187: Miss, please have some self-respect!

Liu Ruyan hurriedly reached out and grabbed Li Wei's suit sleeve.

She gripped it so hard that she nearly wrinkled his cuff, her fingertips clutching tightly, refusing to let go.

"Don't go! Sir, please don't leave!"

Her voice carried a forced sob, and her eyes began to redden.

She was trying to use the method of playing the victim and gaining sympathy to keep Li Wei there—this was her usual trick, one that had worked every single time when she dealt with Jiang Feng in the past.

But today, her makeup was too heavy; her eyeliner and foundation were thick.

If she actually cried, her makeup would surely run, turning her face into a mess, which would only be more embarrassing.

So she could only suppress it, barely squeezing out a few tears to swirl in her eyes, putting on a pitiful and aggrieved expression.

The crowd of onlookers gradually grew larger.

Everyone stopped in their tracks, surrounding them while pointing and whispering, their eyes filled with curiosity and mockery.

"Who is this woman? Dressed so provocatively and wearing such heavy makeup, she doesn't look like a good person. Probably trying to latch onto a rich guy, right?"

"Is there even a doubt? She must have seen him in a suit standing next to a luxury car and assumed he's rich, so she's throwing herself at him. She should look at herself first; it's so cheap."

"The man clearly wants nothing to do with her, yet she's pestering him, holding onto his sleeve and refusing to let go. How shameless, she's a disgrace to us women."

"Exactly. Offering to buy someone a Coke for twenty bucks and having the nerve to say it out loud? He obviously doesn't lack that kind of money. It's ridiculous."

The sounds of the discussion were like countless needles, densely piercing into Liu Ruyan's ears.

It caused her face to instantly flush bright red with shame and anger; she wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

But she didn't dare let go, nor could she.

Even if she was mocked, even if it was humiliating, this was her only chance to turn her life around.

She could only grit her teeth and endure.

Li Wei finally reached the end of his patience, the anger and disgust in his heart erupting completely.

He violently shook off Liu Ruyan's hand with such force that she stumbled back two steps, nearly falling to the ground.

"Miss, please have some self-respect!"

Li Wei straightened his wrinkled suit cuff, his face so dark it looked like it could drip ink.

His tone was filled with a cold warning: "I'll say it one more time: I am waiting for a client and have no time for your nonsense. Please stay away from me!"

If he hadn't been afraid of making a scene and upsetting Mr. Jiang, which might affect their future cooperation...

He would have already called the neighborhood security to drag this ungrateful woman away.

Why would he waste so much time with her and suffer through such harassment?

Nearly knocked down by Li Wei's shove, Liu Ruyan hurriedly grabbed a nearby streetlight to steady herself.

A flash of resentment crossed her eyes—she had never been treated like this before, never been so humiliated.

But that resentment lasted only a moment before she suppressed it.

Her face shifted back to a pitiful expression, her voice choking up as if she had suffered a great injustice: "Sir, I didn't mean to cause trouble. I just... I just wanted to get to know you, I didn't mean anything else. Please don't be angry, okay? I won't bother you again after this, just let me say one thing, okay?"

But before she could finish her sentence...

The originally noisy crowd suddenly fell silent, without a single sound, an eerie quietness.

The pointing, the discussions, and the curious gazes all vanished without a trace.

Everyone's eyes turned in unison toward the entrance of the residential complex.

Their expressions were filled with shock, curiosity, and a faint, subtle trace of awe; they even subconsciously held their breath.

Liu Ruyan was extremely bewildered, not understanding why the crowd had suddenly gone quiet.

Following everyone's gaze, she looked over in confusion—

Jiang Feng walked out...