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The man's loud voice quickly attracted a crowd of onlookers, some of whom took out their phones to film him while muttering things like "the vicious seller is bullying the consumer."

She didn't want to escalate the situation. The previous cat incident hadn't been over for long, and if something like this happened again, it wouldn't be good for her business.

Jiang Jinning thought of Liang Cheng, who once said that if she encountered a difficult customer, she shouldn't get entangled with her.

She bowed again, her tone sincere and apologetic.

"Miss, I'm so sorry for the inconvenience..."

The man rudely interrupted Jiang Jinning, stood up, walked around the area, and pointed to the reddened scalp.

"Look everyone, I didn't wrong the girl. A lot of my hair has been pulled out, my scalp is red, and I'm afraid the hair follicles are damaged. This is really brutal; it might indicate a violent tendency!"

Upon closer inspection, some areas of her scalp were indeed red and swollen, leading many to believe her.

"Why would she pull my hair? She might be seriously ill or mentally disturbed to do that. Everyone be careful, this person is mentally unstable and intentionally tries to hurt people. Don't buy hairpins from her!"

"However, I just don't understand why the street supervisor would allow someone with a mental illness to set up a stall. What, are they just trying to earn some rent and not care about the lives of us consumers?"

Jiang Jinning frowned as she looked at the man's realistically injured scalp, then looked at her own hands with suspicion.

If she hadn't been certain she hadn't encountered it, she would have doubted her memory.

But why would the other party frame her? What was their motive?

"Isn't this the little girl who ate so heartily last time? I think I saw the video before. So this is what's wrong with her. Then all those videos of her eating so well must be invalid..." Some people who didn't know the truth were quickly led astray.

Of course, there were also dissenting opinions. One person quickly spoke up: "That woman said the little girl pulled her hair, and then said she was sick. I think whoever is sick is probably the one who is sick. I saw it with all four eyes; the little girl's hand could even touch her head!"

"No, I just heard someone say she abused cats. She must be sick, like with bipolar disorder or something."

"Wasn't it just a coincidence that someone threw that cat onto her stall?"

"There are so many coincidences."

Various rumors spread, and many customers who were looking at the embroidered flowers at Jiang Jinning's stall stepped back and looked at her with strange eyes.

These looks were no different from the ones she had when she was called a jinx on the other day.

The speaker unconsciously revealed a smug look in his eyes, and his tone softened.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you. But to be fair, young lady, this isn't how you do business. Someone like you should just go home and play games. What are you doing out here? Go home and eat and drink. Business is for adults..."

The person kept rambling on and on, and their face gradually overlapped with those who had previously insulted her.

Jiang Jinning thought of the maids and servants who had bullied her, and the people who had cursed her on the road to exile.

She wanted to ask herself, "Am I willing to be blamed?"

No, I'm not willing!

Why should she, Jiang Jinning, be subjected to unwarranted abuse?

Jiang Jinning straightened her back.

At this moment, the barrier she had erected in her heart was completely shattered. Her expression was more resolute than ever before, and the trace of fear that had always been in her eyes was now gone.

She quickly went through the events of the evening: first the cat, then the false accusation that she had injured someone. The two incidents were connected, all to prevent her from doing business properly here.

She was the only one selling hairpins on this street. There were quite a few people selling hairpins and jewelry, and Liang Cheng had told her that she knew all of them and had greeted them. So, it shouldn't be malicious competition from other vendors.

Jiang Jinning thought of someone.

The manager had mentioned that difficult tenant who wanted to freeload; if she wasn't mistaken, this was probably the person in front of her.

Fine, fine, so you resort to such underhanded tactics to pick a fight, is that it?

Jiang Jinning concealed the coldness in her eyes, her fingers finding her phone in her sleeve. She then instantly adopted an expression of unease and shame, shrugging her shoulders and bowing repeatedly in apology.

"I'm sorry, sister, I didn't mean to. How about this, I'll go to the hospital with you for a checkup, and I'll pay for the medical expenses!"

The man's eyes flickered, and he waved his hand, feigning magnanimity.

"Hey, it's just a minor injury, you don't need to go. I won't make things difficult for you, I just want your attitude. Doing business isn't something you can do whatever you want, there have to be rules."

Jiang Jinning became increasingly ashamed: "No, she must go to the hospital for a thorough check-up. Dear sisters, brothers, uncles, and aunts, is there anyone who can be a witness and accompany this sister to the hospital for a check-up with me?"

Immediately, some people raised their hands to indicate that they were free and could accompany her, which improved their impression of Jiang Jinning considerably, and their gazes towards her became much gentler.

"I said I don't need it, and I don't need it. I know my own body."

"It'll put your mind at ease if I check her over. I see her scalp is badly injured..."

Seeing that Jiang Jinning's attempts to persuade her were unsuccessful, the onlookers also chimed in with their own words of advice.

The man became increasingly uneasy and took the opportunity to try to leave.

"Sister, don't go yet, let's go to the hospital to get it checked out first..."

Jiang Jinning stopped her, pretending to have been tripped by someone, but her hand suddenly pressed down on the injured scalp.

She quickly touched the different skin and immediately tore off the fake skin without hesitation.

She fell to the ground, revealing her almost realistically crafted scalp to everyone.

"Oh dear, this is your injured scalp, sister. It looks like I pulled it off. What happened? How could your scalp fall off so easily? We need to go to the hospital right away, or it'll be too late to stick your scalp back on!"

The onlookers stared wide-eyed at the man's perfectly intact scalp, which hadn't been scratched at all, and then at the incredibly realistic fake scalp on the ground.

These days, there are still fake scalps that look so real.

"Then what about all those expensive hairpieces I bought?"

"Do you want a link to a wig? I want to use it for cosplay."

The style suddenly shifts amidst this satirical and joking atmosphere.

The man took off running, but bumped into the approaching administrator.

"Alright, it's you again, you freeloader!" The administrator, followed by a uniformed man, said, "This guy signed a lease with us before, and every time it's time to pay rent, he claims he's sick and can't handle stress, or he lies in my office and throws a tantrum. Today, I finally caught him red-handed!"

The man was startled for a moment, but quickly adopted a nonchalant attitude, as if he were a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.

"I was just joking, why did you call the police to arrest me? What crime did you use to arrest me? You're hilarious!"

"What crime?" The administrator sneered, pointing to a lamppost in the distance, now slightly bent and with a broken lamp. "You kicked and broke that lamppost during the day, and you even kicked our street's lucky cat, causing it to be run over by a car and die. Tell me, what crime are you guilty of? What, you don't have to pay for breaking the lamppost? Or you don't have to pay for injuring the cat!"

So that's how that poor cat died.

When Jiang Jinning first came here, she encountered a swindler, but that person only cheated her, unlike this person who is so extreme.

It turns out that the human heart is unpredictable, and this can happen anywhere. She should always be wary of others before interacting with them with goodwill.

Jiang Jinning revealed a genuine smile.

At this moment, Da Li, with Song Qingyan holding Jiang Jinning in one arm, was facing the Snake King, who was the leader.