The audience erupted in uproar upon hearing the jewelry appraiser's words.

Liang Feifan's face turned pale and then red, and it took him a long time to recover.

Ling Tian stood there dumbfounded for a while before turning around and asking, utterly confused:

"Brother Feifan, what exactly is going on?"

"Don't listen to his nonsense."

Liang Feifan replied in a low voice, then glared angrily at the jewelry appraiser and questioned him impatiently:

"How could the 'Heart of the Deep Sea' that I spent tens of millions to buy be a fake?"

"I don't know about that."

To save face for Liang Feifan, the jewelry appraiser did not directly expose his lie.

In fact, he happened to be by Qin Beiming's side on the day Qin Beiming won the bid for the Heart of the Deep Sea at a high price.

Therefore, he knew perfectly well who the necklace belonged to.

Liang Feifan never expected such a turn of events, and under the mocking gazes of the guests, he felt even more ashamed.

To save face, Liang Feifan disregarded everything else and, without thinking, shifted the blame onto Ling Mo, angrily stating:

"Nonsense! In my opinion, you are not a jewelry appraiser at all. You are clearly an actor hired by Ling Mo. Presumably, you and she put on a show together to ruin my engagement party with Xiaotian."

"You can never judge a book by its cover! I never imagined that my sister would resort to such a clumsy tactic to break me up with my brother Feifan."

Ling Tian refused to believe that the necklace Liang Feifan had given her was a fake. After hearing Liang Feifan's words, she turned her attention to Ling Mo and began to speak rapidly, firing off a barrage of words like a machine gun.

Xiong Chumo was just wondering where to curry favor with Liang Feifan when Ling Tian also spoke up, so she quickly seized the opportunity and took advantage of the moment:

"Little Sweetie, your older sister is not simple. You must be careful in the future and don't be foolish enough to be deceived by her."

"What a scheming bitch! She dares to use such underhanded methods; she's truly shameless to the extreme," Wu Xinyi casually chimed in.

Ling Mo glanced indifferently at Xiong Chumo and Wu Xinyi, who were jumping around energetically, his eyes revealing obvious contempt.

Generally speaking, she would rather take action than use words.

If it weren't for the crowds and distractions at the banquet, she might have smashed those two "dog heads" dangling in front of her with a couple of punches.

The jewelry appraiser also intended to let the matter drop; in their line of work, harmony is the key to making money.

But since he had been entrusted by Qin Beiming to rush over and help Ling Mo out of the predicament, he couldn't just stand by and watch Ling Tian and the others bully Ling Mo like this.

After taking a deep breath, he instantly straightened his expression and said, each word firm and resolute:

"Please don't misunderstand, I am not an actor hired by Miss Ling. My job is to appraise jewelry. Furthermore, the person who invited me to appraise jewelry today is the true owner of 'Heart of the Deep Sea'."

"Tch... It's all just talk. Who knows if what you're saying is true or false?" Xiong Chumo rolled her eyes and said with a disdainful look.

"The reason I can speak with such certainty is because I was also present at the top-tier jewelry auction on the day of the event."

The jewelry appraiser spoke eloquently and then pulled out photos of the auction he had secretly taken from his phone's photo album.

The moment Liang Feifan caught a glimpse of the photo, his expression darkened further.

In fact, the necklace he gave to Ling Tian was not the "Heart of the Deep Sea" at all, but a fake that he bought from a black market dealer for 50,000 yuan.

During the transaction, the vendor repeatedly assured him that he would not be exposed.

To completely convince him, the merchant even told him about the little-known inside stories of the auction.

According to the vendors, the "Heart of the Deep Sea" has been secretly purchased by a prominent politician from M Continent. Due to the prevailing political climate in that country, politicians are reluctant to flaunt their wealth; even if they spend a fortune on top-tier jewelry, they dare not announce it publicly. This means that even if the person discovers that Liang Feifan is using the "Heart of the Deep Sea" as a pretext to cultivate a romantic image, they are unlikely to publicly expose the matter.

Liang Feifan recognized this point, which is why he decisively bought the high-quality replica of "Heart of the Deep Sea".

He thought that he had done it so discreetly that no one would ever find out.

Unexpectedly, the black market vendor cheated him!

What he found even more unacceptable was that the jewelry appraiser slapped him in the face in front of so many guests.

Now look what's happened, how is he supposed to clean up this mess?

Liang Feifan frowned, facing the questioning gazes of the crowd, and dared not casually shift the blame to Ling Mo, lest he be embarrassed again.

However, he still couldn't understand how the genuine "Heart of the Deep Sea" ended up in Ling Mo's hands.

You should know that this necklace is not cheap.

Most people can't earn 30 million even if they spend their whole lives.

Could it be that, besides having an ambiguous relationship with a Chinese medicine assistant behind his back, Ling Mo is also having an affair with some wealthy businessman?

With this thought in mind, Liang Feifan's jealousy burned even more intensely.

If there weren't so many guests at the event, he would have really wanted to ask Ling Mo in person whether she was being kept by some rich old man.

Ling Tian stared blankly at the photos of the top-tier auction on the jewelry appraiser's phone for a long while, then a sudden inspiration struck her. She quickly changed the subject and confidently stated:

"I know what happened!"

"Xiaotian, tell me quickly! Is there some misunderstanding?" Xiong Chumo became increasingly anxious as she watched Liang Feifan's reputation being ruined.

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