The reason why he waited until now to take out the birthday gift was also something Xu Zhongqian had thought about a long time ago, since it was destined to be the most valuable gift, it was natural to put it at the end.

Xu Zhongqian was also very curious, where did this strange worry come from?

"Miaoran, happy birthday." Xu Zhongqian handed the brocade box in his hand to Xia Miaoran very gentlemanly.

Xia Miaoran also smiled, captivating the country and the city, Xu Zhongqian was surprised to find that in the past 20 years, although he has had a lot of contact with Xia Miaoran, and has always recognized her beauty, but tonight, Xu Zhongqian found that Xia Miaoran's beauty even has a powerful power that impacts his heart. Compared with Xia Miaoran, although Kong Peili is also very beautiful, she can really only be an ugly duckling.

"Thank you."

Xu Zhongqian also found that Xia Miaoran's voice was full of sexy temptation, and his heart was pounding, it turned out that in this world, there is really a kind of beauty that can reach people's hearts.

"Let's open it and take a look." Xu Zhongqian said.

Xia Miaoran lowered her head, revealing her beautiful ears, which once again made Xu Zhongqian's heart move.

opened the brocade box in his hand and saw the emerald jade tiger worth at least two or three million, Xia Miaoran also felt that this gift was really intimate. However, I don't know why, Xia Miaoran still feels that the seemingly ordinary peace buckle that Xu Bansheng gave her is more precious.

"What a beautiful little tiger, thank you, I like it very much." Having said that, it seemed to be extremely perfunctory, and there was no real joy in Xia Miaoran's tone.

"Shall I put it on for you?" Xu Zhongqian was very disappointed, but he was still trying to calm down and said to Xia Miaoran.

Xia Miaoran closed the lid of the brocade box, smiled at Xu Zhongqian again, and then put the brocade box on the bar behind her and asked someone to help her put it away.

"I already have a pendant around my neck, thank you for the gift, it's beautiful."

Completely refused, Xu Zhongqian's heart sank again. He finally knew where his previous worries came from, but he couldn't understand that the peace buckle that Xu Bansheng put on Xia Miaoran was a real jade, but it was clearly an extremely inferior Hetian jade. Not all Hetian jade is very valuable, just like there will be shit in the precious jadeite. The one Xu Bansheng took out was obviously the worst category in Hetian Yu.

Changed to other girls, even if they are embarrassed to refuse the other party and let the other party wear this jade around their necks, they will definitely change it without hesitation after encountering a significantly more precious gift. I'm more afraid that I found an opportunity early to quietly take down the previous peace.

But Xia Miaoran has been wearing the inferior jade pendant given to her by Xu Bansheng, and she regards the precious jade sent by Xu Zhongqian as nothing, which makes Xu Zhongqian feel extremely angry.

This kind of anger can only be hidden in the heart, and it will never come out.

After calming down a little, Xu Zhongqian reluctantly smiled at Xia Miaoran again, stretched out his hand, and said, "Miaoran, I want to invite you to dance." ”

It stands to reason that this kind of request will hardly be refused, but Xia Miaoran rejected Xu Zhongqian.

"Brother Xu, I'm really sorry, I've danced a few dances just now, I'm already very tired, let me rest for a while, okay?"

Everyone has said so, can Xu Zhongqian say it badly? That's too ungraceful.

However, is Xia Miaoran really tired, or is it just an excuse? Xu Zhongqian was completely unsure.

In order to maintain a gentlemanly demeanor, Xu Zhongqian could only smile with a dry expression, nodded and said, "Then I'll come back later......" Before he finished speaking, Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Xu Bansheng walking towards this side.

Xu Zhongqian shouted angrily in his heart, Xu Bansheng, are you here to humiliate me? My invitation here failed, are you going to invite Xia Miaoran off the dance floor so that she can slap me in the face? You're too vicious, aren't you? - Xu Zhongqian didn't think about it at all, firstly, ninety percent of Xu Bansheng did not come to invite Xia Miaoran to dance, and secondly, even if Xu Bansheng really came to invite Xia Miaoran to dance, and Xia Miaoran's refusal of Xu Zhongqian was just an excuse, at this moment, Xia Miaoran would never agree to Xu Bansheng. No matter how maverick Xia Miaoran is, she still knows the basic etiquette, she just rejected Xu Zhongqian, and promised Xu Bansheng in a blink of an eye, which will definitely make Xu Zhongqian lose face.

Xu Bansheng walked in front of Xia Miaoran, and Li Xiaoyu followed closely behind him, with a Jiang Yi next to him.

"Are you trying to demonstrate to me?" Xu Zhongqian was completely carried away by jealousy.

Of course, he still wouldn't say this, he just looked at Xu Bansheng fixedly, and said, "Don't think that if you drive Zhu Tong away, I will be grateful to you." I could have done the same without you. ”

Xu Bansheng was stunned for a moment, turned his face to look at Xu Zhongqian, and the expression on his face was extremely shallow and stunned.

"I didn't drive him away to make you appreciate me, he shouldn't insult the reputation of our Xu family. It doesn't matter if you can do it or not, the important thing is that you can also stand up without hesitation for the sake of the Xu family's reputation. On the contrary, I am even a little grateful to you, because you at least know that everything must take a back seat in the face of the reputation of the Xu family. You're my cousin anyway. ”

Xu Zhongqian was stunned, he didn't expect Xu Bansheng to say such a thing, he almost saw a trace of disdain in the eyes of Li Xiaoyu and even Jiang Yi.

"Miaoran, I hope you can be as happy every day as you are today. It's not early, I'll go back first. Xu Bansheng didn't care about Xu Zhongqian's reaction, turned his face, and said to Xia Miaoran with a smile.

Xia Miaoran was also stunned, and subconsciously said, "Are you leaving?" ”

Xu Bansheng nodded and said, "I didn't drive when you picked me up, and it happened that Mr. Jiang said that he was leaving, so I asked her to send me off." ”

Unconsciously, Xia Miaoran looked at Jiang Yi, and there was a faint sourness in her heart.

"Sister Yi, are you going to leave too?"

Jiang Yi took a step forward, smiled and said, "I'm still not used to this kind of party, I came here just to give you a gift." After eating the cake, I should have left, but now I have been sitting for a long time. ”

Xia Miaoran nodded and said, "Then I'll send it to you." ”

"No need, there are so many people here who want you to say hello." Xu Bansheng said, after speaking, he waved his hand at Xia Miaoran, turned around and put his hands behind his back, and left without anyone looking.

Jiang Yi smiled at Xia Miaoran again, and also turned around and walked towards the staircase.

Xia Miaoran lowered her head, and the sourness in her heart began to spread slowly, and Xu Zhongqian saw the loss in Xia Miaoran's eyes, and looked at Xu Bansheng's back, and was so hateful that he almost gritted his teeth.

"Load! I'll see how long you can fit! For half a lifetime, I will never lose to you! I am the eldest young master of the Xu family, and no one can take everything I have from me! Others can't do it, and even more so you guy, who can only pretend to be a ghost! ”

Xu Zhongqian's heart was already roaring fiercely, but unfortunately, no one cared about this, and his anger could only be deeply suppressed in the bottom of his heart.

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Above the ground, Jiang Yi led Xu Bansheng and Li Xiaoyu into her car, but said to Feng San: "Third brother, go back by yourself, I'll send Xu Shao." Feng San didn't dare to say anything, but just glanced at Xu Bansheng deeply and went in silence.

Feng San couldn't understand why Jiang Yi, such a person with such an eye above the top, frequently showed favor to Xu Bansheng, and even lowered his posture.

After starting the car, Jiang Yi turned around and asked, "Is Xu Shao hungry?" Would you like to go for a late-night snack? ”

Xu Bansheng had already closed his eyes, and until now, he still had a natural fear of things like cars.

"Shouldn't you women eat supper in order to keep in shape?"

Jiang Yi smiled dumbly, and then said, "Is it possible that Xu Shao is worried about getting fat?" This kind of thing is not a problem for us cultivators at all, is it? ”

Xu Bansheng rubbed his eyebrows, his eyes still hadn't opened, and he said slowly: "Since they are all cultivators, it's better to give up this kind of temptation for no reason." ”

Jiang Yi smiled secretly and stopped talking, but felt a fierce killing intent surging behind him. There is no doubt that this will never come from Xu Bansheng, but only Li Xiaoyu.

Without further ado, Jiang Yi drove Xu Bansheng and Li Xiaoyu home, then parked the car downstairs, saw the lights on the top floor turn on, and sat in the car for a long time, until the lights upstairs went out, Jiang Yi smiled and said to herself: "Interesting big boy!" How dare you say that I seduce you, haha......"

If Feng San was here, he would definitely be extremely surprised, Jiang Yi's smile was so brilliant that it could almost eclipsate all the flowers. Although Jiang Yi's smile is not uncommon on weekdays, that kind of smile is well-founded and maintains great restraint. But today, Jiang Yi's smile is like a hillside that suddenly blooms after a night of spring rain, bright and delicate without defense, and it is a smile from the bottom of her heart that completely opens the door of her heart.

Driving the car, slowly driving in Wudongcheng, where vehicles were already extremely scarce, Jiang Yi suddenly showed an even rarer and naughty smile, and she took out her mobile phone from the bag beside her.

The slender fingers tapped frequently on the phone, and soon sent out a message, and then, Jiang Yi put the phone in his hand, thinking about whether Xu Bansheng would reply to him.

The wait seemed extremely long, Jiang Yi had almost never felt like this, she would be doing something called waiting one day.

Not in a hurry to go home, Jiang Yi drove the car to the edge of Xuanwu Lake, stopped the car, and continued to wait for this reply, which may not appear at all.

On the quiet surface of the lake, the lotus flowers have withered, and the broken lotus leaves can be seen in the shadows.

Summer seems to be almost over, but Xu Bansheng's text message has not been replied to for a long time, Jiang Yi's waiting, obviously only a few minutes, but in her feelings, it seems that she has experienced the whole summer of this year.

In summer, the pond is full of lotus flowers.

Summer goes, and the lotus leaves are scattered.

In the middle of the night at the end of August, the breeze of the remnants of summer began to take on a little coolness.

And just when Summer seemed to be really waving goodbye to Jiang Yi, Jiang Yi's mobile phone on the front cover of the car rang twice.

Jiang Yi smiled charmingly, and the ruined lotus leaf completely bowed her head.