Hong Kong variety show, I am a charming cop.

Chapter 459 Ten Thousand

The middle-aged man angrily retorted, "Amei, we have nothing to do with each other anymore. Please don't bother me anymore. Consider this money your breakup fee. You're as good as a rat's tail juice."

A stack of Hong Kong dollars fluttered down and landed on Ah Mei.

Say it.

The middle-aged man turned and left without a trace.

Lu Yao looked at the middle-aged man's back and said, "Wow, are all men this heartless? One second they're all lovey-dovey with someone, and the next second they're all gone. Sigh, so pathetic."

Although Lu Yao said she felt sorry for him, she couldn't hide the excitement on her face.

Lu Yao hugged Li Jian's arm and whispered, "Brother Jian, if I cheat on you in the future, will you act like this man?"

Li Jian said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't."

Lu Yao patted her chest: "That's good. I knew Brother Jian wouldn't be so heartless."

However, Li Jian's next words plunged Lu Yao into an icy abyss: "I will send you both to the Western Paradise."

Lu Yao shuddered.

Li Jian spoke casually, but the murderous intent in his words sent chills down one's spine.

"Miss, when will you be able to raise the 25?" The counter manager didn't care about their petty squabbles; he only had one request.

Give me the money!

Amei slumped to the ground, curled up in a ball as if her spine had been removed.

Her carefully made-up face was now a mess—her mascara was washed away by tears, leaving two dark tear troughs that meandered across the pale foundation.

The lipstick had already smeared onto her cheeks, looking like dried bloodstains;

False eyelashes drooped halfway over her swollen eyelids, trembling slightly with the frequency of her sobs.

Her fingers gripped the crumpled collar tightly, and bits of yesterday's newly done rhinestone manicure still clung to her nails, now breaking off in the tearing.

The pearl necklace broke, and the scattered beads rolled on the floor, a few of them rolling into her loose hair—which had once been permed into fashionable wool curls, but now stood upside down like withered grass.

"Waaah..."

The sob that escaped her throat was broken, and the corners of her mouth turned down uncontrollably, revealing her porcelain veneers that had been repaired and then cracked.

The stockings had torn at some point, splitting into a spiderweb-like pattern from the knee down, revealing purplish bruises underneath.

Her Chanel jacket slipped down to one side, revealing the lace on the shoulder strap that was torn and deformed—the bra, worth several hundred yuan, was now crooked and disheveled, just like her life.

"I have no money, boohoo, I have no money!"

Upon hearing this, the counter manager's face immediately darkened: "No money? Fine, then I'll call the police right now, miss. You'll be sued."

Amei seemed particularly afraid of calling the police; as soon as she heard that the police were going to be called, she immediately kowtowed to the counter manager.

at this time.

She saw Li Jian standing right next to her, and scrambled over to grab his trouser leg.

Lu Yao raised her little foot and kicked Amei in the chest: "Hey, what kind of stinking fish and shrimp dares to try and frame my brother Jian?"

Amei said, "Brother Jian, please, lend me 25 yuan, I promise to pay you back."

"cut!"

Lu Yao snorted disdainfully: "Repay? What can you repay? I know your family situation very well. You have two older sisters and a younger brother. Your father is a gambling addict, and your mother works in a factory, earning only a thousand or so yuan a month. This is 25 yuan, not 25 yuan."

Amei said, "Stop talking, stop talking, I'll repay you even if I have to do anything for you."

Hearing what Amei said, Lu Yao's eyes rolled around several times: "Words are not enough. You have to write a contract. From now on, when you see me, you have to respectfully call me Sister Yao. No, I mean, you have to call me Big Sister. Then kowtow three times. If you don't, it doesn't count."

Faced with Lu Yao's demanding requirements, Amei finally signed her name with tears in her eyes.

. . . . . .

"Brother Jian, today was so much fun! I love you so much!"

Lu Yao hugged Li Jian's waist and kissed him passionately.

Li Jian pushed her away with disgust, saying, "What else can you do besides spitting all over my face?"

Lu Yao whispered in Li Jian's ear, "If you want, we can go to a hotel right now."

Book a room?

Li Jian touched his lower back.

He was having a wild night at someone's house, and now he's a saint; he won't be so easily swayed.

Li Jian beckoned to the counter manager and asked, "Manager, do you have any nice jade pieces here? I need to get one for my girlfriend."

The counter manager was overjoyed.

What a double blessing today.

They made a fortune from the broken bracelet, but little did they expect this young man to spend it all.

"Yes, yes, sir, please come this way."

The counter manager presented the store's prized possession: an emerald jade necklace.

This emerald necklace shimmers with a deep, ethereal light under the lamp, as if it encapsulates the entire rainforest within it.

The jadeite main stone, the size of a pigeon egg, is gently embraced by an exquisitely carved silver setting, like moonlight cradling a drop of frozen lake water.

The silver frame is adorned with delicate vine patterns, each groove bearing the patina of time.

Inside the jade, there are cloud-like wispy particles that, when rotated, sometimes appear as blue-green as peacock feathers and sometimes as lush green as tundra.

Each of the six-pronged silver setting is engraved with a fine grape pattern. The base has a hidden mechanism; a gentle press will open a hidden compartment, revealing the craftsman's signature from 1988 hidden on the back of the gemstone.

The counter manager explained, "The necklace chain uses a lost technique of twisted wire. Each silver ring is nested with three silver wires as thin as a hair, which tremble slightly with the wearer's breathing, as if they are alive and moving between the collarbone."

When it is still, the main stone casts a spiderweb-like green shadow on the skin; when it sways, the twelve small diamonds set along the silver frame burst forth with a sharp, icy light.

Against the backdrop of the black velvet jewelry box, this emerald reveals the four qualities of imperial jade: richness, brilliance, purity, and harmony.

Most amazingly, under ultraviolet light, six faint growth lines will appear inside the gemstone, like peacock tail feathers sealed in time.

After this emerald necklace was brought out, all the other jewelry in the store seemed to lose some of its luster.

Even the diamonds that used to sparkle under the lights didn't shine as brightly anymore.

Needless to say, Lu Yao was closest to the emerald necklace and could directly feel its visual impact.

She could even hear her own excited heartbeat.

Thump—thump—thump—

Li Jian wasn't so flustered. He just thought the little green stone was quite pretty, and then asked, "Manager, how much is this necklace?"

The counter manager gestured: "Eight hundred thousand."