Chu Hao looked up at Mu Tiantian, and Jiang Ye moved closer to her, tightening his grip on her waist.
He gave Chu Hao a warning look.
Chu Hao held the figurine and gave a wry smile.
Mu Tiantian, oblivious to the tension between Chu Hao and Jiang Ye, took out the star-shaped jar and handed it to Chu Ran.
"This is an apology gift for you," Mu Tiantian whispered in her ear. "Each star contains a message from my heart. You can take it home and open it slowly."
After Mu Tiantian finished speaking, she winked at her.
Chu Ran was deeply moved when she heard that there was a sentence written on each of the stars.
No, Chu Ran, you must hold back. What if she lies to you? You can't be soft-hearted.
System: [Chu Ran's rage value decreased by 20, currently at 30.]
Chu Ran tossed her short, ear-length hair, straightened her posture, and showed off her long, slender, white neck and delicate, shapely collarbone.
She glanced at Mu Tiantian, suppressing her joy, and pouted, saying with a haughty expression, "Then what about my birthday present?"
Chu Hao received two gifts.
"Of course! I'll personally carry it to your bedroom when we get home. It's a gift from the eldest." Mu Tiantian said, gesturing with her hands to show how big the gift was.
Chu Ran beamed with joy, and tightened her grip on the star-shaped jar.
Chu Ran is arguably the easiest to appease because she genuinely considers Mu Tiantian her best friend and trusts her unconditionally.
"Mu Tiantian, this gift of yours is too cheap. Ranran, Brother Hao, how can this kind of gift be worthy of you?" A sarcastic voice came from behind.
Mu Tiantian looked over and saw a girl with heavy makeup looking at the gifts Mu Tiantian had given to the brother and sister with disdain.
Mu Tiantian vaguely remembered this girl; she lived in the dorm room next to hers and Chu Ran's, but they weren't in the same major.
Li Ya frequently visits Chu Ran and tries her best to curry favor with him. At the same time, she is extremely hostile towards Mu Tiantian and always looks at her with hatred.
"Li Ya?" Mu Tiantian asked, her makeup now much heavier than it was in college.
Li Ya raised her chin, looking superior.
Because Mu Tiantian and Chu Ran were almost inseparable during college, Li Ya had no chance to curry favor with Chu Ran.
Later, Mu Tiantian disappeared for two years without any reason, which gave her the opportunity to follow Chu Ran around.
Li Ya's family runs a small company. They want to cooperate with the Chu family, so she has been trying to curry favor with Chu Ran, while she looks down on Mu Tiantian.
Li Ya snorted coldly, then took out her gift and gave Chu Ran a designer handbag, which cost her tens of thousands of yuan. Wasn't it better than that cheap Star brand?
What she gave Chu Hao was a watch, which was worth around 100,000 yuan on the market. Wasn't that better than that piece of broken clay?
Little did they know, the siblings had no shortage of these designer items.
The people who came to the birthday party were all watching the show from the sidelines.
Anyone with eyes could see that Chu Ran and Chu Hao really liked the gift Mu Tiantian gave them. It's hard to tell whether Li Ya was genuinely stupid and lacked discernment, or if she was doing it on purpose.
Chu Ran and Chu Hao were disgusted by Li Ya's fawning attitude. It was one thing for her to give a gift, but to belittle Tian Tian as well was another.
They hadn't planned to invite her, but she insisted on coming after learning they were having a birthday party, and the two families were still negotiating a collaboration.
Thinking that it would be more lively with more people, I agreed.
If I had known this would happen, I would have preferred not to invite her at all; she ruined the atmosphere.
"The gift you gave me is pretty tacky." Chu Hao didn't hold back. "This watch is even worse than the one I threw away last month."
Seeing her expression, Chu Ran said, "I really like the gift Tian Tian gave me. I have many bags that are much more expensive than this, but thank you for your kindness anyway."
As soon as You Lian came out of the restroom, she overheard what Chu Ran and Chu Hao were saying to Li Ya. Looking at the gifts in their hands, she guessed pretty much what was going on.
Li Ya pursed her lips, but still smiled broadly at the two of them.
She glanced sideways at the man next to Mu Tiantian. He was dressed entirely in designer brands and was handsome, but the necklace around his neck looked cheap.
Li Ya said sarcastically, "Oh, so you've found a pretty boy to bolster your image?"
Everyone understood from her attitude that she didn't know Jiang Ye.
Jiang Ye looked at Li Ya with a cold expression and asked, "Who is Li Hao to you?"
"Is there a problem with my father?" Li Ya still maintained her haughty demeanor.
Jiang Ye called Wu Jie and said, "We're not considering the collaboration we discussed with Li Hao last time."
Wu Jie was a little puzzled. Last time they said this collaboration was going to happen, so why did they suddenly decide against it?
He didn't ask any more questions and did as Jiang Ye instructed.
Li Ya froze on the spot upon hearing Jiang Ye's words.
At this moment, You Lian walked up to the group and called out, "Jiang Ye."
Li Ya was shocked. She had heard of Jiang Ye before, back in school, but she had never met him.
She's been trying to curry favor with Chu Ran for the past two years, yet she hasn't even seen a photo of Jiang Ye.
If it weren't for the opportunity her father had to discuss cooperation with the Chu and Jiang families, Chu Hao and Chu Ran probably wouldn't have agreed to let her come to this birthday party.
System: [This woman seems really stupid.]
Even Qi Tong couldn't help but complain.
"Jiang...Jiang Ye?" Li Ya's imposing aura vanished instantly.
Jiang Ye ignored her.
“Yes, Li Ya, don’t you recognize him? I remember you told me that you not only met him but also drank with him. How come you don’t recognize him now?” You Lian exclaimed in surprise.
Li Ya did say that to her, but she was just bragging.
Li Ya felt even more ashamed after You Lian said that.
She could even hear the laughter of others around her.
"Ranran, I...I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now." Li Ya couldn't stay any longer and fled after saying that.
Seeing that Li Ya had made such a fool of herself, You Lian felt a little happier, and the corners of her lips turned up slightly.
She and Li Ya didn't get along very well.
But when she caught a glimpse of Mu Tiantian being so intimate with Jiang Ye, the corners of her mouth fell back down, especially when she saw the couple's rings around their necks, a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Chu Ran looked at Mu Chen and asked, "Brother Chen, where's your gift?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Chen took out an exquisite gift box, about the size of a ring box, and handed it to Chu Ran, saying, "Happy birthday."
Chu Ran opened the gift box with a mixture of shyness and joy; inside was a blue cat's eye gemstone.
"So beautiful." Mu Tiantian couldn't help but exclaim. This gemstone must be worth at least several hundred thousand.
Mu Chen's father went to prison, and the state confiscated all his illegal gains.
Later, Mu Chen started his own business and has now achieved some success.
Although buying this gemstone would leave him broke for a while, seeing Chu Ran's joyful expression made it all worthwhile.
Mu Tiantian could tell that the two of them were obviously interested in each other. She had been gone for two years, and there was still no progress between them. It was driving her crazy.
"Brother Chen, this is too precious." Although the price of this gemstone is not very high for Chu Ran, it is definitely not cheap for Mu Chen now.
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