyue's driver, and sometimes when you go out with her, you need to wear a suit. You can't always be in workwear," Jiang Miaoke said. "Besides, if it's cold, you can wear thermal underwear inside."

"Smart!"

"Nonsense, always have been!" Jiang Miaoke said, not a bit modest.

Then, the two of them walked into the Playboy clothing store.

"Welcome to Playboy!"

Since Jiang Miaoke had already taken a liking to the formal wear, she immediately asked the clerk to take it down and picked out another shirt.

"Go try it on," Jiang Miaoke said, "We don't have much time left."

Ye Xiao nodded and, led by the store assistant, went to the fitting room.

Ye Xiao looked at the tags on the clothes, which had the prices on them; after a glance, he couldn't help but smile bitterly—the total was 3782 yuan.

He had really scored today, but this Jiang Miaoke really did seem wealthy.

On second thought, Ye Xiao felt it made sense. As the princess of the Jiang Family, Jiang Miaoke naturally had more pocket money. In this regard, Jiang Chuan simply couldn't compare, as the clothes he wore now weren't branded. Even as the scion of Bird City's foremost family of the eight major families and the first in line to inherit the Jiang Family legacy in his generation, Jiang Chuan's current attire was truly modest.

Although Jiang Miaoke appeared to be in a hurry, Ye Xiao wasn't hurried at all. After all, it wasn't he who was going to meet his friend, so he leisurely changed his clothes. However, just as he had put on his pants, he heard loud noises outside, and one of the voices was unmistakably Jiang Miaoke's.

Knowing that Jiang Miaoke was not in a good mood, Ye Xiao quickly got dressed and hurried out of the fitting room.

At this moment, at the entrance of the Playboys clothing store!

Jiang Miaoke had grabbed a man's arm, and there was quite a crowd of onlookers around them.

"Let go of me, or don't blame me for being rude," the man said, glaring at Jiang Miaoke as the number of people around them grew.

Jiang Miaoke was gripping the man fiercely, fuming with anger, "You thief, how dare you try to steal a pregnant woman's handbag, have you no humanity at all? Today, I must take you to the Guard Bureau."

Clearly, the man was a thief, and Eldest Lady Jiang had happened to see this thief in action. Moreover, he had stolen from a pregnant woman. Unfortunately for the thief, his reaction wasn't quick enough, and he was caught by Jiang Miaoke, who always had a strong sense of justice.

"Let go of me. I'm warning you, if you don't, I'll make you stay on the ground forever," the thief said menacingly, his face looking vicious. As a thief surrounded by so many people, it was all because of this beautiful girl in front of him, who was nevertheless very annoying to him.

"Hmph, what can you do to me? A thief is a thief. Today, I will enforce justice on behalf of Heaven," Jiang Miaoke yelled at the thief, her face aflame with anger.

The thief, upon hearing Jiang Miaoke's words, knew that if he didn't take some measures, he'd be in trouble today. So, he immediately pulled a switchblade from his pocket and stabbed swiftly at Jiang Miaoke's waist. Since it was the beginning of winter and everyone was wearing thicker clothes, almost no one saw the attack – at least, Jiang Miaoke didn't see it coming as she was staring down the thief, trying to bring him to justice.

But in the blink of an eye, as the switchblade darted towards Jiang Miaoke, at this critical moment, a black object struck the thief's hand. In an instant, the thief felt his hand go numb, losing all sensation, and the switchblade dropped to the ground.

The switchblade hit the ground with a sharp sound, drawing the attention of those present, revealing that just moments ago, this righteous girl had nearly been stabbed.

Jiang Miaoke also saw it, and was shocked and even angrier, shouting, "You actually attempted to murder? That's a greater crime."

At that moment, a figure emerged from the Playboys store, dressed in a black suit, looking very spirited. Ye Xiao, who was already quite handsome, had just intervened at the critical moment to rescue Jiang Miaoke, a deed that made many onlookers see him as heroic.

The thief at this time did not pay attention to Jiang Miaoke, but turned to look at Ye Xiao, his hand still numb. Clearly, the man before him was the one responsible.

"It was you who did this!" the thief exclaimed angrily.

Ye Xiao let out a chuckle and said, "You're a thief, right? A thief should have the awareness of being a thief. Why would you carry a knife? That's the awareness of a robber."

"Fuck!" the thief cursed, shoving Jiang Miaoke aside, and threw a punch directly at Ye Xiao.

But Ye Xiao was prompt and decisive, extending his leg and kicking the thief directly to the ground.

Clearly, Ye Xiao's performance pleased Jiang Miaoke very much. She walked over to him, looked at the thief who couldn't get up from the ground, and laughed, "Still want to steal? See if you dare!"

Initially, Jiang Miaoke thought this was all over, so she said to Ye Xiao, "Let's call the police now and have the Guard Bureau take this thief away."

"No rush, there's more," Ye Xiao said with a light smile.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Jiang Miaoke looked at him curiously. However, at this moment, three or four people came out from the crowd. One bald man looked Ye Xiao up and down and asked, "Brother, whose side are you on? Where did my brother offend you two?"

Before Ye Xiao could speak, Jiang Miaoke looked at the bald man and said, "That thief is your brother? Are you all part of a gang of thieves?"

As soon as Jiang Miaoke's words came out, the onlookers around them all started pointing and whispering about the bald man.

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