Ling Mo keenly caught the fleeting panic in Liang Feifan's eyes, and curled his lips into a slight sneer:
"Is the young master of the Liang family feeling guilty? Why did he suddenly become so furious for no reason?"
"What nonsense are you spouting? Are you trying to cause trouble?"
Perhaps because he felt guilty, Liang Feifan's voice suddenly rose eight octaves, startling the surrounding guests into exchanging bewildered glances.
Ling Mo slightly suppressed the faint smile at the corner of his lips, shrugged, and said indifferently:
"I would love for the two of you to stay together forever, so why would I come here to cause trouble? But you seem to be quite nervous."
"What do I have to be nervous about?"
Liang Feifan snorted coldly and quietly turned his head to the side.
Under these circumstances, he really didn't want to confront Ling Mo head-on.
They were terrified that a single oversight would drag them down with them.
Seeing that Liang Feifan's momentum had been completely overshadowed by Ling Mo, Ling Tian stepped forward and tried to smooth things over with a gentle expression:
"Sister, aren't you overthinking this? The necklace that Brother Feifan bought with such extravagant spending is definitely not fake. If it's not fake, why would you feel guilty or nervous? The reason he didn't want to have it appraised by a jewelry appraiser is simply to save face for you and avoid embarrassing you in public."
“What’s there for me to be embarrassed about? From the very beginning, I never said that the necklace I was wearing was genuine,” Ling Mo said frankly.
"you..."
Ling Tian wanted to retort, but didn't know where to begin.
If Ling Mo kept it a secret, fearing that everyone would find out the necklace wasn't genuine, she could use that opportunity to stir up trouble and make Ling Mo look foolish.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.
Ling Mo had no intention of hiding anything; instead, he frankly admitted that the necklace he wore was a fake.
In this way, even if she wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble, she would have no "opportunity" to take advantage of.
"Sweetie, there's no need to waste your breath on such a shameless and low-class person. Let's not miss the auspicious time, let's go up on stage and give our speeches first."
Liang Feifan glanced coldly at the composed Ling Mo, then whispered to Ling Tian.
He was indeed unwilling to be outmaneuvered by Ling Mo, but at the same time, he was very worried that Ling Mo would stick to the matter of whether the necklace was real or fake.
After careful consideration, he had no choice but to back down, anxiously hoping that the guests present would stop focusing on this point.
Ling Tian lowered her eyes to look at the hand that Liang Feifan was holding tightly, nodded shyly like a chick pecking at rice, and whispered:
“Brother Feifan is right. Nothing is more important than our engagement banquet. Let’s go up on stage and give our speeches first.”
"Um."
Liang Feifan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded heavily.
But just as they were about to turn around and ascend the platform together, the jewelry appraiser on stage suddenly spoke up, saying to Ling Mo in a serious tone:
“Miss Ling, I can tell you with certainty that your necklace is undoubtedly the genuine ‘Heart of the Deep Sea’.”
"What?!"
Ling Mo was extremely surprised and asked in shock:
"Master, are you sure?"
"I'm sure."
The jewelry appraiser nodded firmly.
After carefully putting away the appraisal tools, she then returned the necklace to Ling Mo, afraid of accidentally damaging this valuable necklace.
Ling Mo frowned, suddenly looked up, and gave Qin Beiming, who was leaning against the railing on the top floor, a cold look.
Realizing that Qin Beiming had lied to her again, she felt a tightness in her chest and wanted nothing more than to rush up to him, grab his ear, and beat him up.
Qin Beiming noticed Ling Mo's particularly sharp gaze, his heart suddenly raced, and he looked at Lu Jinjiu beside him with a slightly flustered expression, anxiously asking:
"What should we do now? She seems angry."
"Every time Brother Ting makes his sister-in-law cry, he automatically pulls out his most treasured washboard. After kneeling on it for several tens of minutes, his sister-in-law softens. Why don't you give it a try, Third Brother?"
"A man's knees are worth gold, but... he still has to kneel when necessary."
Qin Beiming sighed helplessly, then immediately instructed Chen Guo to purchase two or three high-quality washboards...
At the same time, Ling Mo had already turned his gaze away, staring blankly at the incredibly expensive necklace in his palm.
If the necklace were worth a few hundred or a thousand yuan, she could accept it without feeling guilty.
Upon learning that the necklace would cost tens of millions to buy, she felt it was burning her hand with envy.
Ling Tian was completely taken aback that the necklace in Ling Mo's hand was genuine. She stared wide-eyed in astonishment, and said with particular surprise:
"Master, you must be mistaken. Everyone knows that there is only one 'Heart of the Deep Sea,' so how could the necklace in my sister's hand be real?"
As she spoke, she deftly removed the necklace from her chest and, before Liang Feifan could react, handed it to the jewelry appraiser. "Master, could you take a look and tell me if this necklace is real or fake?"
The jewelry appraiser politely accepted the necklace, but just by weighing it in his hand, his thick eyebrows furrowed involuntarily. "This weight... is clearly not right."
"Master, what do you mean by that?"
Ling Tian's heart skipped a beat, and her expression instantly turned extremely unpleasant.
"Hold on."
The jewelry appraiser did not give a direct answer, but after carefully examining the jewelry several times, he confidently stated:
"This necklace is not genuine. I deduce that the sapphire on the necklace is most likely made of glass. A rough estimate suggests that the cost of this necklace should be less than a thousand yuan."
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