Chapter 41: When Did You Buy This Bracelet?

“Aunt Qin.”

Finally, Qiao Shuyi stopped and greeted Qin Shuang with a faint smile.

No matter what, Qin Shuang was an elder to her, and greeting her was the bare minimum of courtesy.

“Shuyi…”

Qin Shuang’s eyes were complex and moved, as if she had a lot to say, but in the end she only said: “You’re here too.”

“Yeah, I came with my mom.”

“Qiao Qiao.” Gu Linchuan’s lips trembled, and he couldn’t help but speak softly.

Qiao Shuyi looked at his face with an inquiring gaze.

Politeness, detachment, and a faint aversion.

“…How have you been lately?”

“I’m fine.”

Gu Linchuan stared at her intently, trying to find any trace of lying on her face.

However, there was none.

“Qiao Qiao!”

At that moment, a voice came from a distance, calling out to her.

Qiao Shuyi looked up and saw Sheng Yu, who stood out from the crowd, and Sheng Tang beside him.

Her eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and she waved to them.

“Aunt Qin, I’m going now.”

After saying that, she didn’t wait for Qin Shuang to reply before she quickly ran away, holding up her skirt.

As she passed by, Qin Shuang couldn’t help but glance at the transparent jade bracelet on her wrist, her eyes filled with suppressed envy.

That bracelet, at a glance, was worth millions…

Gu Linchuan couldn’t help but turn his head to look at her back, a trace of loneliness flashing in his eyes.

Once, she had only eyes for him.

Now, he no longer existed in her eyes.

Seeing her son’s dejected expression, Qin Shuang couldn’t help but complain softly: “You, why didn’t you break up with Liang Man earlier and go coax Qiao Shuyi back? Our Gu family wouldn’t be in this situation…”

“Mom, I’ve already broken up with Manman, what else do you want from me?”

How could Gu Linchuan not regret his choice? But he was always proud and arrogant, how could he admit he was wrong?

“You can’t win Qiao Shuyi back, but this Miss Ji, I checked her out, she loves boys like you.”

Qin Shuang lowered her voice and instructed: “When you see her later, do as I told you, be sweet but not greasy… If you can get Ji Yuan, our Gu family will be saved, it won’t be in vain that I begged and pleaded to get this invitation.”

Gu Linchuan nodded impatiently: “I know, Mom.”

…

On the other side, Qiao Shuyi also successfully navigated through the crowd and reached Sheng Yu and his sister.

“Tangtang!”

Pausing for a moment, Qiao Shuyi’s gaze fell on Sheng Yu’s face, her voice softer: “Brother Sheng Yu.”

The man’s deep eyes swept over her, pausing slightly when they reached her wrist.

Then, he nodded expressionlessly.

“Qiao Qiao, who were you talking to just now?” Sheng Tang looked curiously at the backs of Gu Linchuan and his mother, “Why do I feel like that guy looks like that jerk Gu Linchuan?”

“It’s him.” Qiao Shuyi nodded, “He and his mother are both here.”

“What did you guys talk about?”

“Nothing much, just a simple greeting.”

As she spoke, Qiao Shuyi glanced at Sheng Yu unintentionally.

He was also looking at her, his eyes filled with a faint assessment.

“Mr. Sheng, long time no see!”

Suddenly, a man walked over to Sheng Yu, holding a wine glass and greeting him.

Sheng Tang quickly pulled Qiao Shuyi away: “Brother, Qiao Qiao and I are going to play!”

Qiao Shuyi subconsciously looked back, just a few seconds later, the man was surrounded by people.

He was wearing a black suit, like a crane standing among chickens, making people unable to help but look at him.

…

Qiao Shuyi felt like half of the influential people in the capital were at the banquet tonight.

It was more like a large-scale social gathering than a birthday party.

Based on status, age, and gender, it could be divided into dozens of circles, big and small.

There was the old lady circle centered around Mrs. Ji, the noble lady circle centered around Mrs. Ji’s wife Mu Nianqing, the young and talented circle centered around Sheng Yu, and the lady circle centered around Sheng Tang…

As the only daughter of Sheng Shi Group, Sheng Yu’s real sister, Sheng Tang was surrounded by flattery and compliments wherever she went.

As soon as Qiao Shuyi and her found a sofa to sit down, young and beautiful ladies came over to greet them one after another.

Of course, Qiao Shuyi knew in her heart that they were mainly coming for Sheng Tang, and she was just an extra.

In just ten minutes, they were surrounded by people.

There were no seats left nearby, and they would rather stand and chat than sit further away to rest.

After all, if they did that, they wouldn’t be able to show their faces in front of Miss Sheng.

Their topics ranged from clothes to hair, from hair to bags, and finally to jewelry.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd said: “Miss Qiao’s bracelet is really beautiful, it must be a top-grade glass seed bracelet, right?”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone’s eyes fell on Qiao Shuyi’s wrist.

Sheng Tang was no exception.

She grabbed Qiao Shuyi’s wrist and examined it: “It is pretty, when did you buy it? Why haven’t I seen you wear it before?”

Qiao Shuyi withdrew her hand with a guilty conscience, “It’s been a while, I haven’t found the right clothes to match it, so I haven’t worn it much.”

Actually, that wasn’t the case.

This bracelet was a gift from Sheng Yu when he formally confessed his feelings to her for the first time.

She knew the value of this bracelet, and she was afraid of accidentally bumping or scratching it, and she was even more afraid that Sheng Tang would ask about its origin, so she had never worn it.

However, when she was matching jewelry at home in the afternoon, she suddenly thought of this bracelet.

She knew Sheng Yu would be at the banquet tonight.

At that moment, she had an idea: she wanted to wear this bracelet to see him.

If her favorability towards him reached 100 by then, she would wear the bracelet he gave her and confess to him.

She even had the lines ready——

“Brother Sheng Yu, do you want to date me?”

Just thinking about it made her feel nervous…

Everyone was chatting enthusiastically when a sudden, sharp female voice rang out behind them: “Oh my, so many people!”

Hearing this voice, the smile on Sheng Tang’s face disappeared, and her eyes turned cold as she looked at the person who came in.

Qiao Shuyi followed her gaze.

A young woman in a dark brown dress was standing behind them, holding a glass of red wine, smiling at Sheng Tang on the sofa.

The woman looked a little older than her and Sheng Tang, probably around twenty-five or six, and she was quite pretty, but her eyes were slightly upturned, making her look a bit mean.

Under everyone’s gaze, she walked through the crowd, holding a glass of wine, and stood in front of Sheng Tang, looking down at her: “Long time no see, Tangtang.”

“What are you doing here?” Sheng Tang’s face was gloomy, and she subconsciously grabbed Qiao Shuyi’s hand beside her.

Qiao Shuyi pursed her lips and gently held her hand back.

“Of course I’m here to celebrate Mrs. Ji’s birthday, what else would I be doing?”

As she spoke, she raised the wine glass in her hand high——

Sheng Tang subconsciously reached out to block it.

However, the woman was just making a feint.

She covered her mouth and burst into laughter, her laughter was sharp and piercing, making the girls nearby frown.

Qiao Shuyi suddenly stood up, grabbed the wine glass from her hand, and smashed it on the ground, “Get out!”