Tao Yuxuan said those things to embarrass Ning Yu.

After all, although Ning Yu was the true daughter of the Shi family, she was uneducated and had never entered the socialite circle.

In most people's eyes, Ning Yu was just a country girl from the mountains, a delinquent from No. 13 Middle School, and a poor student who couldn't get into university.

Even on such an important occasion as today, he was dressed casually and only arrived in the middle of the banquet.

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What kind of gift can you give to someone like that?

"This is the Shi family's long-lost daughter? She looks quite ordinary."

"Shi Xi is prettier and has more class."

"Ning Yu hasn't changed her name yet, which means the Shi family definitely doesn't like her."

"..."

Everyone chimed in, saying that Ning Yu was impolite.

Shi Xi spoke up in Ning Yu's defense, "Sister Ning Yu must have been held up by something, come and eat some cake!"

The first piece of cake she cut!

Tao Yuxuan pulled Shi Xi aside, "You're just too kind, that's why Ning Yu keeps bullying you. Have you forgotten about how she kicked you out before?"

"That's because I had to go to film a movie and had to stay somewhere else on my own," Shi Xi clarified once again.

But nobody believes it.

"Shi Xi is so understanding!"

"That real heiress is not as good as Shi Xi."

"A straw man is a straw man; even if he flies to the top of a tree, he will never become a phoenix."

The crowd whispered among themselves, discussing the matter in hushed tones.

They thought they were speaking softly, but Ning Yu had excellent hearing and caught all their taunts.

Perhaps they don't care whether Ning Yu can hear them or not.

"Ning Yu, where's your birthday present?" Tao Yuxuan urged again.

Ning Yu put one hand in her pocket, her eyes filled with an unyielding coldness.

Tao Yuxuan met her gaze and couldn't help but shrink back.

Ning Yu's eyes are so cold!

"This is a gift for Shi Xi." Ning Yu took out a red string pendant from her pocket, flicked it with her thumb, and the pendant flew through the air in an elegant parabola.

Seeing Ning Yu's actions, Tao Yuxuan followed the pendant with bated breath, fearing it might fall into the cake.

She spent the whole day making cakes!

The thing she was worried about didn't happen. Shi Xi reached out and caught the red rope pendant that Ning Yu threw to her.

Beneath the red braided rope was a crystal-clear jade gourd.

Tao Yuxuan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the item hadn't fallen into the cake. She snatched the gourd pendant from Shi Xi's hand, held the string up to the light, and said disdainfully, "What is this... trash?"

She swallowed the last few words after seeing the material of the jade gourd.

Under the bright lights, the emerald green jade gourd hanging from the red rope is crystal clear, and upon closer inspection, one can see the flowing purple chalcedony in the middle.

This is a top-quality jadeite heart!

Tao Yuxuan always thought Ning Yu was a country bumpkin who wouldn't know anything even if she returned to the Shi family.

When Tao Yuxuan saw the red string pendant that Ning Yu threw at her, she thought it was a fake she had bought from a street stall.

There wasn't even a box.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a top-grade jadeite heart!

Thankfully, she only said half of what she meant by "What is this garbage?"

Tao Yuxuan was standing next to Shi Xi, also on the steps, which was a little higher than the others.

As she held up the jade gourd, the others, out of boredom, looked over and saw the purple light flowing within the turquoise gourd.

"Holy crap! That's a jade heart! I'm not seeing things, am I?!"

"There's no mistake, it's top-grade Violet Heart, I will never be wrong!"

The guests present were all discerning individuals, including many jewelry merchants whose keen eyes could discern the quality of the jade at a glance.