Bai Xiaoya didn’t foolishly put on the swimsuit right away.
On one hand, it was too troublesome.
On the other, she remembered a certain incident in Uniqlo from her previous life.
It’s better to try it on slowly at home.
She packed up the clothes, walked out the door, and glanced around, her eyes landing on the doors of other fitting rooms.
“How about you guys? Did you change?”
She just asked casually, her voice small, not really intending for anyone to hear.
As for Bai Xia and Su Qingyu, the two girls hadn’t taken off their clothes at all.
“As for the Association, the Family is trying to confirm things. In my report, I said that the Baiyuan City Subbranch has been mostly cleared, to prevent the Family from sending more people to investigate the Pocket Watch incident.”
Su Qingyu thought for a moment, then continued.
“But even if they still have strength left, it shouldn’t be easy for them to act again so soon.”
A fully prepared team was wiped out completely during the operation, a total failure, showing a severe intelligence error.
Theoretically, before figuring out their background, the Association shouldn’t make any more moves.
Bai Xia understood this too, nodding slightly, her heart calming a bit.
Then she looked at the swimsuit in her hand, its small but thick pleats looking cute.
The sales assistant had said that this kind of detail adds decoration to the chest area, suitable for girls whose bust… isn’t that big.
“What should we do about this?”
“Of course, we wear it at home. Or did you want to put it on here?”
“…………..”
The two girls made the same decision as Bai Xiaoya.
When they opened the fitting room door, they saw the busty girl standing outside.
“So it really was this fitting room. We’re in sync.”
Actually, it wasn’t a guess—Bai Xiaoya had asked the sales assistant for the exact location.
But saying this made Xiaoya sound more impressive!
Bai Xia and Su Qingyu didn’t expose her, and seeing the smiling, cheerful busty girl, their mood lightened as well.
“Let’s go.”
The three girls picked up their shopping bags and prepared to leave.
Especially Bai Xiaoya, who had bought the most.
Just watching her leave the swimsuit store with bags made bystanders’ imaginations run wild.
“Aya, I think someone is filming you.”
Outside the store, Su Qingyu glanced around and noticed something odd.
Bai Xiaoya followed her gaze to the first floor of the Shopping Mall and, sure enough, saw someone crouched by the railing, pointing something—unclear if it was a phone or camera—in her direction.
She recalled her experience at the press conference and sighed.
Maybe it’s another Self-Media, Livestream Host, or UP Master.
But just then, something unusual happened in the crowd not far ahead.
A plainly dressed man suddenly changed direction and started walking toward the girls, pushing past others without care.
“Hey, what’s your problem?”
“So rude.”
“Don’t bump into kids!”
“Who is this guy? Security? Where’s Security?”
The man ignored them, getting more aggressive.
When someone tried to block him, he charged forward, crashing through and scrambling ahead.
Others were startled by his ferocity and quickly stepped aside, watching him get up and go from walking fast to running.
Like everyone else, Bai Xiaoya stepped back a few steps to the swimsuit store entrance.
She thought she was out of the way, but then noticed the man’s eyes locked on her, his body adjusting direction as he moved.
He’s coming for me?!
At this point, the crowd realized his intent, and the atmosphere grew tense.
A Security Guard from the phone store stepped out, holding a baton.
“Stop right there! Don’t be so brazen in broad daylight. Do you want to go to jail?”
The man acted as if he didn’t hear, his crazed eyes seeing nothing but the busty girl.
Since the distance was closing, he ran even faster, like the final sprint of a hundred-meter dash.
The Security Guard wasn’t that brave—why risk his life for a few thousand a month, especially when the target wasn’t the phone store?
He silently apologized to the beautiful woman, then quickly retreated back inside.
That was close.
Almost got hit.
What is with this guy?
Crossing the phone store, the man charged to the swimsuit store entrance, about to crash into Bai Xiaoya.
Thud——!
With a precise punch from the girl, the crazed man crashed to the floor.
Bai Xia had acted.
Magic Hands granted surgical precision, and Double Power let her take him down with a single blow.
Su Qingyu, who had just pulled a Melodica from her pocket and raised it to her lips, quickly put it away when she saw this.
Thank goodness she stopped.
If she’d played a note, a dozen people nearby would have frozen—and it would’ve been caught by the Surveillance Camera.
Not that cameras were needed.
There were already plenty of people filming with their phones.
“What just happened?”
“A man suddenly went berserk.”
“He saw a pretty girl in the swimsuit store and tried to rush over and harass her.”
“For real? Let me see…wow, she really is pretty.”
Bai Xiaoya caught her breath, her heart still racing.
She looked at the man lying on the ground.
He had an ordinary face, wore casual clothes, like someone out shopping on the weekend.
Why had he lost his mind?
Many people in the Shopping Mall turned to look.
Beyond staring at the “perpetrator,” more eyes were sizing up Bai Xiaoya, curious what kind of beauty could drive a man mad.
At first glance, it was clear.
Bai Xiaoya suddenly felt a chill.
Among the curious glances, there were a few eyes with a different gleam.
Not as crazed as the man before, but showing early signs.
“We should go. Something’s not right here.”
Seeing Bai Xiaoya’s pale face, Bai Xia grew tense, exchanged a look with Su Qingyu, and they flanked Bai Xiaoya, escorting her out.
Leaving the Shopping Mall, they glanced back to see Security Guards heading upstairs toward the swimsuit store.
“In this kind of situation, someone will call the police,” Bai Xia said.
A busy Shopping Mall is not like an unattended underground street.
She was right—a police car arrived soon after.
With surveillance and many witnesses, the situation was clear.
They only needed to give a brief statement before being allowed to leave.
“We need to find somewhere to talk,” Bai Xia said once outside.
Her expression was serious, and Su Qingyu was no less so.
In contrast, Bai Xiaoya, the person involved, seemed calmer.
Seeing their faces, she tried to lighten the mood.
“Don’t be so nervous. Maybe, like everyone said, the man just went crazy and lost control for a moment…emmmm, forget it.”
Halfway through, even she didn’t believe it.
In that moment, the man’s crazed state clearly meant some mysterious object was at work.
“Fine, let’s go to my place.”
Bai Xiaoya said.
Su Qingyu was about to suggest her own place, but then remembered her apartment complex was full of retired old men.
When she first moved in, even Bai Xiaoya had managed to barge in.
“Alright, let’s go to your place…”