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Chapter 253: Try to Settle Everything (Fifth Update)

Chapter 253: Chapter 253: Try to Settle Everything (Fifth Update)

"Don’t you dare try to fob me off!" the Eldest Young Master, Yan Han, as if seeing through her thoughts, looked at her deeply, specifically reminding her.

Zhu Qianying was so angry, she almost cursed out loud. How can a person be so arrogant and conceited?

He demands gifts openly and still asks for more. With his attitude and tone, is he really requesting for a gift?

It was, obviously, extortion!

Just as Zhu Qianying was about to lose her cool, Madam Lei who sat nearby finally finished examining the brooch. Unaware of the tension between the two, she suggested they take a walk in the backyard greenhouse.

Zhu Qianying was relieved, her temper sidestepping further presumptuous requests from Yan Han.

"Xiao Yan, it seems your parents have a keen interest in plants, do you take care of the garden in your free time too?"

Zhu Qianying thought that Madam Lei and Yan Han knew each other well, but it didn’t seem so?

"Madam Lei, as a simple man, apart from working, I only occasionally go out for a drink. Gardening is a refined hobby that is not of my interest."

Eldest Young Master Yan Han was honest, without pretending to be savvy, this, to Zhu Qianying’s surprise.

She had assumed that such a pompous person would present a ’I’m the Best in the World’ facade and would never admit to knowing less or needing help.

"Ha ha ha, men are all like that, it has nothing to do with being coarse or refined. It’s just the way they are!"

Mr. Lei, who had stepped away to handle some matters, just arrived back. As soon as he opened the greenhouse door, he heard his wife’s hearty laugh.

"Wife, are you bad-mouthing us men again?"

Yan Han continued, "Mr. Lei, your wife is not saying anything bad about us. It’s just me being self-critical. Ying’er often complains that I am a rough, country bumpkin."

Zhu Qianying had a small shock, when did she ever express disgust towards him?

She didn’t have the authority to accuse him, why would she bother?

Before Zhu Qianying had a chance to clarify, she heard Mr. Lei admonishing Yan Han.

"Xiao Yan, you shouldn’t always think about making money. You should spend more time with Ying Zi. You might not know, but Ying Zi has many pursuers here!"

Zhu Qianying was secretly anxious, just hoping that Mr. Lei would not mention Cheng Ye.

She didn’t want to explain, these few days, Yan Han’s reaction whenever Cheng Ye was mentioned, was as if Cheng Ye had killed his father.

After the auction, Yan Han even tactfully encouraged her to leave Ying Jewelry!

"Thank you for the reminder, brother Lei. I have realized my past mistakes, that’s why I specially accompanied her this time. Who knew that she would be as busy as a dog and throw me to the side. I couldn’t be more bored."

At first, Zhu Qianying was somewhat moved by what he said, but as he continued, it wasn’t the case anymore.

This Eldest Young Master Yan actually complains that she didn’t have time to accompany him?

She was here to work, he was the one who tagged along. Besides, he was busy himself, right?

And more importantly, their relationship wasn’t of the type where they needed to accompany each other all the time, was it?

"Ying Zi, you’re wrong in this matter. It’s important for a woman to have a career, but family is equally important! This is advice from someone who has been there!"

Zhu Qianying could only nod in agreement, but inside, she felt utterly frustrated.

Luckily, the flowers in the greenhouse were very beautiful and pleasing to the eye, greatly alleviating her frustration.

At this point, she regretted coming here and even doubted if these three had conspired to teach her a lesson.

It was only after dinner when Mr. and Mrs. Lei led Zhu Qianying and Yan Han into their large storage room, occupying a whole floor, she felt that her visit was worth it.

Even Yan Han thought that Zhu Qianying, as a jewelry designer, would prefer collections of diamond jewelry. But his guess was completely off the mark.

That night, what made Zhu Qianying most enthusiastic was actually the traditional arts and crafts like embroidery brocade with a history of thousands of years in China.

Of course, Madam Lei noticed her preference and selected a phoenix embroidery brocade piece to give to Zhu Qianying, as a return gift for the pair of brooches.

Initially, Zhu Qianying was reluctant to accept because she knew well the value of this piece of embroidery.

In the end, it was Yan Han who grabbed her arm and told her, "Accept it. I just gave them an apartment a few days ago."

Zhu Qianying was taken aback. Wouldn’t that mean owing Yan something?

"You still have one hundred million!" Yan reminded her.

Zhu Qianying hesitated for a moment before finally accepting the embroidery.

Actually, she could understand that the Eldest Young Master Yan was just joking about the one hundred million. When it came to actually paying, he probably wouldn’t care about such a small amount of money.

Anyway, she still owed him a gift.

When the time comes, she would make up for her debt with that gift.

In any case, she wanted to keep things as clear as possible with this man!

...

That evening, after saying goodbye to Lei’s couple and returning to the hotel, Zhu Qianying again, like the night of the auction, began to study the embroidery as if she were in a trance.

Yan Han, watching her focused and serious demeanor, suddenly remembered those two scarves...

"Ying’er..."

He thought that some things, probably, should be made clear.

"Hmm?!"

Zhu Qianying did not even lift her eyelids, she just responded with a nasal sound.

"Do you remember, those two scarves..."

Yan Han himself found it awkward to bring up.

What kind of mindset did he have back then, that he would argue with her over those two scarves?

"Hmm, I remember!"

Zhu Qianying this time, actually lifted her head, and her gaze was very straightforward, with no trace of evasion or suspicion.

"Actually..."

It was Yan Han who wasn’t sure how to articulate something that seemed so long ago.

"Hmm?!" Zhu Qianying looked at him straightforwardly.

About those two scarves, she was more interested in whose famous hands they came from.

Not how and under what name they ended up in Yan Han’s hands.

But what Yan Han was struggling with was the latter.

"Actually, those two scarves, they’re not mine, they’re Yi Wei’s!"

This answer was consistent with Zhu Qianying’s conjecture, so there was really nothing to explain.

"I know!"

Zhu Qianying responded lightly, her eyes still clear and bright, without any traces of curiosity to probe further, let alone any complex emotions of envy, jealousy or hatred that Yan Han was hoping to see.

"No, I think, you must have misunderstood!" Yan Han felt like he wasn’t explaining himself clearly.

"Oh?"

Zhu Qianying didn’t ask, just patiently waited for him to continue.

"Do you think those two scarves were given to me by Yi Wei?"

Zhu Qianying raised her eyebrows, "Weren’t they?"

Yan Han shook his head, "No, they were given by me to Yi Wei!"