"Don't take this to heart," Dongfang Mei said. "My uncle has a temper. He thinks he's very clever, so he likes to play little tricks…"
"Hmph!" Jiang Yi sneered. "This time, your uncle only bribed people to beat me up. Next time, he might try to kill me. We should probably keep our distance from now on!"
After saying that, Jiang Yi drove away directly.
Jiang Yi did this on purpose. He really didn't want to deal with them anymore, so he pretended to be very angry.
Dongfang Mei stood there, a look of helplessness on her face. She hadn't expected things to turn out this way. She didn't know what to do now. On one side was her own uncle, and on the other was Jiang Yi. She couldn't side with either.
"Our uncle has completely offended Jiang Yi this time! This is the first time I've seen Jiang Yi so angry!" Dongfang Xun walked out of the villa.
"I regret it!" Dongfang Mei took a deep breath and said, "If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have asked Jiang Yi to pick up my uncle with me!"
"It's not your fault. You know your uncle's temper. Even if you hadn't asked Jiang Yi to pick him up this time, he would have found a way to trouble Jiang Yi later!" Dongfang Xun said.
"You're all the same as Uncle!" Dongfang Mei said. "Not just you, but many people in our Dongfang family are like this. I just don't understand what's so bad about Jiang Yi that you all have to target him everywhere."
"I did go too far before, but I've changed now. Jiang Yi and I have become the best of friends!" Dongfang Xun said.
Dongfang Mei didn't say anything. This situation made her feel very helpless. Originally, Dongfang Mei had asked Jiang Yi to pick up Liu Yuan, hoping that Jiang Yi would build a good relationship with Liu Yuan and help Tiansheng Group develop and grow. She never expected that such a conflict would arise as soon as Jiang Yi and Liu Yuan met. Dongfang Mei knew Jiang Yi's temper; he wouldn't provoke others. This incident must have been initiated by Liu Yuan.
"Actually, you don't need to worry too much!" Dongfang Xun said comfortingly. "This is just a small matter, and it won't affect your relationship with Jiang Yi at all. Don't overthink it!"
Dongfang Mei remained silent. The matter was not as simple as Dongfang Xun thought.
"Do me a favor and go check on Jiang Yi," Dongfang Mei said.
"Okay!" Dongfang Xun nodded and then drove off to chase Jiang Yi.
Meanwhile, after leaving the Dongfang family, Jiang Yi drove around the streets. Just as he was about to go home, he noticed someone secretly following him. Jiang Yi sneered and started driving around the city center aimlessly. The person following him was most likely the boss of Wanhui Company, but there was also a possibility of others. In any case, he had to be careful. He wasn't afraid of them, but since they couldn't deal with him directly, they might target people close to him.
Jiang Yi thought that the person would give up if they couldn't keep up, but to his surprise, the follower was like a stubborn patch of dog skin, sticking to him.
Jiang Yi parked his car outside a shopping mall and walked straight into the building, intending to buy some surveillance cameras! His current situation was fraught with danger. For safety's sake, he needed to buy more cameras to install in his villa so that he could detect any danger immediately.
The mall was large, with everything imaginable. Soon, Jiang Yi found a shop selling surveillance cameras on the third floor. The shop was spacious and luxuriously decorated.
"Sir, what would you like to buy?" a salesperson approached, greeting him enthusiastically.
"Do you have surveillance cameras?" Jiang Yi asked.
"Yes!" the salesperson replied busily. "Our store has just received a batch of the most advanced surveillance cameras on the market. However, they are a bit expensive, costing around two hundred thousand yuan per camera!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yi's brows furrowed slightly. The salesperson took the surveillance camera from behind the counter and began to explain its various functions to Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi studied it while listening to the explanation. These surveillance cameras were indeed good. The salesperson was right; they were the most advanced on the market, with many features that ordinary cameras lacked.
"Sir, are you buying it?" the salesperson asked.
"I'll look around a bit more," Jiang Yi replied.
The salesperson assumed Jiang Yi found them too expensive and began to introduce other models.
"I'll take twenty of those surveillance cameras," Jiang Yi said.
The salesperson was stunned! Soon, she recovered and glanced at Jiang Yi, her brows furrowed. Judging by Jiang Yi's attire, he didn't look like someone who could afford to spend millions all at once. Twenty surveillance cameras would cost four million yuan. Most people wouldn't spend so much money on so many cameras, especially someone who appeared to have little money like Jiang Yi.
"Sir, may I ask why you are buying so many surveillance cameras?" the salesperson asked.
"There are thieves at home, so I want to buy more cameras," Jiang Yi said.
"And where do you live? In a residential compound or an apartment building?" the salesperson continued to ask.
Jiang Yi felt a bit speechless! The salesperson was clearly looking down on him, thinking he couldn't afford the cameras and trying to probe him to see if he was capable of making the purchase. He wasn't stupid! He had already guessed the salesperson's intention.
"I live in a villa!" Jiang Yi said impatiently.
Upon hearing this, the salesperson revealed a hint of a cold smile. She said faintly, "Sir, I'm afraid we can't sell you these surveillance cameras!"
"Why?" Jiang Yi asked.
"Because you can't afford them!" the salesperson said directly. "You say you live in a villa. Do you think anyone would believe that? I've seen many people like you. They don't have much money, but they insist on pretending to be rich. Just yesterday, another guy came to our store, claiming he wanted to buy all the high-end products in our store. But when it came time to pay, he only had a few thousand yuan on him, making us waste a whole day. We wasted several hours just on the packaging."
Since such an incident had just happened yesterday, the salesperson was extremely vigilant.
"If you don't believe me, I'll pay first!" Jiang Yi said.
Jiang Yi was quite annoyed. This salesperson was too snobbish! In a place like the capital, Jiang Yi had encountered this situation more than once. Just because his attire was ordinary, they assumed he was a pauper who couldn't afford to shop.
"As I said, we are not selling," the salesperson's tone became cold. Jiang Yi was infuriated.