Chapter 128 - The Gift Was A Masterpiece

----After a moment...

"Now I would like to invite Princess Xiao to welcome you all."

From the stairs to the right of the stage, Xiao Ran walked down elegantly. She was wearing an Eve Champagne gown that a hand-embellished neck with cut dana and crafted with embellished straps and a tube neckline.

Her neck was clasped with an embellished choker along with a three-layered body chain that was tasseled on her shoulder. The diamonds were engraved in that chain and her earrings.

----In the corner----

At the moment, Jing Zhe's blood boiled. Her face turned pale seeing how everyone praising Xiao Ran as Princess Xiao: "That W***h!"

Xiao Shen was really frustrated, her expression sunk as she said sternly, "We definitely can't let her stay in the Xiao Family."

Since they were in a secluded spot, nobody heard their criticism.

---------Back to the center-----

Xiao Ran entrance could have graced any runway or magazine cover, but she was better than those two-dimensional photoshopped models. Moreover, the way she looked made everyone shiver in fear and respect. No wonder she was called General Xiao, her aura was full of domination.

In a clear voice, she welcomed all: "Good evening Ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to welcome everyone to our beautiful venue tonight. On behalf of the Xiao Family, I thank you for joining us on this joyful occasion. Please join me in a toast."

A waiter brought some champagne to Xiao Ran.

Raising her glass towards her grandfather, Xiao Ran expressed: "Happy 60th birthday, Grandpa. I love you. May you celebrate many more birthdays in great health and even greater spirits."

The guests clapped their hands to express their gratitude.

Turning back to the guests, she continued: "Everyone, please drink up and enjoy the rest of the party!"

After that the guests came forward, one by one, to present their gifts to Elder Xiao.

Elder Xiao let out a sigh. Fortunately, his gift today was going to be impactful.

Every gift he received was a priceless work of art, and most of them were from overseas. Not only did one need money and power to acquire them, but one also needed luck as it was not easy to come across these precious things!

Elder Xiao knew their selfish reasons and it was the main reason that he hated to have a birthday party was for this very thing. People brought priceless artifacts all to claim some piece of the Xiao family power. It made him disgusted to see so many people fawn over him just to improve their own standing in society.

Su Dingfang, one of the aristocratic families of City A, and best friend of Elder Xiao came forward with a big box. He was quite a mysterious character.

Elder Xiao took it carefully and opened the box to look through it. He was extremely surprised.

"Bro Su, This is too much!"

Su Dingfang smiled: "Bro Xiao, I know that you love playing it. I accidentally found this piece when I was overseas and I immediately thought of you when I saw it. It took me quite some effort to get it back here, you'll surely like it!"

Elder Xiao was a National Chess player and a champion. So this gift hit his soft spot and he was very well-versed in the area of collecting chess boards, even reaching the level of a fanatic collector.

Looking at the priceless set, the crowd was really impressed...

As expected from the Su family, the gift was a masterpiece, and a large number of precious stones can be found in this expensive chess set. In addition, they comprise the surface of the board and the bases of all the pieces, with gold, pure silver, garnets, plus accents including pearls, turquoise, rose quartz and enamel that make every part of the design sparkle.

A guest exclaimed: "An exceptional work of art you won't find anywhere else in the world."

"Are you kidding me? I remember this was auctioned in France for $500 million."

"Don't you know how close Master Su Dingfang and Elder Xiao? They intend to have a marriage relationship but who knew that their dream would fall apart. Only the Su family is capable of forming a relationship with Xiao."

Seeing that Su Dingfang had given him such a priceless gift, Elder Xiao's expression softened: "Our friendship is neverending, Bro Su."

Su Dingfang playfully tapped Elder Xiao's shoulder and made an expression that they were as close as skin.

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---------With Yue Wan------

Since the party was getting close, Yue Wan raised Little Boa and kissed his nose tenderly: "Now little guy, it's time to get to work."

Cocking his head adorably, Little Bao remembered his mommy's plan, so he hopped down and dashed away to do his work.

At that time, Yue Xiang was called back by some investors, so he was engaged in that conversation, yet his gaze never left his sister.

While Yue Wan strolled near the food area to pick something to eat. Just as she had selected a dessert and placed it on her place, someone came from behind and bumped into her. Thankfully the plate fell in the opposite direction so only the hem of Yue Wan's dress was strained.

She looked at the person and found that the person was none other than Shen Qing(Mistress of Wei).

Shen Qing alluded in a deep voice: "Ah! I am really sorry, I didn't see you here. Please forgive me." She repeatedly apologized.

Yue Wan touched her temples in annoyance and asked: "Where is the restroom?"

Shen Qing responded, still with an apologetic face: "On the right corner."

Yue Wan moved to the restroom to clean her dress, but unbeknownst to anyone else, there was a hidden smirk on her lips.

With a trembling hand and beads of sweat on her face, Shen Qing gave an eye gesture at her husband.

-----With Wei Wan------

Sitting in the corner with red eyes and a twisted face, Wei Wan was unfocused throughout that time. She hadn't expected that Li Rong would break up with her just like that. She had pleaded and begged him to stay with her, but he didn't budge.