One of them replied, "Jing Yan? How is that possible? Didn't he marry Xie Shizhu just to get the CEO position? Now the engagement party is about to start. Why would he waste money on something that's already done? Besides, is there any man who would like Xie Shizhu? Jing Cheng doesn't even look down on her, let alone Jing Yan."
"That's right," the socialite sneered, "I heard that only a dozen people were invited to the engagement party. I guess Xie Shizhu felt that she couldn't afford to lose face as the eldest daughter of the Xie family, and was afraid that people would see that she had no choice but to marry him at the banquet."
Several socialites smiled at each other, their eyes full of mockery towards Xie Shizhu.
No one would believe that Jing Yanyan spent a huge amount of money to buy a necklace.
*
It's late at night.
Jing Cheng sneaked back to Jing's house and while his parents were asleep, he rummaged through the drawers in the living room looking for something.
Liu Lan went downstairs to drink water and ran into Jing Cheng. She was so excited to see her son who had disappeared for a long time that she hurried to Jing Cheng.
When she saw the things in the cabinet scattered on the floor, she asked, "You finally came back, what are you looking for?"
Jing Cheng did not hide anything and replied with a serious face: "Household registration booklet."
Liu Lan's expression changed. "Why are you looking for the household registration book?"
Jing Cheng stopped searching, turned around and faced Liu Lan, and smiled coldly: "I want to marry Cheng Siyu."
"Are you crazy?" Liu Lan looked at her unknown son with a look of disbelief. "With Cheng Siyu's status, she's not worthy of you!"
Jing Cheng thought of what Xie Shizhu had said during the day. Now even his mother thought Cheng Siyu could not marry him. He said angrily: "I don't want my woman to live like you."
Liu Lan froze all over. She didn't care what people outside thought of her. The son she had raised with so much effort turned out to be just like everyone else.
Jingcheng saw his mother's eyes turn red and realized that he seemed to have said something wrong.
He suddenly lost the mood to look for his household registration booklet. He turned around and planned to look for it again after a while. So without saying a word to Liu Lan, he left the Jing family without any regrets.
Liu Lan looked at Jingcheng's back and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
At present, it seems that it is completely impossible to let Jing Cheng give up Cheng Siyu, so he can only rely on himself to make Jing Cheng gain Jing Zhiyang's attention again.
She needs to change everything before Xie Shizhu and Jing Yan get married.
Otherwise, the results of her twenty years of hard work would be reduced to ashes.
*
The engagement banquet was held as scheduled. Except for Jing Cheng, all the relatives of the Xie and Jing families were present.
The two families refused all media access and only important relatives and friends attended.
Xie Shizhu's hair was tied up, revealing her fair swan neck. The amber blue pendant on her neck was particularly eye-catching. The tight red dress fit her tall figure perfectly. She stood on one side, attracting everyone's attention.
This also included Jing Yan. The assistant sighed, "Ms. Xie is really outstanding. At first glance, she is the most eye-catching."
Hearing the assistant praising Xie Shizhu, Jing Yan felt a sense of pride as a family member for some reason. But then he felt unhappy again. He said to the assistant who kept looking at Xie Shizhu, "Is there anything else that the company hasn't finished?"
"No..." The assistant came over after finishing all the work. Halfway through speaking, she noticed Jing Yan's face darkened a little, and quickly changed the subject, "It seems so. Mr. Jing, I'm going back to the company now."
After saying this, the assistant quickly slipped away.
This jealous man is so scary.
Xie Shizhu and Jing Yan toasted to relatives and friends together. She had an excellent memory. She only took a look at the invitation list last night and could call out the names today.
When he got to Jing Yu's place, Jing Yu hurriedly stood up and called out reluctantly, "Sister-in-law, Brother."
Xie Shizhu smiled softly. She was wearing high heels and was as tall as Jing Yu, who was 1.8 meters tall. She looked him straight in the eye and said, "Brother."
The girls Jing Yu met at school were all different from Xie Shizhu. Like Jing Cheng, he didn't like Xie Shizhu's arrogance, but when Xie Shizhu changed his address to "brother", he actually found it somewhat pleasing to the ear.
When Xie Shizhu and Jing Yan were about to toast the next table, the adult sitting next to Jing Yu jokingly said, "Why don't you have a drink with your sister-in-law?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man pushed a glass of white wine in front of Jing Yu. Jing Yu frowned when he smelled the pungent smell of the wine.
In the Jing family, people are not allowed to refute the words of their elders at will, as this would be disrespectful. However, he has never drunk alcohol, and if he refuses, his relatives will lose face.
When Jing Yu was feeling melancholy, Xie Shizhu glanced at him and said calmly, "No need to drink."
Jing Yu was slightly stunned. He did not expect Xie Shizhu to help him out.
The man was an elder, and his expression instantly darkened when Xie Shizhu retorted, "It's a happy occasion, so having a drink is nothing."
Jing Yu sighed. He had to drink the wine. Just as he picked up the glass, he heard Xie Shizhu's firm tone, "Children don't need to drink. I don't want to see someone forcing a high school student to drink at my engagement party."
After saying this, the relative's expression froze and he looked unhappy.
Xie Shizhu continued to do as he pleased. He glanced at the man's face and said indifferently, "Besides, this is my engagement party, so of course I have the final say."
After saying this, Xie Shizhu raised his eyebrows: "Does anyone have any opinions?"
Jing Yan glanced at the man coldly. Even if he had any objections, he didn't dare to say anything. He quickly found a way out and chatted with the person next to him to change the subject.
The two moved to another table of relatives, leaving behind a group of people watching her back.
Jing Yu was stunned for a moment, looked down at the wine in the glass, and thought, she is really cool!
He had never seen a girl like Xie Shizhu before.
He finally understood what Xie Shizhu's charm was. In this world of social interaction where people have to look at other people's faces, she can be unique and different, just following her own heart, and no one can influence her.
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