Chapter 17
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Its been a long time since Li Na last been in the department store. In her previous life, the overwhelm depressed emotion and miserable condition made her enclose herself in her room, pondering in Ru Feng whereabout.

And when she goes outside, her thin wallet preventing her from buying the things she wanted. Some of the storekeepers even hushed her away when she tried to get into the store, knowing that she can’t afford the price.

It’s not that she did not know that she can’t bear the expenses while shopping but, imagine that just a moment before she was still a daughter from a rich household who used to never look at the price while shopping. And now every single thing needed her attention to calculate the cost. Its make her feels dejected.

Furthermore, her continuous weight gain resulting inability for Li Na to fit in the clothes she had her eyes on. Her fashion aesthetic value is still the same as when she was in her slender figure thus it’s hard for her to buy clothes she chose.

Whenever her eyes catch on the fashionable clothes on view, discourage and frustration feelings keep emerged in her heart. Thus, she didn’t even want to go near the store and indulge in her low self-esteem.

But now, walking inside the stores, she feels confident. Her slumped shoulder becomes straight and her chin getting higher. The rich sense that she had lost before now return back.

Knowing that the shopping experience will bored Uncle Li, Li Na asks him to wait at the waiting lounge as she enters a boutique that putting sets of the new arrival of bags and clothes at the women’s collection.

She feels impressed with their quality. The touch of the material on her hands feels comfortable as she skims through.

After a few rounds at the women’s section, she inspects a blue handbag. The elegant kind that emits expensive sense but not too showy.

As a habit, she looks at the price tag. And that makes her shaken. A wry smile appeared on her face. Not only the bag emits expensive sense but its truly expensive.

A saleswoman that had always look at Li Na since she enters the shop noticed her reaction and with an arrogant look, she approaches her.

“Hey you, put it back!“.

The loud voice of the saleswoman surprised Li Na and that makes the bag in her hand fall onto the floor.

“Are you crazy?! If a scratch appears on it, I will make sure you live in debt!” The saleswoman roars at Li Na as she takes the handbag and inspects it.

The commotion attracts all the customers inside and they come to look for amusement. The saleswoman always does the job in driving away the poor people that come into the store without knowing their own capability. And they enjoy watching it.

This time its look like the bad luck fall onto Li Na. In her jeans and shirt, she looks like an ordinary young girl that strolling on the street. Some of them are even snickers when looking at her.

The stares from the saleswoman and the crowd make Li Na become pale. She remembers the scorn gaze she felt before in her previous life and that makes her tremble in shame.

“Its fall because of your voice surprised me!” Li Na explains for herself.

“Now this girl is blaming me. What an excuse! Give me your name and details”. The saleswoman sharply looks at her.

Receiving those treatments, Li Na doesn’t want to be in that store anymore. She decides to ignore the saleswoman. Without saying anything, she takes a step to the boutique’s exit.

“Hey! Where are you going? We are done yet”. The saleswoman grips Li Na’s hand and pulling her. Her abrupt movement makes Li Na fell flat on the ground.

Her embarrassing state makes the other customers start laughing. Li Na sees there is amusement in the saleswoman’s eyes. Enjoying her shameful appearance.

Shame turns into anger! Li Na feels so furious. Now, she is not someone that can easily be bullied. She is Shen Yun Tian’s wife! That status can force people to bow their head to her.

“Where is your manager? Let me talk to him!” She stands up from the ground while grits her teeth in irritation.

“With your current wallet, you are unfit to see the manager” The saleswoman smirks.

“Dont regret this”. Hearing the answer make the enraged Li Na so she want to go through this to the end. She takes out her handphone and dialed a number.

“Uncle Li, come now”. She looks at all the customer and the saleswoman’s face with her red eyes. Remembering them.

Just about a few second, Uncle Li come inside the boutique and approach Li Na.

“Is there anything I can do, Young Madam?” Uncle Li stares the crowd with a frown on his face.

“Make sure to remember all the people here and give them heavy punishment”. This is the first time Li Na is ordering Uncle Li. Since Shen Yun Tian asks Uncle Li to help her, she knows that Uncle Li capable enough to deal with the situation.

“Yes, Young Madam”. Uncle Li bows.

“We are not finished yet”. As she wants to move, the saleswoman starts to scream and try to catch Li Na just like before. But before her hand reaches Li Na, her body was pushed and fall flat on the ground.

“You are not worthy to touch or even see to Young Madam”. Uncle Li’s gaze preying on the saleswoman and also all the customer inside the boutique. Giving them an illusion of being annihilated.

After exiting the boutique, Li Na doesn’t have the mood to continue shopping so by using the VIP card Shen Yun Tian gave her, she just used the salesperson recommendation to buy things for her family.

A herbal extraction for her father, A dress for her mother and she has chosen a tie for her brother. After satisfied with her purchases, Li Na smiles. Shopping is really a remedy to heal the heart. Especially when you have money and power to own the things.

Although she holds the VIP card, like a habit Li Na would look at the price and calculate her expenses. Mostly she would buy the only things she needs and skip unnecessary things.

After that, Li Na moves to the entrance of the shopping centre where Uncle Li already wait for her there.

“Let’s go to my parent house, Uncle Li”. Uncle Li takes the bag from Li Na’s hand and carefully put all of them on the seat.

“Yes, Young Madam”. Li Na smiles in anticipation of meeting her parent.

Although she had already forgotten the small event before in the mall, the consequences that the saleswoman and the customers faced are too big.

Some of the big family suddenly being bankrupt because of their business route being blocked. Some of them being investigated for fraud and illegality transactions while some of them being boycotted by suppliers. Its take them years to recover back to their present condition.

Not only saleswoman but the boutique’s manager also been fired. Even though they apply for a job at another store, they would not be accepted. Just like being banned by whole B City.

At some point when they tracing back why everything happens, they would remember the young girl that may seem simple but deadly. Wondering why must they offending her. Regretting their action.

Li Na arrives at her parent house and she looks up the house with a nostalgic feeling. This is the house that she grow up and lived before and it still looks new.

She steps into the house and goes to the living room. Although it’s been a long time since she comes into the house, just like instinct, her body moves like remembering the layout of the house.

As she comes closer, the laughter can be heard across the wall. There should not be other guests since Li Na already informed her parents that she is coming. She knits her brows.

When she comes inside, there is a silhouette of a man inside the room that makes her frown disappear.

“You come, Mr. Shen?” Li Na asks with her red cheek. Shen Yun Tian nodded while approaching her.

“Come”. He held her hand and bring her closer to her parent. Li Na looks at her parent and a sorrow emotion welled up in her heart. She misses them but at the same time feeling guilty for avoiding them.

She doesn’t know what to say and being stared by them makes Li Na become more awkward. She feels Shen Yun Tian grips his hold on her as if knowing her emotional disturbance. That makes her look up and be brave.

“Its been a long time”. Li Na greets her parent.

“Its been a long time, Li Na”. Her parents look at her with a smile on their face. The happiness keeps beaming on her face since their only daughter finally comes home.

“Sorry, Mother and Father. It’s my fault that I am not able to always bring Li Na to come back”. While Li Na still feeling nervous, Shen Yun Tian said solemnly to her parent.

“No! It’s okay. We know you are busy with company matter. Its enough knowing that you are healthy”. Her father said with smiles on his face.

“Since its already lunch, let go eat”. Her mother happily invites them to eat.

“Yes, Mother”. Li Na nods.

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