Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl
Chapter 180 - 180 180 Who instructed you to do this

Chapter 180: Chapter 180 Who instructed you to do this? Chapter 180: Chapter 180 Who instructed you to do this? “I also have a scholarship, I’ll chip in for the bracelet,” Xiaoqi said.

“Me too,” Fang Ting followed.

“You guys get scholarships at such a young age?” Fen Ye became interested.

Xiaoqi nodded, “Yes, the top ten in our grade all have them. I usually don’t spend money and save it up.”

Fang Ting nodded in agreement, indicating she did the same.

“Good for you guys, better at saving than I am. Then let’s go take a look. Do you have a budget in mind?”

After thinking for a moment, Xun Yining said, “Let’s set it in the four digits.”

He was afraid Jiang Zhe would refuse if it were more.

She had said before that she didn’t want them to spend a dime on her.

But when she spent money on them, she never held back at all.

Fen Ye nodded, “Alright, four digits it is.”

He had never seen Jiang Zhe wear any jewelry and didn’t know if she would accept it.

…

Jiang Zhe didn’t invite many people to the banquet.

Just Qin Jingchen, Fen Ye, Qin Hai, and Qin He.

Still, she reserved the best spot on the rooftop, a terrace pavilion that could accommodate twenty people.

There was no other reason but the fact that the view was great, and if they arrived early, they could watch the sunset.

By five in the afternoon, she had brought Xun Yining and the others with her.

The children indeed loved it, immediately letting go of any restraint and running around upon arrival.

In any other place, they wouldn’t have been in such high spirits.

As Qin Jingchen hadn’t arrived yet, Jiang Zhe ordered tea, fruits and desserts to tide them over.

She sat down to enjoy the sunset.

When she received a call from Wa Cheng, she stood up and said to Xun Yining, “I’m going out to take a call.”

She walked out.

Jiang Fanyue and Liang Jinlan were also heading in this direction.

“How come we didn’t get to reserve the rooftop spot? I heard from Jiaheng that the rooftop is the best spot, and it can hold about twenty people, which would be perfect for today’s guests to sit comfortably,” Liang Jinlan complained a bit.

“When I called to make the reservation, they said it was already booked. There were no other spots available, just this one next to it,” Jiang Fanyue, still unfamiliar with Beijing, had ended up with a somewhat cramped spot.

Liang Jinlan, who had invited many people, seemed a bit small-time by comparison.

Hearing Jiang Fanyue’s explanation, Liang Jinlan had nothing more to say, only asking, “Didn’t Jiaheng reserve it for you?”

“Isn’t he back to pick up Yunxuan and Dad?”

Since Jiang Fanyue had made it to the finals this time with sensational results, how could today’s celebration be without Jiang Zhang and Jiang Yunxuan?

Upon hearing this, Liang Jinlan’s expression softened somewhat and she said, “It’s fine then.”

The two headed upstairs, and as they passed by the rooftop pavilion, they saw only a few children inside with no adults in sight.

Gu Jiaheng came along, leading Jiang Yunxuan and Jiang Zhang.

Jiang Fanyue greeted them with a smiling face, “Dad, Yunxuan.”

Jiang Zhang’s face was flushed with happiness; over the past few days in Jincheng, he had received numerous congratulatory calls, even from old friends he hadn’t contacted in years.

“Fanyue, congratulations. The Jiang family is truly blessed to have you,” Jiang Zhang said sincerely.

“Dad, this is what I should do,” Fanyue replied.

Jiang Zhang looked at his sensible daughter with great satisfaction.

Jiang Yunxuan blinked twice and simply greeted, “Second sister.”

Jiang Fanyue had grown accustomed to his demeanor and wasn’t particularly disappointed; she spoke to him with warmth.

“Fanyue, you look truly beautiful today,” Gu Jiaheng’s gaze settled on Jiang Fanyue.

Indeed, Jiang Fanyue had dressed up splendidly for the occasion.

Since she was known for her designs, and her mother had invited many clothing industry bosses today, she couldn’t afford to dress too casually.

Therefore, she had spent a considerable sum to order this designer dress, and had her hair done meticulously, styled to appear even gentler than usual.

The gentleness of a virtuous woman.

It was enough to capture Gu Jiaheng’s gaze and not let go.

Jiang Fanyue laughed shyly, “Thank you, Brother Heng.”

“Let’s go over first; we’ll need to greet the guests later,” Liang Jinlan knew that the priority of the day was more important than witnessing the couple’s romance blossom.

Jiang Fanyue said softly, “I’ll try again to see if we can switch to another private room.”

She saw that only a few children were on the rooftop and no adults had come over, contemplating that she could get the adults’ phone numbers from the kids and negotiate further.

Gu Jiaheng was right; she looked so beautiful today and the occasion was so significant, why should she confine herself to a cramped private room?

Wearing a smile, Jiang Fanyue walked in.

“Xiaoqi, there’s a bee that flew into your tea,” Fang Ting stood up for a look.

Xiaoqi saw it too, although it was winter, the place was warm, the flowers hadn’t wilted, so bees buzzing around was normal.

“I’ll pour this glass of water away,” said Xiaoqi. “The water is cold anyway; I’ll pour it into the flower bed to water the plants.”

As Jiang Fanyue pushed open the door, Xiaoqi and Fang Ting were just getting up with their cups of tea.

Xiaoqi had a slight disability in his leg, and Jiang Fanyue entered in haste. Just as he stood up, he bumped into Jiang Fanyue, spilling the entire cup of tea directly onto her dress!

Jiang Fanyue’s dress was a white gauze gown, which had cost her over one hundred thousand and had used up all of her prize money.

It was meant to dazzle everyone at tonight’s dinner, yet before she could even do anything, she was doused in it head to toe.

The tea stain was golden, and on the white gauze gown, it instantly seemed blotched and uneven.

A loud ringing filled her head, and as she came to her senses, she was both angry and anxious.

Gu Jiaheng, who had followed behind her, witnessed the entire scene with complete clarity.

Xiaoqi, realizing he had caused a blunder, was extremely nervous and immediately said, “I’m, I’m sorry, I didn’t see you.”

“How could you do this? Who put you up to it?” Jiang Fanyue flared up, ashamed and angry.

How was she supposed to play host tonight?

Gu Jiaheng promptly took her hand, signaling for her to stay calm.

In Beijing, one could encounter people connected to the Jiang or Gu families who shouldn’t be provoked at every turn, and any conflict arising could become difficult to mend.

Jiang Fanyue realized this and managed to swallow her anger.

Xun Yining quickly stepped forward and said, “I’m sorry, let us compensate you for the dry cleaning.”

Jiang Fanyue recognized Xun Yining. “It’s you?”

She had seen Xun Yining at the competition site and hadn’t taken much notice of him, not expecting him to perform well later on.

“Miss Jiang, I truly apologize,” Xun Yining continued with his apology.

Jiang Fanyue didn’t know much about Xun Yining’s background, but considering he was a finalist, she dared not provoke him at that moment.

She managed to keep her emotions in check and said, “I’m afraid this dress won’t be easy to clean.”

“Indeed, this fabric is indeed difficult to clean. We can only do our best and see how the dry cleaners handle it,” said Xun Yining.

“But the banquet is about to begin,” Liang Jinlan walked in and said, her brow furrowing deeply, “Don’t you have any other adults here?”

Xiaoqi, tense from his mistake, clutched his hands together and appeared somewhat unstable on his feet, looking quite pitiable.

Only then did Liang Jinlan notice his disability.