Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

You Jingqiu’s face darkened as she turned and headed towards the corridor opposite.

She crossed the railing and hadn’t yet reached the corridor on the other side when she saw Xu Zeqing put away his phone, casually walk into the luxury leather goods store in front of him.

You Jingqiu subconsciously stopped.

She stood in the middle of the railing, watching with wide eyes as Xu Zeqing entered the store and approached a woman in a white dress.

He bowed his head, asking her something gently and patiently.

This was a side of Xu Zeqing that You Jingqiu hadn’t seen in many years.

She clenched the shopping bag in her hand, her steps rigid as she approached the leather store.

You Jingqiu was still hesitating whether to go in and expose Xu Zeqing on the spot when the male consultant at the counter noticed her and bowed, ”Madam, welcome to the store to shop.”

The man inside turned his head lazily towards the door.

Upon seeing You Jingqiu outside, Xu Zeqing panicked for a few seconds but quickly regained his calm.

The young woman beside him did not turn around; she took the bag packaged by the shopping consultant, looked up, and gave Xu Zeqing a gentle and beautiful smile, ”I’ve finished my purchase, let’s go.”

The girl instinctively linked her arm with Xu Zeqing’s.

Realizing Xu Zeqing hadn’t moved, the girl looked up in the direction of his gaze, and saw You Jingqiu.

The middle-aged woman outside had a voluptuous figure that suggested she was once more attractive and sexy than 80-90% of women her age.

Even now, her charm remained.

She wore a simple purple V-neck dress that accentuated her waist. Paired with large waves of hair, merely standing there emitted a natural seductive aura.

It was no exaggeration that You Jingqiu was the kind of woman any man would be instantly captivated by.

It’s no wonder that in his younger days, Xu Zeqing was infatuated with her.

The consultant in the store sensed something was amiss, and with their experience, they quickly understood what was happening.

Clearly, the wife had caught her husband shopping with his young mistress.

Without a doubt, a confrontation was about to occur.

The question now was whether the man would stand by his mistress or his legitimate wife.

The employees were eager to watch the drama unfold but feared it might affect their brand’s reputation and business.

The manager promptly stepped out, smiling at Xu Zeqing and Xiao Nan, ”You must be tired from shopping, would you like to have some tea and sit in the lounge for a while?”

The manager offered You Jingqiu a polite smile, ”Ma’am, please join them in the lounge. Let me know what kind of bag you want, and we’ll bring it in for you to try.”

The manager’s good manners and subtle reminder prompted the three of them to calm down quickly.

One being a young, beautiful, and promising university student, one a reputable businessman investing in big ventures, and another a mother whose son works for the Alliance Government, who wouldn’t dare cause a scandal and jeopardize her child.

They forced themselves to calm down.

In the lounge, the manager swiftly served them tea and promptly closed the door.

Exiting the lounge, the manager abruptly instructed a male consultant, ”Put up a ’closed for business’ sign.” She feared the situation would escalate into shouting or even a fight, so she decided to temporarily close the shop.

The consultant obliged immediately.

Outside, people bustled back and forth, but inside the lounge, the atmosphere was tense and bizarre.

Xu Zeqing, after a brief moment of panic, regained composure, even sitting beside Xiao Nan.

You Jingqiu finally had a chance to carefully observe Xiao Nan.

Her first impression was of youth, followed by good skin and a nice figure.

As for her looks, they were above average.

But compared to You Jingqiu in her youth, she was far inferior. ”Men truly are consistent; they always love the young and beautiful,” You Jingqiu thought.

You Jingqiu stared at the bag Xiao Nan was holding, her eyes suddenly red with grievance.

”Xu Zeqing, your daughter went to jail and was fined a large amount. I sold my beauty salon, sold jewelry, and still couldn’t gather enough. When I asked you, you always said your money was tied up in investments.”

”What are you doing now?” You Jingqiu suddenly lunged at Xiao Nan, yanked open her shopping bag, and threw the packed bag forcefully to the ground.

She stomped on the box, crying and yelling, ”The bags in here cost at least twenty or thirty thousand each! Xu Zeqing, you don’t have money to save your daughter, but you have money to buy bags for your mistress here!”