0114 Prejudice
When Dong Lijun heard her mention Jiang Jifan, she subtly pursed her lips. "I already knew. I heard she's from an ordinary family."
"I don't know what Tai Qing is thinking. He keeps it hidden and won't let anyone see him. He probably isn't anyone special."
As if she had anticipated her reaction, Qiao Xianzhi chuckled and said in a seemingly generous manner, "I ran into her a couple of days ago when I was looking at clothes. She's quite pretty, and she seemed to get along well with Nan Nan."
Dong Lijun already harbored prejudice against Jiang Jifan. Upon hearing this, she felt that the girl was all beauty and no substance. When she heard that Xiang Nannan seemed to like her quite a bit, she became even more disdainful.
She knows that girl from the Xiang family very well. She seems sweet-talking and lively, but she's actually quite arrogant. Most girls in the circle can't get along with her. It seems that she's also good at pleasing people. No wonder her son and the Xiang family's daughter were both attracted to her.
"She's just a girl from an ordinary family, and she doesn't know how to behave properly. I think she's not a good match for our family."
Qiao Xianzhi secretly chuckled to herself as she saw Jiang Jifan's undisguised contempt for him.
"By the way, Aunt Dong, I happened to go to an auction before I returned to China and saw a piece of jewelry that would be perfect for you. I thought you would definitely like it, so I bought it."
She took out the gift she had prepared and placed it on the table.
"I can't accept this," Dong Lijun waved her hand and declined, "I have quite a few at home that I haven't worn before."
“That’s different,” she said with a smile. “I haven’t been back for so many years, Aunt Dong, please consider this a gift from me to welcome you back.”
Then he personally opened the box and presented it to her, saying, "Take a look. I heard it's a unique piece. Just in case, I even had a friend appraise it."
Dong Lijun had bought many antique jewelry items, and she could tell at a glance that the green enamel gemstone necklace in front of her was a genuine product.
She didn't hide her delight, covering her mouth in surprise and saying, "What a beautiful necklace!"
"Xianzhi, this necklace must have cost a lot of money, right?" she asked tentatively.
"Money is a small matter, the most important thing is that you like it," Qiao Xianzhi said with a smile, shaking her head.
"This necklace is so valuable, it would be inappropriate for me to accept it from you." Dong Lijun put away her earlier surprise and joked, "Otherwise, your mother will be angry with me if she finds out."
"Don't worry, Aunt Dong, I've already prepared everything for my mother." As she spoke, she took off the necklace and put it on her.
The maid brought over a mirror, which Qiao Xianzhi took and stood in front of her.
"Look, this necklace matches the color of your cheongsam perfectly."
"It looks good." Dong Lijun looked in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction.
Thinking of something, he sighed again, "If Taiqing's girlfriend were as sensible as you, then I wouldn't have to worry..."
Qiao Xianzhi chuckled and said, "I suppose Tai Qing must really like her, which is why he doesn't care about those things."
Dong Lijun ordered someone to put the necklace away, thanked her, and after hearing this, she had her own plans, but given Tantai Qing's current situation, she could not say it openly. She only said, "Don't worry, Xianzhi, our Tan family is a family that knows its limits."
Knowing that she had tacitly approved of her actions, Qiao Xianzhi breathed a sigh of relief and secretly smiled when she couldn't see her.
To celebrate being promoted to a permanent position, Tang Yujin treated everyone to karaoke at a karaoke bar near the company after get off work.
It was past 10 p.m. when we finished singing, and it suddenly started raining outside.
None of them had brought umbrellas, and the KTV was quite a distance from the nearby subway station, so they simply stood at the entrance and hailed taxis.
"Sister Jiang, you didn't drive here today. How are you going to get back later?" Tang Yujin and a girl from her department were going the same way, so they booked a ride on a ride-hailing app.
Jiang Jifan smiled and said, "My boyfriend came to pick me up."
Since learning from the previous lesson, Tantai Qing made a pact with her that he would personally pick her up for every such gathering.
Upon hearing this, the crowd started teasing her again.
Five minutes later, in the light drizzle, a brand-new Maybach pulled up at the intersection.
After recognizing the license plate, she turned around and said goodbye to them: "My boyfriend is here, I have to go now."
After saying that, he left into the light rain.
Li Yan got out of the driver's seat, opened an umbrella, and walked around the front of the car to greet her.
When people saw this, they mistakenly thought that this was the "boyfriend" she was talking about.
"Miss Jiang." He quickly stepped forward and held the umbrella over her head.
"Hey, thank you." Jiang Jifan stepped under his umbrella.
Seeing that the man's umbrella was tilted halfway towards her, Chen Xun and the others watched from behind, clicking their tongues in admiration: "Look at that, he's tilting the umbrella to one side..."
Xu Zhengyan, the only one who knew the inside story, watched the slender figure disappear into the distance, pursing his lips and remaining silent.
Just as everyone was wondering why the man was sending Jiang Jifan to the back seat, the back door opened, and a man in a suit and leather shoes sat inside. Although they couldn't see his face clearly, they could still feel the noble aura emanating from him.
Everyone suddenly realized, oh, so this is the real person.
Xu Zhengyan stared intently at the scene inside the car, only to see Jiang Jifan get in and say something to the man beside him with a smile.
"I thought you were coming to pick me up by yourself." Jiang Jifan patted the water droplets off his clothes.
With the car window half-rolled down, Tantai Qing glanced at Xu Zhengyan standing at the entrance of the KTV, then reached out to tidy her wet hair and said gently, "You have work this afternoon."
She put her bag down beside her, sniffed, and muttered, "Why do I feel a little cold?"
The car window slowly rolled up, and all that could be seen was the man affectionately pulling her into his arms.
Xu Zheng lowered his eyes sadly, suppressing the bitterness in his heart.
"It's getting colder tonight," Tantai Qing instructed Li Yan to turn on the heating and explained to her.
Jiang Jifan leaned against him, and taking advantage of the backrest to secretly poke his hard chest with her finger. When he looked over, she pursed her lips and smiled silently.
Tantai Qing caught her icy fingertips, couldn't help but kiss them, then held them in his palm and slowly warmed them.
"I don't think I've ever heard you sing before."
"Then I'll go with you alone next time." She whispered in his ear, "I'll sing you a hundred love songs..."
The man chuckled softly, pulled her closer, and said in a gentle, indulgent tone, "Okay, I'll listen attentively."
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