Chapter 31 Black Pearl

At seven o'clock in the afternoon, with the help of Wen Ya, Ji Chenxing changed into a lake blue off-shoulder dress.

The skirt of this dress is moderate in size and slightly drags on the ground. Blue tulle covers half of the skirt from the back, and the tulle is embroidered with complex Rococo patterns in gold thread, adding a touch of expensive bright color to the tranquil lake blue.

Compared with Ji Chenxing, Ji Xueqing's beige outfit was much plainer. Perhaps out of apology, she had voluntarily put herself in the position of a supporting role since Ji Chenxing came back.

But simplicity is relative. Both of them were wearing MW's limited edition dresses, which would be in short supply if they were sold outside.

After finishing her makeup, Wen Ya matched a set of pearl jewelry for Ji Xueqing and a silver necklace inlaid with blue gemstones for Ji Chenxing. The two stood together, one was a gentle white moonlight, and the other was a noble red rose.

"Your father and I won't go today. You two girls should drink in moderation." Wen Ya stroked Ji Chenxing's hair, "Take good care of your sister."

"Yes." Ji Chenxing smiled gently, "We will be back before midnight."

Uncle Xu drove the two of them away from the Ji family villa and soon arrived at the address on the invitation letter.

In ancient times, Ji Chenxing participated in many palace banquets, so she was more calm than nervous and curious about this party.

However, unlike palace banquets, there are more people and more chaos at charity banquets, and men and women are not seated separately.

"Sister, would you like a glass of wine?" Passing by the wine area, Ji Xueqing introduced considerately, "This is wine, the ones with many colors over there are cocktails, and this is champagne."

Following Ji Xueqing's recommendation, Ji Chenxing chose a glass of champagne with a lower alcohol content.

The live broadcast system was still on, and Ji Chenxing could see comments from ancient times from time to time.

[What is this? Champagne? The foam is like snow, so beautiful]

[What is above my head? So brilliant and dazzling]

[Where is this place? Is it really as Du Gongbu wished, with thousands of mansions to shelter all the poor people in the world and make them happy? ]

[Shut up, old book bag. If you can’t speak human language, I’ll teach you. Ask me: What is that colorful wine called? Will it really not kill people if you drink it? ]

[Is this a ghost town? This person is dressed too wildly, he has no sense of shame! ]

[It's too much to watch, it's simply a dance of demons! ]

Ji Chenxing couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw these comments.

"Sister, look quickly." Ji Xueqing suddenly pulled Ji Chenxing's arm excitedly, "That's Qi Ziyan, Qi Ziyan is here!"

Ji Chenxing looked in the direction of Ji Xueqing's finger, but didn't find Qi Ziyan. Instead, he saw Lu Yuzhou at a glance.

He was still wearing the same well-fitting black suit as in the morning, but he looked a little tired.

Perhaps because he had been watching for too long, Lu Yuzhou noticed something. He raised his head and their eyes met.

Ji Chenxing seemed to see the corners of his mouth slightly raised again.

Ji Xueqing was a little excited. She took Ji Chenxing's hand and asked, "Sister, have you seen Qi Ziyan? He looks so handsome today."

Not daring to look at each other again, Ji Chenxing searched the crowd for a long time before he saw Qi Ziyan in a black dress.

"Yeah, I saw it." Ji Chenxing only answered the first half of Ji Xueqing's sentence. She didn't think Qi Ziyan was handsome at all.

Especially after having just seen Lu Yuzhou, and then looking at Qi Ziyan, I felt that no matter his appearance, temperament or ability, when compared with Lu Yuzhou, they were like fluorescent light to the sun and the moon.

Just when he was about to pull Ji Xueqing away, Qi Ziyan came up first.

"Xueqing."

Although he called Ji Xueqing's name, Ji Chenxing could sense that Qi Ziyan's eyes were always fixed on him.

"Brother Ziyan." Ji Xueqing took Ji Chenxing's arm and said, "Let me introduce you. This is my sister, Ji Chenxing."

"Hello." Out of politeness, Ji Chenxing still greeted Qi Ziyan. The moment Qi Ziyan heard Ji Chenxing's words, many thoughts flashed through his mind. He was stunned for a moment before he replied "Hello".

Ji Chenxing is not a talkative person, and Ji Xueqing felt a little embarrassed in front of Qi Ziyan. After a few seconds of awkwardness, Qi Ziyan snatched Ji Xueqing's wine glass.

"Xueqing, didn't you promise me that you wouldn't drink anymore?"

Ji Xueqing blushed, "My sister is here today, it's okay to drink a little with her, this is not a high alcohol content."

She was holding a cocktail, which was actually not much different from a drink.

"No, girls can't drink. Drinking is for men."

Qi Ziyan put Ji Xueqing's wine glass aside and said, "Look at you. You can't even do what you promised me. Is your sister more important than me?"

Ji Chenxing:?

Do you want to hear what you are saying? I am not deaf yet.

Ji Xueqing also fell silent. "In my heart, you are as important as my sister. I will listen to you and stop drinking."

Qi Ziyan then smiled.

"I heard that there is a pair of black pearl earrings in today's charity auction. They are made of two top-quality black pearls." Ji Xueqing changed the subject, "Zi Yan, have you ever seen black pearls?"

Qi Ziyan's eyes dodged for two seconds. He had never seen it, but he couldn't say that he hadn't seen it, otherwise his image as a knowledgeable person in front of Ji Xueqing would collapse.

Qi Ziyan cleared his throat and said, "I have seen black pearls. They are rare. In the past, each natural black pearl was worth a lot of money. Now that they are cultivated artificially, some of them are not that expensive."

In fact, it's not just black pearls, it's true for almost all expensive things. So Qi Ziyan's random nonsense sounds reasonable.

"Wow, Brother Ziyan, you know so much. I wish I were as knowledgeable as you."

Ji Xueqing was fooled, and she acted like a little girl. "Is it possible that I am the only one who has never seen pearls like this? Sister, have you ever seen black pearls?"

Ji Chenxing had naturally seen black pearls before. A few years ago, a small country in the northern region came to Liang State to pay tribute and presented a small box of such pearls.

Ji Zunxing got one by chance and gave it to Shen Ruyan, who then gave it to Ji Xueyao. When Ji Xueyao took it out to show off, Ji Chenxing realized that there were such things as black pearls in the world.

"Yes." Ji Chenxing answered truthfully.

"Hmm? Have you seen it? Didn't you just come back from the countryside?"

Before Ji Xueqing could say anything, Qi Ziyan questioned her, "If you haven't seen it, just tell us the truth. We won't laugh at you, and there's no need for you to pretend to be rich."

Ji Chenxing frowned. Qi Ziyan's contemptuous look was really disgusting.

She didn't want to say more, but now she couldn't help but refute: "If you have seen it, you have seen it. If you haven't seen it, you haven't seen it. Why am I not telling the truth? Is it difficult to believe that others are better than you?"

"How is that possible?" Qi Ziyan looked Ji Chenxing up and down. To be honest, this wild girl from the countryside looked more like a rich lady than Ji Xueqing in this dress.

He was somewhat moved by what he saw.

The more tempted he was, the more Qi Ziyan was unwilling to let Ji Chenxing go.

If you want to hold on to a woman, the first thing you have to do is to deny her. Once she loses confidence, she will naturally rely on the man who denies her.

Qi Ziyan used this method to capture Ji Xueqing's heart, and now, he wants to use the same method to capture Ji Chenxing.

To get the Ji family's property, one must marry into the Ji family. It doesn't matter whether you marry Ji Xueqing or Ji Chenxing. In fact, Ji Chenxing is safer than Ji Xueqing because she is the true blood of Ji Huaiyu and Wen Ya.

"Since you said you have seen black pearls, why don't you tell me what black pearls look like?"

Qi Ziyan gave a smile that he thought was charming, waiting for Ji Chenxing to shut up and admit his mistake.

(End of this chapter)