Chapter 165 - Will You Attend Aunt Ning’s Birthday Party? (1/2)
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Ning Shuqian picked a full set of blue diamond jewelry. They were magnificent in both quality and design. However, Ning Shuqian looked at the necklace with slight discontentment showing on her face.
Although the necklace was beautiful, it was still nothing compared to the Star of the Sea that the Wen Family gave to Mo Yunyao. It was one of the largest diamonds in the world, weighing over 40 carats. At present, the Star of the Sea was in the hands of the old man.
Ning Shuqian’s eyes gleamed. She thought to find an opportunity to convince Haowen into getting that Star of the Sea for herself. There was no way she would let that rascal Wen Xinya lay her hands on such an elegant and topnotch diamond for free. She was the only one who was worthy of donning such a gem, not some stupid brat.
Wen Xinya watched Ning Shuqian in shock as she made the payment swiftly. The entire set of blue diamond jewelry cost an alarming price of over eight million yuan. Ning Shuqian actually turned out to be such a spendthrift.
Ning Shuqian smiled. “It’ll be my birthday in two days, and your dad is planning a birthday cocktail party at Oriental Pearl Hotel. Xinya, you have to come!”
For this birthday cocktail party to happen, she had to beg Haowen for a long time before he agreed to it reluctantly. Ning Shuqian knew that it was only because Yuya was kicked out of the Wen Family and sent abroad that Haowen gave the green light.
As the old man did not explicitly acknowledged her, her position in the circle was rather awkward. This made it difficult for Haowen to promote her birthday cocktail party publicly. If words were to spread, people would think that Haowen had a falling out with his father because of her, and this would ruin his reputation.
This was the first time she was holding a birthday cocktail party, and the eight million yuan jewelry set was bought specially for it. She was determined to attract the gaze of everybody at the party on that day, to assert her position as the Madame of the Wen Family so that nobody would dare look down on her.
“Father is holding a birthday party for you?” Wen Xinya was astonished. She actually forgot such an important event.
“That’s right! I was pretty surprised too. It’ll be held two days from now at eight in the evening.” Ning Shuqian’s lips curled into a smile, beaming with pride.
“Does my grandpa know that you are holding a birthday cocktail party?” Wen Haowen was actually holding a birthday party for Ning Shuqian. This came to her as a complete surprise.
However, it made sense since Wen Haowen probably agreed to it to compensate for the fact that Ning Yuya was chased out of the Wen Family and sent overseas. On the other hand, Wen Haowen must be trying to rattle her and gain an advantage over her, especially since he moved out of the Wen mansion while bearing a grudge against her.
The smile on Ning Shuqian’s face stiffened. However, she regained her composure right after. “Your father insisted on holding a birthday party for me, and there was nothing I could do to stop him. You father should’ve told your grandfather about it, I guess!”
“I see! No wonder Aunt Ning bought such beautiful jewelry. It was to prepare for the birthday cocktail party.” Wen Xinya guessed that not only did Wen Haowen not tell her grandpa, but he also did not intend to let him know. He planned to keep the birthday cocktail party a secret from grandpa.
Ning Shuqian held her hand and looked into her eyes intimately. “Xinya, will you attend Aunt Ning’s birthday party?”
Wen Xinya looked at Ning Shuqian awkwardly, unsure of what to reply. “Aunt Ning, I…”
She finally understood the rationale behind Ning Shuqian’s actions today. She intentionally asked her out for shopping and even gave her such expensive jewelry all for the sake of presenting an image of a gentle and loving stepmother to others.