Xiao Yanran could feel the expressions on Qi Yu’s face shifting one after another beside her. He did not want Xiao Yanran to accept anything from his third brother, yet he was powerless to stop it. At this moment, he sat tense, his complexion gradually turning ashen.
In her previous life, Xiao Yanran would have already opened the jewelry box by now, perhaps even desperate to wear the contents in public, for that was exactly how Shen Lianxin had taught her. She had been instructed to display her beauty as much as possible, as that was the only way to climb to a higher position.
But in this life, Shen Feiwan had taught her to cherish and love herself; only by doing so could she avoid being dragged into an endless vortex of conspiracies. Therefore, Xiao Yanran wore a gentle smile, took Qi Yan’s hand, and whispered, "I am not the protagonist at the palace banquet today, so it is better not to be so conspicuous. If you are truly curious, you can come to the Yongan Marquis Manor to find me another day, how about that?"
Chapter 46