Perhaps it's because it's been too long since I last heard of this title.
Or maybe it was because Su Huaiquan's gentle and calm expression was so well-decorated, and his acting skills were so superb that she almost forgot that what she saw today was due to his actions.
Su Fanxing resisted the urge to expose his hypocrisy, and her peach blossom eyes trembled.
When he lowered his eyes to look at the paper bag on the table, he couldn't suppress the mockery in his heart, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
How could she not recognize this bag?
The plain ring she bought for Zhou Moshi that day was also placed in the same paper bag. The English logo engraved on it was the same English logo that appeared on the sign at the entrance of the auction.
She didn't remember what Su Huaiquan had photographed that day, but out of curiosity, she sat down and reached out to take the paper bag from the table, wanting to open it.
But then Su Huaiquan's voice, full of concern, rang out: "Why are you still as anxious as when you were little? Take off your coat first. The heating inside is on full blast. It's easy to catch a cold if you go out after dinner."
If it were in the past, Su Fanxing would definitely be obedient.
But now... everything has changed.
The fingers holding the paper bag tightened subconsciously, her lips pressed into a straight line, and belated rebellion filled her throat.
Su Fanxing's expression didn't change much as she continued to open the paper bag. She spoke calmly, "We'll leave soon to avoid any trouble."
She didn't know if it was because she had been with Zhou Moshi for too long and had learned his shamelessness, or if she was just impolite by nature and didn't want to say a word to people she classified as enemies.
She opened the paper bag and took out the red velvet box inside.
When he opened it, inside was the sapphire butterfly necklace that Qi Ying had bought at the auction that day.
Su Fanxing raised the end of her eyebrows, as if she was a little surprised that the necklace would fall into her hands, but that surprise only stayed in her eyes for a brief moment and then dissipated like smoke.
"Fanxing, don't say anything angry to your brother." Su Huaiquan seemed not to understand her hint. He pretended to stand up and take her coat.
Just as the finger stretched out and touched Su Fanxing, it was interrupted by a low, magnetic male voice——
The perfect mask that had been maintained for more than ten years seemed to be cracking slightly uncontrollably at this moment.
"Brother, how are you?"
The voice still sounded so annoying to him.
Su Huaiquan's eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty, but it was instantly covered by a fake smile: "Brother-in-law, how come you are so free today?"
“Tsk.”
Zhou Moshi licked his cheek with the tip of his tongue.
His brows were slightly furrowed, and his tone was light, showing that he obviously did not have the courtesy that an uninvited guest should have.
The beautiful fox eyes narrowed provocatively the moment Su Huaiquan's defense was broken, and even the teardrop mole at the end of the eye seemed to be full of perverseness and violence.
He was not polite at all. When he entered the room and saw that no waiter came forward to serve him, he did not get annoyed. Instead, he acted as if no one was around and lazily pulled out a seat next to Su Fanxing and sat down.
His slender arms were casually placed on the back of the chair behind Su Fanxing.
From Su Huaiquan's perspective, it looked like he was hugging her, very intimately.
Su Fanxing didn't express any opinion throughout the whole process. She just held her chin with one hand, and her eyes kept following the man's series of actions... She couldn't help but find it a little funny.
What a childish ghost.
Didn’t we agree to wait for her outside for ten minutes? Why couldn’t you help but come in?
Are you afraid that she will be eaten?
The gentle look she unintentionally revealed once again stung Su Huaiquan. He couldn't help but put on his big brother attitude again, and said sternly: "Fanxing, did he come with you? Are you still together now?!"
"Ah?" Su Fanxing pretended to be asked in a pretentious manner, but her acting was actually so bad that it could be clearly described as asking a question even though she knew the answer.
Her fingertips gently covered her slightly open lips, and she suddenly smiled.
The smile didn't reach his eyes.
"Brother, do you remember how many birthday presents you have given me?" What she said had almost nothing to do with Su Huaiquan's question just now.
Because of its abruptness and bluntness, the intention to change the subject was too obvious.
But because she asked.
Su Huaiquan hid his displeasure, put on his usual smile, and replied lovingly, "The fourteenth one. This is the fourteenth birthday I've spent with you."
"Oh? Really?" Su Fanxing pulled the corners of her lips, trying to force a smile, but the moisture and sadness in her eyes were so abrupt, so abrupt that it seemed as if what she received was not a gift, but... a souvenir.
"Brother, you remembered it wrong. It was the thirteenth one, because I spent my birthday five years ago with Xu Jinyan."
When that name was mentioned, Su Fanxing suddenly felt a pain in her heart.
Without hesitation, she pulled the necklace from the box and dropped it into the glass of red wine in front of her. She watched helplessly as the crimson liquid swallowed up the gorgeous blue gemstone...
Immediately, she tilted her head to avoid the red wine glass that blocked her view.
When she looked at Su Huaiquan, who was sitting across from her, she smiled perversely: "You really seem to have forgotten that after that day, the skirt you bought for me...appeared on Su Luoyue."
"......" Su Huaiquan's smile faded.
Su Fanxing was not moved at all, and the corners of her lips raised even more wantonly: "You've been pretending for more than ten years, aren't you tired? Su Huaiquan, who has been scheming to climb up the Su family step by step, but wants to destroy everything I have, why... Is it really because..."
"Fanxing!" Su Huaiquan interrupted like a beast, a sinister look that shouldn't have appeared on his face flashing across his face, "Who told you such nonsense?!"
"How could I do anything to make you sad?"
He seemed to have really forgotten those things. He stood up suddenly and wanted to walk around the dining table in front of him and grab Su Fanxing's hand.
Zhou Moshi leaned forward and protected her tightly behind him.
Su Fanxing did not stop Zhou Moshi, but instead found it ridiculous and burst out laughing.
The peach blossom eyes curved into an alluring arc, and the sadness hidden within was so sudden that it could not be ignored.
......Su Fanxing had shown this expression countless times before.
After her favorite puppy was lost by Old Man Su, after she lost her mother, after Xu Jinyan left...but this time, it was because she discovered what he had done.
Su Huaiquan felt an inexplicable chill in his heart, and he was eager to explain: "The stars... weren't made by me, I can explain..."
"Su Huaiquan."
Su Fanxing still looked at him with a smile, and her cold and soft voice was full of sarcasm.
"How come I never realized that you're a complete hypocrite?"
"You've been wearing the mask of a 'good brother' and a 'good knight' for so many years, but the things you've done to me behind my back are so abominable that they almost drag me into hell."
"Now that things have come to this, you don't even have the courage to admit it?"
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