Chapter 314: Were the Things Stolen by the Young Maid?
Chapter 314: Chapter 314: Were the Things Stolen by the Young Maid?
SodaCracker replied to Chelsea as Renee Jennings had instructed: [Okay, I’ll withdraw the money to my card now and then transfer it to you.]
Chelsea was out drinking. When he saw SodaCracker’s reply, he immediately showed it to the person next to him. "Sis, Susie’s still alright."
Chelsea’s sister frowned when she saw the chat. "You asked to borrow thirty thousand, and she agreed so readily. But when you asked her to send Mom a red envelope, she refused. Do you know what that means?"
"What?" Chelsea asked, confused.
Chelsea’s sister said, "It means that deep down, she doesn’t respect our mom. She’s not filial. If you marry a woman like that, our mom will be the one to suffer in the future!"
Hearing this, Chelsea sank into thought.
’What Sis said does make a lot of sense, but... where else am I going to find a woman willing to transfer me thirty thousand yuan without batting an eye?’
"Then what should I do?" Chelsea asked. "Don’t tell me I have to break up with her?"
"Silly, you don’t have to rush to break up." Chelsea’s sister had a clever look on her face. "You can just keep her as a backup."
Chelsea hesitated for a moment, then agreed. "That works."
He glanced at his phone screen. Ten minutes had already passed. ’Hasn’t Susie successfully withdrawn the money yet?’
Chelsea sent her another WeChat message: [Susie, have you finished the withdrawal?]
A system notification appeared on the screen: Your message was sent, but rejected by the recipient.
’What’s going on?’
Chelsea thought it was a signal issue and sent a question mark, but the same system notification appeared.
’Did she block me?’
Chelsea’s heart sank. He started calling Susie’s number, but it wouldn’t connect. All he heard was a cold, electronic tone.
At that very moment, Susie had just ended the call. After sending a gift to Renee Jennings, she started packing her bags, preparing to leave Chelsea that night.
[That was so cathartic~~~]
[So satisfying!!!]
[I love this kind of clean, decisive handling of the situation!]
The viewers in the stream were all praising SodaCracker’s approach.
Renee Jennings nodded in agreement. "Susie is a smart girl. She deserves someone better."
The top right corner of the stream showed "100,000+". ’The viewer count has risen so quickly.’ Renee Jennings blinked, then chuckled. "Let’s connect with the next person now."
Outside the window, a light rain was drizzling, and the wind rustled the green leaves on the branches.
An exquisitely made-up face appeared on the split-screen. The woman seemed surprised to have connected to the stream. She stared blankly for a few seconds, her expression suddenly changed, and she quickly disconnected. The whole process took less than ten seconds.
Renee Jennings raised an eyebrow slightly, a faint, enigmatic smile playing on her lips.
’How could it be her?’
After disconnecting, Yvonne Morgan tossed her phone aside, completely flustered. Her face was a mask of embarrassment and frustration.
"When did I hit the ’connect’ button?"
"Damn it!"
"But Renee Jennings probably doesn’t recognize me, right?"
[Why’d she leave?]
[What happened? I can’t even get through when I try to connect!]
Renee Jennings looked at the bullet comments and said calmly, "She probably clicked it by accident."
[Probably a troll!]
[Don’t just click randomly if you’re not going to connect.]
"It’s alright. I’ll connect to someone else now." Renee Jennings smiled and initiated another random connection.
"SizzlingPork" successfully connected. A middle-aged woman with short, curly hair appeared on the split-screen, looking as if she had just showered.
"Hello, SizzlingPork," Renee Jennings said as a greeting.
SizzlingPork nodded. "Hello, streamer."
"Seeing your username makes me hungry again," Renee Jennings joked.
[Streamer, you haven’t even finished your duck wings!]
[Streamer, keep eating the duck wings!]
SizzlingPork didn’t respond to the joke and instead said directly, "Streamer, there’s something I need your help with."
Renee Jennings said calmly, "Go ahead and tell me about it."
"I have ornamental fish, a blue-and-white cat, and I’ve hired a housekeeper," SizzlingPork explained before getting to her question. "I’ve noticed things have been going missing at home recently. I want you to ask the fish and the cat if the housekeeper is the one stealing them."
"I understand." Renee Jennings gave a slight nod. "Don’t you have any security cameras at home?"
"No," SizzlingPork said. "My husband doesn’t like having security cameras in the house."
[I don’t like having cameras at home either, I heard they’re easily hacked.]
[It feels like you have no privacy with cameras installed.]
"I see." Renee Jennings looked at the middle-aged woman on the screen and said in an unhurried tone, "SizzlingPork, can you tell me specifically what items have gone missing?"
SizzlingPork: "Cash, some cosmetics, supplements, and jewelry."
[I bet the housekeeper stole it.]
[It’s not necessarily the housekeeper. Maybe she just misplaced them and forgot? Or maybe the cat took them to play with? You can’t just accuse someone without proof.]
A serious expression appeared on Renee Jennings’s delicate features. "SizzlingPork, please point the camera at the ornamental fish or the blue-and-white cat."
"Okay." SizzlingPork stood up and walked away from the camera.
Five minutes passed, and she still hadn’t returned.
Renee Jennings’s brow furrowed slightly as she picked up her cup and sipped her tea.
[What’s taking so long? What a waste of time!]
[I get the feeling this SizzlingPork person is kind of rude.]
[Same here! I thought I was the only one who felt that way~~]
Another five minutes went by, and the split-screen remained empty.
Renee Jennings pressed her lips together and said coolly, "SizzlingPork, are you there? We’ve been waiting for you for ten minutes. If you’re not back in two more minutes, we’re moving on."
In the final minute, SizzlingPork returned to the camera, holding the blue-and-white cat. She said unhappily, "What’s the rush? I was busy with something."
"I can help you, but you can’t waste everyone’s time." Renee Jennings’s clear, pleasant voice had taken on a serious edge.
SizzlingPork’s expression darkened for a second before she forced a stiff smile. "Got it. My apologies, I really was busy just now."
Renee Jennings didn’t say anything more. Her gaze fell on the blue-and-white cat in the woman’s arms. It was a fluffy ball with big, round eyes staring curiously at the phone screen. Its little pink nose twitched, making it look absolutely adorable.
[So cute!]
[That’s the real-life version of Tom Cat.]
[I want to steal it and take it home!]
"Hello, kitty. What’s your name?" Renee Jennings asked with a smile.
Hearing her, the blue-and-white cat tilted its little head and let out a soft meow. "Is the lady in the phone talking to me?"
Renee Jennings: "Yes, I am. My name is Renee. What’s yours?"
Blue-and-white cat: "My name is Quinn."
"Quinn?" Renee Jennings’s eyebrow raised in a smile. "It’s nice to meet you."
Happiness was written all over the blue-and-white cat Quinn’s fluffy face. "Me too!"
After a bit of small talk, Renee Jennings got to the point. "Quinn, can I ask you something?"
"What is it?" Quinn looked at her, confused.
Renee Jennings: "Quinn, has a housekeeper been hired for the house?"
"Yes!" Quinn bobbed its head up and down enthusiastically. "Renee, do you know the housekeeper?"
"I don’t." Renee Jennings shook her head, then asked, "Is the housekeeper nice to you?"