CHAPTER 214: CHAPTER 214: BEAUTY SALON (PART 1)

Lin Xiaoyan was suddenly stopped by a shop assistant, promoting skincare products.

"Sorry, I don’t need it, thank you." Lin Xiaoyan politely declined with a smile.

"Miss, don’t worry, our product is very affordable. You can give it a try." The shop assistant said, skillfully opening a bottle of lotion, squeezing some out to show Lin Xiaoyan.

"Look, this lotion has a refreshing texture, perfect for this season. And I noticed your pores are a bit large. You’re still young, you need to take care of your skin..."

Lin Xiaoyan glanced at the product. She did need skincare, but...

The shop assistant noticed Lin Xiaoyan’s wavering and immediately added, "You can experience it for just 188. We can wash your face, clean your pores, massage your face, and apply a hydrating mask... several services."

"Only 188?" Lin Xiaoyan asked.

"Yes, Miss, only 188. Our shop is having a promotion for these two days. You can come and try it. If you feel it’s good afterward, you can consider becoming a member at our shop..."

Lin Xiaoyan looked at the flyer the shop assistant handed her and glanced at it. It indeed said that several skincare services could be done for 188.

"This is our shop, I’ll take you inside." The shop assistant, all smiles, led Lin Xiaoyan into the shop.

At the entrance, Lin Xiaoyan hesitated, "I’ll come another day. I’m just out walking my dog today; it’s inconvenient with a dog."

The shop assistant looked at Laicai, whom Lin Xiaoyan was holding, and warmly said, "It’s okay. We can look after your pet in the shop; it won’t affect anything."

Lin Xiaoyan glanced at Laicai and then at the beauty shop in front of her. She thought maybe she should get some skincare done; her pores were indeed a bit large.

"You... you have to help me. My husband doesn’t know I’ve borrowed so much money. Please, you must help me pay it back..."

Following the shop assistant, Lin Xiaoyan walked into the beauty shop, only to meet a red-eyed woman who was crying bitterly.

She kept her head down while crying and accidentally bumped into the shop assistant and Lin Xiaoyan coming in.

The shop assistant quickly pulled Lin Xiaoyan aside and shouted loudly, "Sister Keke, a customer has come to experience our 188 project."

Hearing the shop assistant’s voice, people in the shop immediately came over enthusiastically.

One of them quickly went to the crying woman and led her out of the shop.

Lin Xiaoyan frowned, turning her head to watch the woman who was still pleading outside.

"Hello, Miss, please come with me. I’ll be serving you..."

Lin Xiaoyan’s face turned cold. She glanced at the people in the shop and said, "Sorry, I have something else to do, I won’t do it."

After saying that, she pulled Laicai and left.

The people in the shop were momentarily stunned but quickly stopped Lin Xiaoyan.

"Miss, don’t go. It won’t take long to do these projects, just half an hour."

"Yes, try it. We guarantee you’ll be satisfied..."

"Exactly, you’re already here, don’t leave..."

Lin Xiaoyan coldly looked at these people’s faces and said coldly, "Get out of the way."

Lin Xiaoyan’s attitude angered the people in the shop.

"What’s wrong with you?! You come into our shop and don’t do projects!"

"Do it! If you come in, you must do it!"

"We didn’t do anything to you, why such a cold face..."

...

Hearing these people trying to force a sale, Lin Xiaoyan was amused out of anger. She took out her phone and directly dialed 110.

A sharp-eyed shop assistant saw Lin Xiaoyan dialing 110 and immediately reached out to snatch Lin Xiaoyan’s phone.

"Hello, Xiao Lin, what’s going on..."

"You dare call the police! Hand over the phone!"

"Woof woof! Woof woof..."

Mao Hong, hearing the voice on the phone, immediately changed her expression, "Xiao Lin, Xiao Lin, where are you? Xiao Lin?"

A nearby auxiliary police officer heard Mao Hong’s voice and quickly came over, "What happened?"

Lin Xiaoyan protected her phone, kicking at the person trying to snatch it.

Laicai stood in front of its owner, barking fiercely at those bullying her, even biting at them.

"Sister Hong, I’m at the Huangyan Beauty Salon on ** Road right now. They won’t let me leave. You..."

"Bang!"

The phone was knocked to the ground.

"What are you doing?!" Lin Xiaoyan was furious to see her phone smashed to the ground.

One of the shop assistants immediately picked up the phone and hung up the call.

Mao Hong’s face was serious and she immediately ran to the office.

"Quick, Xiao Lin is now at a Huangyan Beauty Salon on ** Road. It seems there’s a dispute, and they won’t let Xiao Lin leave. The phone seems to have been smashed to the ground..." Mao Hong quickly explained.

As soon as He Qi’an heard Lin Xiaoyan’s name, he quickly got up, his expression sharp, and hurried out.

Others in the office, each looking grim, quickly followed.

"Damn! So brazen?"

"How dare they bully Xiao Lin, such audacity!"

"Hurry, hurry, the chief has already driven off!" Zhang Ming shouted loudly, watching the rapidly departing car, "Chief, we haven’t gotten in the car yet!"

However, He Qi’an’s car had already disappeared from the police station.

Captain Ma, with a stern face, said, "Get in the car quickly, hurry."

Everyone immediately got in the cars, and one police car after another left the station.

Lin Hao happened to come out to throw out the garbage; seeing the police cars across the street, he felt curious, suspecting something major had happened!

When He Qi’an arrived at Huangyan Beauty Salon, he saw that the shop was in chaos.

A group of people was threatening to beat Laicai to death.

Lin Xiaoyan, full of anger, held a small electric baton, confronting those people.

He Qi’an quickly scanned Lin Xiaoyan, noticing she was unharmed other than slightly messy hair and clothes.

In contrast, the group opposite was not in good shape.

Two were clutching their legs, seemingly bitten by Laicai.

They also held items, preparing to gang up on Lin Xiaoyan.

"What do you think you’re doing, stop!" He Qi’an shouted sternly.

Upon seeing He Qi’an, Lin Xiaoyan’s eyes lit up.

The shop employees, seeing policemen in uniform arriving, felt a glimmer of hope. But when they noticed the officers were strangers, they quickly signaled one amongst them to make a phone call.

He Qi’an had already turned on his law enforcement recorder. He walked to Lin Xiaoyan’s side, asking how she was.

Lin Xiaoyan put away the electric baton, which she had bought before and had been carrying since returning from the Southern Province.

"I’m fine. This shop has issues!" Lin Xiaoyan said, looking at those people.

Upon hearing Lin Xiaoyan’s words, He Qi’an immediately understood.

He looked at the shop assistants, "Where’s your boss?"

The shop assistants, seeing that Lin Xiaoyan knew this policeman, appeared somewhat panicked.

"Our boss... will be here soon."

"Officer, you can’t side with her just because you know her!"

He Qi’an gave a stern look at the shop assistant who spoke. That assistant, feeling guilty under He Qi’an’s gaze, quickly looked down, not daring to speak further.