She always showed her best side in front of him: dignified and elegant, generous and decent, sometimes charming, and occasionally showing her feminine side.
She thought that their relationship was beyond the boundaries of friendship.
But I didn't expect that in his eyes I was just an acquaintance, not even a friend.
Pei Yuying was stunned and didn't say anything.
Mu Tingchen said in a deep voice: "Miss Pei, do you have anything else to say?"
Pei Yuying came back to her senses, pulled the corner of her mouth, and raised a stiff arc.
"It's okay, I was just joking with you, I didn't expect to disturb you,
My friend is still waiting for me over there, I'll go over first, you guys take your time to enjoy your meal!"
In front of Mu Tingchen, she would always retain the last bit of dignity for herself.
Even though she knew how ugly the smile on her face was at the moment.
As she turned to leave, Pei Yuying's gaze swept across Yan Ning's face, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.
The moment she turned her back, the stiff smile on Pei Yuying's lips disappeared instantly.
Yan Ning withdrew his gaze, picked up his knife and fork and continued eating.
Alas! It seems that the hatred is set.
As expected, she can't get close to these handsome men. These men will only bring her trouble.
Mu Tingchen looked at Yan Ning and said gently, "Sorry to interrupt your meal."
Yan Ning smiled nonchalantly, "It's okay."
Mu Tingchen said to himself: "The young lady just now is from the third branch of the Pei family, the third granddaughter of Mr. Pei.
Her mother and my mother are good friends, and she has a pretty good relationship with my sister.
She and I are just acquaintances, and we don’t interact much in daily life.”
Yan Ning continued eating in silence.
Mu Tingchen paused, took a sip of red wine, and continued:
"My mother has expressed her desire for me to marry her, but I don't like commercial marriages.
I've already compromised my career with my family, so I'm not going to agree to trade my marriage."
Having said that, Mu Tingchen raised his eyes to look at Yan Ning, his eyes deep, "I just want to find a girl I like and who is suitable for me to spend the rest of my life with."
Marriages among wealthy families are more like exchanges of interests.
On the surface, it is like a commodity displayed in a window, waiting to be sold.
Yan Ning put down the knife and fork in his hand, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and spoke slowly:
"Interests and love coexist. Without interests, there is no love at all.
Sometimes the person you like may not be suitable for marriage, and the person who is suitable for marriage may not be the one you like.
But Brother Mu, you are so outstanding, everything is possible.
So I wish Brother Mu can find his ideal partner soon."
As she spoke, she picked up the juice and toasted it to Mu Tingchen.
Mu Tingchen sighed inwardly, but smiled as he clinked his glasses with Yan Ning.
After the meal, Yan Ning called the waiter to pay the bill.
After paying the bill, the two left the restaurant and left the mall.
After saying goodbye to Mu Tingchen, Yan Ning got in the car and went home.
The next day at noon.
Yan Ning received a call from Jiang Yan at the factory, saying that the wedding ring was finished.
After lunch, Yan Ning got in the car and went to the processing plant.
Arriving at the office on the second floor of the factory, Jiang Yan took out a ring box from the safe in the secret room.
Yan Ning opened the box and saw a pair of wedding rings placed on the black velvet ring pillow. He was amazed when he saw the finished rings.
The ring's setting is made of platinum.
The women's ring has a hollowed-out flower holder and ring arms. The flower holder is shaped like the sun, with a 20-carat red diamond in the center and small diamonds inlaid around it.
The men's ring looks like a simple plain ring, with a 0.5 carat red diamond inlaid on the front of the ring arm, and a circle of retro patterns carved on the sides.
The inner arms of both rings are engraved with Lucia and her fiancé's initials.
There is a heart symbol between the two names.
This design can be regarded as the first romance of this era.
Yan Ning looked at the ring carefully. It had exquisite craftsmanship and beautiful style, and there was nothing wrong with it.
She instructed Jiang Yan: "Pack the ring later and send it by air according to the address given by Miss Lucia."
Jiang Yan nodded in agreement, took the ring box and went to work.
Yan Ning used the office phone to call Miss Lucia.
Tell her that the wedding ring has been made and sent by air, and ask her to prepare to receive it.
Miss Lucia asked about Yan Ning's bank account again and said that she would transfer half of the money to her first and pay the remaining balance after receiving the goods.
Yan Ning only had an account with BNP Paribas abroad, but fortunately BNP Paribas could transfer, store and trade in multiple currencies.
After finishing the call, Yan Ning put down the phone and went downstairs.
Master Jin and Master Su were looking at the design drawings and discussing how to make the crown.
Master Jin was responsible for creating the crown base, while Master Su was responsible for inlaying the gems on it.
The process of making the crown base is also very complicated and takes at least more than a month.
Taking into account the time required to set the gems, the crown may not be completed until August or September.
While the crown base was being crafted, Yan Ning arranged for Master Su to first process Xiao Xiao's imperial green jadeite jewelry.
The jewelry design drawings had been given to Master Su before, and Yan Ning also called Xiao Xiao to send someone to deliver the imperial green jadeite to the factory.
Now the jade is kept in the safe in the secret room on the second floor.
Four days later, Yan Ning received a call from Miss Lucia.
Lucia said in English: "Yan, the wedding rings you designed are exactly what I wanted.
My ring actually has a 20-carat red diamond, which I like very much.
And the inner arms of the two rings are engraved with the initials of my fiancé and me, which is so romantic.
These wedding rings really mean a lot to us and my fiancé and I love them."
Lucia continued, "Yan, this pair of wedding rings is very expensive, both in design and in the gemstones.
I feel that the price I paid you was too low, so I decided to give you a little more money.”
Yan Ning smiled and said, "Ms. Lucia, I am very happy that you and your fiancé like my design.
I hope this pair of wedding rings will witness the most beautiful moments of your wedding and your happy life in the future."
The two chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up the phone.
The next morning, Yan Ning received a call from BNP Paribas, saying that one million US dollars had been deposited into her account.
Together with the previous one million dollars, Lucia transferred a total of two million dollars to her.
The price she and Lucia had previously negotiated was $1.5 million.
Later, when Lucia saw the 20-carat red diamond, she raised the price to two million US dollars.
In addition to Yan Ning's design, the red diamond alone is worth more than one million US dollars.
Two million US dollars is about ten million Hong Kong dollars.
Excluding labor and platinum material costs, Yan Ning made a net profit of more than 9 million Hong Kong dollars.
In the following days, Yan Ning didn't pay much attention to the store. When he was free, he would go to the factory and Ning Heng Film and Television.
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