She could only eat humble pie there. The surrounding people truly had discerning eyes; whatever they had just witnessed, they now reported faithfully, all nodding and saying, "Yeah, I saw that man clearly wanting to leave, but she just clung to him shamelessly, and anyone who didn't know better might've thought they knew each other."
"Right, how could she be so shameless? I watched the whole thing and thought, 'Why is this guy acting so weird, not even recognizing his own girlfriend?' Turns out I was wrong about the guy. Women these days... they really have no shame."
"To actually go so far as to snatch a milk tea directly—now that's something! I've seen my share of thieves but never one who just grabs stuff like that. That's bold. When's that woman going to hold a class to teach us all how to freeload milk tea like that? No need to queue or pay; just a bit of greasiness gets you a milk tea."