Chapter 24: Shabby Gift
Translator: Tim Editor: Tehrn / Carolin
“Zhao Hong, sorry, I’m busy right now, please sit sowhere else,” Ning Qingxue was annoyed since she finally summoned the courage to say what she wanted but was interrupted. Zhao Hong looked at Ye Mo in surprise and was wondering how this poor-looking person, who sohow found his way in here, could be connected to Ning Qingxue.
“Hello, I’m Zhao Hong. I just ca back from Cambridge University, and I’ll be staying at the Ning Hai Governnt Office for now. If you have any trouble in Ning Hai, just co to . I can help you with the trivial stuff,” Zhao Hong didn’t leave just because of Ning Qingxue’s words and instead extended his hands elegantly. For him, shaking hands with Ye Mo was due to Ning Qingxue. Although he didn’t know why Ning Qingxue was talking to this person, he just wanted to get a good impression from Ning Qingxue.
What took Zhao Hong by surprise was that Ye Mo casually took a fruit from the waiter’s plate and didn’t even seem to see Zhao Hong’s hands. Zhao Hong’s face reddened and awkwardly dropped his hand. He glared at Ye Mo and was just regretting extending his hand when Wang Xu ca over.
“Brother, you’re quite sothing, your move even tricked ! Nice technique! This is my number, we must have a talk sotis!” Wang Xu patted Ye Mo’s shoulder excitedly as soon as he ca and gave him a na card with only his phone number. Ye Mo had a good first impression of Wang Xu. He felt Wang Xu was a decent person and could beco friends. So once he heard Wang Xu say this, he also smiled and said: “Sure, gladly.”
Ning Qingxue saw Ye Mo’s completely opposite attitudes towards two different people and seed to be thinking about it. “Brother Xu, you are here! Hehe,” Zhao Hong saw Wang Xu and laughed awkwardly.
“Fake foreigner, why did you co back? Aren’t you supposed to be in England?” Wang Xu’s words were very straight forward. Zhao Hong said awkwardly: “I have already graduated, I am now working in the governnt office at Ning Hai City. I didn’t think Brother Xu had the ti to co too.”
“It was conveniently on the way for to Ning Hai,” after Wang Xu had responded to Zhao Hong, he turned to Ye Mo and said, “Brother Ye, you must rember to call later on, oh, gim your number too!”
“He doesn’t have a phone,” Su Jingwen’s voice ca here in ti. Ye Mo laughed bitterly in his heart. No matter where he sat, there would be a lot of people surrounding him quickly. He didn’t like this boisterous environnt. He had the urge to give Su Jingwen her present and leave. “Jingwen, happy birthday to you, I brought this diamond necklace from England just for you. I hope you will like it!” Zhao Hong saw he was starting to be neglected from the conversation, and hurried out to take his present.
“Thank you, Zhao Hong.” After saying a few words, Su Jingwen took the necklace and gave it to the female servant in the background. As Zhao Hong saw that Su Jingwen didn’t give his gift a second thought, a glimpse of disappointnt flashed across his eyes.
“Sister Jingwen, I also brought sothing for you!” Su i noticed the situation and imdiately gave out a set of costics products. At this mont, the guests all started giving their gifts, but many people already gave their presents at the door. Those who ca in to give her the gifts were all Su Jingwen’s good friends.
Even Ning Qingxue gave an exquisite chest brooch. Ye Mo then realized that, although he deed his present to be the most precious, its look compared to other people’s presents was barely acceptable. However, at this mont, Su Jingwen had to look full of hope at him. Ye Mo smiled bitterly, he took out the bracelet he made from his pocket and gave it to Su Jingwen as he said: “I made this myself. I know it’s a bit shabby, and I apologize, but I didn’t have the money to buy sothing more expensive.”
The bracelet was made of six pea-sized beads scattered loosely at different places. It was easily discernible that the Jade had a crappy quality and obviously didn’t look good. Everyone around them looked at Ye Mo’s gift in surprise and thought: “Even if you didn’t have money, a random piece of jewelry would still look better than this weird bracelet you made yourself. The beads are ugly, perhaps it was even made from a fake piece of Jade. If that was true, then this bracelet was only worth a few dollars which was much cheaper than any finished good.”
“Pfff...” So people in the crowd finally couldn’t hold it in and laughed. This guy really was unique. Not only did he wear poor clothes, but also gave such a poor presents.
“This present is really unique, probably the only one that exists in the world, hehe...” Zhao Hong saw Ye Mo offering this gift and finally found a chance to ridicule Ye Mo. Su Jingwen rolled her eyes towards Zhao Hong but happily accepted Ye Mo’s bracelet while she wore it joyfully on her wrist: “Ye... thank you! Thank you for making a present for yourself! I really like this bracelet, does it have a na?”
Ye Mo smiled and said: “I nad it the Six Harmony.”
“Six Harmony? This na is really quite unique,” Su i looked at the sanguine Su Jingwen and wanted to say sothing about Ye Mo but resisted the urge to. Ning Qingxue saw Ye Mo giving such a cheap present yet still had a calm face without any sign of uneasiness, and when she looked at Su Jingwen’s joy of receiving the present, Ning Qingxue suddenly felt a weird feeling that she couldn’t explain.
Soft music played, and the first dance was coming. Just when everyone started guessing who Su Jingwen would get to dance with her for the first song, Su Jingwen looked at Ye Mo and said: “Ye Mo, would you dance with for this tune?”
“He is Ye Mo?!” Zhao Hong obviously heard about the things between Ye Mo and Ning Qingxue, and his expression beca weird. From Su Jingwen accepting Ye Mo’s present and wearing it on her hand to inviting Ye Mo to dance with her, even those who didn’t know Su Jingwen knew that Ye Mo was probably soone Su Jingwen pushed out to be a shield. It was to defend against those who wanted to dance with her tonight.
However, Ning Qingxue didn’t think this way. She felt that Su Jingwen genuinely wanted to invite Ye Mo to dance. Although she didn’t know why Su Jingwen would do sothing like this, there was an unreasonable feeling of annoyance in her heart. She imdiately felt confused about her feelings. Ye Mo also didn’t think Su Jingwen would invite him to this gathering for this and said awkwardly: “Unfortunately, I don’t know how to dance at all.”
Su Jingwen beca dazed for a mont. She considered everything else except for the fact that Ye Mo couldn’t dance. Although Ye Mo was abandoned by the Ye family, he was still once a “Young Master” there, and he was a student of Ning Hai University, how could he not know how to dance?
Only Li Mui knew that Ye Mo really didn’t know how to dance. In the past, although Ye Mo was boastful, he never seed to go to the dancefloors or clubs. He barely had any friends and only liked to show-off and be arrogant.
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