Gu Anrou's eyes widened. Her first reaction was that the cashier's machine was malfunctioning. Immediately, she shouted, "It's impossible! There must be something wrong with this machine. Check it right away!"
The cashier couldn't help rolling her eyes. "Miss, we just completed a transaction half an hour ago. Is it just such a coincidence that the machine malfunctions when it's your turn to swipe the card?"
Saying this, the cashier looked at Song Yahan beside Gu Anrou. "Why don't you ask this young lady beside you to try swiping her card? Our machine is working fine."
"If this young lady also fails to swipe successfully, then we'll check if there's a problem with the machine."
Song Yahan's eyes widened. What the hell? Swipe her card? Are they kidding?
Gu Anrou thought this was a feasible idea and looked at Song Yahan. "Hurry up. Go and try."
Song Yahan was fuming inside.
Everyone knew that the Gu family was in trouble now. Why did she come out with Gu Anrou? It was just to gain a good reputation when Gu Anrou was in distress, not to be the one to foot the bill.
Although she was indignant inside, on the surface, Song Yahan pretended to look embarrassed. "Anrou, there isn't that much money in my card. The clothes we've bought cost 60,000 yuan already. I don't have that much savings."
Gu Anrou frowned. "You get paid six - figure sums for filming, and I even got you on a variety show before. How could you not even have this much money? And your family isn't poor either."
As if seeing through something, Gu Anrou snorted. "What, are you like this cashier, thinking there's no money in my card and afraid that you won't get your money back if you pay?"
Caught out, Song Yahan quickly explained, "No, that's not what I mean."
"Hey, this customer wants to pay. Why don't we let her try swiping the card first?"
Seeing someone behind them wanting to pay, Song Yahan was like a drowning man grabbing at a straw. She quickly said to Gu Anrou.
Gu Anrou stepped back reluctantly, already dissatisfied with Song Yahan in her heart.
Song Yahan didn't care about Gu Anrou's feelings. 60,000 yuan was too much for her to spend on these luxury clothes.
The next lady was dressed in a suit, clearly a female workplace elite. She bought a new outfit for 30,000 yuan and swiped her card successfully.
Finally, she looked at Gu Anrou disdainfully. "Some rich young ladies should stop pretending if they don't have money. It's so embarrassing. And she even suspected that the store's machine was malfunctioning. It's really a joke."
After saying that, she was about to leave. Gu Anrou rushed up aggressively and stood in front of her. "What do you mean? Are you looking down on me? Do you know who I am?"
Song Yahan quickly tried to persuade her. "Anrou, come on. Let's not make enemies. Don't quarrel in the store."
The cashier also joined in the persuasion. "Two customers, please calm down. We can communicate properly."
Gu Anrou pointed at the woman. "What proper communication? She mocked me first. Didn't you all hear that?"
The woman was not to be outdone. "The fact is that you can't afford to pay. What, you can't pay but I can't state the fact? What a hypocritical woman. Pathetic."
Gu Anrou was so angry that she was about to strike, but Song Yahan held her back tightly.
She couldn't help shouting, "Anrou! Face reality. Maybe your card has been frozen. This isn't the time to argue with others. The Gu Corporation is in crisis. As the Gu family's young lady, shouldn't you stop causing more trouble for the Gu Corporation?"
Song Yahan's shout shocked Gu Anrou, but it also made her sober up.
The suit - wearing woman sized up Gu Anrou. "Oh, so you're the Gu family's young lady. I've heard that the Gu Corporation's stocks are plummeting. If it can't get through this crisis, it might even go bankrupt."
"I've also heard that there are no male heirs in the Gu family, only an only daughter who has been well - protected since childhood. Now it seems that she has indeed been protected too well. Her family is on the verge of bankruptcy, but she still has the heart to come here to buy luxury goods."
"If I were you, I'd surely try my best to use all the connections I can to help the Gu family get through this crisis and secure my own position."
"After all, if the Gu family is gone, the Gu family's young lady will be nothing."
"Also, based on today's encounter, your character is really not that good."
After saying that, the suit - wearing woman left triumphantly.
Gu Anrou wanted to go after her and settle the score, but Song Yahan held her back tightly.
"Anrou, calm down. She already knows you're the Gu family's young lady and still treats you like this, which means she's not afraid of the Gu Corporation at all. And she already knew about the Gu family's troubles as soon as they happened. It shows that she has a lot of information. She must be a high - level talent in this field."
"Now that the Gu family is in a dangerous situation, we can't cause more trouble!"
After some persuasion from the cashier and Song Yahan, Gu Anrou finally managed to calm down a bit.
Naturally, they didn't buy the clothes. They found a coffee shop and sat down to have coffee. Song Yahan paid for the coffee because Gu Anrou found that she didn't even have enough money to pay for the coffee.
If Song Yahan hadn't stopped her, there would have been an even bigger joke in the clothing store before.
Even though through what just happened, Gu Anrou found that Song Yahan was very stingy and didn't want to spend a single cent, but now Song Yahan was the only one beside her, and some of her words made sense. So for the time being, she could only let Song Yahan accompany her.
Gu Anrou played with the coffee in her hand, looking blank.
She couldn't accept the news that she might no longer be the Gu family's young lady. If the Gu family went bankrupt, she didn't know how to survive.
If the Gu family went bankrupt, would she have to go out and work? Become an employee in a company and be at the mercy of others?
No, it was absolutely impossible. She didn't want to live such a life.
Song Yahan noticed that Gu Anrou was in a bad mood and didn't say anything, but started to search for news about the Gu family on her phone.
The Gu family's stocks were constantly falling. Relevant personnel were still investigating the Gu family's industries, and there were more and more negative reports about the Gu family.
"Anrou, see if there's anyone who can help you at this time. Sitting here in a daze won't solve the problem." Song Yahan suggested.
"By the way, isn't Lu Chuanbai always very nice to you? Why don't you ask him about the current situation of the Gu family?"
Hearing Song Yahan mention Lu Chuanbai, Gu Anrou turned her eyes slightly. "I won't ask him. He always suspects me. Not long ago, he questioned me because of Xu Qingqing."
"He doesn't believe me at all. Now that the Gu Corporation is in trouble, he definitely won't care."
"Although he still has some old feelings for me, there have long been differences between the Lu family and the Gu family. Now that the Gu family is in trouble, most likely the Lu family is happy about it."
Gu Anrou was complaining here, but Song Yahan was getting anxious when she heard it.