It had to be said that the woman who had just appeared was indeed eloquent.
With a few simple words, she managed to pacify the originally furious customers.
Next, the woman specifically assigned a sales assistant to take the customers who were about to return their items to a corner.
After a few whispered conversations, these customers all showed expressions of satisfaction.
Soon, the sales assistant who had just left returned, holding a delicate gift box.
"Miss, this pearl bracelet is meticulously crafted from the finest pearls. Currently, only our store in Rongcheng City sells it; it is absolutely unique."
The sales assistant slowly opened the gift box, revealing the pearl bracelet inside.
The milky-white pearls were strung into a bracelet, lying quietly in the velvet-lined gift box, instantly appealing to Liu Shishi.
Immediately, Liu Shishi picked up the pearl bracelet and began to admire it in her hand.
It had to be said that the pearl bracelet recommended by the sales assistant indeed looked quite exquisite.
"How much is this pearl bracelet?"
Du Fei, seeing Liu Shishi’s interest, directly asked about the price.
The sales assistant smiled and replied, "The price of this pearl bracelet is eighty-eight thousand eight hundred. Although the price sounds a bit high, considering its unique nature, it is absolutely worth the value."
The sales assistant did her best to promote the pearl bracelet to Du Fei and Liu Shishi.
However, upon hearing the price of over eighty thousand, Liu Shishi's brow furrowed slightly.
"Excuse me, I'll look at other things."
Although Liu Shishi knew very well that as long as she wanted it, Du Fei would definitely pay for it.
However, spending over eighty thousand on a bracelet seemed too extravagant to her.
"Miss, this pearl bracelet is truly rare. It will look absolutely stunning on you. Come, let me try it on for you first..."
Hearing Liu Shishi's words, the sales assistant immediately stepped closer, intending to put the bracelet on Liu Shishi.
But Liu Shishi had no intention of buying it and thus had no desire to try it on. She used her hand to block, unwilling to wear it.
Unexpectedly, during the slight push and pull, the pearl bracelet clattered to the ground.
Some pearls shattered, while others rolled all over the place.
"This..."
Liu Shishi hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
The sales assistant's face turned pale.
Just then, the elegantly dressed woman walked over and witnessed the scene.
With quick steps, she approached the sales assistant. "What happened?"
As the woman drew near, the sales assistant's body jolted.
"Manager, when I was trying the bracelet on the customer, she, she pushed me, so the bracelet fell on the ground."
Halfway through her statement, the sales assistant instinctively glanced at Liu Shishi and then, gritting her teeth, directly shifted the blame onto Liu Shishi.
Hearing the sales assistant's words, Liu Shishi and Du Fei beside her were both very surprised.
"Be honest. It was you who insisted on putting the bracelet on me, and now that it's fallen on the ground, you're saying I pushed you, causing it to fall?"
Liu Shishi couldn't believe that the sales assistant, who had been so polite to her moments ago, would now bite back and place all the blame on her.
Du Fei also frowned, looking at the sales assistant, as what she said was utterly outrageous.
No one wanted the bracelet to fall and break on the ground.
But since it had happened, they needed to find a solution.
However, the sales assistant’s act of shifting all responsibility onto Liu Shishi and lying about Liu Shishi pushing her was akin to the pot calling the kettle black.
"I apologize, both customers. No one wished for this to happen. However, our sales assistants undergo specialized training, and I don't believe they would make such a basic mistake."
"But since it has happened, how about this: you only pay eighty percent of the price, and the remaining twenty percent will be covered by our store."
The elegantly dressed woman spoke.
"You want us to pay eighty percent of the price? Firstly, it was your store's sales assistant who insisted on putting the bracelet on my girlfriend, which led to this incident. Secondly, you mentioned that your sales assistants are professionally trained, implying that the responsibility for this incident must lie with us?"
Du Fei paused and then pointed to the security camera above the jewelry store. "Since we have differing accounts, and your store has cameras, let the facts speak for themselves."
Upon hearing Du Fei's words, the sales assistant's face immediately turned white.
Because Du Fei's words were all true, and the main reason for the pearl bracelet falling on the ground was due to her.
However, at this moment, the elegantly dressed woman put on an apologetic expression. "I apologize. As our store has just opened, although cameras have been installed, they haven't been properly calibrated by professional personnel yet and are not officially in use."
"Furthermore, covering twenty percent of the cost is already our limit!"
While Du Fei and Liu Shishi were negotiating with the jewelry store staff, people who had been browsing in the store began to gather around.
"What happened?"
"I heard this couple accidentally dropped something while looking at a pearl bracelet. It was very expensive, over eighty thousand!"
"Alas, no one would want to compensate for over eighty thousand, so there's bound to be an argument between the parties!"
In this day and age, there are always people who enjoy being nosy and sharing their 'expert opinions.'
Sometimes, their remarks are quite harsh, to put it colloquially, they are speaking from a position of comfort.
"Customers, if you are adamant about not compensating, then we will have to call the police!"
After a few more exchanges, the elegantly dressed woman did not receive a satisfactory response from Du Fei and Liu Shishi.
In the end, her expression turned stern, and she made a decision.
"Alright, go ahead and call the police. You are creating this situation yourself, yet you want us to admit fault. This is simply impossible!"
Liu Shishi was extremely indignant.
Being falsely accused and then subjected to the pointing fingers of the surrounding people was incredibly frustrating.
The elegantly dressed woman nodded and then took out her phone to call the police.
"Wait!"
However, just as she was about to dial, a voice stopped her.
Everyone present turned to look at the person who had spoken.
"Du Fei?"
Liu Shishi looked at Du Fei beside her with confusion.
She didn't understand why he would stop her from calling the police; since they had done nothing wrong, calling the police was the best solution.
"Guest, have you reconsidered? Actually, I don't want things to escalate. If you find the price too expensive, we can negotiate further. If necessary, we can even arrange for installment payments."
The elegantly dressed woman thought Du Fei had become scared when she was about to call the police and had spoken up to stop her.
However, Du Fei slowly raised his hand, his thumb and index finger holding a pearl that had shattered into two pieces.
"We can discuss compensation later, but you sold a counterfeit and shoddy product. Shouldn't you give everyone an explanation for this behavior?"