“Okay, you can go now.” Ye Ling said sullenly, and with a wave of her hand, the manager exited the box nervously.

Next, Ye Ling looked at the woman playing the guzheng: “Thanks for your hard work, go and rest too.”

Ye Ling’s expression had eased down, becoming polite and approachable, liked by everyone.

After listening, the woman pursed her lips and nodded with a smile, and then left the box with the guzheng in her arms.

At that moment, Cheng Yan and Yu Mei had already been stunned at the table. They never thought that this shabby woman in front of them would be the owner of Drunken Flower Workshop. Drunken Flower Workshop was not an ordinary restaurant. It meant that there was at least a small amount of money in her hand. Anyway, she must not be an ordinary person. At least, not as poor as they thought.

Li Yaolin and Liu Yixin stared blankly, a little dumbfounded.

Cheng Yan looked at Ye Ling, then at Ye Kehuan, still holding a sigh of frustration in her heart. How was it possible? In any case, the two people in front of her still looked shabby, but the shock they brought her was like seeing a beggar driving a Maserati on a flyover.

At that time, Ye Ling smiled and said: “Since this meal today did not reach the level it should have, I will treat everyone to eat.”

Cheng Yan gritted her teeth with hatred, but she still had to smile on the surface.

At that moment, Ye Kehuan turned her head and looked at Ye Ling: “When did you open this restaurant?”

Their span was too big.

Since the Ye family’s massive business was very large and involved, she, as the Ye family’s daughter, had many things she was not clear about. Coupled with the fact that she had been working hard in the entertainment industry for the last two years, she didn’t know much about family matters. She had always heard that Jingcheng had opened a restaurant that could only be afforded by local tyrants, and the business was booming. There were many people who invited Ye Kehuan to go there, but Ye Kehuan didn’t know that this high-end restaurant was originally her own.

Ye Ling laughed after listening, “Why, your mother is not allowed to engage in catering?”

“I don’t mean that.” Ye Kehuan shrugged.

She had to say that her mother was really a terrible woman, and she never forgot to make money when she went out to play. Just like this. On the surface, she seemed to be accusing the restaurant, but in fact, the showed the strictness of the restaurant management’s control of ingredients. This way, after the broadcast, the restaurant would definitely be praised to the sky, and then would attract more passenger flow. Ye Kehuan suddenly understood what was called the river of wealth. It was not unreasonable that her parents would climb all the way up the rankings of the rich.

“Haha,” Ye Ling laughed shortly, and then looked at everyone present, “Then shall we go out for a stroll in Jingcheng?”

Cheng Yan listened and said with a smile: “Okay.”

Afterwards, the group left the Drunken Flower Workshop and walked out.

Cheng Yan and Yu Mei followed closely behind them and couldn’t help looking at each other. Li Yaolin and Liu Yixin looked at the beautiful Ye Ling in front of them, and they couldn’t help but feel jealous and unhappy in their hearts. Not to mention anything else, just talking about Ye Ling’s face, they already felt very uncomfortable--she was at the age of a vixen, so why was she pretending to be tender? If it weren’t because they were filming the show, they would have sat down and made complaints a while ago.

But…

After a while, Cheng Yan quickly adjusted her mentality again. After all, wasn’t it just opening a restaurant, and having a few small dollars in hand didn’t mean much. Such a restaurant could not create too much of a problem. Maybe the Ye family used all of their own assets to open it, and she didn’t know if they were the original owners. After all, it seemed to have made a lot of money, but the rent was so expensive that even Cheng Yan might have balked, and there were so many bells and whistles that cost money. Calculating carefully, this way, a month’s net profit might not even reach one or two million, thank God.

Otherwise, why would they dress so shabbily? Something was wrong.

Moreover, such a restaurant, if her father wanted to open one, it would be easy, and it could even be opened as a side business, which was nothing remarkable.

Thinking about it this way, Cheng Yan felt that she was worrying unnecessarily, so she felt that her family was awesome, and that her father’s business was much larger than theirs. How could Ye Kehuan and her family run a restaurant? They only had the Drunken Flower Workshop, and were nothing without it.

In the blink of an eye, the group of people walked out of Drunken Flower Workshop. Since Lin Yaolin said she was tired and wanted to go back to rest, Yu Mei accompanied her to the villa first. In that way, only Cheng Yan, Xiao Mingguang, and Ye Kehuan were left to continue wandering in Jingcheng.

Not long after, the few people came to the commercial pedestrian street in Jingcheng.

The pedestrian zone in Jingcheng looked pretty nice and had its own characteristics. Although every city had such a street, most of them were too commercial, and they were not worth seeing, but Jingcheng loved to play with flowers.

The houses on both sides of the street looked antique, and every three or five steps there would be a very suitable place for taking pictures, either with lifelike murals engraved on the walls, carvings of nature’s splendor, or other things, like illustrations of ancient books. In addition, there were some small lanterns hanging above the street. At that time, the small lanterns were lit, and they looked very stylish.

Crossing a beautifully shaped arched bridge, they saw on the river flowing under the bridge, there were boatmen on both sides carrying passengers on tours, and there was a small lantern on each boat. Looking at it from a distance, it seemed as if the river was a galaxy of floating stars.

After crossing the river, they entered a famous snack street in Jingcheng.

They saw the vendors on the snack street next to each other, and their screams were very lively. There were so many kinds of snacks there, it was dazzling. Ye Kehuan, who had just eaten, suddenly felt hungry again.

After passing by a seemingly flamboyant-looking sauced chicken shop, Liu Yixin glanced at the store and was tempted in an instant, then raised her hand and touched her stomach: “This sauced chicken looks like a good one.”

Cheng Yan listened and said with a smile: “It’s pretty good, this store is very popular on the Internet recently.”

Ye Kehuan once looked at the sauced chicken restaurant, and was vaguely impressed, thinking it was something that was baked at a high price. Cheng Lulu had come to eat when they opened, but according to her feedback, this shop was really unpalatable, mainly because tourists who would smile at getting ripped off came.

“Then let’s try it.” Liu Yixin said, walking over there.

“Go and see?” Ye Ling raised her eyebrows at Ye Kehuan.

“Okay, I also want to see what this famous sauced chicken looks like.” Ye Kehuan said, holding Ye Ling’s arms, and standing in front of the small window and watching.

She glanced at the menu at random and saw that it had written: 198 yuan; half a catty. [Approximately .6 kgs or 1.4 lbs]

When Cheng Yan saw it, she bought one without blinking, and asked the store to divide it into two lunch boxes.

Ye Ling turned her head and looked at Ye Kehuan: “Do you want to eat?”

Ye Kehuan took a look, sniffed again, and finally shook her head and whispered, “It’s a bit expensive.”

The taste of this sauced chicken did not smell authentic. And it didn’t look very good on the surface, there was no sugar color, and it was too dark. She didn’t know how many soy sauces had been poured on. This was laziness in production, right? Ye Kehuan’s sense of smell for food had always been as keen as a police dog.

If it was made well, Ye Kehuan would think nothing if it were sold at that price, but it was just like that. It was not for dine-in, and they did not sell the environment or service, so it was too high. If you had this spare money, why not go to a good place to eat? Expensive things were not impossible to buy, but they must be worth it. This was Ye Kehuan’s way of spending money.

Ye Ling smiled and raised her hand to hook Ye Kehuan’s pointed chin: “Okay, then we won’t eat.” In fact, Ye Ling felt that way too. Although Ye Ling’s cooking was not delicious, her tongue was very powerful.

“Touching me like this again,” Ye Kehuan looked down at her hand, “Am I the pug you raised?”

Ye Ling smiled, then put her hands on her face again and shook her back and forth: “Yes!”

“Don’t be like this, I’m filming a show, how can I be photographed when you knead me like this…” Ye Kehuan was helpless.

Ye Ling laughed louder.

Cheng Yan turned her head to look at them, her heart full of disdain. Even this kind of sauced chicken was too expensive? Sure enough, it should be just as she expected, the Ye family was not too rich, at best they could only be regarded as middle-class or even lower. If you had money, who cared about such a small amount of money? Even if it didn’t taste good, for so little money, just buy it.

Soon, Cheng Yan’s sauced chicken had been bought. After Liu Yixin tasted a piece, she immediately smiled and looked at Ye Ling and Ye Kehuan: “Want to buy some?”

Ye Kehuan shook her head: “No, it’s a bit expensive.”

“Well, do you want to try it?” Liu Yixin continued to smile.

Ye Kehuan took Ye Ling’s waist and nodded, “Then I’ll have a taste.”

She wondered how unpalatable it could be. As a result, as expected, Ye Kehuan regretted it after picking up a piece and putting it in her mouth. It was really not tasty. Just this could sell for 198 yuan a catty, then couldn’t she make it for three or four hundred a catty?

Afterwards, Liu Yixin looked at Guo Yuqin instead: “What about you, do you want to taste it?”

Guo Yuqin hurriedly nodded, but after taking a bite, she sighed: “This one is really expensive. In our town, something like this would cost 38 yuan at most! I think you have been ripped off.”

Cheng Yan’s face was a little stretched when she heard that. She didn’t like the words “ripped off”. What she needed was for others to envy her because she could afford everything, instead of saying that she was ripped off as if she was a fool. Afterwards, Cheng Yan smiled, and the corner of her eye flickered to Ye Ling’s side, and insinuated, “No matter how expensive it is, it’s not more expensive than Drunken Flower Workshop. This kind of thing is trivial compared to that.”

However, Guo Yuqin waved her hand immediately: “It’s different.”

Cheng Yan looked at her with a forced smile on her face.

“Drunken Flower Workshop has beautiful rooms and beautiful surroundings, and beautiful women playing guzheng. The food is also very delicious, and the ingredients are all top-notch. Mingguang just told me that none of their meat is frozen. All of it is delivered directly from the ranch after being slaughtered. Their customer group is also rich, and this shop’s customer group is ordinary people, who can’t be compared to each other.” Guo Yuqin was extremely straightforward. She ran a restaurant, and she understood some truths.

“Yes, you are right.” Cheng Yan almost exploded on the spot. But Guo Yuqin didn’t know.

Ye Kehuan didn’t listen to them much, just took out her phone and found the Jingcheng food guide that Chen Lulu had sent her. Chen Lulu loved to eat for fun. Her taste was almost as good as Ye Kehuan’s. Besides, she had been to Jingcheng, so Ye Kehuan felt that she could trust her.

After a while, Ye Kehuan raised her head and said, “I want to eat dou fu nao. Do any of you want to eat some?”

“Okay, I love that.” Guo Yuqin said with a smile.

Cheng Yan pursed her lips and smiled: “Okay, let’s go to Yangji Dou Fu Nao, how about it?”

That one specialized in making tofu brains, and it was also a very popular shop. Of course, the price was relatively expensive among similar shops.

Ye Kehuan shook her head, “It’s too far away. My friend here recommended a small shop to me. It feels pretty good. It’s near here. It is said to be cheap and delicious. The price-performance ratio is very high. It has been open for two decades, let’s go there.”

When Cheng Yan heard Ye Kehuan say that it was cheap and delicious, she was sure that her previous guess was correct. The Ye family was nothing more than that. If they were really rich, why would they care about the difference between thirty and fifty yuan?”

When Guo Yuqin heard that, she nodded immediately: “Okay, let’s go there!”

“Well, wait a minute, let me open the navigation!” Ye Kehuan said, opening the map on Gaode, entered the address, and led everyone to walk there, saying, “I heard the brown sugar bread, beef bread, and so on are very delicious. If you can still eat, you must try it later.” 1

“Okay, okay!” Guo Yuqin nodded happily.

Cheng Yan frowned when she heard that. She had eaten bread-buns when she was very poor when she was a child, and once she had money, she never bought it again, because she always felt that that kind of roadside snack was too demeaning.

The location of the shop was relatively remote. Although it was not very far from the snack street, it was turned around and it took several small alleys to get there. After arriving at the store, they saw that the tofu nao store was really small, with only three or five tables inside, and it looked a bit tattered.

After Ye Kehuan saw it, she ran over excitedly and stood looking at the menu on the wall. There were many types of tofu nao, both savory and sweet, and the price was very affordable, basically between 5 and 10 yuan, the more expensive, the more ingredients.

After several people each ordered a bowl, Ye Kehuan bought another beef bun, paid the bill, sat down at a table in the shop, took a bite, and then nodded: “The taste is really good, as expected of an old shop!”

“Yeah, this is really too conscientious compared to that sauced chicken!” Guo Yuqin ate tofu brain, feeling that the money spent was easily worth it.

Cheng Yan wanted to roll her eyes, and she said that she was reluctant to spend money on cheap food instead of refined ones. This was also a first for her. Taking a look at the bread-bun in her hand disgustedly, Cheng Yan reluctantly took a bite, only to find that it was quite delicious.

Just when the few people finished eating, Ye Kehuan’s cell phone rang.

She took a look at her phone and saw that it was a call from Jiang Laien. Ye Kehuan felt as if she had been injected with chicken blood in an instant: “Laien!”

Ye Kehuan’s roar instantly shocked everyone in the store into looking at her.

Ye Kehuan held her phone, and then laughed again: “Are you here? Are you coming out? Have you eaten yet? Yeah, we are at the snack street now. Okay, we will come to Moon later. Let’s meet!”

After hanging up the phone, Ye Kehuan stood up and said, “Laien and her mother have arrived. They are sitting at the Moon Café on the side of Huaxing Plaza. Let’s meet them!”

Cheng Yan and Liu Yixin listened, and were taken aback for a moment, then immediately took out some small mirrors and started to touch up their makeup.

It was rare to participate on a variety show together, and Cheng Yan would not let go of the chance to get close to the Jiang family. Speaking of which, a while ago, her father had some business dealing with the Jiang family ,and she also attended a party, so she could be considered a familiar face. No matter what, the Jiang family would definitely not regard her as a stranger now. Moreover, at the party, she had a face-to-face meeting with Jiang Laien’s mother. At that time, her mother also praised her as being very beautiful.

Thinking of that, Cheng Yan felt happy in her heart. If she could have a good relationship with the Jiang family, then her personal position in the hearts of the public would at least be raised a lot.

However, Guo Yuqin was a little tired, so Xiao Mingguang accompanied her back, only leaving the two families of Ye Kehuan and Cheng Yan.

After that, the Ye and Cheng families set off towards Huaxing Square. After about half an hour, finally, the few people came to the Moon Café in Huaxing Plaza. They saw that the café had a strong sense of design, and its irregular shape looked like a science and technology museum.

After entering, under the leadership of the waiter, the group arrived at the place where Jiang Laien and her mother were sitting.

They saw Jiang Laien wearing a white windbreaker with loose jeans and white shoes. Her seaweed-like hair fell on her left chest, and the five-pointed star studs on her right earlobe were simple and elegant. She dressed very simply, but was still dazzling. She was sitting by the window at that time, smiling and communicating with her mother who also had long curly hair, wearing a black shirt and long trench coat.

Both of them looked intellectual, elegant, and charming.

Ye Kehuan immediately waved: “Laien!”

Suddenly, Jiang Laien and her mother Fan Qiuyue stopped chatting and turned their heads together, with smiles on their faces.

Cheng Yan hurriedly rushed forward, leaving Ye Kehuan behind and strode up to them first: “Hello Senior Laien, Auntie!”

“Ah, it’s been a long time since I have seen you, you have become more beautiful!” At that time, Fan Qiuyue raised her eyebrows slightly, smiled, and opened her arms, “Come over and let me see!”

Cheng Yan was very happy when she heard that, thinking that sure enough, she still remembered her!

However, just as Cheng Yan said, “You like it…”, Fan Qiuyue walked by her side and came straight to Ye Kehuan, and held Ye Kehuan’s arms. She stretched her eyebrows and continued to praise: “You’re such a beautiful girl, you’re still so tall, but how did you get so thin? There is no flesh on your face.”

Ye Kehuan laughed when she heard those words, and then turned to hold Fan Qiuyue’s hand: “Auntie, I still have meat on my body! Auntie, you look so young. Have you eaten some kind of elixir of rejuvenation?”

Fan Qiuyue laughed after listening, and then looked at Ye Ling next to her: “Your child’s mouth is as sweet as ever.”

“Yeah, I have a toothache all day long, she shares this virtue with her father. But, she was right this time, you look so young.” Ye Ling walked to them and smiled.

At that moment, Jiang Laien also came over, stood in front of Ye Ling, and said softly: “Auntie.”

When Ye Ling saw Jiang Laien, she tilted her head and smiled, “She’s all grown up as a big girl, but she’s so pretty and she has a good temperament.”

Cheng Yan and Liu Yixin were standing there, their whole bodies feeling petrified.

Especially Cheng Yan, she didn’t expect that the words Fan Qiuyue just said were not to her, but to Ye Kehuan. She actually ignored her and went straight to Ye Kehuan. Moreover, looking at them like that, they seemed to be quite familiar? Could it be that Ye Kehuan’s family really had a background?

Cheng Yan didn’t know where to direct her anger, but she felt that her temples were faintly aching at that time.

At that moment, Liu Yixin stood next to fan Qiuyue and said with a smile: “Sister Fan, hello.”

Fan Qiuyue, who was recounting the past with Mama Ye, only noticed the existence of Liu Yixin. However, after taking a look at Liu Yixin’s dress, she hesitated: “You are…”

“I’m Liu Yixin, Yanyan’s mother and wife of Cheng Dong,” Liu Yixin said, turning around and pulling Cheng Yan over again. “We met at the Dongli Lake project reception last time, and you praised Yanyan for her looks.”

After Fan Qiuyue listened, she nodded her head in hindsight, “Ah, it’s you.”

Was that worth boasting about? Generally speaking, when meeting someone, as long as the person was not ugly, she would praise them casually. She had praised too many people. Then, in fact, that project was a small project, and Fan Qiuyue was not personally responsible for it, and there were many people who she met that night, so it was normal not to remember her.

After saying hello, Fan Qiuyue looked at Liu Yixin’s dress, and looked at the jewels worn by Cheng Yan, vaguely feeling a bit spicy. Although she could fully understand the comparison, as it was normal to compare ordinary people to the ordinary, rich people to the rich, and the super-rich to the super-rich, it had to be very methodical. If it was inappropriate, it was really self-defeating and looked very weird.

“Yes, do you remember it?” Liu Yixin continued to ask with a flattering smile on her face.

Fan Qiuyue stared at her peacock blue dress and brooch of the same color, nodded, and then changed the subject: “Are you going to have something to drink?”

Liu Yixin wanted to continue to say something, but Cheng Yan held her back. Even if she was a flatterer, her mother’s behavior was too shameful. It was no way to flatter people. It would only make their family look inferior.

“I won’t. I just ate too much food, and now I can’t eat anymore.” Ye Ling replied.

“Then let’s take a stroll? I bought a pretty dress, but I forgot to bring the jewelry for it.” Fan Qiuyue naturally took Ye Ling’s arm.

“Okay, let’s go to the shopping mall next door.” Ye Ling smiled.

After Jiang Laien settled the bill, she also stood next to Ye Kehuan: “Let’s go.”

“Okay.” After Ye Kehuan replied, she took her hand and followed Fan Qiuyue and Ye Ling.

After leaving the coffee shop, Ye Kehuan tilted her head and looked at Jiang Laien’s face again, and asked, “Your dark circles seem to be a bit heavy. Didn’t you sleep well?”

After listening, Jiang Laien gave her a sideways glance: “I talked with you all night, and didn’t sleep much, what do you think?”

Ye Kehuan was stunned, and then immediately said: “I was wrong. I should urge you to go to bed earlier. Are you sleepy now? Do you want to take a break?”

After listening, Jiang Laien shook her head: “I made up for a lot of it on the plane, and now I am not sleepy. Let’s go shopping.”

At that moment, Ye Ling, who was walking in front, suddenly chuckled, turned her head, and looked at them: “You two really are the same as before. You can’t separate them once they stick together.”

Fan Qiuyue also looked back at them: “After all, they grew up together. Speaking of which, at that time, her dad and I were always away from home. It was really thanks to Kehuan for taking care of her.”

Ye Ling smiled, shook her head, and continued to walk forward.

When Cheng Yan heard the content of their chat, her heart suddenly shook. Then she stepped forward and asked with a smile: “So they knew each other before?”

Fan Qiuyue turned her head and looked at her: “Well, they started as classmates in junior high school, and continued to high school. They were not only classmates, but also friends.”

That was it. Cheng Yan finally understood why Jiang Laien and Ye Kehuan got together inexplicably after they met, and she finally understood why Jiang Laien didn’t care about the black history of Ye Kehuan at all. It turned out that they were acquainted from a long time ago. In that way, it was no wonder that Ye Ling and Fan Qiuyue were so familiar.

Suddenly, Cheng Yan choked up and couldn’t say a word. So, that was to say, when the program was broadcast, if everyone saw this segment, Ye Kehuan could instantly turn white without doing anything? All the work promoting the fake friendship between them would turn to nothing? Maybe, even their pair CP would become more popular than before? Thinking of that, Cheng Yan’s whole body felt poor. The program was still being recorded and broadcast, and it would not be too long. In other words, after a long time, Ye Kehuan would finally be able to turn over a new leaf?

Wait, she shouldn’t be too pessimistic. If they were classmates, did it indirectly mean that the Ye family didn’t have much background. Just because Ye Kehuan happened to be studying at the same school with Jiang Laien and they got on, that’s why the two families met?

In that way, Cheng Yan became more confident. Also, if the Ye family really had some background, why bother to give so much ground in some details? The reason why Cheng Yan hoped that the Ye family was worse than her own was not unreasonable, because she currently only had the trump card of her family left. Only that would be able to overwhelm Ye Kehuan in this show. If even that was overshadowed by the Ye family, she would be completely and utterly defeated.

After regaining her confidence, Cheng Yan smiled again and said, “It turned out to be like this, but I didn’t ever hear them mention it.”

“No one interviewed us about the issue,” Ye Kehuan shook Jiang Laien’s hand and walked forward lazily. “Why should I mention this inexplicably? If I mention it in that way, everyone would just say that I am hyping.”

Ye Kehuan was telling the truth, but Cheng Yan’s mentality was already a little sick. She always felt that when she opened her mouth, she was stabbing her. It was more like showing off, as if she was saying to people, “Look, I am a superstar. From childhood friends to adults, our relationship is very good. You guys who scolded me for posting these days have been beaten in the face.” It was the same.

“That’s right.” At that moment, Cheng Yan really felt that she lost the favor of the gods, and she was dying of misfortune.

Since the shopping mall was very close to the coffee shop, on the other side of the square, there was almost no walking, and the group of people arrived at their destination.

The shopping mall had a huge area, like a city, and just from its appearance, it was very shocking. After entering, the southern area on the first floor was full of luxury stores. Posters of various supermodels and internationally famous movie stars were posted on it, which looked very glitzy.

As she walked, Ye Kehuan saw a poster of Jiang Laien posted outside a big-brand watch shop. The makeup of Jiang Laien on the poster was like a blue sea mermaid, with curly black hair like silk and satin spreading on the long dark blue dress. Her hand wearing the watch gently pinched her chin, dignified and invincible. In this kind of high-end brand stores, Ye Kehuan had only seen Jiang Laien as a domestic spokesperson thus far.

Her beauty was so unique and unforgettable. Looking at it, Ye Kehuan’s lips gradually curled up.

After that, Ye Kehuan immediately patted Jiang Laien on her shoulder and pointed to the side: “Look at you! That poster is really beautiful.”

Jiang Laien turned to look and smiled: ”Why, you mean, I’m not as beautiful in real life?”

Ye Kehuan froze and turned her head, her eyes full of desire for survival: “How is that possible? I didn’t mean that, you are so much better than the photos!”

Jiang Laien listened, pinched her chin again, rolled her eyes, and looked at her: “So, my photos are not good-looking?”

Ye Kehuan was so anxious that her ears were about to smoke: “Of course not, you are beautiful no matter what, real person, photos, all beautiful! You are the only one in this world!”

Jiang Laien laughed so hard that she wheezed, then took a look at her and said softly, “Fool.”

“Where am I stupid?” Ye Kehuan muttered.

“You are really stupid, when I was living abroad, you prepared some surprises for me, but in the end you withdrew.” Jiang Laien walked slowly.

“It’s just because I hadn’t seen you for a long time, and I suddenly saw you, and then prepared those, I’m afraid you think…” Ye Kehuan sighed.

“Okay, I’m just talking about it.” Jiang Laien smiled sweetly.

After hearing the content of the conversation between them, Ye Ling turned her head and fixed her eyes on the hands they held tightly. She looked at Ye Kehuan, then at Jiang Laien, and finally turned thoughtfully. After going over, she continued to chat with Fan Qiuyue.

Cheng Yan watched them talk so intimately, and felt that she and Liu Yixin were like passers-by who couldn’t integrate into their world at all, their mentality really collapsing to the point where it couldn’t collapse again. She really couldn’t understand why Ye Kehuan could easily own things that she couldn’t, even after racking her brains.

The ground of people talked and laughed, strolling around, and then walked into a high-end jewelry store.

Probably because it was not early anymore, only the store assistant was left in the jewelry store. Of course, it may also be because the things in there were too expensive, and ordinary rich people could not afford it, so no one came in. When the assistant saw someone coming in, she immediately walked over to the reception with a smile.

Under the dazzling white light, the jewels in each showcase released their own brilliance to the maximum, so beautiful that they could only exist in the illusory world. Ye Kehuan was not very interested in jewels, but she felt that the jewels in the store looked very good with Jiang Laien, and they seemed to have a common temperament between them. That was, low-key gorgeous, and restrained extravagance.

“This brand of things looks really good.” Fan Qiuyue said to Ye Ling as she walked.

Ye Ling nodded. She knew the founder of this brand, not only knew him, but also met to watch some football matches when she was abroad. Although the old man was very old, his spirit was very good, and he was very humorous. Once she came and went, they became good friends, and she even became friends with his son, and she felt lucky to have received some customized jewelry from him.

At that moment, Ye Kehuan walked to a counter and stopped, tilted her head to look at a necklace inside, and raised her hand to touch her chin.

“Do you like it?” Jiang Laien asked.

Ye Kehuan didn’t not or shake her head. In fact, she didn’t like it, she just wondered, why were so many people obsessed with jewelry? She couldn’t tell how charming that thing was.

At that time, the assistant hurriedly said: “Madam, this is a recent addition. It only costs two million when it is discounted. If you like it, you can try it on.”

However, Ye Kehuan shook her hand: “No, I’m just looking.”

Cheng Yan watched from the sidelines and couldn’t help laughing. She was probably reluctant to spend money, so she just took a look but didn’t buy it. However, Cheng Yan owned jewelry of this brand. Moreover, she was carrying it now, because this brand currently had a store in Jingcheng, so she brought it here for maintenance. Speaking of which, it was given to her specially by Liu Yixin on her birthday. It was a limited edition release since the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the brand. It was a subversion of the brand’s previous style. It was more luxurious, and with only ten in the world, the price was high to the point of being outrageous, and most people really couldn’t afford it. Even if it was her, she couldn’t bear to buy it.

Cheng Yan felt that she had to do maintenance anyway, so it was better to just take it out now to let people see it.

Thinking about that, Cheng Yan took out a box from her bag, as well as a receipt certificate, etc., and showed it to the assistant: “This is what my mother bought from you before. Can you take care of it now?”

“Okay, please wait a moment.” The assistant smiled and nodded. The photographer ran over and took a picture of the necklace.

Ye Kehuan looked at Cheng Yan, and without much thought, went on walking with Jiang Laien. It didn’t take long for Jiang Laien to stand in front of a necklace with a very unique design. It was a silver necklace with a beautiful sapphire embedded in the pendant, but because of its simple design, it did not look too exaggerated, but rather refreshing.

“The gemstone used in this necklace is an unheated Burmese sapphire of 21.23 carats. Look, its transparency is very high, the cracks are also very small, and the internal reflection color is blue-purple. If you look closely, it is very beautiful. Yes, we don’t have much of this one, we just make it when someone buys it, and this sapphire still has a lot of room for appreciation, which is quite collectible,” the assistant saw Jiang Laien’s gaze rest on it, and asked, “Would you like to try it on?”

Ye Kehuan looked at the necklace, then at Jiang Laien, and then smiled: “I think it suits you well, so, try it on?”

“Yeah.” Jiang Laien was a little excited, and nodded.

The assistant laughed. In the next second, she took out the necklace and put it on Jiang Laien. After wearing it, she covered her mouth: “You are so beautiful, you are so radiant.”

After listening, Jiang Laien was taken aback: “Thank you.”

“Come on, see for yourself, isn’t it beautiful? I didn’t lie to you, did I?” said the assistant, pointing her finger to a mirror on the counter.

After Jiang Laien looked at her reflection, she stroked the necklace with her hand, and the corners of her lips raised slightly. The photographer also hurried over to take close-ups. In fact, the shop also cooperated with the program group and spent money to let them advertise.

“Do you like it? I think it matches you.” Ye Kehuan stood behind her, put her hands on her shoulders, and slightly bent her head to look at Jiang Laien wearing the sapphire necklace in the mirror.

“I like it,” Jiang Laien looked at it and sighed softly: “It just feels a bit expensive…”

The Jiang family’s wealth was far less than the Ye family’s, but it was not bad. However, although she was not short of money, she had never been willing to spend money on jewelry. Moreover, more than ten million was not a small sum.

“But it suits you very well. Sometimes when you buy things, you should pay attention to your heart.” Ye Kehuan stared at her.

“Hey?” Jiang Laien looked at her sideways.

Ye Kehuan chuckled, then turned around and said to the assistant: “Wrap it up, I’ll buy it.”

“What? You…” Jiang Laien touched the necklace chain, instantly stunned.

“Well, consider it a late birthday present from me.” Ye Kehuan smiled innocently. She had always wanted to make up to her, but she had never known how to make it up. It was rare to encounter something that Jiang Laien liked, so it must be bought.

Jiang Laien couldn’t help but raise her hand to cover her mouth: “But it is so expensive!”

“You are worth the price.” Ye Kehuan put her hands behind her, tilted her head, and a smile stretched to her eyes.

In an instant, Fan Qiuyue and Ye Ling, who were looking at a simple bracelet, both turned their heads and looked at them. Ye Ling couldn’t help but fold her arms. Were the two of them really a pair, or were they putting on a fake show for their CP? Ye Kehuan was the flesh that fell from her body, and how stingy she was in ordinary times, no one knew better than her. But now she was so generous and reasonable?

Cheng Yan was petrified in place.

Wha, what the hell?! Just buy it? And give it away? Ye Kehuan, Ye Ling, what is the origin of this family? They are obviously dressed so shabbily, with the total worth of everything on their body estimated to be just a few thousand yuan, so why…

Cheng Yan suddenly felt a little hypoxia in her brain. How many things did the Ye family still not have revealed? In that way, wouldn’t Ye Kehuan completely seize the limelight on this show? Not only the show, but even in life, once her established rich second-generation image collapsed or was overshadowed by Ye Kehuan, then she really couldn’t beat Ye Kehuan.

Just when Cheng Yan was thinking about that, the assistant suddenly came back and called her, and put all her things in front of her.

“What’s wrong?” Cheng Yan asked.

“Madam, I’m sorry, our shop does not provide maintenance services for non-brand jewelry.” The assistant said politely.

“What? It’s obviously something from your store.” Cheng Yan didn’t lash out at her. She just didn’t know what she meant.

The assistant looked at her, sighed, and said bluntly: “Lady, this limited edition necklace you bought is an imitation, so our shop cannot provide  you with maintenance services.”

Cheng Yan was stunned, looked at the camera operator next to her, and then at Liu Yixin, who was silent next to her, sweating profusely: “Is there something wrong with this certificate? Didn’t we buy it from here? Didn’t we?”

The assistant smiled awkwardly: “The certificates are all fake.”

Fan Qiuyue, Ye Ling, Jiang Laien ,and Ye Kehuan who had just received the wrapped necklace all looked at her.

Ye Ling raised her eyebrows lightly. Funny.

 

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