Gao Qihang, standing by, also had a playful look on his face. He stared at Long Yi intently and said with a forced smile, "Yes, Mr. Long, open the gift and let us see what kind of gift could have won Miss Ling's heart so much?"
The originally cheerful atmosphere of the party became solemn, and the onlookers looked at Long Yi with a sense of joking.
"Who is this young man? How dare he go against Xu Tiancheng? He must be tired of living."
"Looking at the way this guy is dressed, it doesn't look like he can give any good gifts. It's going to be fun later."
"Miss Ling is such a beauty, if this guy wants to pursue her, he has to see if he has the ability to do so."
Ling's mother's face was covered with frost. On one side was Xu Tiancheng, a man from a wealthy family, and on the other was an unknown young man. It went without saying that Xu Tiancheng was the best candidate for the Ling family's son-in-law.
She wanted to make Long Yi give up, so she said, "Young man, since everyone says so, why not open your gift and see if there's anything wrong?"
Before Long Yi could reply, Ling Bingqian said anxiously, "Mom, can you please not be like this? It's not polite to open someone's gift in front of them. Besides, I'll like any gift Brother Yi gives me."
After saying that, she held the gift box given by Long Yi tightly in her arms, not letting anyone touch it.
Xu Tiancheng snorted coldly, and in his heart he was even more certain that Long Yi couldn't give him anything good. He said hypocritically, "Bingqian, you should open it and let everyone see it. Even if the gift is cheap, it is a token of Mr. Long's thoughtfulness. You will only make him feel cold."
Long Yi sneered in his heart. He naturally knew what this guy was thinking. He just wanted to embarrass him in public. If that was the case, then let's see whose gift was the one that couldn't be produced.
He slowly walked up to Ling Bingqian and said softly, "Girl, give me the gift box. Since Mr. Xu wants to see it so much, then let him have it."
"But Brother Yi... this guy is obviously looking for trouble."
"It's okay. Although it's not as good as the Porsche Mr. Xu bought from abroad, it's a token of my appreciation." Long Yi raised his voice and took the gift box from Ling Bingqian's arms while speaking.
Seeing that Long Yi actually had the courage to open the gift box, Xu Tiancheng became even more proud and laughed at him loudly:
"The gift may be small, but the thought is great. Even if Mr. Long gave me a small hairpin worth a hundred yuan, it was still a token of his heart..."
He froze on the spot before he could finish his words. A pink diamond shining brightly in the sun choked back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
The pink diamond looked to be as big as a pigeon egg, and was crafted into a perfect diamond ring shape, instantly attracting all the attention in the venue.
In comparison, the Porsche key looked so dull.
The pupils of the onlookers shrank, they took a breath of cold air, and were instantly in an uproar.
"This diamond is at least ten carats, and it's an extremely rare pink diamond. Its value is probably over fifty million!"
“I’ve seen the world’s largest pink diamond, the ‘Lou Rose’, at an international diamond exhibition before, and this diamond is just as beautiful as the other.”
"If this pink diamond were natural, its value would be many times higher than that Porsche."
The moment Ling Bingqian saw the pink diamond, a layer of mist filled her eyes, and the grievances of more than half a month before disappeared. She looked at Long Yi with a pair of beautiful eyes, and the sweetness in her eyes could be stretched into threads.
She said with a little cry: "Why did you buy me such an expensive thing? It's not an important day. Don't spend money on me lavishly next time."
Long Yi stepped forward, touched her head, and said lovingly: "This is your first birthday since we met, how can it not be considered an important day? And this is not a big deal.
Follow me from now on, if I have a bite of meat to eat, you will have to wash the dishes."
Ling Bingqian heard Long Yi's sudden teasing and gently hit his chest with her fist, then burst into laughter: "Such a romantic atmosphere has been ruined by you."
Xu Tiancheng, who was standing next to them, looked at the two of them being so affectionate with anger in his eyes that seemed to be about to burst into flames.
If you throw him into a pot of cold water now, I'm afraid the water will boil.
Ling's mother was extremely surprised. A pink diamond of this size could not be bought just by having money. It was impossible for someone to sell it to you without some connections.
She stood there like a fool, and for a moment she even forgot to separate the two people who were hugging each other.
"Impossible! There are only a few pink diamonds like this in the country. They must be artificially cultivated." Xu Tiancheng said angrily after he recovered.
"That's right. This kid is just a poor boy from the countryside. Does he really think he can get into the upper class by wiping off the mud on his pants?" Gao Qihang chimed in.
After the good atmosphere was disturbed by these two bad apples, Long Yi finally showed some anger on his face. He stared at Gao Qihang and said coldly:
"Have you forgotten the pain now that the wound has healed? I just dealt with you a few days ago, and now you dare to come out and jump around? Don't you think dying isn't fast enough?"
Under Long Yi's cold gaze, Gao Qihang felt as if he was being locked by a poisonous snake. His hair stood on end and he shuddered.
Ever since he returned to Yandu from the Xiangshan Buddhist Conference that day, he was inexplicably demoted by his superiors. Even if his family tried their best to protect him, they were powerless to change the final outcome.
If he had not been clearly told by his superiors that his promotion path in the Yandu Military Region had come to an end, he would not have run to Shuntian City to curry favor with Xu Tiancheng.
Seeing Gao Qihang hesitant and unable to speak, Xu Tiancheng simply stepped in personally and said coldly: "We are talking about the matter of using fake diamonds to deceive Bingqian. Don't change the subject.
In fact, no matter what gift you gave, Bingqian wouldn't be disgusted with it, but you are such a vain person, using fake diamonds to pass them off as real ones, without even considering whether you have the ability to produce a pink diamond worth more than ten carats, and you wouldn't even lie..."
He stood on the moral high ground and criticized Long Yi with righteous words.
At this time, public opinion on the scene also shifted. After all, a young man without a family background could actually come up with a pink diamond worth tens of millions as a gift. This seemed unreasonable no matter how you looked at it.
Long Yi's eyes were filled with indifference as he sneered, "Your fart is so long and smelly, it really spoils the mood."
"You..." Xu Tiancheng felt like he had punched cotton, and his eyes turned black with anger.
He was on the verge of going berserk at this point, and no longer cared about the image he had painstakingly cultivated. He strode to the gift box and snatched the pink diamond away.
After examining it for a moment, he sneered, "What a joke! You're trying to fool us with such a low-quality pink diamond! The quality of this pink diamond is not even as good as artificially grown diamonds!"
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