If she had told Xiao Ruoyu about this from the beginning, perhaps she would have been sold out by him long ago.
She used to be unclear about his character, but now she could only be grateful that she hadn’t revealed everything to him. It wasn’t that she intentionally wanted to hide it; it was just that she didn’t dare to take a look at this thing herself.
She was afraid of complaining about her father leaving too early, afraid of uncontrollably missing him.
As she reached out to snatch back the brocade box, Ye Meiqi quickly dodged away.
“Your father gave you this coming-of-age gift~ That’s a pretty good reason, but… with your poor appearance, can your family even afford this?”
“Just because I’m poor now doesn’t mean I wasn’t wealthy before. You may have money now, but that doesn’t guarantee you’ll always be rich in the future.”
Life has its ups and downs; thirty years in the east and thirty years in the west. Who knows what each of them will be like in a few years?
“Give me back the gemstone.”
An Nuan emphasized again, but Ye Meiqi raised an eyebrow, unfazed.
“Returning it isn’t impossible, but you’ll need to kneel and apologize, saying you were wrong. Beg me to spare you.”
“Ye Meiqi, don’t go too far!”
An Nuan couldn’t help but grind her teeth. Ye Meiqi smirked derisively. “You stole my things and claimed they were your father’s relics, and now you have the audacity not to apologize. Lu An Nuan, you really think I’m made of clay? The things in my house are not something you can just take away.”
"Your things?" Hearing Ye Meiqi's completely unrepentant words, An Nuan looked at her in astonishment.
Could this person be any more shameless?
Clearly, it was her Lu An Nuan's possession. When did it become Ye Meiqi's?
This person was simply without shame.
"Ye Meiqi, I’ll say it again: give me back my things!"
Anger surged within her, a profound rage that left her feeling powerless. All she could do was shout loudly, hoping Ye Meiqi would relent. But Ye Meiqi was used to being arrogant, and with Lu An Nuan now feeling like an ant grasped in someone else's hand, she could be crushed at any moment. Ye Meiqi could do whatever she wanted; after all, Lu An Nuan was under contract with Xing Hui and lacked the ability to fight back!
If today this gem was swallowed by Ye Meiqi, then even if Lu An Nuan had to seduce a major shareholder of Xing Hui, she wouldn’t let Ye Meiqi have it easy.
"Why should I give it back to you? Right now, if you want to leave, just leave your suitcase behind and get lost. If you don’t want to leave, I’ll call the police immediately and report you for breaking and entering. With Xiao Ruoyu as a witness, don’t think you can just shout at me; you’ll end up in jail."
As Ye Meiqi finished speaking, An Nuan ground her teeth in frustration.
"Ye Meiqi!"
She shouted angrily, glancing at Xiao Ruoyu standing silently nearby, whose gaze was fixed entirely on Ye Meiqi. An Nuan couldn’t help but feel ridiculous.
In the end, she Lu An Nuan couldn’t even protect the keepsake her father had given her.
"Lu An Nuan, you useless fool!"
She harshly condemned herself in her heart, suddenly charging forward and biting down on Ye Meiqi's wrist.
Ye Meiqi cried out in pain, "Ah—!"
Struggling to shake off An Nuan, the brocade box in her hand fell to the ground, and the gems scattered everywhere. An Nuan quickly released her bite to pick them up, but Ye Meiqi was not slow either; her foot, clad in home slippers, stomped down on An Nuan's hand.
"Lu An Nuan, how dare you bite me? Just watch as I tear your face apart today!"
Ye Meiqi roared in anger, one hand reaching for An Nuan's hair when suddenly a deep, cold voice interrupted, "Stop."
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