However, with the memories of the original owner's past life, Xu Keke knew that the two were completely different. Lin Meijuan had raised both of her sons to be upright and kind, but Du Shan was not.
"No need," Du Bingtian said before Xu Keke could refuse, making the decision for her. "It's quite late, you should all go back and rest. We can talk about it tomorrow."
"Ah Jin, your mother has a jade pendant. I'll have the housekeeper send it to you later. I'm sure you'll like it."
Xu Keke didn't pay much attention to Du Bingtian's gift, guessing that he probably hadn't prepared a gift for their first meeting and then suddenly thought of it.
Du Shan, who was sitting down, could no longer laugh. She gripped the hem of her clothes tightly and looked at Xu Keke with jealousy and resentment in her eyes.
She had asked her father for that jade clasp many times, but he had never given it to her. Yet he had given it to this older sister from the countryside so easily.
If Du Yuan hadn't given her a gentle push from behind, bringing Du Shan back to her senses, Du Bingtian would have almost seen the ferocity on her face.
As they left the living room, Xu Keke overheard Lin Meijuan softly persuading Du Bingtian to rest at his second concubine's place that night.
Du Bingtian replied with something, but Xu Keke couldn't hear him because they were too far apart.
Not long after returning to her room, an old woman brought her a brocade box. After the woman left, Xu Keke opened it, and inside was indeed a jade clasp.
But it wasn't as valuable as the nanny had described, much less a top-quality item; it just looked decent. It wasn't even as valuable as the string of beads Lin Meijuan was wearing on her wrist.
Xu Keke casually put it into the box.
Her body had been exhausted all day and was already at its limit. Xu Keke lay on the soft bed, recalling the reactions she had seen from the people in the living room earlier.
She suddenly remembered that even Lin Meijuan, who disliked the old lady, had chatted with her about the old lady's recent situation. Du Bingtian, however, hadn't asked her a single question.
In fact, during the more than ten years the original owner lived in the countryside, Du Bingtian never returned. According to the original owner's memories, Old Mrs. Du was widowed young and raised Du Bingtian alone. Later, after Du Bingtian married and went abroad, Old Mrs. Du moved back to her old house in the countryside.
It seems that no one has ever mentioned whether there was any discord between Old Mrs. Du and Du Bingtian.
Lost in thought, Xu Keke drifted off to sleep.
She was awakened by the sound of the door opening in the middle of the night.
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