Su Jin was chatting with Song Leilei, but Song Leilei kept bringing up Xia Xinyuan, so she had to quickly change the subject.
Su Jin: "That Lei Lei, has she found a role in her next drama yet?"
Song Leilei: "No. As a nobody actress, I guess I'll just have to leave it to fate."
Su Jin was bored, and her eyes swept over the people at other tables, almost none of whom she recognized.
Indeed, in her previous life, her career came to a standstill after she got married. She devoted herself to taking care of her parents-in-law in the Zhao family and had almost no contact with the outside world, so she naturally knew very few people.
"Hello, may I see the bracelet you're wearing?"
A middle-aged noblewoman stopped beside Su Jin, her eyes darting between Su Jin's wrists and neck, as if checking something.
Su Jin realized that the middle-aged noblewoman's gaze was not one of appreciation, but rather had other intentions, but she still raised her wrist and showed it to her frankly.
The middle-aged woman held Su Jin's hand and carefully touched the diamonds on the bracelet with her fingers. "It's a jewelry set from the 'Midsummer Splendor' series. It looks very similar. If you don't look closely, you can really mistake it for the real thing."
Faced with the questions, Su Jin remained calm, slowly withdrawing her hand. The corner of her mouth curved up beneath the half of her ornate mask. "Is there some explanation?"
The middle-aged lady was surprised by her composure and couldn't help but glance a few more times at the diamond necklace around her neck.
She was certain it was a fake.
Because only one set of this jewelry collection was sold, it is a unique and one-of-a-kind piece.
Moreover, she had seen that dazzling midsummer set before; the details were different.
The middle-aged lady said, "This is fake. Wearing a fake set of jewelry to tonight's jewelry gala is disrespectful to the event."
Song Leilei wouldn't allow anyone to bully her sister like that, and immediately stood up for her: "You're the one who's disrespectful. What makes you think it's fake?"
The middle-aged woman looked at them proudly. "I'm pretty sure this is fake. Do you have invitations to the banquet? You didn't sneak in, did you?"
Song Leilei wanted to say something more, but Su Jin pressed her shoulder, stood up and said, "I also think it's fake. But why is it fake? That's something we'll have to ask someone else."
Su Jin glanced at the table full of women. It was obvious that this table was full of rich women, with only one male celebrity sitting there as an accompaniment.
Zhao Qiyuan was also sitting at that table.
Su Jin pointed in that direction, "Ask her. She's the one who told you I wore the Midsummer Splendor set today. Could it be that she really has that set? To tell the difference, you should have her show the real one for comparison. You'll know the difference between the real and the fake by comparing them."
Do you really think she knows nothing?
By telling Zhao Qiyuan the safe's combination, he foresaw the potential trouble that might follow.
She did this simply to see if Zhao Qiyuan was still the same as before, so she could make a timely judgment.
As the saying goes, the first strike wins. If they're friends, no problem; but what if they're still enemies?
So far away, the people at the other tables had no idea what was going on here. They were all from prominent families and had no interest in these trivial matters. Their minds were entirely focused on the jewelry worn by the celebrities.
These wealthy people are here to buy jewelry, not to join in the fun.
Before the middle-aged lady could react, Su Jin had already taken her hand and politely led her to Zhao Qiyuan's side.
Since they were all right in front of her, the four or five wealthy women and the male celebrity at the table finally looked up at Su Jin.
Zhao Qiyuan saw that they were holding hands, but instead of arguing as she had imagined, they did not anger Su Jin as she had planned.
This harmonious scene instilled in her a strange sense of fear.
The feeling was eerily familiar, just like at my brother's funeral, the atmosphere was terrifyingly tense.
"Bring out the real 'Midsummer Splendor' so I can compare it with this lady's fake, so she can tell,"
The middle-aged lady possessed an innate sense of superiority. As she spoke, she deliberately glanced at the woman in the dark blue dress and mask, saying, "I'm completely convinced."
Su Jin waited for Zhao Qiyuan to take out her set of jewelry. Anyway, she had a backup plan and wasn't afraid at all.
Zhao Qiyuan remained motionless for a long time. The lights were dim, so her pale face was not visible.
Taking out that set of jewelry clearly meant she had secretly switched it.
If you don't accept the gift, this lady is not someone to be trifled with; she is the daughter of the chairman of the brand hosting this jewelry gala.
Helpless, she was so anxious that the baby in her lower abdomen moved.
Suddenly, she clutched her stomach, lowered her head, and pretended to be in pain. "Oh, my stomach hurts. I need to go to the hospital now. It seems like my baby isn't doing well."
The middle-aged lady was unaware that the woman she had just met was pregnant. Startled by the sudden announcement, she quickly helped the heavily pregnant woman leave the scene.
"Wait a minute." Su Jin looked at Zhao Qiyuan with cold eyes.
With such clumsy acting skills, he dares to show off his limited abilities in front of her.
“Sister-in-law, I asked you to get this jewelry from the safe in my room, and you're quite the expert, managing to mistake real for fake.” Su Jin’s fingers traced Zhao Qiyuan’s neck, her eyes suddenly sharpening. She spoke with a hidden meaning: “Yes, perhaps the jewelry Dad gave you does look better on you. If you had asked me, I might have given it to you, but with so many other ways, why did you have to take it without asking?”
Seeing that Zhao Qiyuan's body stiffened, she continued, "Sister-in-law, I must say, you really put your heart into this. You were worried I wouldn't have suitable jewelry to wear to the banquet, so you took the real pieces and even put a fake set in there. But..."
Her fingers traced the diamond necklace she was wearing, finally stopping at the pendant. "Although the one I'm wearing today isn't the 'Midsummer Splendor' set from the jewelry brand for tonight's gala, this set was designed by our Fog Group this July. So, it's a one-of-a-kind piece."
At this moment, the middle-aged noblewoman realized that the woman in the dark blue dress was also someone of great importance, not the ordinary person without an invitation that she had imagined.
Moreover, they kept calling each other "sister-in-law," indicating they were acquaintances.
The middle-aged lady felt she had been fooled, so she stopped worrying about whether the jewelry was real or fake, and returned to her seat, ignoring the pregnant woman's life or death.
At the beginning of the banquet, the pregnant woman deliberately mispronounced the name of the jewelry collection to lead the other woman to look at the jewelry she was wearing, which caused the pregnant woman to act so rashly.
The middle-aged lady was also angry, and Zhao Qiyuan had no one to help her. She could only scan the tables with her eyes, trying to find someone to help her.
Zhao Qiyuan suddenly met Zhao Haifeng's gaze, and hurriedly ran over, skipping several tables.
Su Jin raised an eyebrow. How did you know to call for reinforcements?
She waited for Zhao Qiyuan to bring reinforcements.
As soon as Zhao Haifeng reached her, before he could even utter a curse, she abruptly took a large step back.
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