Chapter 31: Live in the Face

Chapter 31

Banquet hall.

After Ni Lan had given her present.

She thought that would be it.

After all, at a birthday banquet like this, unless you were especially close, you certainly wouldn't prepare a separate gift.

But then she suddenly heard Ye Lu Ping's wife, Yun Yu Qing, say, "Just in time, I've also prepared a gift for YaJu."

Li YaJu was clearly somewhat moved, "You're all too polite."

"It's just a small token." As she spoke, Yun Yu Qing also took out a gift box from her own exquisite little bag, and while opening it she said, "I saw earlier you weren't wearing anything on your wrist, so just like LanLan, I picked out a bracelet for you. See if you like it?"

Yun Yu Qing took it out.

A strand of sapphire gemstone bracelet, drew everyone's attention in an instant.

One look and you could tell, it was priceless.

And not at all on the same level as the one Ni Lan had given.

Even Ni Lan was stunned by the bracelet before her eyes.

"Why not try it on?" Yun Yu Qing said.

"It's too precious." Li YaJu hurriedly declined.

"It's not expensive, not expensive. Today you look so beautiful, I was even worried this bracelet might not match up to you." Yun Yu Qing said on purpose.

Clearly an offhand remark.

But it did really make Ni Lan lose face.

As if mocking that the bracelet she had given was completely undeserving of Li YaJu.

Making Ni Lan's face flush red then white.

"You're too kind, I'm embarrassed." Li YaJu looked rather shy.

"Here, let me put it on for you."

"Thank you." Of course she couldn't refuse with everyone present.

Once put on, although on different hands, compared to Ni Lan's bracelet, it really did look far too common and low class, a bit unsuitable.

Ni Lan was truly embarrassed in that moment.

"Don't you think, it matches very well with your crown." Yun Yu Qing quickly praised, "I didn't expect my youngest son to have such good taste."

"Jinghuai picked it?" Li YaJu seemed pleasantly surprised.

Her face was bruised black and blue, although concealed by the makeup artist, she still didn't want to come apologize to An Nuan!

But unable to resist her parents and brother's coercion, she still came.

She also wanted to see how her mother would make An Nuan's mother lose face, but unexpectedly it was the opposite, they had been the ones completely dominated, and now their family was the one being mocked.

Harboring resentment, yet still having to come apologize.

She was unhappy, squirming a little, clearly reluctant.

Ni Lan pinched her from behind.

Gu YanXuan endured the pain, after all an upper class young lady wouldn't be completely without manners in front of others.

She maintained a smile, hearing her mother say, "Yesterday XuanXuan was thoughtless, just a child being jealous, feeling like her brother was snatched away by An Nuan, so she said some willful things that upset An Nuan a little. The child felt guilty about it all day at home, insisting she must apologize face to face to An Nuan."

An Nuan had to admit she was a bit impressed by Ni Lan.

Her words expressed several meanings.

On one hand she spoke of the deep affection between Gu Yan Sheng and her, even making his sister jealous, and on the other hand she said her own daughter was kindhearted, afraid of upsetting others, so regardless of right or wrong still wanted to apologize.

An Nuan watched Ni Lan's performance with a blank expression.

At this time Gu YanXuan also had no choice but to pretend to be a pitiful little thing, taking the initiative to say to An Nuan, "Sister An Nuan, I'm sorry, I was also afraid my brother would be snatched away by you, so I said some unpleasant things. I know I was wrong, clearly you marrying my brother doesn't mean you snatched him away, but that I've gained another person who loves me more, I should be happy. "

These saccharine words that even An Nuan found unbearable to listen to, she didn't know how Gu YanXuan managed to utter them.

Back then she had also been deceived by Gu YanXuan like this, thinking she was just a bit temperamental but not mean-spirited.

Only now did she know this woman was rotten to the core.

An Nuan also put on a benevolent expression, "Actually I know you didn't really mean it."

Gu YanXuan's eyes flashed with mockery.

Although extremely unhappy at having to apologize to this woman, her believing it so readily also made Gu YanXuan look down on her a bit.

Once she entered the Gu family's doors, she would definitely fix her good!

"It's just...throwing QiQi's phone, that really was your mistake." An Nuan directly brought up yesterday's incident.

Gu YanXuan's complexion clearly stiffened.

Had this An Nuan woman lost her mind?

To actually bring up this kind of thing in front of the four families' elders.

"What?" At this time Xia Zheng Hai heard his daughter's name and spoke up, somewhat bewildered.

"Uncle Xia, it was just a small misunderstanding. It was nothing much to begin with, after all XuanXuan is younger than us, none of us held it against her. But since XuanXuan took the initiative to apologize, the right thing to do would be to apologize to QiQi as well." An Nuan explained, speaking righteously.