Chapter 652
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Chapter 652 A Gift!
Fang Yu shook his head, throwing away all the thoughts in his mind, and said: “Happy birthday.”
“Thank you, Mr. Fang.” Ji Rumei replied.
“Just call me Fang Yu from now on.” Fang Yu said, looking elsewhere.
“Great! Then I’ll call you Fang Yu from now on…” Ji Rumei’s face brightened as she spoke.
As the two conversed, the entire courtyard fell silent.
After all, Ji Rumei was tonight’s main character.
Many people stared at Fang Yu, wondering about his identity.
The Yuan brothers stood in place, exchanging glances with different expressions.
“Little brother, this one’s your type, handle it yourself.” Yuan Jie said with a slight smile.
“What about you, brother?” Yuan Wen asked.
“I’ve got my eyes on those two.” Yuan Jie shifted his gaze toward the Xia sisters standing outside the crowd.
“Two… brother, you have quite an appetite.” Yuan Wen laughed.
“Compared to Miss Ji, those two are too inexperienced. One definitely wouldn’t satisfy me.” Yuan Jie licked his lips, a greedy light flashing in his eyes.
…
“Don’t worry about me, go ahead with your duties.” Fang Yu said.
At this moment, Ji Dongshan also walked over.
“It’s time to cut the cake.” Ji Dongshan said.
“Alright.” Ji Rumei nodded, curtsied slightly to Fang Yu again, then turned and walked toward the courtyard.
Two attendants pushed a nine-layer super cake to the center of the courtyard.
Ji Rumei walked to the cake.
“Clap, clap, clap…”
Applause erupted in the courtyard.
“Next, would the birthday girl Miss Ji please close her eyes and make a wish,” announced the host holding a microphone.
“Click!”
All the lights in the courtyard went out, with only a single candle burning on the cake.
Ji Rumei closed her eyes, clasped her hands beneath her chin, and devoutly made a wish.
“Good, now you can cut the cake,” the host said.
The lights came back on, followed by another round of applause.
Ji Rumei took the cake knife and cut into the top layer of the cake.
With that, the ceremony was complete.
The atmosphere in the courtyard was lively as guests came forward to offer their blessings and gifts to Ji Rumei.
At this point, Fang Yu realized he had forgotten to bring a gift.
“Since I came here for a free meal, I should at least give her a gift.”
After thinking for a moment, Fang Yu walked out of the courtyard.
…
“Miss Ji, this gift I’m presenting to you is unique to our Western Capital,” Yuan Wen said with a smile as he stood before Ji Rumei.
By now, most guests had already presented their gifts, and all eyes were on Yuan Wen.
Everyone was curious about how extravagant a gift would be from a young master of such a prestigious family.
Yuan Wen reached into his inner jacket pocket and pulled out a dark gold pouch.
Then, he untied the string at the top of the pouch and poured out an object.
It was a jade bracelet.
“This jade bracelet is made from our family’s specially crafted red jade,” Yuan Wen smiled. “The red jade our family produces is only for family members and never sold outside. But today, I’m making an exception for the beautiful Miss Ji.”
As he spoke, Yuan Jie handed the pinkish jade bracelet to Ji Rumei.
Ji Rumei’s expression changed slightly, and she quickly waved her hands, saying: “Mr. Yuan, I cannot accept such a valuable item.”
“I already said I’m making an exception for you. This red jade bracelet was made specifically for you. If you don’t accept it, I’ll be quite displeased,” Yuan Wen said with narrowed eyes and a smile.
By saying this, Yuan Wen was essentially forcing Ji Rumei to accept it, or else she would be disrespecting him.
Yuan Wen and his elder brother Yuan Jie had recently signed a major business deal with the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the Yuan family.
Refusing Yuan Wen’s gift in front of so many people would indeed be inappropriate.
With no choice, Ji Rumei bit her red lips and accepted the bracelet, smiling as she said: “Thank you for your generous gift, Mr. Yuan.”
“Put it on now,” Yuan Wen said, still wearing a faint smile.
Ji Rumei’s expression froze.
She hadn’t expected Yuan Wen to insist she wear it immediately.
“The red jade our family produces has excellent enhancing effects on the human body. Miss Ji, once you put it on, you’ll immediately feel its special properties,” Yuan Wen said.
“Miss Ji, put it on!”
“Yes, you can’t disappoint Young Master Yuan’s sincerity!”
“Put it on…”
The surrounding guests began to urge her.
Under these circumstances, Ji Rumei had no choice but to take the pink jade bracelet and put it on her left wrist.
The moment the bracelet slipped onto her wrist, a cold sensation entered Ji Rumei’s body.
Yuan Wen watched Ji Rumei put on the bracelet, a flash of heat in his eyes.
“Clap, clap, clap…”
At this moment, the crowd of onlookers in the courtyard applauded again.
…
Outside the courtyard, Fang Yu found a tree and picked some branches and leaves from it.
He wanted to weave these branches and leaves into a five-pointed star.
Many years ago, he had done the same thing.
Fang Yu squatted under the tree and began weaving.
But halfway through, he suddenly felt inexplicably irritated and no longer wanted to continue.
“Forget it, I’m not doing this anymore.”
Fang Yu stuffed the half-finished star into his pocket and prepared to return to the courtyard.
Just then, he saw two figures walk out and stand outside the courtyard.
These two were Xia Weiyu and Xia Tinghe.
Shortly after, another figure walked out from the courtyard.
It was Yuan Jie.
“Mr. Yuan, may I ask… is there something you need?” Xia Tinghe asked with furrowed brows.
Yuan Jie looked at the pair of sisters before him, putting on a gentle smile as he said: “Our family elders instructed us before we left that if we were to meet the two young ladies of the Xia family, we must present a grand gift as a sign of respect.”
As he spoke, Yuan Jie took out two small pouches from his jacket pocket and removed two rings from them.
“As you just heard, these are made from our family’s specially crafted red jade… I’m giving them to you now, one for each of you,” Yuan Jie said.
“Mr. Yuan, we cannot accept them,” Xia Tinghe firmly refused. “Our grandfather taught us not to accept rewards without merit…”
“These rings were specially made by our Yuan family for you two… if you don’t accept them, we’ll have to throw them away,” Yuan Jie said.
“Why should we refuse Mr. Yuan’s goodwill?” Xia Weiyu glanced at Xia Tinghe and said.
“Yes, you two ladies deserve these jade rings,” Yuan Jie smiled.
Xia Weiyu directly reached out and took both rings.
“Sister…” Xia Tinghe’s face changed, wanting to say something.
“Oh, it’s fine. Our family must have a good relationship with the Yuan family… Mr. Yuan made it clear, if we don’t accept them, these rings will just be thrown away. Why let that happen?” Xia Weiyu said.
“Please, both of you, put on the rings and feel the difference of the red jade,” Yuan Jie said.
“Alright!” Xia Weiyu’s eyes widened as she looked at the pink rings in her hand, eager to try them on.
“If I were you, I definitely wouldn’t be foolish enough to actually put those rings on.”
At this moment, Fang Yu walked up from behind and said.
Hearing his voice, Yuan Jie and the Xia sisters all turned to look at Fang Yu.
Fang Yu was looking at the two rings in Xia Weiyu’s hand.
Both were made of blood jade.
This type of ring, in some sense, was indeed beneficial to the human body.
But from Yuan Jie’s eyes, he couldn’t see a trace of goodwill.
Obviously, the effect of these two blood jade rings couldn’t be positive.
“Fang Yu, what are you saying? Whether I wear the rings or not is none of your business! These were given to me and Tinghe by Mr. Yuan!” Xia Weiyu reacted loudly.
“Who are you?”
Yuan Jie looked at Fang Yu, narrowing his eyes with a cold gaze.
Earlier in the courtyard, when Ji Rumei had greeted Fang Yu in front of everyone, he had taken notice of Fang Yu.
He hadn’t expected that before he could approach Fang Yu, Fang Yu would proactively appear and interfere with his plans.
“Their sister has helped me a lot, so I can’t stand by and watch them be deceived by you,” Fang Yu said.
“Deceived? What do you… mean by that!?” Yuan Jie spoke slowly, but his tone suddenly turned cold!
