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The hotel where Mu Nannan celebrated her birthday was booked at Lu Wei's suggestion; it was a banquet hall in a five-star hotel.
It was a large event, and Lu Wei invited many of his friends.
Mu Nannan was very happy to see so many people, believing it was a sign that Lu Wei valued her.
The hotel had prepared drinks and other refreshments well in advance, and as soon as Lu Wei and his men arrived, some people started drinking on their own.
Mu Nannan stood at the door, constantly looking outside.
Lu Wei walked over and asked, "Nan Nan, is Miss Huo coming?"
Mu Nannan said, "Jian Yu said Miss Huo wasn't home, so I didn't tell her."
Lu Wei was somewhat disappointed. "Alright! Jian Yulai is the same. Where is she?"
"They said they were almost there ten minutes ago."
Just then, someone from the cake shop carried in a large cake. "Is Miss Mu Nannan's birthday party here?"
Mu Nannan waved her hand, "Yes, put it here."
The cake shop staff carefully arranged the cake. "Miss Mu, are you satisfied?"
The cake is made with top-quality chocolate and gold leaf fondant, making it very exquisite.
Mu Nannan nodded in satisfaction. "Very good."
The cake was custom-made by Mu Nannan. Lu Wei had never seen such a big and beautiful cake before, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.
His friends all took out their phones to take pictures.
Lu Wei felt very proud after seeing it.
"Nan Nan, you have such good taste."
When Jian Yu came in, he saw a group of people taking pictures around a large cake.
Mu Nannan kept her eyes on the door and spotted Jian Yu immediately. As she went to greet him, she saw Mu Mingming and her boyfriend.
Mu Mingming walked over with her arm around her boyfriend's, her face beaming. "Nan Nan, this is your first time celebrating your birthday outside. I came to support you."
As she spoke, she adjusted the necklace around her neck.
Upon seeing the necklace, Mu Nannan's expression changed. It was a gift from her mother, and she had originally intended to wear it to her birthday party, but fearing that Lu Wei might misunderstand, she put it away.
Jian Yu followed Mu Nannan's gaze and immediately noticed the small "Nan" character on the necklace.
This is a custom-made necklace by Mu Nannan.
When Mu Mingming saw Mu Nannan's expression suddenly change, she revealed a smug smile.
He fiddled with the necklace again. "Nan Nan, why are you about to cry?"
Mu Nannan immediately stopped crying. "It's okay."
She looked up and greeted Jian Yu, "Jian Yu, you've come."
Jian Yu wore a pearl-embellished twill coat, along with a diamond and pearl necklace and earrings. The lustrous sheen perfectly complemented her fair skin, and her increasingly aloof demeanor made her truly eye-catching.
Mu Mingming quickly glanced at Jian Yu's clothes and jewelry, and couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy. This was a new coat that chANEL had just released, priced at nearly 200,000 yuan.
Although the Mu family is well-off, they wouldn't buy such expensive clothes.
The clothes she was wearing only cost a few thousand yuan.
The only expensive item was her high heels, which she had begged her aunt to buy.
Mu Mingming glanced at Mu Nannan again. Her aunt was too biased. The dress Mu Nannan was wearing today was bought at the mall the day before yesterday for only 5,800 yuan.
She clearly wanted it too, and her aunt noticed, but she just couldn't bear to buy it for her.
Why should Mu Nannan, who is so clumsy, be given all the good things?
Mu Mingming narrowed her eyes. How come she didn't know that Mu Nannan had made such a rich friend?
Mu Mingming then greeted Jian Yu, "Hello, I'm Nan Nan's cousin, Mu Mingming. Welcome to Nan Nan's birthday party. Nan Nan used to celebrate her birthday at home, but this time she insisted on celebrating it at a hotel. However, she's never been very clever, and Grandma was worried that she would ruin the birthday party, so she asked me to come and keep an eye on things."
Mu Nannan's face stiffened even more. She bit her lip, lowered her head, and remained silent.
It's one thing to say that to her at home, but today is her birthday, can't you at least give her some face?
If you say such things to Lu Wei and Jian Yu in front of them, what will happen if they look down on you later?
Jian Yu glanced at Mu Mingming, then at Lu Wei.
His girlfriend was almost in tears, but he acted as if nothing was wrong, greeting her with a smile, "Jian Yu's here. Are your eyes...?"
This person is completely unreliable.
Jian Yu sighed silently and looked at Mu Mingming's necklace. "Did you borrow this necklace from Nan Nan? Nan Nan's name is on it. You two are really close; Nan Nan even lent you a custom-made one to make a good impression."
Mu Mingming and her boyfriend, "..."
Lu Wei subconsciously glanced at the necklace around Mu Mingming's neck; it was sparkly and beautiful.
Mu Nannan looked up happily, "My mom had it custom-made for me, and she just gave it to me this morning as a birthday present."
She's not really stupid; Jian Yu is standing up for her, so how could she possibly sabotage him?
Why is there a name engraved on the necklace?
Mu Mingming touched the necklace, feeling guilty, and said, "Where are the words?"
Jian Yu looked at Mu Nannan with a puzzled expression, "Your mother just gave you this custom-made item this morning, how did it end up around your cousin's neck? Why aren't you wearing it?"
Mu Mingming winked at Mu Nannan, but Mu Nannan didn't even look at her.
“I originally wanted to wear it, but I was afraid…” Mu Nannan glanced at Lu Wei and continued, “So I put it away.”
Mu Mingming immediately interjected, "You kept it and gave it to me."
Mu Nannan turned her head away and stopped talking.
"Nan Nan's name is engraved on this, so it can't be given away as a gift anymore. You probably didn't notice this before you accepted the gift. It's okay, now that you've found out, just return it to Nan Nan!"
Jian Yu stared at Mu Mingming naturally, waiting for her to return the necklace.
Mu Mingming felt like a million horses were galloping through her heart. She couldn't help but glare fiercely at Mu Nannan, waiting for Mu Nannan to speak up for her.
Mu Nannan shrank back when she was glared at, and subconsciously wanted to say that it was okay.
Before she could speak, she met Jian Yu's gaze again, and the words that came out were, "It's just the right size so I can wear it."
Mu Mingming, “…”
Before she could say anything more, she took off the necklace under Jian Yu's meaningful gaze.
Mu Mingming slammed the necklace into Mu Nannan's hand and snorted, "You're still as stingy as you were when we were kids. I always share my things with you. Fine, even though you gave it to me, I don't dare take it now, lest people say I'm greedy for your things."
Mu Nannan froze, looking at Mu Mingming with a wronged expression, "You..." How could you talk nonsense? You were the one who took my things.
"Looks like you don't need my help. I won't bother you any longer, I'm leaving."
She rolled her eyes, put on her high heels, and pulled her boyfriend away.
Mu Nannan's eyes filled with tears. She was just asking for her things back, but she was being called stingy.
Lu Wei stood there, watching the two figures leave, and slowly said, "Nan Nan, it's really not appropriate to take back something you've given away."
Mu Nannan's body visibly trembled.
Jian Yu reached out and took the necklace from Mu Nannan's hand, then helped her put it on.
“Things that have been given away are indeed not suitable to be asked for back. But things that have been stolen or cheated out of must be returned.”
Jian Yu deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word "deceive".
Lu Wei turned his head away somewhat awkwardly, "Never mind, we're coming back anyway, so let's not talk about it."
She turned around and ran into her group of friends.
This was the first time Mu Nannan had heard someone use the word "steal" to describe Mu Mingming's behavior.
Her eyes widened in shock. "She stole my necklace?"
You can treat it as robbery if you want.
Mu Mingming naturally snatched her things right in front of her and often took things without asking.
Taking something without asking is stealing, isn't it?
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