Song Yu approached Lin Chen with a smile, patted his shoulder, and chuckled, "Kid, I didn't expect you to look decent in that suit."

While speaking and with no one paying attention, he slipped a newly bought Longines watch into Lin Chen's pocket.

He thought he had done it without anyone noticing, but Lin Chen had already detected his move.

With a single thought from Lin Chen, the watch disappeared into the eye of space.

Song Yu believed that Lin Chen was unaware, smirking coldly in his heart.

After swiping the card, the server respectfully handed the bank card back to Lin Chen, bowed slightly, and said, "Sir, please take your time."

Lin Chen nodded, grabbed his bag, and prepared to leave.

Song Yu suddenly called out sharply, "Wait a moment."

Lin Chen halted, glanced at Song Yu and asked indifferently, "What's the matter?"

Song Yu sneered, "Lin Chen, I was wondering how a poor farmer like you could have so much money. It turns out it's all stolen. My new watch has gone missing, and I suspect you've stolen it."

Upon hearing Song Yu's words, Lin Chen retorted with a cold laugh, "Song Yu, you think too highly of yourself. Your lousy watch isn't worth much; I could hardly care less about it."

As he spoke, Lin Chen turned as if he was about to leave, but Song Yu wasn't having any of it, and said to a nearby manager, "He stole my watch; if you don't stop him, I'm going to file a complaint against your establishment."

The manager frowned and said to Lin Chen, "Sir, this gentleman wants to file a complaint against you. Please cooperate with our work, or it will put us in a difficult position."

Lin Chen stopped and said coldly, "I'm willing to cooperate, but what if you can't find the watch on me? I expect some sort of explanation!"

"This..." Upon hearing Lin Chen's demand, the manager also felt troubled.

Song Yu huffed coldly from the side, "I'm certain the watch was stolen by you. It was in my bag just a moment ago, but it disappeared after I encountered you. If it's not found on you, I'm willing to compensate you ten thousand yuan."

Lin Chen stared at Song Yu, a cold laugh welling in his heart, "Ten thousand is a bit little, make it fifty thousand, or no deal."

Lin Chen turned to leave, but the anxious Song Yu behind him bit his lip and said, "Fifty thousand then, fifty thousand."

Only then did Lin Chen stop, saying, "Alright, but transfer the money to the manager's account first, to prevent you from backing out later."

"Fine, I'll transfer it." Song Yu had personally placed the watch into Lin Chen's pocket, and having kept his eyes on Lin Chen the whole time, he was confident Lin Chen had no chance to get rid of the watch, so he was not afraid of losing.

By this time, a crowd had gathered around to watch the commotion, with Song Yu appearing so sure, they began whispering among themselves.

"It seems this young man really might be a thief. At such a young age, why doesn't he do something decent instead of stealing?"

"Yes, he looks quite refined. Never thought he'd be a thief."

Lin Chen disregarded the onlookers' comments.

At that moment, two security guards came over and started to frisk Lin Chen.

All they found was a bunch of shiny bank cards, nothing else.

The manager's eyes turned green upon seeing those bank cards, noting that every one of them was a gold card, from ICBC, ABC, to CBC—they were all there.

The manager had already concluded that Lin Chen couldn't be a thief; owning such assets and still stealing was just ludicrous.

After searching Lin Chen's body and his bag, and finding nothing, the two men shook their heads at the manager and said, "Manager, we've searched him thoroughly, this gentleman doesn't have the watch."

"Impossible, how is that possible?"

Song Yu, almost crazed, rushed over and nearly turned Lin Chen's pocket inside out, yet still couldn't find the watch he had just placed there.

"Where, where have you hidden my watch?" Song Yu yelled.

The watch was worth two hundred thousand, and he had bought it for a friend. If it were lost, he would have had to repay the money.

"I've been standing here the whole time, the manager and the waitstaff can testify, security has already searched, and you've searched yourself. There's nothing there; what more do you have to say? Considering the substantial compensation you've given me, I won't sue you for defamation."

"No, this can't be possible, I clearly put it in your bag myself, how could it be gone?" Song Yu said, his face going pale.

As soon as he spoke, the onlookers erupted into a commotion.

"This guy is so despicable."

"Yeah, a thief calling 'Catch the thief', what scum."

The surrounding crowd began pointing at Song Yu, hurling accusations.

"Song Yu, have you lost your mind? Who saw you put the watch in my pocket, and if it was in my pocket, how could it just vanish into thin air?" Lin Chen said indifferently.

"Yeah, it turns out this guy is crazy!"

"No wonder, with a crooked heart no wonder his mind is unsound."

Hearing the discussions around him, Song Yu was almost driven mad with rage. He pointed at the security guard and the manager, and bellowed, "You must all be in cahoots, stealing my watch and swindling my money; I'll sue you all!"

The manager's face tightened slightly as he spoke, "Sir, please stop making a scene. There are so many people here that can serve as witnesses. If you keep this up, I'll have to ask security to throw you out."

Song Yu's gaze turned icy as he stared at Lin Chen and pulled Xu Qian into his embrace, "Kid, you're ruthless. I admit defeat. This girl used to be your girlfriend, and now she's been stolen by me; that must hurt, right! Someone like you, a loser, will forever be a single dog. Hahaha!"

His words had just fallen when suddenly a beautiful woman squeezed through the crowd.

"Lin Chen, there you are, I've been looking everywhere for you!"

With a face of a fairy and a devilish figure, her noble aura made Xu Qian in her presence seem like a chicken meeting a phoenix; they were worlds apart.

Xue Ying arrived in front of Lin Chen, gracefully took his arm, and smiled, "Who just said our Lin Chen is a single dog? Our honey here is a director with a net worth over a billion, ah, I don't know how many beauties are pursuing him. It took me so much effort to win him over!"

Upon hearing Xue Ying's words, the crowd was abuzz. Oh my god, assets worth billions; this was a diamond bachelor. So young and handsome, many of the onlooking girls started to daydream.

Watching Xue Ying, a sense of defeat flooded Xu Qian's heart. In the looks department, she couldn't compare to Xue Ying, and in terms of judgment, she fell far short. Now looking at Song Yu by her side, who was both stupid and clumsy, she couldn't find a single redeeming quality.

Now she regretted it, regretted the choices she had made back then. But she knew it was all too late, that this man surrounded by an aura of brilliance had slipped through her fingers.

Full of both anger and regret, she shook off Song Yu's hand and ran outside.

"Qian Qian, wait for me!" Song Yu, dragging his corpulent body, chased after her.

Watching Xu Qian's retreating figure, Lin Chen gave a bitter smile. His long-standing emotional knot finally unraveled today; first loves are beautiful, but it can never surpass true love.

The manager approached Lin Chen respectfully and said, "Sir, please tell me your account number. I'll transfer fifty thousand yuan to you."

"No need, just donate it to the Hope Project," Lin Chen waved his hand and said.

"Very well, sir," the manager nodded respectfully.

Lin Chen and Xue Ying left under the envious gazes of the crowd.

"Thanks, Xue Ying," Lin Chen said with a smile.

"Don't be so formal with me; let's go, sister needs to dress you up nice today."

The two went on a wild shopping spree, not stopping until Lin Chen could carry no more, to which Xue Ying finally gave in.

Looking at the bill, Lin Chen felt a twinge of pain; they had spent a million just in the morning.

"Xue Ying, help me pick out a birthday gift for a classmate," Lin Chen said.

"I've already chosen one for you," Xue Ying smiled and handed Lin Chen a small jade box.