Upon hearing this, she said to Hu Lan, "There is not a single kind woman in the entertainment industry. She has been able to get to where she is today because many people have been supporting her behind the scenes. Before her, there was Su Ziyu, and after her, there was Lu Shen."

"You really believe that nothing happened between him and these people?"

Enraged, Hu Lan picked up a wine bottle and smashed it on the ground: "Get out of here, I don't want to see you."

Xu Tong also started making a scene: "What's wrong? You want to argue with me because of an actor? And Xin Xin, do you want Xin Xin to recognize him as her stepmother?"

"Isn't that better than you, a murderer?" Hu Lan said coldly.

By this point, she had nothing more to say to him. Xu Tong left the bar with a cold face, her resentment towards Jian Ruoxi growing stronger. She believed that it was Jian Ruoxi's appearance that had taken away her child and Hu Lan's affection for her.

It just so happens that this is Grandma Lu's birthday. When Li Rou was at the company, she learned from Lu Shen that "Grandma's birthday is coming up soon, so I'm taking care of things in advance. You might have to work a little harder in a few days, as you'll be the only one at the company."

Li Rou asked, "I just found out it's Grandma's birthday, so I'll order her a birthday present."

Lu Shen didn't want her to spend money, "Just come in person that day, no need to prepare gifts, we're all family."

However, while Li Rou outwardly agreed, she secretly instructed her assistant to "search out what kind of gift would be suitable for an elderly person."

The assistant quickly listed a few items: "Scarves, perfumes, health products."

"Okay, stop. What you're saying is all nonsense." Li Rou snatched the documents away.

"Besides these, is there anything else that you can be proud of?" Li Rou asked her.

The assistant frantically searched his memory: "And jewelry, some of the more expensive brands, the kind that wealthy families like."

Li Rou said to her, "Then go find some people in the industry and pick out a valuable gemstone. Don't go for a big brand; everyone knows big brands. Find something rare and unique."

The assistant agreed.

Li Rou started by asking a few of her friends, "Lili, do you know anyone in the jewelry business?"

In the end, I received several responses, but none of them yielded a positive answer.

She approached Xu Tong: "Tongtong, it's Grandma Lu's birthday in a few days, and I'd like to give her some jewelry. Do you have any recommendations?"

Xu Tong drove Li Rou directly to her shop: "I took over this shop first. Take a look first, and if you can't find anything suitable, I'll ask my friends for help."

"I want a few thicker ones, ones with a good texture," Li Rou told the saleswoman.

The saleswoman explained to her, "You see, although this doesn't look particularly striking to the naked eye, it appears very translucent and clear in the sunlight, which matches what you described as understated yet sophisticated."

After much deliberation, Li Rou decided to ask the sales assistant to choose the first item for her.

On the day of the birthday banquet, Li Rou was also invited to the Lu family. She took out the gemstone necklace she had prepared and handed it to Grandma Lu: "Grandma, this is the gemstone necklace I picked out. Please take a look and see if you like it."

The old lady looked at Li Rou with a smile, and was immediately attracted by the necklace when she opened the box: "It's so beautiful."

Li Rou said, "How about I help you try it on? I spent a long time choosing this one, and it suits your temperament quite well."

While helping her try it on, Li Rou praised the old lady, saying, "The store said that many people have wanted this style, but they didn't look good in it and didn't have any elegance. It makes your skin look very smooth."

On the other side, Jian Ruoxi and Yu Qi also stepped forward and said to Grandma Lu, "We have also specially designed a dress for you. You can come back to your room with us to try it on."

The old lady carried the jewelry upstairs to the second floor. Jian Ruoxi dragged a clothes rack out of the fitting room and returned to the old lady's bedroom.

I told the old lady, "You can just pull this over your head. The zipper is on the side. If you have any trouble, just call me and I'll be waiting for you at the door."

After getting dressed, the old lady was about to go out when Jian Ruoxi stopped her: "Wait a minute, Grandma, let me do your hair and makeup."

Sitting in front of the dressing table, the old lady looked at her face gradually aging and suddenly felt a sense of loss. Jian Ruoxi comforted her: "Grandma, we all get old, but you have a good attitude and exercise every day, so you are younger than other old ladies."

Although the old lady was old, her hair was still incredibly thick. After Jian Ruoxi finished her hair and makeup, she took her hand and walked out of the bedroom, then to the second-floor stairwell.

The dress immediately stunned everyone present, earning praise from all who exclaimed, "Wow, Grandma looks so beautiful!"

After coming downstairs, Grandma Lu took Jian Ruoxi's hand and praised her, "Child, your design is so unique. I've never seen clothes like this before."

Meanwhile, Li Rou, standing to the side, felt quite displeased as she watched the old lady's glittering jewels around her neck being overshadowed by the dress designed by Jian Ruoxi.

After dinner, she called Xu Tong: "Tongtong, the gemstone I picked out at your store was completely stolen by Jian Ruoxi."

Xu Tong already harbored resentment towards Jian Ruoxi, and hearing her best friend say this made her even angrier: "She's such a stumbling block, always meddling in everything. She's just here to make you stand out in front of the old lady."

"Yeah, she designed a dress with Yu Qi, and everyone is praising how beautiful it is," Li Rou complained to her sullenly.

Xu Tong asked her, "Is it that newly opened haute couture brand?"

After receiving Li Rou's affirmative answer, Xu Tong made a plan in his mind: "Why don't we join forces and ruin her brand?"

Li Rou had this idea, but she also had some concerns: "This brand was made by her and Lu Shen's childhood friend Yu Qi. Will it work?"

To allay Li Rou's concerns, Xu Tong said, "When I go to his shop, you won't need to show up. They don't know about your relationship and won't think about you."

That's how Li Rou was persuaded.

The next day, Xu Tong went to Jian Ruoxi's offline brand store. She picked and chose among the clothes: "Is this all? Do you have anything else in your store?"

The salesperson led her to a dark room: "Hello, miss, this is our store's most luxurious haute couture dress."

But Xu Tong still looked down on him: "You think you can give this to a beggar?"

"I'm sitting here today, and if you can't come up with a dress that satisfies me, I'm not leaving." Xu Tong sat on the sofa with her legs crossed.

The salesperson had no choice but to invite Yu Qi over.

“Miss, all the clothes in our store have undergone multiple alterations and we’ve searched for the best fabrics before they’re released to the market. Is there anything you’re not satisfied with?” Yu Qi asked her.

Xu Tong pointed to a dress and said, "This one has too deep a slit, it loses its beauty, and the other one has too long a neck. Don't you have a single nice dress in your store?"

Yu Qi introduced them to her one by one, but Xu Tong refuted them all.