Chapter Twenty-Two: The Amethyst Crown for Wu Qingqing
A sickeningly sweet voice rang out.
Xu Yihuan paused in her action of pulling the car door, a hint of irony flashing through her mind.
She also said, "What's going on? It turns out it's reserved for Wu Qingqing. No wonder she said she'd sit in the back."
Xu Yihuan didn't hesitate and opened the car door to get into the back seat.
Wu Qingqing wore a pure white long dress, elegant and pure, just right without overshadowing the main character.
Looking out the window, Xu Yihuan saw that besides Wu Qingqing, there was another person standing beside her.
Zhou Yanzhe was also wearing only a white shirt, with the top button fastened, exuding an ascetic and aloof air.
Standing next to Wu Qingqing, who was wearing a white dress, the two actually looked quite well-matched.
Zhou Yanzhe's aloof and cool temperament used to be the most alluring to Xu Yihuan.
However, Xu Yihuan didn't even look up; she was engrossed in playing Candy Crush.
Zhou Yanzhe caught a glimpse of someone engrossed in their phone inside the car, and a strange feeling washed over him.
Wu Qingqing walked to the car door, bent down, and greeted Pei Yuli with a sweet smile.
"Brother Yuli, thank you for leading us along."
Pei Yuli smiled gently and said, "It's alright, get in the car quickly."
As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Qingqing opened the back door of the car and tried to get in.
Pei Yuli stopped her in time.
"You sit in the front, I remember you get carsick, don't you?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Qingqing smiled gently, a hint of guilt flashing across her face.
She doesn't get carsick at all; it's Xu Yihuan who gets carsick.
When they went out together, she only lied and said she would get carsick because she didn't want Xu Yihuan to sit in the passenger seat.
However, since Pei Yuli has already said so.
It's fine to sit in the passenger seat.
It's a good opportunity to see Xu Yihuan's embarrassing motion sickness.
It would be really interesting if someone started vomiting and having diarrhea as soon as they got off the bus.
Unfortunately, what Wu Qingqing didn't know was that Xu Yihuan did get carsick, but that was only the Xu Yihuan of her past life.
This time, things won't go as she wishes.
After Wu Qingqing got into the car, Zhou Yanzhe went straight in through the open door.
"Thank you for your help, Brother Yuli."
Zhou Yanzhe's voice was indifferent and devoid of emotion.
He kept his eyes straight ahead, as if he didn't care at all who was sitting next to him.
He originally had no intention of attending Pei Yuli's welcoming banquet.
After all, given Xu Yihuan's personality, she knew he would probably cling to her again at the banquet.
Unfortunately, his parents found out about this, and they forced him to come as well.
She even insisted on getting a ride with Pei Yuli.
They clearly have a driver at home...
Xu Yihuan, whom Zhou Yanzhe thought would pester him, remained silent and simply played the match-3 game.
“It’s okay, we’re going the same way.” Pei Yuli glanced at the two people in the back seat in the rearview mirror and started turning the steering wheel as he spoke.
The car was very quiet.
Head straight to Platinum Bay.
The hotel has 28 floors and is magnificent.
Pei Yuli is the protagonist and arrives the earliest.
As soon as I entered, I casually found a corner to sit down.
Welcome banquets are the most boring.
Xu Yihuan put her hands in her pockets, touching the academic talisman, and pondered how to deliver it to Wu Qingqing.
Just then, a commotion broke out at the door.
Xu Yihuan casually looked up.
Under the dazzling crystal chandelier, Wu Qingqing wore a crown on her head.
The crown is adorned with crystal-clear amethysts.
At the very center, a teardrop-shaped deep purple crystal occupies the main position.
The crystal is surrounded by tiny purple diamonds, which complement each other without overshadowing the crystal.
Crystals and diamonds refracted the light from the crystal chandelier overhead.
It made Wu Qingqing look radiant.
This is an amethyst that was recently unearthed in Uruguay.
At the time, this rough stone made the news because it was auctioned off for a record-breaking eight million.
Now it's been made into a crown, and so many diamonds have been added.
It's probably worth much more than that already.
Xu Yihuan loves all purple jewelry, including this crystal.
She wanted to take a picture of it, but the timing coincided with the English competition.
And so we missed it.
Did I not expect that Pei Yuli would win the bid in the end?
Xu Yihuan looked admiringly at the crown on Wu Qingqing's head.
To be fair, Pei Yuli's aesthetic sense has always been impeccable.
This crown is really beautiful.
Xu Yihuan sat in her chair and sighed, casually reaching out to pick up a glass of champagne from the table beside her.
The sleeves of the windbreaker slid up, revealing half of her fair and slender arms.
On her slender wrist hung a suitable string of amethyst crystals.
The crystal is light purple; if you don't look closely, you can't even tell it has color.
The quality is far inferior to the one on Wu Qingqing's head.
The amethyst looked just right on her wrist, but Xu Yihuan could feel it.
This bracelet is already a bit small.
It could only hang on the thinnest part of her wrist.
This was taken when I was a child traveling in Europe.
She saw it in a boutique.
At that time, his parents were not present; only Pei Yuli remained.
Pei Yuli spent all his pocket money to buy her this bracelet.
Amethyst is believed to bring good luck.
She was superstitious at the time, so she always wore it and never took it off.
As I grew older, the bracelet gradually became a little bigger and fit better, and now it's gotten smaller.
Since it's already too small, there's no need to keep it.
Xu Yihuan took the bracelet off her wrist.
My wrist has developed several shallow marks from wearing this ill-fitting bracelet so often.
Xu Yihuan looked around but couldn't find a trash can, so she simply put the things in her pocket.
Pei Yuli looked at the crown on Wu Qingqing's head and smiled with satisfaction.
Wu Qingqing was somewhat flattered.
He quickly grabbed the crown, intending to take it off.
“Brother Yuli, this is too precious, I can’t accept it.”
Pei Yuli reached out and stopped her.
His voice was gentle and warm: "Nothing is impossible. Consider this crown as a belated coming-of-age gift from your brother. It's very beautiful."
"If you don't believe me, ask Yan Ze."
Zhou Yanzhe was also surrounding Wu Qingqing.
I don't know why, but I was a little absent-minded, and my eyes were wandering around.
Hearing Pei Yuli's words, he merely raised his head casually.
In an instant, a look of amazement flashed across his eyes.
The only thought in his mind was that Xu Yihuan would definitely like this crown.
"How is it, Aze? Does it look good?" Wu Qingqing looked at Zhou Yanze with anticipation.
Zhou Yanzhe then came to his senses.
"Yes, it looks good and suits you very well."
Pei Yuli smiled and said, "See? I told you I wasn't lying to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yuli turned his head slightly and his gaze accurately caught Xu Yihuan sitting in the corner.
When she saw that Xu Yihuan's gaze was also above Wu Qingqing's head.
A rare hint of pleasure flashed across Pei Yuli's eyes.
It wasn't until Xu Yihuan reached for the champagne that this happened.
When I saw Xu Yihuan take off the amethyst from her hand.
Pei Yuli's pupils suddenly contracted.
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