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1266words2026-01-26 09:14

A child from the neighbor's house came to my home as a guest.Ten minutes later,I looked at my Yves Saint Laurent lipsticks,Chanel lipsticks,and Dior lipsticks...
The neighbor said she would definitely compensate me on the surface,but then she turned around and smashed my computer to destroy the evidence.
How could there be such a person who defies the law?

A week ago,a family of three moved into the apartment upstairs.The child was a little boy around seven or eight years old.
I secretly prayed that this child would stay away from me.Little boys of this age could really be a handful.
My best friend laughed at me,"Look at you.There aren't that many naughty kids!"
After chatting for a while,I picked up my phone and started worrying about Fluffy.
Fluffy is the cat I raised.These days,my mom took her to raise.
While chatting casually,they unexpectedly came to visit.

I had no choice but to put on a smile and open the door for them.
As soon as I opened the door,before the child's mother could say anything,she stretched her neck and peeked inside.Seeing me frown,she smiled and said she wanted to take a look at our decoration to see if there were any designs she could borrow.
The layout of the apartments upstairs and downstairs was almost the same.
It was obvious that she wanted to come in.

She was also with the child,and I didn't want to be rude,so I had to get slippers for them and said,"You can just look around in the living room.The bedroom and study are not convenient for you to enter."
The child's mother was impatient,"Got it.I'll just take a look.What's the big deal?"
As soon as her son changed his shoes,he rushed in and walked around the living room,looking around.He didn't care at all about his dirty clothes and plopped down on the sofa whose cover I had just changed.
I took a deep breath.They were guests,so I couldn't hit the child.
When they left,I would ask Ethan to clean it.
"Little girl,your home is nicely decorated.How much did it cost?"
My home just had more electrical appliances.It had a clean and tidy Nordic style.There were a few small rattan baskets with flowers Ethan bought.
I fudged the specific price,"It didn't cost much.I have a relative who works in this line of work,so I got a discount."
As we were chatting,I suddenly realized that the little boy was gone.
I looked up.
Presumably,he thought it was boring to listen to me and his mother chatting,so he actually went into my kitchen and brazenly opened my refrigerator to drink a beverage.
My face immediately turned sour.
"Ms.,it's not nice for your little Tom to wander around like this when he's at someone else's house,isn't it?"
His mother followed my gaze and saw what he was doing.
I had thought she would feel embarrassed.
But to my surprise.
"My child was thirsty.What's wrong with him drinking some of your drinks?He doesn't know any better,and it's not something expensive."
She even hinted that it was because I didn't entertain them well that her son had to rummage through the refrigerator.
I was so angry that I almost laughed.
"This isn't about whether he knows better or not.You've seen enough.Please leave.I still have something to do and need to go out."
The child's mother rolled her eyes and looked at me with disdain.
It was already quite late.She probably thought of something unpleasant.
She opened her mouth as if to say something,but before she could,there was a loud crash from the bedroom.
"!!!"
I was immediately startled.When I realized what had made the sound,I immediately ran over.
Next to the bedroom was the study,which had good lighting.I placed a dressing table in it,and all my cosmetics were there.
I hoped it wasn't my cosmetics that had been broken!
When I went in,I saw a mess on the floor.
There were also lipstick scribbles all over the wall.
Lying on the floor were my Yves Saint Laurent lipsticks,Chanel lipsticks,and Dior lipsticks...
Further inside,there was a puddle of liquid on the floor,mixed with various high-end toners,lotions,and creams...
I was in so much pain that I could hardly breathe.
That naughty child must have done this before.When he saw me coming,he even made a face at me triumphantly and casually threw the lipstick cap on the ground.
The child's mother also realized what had happened and quickly pulled her son out.
As she was leaving,she was still shirking responsibility,"You,little girl,really should have put away your cosmetics properly."
Was she trying to shirk responsibility?
I couldn't just bear these losses myself.
"Don't leave.Since you're here,let's talk about the compensation first."
Before she could go out,I quickly stopped her and asked her to pay for the damages.
The woman,who had been quite nice just now,immediately changed her expression.
"What compensation?I haven't even said that you put those dangerous things in a place where a child could reach them.If my little Tom gets hurt,I'll sue you until you go bankrupt!"
She was bluffing.She seemed to think that she could intimidate me like this.
Unfortunately,I wasn't someone who was easily intimidated.
"First,you came uninvited and insisted on coming in to look around.Out of politeness,I let you in."
"Second,when your son was wandering around in my room,I already asked you to keep an eye on him.You didn't,and now that he's caused trouble,all you can do is shirk responsibility?"
"Third,if you break something,you have to compensate for it.Even if you go to court,you still have to pay for the damages!"
I wasn't afraid of her at all and made it clear directly.
In short,it all came down to one word:pay up!
The naughty child's mother looked ugly,"Young people these days will do anything for money.They don't even have a shred of human kindness!"
I rolled my eyes and didn't respond.
If something was accidentally broken and she apologized,I might have been able to accept it.
But that naughty child stood beside his mother,looking so arrogant,not feeling that he had done anything wrong at all.
And breaking one item might be an accident,but breaking so many was clearly on purpose.
There was no way I would let them off without compensation!
"How much?Is two hundred dollars enough?"
The naughty child's mother opened WeChat and asked with a pained expression.
This almost made me laugh out of anger.
"Sister,just one of my lipsticks costs more than two hundred dollars.Your son broke at least four or five of my lipsticks,and there were even more cosmetics."
The naughty child's mother immediately started shouting,calling me a fraud.
"Who knows if you're lying!And those of yours have been used,so they're not worth much anymore!"
"I have all the purchase records on my phone.Some of them were bought by my boyfriend,and he doesn't have the habit of deleting records.If you need the specific amounts,I can organize and print them out for you."
I spoke calmly,but the numbers I mentioned made the naughty child's mother's heart skip a beat,"Calculated,not to mention thirty or forty thousand dollars,it's at least ten or twenty thousand dollars.Even with depreciation,it won't be much cheaper."
"You're a fraud!We won't pay.Let's go,Tom.Let's go home!"
"How dare you accuse my little Tom of breaking your cosmetics?You're just trying to cheat money!"
As soon as she heard the amount of ten or twenty thousand dollars,the naughty child's mother completely gave up the idea of compensating.She grabbed Tom and was about to leave.
I watched their figures about to disappear at the stairway and said unhurriedly,"It's okay.You can leave.I have a surveillance camera at home.We'll see each other in court then!"