Pei Nian ignored him and gave a cold laugh.

Bai Zhijin, however, began to seriously consider this question.

Huo Jingnan, holding Pei Nian's hand, prepared to leave. As he brushed past Bai Zhijin, he whispered to her, "You've actually started reasoning? Ha... This is clearly settling old scores and new grudges all at once! Our Nian Nian isn't going to suffer this loss here!"

"Hey, don't go!" Bai Zhijin grabbed the two of them, then looked at everyone and smiled innocently, "Since we don't know how this ring ended up in this bag, let's just say it's on my head!"

"What?" Lu Ran was taken aback.

Pei Nian was also shocked and was eager to speak up for her, but Bai Zhijin blocked her behind her.

"It's on me!" Bai Zhijin laughed. "Miss Lu, I'm so sorry. I found this ring and wanted to return it to you right away, but I put it in my bag and forgot about it. I also gave the bag to Pei Nian... Heh, it was all a misunderstanding. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me!"

Lu Ran looked shocked and incredulous.

Bai Zhijin smiled calmly, and the other guests, out of respect for her status as the daughter of the Bai family, dared not say anything more.

Even Huo Junyang chuckled: "Since it's a misunderstanding, let's just forget about it! Zhijin, you'd better be more careful next time!"

Jiang Can looked at the group of children: "Alright, the ring has been found, so you should eat and play as you please, don't spoil your good mood!"

Everyone shouted in unison, "Yes, sir!"

"Hey!" Huo Zhixing protested, "Those two words are mine, you guys change the lines!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

The birthday party returned to its previous lively state, as if nothing had happened.

Lu Ran's face was stiff, and she stood motionless, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her skirt trembling slightly.

What was originally a storm was actually resolved with just a few words from Bai Zhijin!

"Ranran?" Huo Junyang held the ring, wanting to put it back on her finger, but she pushed him away hard!

"Ranran... what's wrong?"

"What did I do wrong?" Lu Ran glared at him. "My things were stolen, and not a single person stood up for me! Not even you..."

"But the ring was found, wasn't it? Besides, that bag wasn't yours, it belonged to the brocade weaver..."

"Huo Junyang!" Lu Ran shouted hysterically, drawing the attention of those around her.

Huo Junyang stood in front of her with his head down, like a scolded schoolboy. The emerald green luster of the ring seemed to have dimmed considerably at this moment.

“Miss Lu Ran.” Bai Zhijin walked over and stood beside Huo Junyang, smiling as she said, “Today is Aunt Jiang’s birthday. I think it’s best to let things settle quietly. The ring has been found, and besides, I don’t believe anyone would intentionally steal the Huo family heirloom unless someone… cries ‘stop thief!’”

"What did you say?!"

"I wasn't talking about you." Bai Zhijin's expression was calm, exuding an air of unperturbed nobility. She slowly approached her, lowering her voice: "Miss Lu, you probably don't know why this pearl bag is a limited edition worldwide, do you?"

Lu Ran glanced at her.

"The pearl on the strap of this bag is actually a surveillance device used to monitor everything that happens in the outside world and then transmit it to the cloud."

"Because the world's rich heiresses, or princesses and nobles, are very afraid of being kidnapped. With this bag, they can see what's happening in the outside world through the cloud. If someone attacks them from the front, the police will tie that person up within five minutes."

Lu Ran's complexion grew increasingly worse.

"So, Ms. Lu, do you think everything that happened in the restroom has already been transmitted to the cloud?"

"you……"

Lu Ran took a few steps back, her heart pounding in her throat.

“Miss Lu,” Bai Zhijin continued with a smile, “I think you’ll thank me for ‘settling things peacefully,’ right?”

*

Bai Zhijin had been gone for a long time, but Lu Ran remained standing in the same spot. However, her legs were weak, and she could only stand by holding onto the table.

Huo Junyang tried to help her up, but every time he touched her, she refused and pushed him away forcefully.

Not far away, Pei Nian and Huo Jingnan watched this scene quietly, their hearts filled with indescribable emotions.

Huo Jingnan asked Bai Zhijin, "Is everything you just said true?"

"What?"

"It's this bag..."

Bai Zhijin was drinking champagne when she almost spat it out.

"It's fake."

"ah?"

"It's just a perfectly good bag, what kind of surveillance equipment could there be?" Bai Zhijin laughed heartily. "Those are just scenes from my comics!"

Huo Jingnan and Pei Nian both opened their eyes wide and looked at her at the same time.

"I said that just to bluff her!" Bai Zhijin shrugged. "If she wasn't guilty, why would she have that kind of expression?"

Pei Nian was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

“However… now that the truth is out.” Bai Zhijin looked at Pei Nian and asked softly, “Will you hold a grudge against Lu Ran?”

Pei Nian could see the worry in her eyes.

She wasn't worried about anyone else, only about Jiang Mianmian.

After all, Lu Ran is Jiang Mianmian's cousin, and Bai Zhijin doesn't want the two of them to fall out over this matter.

So the key to this matter is Pei Nian.

“Pei Nian, I know I shouldn’t advise people to be magnanimous…” Bai Zhijin scratched her head sheepishly, “but I still want to ask you to be more magnanimous and not put Mianmian in a difficult position.”

Her innocent appearance was like a daisy, exuding a beautiful fragrance from head to toe.

Pei Nian smiled; that was what she thought too, not wanting to put Jiang Mianmian in a difficult position.

So even if she suffered a great injustice at Lu Ran's hands, she was willing to choose to let things go.

She patted Bai Zhijin on the shoulder, saying nothing more than two soft words: "Don't worry."

"Pei Nian..."

“I won’t hold it against Lu Ran,” Pei Nian said frankly. “Besides, I’ve already moved out of the Lu family’s house. I’m not homeless. I’ll have very few chances to see her in the future, so there’s no need to hold a grudge.”

Upon hearing this, Huo Jingnan, who was standing next to her, immediately perked up. He quietly put one arm around Pei Nian's waist, and couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

Bai Zhijin understood immediately, smiled at them, and went elsewhere, leaving them some alone time.

Huo Jingnan lowered his head slightly, his forehead brushing against Pei Nian's nose. He had an urge to kiss her.

However, Pei Nian's small hand pressed against his chest, so he had to swallow hard and suppress his impulse.

On the other side, Lu Ran was still in shock from what had just happened when the Huo family's old butler approached her respectfully and said with a smile, "Miss Lu, our madam would like to invite you to sit in her flower room! Please come this way with me."