Chapter 176 He is my ex-husband

"What do you know?!"

Chu Qingxue turned her head and yelled at Jiang Ning, her voice sounding hoarse.

"Oh, I see... It's all your fault!"

Suddenly, she angrily pointed at Jiang Ning.

"It must be because you were too rough when you were dismantling the crab that the diamond on the crown came off. It's all your fault, and you have to pay for this loss!"

Chu Qingxue spoke eloquently, but everyone present knew perfectly well that she was shirking responsibility.

No matter how much vibration there was when Jiang Ning was dismantling the crabs, it wouldn't affect the crown in Queen Elizabeth's hands.

Queen Elizabeth looked at the furious Chu Qingxue with disappointment in her eyes.

As a queen, she wouldn't make things difficult for an innocent waiter.

"never mind……"

"Okay, I'll pay for it."

Jiang Ning suddenly agreed.

Queen Elizabeth and Fu Xinyue were both very surprised.

Chu Qingxue sneered, "You'll compensate? What will you use to compensate? Your monthly salary of less than three thousand yuan?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Qingxue regretted it a little; she shouldn't have been so harsh.

However, since Lu Junyan isn't in the private room right now, it doesn't really matter.

"I can fix it."

The person most surprised by Jiang Ning's words was none other than Queen Elizabeth.

"You can repair jewelry? But aren't you a chef?"

Jiang Ning was both amused and exasperated.

She can become a master chef just by dissecting a crab.

"Being a chef is a part-time job; my main job is jewelry design."

"Are you kidding me!"

Chu Qingxue's eyes widened.

She couldn't tolerate Jiang Ning stealing her project.

"This is the Queen's crown! Do you think just anyone can touch it?!"

Jiang Ning saw right through Chu Qingxue's little scheme.

She shrugged.

"Yes! Diamonds can fall from the Queen's crown; that's something not just anyone can do."

"you!"

Chu Qingxue's face turned red and her neck thickened after being rebuked by Jiang Ning.

"Let her give it a try!"

Beside her, Fu Xinyue couldn't help but speak up.

She was familiar with Jiangning's craftsmanship; the most important thing right now was to satisfy Queen Elizabeth.

Jiang Ning turned his head and glanced at Fu Xinyue.

"What, aren't you afraid I'll turn the crown into a fake?"

Fu Xinyue knew that Jiang Ning was mocking her for lying about the wedding jewelry set Jiang Ning gave her being fake.

Queen Elizabeth had taken a liking to Jiang Ning when she saw him dismantling the crab, and now that Jiang Ning had offered to help her repair the crown, she naturally wanted to give him a chance.

Fu Xinyue immediately sent people to prepare tools, and the perfectly good dining table was instantly transformed into a simple workbench.

Jiang Ning began repairing the crown in front of Queen Elizabeth, Fu Xinyue, and Chu Qingxue.

When Lu Junyan first entered the private room, he thought he had gone to the wrong place.

Seeing that Jiang Ning was engrossed in his work, he roughly guessed what had happened.

Upon seeing Lu Junyan return, Chu Qingxue immediately moved closer to him and whispered:

"Jiang Ning was too rough when dismantling the crab, and the diamond on the crown fell off. The Queen is having her repair it!"

After Chu Qingxue finished speaking, she saw Lu Junyan frown.

That's right...

She wanted to make Lu Junyan hate Jiang Ning to death.

Lu Junyan frowned, took a step, and came to Jiang Ning's side.

Although Lu Junyan was silent, Jiang Ning still sensed that someone had come to his side.

She just didn't expect it to be Lu Junyan.

"Is something the matter?"

Jiang Ning turned her head and met Lu Junyan's gaze.

Lu Junyan's dark eyes were always as cold as the seawater on a winter night.

How cold is it?

She felt it clearly when she jumped into the sea.

Lu Junyan did not speak immediately.

He just stared at her.

Jiang Ning inexplicably felt that Lu Junyan wanted to see something in her eyes.

She didn't know what Lu Junyan wanted to see, or whether he had seen it at all.

But she clearly saw the disappointment in Lu Junyan's eyes.

"Your hand is injured."

Jiang Ning was taken aback, only then noticing that Lu Junyan was carrying a first-aid kit.

Lu Junyan was clearly saying something out of concern, but it sounded nonchalant, lacking warmth and emotion.

Jiang Ning looked down at his hands.

She did have an injury on her hand.

It happened when I was dismantling the crab.

Even though Bai Yichen's crab-disassembling technique was very useful, it was unrealistic for her to disassemble such a large king crab by herself without any injuries, especially without professional tools.

"Thank you, I can do it myself."

Jiang Ning reached out her hand to Lu Junyan, but Lu Junyan did not give her the first-aid kit.

"I'll help you."

He said softly.

"No need, I can do it myself."

Jiang Ning emphasized.

The injury on her hand needs to be treated, otherwise it might affect her ability to repair the crown.

Lu Junyan probably thought the same thing, which is why he went to get the first-aid kit for her.

"I'll help you."

Lu Junyan repeated those three words again.

Jiang Ning couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

With so many people watching in the private room, does Lu Junyan really want to keep this up?

"I said I'll do it myself."

Jiang Ning's voice turned cold, and his tone became forceful.

"Or, Mr. Lu, give me a reason why I absolutely need your help."

"..."

Jiang Ning's question silenced Lu Junyan.

Just then, Queen Elizabeth's curious voice drifted over from the side.

"If I may ask, do you two know each other?"

Jiang Ning and Lu Junyan turned to look at Queen Elizabeth at the same time, and said in unison:

"She is me..."

"He is my ex-husband."

Lu Junyan got stuck in his throat.

But Jiangning did not.

Jiang Ning snatched the first-aid kit from Lu Junyan's hand and gave her hand wound a quick treatment, so as not to affect her feel for repairing jewelry.

Lu Junyan clenched his empty fist and silently left Jiang Ning's side.

Since learning that Lu Junyan and Jiang Ning were ex-husband and ex-wife, Queen Elizabeth's gaze towards Lu Junyan and Chu Qingxue has become even more complicated.

At first, she thought Chu Qingxue was Lu Junyan's girlfriend.

Because Chu Qingxue always naturally linked arms with Lu Junyan.

Moreover, everyone calls Lu Junyan "President Lu".

Only Chu Qingxue addressed Lu Junyan as "Junyan".

However, Lu Junyan did not introduce Chu Qingxue to her as his girlfriend or fiancée.

Therefore, she had a question mark in her mind about the relationship between the two.

Now, she has learned that Lu Junyan and Jiang Ning are divorced. Although both parties are single after the divorce and it is not a big deal for them to start a relationship again, Chu Qingxue just inexplicably gives her the feeling of being a mistress.

Queen Elizabeth's initial good impression of Chu Qingxue has now vanished, and her impression of her has even worsened.

It took Jiang Ning a long time to repair the crown.

Chu Qingxue couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "It's only three diamonds that fell off. If I were to fix it, it would be much faster..."

When Jiang Ning handed the repaired crown to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen exclaimed in surprise:

"Oh my God, you actually recut all these diamonds?"

Upon hearing Queen Elizabeth say this, Chu Qingxue immediately stepped forward.

Jiang Ning returned the crown to Queen Elizabeth, replacing all the colorless round diamonds that Chu Qingxue had used to set the angel wings with square ones, and then used a true invisible setting technique, so that not a trace of metal could be seen.

In comparison, Chu Qingxue's previous work seemed too rough.

"Round diamonds cannot be set in the invisible setting. Only when they are cut into squares, rectangles, triangles, or trapezoids can they be easily slotted. Also, the sapphire used as the main stone is of such high quality, but too much fire is sacrificed when it is cut into the shape of an angel."

Feeling intimidated by Jiang Ning's instruction, which resembled that of a teacher guiding a student, Chu Qingxue's eyes blazed with anger.

Beside her, Queen Elizabeth, who was repeatedly admiring the crown, suddenly discovered the secret.

"This invisible inlay technique... Oh, I know who you are!"