Chapter 585 The Supper of Friendship (1/2)

Chapter 585: The Supper of Friendship

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

If this were really a black instead of a fire opal, its value would be significant. In terms of its size, weight, and purity, it could fetch a lot of money.

It wouldn't fetch as much priced like a fire opal—Li Du's estimate of its value was about 100,000 dollars.

Sophie held the opal as though she were carrying a child. She looked at it under the light from the lamp and smiled. ”So pretty, It's really pretty. Do you like it?”

”Yes, I do,” Li Du said. ”It's really beautiful.”

Sophie tilted her head in thought. Then, she held the opal out in front of him.

Li Du was puzzled. ”Why? Don't you have a box with you?

Sophie said, ”I'll give it to you since you like it.”

Li Du broke into laughter. ”For me? Haha! Isn't this a gift for your dad?”

Sophie shook her head. ”I can go find another one. Since you like this, I'll give it to you.”

Li Du waved his hand anxiously. ”No, darling. I appreciate your gesture, but the only reason I like it is that it can be sold for money . . . ”

He thought that this didn't sound quite right, and added, ”I mean, of course, if this were a gift from you, I definitely wouldn't sell it . . . ”

Sophie put her finger to his lips and smiled. ”No need to explain. I understand. You have given me two opals as gifts. I could just give my dad one of them.”

Li Du grabbed her hand and said, ”This is a gift from you to your dad. You spent a lot of energy and effort to find it—it should go to your dad.”

Sophie covered her mouth and giggled.

Mr. Li thought he had touched her with his words, but she then shot him a look and, with a smile, asked, ”Was it really found by me?”

Sophie was too smart. She'd been over the moon when she found the opal. She believed she found it on her own, and hadn't given it a second thought.

Now that she had regained her composure, she had probably guessed the truth.

Keeping a straight face, Li Du said, ”Of course you did. Do you think that I threw it in front of you after Crispy Noodles found it?”

Still covering her mouth, Sophie couldn't stop giggling.

”You're doubting your own luck,” Li Du laughed. ”If I wanted to do that, I would wait till we were about to leave. Doesn't make sense to be in a hurry and earn brownie points now.”

This made sense to her and so the lady doctor tossed the doubt to the back of her mind. ”True. To think that my luck is really so good!”

After she said that, she got excited all over again.

Li Du gently flicked her head. ”Of course, I have a saying in my hometown: 'Ladies who smile a lot will never have bad luck.'”

As he said this, he suddenly remembered Tina. Of course, it was just an innocent thought, and he only thought of her because Tina was someone who liked to smile.

Sophie winked at him mischievously. ”I like this saying. Guess my luck really is pretty good. See, I waited 28 years and thought my prince charming would never appear. In the end, you came.”

If Li Du hadn't already known that the lady doctor's past love life was as blank as a sheet of white paper, he would have thought she was an expert in this area.

Sophie always managed to touch his heart at the most unexpected times.

Since he was moved, he grabbed hold of her for a kiss.

Working until almost midnight, Li Du was rewarded with another 18 opals.