Chapter 146 - An Ugly Smile (1/2)
Chapter 146: An Ugly Smile
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
When the part of sending gifts almost ended, Gu Ning took her backpack from Mu Ke. She stepped back to where no one noticed her. Gu Ning opened her backpack exchanging what was in it with the gift she had prepared. She then returned with the gift in her hands leaving the backpack with Mu Ke again.
Qin Yifan paid attention to Gu Ning from time to time. He saw Gu Ning coming back with a wooden box in her hands. It was 20 centimeters wide, and 30 centimeters long. Without a doubt, it was the gift for his father.
He didn’t expect that Gu Ning would be here with a present. It wasn’t his intention.
Once Gu Ning walked ahead, everyone focused on her. Some were amazed. Some were appreciating her beauty, while some were jealous of her. Gu Ning ignored them directly.
Qin Haozheng didn’t know Gu Ning. He only thought that she must be a well-educated girl from a n.o.ble family.
“Master Qin, it’s so nice to meet you. My name’s Gu Ning, a friend of Qin Yifan and Qin Zixun. It’s my honor to be here tonight. Please allow me to represent my group of friends, may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea, and may you live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains!” Gu Ning said.
“Very well. Thanks you so much, Miss Gu,” Qin Haozheng smiled.
Qin Yifan stepped forward to take the box. According to the rules, he needed to announce the name of the gift.
The minute Qin Yifan opened the box seeing the name on the card, he was astonished. He glanced at Gu Ning and her friends, then slightly raised his voice, “A gla.s.s with deer heads from the Qianlong period in the Qing Dynasty.”
“What? Are you sure?” Hearing that, Gu Changjiang once again stood up all of a sudden. He immediately approached.
Qin Haozheng did the same thing.
People who had heard of the gla.s.s were all surprised. And those who hadn’t heard of it knew that it must be very rare because Gu Changjiang was so thrilled.
Gu Changjiang held the gla.s.s in his hands carefully. He checked it for a long time with excitement on his face.
Although this gla.s.s was cheaper than The Pond and The People , it was as valuable as the landscape painting. It was an antique from the Qianlong period after all! And it was even in soft pastels.
Qin Zheng didn’t believe that Gu Ning had paid for this gla.s.s, because she was too poor to afford it. It must be the others who had bought it.
The part of sending gifts ended. The party went on, and everyone enjoyed it.
Li Zhenzhen wanted to talk with Qin Yifan to stop him from getting near to Gu Ning, but she was too late to do that. Qin Yifan was already standing by Gu Ning. Li Zhenzhen was so mad, but she didn’t dare to interrupt them.
She was afraid Gu Ning would tell Qin Yifan what she had done to her.
Li Zhenzhen wasn’t the most stunning lady in this party, but she was beautiful. Many men tried to chat with her, but Li Zhenzhen only wanted Qin Yifan. She turned them down with the excuse that she didn’t feel well.
Those men didn’t show their displeasure for the sake of Li Zhenzhen’s background, but they disdained her behavior in their hearts.
Qin Yifan apologized to Gu Ning, “I invite you all to have fun here tonight. I don’t expect that you prepared a gift. I’m sorry to let you spend so much money on it.”
Chu Peihan and others felt a little embarra.s.sed, because they hadn’t prepared the gift at all. Gu Ning actually handled it alone.
“It’s nothing,” Gu Ning said airily.
Qin Yifan smiled and dropped the topic. He asked with care instead, “Do you feel at ease at this party?”
“Yes,” Gu Ning answered. In her previous incarnation, she had attended countless parties. She was totally accustomed to it.