Gu Fanyan saw it too, but only glanced at it briefly before turning her gaze back.
Murong Mo's eyes trembled violently, his anger surging.
The auction for the pink tourmaline has begun.
"That's so beautiful!" Sheng Xin exclaimed in admiration.
"If you like it, I'll buy it for you." Lin Zhibai's tone was full of doting affection.
"But it's so expensive, it's equivalent to a house." Sheng Xin sighed softly.
"Price is not a problem as long as you like it," Lin Zhibai said dismissively.
The girls sitting next to them overheard their conversation and couldn't help but turn their heads, their eyes filled with envy.
"That girl is so lucky."
"Where can you find such a great boyfriend? I'm willing to be his human ATM."
"If I had a boyfriend like that, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."
"That's Young Master Lin! He's famous for how good he is to his girlfriends."
"..."
Murong Mo clenched his fists tighter and tighter, and his face grew increasingly grim.
Lin Zhibai being nice to other girls has nothing to do with him.
But this girl looks so much like Gu Fanyan, this is a provocation and an insult to him!
His fist was about to fly out uncontrollably... Suddenly, Gu Fanyan grasped one of his fists, looked at him with her clear eyes, and gently shook her head.
She sensed his anger.
"Smoke and mist..."
Gu Fanyan smiled slightly and said softly, "Why bother? We'll be leaving here soon."
She understood all his thoughts, and she was on his side.
Murong Mo's anger dissipated considerably in an instant.
During the auction of the pink jade seal, Lin Zhibai made several bids.
Once the price reached a certain level, Murong Mo prepared to raise the price and finalize the deal.
Gu Fanyan took his hand again and said softly, "I don't need this jewelry. Don't act out of a momentary impulse."
Murong Mo shook his head: "I just wanted to give you something special."
"You've already given me your heart, that's enough." A hint of sweetness flickered in Gu Fanyan's smile.
Murong Mo was stunned. Her smile was like a spring breeze wrapped in sunshine, so mesmerizing that one couldn't open their eyes.
His anger vanished instantly.
However, the desire to give her good things became even stronger, to the point that I wanted to give her the whole world.
Finally, Lin Zhibai captured the pink tourmaline in a photograph.
Sheng Xin also received envious glances from many girls in the audience.
Murong Mo waited until the end of the auction to buy a brooch inlaid with jade and pearls and gave it to Gu Fanyan.
This brooch is unremarkable at first glance, so not many people pay attention to it.
After Murong Mo won the bid, the auctioneer said, "I have something to say about this brooch."
"This brooch may seem unremarkable, but if you look at it a few more times, you can feel its elegance and brilliance."
Five hundred years ago, a general was on the battlefield when he accidentally discovered an old jade mine. The most beautiful stone inside was polished into this brooch. He originally intended to give it to his wife upon his triumphant return, but the battlefield was ruthless, and in the end, only this brooch returned to his wife's side.
"This brooch accompanied the lady for decades, but she did not want it to be buried with her when she passed away. She said she hoped it would be left to lovers in the world so that they could be together forever."
The auctioneer looked at Murong Mo and Gu Fanyan, "I hope this brooch will accompany you and witness your love throughout your lives."
Gu Fanyan smiled at Murong Mo, just as the camera was pointed at the two of them.
On the big screen, Gu Fanyan's beautiful smile and Murong Mo's affectionate gaze were captured perfectly.
The beautiful scene moved everyone present, and they couldn't help but burst into applause.
"Miss Gu and her husband have such a good relationship," Sheng Xin said, clapping her hands as she spoke, her face full of envy.
Lin Zhibai lowered his handsome eyes for a moment, then smiled and said, "What she has, I will make you have too."
The auction ended, and people gradually left the venue.
“Miss Sheng,” Gu Fanyan stepped forward unexpectedly, “let’s have dinner together.”
Sheng Xin was flattered and surprised. "Is that alright?"
Then she looked at Lin Zhibai and asked, "Is it okay, Brother Zhibai?"
Lin Zhibai said nonchalantly, "Sure, it's on me."
The four of them went to the hotel restaurant and found an outdoor table.
Sheng Xin was quite excited, saying repeatedly, "I really didn't expect that two people who are not related by blood could look so alike!"
Gu Fanyan smiled slightly: "I didn't expect that either."
Sheng Xin looked at Gu Fanyan with some disappointment: "From childhood to adulthood, everyone around me has praised me for being beautiful, but after meeting Miss Gu, I realized what it means to have the same combination but different results. Miss Gu, you are much prettier than me."
Gu Fanyan smiled but didn't reply.
She's heard compliments about her beauty countless times since she was a child.
She knew she was beautiful and accepted compliments from others without hesitation, but she didn't care about them.
"Miss Sheng, how did you and Young Master Lin meet?" Gu Fanyan asked.
Murong Mo glanced at her subconsciously.
Lin Zhibai was engrossed in his phone, and seemed not to have heard the question.
“I’ve known Zhibai since I was very young,” Sheng Xin said with a smile, “probably when I was two or three years old.”
“Our mothers are good friends,” she continued. “In elementary school, we even sat at the same desk. Later, my parents divorced, and I went abroad with my mother. We haven’t been in touch much since then.”
Lin Zhibai remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Gu Fanyan picked up her drink, took a small sip, and said, "So, the story of how I met Young Master Lin is yet to come."
Sheng Xin was taken aback: "Miss Gu, you know Brother Zhibai?"
She then turned to Lin Zhibai and asked, "Brother Zhibai, do you know Miss Gu?"
Lin Zhibai shrugged: "Yeah, I know him."
Sheng Xin looked on with curiosity: "When you met Miss Gu, did you think I looked a lot like her?"
"I didn't notice," Lin Zhibai replied casually, unconcerned.
Sheng Xin pouted: "How come I didn't notice? They look so alike."
Lin Zhibai smiled and said, "I like you, not because of your appearance."
He said it so casually that no one would believe him.
Gu Fanyan lowered her head and ate her food, without saying anything more.
On the way home, Murong Mo held Gu Fanyan's hand and said, "I've said it before, everyone has a past, and the past won't affect us."
He understood that Gu Fanyan had deliberately invited Lin Zhibai and Sheng Xin to dinner tonight.
She wanted to confirm the relationship between Lin Zhibai and Sheng Xin so as not to make him suspicious.
Gu Fanyan hummed in agreement, a self-deprecating smile playing on her lips.
"What's wrong?" Murong Mo noticed that something was off about her.
Gu Fanyan shook her head. She didn't tell him that she had never imagined that she was a substitute.
Therefore, the reasons for Lin Zhibai's wavering and lack of initiative in that relationship are now clear.
Because she was just a substitute, she wasn't worth it.
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