Chapter 58

Chapter 58: The “Heartwarming” Iconic Scene

As soon as the person delivering the gifts left, the Du family gathered around. Using the excuse of praising the jewelry, they all began to praise Du An Rao.

“These two sets of jewelry are so pretty. Our An An has grown up. She can earn money on her own now.”

“That’s right, that’s right. Not only did she earn a set for herself, she also earned a set for her sister. Amazing.”

“I think these two sets look even nicer than the one He Xuan gave An An before.”

“Of course. Even if it’s the same brand, the boss has to bring out the best treasures in the box for a lifesaver. If she gave something cheaper than what people buy for themselves, that wouldn’t be building a good relationship, that would be making an enemy.”

Holding the jewelry in her hands, Du Yu Xi suddenly remembered. When Du An Rao had just come back, she had been in such a rush to move out that she had forgotten to prepare a first-meeting gift for her. Now her sister had given her a gift first. As a sister, she had really failed in her duties!

Du He Xuan’s feelings were also very mixed. He was happy, but also a little sad.

After the two girls came home last night, Du Yu Xi had told everyone what happened in the mall.

When the family learned that the person Du An Rao helped was the big boss of the famous jewelry brand he endorsed, they could not help teasing that, with An An’s connection, he could probably keep this endorsement until he retired, as long as he wanted.

Who could understand his feelings? He had planned to be a strong backer for his little sister, but in the end, it was his sister who took him flying instead. As a brother, he really was not doing a very good job, sob sob sob…

On the night they went to the Li family’s banquet, right after Du An Rao and Du Yu Xi left, Father Du and Mother Du followed behind with an invitation that Du He Xuan had somehow gotten.

As for Du He Xuan, since he did not have an invitation, he could only dress up as a waiter and sneak in.

Du He Xuan: “…” So I’m the only one whose world is full of pain!

They were only supposed to invite some family and friends to get together, but when the two girls arrived, they found that the Li family’s banquet was on a really large scale.

Faced with guests who all more or less knew each other, the two newcomers felt a bit uneasy.

Then they ran into someone they knew.

“Why are you here? Don’t you have to stay in the hospital with your brother?”

The familiar face was Ye Meng Zhen, who had met them not long ago.

She was wearing a bright red knee-length dress today. Her makeup was beautiful, and the lace that trailed down from her neckline made her look even more like a rosebud about to bloom.

“He only had a surface wound. After two days in the hospital to comfort his hurt pride, he was discharged and went home. Now Tian Tian is lying around at home like a slouch, and my mom is taking care of him. Why would they need me?”

After she spoke, Ye Meng Zhen looked the two sisters up and down and frowned with dislike: “Why are you two dressed so…”

She could not say they looked bad. With faces like theirs, it was hard for them to look bad.

Ye Meng Zhen frowned for a long time before she finally found a word: “Plain?”

“We just came out to see the world a little. It would not be good to dress up too much and steal the host’s thunder,” Du An Rao said.

Ye Meng Zhen snorted: “So what if you steal her thunder? If she is not as good, she should know her place. She doesn’t look that pretty, but Tian Tian says she flirts with this one and that one. People who don’t know better might think she’s some kind of femme fatale who ruins countries.”

The two sisters looked at each other helplessly.

So that was why, even though things between Li Qian Xi and her brother had turned so ugly, she still came to the Li family’s banquet. She had come with this plan in mind.

Li Zhao Yang took their visit very seriously and had arranged for someone to wait for them outside early on.

So the two sisters did not stay outside for long before Li Zhao Yang personally took them up to the second floor.

At that time, there were not many people inside yet. Li Zhao Yang deliberately avoided the crowd as he led them up, so only a few people noticed them.

Xie Jing Yao and his mother were among those few.

“The one who just went upstairs was Zhao Yang, right? Who are those two girls with him? Yue Sheng’s friends?”

Madam Xie had only seen the backs of the two girls behind Li Zhao Yang from far away, not their faces.

But Xie Jing Yao recognized the sisters at a glance. They were the ones he had met a few days earlier. His heart stirred. “They might be Zhao Yang’s friends,” he said.

Hearing this, Madam Xie misunderstood.

“At Zhao Yang’s age, it’s time for him to find a friend too. By the way, where is Qian Xi? I haven’t seen her yet. I brought her a gift. You can give it to her later.”

When Madam Xie suddenly mentioned that name, Xie Jing Yao’s expression changed a little.

He thought of the file he had gotten not long ago, full of photos of Li Qian Xi being overly close with different men, and his head started to ache.

“She should be with Auntie Yan and the others right now. If you want to give her a gift, you can give it to her yourself. If I bring it every time, people will misunderstand.”

Madam Xie was not happy when she heard this.

“What is there to misunderstand? You two already have a marriage agreement. Giving her things is normal and proper. Why would you be afraid of being misunderstood?”

Xie Jing Yao’s headache grew worse: “That agreement was made many years ago. She is still so young now. It is too early to talk about this. And a forced marriage will not be happy. I know you mean well, but sometimes good intentions can lead to bad results.”

“Hey, how can you talk like that? What do you mean good intentions leading to bad results? I think Qian Xi really likes you. Before, she even asked me if she could come to our house to see you. She clearly likes you. You used to think well of her too. Why are you suddenly so cold to her? Could it be…”

Madam Xie stared at her son with a searching look for a long time. “Did you fall for someone else?”

Rubbing his temples, Xie Jing Yao said: “No. Mom, don’t let your thoughts run wild. I don’t like anyone.”

“Then why did you suddenly change your attitude toward Qian Xi when she likes you so much…”

The corner of his mouth twitched. In his heart he thought, She doesn’t like me. She likes my money. And she doesn’t just like my money. She likes the money of several men at the same time, and she likes their money even more.

He remembered the man who had suddenly rushed out to accuse him the day he tried to comfort Li Qian Xi. At the time, their conversation had felt strange, but because he trusted Li Qian Xi, he had ignored that feeling and simply treated the man as an extreme suitor.

Now it seemed that man was likely one of the many victims.

Madam Xie gave her son a doubtful look, but did not keep pushing. Just then, she raised her head and looked toward the second floor and saw a familiar figure.

“Is that Qian Xi? Come on, let’s go up and find her,” she said, pulling her son forward.

“Hey, Mom, slow down…”

So when Li Zhao Yang brought Du An Rao upstairs and was surprised to find his parents were not on the second floor, he had to take the sisters out of the study and find another place for them.

At that moment, they happened to see a very “heartwarming” scene: Madam Xie was forcing Xie Jing Yao to hand a gift to Li Qian Xi.

Du An Rao: “Oh ho.”

Du Yu Xi: “…”

Li Zhao Yang: “!!!”