Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ) put down the bouquet and took the brocade box, opening it to examine it. It was a complete set, simple and elegant in design, exactly what she liked.
She just liked simple and elegant things.
“Would you like me to cut it up for you?”
Zhan Wei asked considerately. He
was eager to see how it would look on her.
After examining it, Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ) closed the brocade box and put it back in the bag. He pushed the bag back in front of Zhan Wei and said, “Zhan Wei, this is too valuable. I can’t accept it.”
“We haven’t reached that point yet.”
The bouquet was worthless, so she could accept it.
But she wouldn’t accept an expensive gift, fearing it wouldn’t work out between them and she’d owe him too much.
Zhan Wei looked her in deep thought and said, “Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ), I’m pursuing you. Men always give gifts when pursuing women. My set of jewelry isn’t expensive, just over a hundred thousand. I think it’s probably the cheapest of all your jewelry.”
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to give her something nice, but he knew she wouldn’t accept it.
After they confirmed their relationship, he would return to the old house, search through his mother’s collection of precious jewelry, and give Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ) two sets.
Anyway, her mother said that her treasured jewelry collection was to be divided among her three daughters-in-law, and would eventually belong to Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ). So she asked her mother for two sets in advance and gave them to Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ).
Her mother was happy to do so.
“It’s not cheap. Jewelry worth hundreds of thousands of yuan a set is very valuable to many people. Zhan Wei, you don’t need to give me a gift. We’re not that close.”
“Aside from a bouquet, I won’t accept any other gifts.”
Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ) looked directly at Zhan Wei. “Zhan Wei, if nothing works out between us… you should understand what I mean.”
Zhan Wei said seriously, “Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ), trust me. I will resolve our problems. Just like my sister-in-law said, even if we’re in the same industry, we don’t have to be enemies.” They
can even become partners.
Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ) adamantly refused to accept the jewelry. Zhan Wei had no choice but to say, “I’ll keep it for you. I’ll send it back when you’re willing to accept it.”
At least, she was willing to accept the bouquet, so there was still hope.
“Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ), can I treat you to a meal?”
Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ) breathed a sigh of relief when he didn’t force her to accept the jewelry. They had been arguing with each other for years and knew each other well. If she said no, she meant no.
She smiled, “You came here to treat me to a meal, didn’t you? I’ve already finished work and was waiting for you to treat me to a meal.”
Zhan Wei smiled, “Then, let’s go to the Yangcheng Hotel. I’ve booked a private room there.”
“Do you have any social engagements tonight? If not, after dinner, let’s go see a movie. We’re so busy at work, we never really relax.”
Romina ( Lan Ruoruo ) was about to agree when her phone rang.
She pulled out her phone and checked the caller ID. It was her high school class president. After graduation, she hadn’t interacted much with her classmates, mostly due to her busy work schedule.
She hadn’t followed any special path in her studies; she’d progressed through the ranks like anyone else.
Before graduation, her teachers and classmates hadn’t known she was the eldest daughter of the Lan family in Yangcheng, a child of privilege.
When they learned she was, she’d joined the family’s company after graduation and started at the bottom. To her surprise, some of her classmates wanted to curry favor with her, but she declined, citing her busy work schedule.
Over the years, she hadn’t interacted much with her classmates.