Chapter 671 Switching Jade Pendants
Wen Luoyun inwardly scoffed at Zhou Qiao's naivety, but outwardly praised her: "You're right. No matter what, it's always good to be able to do what you like."
"Sister Ruoyun, you can choose whatever you like. Just take it with you," Zhou Qiao said generously.
Wen Luoyun smiled and said, "Then I'll accept your offer without hesitation."
After looking around, she finally chose a cute snake keychain: "I was born in the Year of the Snake, so I'll take this one."
"This also comes with a matching card holder, I'll give it to you too." Zhou Qiao took out another card holder from the side and stuffed it into her arms.
Wen Luoyun didn't refuse and accepted it with a smile.
After they finished picking out their items, Zhou Qiao pulled her to sit down at the table next to her: "Sister Ruoyun, rest here for a while, I'll pour you some water."
Wen Luoyun quickly said, "No need for that trouble, I'll just sit for a while and then leave."
Zhou Qiao brought in a teapot: "Have a sip of water and catch your breath first. Little Ju Zi is still looking after things at the clinic, so it won't make a difference if you stay a little longer."
Wen Luoyun was only pretending to be polite. Hearing Zhou Qiao say that, she went along with it and naturally waited for her to pour water.
As Zhou Qiao bowed, the red thread around her neck drooped down, connecting to her pendant, and disappeared into her clothes.
Wen Luoyun's eyes darkened slightly, then she feigned curiosity and asked, "Qiaoqiao, what's that around your neck? I saw you carrying it around so carefully at the hot spring the other day. Is it a gift from Master Qin?"
Zhou Qiao put down the kettle, touched her chest, and then casually pulled out the jade pendant: "Sister Ruoyun, is this what you mean by this?"
"What a beautiful jade pendant!" Wen Luoyun exclaimed deliberately. "The carving on it is exquisite."
Thinking of the jade pendant's origin, Zhou Qiao smiled and said, "This was indeed given to me by Qin Feng. At the time, I didn't know it was valuable and almost threw it away."
Wen Luoyun's lips twitched slightly.
He thought to himself that it would be truly absurd if she really threw it away. Who would have thought that Tang Zhi's obsession of so many years would be destroyed by an unknown little girl?
She thought to herself, but on the surface she wore an expectant expression: "Qiaoqiao, may I take a look at this jade pendant? I've never seen such a translucent jade before."
Zhou Qiao hesitated for a moment. Deep down, she also valued the significance of this jade pendant and didn't really want to share it with others.
Seeing her hesitation, Wen Luoyun immediately said, "It's okay if you can't. I was being presumptuous. You know I've always loved studying jewelry, and I can't resist these exquisite things. Just pretend I didn't say anything."
If she hadn't said that, Zhou Qiao wouldn't have thought anything of it. But now that she had, it seemed like she was being petty and didn't consider her a friend anymore.
Thinking back, she was so grateful to Xu Ruoyun for saving her from the alleyway; otherwise, she might have faced some unforeseen disaster.
Zhou Qiao took a deep breath, took off the jade pendant, and handed it to her: "It's okay, Sister Ruoyun can take a look if she likes it. It won't hurt anything anyway."
Wen Luoyun paused for a moment, then carefully took the package and said with a smile, "Thank you, Qiaoqiao."
She held it in her hand and examined it carefully, confirming that it was indeed the real jade pendant.
Suppressing her pounding heart, she deliberately rose slightly and moved closer to Zhou Qiao: "Qiao Qiao, I've only ever seen the image carved on this jade pendant in historical records before. Could it be...?"
Before she could finish speaking, the water glass beside her fell to the ground with a "thud" because she had gotten too close.
The sound of things shattering rang out, and water from the cups spilled all over the two of them.
Zhou Qiao instinctively exclaimed "Oh dear!" and quickly bent down to wipe the water stains off her body before squatting down to clean up the broken glass.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wen Luoyun swiftly pulled out the replica she was carrying from her bosom and directly swapped it with the original jade pendant.
After it was put back in place, she held the replica jade pendant in her hand, in the same posture as before.
Adopting a worried expression, she quickly helped Zhou Qiao pick up the jade: "How are you? Did you get pricked, Qiaoqiao? It's all my fault. I was so focused on the carving on the jade that I didn't even notice the water glass on the table."
"It's alright, it's alright. It's my fault for placing the water cup too close to the edge of the table. Are you alright? Did you get burned, Sister Ruoyun?"
"I'm fine, the water isn't too hot anymore."
She stood up and handed the jade pendant back to Zhou Qiao: "Put it away quickly, lest I accidentally break it, or I'll be in big trouble."
“It’s not that fragile.” Zhou Qiao got up without looking closely and hung the jade pendant back around her neck.
Wen Luoyun seemed to still be blaming herself, and sighed, "Look at me, I originally wanted to come and see you, but I've only caused you trouble."
"Oh, it's no big deal. It's just a broken cup. Like you said, the Shadow Clan is a large and powerful family. They can't be so stingy as to break a cup," Zhou Qiao comforted her.
Wen Luoyun smiled slightly: "Qiaoqiao, you are so cute. Next time you come, I will buy you a new set of cups."
Hearing her mention next time, Zhou Qiao exclaimed, "Are you leaving already, Sister Ruoyun?"
Wen Luoyun nodded: "Yes, didn't I tell you I'm busy at the shop? I won't stay with you any longer today. We can meet up again anytime when I'm less busy."
Zhou Qiao wanted to persuade her to stay longer, but after hearing what she said, she didn't insist: "Alright then, you should come see me more often when you have time, Sister Ruoyun. Qin Feng is very busy, and I'm very bored by myself."
"Okay, I'll head back now!"
Wen Luoyun and Zhou Qiao said goodbye at the door.
After leaving the shadow gate, she got into her car.
After confirming that no one was around, she took out the real jade pendant that had been switched out from her bosom.
Feeling the delicate texture under her hands and the soft sheen reflected in the sunlight, she smiled.
With the jade pendant in hand, everything else became much easier.
Driving the car, she didn't return to the traditional Chinese medicine clinic, but instead drove all the way back to the Tang family home.
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Shadow Gate Study.
"Mr. Qin, we won't have the tea. Just tell us what you wanted to see us about today."
In the room, Qin Feng sat in the main seat, while Kong Wange and Murong Ting sat diagonally opposite him.
Seeing the butler begin serving tea to the two of them, Kong Wange declined and turned directly to Qin Feng.
Qin Feng then gently waved two fingers outwards, and the butler, sensing the situation, withdrew.
Looking at Murong Ting and Kong Wange, Qin Feng said in a deep voice, "I called you here today because I have found out some information that is closely related to our Qin family, Wen family, and Tang family. That's why I asked you two to come and let me know."
"Oh? What news is it?" Kong Wange asked, puzzled.
Qin Feng didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Gentlemen, you must have heard about the family troubles that happened in the Qin family some time ago, right?"
Murong Ting and Kong Wange exchanged a glance, and the latter nodded, saying, "We know about this, but the details..."
When news of the family upheaval in the Qin family spread, it was only said that Qin Leilei eventually succeeded as the head of the family.
However, they were not present at the scene, and the Qin family subsequently blocked the news, so they did not know much about it.
Qin Feng said directly, "The situation was extremely dangerous at the time. Qin Yiyi, together with the Tang family, launched an attack on the Qin family. If I hadn't received the news and arrived in time, the Qin family would probably be under the control of the Tang family now."
Both Murong Ting and Kong Wange were taken aback.
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