Chapter 66 Seeing a ghost in broad daylight

It was a sunny and cloudless day today, and Meng Anran felt that there shouldn't be any ghosts in broad daylight.

She glanced at Duan Jingyao suspiciously, still with a polite smile on her face, "Student Duan, I don't think we know each other well enough to exchange gifts and blessings, do we?"

Judging from the atmosphere of their last meeting, she had reason to suspect that the gift box contained a dead mouse.

"Wouldn't it be easy to get to know each other after a few interactions? I came here to study to make connections. You always ace every exam, so you'll definitely be a big shot in the business world. I want to build a good relationship with you. Is there anything wrong with that?"

The words sounded frank and nice, but the look in his eyes when he looked at Meng Anran was never kind, as if it was poisoned, and even more sinister and cunning than Lu Qingcheng's blatant provocation.

He was like a poisonous snake, hiding himself in the grass. Once he met his prey, he would move out silently, open his mouth and bite the prey, waiting for the prey to die from the poison.

He was too mysterious and dangerous, so Meng Anran didn't want to have much contact with him.

"Mr. Meng, aren't you curious about what gift I gave you?" Duan Jingyao handed the gift box forward again.

Meng Anran raised an eyebrow, "Should I be curious?"

"You'll like it." He said it very confidently. Even though they had only met a few times, he seemed to know what Meng Anran wanted.

Meng Anran stared at the gift box hesitantly for a moment, then reached out to take it with a smile: "Thank you. I'm hosting a dinner for my classmates at Yandu Hotel this weekend. Do you want to come?"

"It would be disrespectful to refuse." Duan Jingyao raised the corner of his lips, not showing any courtesy at all. "Would it be convenient for you to add WeChat?"

Meng Anran nodded, took out her phone and added Duan Jingyao as a friend.

Putting his phone away, Duan Jingyao said, "I'll be leaving now. I wish you a happy coming-of-age day."

After watching Duan Jingyao walk away, Liu Zhi and Ming Jing hurried out of the classroom and surrounded Meng Anran.

"What the hell is going on in broad daylight? He actually came here specially to give you a gift?" Liu Zhi frowned and muttered softly as she stared at Duan Jingyao's receding back.

Ming Jing also said, "I don't think he has such good intentions. Ever since you started high school, you've always been top of the class, and he's always been second. You two haven't had much contact in over two years, and he suddenly comes to give you a gift. He probably has ulterior motives."

Meng Anran curled the corners of her lips in an ambiguous smile, "I'm also curious about what he's up to."

Instead of passively waiting for Duan Jingyao to reveal his true colors, it would be better to take the initiative and try to find out what secrets this person is hiding.

All the classmates in the class are her people and have no personal relationship with Duan Jingyao. The weekend dinner is an absolutely safe and great opportunity for her to spy on the enemy.

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7pm, Jade Hall, Yandu Hotel.

The students all changed into haute couture gowns and came to the banquet with gifts.

The banquet hall was magnificent, with the dining tables filled with delicacies from land and sea, expensive desserts, and dozens of bottles of champagne worth over a million yuan. Even the banquets for major happy events in their family were not so grand.

However, there were only 49 of them, and the huge banquet hall seemed a little too empty, and it felt like their voices echoed.

Lu Qingcheng wore a pink princess dress, a pink diamond crown on her head, and a diamond necklace around her neck with a main diamond as big as a pigeon egg. She was dressed very formally.

Like a real princess.

"Thank you all for coming to my coming-of-age party. I don't have any other friends in the circle, so I only invited you. To liven up the atmosphere, I've specially invited a model team and a symphony orchestra to perform. I hope everyone has a great time tonight."

She walked down the stage slowly, and soon music started playing. Handsome men and beautiful women with long legs and good figures began their model show.

The classmates took turns giving gifts to Lu Qingcheng, and then started watching shows, eating, drinking and having fun.

Liu Zhi held a champagne glass and casually looked at Lu Qingcheng, who was pretending to deal with everyone. She raised an eyebrow in disdain, "No model show can be as exciting as hers. 49 people booked a banquet hall that can accommodate 500 people. She is not only rich, but also sick."

Ming Jing, who was standing beside her, chuckled. "Lu Qingcheng's speech and behavior now seem a bit like those of a lady from a noble family, but a banquet exposed her vulgarity and ignorance. She flaunted her wealth like a nouveau riche."

"She is a nouveau riche." Liu Zhi shrugged, not hiding her contempt for Lu Qingcheng.

Real rich people are all stingy. Rich families sometimes need to put on a show to maintain their face and dignity, but they only arrange the banquets in a rigorous and decent manner.

Instead of spending money recklessly like Lu Qingcheng, booking the largest banquet hall and opening the most expensive wine, who would hold a banquet and invite people to perform?

Does she think this is a club?

"Alas, I thought the two young masters of the Lu family would come over and let me watch a good show, but who knew it would be so boring. I might as well go and celebrate An Ran's birthday."

Liu Zhi was not in the mood. Whenever this happened, she wished Lu Yi would show up soon.

When it comes to ruining things in the Beijing circle, no one can compare to Lu Yi.

Ming Jing thought about it carefully and said, "This seems to be An Ran's first time celebrating her birthday with her family, right?"

"Yes, in the past we always celebrated her birthday with her every year. This year, she finally has her family to celebrate with her." Liu Zhi smiled brightly with the corners of her lips curved, feeling happy for her best friend.

She felt that the Meng family had good moral character and were good people themselves, so they would definitely treat Meng Anran even better.

The cold-hearted eldest daughter can finally feel the love of her family.

"Where is Qin Mu?" Ming Jing asked.

Qin Mu would never miss Meng Anran’s birthday every year, so why is there no news this year?

"I'm in Wushan. They say it's thundering and raining there, so all flights have been canceled. I might not be able to make it back."

The protagonist of this banquet was Lu Qingcheng. No matter what conflicts they had before, the classmates were tactful and found topics to talk to Lu Qingcheng.

Actually, I don’t know what to talk about.

After all, Lu Qingcheng knew nothing about business.

I can only talk about irrelevant topics.

"Qingcheng, your necklace is so beautiful. Is it custom-made?"

Lu Qingcheng raised her hand and touched her necklace, her expression full of vanity. "This is my father's gift for me as a coming-of-age gift. It's worth 30 million. I'm only going to wear it today. I wouldn't dare wear such a big diamond outside normally."

"Thirty million?" Zuo Yi raised her eyebrows, exchanged glances with the people around her, and secretly suppressed a smile on her lips, "Then your father is really good to you!"

Thinking Zuo Yi was genuinely flattering him, Lu Qingcheng proudly straightened her neck and said, "Of course, I'm his only daughter, and everyone in my family dotes on me!"

Others almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

Do you really think they don't know the value of things? Although the necklace on Lu Qingcheng's neck is quite heavy, its design and cut are not top-notch, and the diamonds are slightly yellowish, so the quality is average.

The whole necklace costs at most 10 million.

She is quite good at pretending that her fortune can be praised to 30 million!