"Grandma, I'm sorry..." Rong Xi looked at the pair of fragments and felt deeply sorry.
If she had been more careful and not so careless just now, the bracelet would not have been broken.
"It's okay, it's okay. I've already said it, I don't blame you. As long as you're not hurt, it's good." The old lady softly soothed her emotions: "It's this bracelet... It was given to me by Sang Wan. Now it's broken. Out of courtesy, I have to call her tomorrow to tell her. After all, this is also a token of her love. Don't take it to heart and don't blame yourself too much."
"Everyone has their own share of responsibility. Since I broke it, I will take the pieces to apologize to Sister Sang Wan in person tomorrow. Her love for you, Grandma, was ruined in my hands."
"Silly child, I told you I don't blame you, why are you still saying that? I'll just call her myself tomorrow. This is also a matter of courtesy."
"Grandma, you are the elder, it is not appropriate to call a junior to apologize. I was the one who broke the bracelet, so I should go. So, don't worry about it, leave it to me. Go to bed early, keep the purse, and I will take the broken pieces. Good night."
After Rong Xi finished speaking, he took the pile of fragments and hurried out of the old lady's room.
The old lady raised her hand, but before I could call her, she had disappeared.
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The next day at noon, Rong Xi went to Ni's house alone.
It just so happened that Ni Sangwan was resting at home today. When she saw Rong Xi coming over, she smiled happily and said, "Tsk, Xixi, you knew I was going to Milan to attend the Fashion Week tomorrow, so you came here to see me off?"
"Ah? Sister Sang Wan, are you going to Milan tomorrow?"
"Yes, but I'm not going to participate in the show tomorrow. I'm going to watch the show." Ni Sangwan smiled and winked at her, asked the servants to bring all the delicious food, and specially instructed the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes.
"Sister Sang Wan, I'm here today to apologize to you." Rong Xi lowered his eyes and mustered up the courage to speak.
"Hmm? Admit your mistake?" Ni Sangwan looked at her aggrieved expression and laughed, "Tell me what you did wrong. I want to see if I can forgive you."
Rong Xi took a deep breath, took out a dark green handkerchief from his bag, and slowly lifted the corner of the cloth, revealing the fragments of the white jade bracelet.
When Ni Sangwan saw those fragments, the smile on his face froze instantly, and the light in his eyes also faded, covered with a layer of haze and coldness.
The dark aura belonging to Hei Su on the bracelet disappeared, and it became more transparent than before, inexplicably gaining a bit of spiritual energy.
Ni Sangwan turned her eyes slightly and glanced at the pink aura surrounding Rong Xi, and she pursed her lips.
Could this spiritual energy come from her? "Isn't this the bracelet I gave to grandma? How... did it become like this?" Ni Sangwan collected his thoughts, hid all his emotions, and asked with a chuckle.
Rong Xi told her what happened yesterday when he accidentally broke the jade bracelet, and then apologized very sincerely: "I'm sorry, Sister Sang Wan, I didn't mean to break the bracelet you gave to grandma. I'm really sorry for ruining your kindness."
Ni Sangwan pursed her lips, took the pieces, rewrapped them, and put them in the drawer under the coffee table. She curved her lips and said, "It doesn't matter. If it's broken, it's broken. If grandma likes it, I'll go to the company and pick one for her."
"Then... Sister Sang Wan, you're not angry?"
"You didn't mean it. How could I really be angry with you over a bracelet? You fool, besides, didn't you come here today to ask for forgiveness? How could I bear to blame you! I'm really happy that you took the initiative to come and tell me about this."
Rong Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this: "Hey, I'm glad you're not angry."
Ni Sangwan smiled and gave her a glare, then suddenly remembered: "By the way, my dad's birthday is at the end of the month, will you go to Yaerlan with A-Zhan then?"
"Okay, Uncle Ni's birthday will definitely be very lively. However, grandma is old and she definitely doesn't want to sit on a plane for such a long time. She can't handle it. My mom will stay at home with grandma. My brother and sister-in-law will definitely go, and I will go with them then."
When Su Yang was mentioned, the light in Ni Sangwan's eyes dimmed a little, and he asked tentatively: "It seems that you and Miss Su have a pretty good relationship."
Rong Xi smiled and nodded: "Well, my sister-in-law is a very nice person. She took me to see a play yesterday. I was in a bad mood some time ago, but I don't know why, after watching the play yesterday and talking to her, I felt that my mood was not so depressed, and the breath in my heart was relieved."
"I can see that you really like Miss Su as your sister-in-law." Ni Sangwan's eyes looked at her with a little more coldness, but his tone remained unchanged, still revealing a bit of playfulness and teasing.
"Hey, Sister Sang Wan, when you get along with my sister-in-law for a long time, you will like her. Don't be fooled by her cold appearance, as if she is hard to get close to and get along with. In fact, she is cold on the outside but warm on the inside and easy to get along with."
Ni Sangwan pursed her lips, feeling annoyed in her heart. She didn't want to continue listening to her praising Su Yang.
"I've recorded a show with Miss Su before, and she's really a nice person." She casually replied, looking sideways in the direction of the restaurant, and asked loudly, "Butler Zhou, when will dinner be served?"
"It's ready, Miss." The butler stepped forward and nodded.
"Then Xixi, let's go over and eat!"
"good."
The two sat down at the dining table. After the servants served all the dishes, Ni Sangwan smiled and said, "Xixi, eat whatever you like."
Seeing Rong Xi enjoying his meal, Ni Sangwan ate a piece of steak and said nonchalantly, "In two months, You Lin will get married. It seems that I will be the only single dog left in our group of four."
Rong Xi paused, raised his eyes slowly, and smiled: "Brother Qingxun shouldn't be getting married so soon, right?"
"That's right, don't worry. Qingxun is so career-oriented that he won't get married so soon even if his family arranges it. Xixi, you..."
"I know, Sister Sang Wan, I'm fine." Rong Xi interrupted her with a smile: "You can't force relationships. Even if Brother Qing Xun wants to marry someone else in the future...it's his right."
"Okay, let's not talk about this. Let's eat. Try this. It tastes very fresh and sweet." Ni Sangwan smiled faintly and picked up a piece of raw marinated red shrimp for her, interrupting her sad thoughts.
Rong Xi nodded, and she continued, "Actually, what I meant just now was that I originally thought I might be ahead of You Lin, but I didn't expect that he is engaged first."
While eating, Rong Xi hesitated and asked, "Sister Sang Wan, can I ask you a question?"
"Well, you ask."
"Do you have special feelings for my brother... just like I have for Brother Qingxun." Although Rong Xi knew in his heart that Ni Sangwan had special feelings for her brother, he still wanted to confirm it personally.
"Even you can see it? It's a pity...your brother can't see it." Ni Sangwan laughed at himself and slowly put down the fork in his hand. At the end, there was a bit of playfulness and joking in his tone: "Actually, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. When I was in school, I imagined being your sister-in-law."
"I've thought about this too. I used to think that you and my brother were a match made in heaven. No one could be more suitable for each other than you two." Rong Xi nodded sincerely.
"And now?"
"Well, now."
"No matter what else, I think you two are a good match, but my brother is now..."
"I know. Do you think Su Yang and your brother are suitable?"
Rong Xi pursed his lips and spoke hesitantly: "Sister Sang Wan, then I... will tell the truth."
"Well, just treat it as a whisper between us sisters. If you have anything to say, just speak it out. I won't take it to heart. Anyway, your brother is married now. Do you think I would hope that they would get divorced? Your brother is my best friend, and I also hope that he will live a happy life."
Her words were so sincere and touching that one could not sense any falsehood at all, and Rong Xi believed it without a doubt.
"In terms of looks, my brother and my sister-in-law are impeccable. As for personality, they don't seem to be a good match, but I think my brother has changed a lot as they get along with each other. I can feel that he likes my sister-in-law. As a sister, I certainly hope that they can have a baby soon and live happily together."
Ni Sangwan picked up the chopsticks with a little more force.
Sure enough, she stood on Su Yang's side.
Although there is a five or six year age gap between them, they grew up together after all. She has always treated her as her younger sister, but now she is siding with a stranger whom she has only known for less than three months.
She even chose to confide in Su Yang about her love for Shi Qingxun, but never mentioned a word to herself.
If she hadn't heard Xi Youlin talk about it that day, she would have had no idea that she had been secretly in love with Shi Qingxun for so many years.
"I'm sorry, Sister Sang Wan, you know you must have felt very uncomfortable when my brother got married, right?" Rong Xi looked at her with heartache. She could now fully understand how she felt back then.
No woman would be able to bear to watch the man she loves marry another woman.
What’s more, this is the person I have liked for so many years.
That kind of pain, sadness, and grief will all surge in my heart and cannot be overcome.
But feelings are mutual. Even if one party tries their best to reach the other party, if the other party always turns a blind eye, ignores them, or even worse avoids them, no matter how hard they try, it will be useless.
"It doesn't matter, it's over. Forget it, let's not talk about it. Let's eat. There are so many delicious foods waiting for us to enjoy them all!" Ni Sangwan smiled faintly, picked up the knife and fork again, cut the steak, and shook it playfully.
After the two finished talking about this topic, they had a happy meal. Rong Xi sat with her for a while. Ni Sangwan then invited her to practice yoga. Rong Xi readily agreed, but she couldn't hold on for less than half an hour.
It was almost four o'clock when she stood up and prepared to leave. Ni Sangwan tried to ask her to stay for dinner, but Rong Xi declined, knowing that she still had to prepare for her trip to Milan tomorrow.
Ni Sangwan watched the luxurious Land Rover go farther and farther away. Finally, after it drove away from the Ni family and disappeared from his sight, he coldly withdrew his gaze, returned to the house, and dismissed the servants.
He took out the cloth wrapped around the white jade bracelet fragments from the drawer, gently lifted the corner of the cloth, and glanced at the fragments with contempt and indifference.
Even if the bracelet was broken, the dark energy of Hei Su hidden inside should not disappear.
The old lady has been wearing the bracelet for some time, but Hei Su still cannot absorb the old lady's luck, and the old lady has not behaved abnormally in these days.
What exactly is the problem?
Could it be because of the special pink luck on Rong Xi?
But that shouldn't be the case. People with special luck don't have a way to eliminate the dark energy as strong as Hei Su's.
Eliminate the dark energy of Hei Su...
Ni Sangwan's pupils trembled, and he suddenly thought of a very important person.
Su Yang.
The only person who can eliminate the dark energy of Hei Su is Su Yang, because she has Qiansui, the chief of the underworld messengers, by her side.
Su Yang eliminated the hostility in the bracelet, so it must not be an accident that Rong Xi broke the bracelet, she did it on purpose.
Coming here to apologize today was just a show she put on.
Thinking of this, Ni Sangwan tightly grasped the pile of white jade bracelets, her eyes were fierce and vicious, her red lips moved slightly, and she made a cold and terrifying sound: "Rong Xi, since you are determined to stand on Su Yang's side and help her deal with me, don't blame me for being cruel and ruthless and ignoring the sisterhood between us."
You have to pick the softest persimmon to squeeze. Since the old lady's luck cannot be absorbed, then Rong Xi's special pink luck must be more to Hei Su's taste.
Then let's start with her! Hei Su was right. Those who do great things must not be soft-hearted.
Sometimes she is so conflicted because she has too many concerns, is too soft-hearted, and can't make up her mind. Now, Rong Xi has smoothed away the last bit of her softness.
Ni Sangwan sneered, threw the fragments on the table, and called the servant: "Deal with this, find a place in the backyard, dig a hole and bury it. Remember to bury it deep, and water it every sunrise and sunset. Do this for a week."
The servant was confused by her instructions. Why should the broken jade bracelet be buried in the soil? And watered for a week? This was the first time she heard such an outrageous request.
Is it possible that there are such requirements for jade bracelets?
"What? Is there a problem?" Seeing that she was unmoved, Ni Sangwan frowned unhappily, his tone slightly cold.
The servant came back to his senses and quickly shook his head: "No...no."
"Since you don't have any, just do as I say. You won't have to water the plants here for one less day." Ni Sangwan glanced at her coldly, left this sentence and went upstairs directly.
The servant looked at the pile of debris with surprise and frustration, and finally sighed softly. She understood the mood swings of the eldest daughter of the Ni family.
But he is really not as easy to get along with as the rumors say. Instead, he is picky, tricky and arrogant.
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