Li Wei's relationship with the Wei family was extraordinary, so he could naturally distinguish between the Wei Xiaoqing and Wei Xiaoyu sisters. He could tell who was who just by their expressions and demeanor.
Wei Xiaoqing was already seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it. When she saw Li Wei provoking her, she immediately snapped, "Shut up and don't mess with me!"
Li Wei was startled and then realized that Wei Xiaoqing's eyes were red, and she seemed upset about something and had nowhere to vent her anger. He had just walked into a trap, so he quickly shut his mouth. It was best not to provoke Wei Xiaoqing when she was angry, but he didn't know what she was angry about.
Li Wei had no idea that Wei Xiaoqing also liked and loved Zhou Xuan. If he had known, he would never have said such a thing in this situation.
Zhou Xuan awkwardly opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. After thinking for a moment, he said sheepishly, "Xiaoqing, you can continue shopping at the supermarket. I... I have something to do, so I'll leave first."
He was about to leave after saying that, but Wei Xiaoqing said to him again, "Don't go. I've thought it through. I just wanted to buy some things. It would be even better if you were here. Li Wei asked if I would give him any jewelry."
Zhou Xuan looked distressed. Wei Xiaoqing wanted jewelry, how could he refuse? How could he not give it to her?
"Take whatever you want, I'll give it to you."
Seeing that Zhou Xuan readily agreed, Wei Xiaoqing's expression improved, and she immediately went to the counter to look at it.
Six or seven shop assistants, along with Xiao Ye and Lu Yanping, were still in a daze when Zhou Xuan quickly coughed.
Lu Yanping immediately realized what was happening and quickly said to Wei Xiaoqing, "Miss, please come this way. Which type do you prefer? Diamond or jade?"
The other shop assistants quickly took their places at their respective counters to greet customers, and the initial fighting and disturbance had largely subsided.
Wei Xiaoqing was unaware of this incident. Since it was a shopping mall, it was normal for there to be many customers, so she didn't think much of the crowd. When Lu Yanping called her over, Wei Xiaoqing unceremoniously stood by the diamond and jade counter and asked, "You introduce them, do you have any good selections to recommend?"
After saying that, she added, annoyed, "Choose the best, the newest, and the most expensive."
Wu Rongrong and Wu Jianhua were scared half to death.
Looking at Wei Xiaoqing's expression towards Zhou Xuan, it was a mixture of love, hate, and resentment. They knew very well who Wei Xiaoqing was. Because they hadn't spoken, Wei Xiaoqing hadn't noticed. Wei Xiaoqing's status was far higher than theirs. And Wei Haihe, the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee that Li Wei mentioned, was Wei Xiaoqing's biological father. The Wei family's background was something Wu Jianhua and Wu Rongrong couldn't even imagine. The two princesses of the Wei family were usually aloof and arrogant, and they didn't get along well with women like Wu Rongrong. They were just acquaintances, and their relationship wasn't very good.
However, given the Wei family's status, not only were they of special status, but their appearances were also outstanding, one in a million. A woman like Wu Rongrong could only feel envy, jealousy, and resentment.
They were already surprised to see Li Wei treating Zhou Xuan like his own father. Li Wei and the other executives of Zhou's Jewelry had even beaten up his brother's group, and despite suffering such a loss, they dared not show any dissatisfaction, having to fawn over him with smiles. Knowing that Zhou Xuan was the big boss of Zhou's, they found him mysterious. It wasn't surprising that he was wealthy, but what they feared was Zhou Xuan's connection to Li Wei. If, as Li Wei claimed, Zhou Xuan had some kind of relationship with Secretary Wei Haihe, then they absolutely had to smooth things over. Otherwise, if his father lost his position and fell from grace, it would be the end of the Wu family.
They had their doubts, but they weren't sure. However, Wei Xiaoqing's appearance and her ambiguous expression towards Zhou Xuan made the Wu siblings even more uneasy. It seemed that Zhou Xuan was also the nephew of some important person, otherwise it would be impossible for him to marry into a family like Wei Xiaoqing's. In families like theirs, it was especially important to be well-matched in terms of social status.
Lu Yanping and Xiao Ye personally took the lead, recommending the store's latest and most expensive jewelry to Wei Xiaoqing. Wei Xiaoqing was not interested in their introductions. Lu Yanping and Xiao Ye only introduced exquisite pieces, one by one, with novel and beautiful designs, but Wei Xiaoqing just didn't like them.
When Lu Yanping took out a pair of couple's diamond rings, Wei Xiaoqing's eyes lit up. She immediately took them and tried on the woman's ring. Surprisingly, it fit her perfectly, as if it had been made for her.
Lu Yanping couldn't help but exclaim, "Miss, this diamond ring is a perfect match for you! It was handcrafted by a renowned Swiss designer, and there's only one pair of this style in the entire world—it can't be replicated!"
Wei Xiaoqing smiled slightly, clearly satisfied. She then picked up another men's size, unsure of its fit, and looked it over from left to right. Zhou Xuan quickly looked away.
Li Wei asked with a grin, "Xiaoqing, do you have a boyfriend? That's strange. I wonder which lucky hero will be able to marry my Xiaoqing. I'd like to meet him."
Wei Xiaoqing snorted and, holding the diamond ring, said to Lu Yanping, "What should we do if we don't know the size of this men's ring?"
Lu Yanping immediately said, "It's alright, the size of this diamond ring is adjustable. If it doesn't fit, you can bring your boyfriend to our store, and our technicians will adjust it to the right size for you."
"That's too much trouble," Wei Xiaoqing muttered, somewhat displeased.
Li Wei casually stretched out his finger and said, "Xiaoqing, why don't you try my finger? You know, your Third Brother Li's fingers are the most perfect man's fingers. If it suits me, then your boyfriend will suit you too."
Wei Xiaoqing said angrily, "Go away, get out of here, don't bother me." Then she looked around and pointed at Zhou Xuan, saying, "You, come here and help me try it."
Zhou Xuan's heart skipped a beat again, but he didn't dare to openly refuse Wei Xiaoqing's request. He could only force a smile, take the diamond ring, slip it onto his middle finger, and say, "Too small, it doesn't fit."
Wei Xiaoqing retorted playfully, "You did that on purpose, didn't you, with your ring finger?"
Zhou Xuan had no choice but to take it off and put it on his left ring finger. And by sheer coincidence, the ring fit perfectly, neither too big nor too small. Wei Xiaoqing, looking at herself and Zhou Xuan wearing the matching rings, was momentarily captivated.
Zhou Xuan asked, "Is it done?"
Wei Xiaoqing did not answer, but looked down at the diamond ring on her finger, tears streaming down her face.
Zhou Xuan panicked immediately. With so many people watching, including his younger brother and Li Wei, it would be troublesome if they found out that Wei Xiaoqing's abnormal mood was his fault.
"The ring is here," Zhou Xuan quickly took the diamond ring off and placed it on the counter, then took two steps away from Wei Xiaoqing.
Lu Yanping and Xiao Ye and the others naturally didn't know why Wei Xiaoqing suddenly started crying again, but they did envy Wei Xiaoqing's beauty. To be honest, as jewelry store employees, and in the largest and most upscale market, almost every employee who applied here was a girl with top-notch looks and figure. There were plenty of beautiful girls, but after seeing Wei Xiaoqing's appearance, their beauty could hardly be called beautiful.
Li Wei was also quite puzzled and asked in surprise, "Xiaoqing, what happened? Who dared to bully you? Tell your third brother, and I'll go beat them up."
Wu Jianhua chimed in from the side, "Yeah, Xiaoqing, Third Brother's right. Who would dare bully you? I have a few guys here, let's go beat them up and get revenge for you."
Volume 1, Chapter 411: Couple's Diamond Ring
Chapter 411 Couple's Diamond Ring
Zhou Xuan stopped talking altogether; it was best to say as little as possible at this point.
Wu Jianhua was obviously trying to flatter and get closer to Li Wei. Li Wei had said that Zhou Xuan should talk to Secretary Wei Haihe. Although it might have been said in a joking tone, he didn't dare to take the risk. If he were to get his father into trouble, it wouldn't just be a problem; his whole family would probably be in dire straits from then on.
If I were to run an errand for Wei Xiaoqing at this time to show my goodwill, Wei Haihe would surely see it as a kind gesture.
Wei Xiaoqing then noticed Wu Jianhua, nodded casually, and then saw the embarrassed Wu Rongrong, and asked in surprise, "Rongrong, what are you doing here?"
It was fine for Wei Xiaoqing to shed tears and vent her anger in front of Zhou Xuan, but she felt embarrassed to show her true feelings in front of these people. She quickly wiped away her tears and said, "I got sand in my eye."
Wu Rongrong couldn't help but find it amusing, but she couldn't laugh now. She quickly took a tissue from her bag and handed it to Wei Xiaoqing, saying, "Yes, there are too many people and a lot of sand in this store. I'm also feeling uncomfortable and was just looking for a place to rest. How about we go to a coffee shop to sit down, Xiaoqing?"
Wei Xiaoqing was just putting on a show; of course, she didn't want to leave. She'd finally managed to see Zhou Xuan, and she couldn't just go straight to his house. Besides, what good would it do? They were getting married; the wedding was in just over ten days. The thought of it made Wei Xiaoqing feel another pang of heartache.
However, this time he managed to hold back his tears and paused before saying to Lu Yanping, "Alright, Miss, please wrap it up for me."
Lu Yanping was overjoyed and quickly found a box to put the two couple's diamond rings in. Then she said, "Hello, this style of couple's diamond ring, after a 10% discount, is 366,000 yuan."