Overbearing Immortal Doctor
Chapter 306: 306: Free Labor

Chapter 306: Chapter 306: Free Labor

Sitting across from Li Qianqian, Wu Xiaoyu couldn’t help but choke on her words, almost spitting out his food.

His actions made Jiang Yun frown unconsciously, and he didn’t take any more dishes in front of Wu Xiaoyu.

Mu Feiyan was even more blunt and said, “Wu Xiaoyu, how can anyone eat with you acting like this?”

“Why can’t they eat? He didn’t even spit out the food!” Mu Zhuangfei nonchalantly took a piece of food in front of Wu Xiaoyu and began lecturing Mu Feiyan.

Sitting next to him, Wu Xiaoyu felt so embarrassed his feet wanted to find a hole in the ground. Uncle! You’re just too straightforward! Are you really trying to help me out here? Is this how you help?

Li Qianqian, who had always considered Wu Xiaoyu her closest confidante, naturally didn’t care if he had spat into the dish, took a bite, and praised as she chewed, “Auntie, your cooking is amazing! This dish is delicious!”

Jiang Yun awkwardly smiled and said, “If you like it, have some more!”

However, he secretly glanced at Wu Xiaoyu again. Although Wu Xiaoyu was a Divine Doctor with some skills in treating and saving people, he was ultimately from a poor background and unaccustomed to upper-class life.

Everyone finished their lunch in an awkward atmosphere. Mu Zhuangfei took Wu Xiaoyu to the study to discuss the training plan and then went back to work.

Wu Xiaoyu stayed in Mu Zhuangfei’s house, feeling very uneasy under the suspicious and puzzled gazes of Jiang Yun and Mu Feiyan.

Fortunately, although Li Qianqian was innocent, she was also a bit clever. Seeing Wu Xiaoyu being very reserved, she suggested to Mu Feiyan, “Cousin, let’s go shopping? Anyway, we have a free porter!”

Mu Feiyan raised an eyebrow at Wu Xiaoyu, noting his strong build, which made him an excellent porter, and then looked at her mother with a pleading gaze.

Wu Xiaoyu staying at home made Jiang Yun uncomfortable as well, so seeing that Mu Feiyan wanted to take him out, she nodded in agreement.

Seeing her aunt agree, Li Qianqian quickly pulled Wu Xiaoyu up, laughing, “Alright! You’ll accompany us shopping this afternoon!”

Accompanying girls shopping is a nightmare for all guys, but to avoid awkwardness, Wu Xiaoyu reluctantly agreed and followed Mu Feiyan and Li Qianqian out of Mu Zhuangfei’s house.

The three of them left the district compound, hailed a cab, and headed straight to a mall in the city center. At Qiann Da Square, Li Qianqian pulled Mu Feiyan to buy Haagen-Dazs.

Wu Xiaoyu, bored, waited at the entrance of the store while they went inside. However, it had been more than ten minutes, and they still hadn’t come out.

Does buying an ice cream really take more than ten minutes? Wu Xiaoyu was getting impatient. Looking back into the store, he saw that all the customers were gathered together.

Could something have happened? Wu Xiaoyu sensed something was wrong, quickly pushed the door open, and rushed inside, only to see Mu Feiyan and Li Qianqian standing in the middle of a crowd, arguing with someone.

Ah! What troublemakers! Wu Xiaoyu couldn’t help but grumble and hurried over.

Wu Xiaoyu squeezed through the crowd and saw Li Qianqian with tears in her eyes. He quickly asked, “What’s wrong? What happened?”

Mu Feiyan rolled her eyes at Wu Xiaoyu and explained, “We were just in line when we saw him stealing the lady in front’s wallet. We stopped him, and he accused us of stealing the wallet!”

As soon as she finished speaking, a young man in his twenties, on the other side, also shouted aggrievedly, “Brothers and sisters, you have to stand up for me!”

“It was clearly these two girls who tried to steal the wallet. I stopped them, and they shoved the wallet into my hand and accused me of being the thief. They’re simply calling ‘Stop thief!’ to catch the thief themselves!”

The surrounding customers, seeing both sides with differing stories, began to discuss amongst themselves, unsure who was right and who was wrong, taking sides.

Young women mostly believed that Mu Feiyan and Li Qianqian were innocent, saying, “Just look at the brands these two girls are wearing, there’s no way they would steal something.”

Their boyfriends, all chimed in, “Exactly, such pretty girls, how could they be thieves?”

This blunt truth angered their girlfriends, sparking little arguments one after another, making the ice cream shop even livelier.

Facing the crowd’s doubts, the young man argued, “So what if I’m poor? Does that mean I’m a thief? You look down on people too much! How could you be like this?”

“Haven’t you heard? Many rich people have strange hobbies. Perhaps these two girls’ strange hobby is stealing things!”

The young man’s words made the onlookers think deeply. Yes! Many TV shows depict rich people having odd hobbies. Perhaps these two girls really have a penchant for stealing?

Another person behind the young man, seeing the crowd’s suspicion shift towards Mu Feiyan and Li Qianqian, eagerly added, “I saw it with my own eyes, it was those two girls who stole it!”

Seeing someone step up to be a witness, the surrounding customers became even more agitated, pointing at Mu Feiyan and Li Qianqian, “Who would’ve thought such pretty girls would be thieves?”

Some bookish types who loved to show off their knowledge shook their heads and sighed, “Ah! A fair lady turns thief, what a pity!”

Seeing that the people around them were starting to believe the thief’s words, thinking she and her cousin were the thieves, Li Qianqian began to cry.

Mu Feiyan quickly hugged Li Qianqian and comforted her, “It’s okay! We aren’t afraid of being wronged because we’re innocent!”

The thief, seeing Li Qianqian crying, became even more arrogant and shouted, “See, guilty conscience, right? If they weren’t the thieves, why would they cry? They’re clearly scared by our righteous hearts!”

The surrounding crowd, having been given a “righteous” label, became even more enthusiastic and started blaming, “You were caught red-handed and still dare to call others thieves, that’s too much!”

“They should be locked up to see if they still dare to be thieves and wrongfully accuse good people!”

Wu Xiaoyu naturally knew that Mu Feiyan and Li Qianqian weren’t thieves, but faced with these ‘justice-filled’ people, no amount of explanation seemed to help.

“Does your store have surveillance cameras? We’ll know who the real thief is once we check the footage!” Wu Xiaoyu turned and said to the store staff.

The real thief, hearing Wu Xiaoyu’s suggestion to check the surveillance, got nervous and shouted, “What surveillance? There’s no need to check. They’re clearly the thieves!”

The surrounding crowd, though previously fooled by the thief, weren’t stupid. They became curious, why did he get nervous at the mention of surveillance?

Could he be the real thief? Did he just use us? Realizing they might have been tricked, the crowd started demanding the store staff to check the footage.

The thief and his accomplice exchanged glances, planning to sneak away amidst the chaos, but Wu Xiaoyu noticed and quickly grabbed them, sarcastically saying, “What’s going on? Ready to leave? Weren’t we going to check the surveillance?”

Wu Xiaoyu’s intervention made Mu Feiyan slightly change her opinion about him. Now, seeing him so alert, she began to admire him more.

The surrounding crowd, seeing these two young men attempting to escape, grew angrier. Didn’t you say you weren’t thieves? Didn’t you claim to see these girls stealing?

So why are you trying to run now that surveillance is being checked? Were we really fooled? I, such a smart person, got deceived by a thief?