Before he could finish his words, his cell phone suddenly rang.
Jiang Tingchen glanced at the screen and handed the phone over: "Invitation to the Su family's charity dinner."
Ning Nanxue took the phone and looked at it. The design of the invitation was quite exquisite and indeed in line with the style of the Su family.
She scrolled down and saw the guest list preview, and her finger stopped.
"Su family..." she muttered softly and clicked on the full list.
At the same time, at the Su family's old house.
Su Yao curled up on the sofa, looking unhappy.
"Mom! Ning Nanxue has Tingchen's support, and now she's so arrogant!" Su Yao got angry when she thought of what happened at Mrs. Li's banquet, "The more I think about it, the angrier I get!"
Mrs. Su slowly drank a sip of tea and glanced at her daughter as she put down the cup.
She patted Su Yao's hand: "Yaoyao, why are you so anxious? Ning Nanxue is a little capable, but it's not like no one can cure her."
Su Yao raised her eyes, unable to hide her anxiety: "Mom, what should I do?"
Madam Su smiled and said, "Why rush? I've already sent dinner invitations to Ning Nanxue and Jiang Tingchen. Once we're on Su's territory, let's see how she behaves. I want to make it clear to her that the Su family is not to be trifled with."
She paused, her tone growing colder. "I'd like to have a good 'meet' with Miss Ning and teach her a lesson. There are some people she shouldn't touch."
Su Yao's eyes lit up at first, then she hesitated a little: "But Tingchen..."
"What can Jiang Tingchen do?" Mrs. Su interrupted her daughter, with a bit of self-control, "This is the Su family's dinner party. Even if he comes, he has to abide by the Su family rules. Don't worry, Mom knows what's going on."
Seeing her mother so confident, Su Yao felt better and held her mother's hand: "Thank you, Mom! You are the best to me!"
Madam Su patted her and said, "Okay, take a good rest these few days. Dress up nicely on the day of the banquet and don't embarrass our Su family."
Here, Ning Nanxue looked at the phone screen, where Fu Chen and Xu Zhiru's names were also on it. She frowned slightly.
Jiang Tingchen came over and saw it, took the phone, and his face looked unhappy.
"Mrs. Su invited them too?" He looked at Ning Nanxue with concern. "Su Yao and Xu Zhiru, plus Fu Chen... Xue'er, they're probably here for you, trying to embarrass you."
Ning Nanxue felt warm in her heart when she met Jiang Tingchen's concerned eyes.
She shook her head and smiled, revealing a sense of certainty: "What are you afraid of? If they want to make trouble, just accompany them to the end."
After saying that, she put her arms around Jiang Tingchen's neck, looked up at him, and said mischievously, "That's perfect. I also want to see what tricks they can come up with. We can just counter them as they come."
Seeing the same look in Ning Nanxue's eyes, Jiang Tingchen smiled even more. He understood her and would do whatever she decided to do.
"Okay," he said in a low but steady voice, "I'll do as you say. I'll accompany you."
The two smiled at each other without saying anything more.
Ning Nanxue stood on tiptoe, moved closer, and gently touched Jiang Tingchen's lips with her lips.
A very light kiss, with warmth. The sunlight from the window shines in and falls on the two people hugging each other. The room is silent, with only the sound of their breathing.
The Su family's charity dinner was attended by many guests, who drank and toasted each other.
Ning Nanxue held Jiang Tingchen's arm and walked through the crowd, occasionally stopping to chat with people.
She chose a champagne-colored long dress, which made her look tall and cool. Standing next to Jiang Tingchen, they looked quite compatible.
Mrs. Su mingled with the ladies, speaking and laughing appropriately, but her eyes would occasionally glance at Ning Nanxue, with an indescribable meaning.
Su Yao followed her mother and looked at Jiang Tingchen's considerate attitude towards Ning Nanxue. The wine glass in her hand was almost crushed by her, and her face showed her unhappiness.
The banquet was halfway through and the hall was crowded and a bit stuffy.
Ning Nanxue turned her head and whispered to Jiang Tingchen, "I'm going to the bathroom and get some fresh air."
Jiang Tingchen hummed, reached out to help her tuck a strand of hair behind her ear: "I'll wait for you here."
Ning Nanxue smiled and turned to walk towards the rest area on the side of the banquet hall.
The bathroom is over there, and it's decorated very thoughtfully.
She had just come out of the cubicle and tidied her clothes when she heard voices outside, and the noise was quite loud.
"Where is my brooch? The pearl and diamond brooch my grandma gave me is gone!" A female voice was sharp and crying.
Ning Nanxue walked out and saw a young woman in a blue dress frantically rummaging through her handbag and checking her clothes. There were several people around her, including Su Yao and Xu Zhiru.
Ning Nanxue had some impression of the woman who was speaking. She seemed to be a relative of the Jiang family, named Mi Qingyan.
"Sister Qingyan, don't be anxious. Maybe it fell somewhere? Think about it carefully." Su Yao advised, but her eyes glanced at Ning Nanxue who had just come out.
Xu Zhiru also joined in, her voice full of concern: "Yes, Miss Mi, that thing is quite valuable, we need to look for it carefully. There were so many people coming and going just now..."
Before she finished speaking, her eyes fell on Ning Nanxue and she paused.
Mi Qingyan's eyes turned red with anxiety: "It's impossible for it to fall off. I was wearing it the whole time! I just took it off when I went to the bathroom, and when I came back and wanted to touch up my makeup, I passed by here... and it was gone!"
She pointed to the area near the bathroom.
Su Yao seemed to remember something and turned to look at Ning Nanxue: "Miss Ning, were you here just now?"
Before Ning Nanxue could reply, Xu Zhiru spoke first. Her voice wasn't loud, but loud enough for everyone around to hear clearly: "Just now... I seemed to see Miss Ning was the last one to come out of the bathroom."
As soon as these words were spoken, several eyes immediately turned to Ning Nanxue, with curiosity and doubt in their eyes.
Mi Qingyan's eyes changed when she looked at Ning Nanxue, and she became more wary.
Su Yao immediately replied: "Yes, Miss Ning, when you came out, did you see any strange people? Or... did you pick up anything?"
Ning Nanxue's face was expressionless. She looked at Xu Zhiru and asked slowly, "Ms. Xu, you said I was the last one to come out of the bathroom?"
Xu Zhiru was a little scared by her gaze, but she still nodded bravely: "Yes, I... I just happened to pass by and saw you coming out."
Her eyes flickered and she avoided Ning Nanxue's gaze.
"Oh?" Ning Nanxue dragged out her voice a little, took a step forward, and looked directly at Xu Zhiru. "That's strange. Miss Xu didn't go into the bathroom, so how did you know I was the 'last one' to come out? Were you standing at the door counting heads the whole time?"
Xu Zhiru's face turned pale. She probably didn't expect Ning Nanxue to keep harping on this point, and she was at a loss for words for a moment: "I... I just happened to see it. At that time, no one came out..."
This explanation didn't sound very convincing. The people around were not all fools. After hearing Ning Nanxue's question and seeing Xu Zhiru's panicked look, they all started to have doubts in their hearts.
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