Seeing her nervous look, Su Mingyu stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Your Highness, you're finally here. There are some troublemakers at Sinnan Pavilion," Xia Mian said nervously as she stepped forward and grabbed Su Mingyu, about to drag her away.
Seeing this, Gu Ruobai stopped her. "Xia Mian, tell us what happened first."
Xia Mian frowned. "I'm not sure, either. I only know that early this morning, a group of people surrounded Sinnan Pavilion and demanded a refund."
"Refund? Are they the same people who came to cause trouble with fake goods last time?" Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "Let's go and have a look first."
Just as Gu Ruobai was about to follow, Su Mingyu stopped him. "It's not appropriate for you to show up. I'll handle this myself."
"Tell me if you need anything," Gu Ruobai nodded. "Mu Yi, go with the princess."
When the three of them arrived at the entrance of Sinnan Pavilion, Su Mingyu saw at least a dozen people blocking the entrance, preventing the pavilion from opening for business.
Su Mingyu stepped forward and shouted, "Everyone, stop making trouble. I'm the owner of Sinnan Pavilion - Sinnan. I've heard about your request for a refund. We can accept returns, but we need to check if the goods are from our pavilion. And there should be a reasonable explanation for the refund, right?"
"Just because you say you're the owner, we should believe you? What if you're just an employee hired by the shop to deceive us? How can we tell if you're telling the truth?"
"Yes! You're so young. You don't look like the owner at all."
"It's said that the owner of Sinnan Pavilion never shows her true face. Even the second miss of the Su family was deceived and lost a lot of silver because of this. How can we be sure you're the real owner?"
Hearing these words, Su Mingyu felt a sinking feeling in her heart. It seemed that these people's purpose was not just to return the goods. Was someone targeting her?
Hearing so many skeptical voices, Xia Mian quickly stepped out of the crowd. "Everyone! Everyone! This young lady is really the owner of Sinnan Pavilion, Miss Sinnan."
As she spoke, Xia Mian patted her chest. "I'm Xia Mian. You all know me, right?"
Seeing Xia Mian come out to testify, those people changed their tune. "Even if she is the owner of your shop, she never shows her true face. She lacks sincerity. How can we trust her to handle this matter properly?"
Su Mingyu looked up and gave that person a deep look. "Just because I'm wearing a veil, does it mean my silver is not real silver? All you want is a refund. What does my veil have to do with it?"
Su Mingyu's words left that person speechless. Seeing this, the others continued, "We just want some sincerity. As the owner of such a big shop, if you can't even show a little bit of sincerity, I think Sinnan Pavilion might as well close down in the future."
Seeing that the crowd was getting restless again, Su Mingyu waved at Mu Yi and whispered something in his ear.
Mu Yi nodded and turned to leave the crowd.
Only then did Su Mingyu say coldly, "I'm ugly and don't want others to see my face. If you don't want to return the goods, I'll just leave."
Seeing that Su Mingyu was about to leave, those people quickly stepped forward to stop her. "You want to leave just like that? You haven't refunded our money yet! I've already said that if you don't even take off your veil, you must not be sincere."
Su Mingyu glanced at him askance. "Bring me the clothes."
Su Mingyu's face was cold. That person felt a chill run down his spine under her stare. Unconsciously, he handed over the clothes in his hand.
Looking at the anti - counterfeiting label on the clothes, Su Mingyu lowered her eyes. "Is this yours?"
That person nodded. "Yes. I bought it with my daughter - in - law in your shop last time. You said it was a couple's outfit. But look, after only two washes, the clothes faded, and they're so stiff. They're not as soft and comfortable as you claimed."
Su Mingyu sized that person up and down but didn't say a word. Then she walked up to another person, took the clothes from her hand, and looked at them for a while. "It's indeed our product."
"Then give us a refund!" That woman glared at Su Mingyu. "Didn't you say you would refund our money?"
Su Mingyu nodded. "Of course I will."
As she spoke, Su Mingyu examined almost all the clothes in the hands of those who wanted to return the goods.
Finally, Su Mingyu stood in front of the shop again and said coldly, "I won't refund any of your clothes."
"I knew you were insincere! I knew you were going to renege on your promise!" Those people rushed forward. It seemed as if they were going to tear Su Mingyu apart.
Su Mingyu stood there calmly without even raising an eyebrow. She just raised her hand and snapped her fingers.
A dozen or twenty people in tight - fitting clothes and armed with weapons immediately surrounded these people.
Those people were startled. "You! You're not going to kill us to cover up your tracks, are you?"
Su Mingyu snorted. "Of course not. I'm a businessman. I'm here today just to talk business with you."
One of them immediately refused and turned to leave. But as soon as he took a step, several knives were placed on his neck.
That person's legs went weak from fear. "You! You're killing people in public! You're so bold!"
Su Mingyu snorted, stepped forward, and grabbed that person's chin, forcing him to open his mouth. "I seem to have forgotten to tell you one thing. Our clothes are different from others'. We only have five sizes: small, medium, large, extra - large, and extra - small."
That person grinned. "What does this have to do with our request to return the clothes?"
Seeing his stubbornness, Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows slightly, snatched the clothes from his hand, and stuffed them into the man's mouth. Her dark eyes were as cold as ice. "You're less than half an inch short of five feet in height, but the clothes in your hand are the largest size in our shop, which is designed for gentlemen over seven feet tall. You might be able to wear it as a skirt. Are you sure these clothes are yours?"
When Su Mingyu said this, there was almost no emotion in her eyes, just a deep blackness that made that person tremble all over. He couldn't say a word for a long time.
Su Mingyu threw the man half a meter away and rubbed her temples. "I've checked your clothes. They are indeed from our shop, but among these more than a dozen people, only two or three of them match the size. Who sent you here to target me?"
Those people looked at each other and were suddenly speechless.
Seeing this, Su Mingyu snapped her fingers. "Take all these people away. If anyone tells me, I'll let them go. If not, bury them all."
As soon as Su Mingyu finished speaking, Mu Yi's men stepped forward, knocked these people unconscious, and took them away.