The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

The clerk looked up and saw two handsome men and women in ancient costumes. He couldn't help but laugh and looked behind them: "Are you shooting a short video? How can you still charge your phone bills these days?" The clerk's smile was a bit teasing. He obviously thought they were people who dressed up for the purpose of filming. His eyes were full of curiosity and doubt, and the upward arc of his mouth showed his confidence in this guess.

Gu Nian thought, it's no wonder the clerk misunderstood. The clothes they wore didn't fit in with the surroundings, which was indeed easy to cause misunderstanding. A trace of helplessness and embarrassment flashed across her face, and she forced a bitter smile.

But now there is no network, the phone is out of service, and without help from others, I am afraid this matter really cannot be solved. Gu Nianzhi's mood became heavier and heavier. She bit her lip and tried to explain to the clerk again: "I am not shooting a short video, I really need to top up my phone bill. Can you think of a way?" Her eyes were full of pleading, and there was a bit of anxiety and helplessness in her eyes. Her voice trembled slightly, showing her inner anxiety and eagerness.

Sima Yao stood aside, silently observing all this. He didn't understand their discussion about the phone bill, but from Gu Nianzhi's expression and tone, he could sense the difficulty of the matter. His eyes moved back and forth between Gu Nianzhi and the clerk, his heart full of doubts and worries. His fingers unconsciously rubbed the corners of his clothes, as if this could relieve his inner tension.

"My phone is out of service. Can I trouble you to top up my phone with cash?" Gu Nianzhi asked the clerk anxiously. Her voice was filled with obvious anxiety and anticipation, and her eyes were fixed on the clerk, as if she was grasping at the last straw. Her hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, showing her inner anxiety. Her breathing became rapid, and her chest rose and fell with her breathing.

The police from the area came in this morning to give a warning against fraud. The two people in strange clothes made strange requests, and the clerk could not help but be alert. His eyes swept back and forth between Gu Nianzhi and Sima Yao, and the alarm bell in his heart rang instantly. The clerk's eyes became full of suspicion. He secretly looked at the two people in front of him, and his mind quickly recalled the various fraud methods and characteristics that the police had just mentioned. His brows were furrowed, the corners of his mouth sank slightly, and his eyes revealed vigilance and precaution.

"Can't your friend's phone be topped up for you?" The clerk looked at Sima Yao, questioning him. The voice sounded particularly loud in the quiet convenience store, with obvious suspicion and vigilance.

Sima Yao was looking around, his eyes full of surprise and curiosity. His eyes seemed to be glued to the shelves, he had never seen such exquisite and dazzling goods. The beautifully packaged foods, the colorful packaging bags reflected the bright lights in the store, the patterns and words printed on them made him puzzled but also felt very novel. The colorful beverage bottles were neatly arranged, through the transparent bottles you could see the tempting liquid inside, some bubbling, some showing mysterious colors. All kinds of daily necessities, bottles and boxes of different shapes, each with a unique purpose and design, made him feel very fresh.

His mouth was slightly open, and his expression looked a little dazed, as if he was in a fantasy world. His mind seemed to be still on the wonderful objects he had just seen. He did not respond to the clerk's questions, but just stood there blankly, his eyes moving constantly, trying to take it all in.

"He..." Gu Nianzhi hesitated, her face suddenly turned pale, as if she was blown by a sudden cold wind. Her lips trembled slightly, and she explained: "My friend just came back from abroad, and he doesn't have a mobile phone in China. He can't help me." Her voice was a little hurried, and there was a trace of trembling, as if she was tightly pulled by an invisible string. Her eyes wandered, and she didn't dare to look at the clerk, as if she was afraid that the clerk would not believe her.

The clerk frowned, his thoughts becoming more and more confused.

The district police just reminded people this morning not to believe the lie that foreign friends cannot pay online. Currently, there is a group of scammers pretending to be foreigners, roaming around various physical stores, exchanging fake US dollars for RMB, or asking store clerks to transfer money to a certain account. Some of them have cheated out of as little as three to five hundred yuan, while others have cheated out of as much as six to seven thousand yuan.

"Don't believe the lies that you will get commissions if you help them top up your account. If you encounter any suspicious situation, contact the police as soon as possible."

The words of the policeman rang clearly in the clerk's ears, and he suddenly became nervous. Every word hit his heart like a heavy hammer, making his nerves more tense. Those words were like spells, tightly binding his mind, making it difficult for him to easily trust the two people in front of him.

Could it be that I had to do something good for the police today? Catching these two roaming criminals? This thought flashed through the clerk's mind, and his eyes became sharper, like two sharp swords, staring at Gu Nianzhi and Sima Yao, trying to find a flaw in their expressions and movements. His eyes narrowed slightly, not missing any subtle changes in expression, any unnatural movements.

The clerk took a deep breath, trying to keep himself calm, and said, "Wait a minute, I need to think about it." His voice was trembling, showing his inner entanglement and uneasiness. The trembling voice seemed to be an outward manifestation of his inner fear and hesitation. His fingers unconsciously tapped lightly on the edge of the counter, making a subtle "click" sound.

Gu Nianzhi's mood became heavier, and she spoke again: "Really, big brother, I didn't lie to you, my phone is out of service and I need it urgently, please help me." Her voice was pleading, and it seemed to come from the depths of her soul, full of despair and helplessness. There were even tears in her eyes, and the tears rolled in her eye sockets, like pearls that would fall at any time. She clenched her hands tightly together, and her knuckles turned white because of the force, showing her extreme tension and anxiety.

Sima Yao also came back to his senses from his curiosity about the goods. He looked at Gu Nianzhi's anxious look, then at the clerk's vigilant expression, and had no idea what was going on. His brows were furrowed, and his eyes were full of doubt and confusion. In his world, he had never seen such a complicated and incomprehensible situation. He tried to read Gu Nianzhi's mind from her expression, but found that he was powerless. He wanted to ask, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only stand there blankly, at a loss.

"How much do you want to top up?" the clerk asked, pretending to be calm. He tried to keep his voice steady, but the slightly trembling ending could not hide his inner nervousness and uneasiness. He stared at Gu Nianzhi closely, his eyes full of vigilance and suspicion. Those eyes were like two sharp rays of light, trying to penetrate Gu Nianzhi's heart and find the truth hidden deep inside. He swallowed unconsciously in his throat, and felt his heartbeat ringing like a drum in his ears.

He clenched his hands unconsciously, and his heart was beating as he thought about how to deal with the situation. "What if these two people are really scammers? What should I do? Should I reject them directly or keep them calm and then call the police?" Countless thoughts flashed through the clerk's mind, and each one made him feel anxious and uneasy. Fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, gleaming under the light.

"Five hundred." Gu Nianzhi handed over all the hundred-dollar bills in her hand. Her eyes were full of anticipation, and her fingers were trembling slightly because of nervousness. Those bills seemed to weigh a thousand pounds in her hands, and each one carried her desire to restore normal contact. Her heartbeat was also rapidly accelerating, and she seemed to be able to hear the "thumping" sound echoing in her chest.

She quickly calculated in her mind that she had been in Dasheng for almost eight months, and her phone package was 58 yuan per month. She had not paid for such a long time. If she charged yuan now and had a little balance on the card, she should be able to use it normally. She looked at the clerk with earnest eyes, like a drowning person desperately grasping at the last straw. Her lips trembled slightly, and there was a hint of urgency in her voice: "Brother, please help me, it's really urgent."

"Five hundred?" The clerk's suspicions grew even stronger. He thought to himself that if an ordinary person owed money, they could just top up one or two hundred yuan to get their money back, but this person wanted to top up five hundred yuan. Could it be that all the five hundred yuan were fake? His brows knitted tightly, and the wrinkles were like deep ravines, revealing his inner struggle and confusion. His eyes fell on the hundred-yuan bills again, as if they were not money, but bombs that could explode at any time.

"Yes, my phone has been out of service for a long time. It will probably take this much time to get it back online." Gu Nianzhi said with a smile, trying to make her smile look natural and sincere. The corners of her mouth turned up, revealing a slightly stiff smile, which seemed to be forcibly pulled out, full of helplessness and anxiety. She was anxiously thinking in her heart that once the phone could be used normally, she could contact her friends and know the situation here. She hoped that the clerk would believe her and help her solve this problem as soon as possible.

"Wait a minute." The clerk passed the money through the money detector. His eyes were fixed on the screen of the money detector, and his heart was in his throat. His breathing became rapid and short, as if the air had become thinner. Strangely, the money detector did not make a warning sound. The clerk felt a little relieved, but still did not dare to let down his guard completely. "Am I overthinking? But this is too strange. Why did she charge so much?" The clerk was still full of doubts and uncertainties.

"It is indeed the latest generation of counterfeit money that the police mentioned today. Even the money detector can't detect it." The clerk thought to himself, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. The cold sweat broke out one by one, as if he was extremely frightened. His heartbeat accelerated rapidly, as if it was about to jump out of his throat, and every beat was like a heavy hammer hitting his chest.

His hands began to tremble slightly, and the nervousness made it almost impossible for him to think. The shaking hands seemed to have lost control, and even holding the phone seemed a bit difficult. His brain was in a mess, and all kinds of terrible consequences kept flashing in his mind. "What should I do? If they find out that I have been discovered, will it be disadvantageous to me?" The clerk's lips trembled slightly, and his breathing became rapid.

The clerk took out his phone and pretended to look for the recharge interface, but in fact he quickly edited a text message to the police officer in the morning. His fingers jumped quickly on the screen, and each touch was accompanied by a slight tremor, as if he was not pressing a button, but racing against unknown danger. His eyes glanced at Gu Nianzhi and Sima Yao from time to time, for fear that they would discover his little action.

Every letter seemed to carry his inner fear and tension. "What's your phone number?"

"139xxxxxxxx." Gu Nianzhi gave her own number. She hadn't used it for so many months, but the string of numbers still came out of her mouth fluently. She kept her eyes on the clerk's actions, her heart full of expectation and anxiety, hoping that the problem of the phone outage could be solved as soon as possible. Her eyes flashed with an anxious light, and that light was filled with the desire to return to normal life.

"I have already topped up your account, please wait a moment." The clerk said this, but he actually did not top up her account. His voice was trembling slightly, and he tried to remain calm on the surface, but he could not hide his inner fear. He glanced out of the glass door from time to time, silently praying that the police would come soon. Every time he looked away, he was full of expectation and anxiety, as if a savior would appear outside the door at any time.

On the phone screen, there was a message from the police: "Hold them steady, I'll be there soon." The clerk felt a little relieved when he saw the message, but he remained highly alert. His fingers tightly grasped the phone, as if it was his only lifeline. He swallowed unconsciously, trying to relieve the dryness caused by nervousness.

Gu Nianzhi waited for two minutes, but the phone still didn't work. "Hello, are you sure it shows that the recharge was successful? I haven't received the money yet." There was a hint of anxiety and doubt in her voice, and her brows wrinkled unconsciously. The voice trembled slightly, as if it was squeezed out from the depths of her throat, with an unconcealable uneasiness. Her brows were tightly twisted into a knot, and a deep wrinkle formed between her eyebrows. The wrinkled lines were like a winding stream, flowing with her inner anxiety.

"It may take some time to restore the outage. Why don't you sit in the store and wait?" The clerk comforted him, looking out the glass door. He tried to force a smile on his face, but it was very stiff, like a mask, barely hanging on his face. The angle of his mouth corners was very unnatural, but there was no smile in his eyes, instead, he was deeply nervous.