Chapter 20

Luo Wan looked over at the sound.

At the door, Luo Rou came in, holding Sheng Yujie’s arm with a shy expression.

When she saw her, Luo Rou’s expression froze, and after a moment, she sarcastically remarked, “Oh, little sister, what are you doing here?”

Luo Rou never liked her suddenly returning sister, and although she used to restrain herself a bit before, after the last incident, she now wished she could tear her apart alive.

Seeing her alone here, Luo Rou had already thought of a hundred ways to vent her anger.

As soon as Luo Rou entered, the waiter hurriedly ran over, leaving Luo Wan behind, and eagerly asked, “Miss Luo, what do you need today?”

The differential treatment from the waiter greatly satisfied Luo Rou’s vanity.

“We’re here today to pick out wedding rings.”

She lifted her head proudly, stepped on her pointed high heels, and swayed gracefully into the store.

The waiter followed eagerly at her side.

“Wow, Miss Luo, are you getting married? Congratulations.”

The waiter’s flattery pleased Luo Rou greatly.

She deliberately sat down next to Luo Wan, looking smug, and deliberately instructed the waiter with a hoarse voice, “Bring out the best rings you have.”

She had been waiting for this day for a long time, finally getting Sheng Yujie’s mother to relent and agree to their marriage.

The waiter understood and immediately brought out several of the most expensive rings in the store, including the one Luo Wan had just noticed.

Pointing specifically at the iris ring, the waiter flattered, “Miss Luo, you are truly outstanding. This ring, designed by you, is the treasure of our store. It would be a beautiful thing to enter marriage with a design of your own.”

The waiter was quite adept at dealing with people. When encountering someone to curry favor with, there were plenty of flattering words and meticulous service.

Indeed, among these rings, this one stood out the most.

But the price was really high, almost reaching ten million.

Luo Rou felt a bit embarrassed looking at the price, although she had indeed boasted a bit, it was also to show off in front of Luo Wan, and she didn’t really intend to buy such an expensive ring.

This waiter really didn’t have tact.

Ten million was not a small amount.

Although Sheng Yujie was born in the Sheng family, he was from a side branch, and his annual profit was only that much.

Moreover, Sheng Yujie’s mother was already dissatisfied with her because of what happened that day.

Now that the situation was finally resolved and Sheng Yujie’s mother agreed to their wedding date, she was afraid of causing any further displeasure to her future mother-in-law because of this matter, lest it spoil the whole affair.

Luo Wan felt a bit awkward being caught in between the waiter’s words and Luo Rou’s gaze, and for a moment, she couldn’t find a way to respond.

Her gaze towards the waiter was no longer friendly but rather sinister.

Although this ring was Luo Rou’s award-winning work in a competition, she was not familiar with it at all. Just over a month had passed, and she had completely forgotten about her own winning piece. She wouldn’t have even noticed it if the waiter hadn’t specifically brought it out.

At that time, when participating in a jewelry competition hosted by this brand, as the deadline for submission approached and she hadn’t even sketched out her initial design, she happened to see Luo Wan’s design, which immediately caught her attention. So, she stole it.

Since it wasn’t her own hard work, she stumbled through explaining the design concept when she won.

Luckily, she managed to pass it off in the end.

After the competition, she completely forgot about the incident.

“So, Sister still designs jewelry. Quite versatile,” Luo Wan said with a teasing face.

Luo Rou, feeling guilty, felt her heart racing uncontrollably when she heard this.

Her fingers clenched tightly at her side.

Did this despicable woman discover it?

She probably wouldn’t. At that time, there were dozens of design drafts on her table, and she only took one. She shouldn’t have noticed, right?

But if this despicable woman really found out, she would deny it to the death.

There were no surveillance cameras at the time. Who would know she stole it?

Even if the truth came out, who would believe the words of a country bumpkin with no higher education?

Having made up her mind, Luo Rou’s mentality became much steadier.

Looking around, she immediately came up with an idea.

She looked proudly at Luo Wan and said, “Sister grew up in the countryside and doesn’t know many things.”

“Father spent quite a bit of money to cultivate my hobbies.”

“I have to thank my sister for giving way, otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to enjoy my father’s exclusive favor.”

Knowing that Luo Wan had always longed for family affection since childhood, Luo Rou deliberately pierced her heart with every word.

She wanted to make the other party angry so she could do what she planned next.

She wanted to teach this despicable woman a lesson and solve the current issue at hand.

Dilemma.

Luo Wan looked at Luo Rou’s blatantly calculating expression and sneered inwardly.

Such a crude calculation, and she still wants to show it off.

Little did she know that during the ten-plus years on the border, in order to survive, she had studied psychology extensively.

Ordinary people really couldn’t hide anything in front of her.

Luo Wan sneered and said, “That investment seems to have backfired a bit, resorting to tricks and theft.”

Luo Rou, the young lady of the Luo family, had never been spoken to like this before.

Her goal wasn’t achieved, and instead, she was infuriated.

She stood up and pounced on Luo Wan.

Luo Wan, caught off guard, was tackled by her, and both fell to the ground.

Luckily, the chairs weren’t high, so neither of them was hurt.

Because of their fall, chaos erupted in the shop.

Taking advantage of the situation, Luo Rou put the ring she had in her hand into Luo Wan’s bag.

After doing all this, seeing herself still on top of Luo Wan, she raised her hand to take revenge.

Sensing her intention, Luo Wan’s eyes narrowed. Before the helpers could arrive, she forcefully bent her knees.

Before Luo Rou’s raised hand could come down, she felt a sharp pain in her back. Before she could react, she fell forward, and her face, forced to meet the ground, had an intimate encounter with it.

She hit the part of the floor belonging to the landscape area, which was quite rough. Her face was cut open in several places, and blood started to flow out.

“Ahh!”

Luo Rou, in pain, covered her face.

Sheng Yujie quickly ran over to support his fiancée, and the waiter brought out the shop’s first aid kit.

The commotion was too loud, or perhaps it was the piercing scream Luo Rou had just let out, even the manager in the lounge came out.

This scene startled him as well, and he quickly rushed to help out.

After all, the customers who came to shop here were all influential figures, and he couldn’t afford to offend them.

Luo Wan gracefully got up from the ground, dusted herself off, cast a cold, disdainful glance at the still wailing Luo Rou, and walked out.

Before reaching the door, she heard a sharp voice behind her.

“Ah, my ring!”

Ignoring the pain from disinfecting the wound, Luo Rou raised the hand that had just held the ring.

But the ring that should have been on her finger was nowhere to be found.