Chapter 108: cheated

When Lu Xiangdong came up, he had a cup of hot tea in his hand and a plate of pastries in his other hand.

Su Mianmian knew that he rarely ate sweet food. The real reason he had brought up pastries was to take revenge on her.

But Lu Xiangdong hadn't thought this way. He had actually passed by a pastry shop on his way home and had bought a box for her. If they hadn't just argued, he would have already taken it out and let her eat it. She had worked so hard just now, so he personally brought it up for her. He knew that she probably hadn't eaten dinner yet.

"Come here." He waved at her.

Su Mianmian turned her head and ignored his shout.

"Here are some of your favorites; the hanging flower pumpkin cake; the red bean almond cake..." He counted the others carefully. There were several types, all of which were her favorites.

While he was counting, she couldn't keep up the act anymore. When it came to delicacies, she couldn't resist them. They were tempting, and her favorite pastries. If she continued to keep up the act, and he took all the pastries away, she would really suffer a great loss.

"So many pastries! Did you just go downstairs to buy them?" She said angrily while leaning toward him.

Lu Xiangdong could see that she wanted to eat very much, but she cared too much about her act.

He teased her, "I should have guessed this was the wrong time. You don't seem to like sweet food anymore. I'll pack it up and take it to the company to eat slowly tomorrow."

Su Mianmian thought that he was really going to pack it up and take it away, so she pounced on him and almost bumped into the corner of the table. Fortunately, he was quick enough to grab her collar and pull her back.

"Be careful, no one is fighting with you."

Su Mianmian could no longer remain reserved and forgot about putting on an act. She picked up the pastry and threw it into her mouth. The more she ate, the more addicted she became. She sat down and tasted each pastry carefully.

"For the sake of so many delicious pastries, I won't argue with you about what happened just now."

In her eyes, he was not as attractive as the pastries. Lu Xiangdong could not help but sigh a little.

"You've been a little bloated lately."

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. Su Mianmian had been enjoying herself, but now, her mood had sunk.

"You still have the nerve to say that I spent a thousand yuan on the medicine, but you yelled at me and spilled it all. Anyway, you have plenty of money, so pay me back for the medicine."

"What medicine is so expensive? You didn't get cheated by someone, did you? The medicine list is still there? Let me see it." Lu Xiangdong worried that she had been cheated. He thought that her swollen face could be related to the cosmetics she usually used.

Su Mianmian swallowed the pastry in her mouth and pursed her lips. "You're not a doctor. Don't pretend that you can suddenly read prescriptions."

"..."

Lu Xiangdong knew far more than she could imagine. In the past, she often encountered various problems, such as the occasional fever, or a rash all over her body. He knew how to fix all these things, alongside how to stop coughing in the shortest amount of time. He never saw a doctor for any of these things. He just looked up information on the internet and then went to a pharmacy to buy some medicine based on what he found.

He could tell at a glance that the reason for her swollen face had something to do with the cosmetics she used.

Su Mianmian suddenly said, "But it's okay to take a look at it. Maybe you'll get lucky."

Lu Xiangdong was speechless.

She raised the list of medicine in her hand and let him read it.

He read the list seriously. Suddenly, he frowned and said rudely, "You've really been deceived."

"Eh? What?"

No way! Tang Wenyun had recommended the doctor, he couldn't have deceived her!

"This is obviously not a good medicine. Even if it's applied on the face, it might not have any effect." If she read more books, she would not have suffered such a loss.

Su Mianmian did not believe that she had been cheated. That was the medicine that she had spent more than a thousand yuan on. How could it be fake medicine?

Seeing that she did not believe him, he decided to prove it with facts.

"Come here, I want to show you something. You will understand once you see it." He opened a computer on the desk. He searched for the name of the medicine and let her see it for herself.

Su Mianmian went over. After she saw it, she was so angry that she stomped her feet. What was effective on swollen faces? It was definitely fake medicine.

"I need to call Wen Jun right now and ask her about the background of that person. How can she sell fake medicine to others?" She wanted to make the call, but she couldn't because her phone had been confiscated by Lu Xiangdong.

"It's already late. If you call her, you'll disturb others. We'll talk about it tomorrow. But don't use your makeup for the time being. I suspect that your swollen face is related to your makeup. It's probably because of a skin allergy." He threw her phone aside and told her to take a shower and go to sleep.

How could Su Mianmian sleep? She was full of anger and wanted to find someone to argue with.

"You need to be calm. You can't solve a problem if you're angry. Sleep well and think of a way to get back the thousand yuan tomorrow." Lu Xiangdong patted her shoulder and comforted her.

Su Mianmian looked up at him. She knew that she needed to listen to him for once because he was more rational than she was. What he said would be more reasonable.

Early in the morning, she combed her hair, threw the comb aside, and ran downstairs.

Lu Xiangdong, who was making breakfast in the kitchen, poked his head out of the kitchen and shouted, "Where are we going? We'll leave after breakfast."

"To ask for money." Su Mianmian changed her shoes at the door and answered him.

Lu Xiangdong quickly turned off the gas, took off his apron, and walked in front of her. He grabbed her arm and pulled her into the room.

"You're being impulsive again, aren't you? You're so angry that you want to ask for money from others. Do you think others are stupid enough to give the money to you so easily?"

"What else can we do? That's a thousand yuan! It's not one yuan!"

"You eat breakfast first. I'll go with you later." Lu Xiangdong patted her shoulder.

Her mind was in a mess now. Not only had she been unlucky, but she had also been cheated by others. She felt frustrated.

Lu Xiangdong scooped a bowl of porridge for her. "Eat. Don't think about your thousand yuan."

'It's not his money, so of course he said that,' Su Mianmian thought to herself.

Su Mianmian ate a little. When he put down his chopsticks, she stood up and said, "Let's go! We can't delay any longer. If we don't solve this problem, I'll keep thinking about it."

Even if she hadn't said that, he could tell.

Yesterday, Su Mianmian bought the medicine from a roadside stall according to what Tang Wenyun had told her. When she came to the same street, she didn't see the stall owner anymore. It was obvious that Su Mianmian had been cheated of her money. She was so anxious that her eyes turned red.

This was the first time she had been tricked out of money in her entire life. Su Mianmian was anxious and frustrated. If she wasn't pregnant, she could have just bought some medicine from a pharmacy and taken it. However, she couldn't take any medicine recklessly, so she could only buy some medicine to apply on her face.

Lu Xiangdong held her hand tightly and patted her back. "That's enough. If the money is gone, then it's gone. As long as you're fine, that's enough. It seems that the guy who set up the stall doesn't care to come out."

Su Mianmian withdrew her hand and squatted down on the ground. Her eyes were red.

"Su Mianmian." He looked at the people around him and called her uncomfortably.

"You can go! I want to be alone for a while." She didn't care about the stranger's stares. She cared about the money that she worked hard to earn.

Lu Xiangdong knew that she was still sad about the money, but she couldn't find the stall owner. What was the use of being sad?

"You get up and go back."

"I'm not going back. I want to wait for him here. I don't believe that he won't come out for the rest of his life!" Su Mianmian's temper flared up. She wouldn't leave no matter what. She wouldn't leave until he reappeared.

Lu Xiangdong really wanted to put her in the car and bring her away, but he knew that even if he brought her back, she would come here again. For now, he could only think of a way to help her find that swindler.

"Does he have any unique characteristics? Is he tall, short, fat, thin? Are there any obvious characteristics on his face or arms?"

"His nose is missing a part. He's a little short and a little fat. There's an extra finger on his left hand, and he has a full beard." Su Mianmian recalled the man's appearance and felt surprised that she had not realized that he was a swindler before.

Lu Xiangdong looked for the most likely suspect in the crowd based on the clues she provided.

In front of the barbecue shop, a person rushed past who looked similar to the man Su Mianmian described. He wore a broken hat and a mask, but when he handed money over, his six fingers were exposed.

Lu Xiangdong narrowed his eyes slightly.

When the man turned around, he saw that the man was missing a piece of his nose, and that he had a full beard. He was who they were looking for.

"It's him!" He pointed at the man in front who was about to turn into the alley.

Su Mianmian got up from the ground and looked closely. She screamed, "Yes, it's him. Hurry up and chase after him."

Lu Xiangdong curled his lips and told her to get in the car.

Su Mianmian quickly climbed into the car. He started the car to chase after the man.

The alley was a little narrow, but there was enough space for a car to drive in. Lu Xiangdong increased the speed of the car, but because the alley was a little old, the road was uneven and full of rocks and potholes. The car swayed as it moved forward and Su Mianmian carefully covered her stomach, her eyes fixed on the liar in front of her.

"Faster! We're going to catch up with him soon!"