Rebirth: The Ascent of a Socialite-Chapter 524 - 214: Here to Cause Trouble or Show Support_2
The red velvet box, round in shape, lay in the palm of Su Ziceng’s hand.
The guests passing by also looked over, as engagement gifts are usually placed at the entrance hall, and these three latecomers have brought the gift with them.
It was clearly inappropriate to open gifts there and then, but the lady’s hand was still outstretched, suggesting that unless the host family accepted and opened it right in front of her, she would not put her hand down.
"Pello," Wen Maixue frowned, she took the gift box on behalf of Pello, and when she opened it, the surrounding guests all gasped in surprise.
Inside the golden jewelry box was a ring with a diamond that glowed red and dazzling bright, the Red Love.
Wen Maixue couldn’t hide her amazement either; she could not have imagined that Su Ziceng would give "Red Love" as a gift to her and Pello.
Pello’s gaze briefly lingered on Red Love, then he painfully directed his eyes towards Su Ziceng’s neck.
On her slender neck, more distinct at the collarbone, lay empty, only adorned by a rose gold necklace.
The jewelry box was still in Wen Maixue’s hands, and all the female guests were captivated by the ring.
Wen Maixue closed the jewelry box and Pello returned the ring to Su Ziceng.
"No," Su Ziceng dodged, "Mr. Perro, this ring was originally from the Munsen Family, I have worn it for many years with your kind favor. We, the Su family, owe you, and I will return it all."
Pello’s face grew even worse as he watched Su Ziceng’s lips moving continuously, and without care for the surrounding onlookers, he suddenly pulled Su Ziceng towards him and stuffed the jewelry box into her hands.
His movements were so aggressive that Su Ziceng and he almost collided,
"Pello," Wen Maixue called out Pello’s name, and all the guests were speechless.
Her bouquet of blessings was also almost knocked to the ground amidst the tussle. "You’re hurting me," Pello let go as he saw Su Ziceng’s face turning paler.
Shang Yin also came out from among the guests, looking at Su Ziceng and the others with suspicion.
The scene got a bit chaotic, and Pello murmured: "Take it back..." Among Mussen’s Blessings, only Red Love was personally sent out by Ye Taina.
"The blessing for the newlyweds has already been sent out, as I just said, this bouquet is a blessing for marriage," Su Ziceng said, looking at the bouquet in her hands, "The blessings should go to everyone present."
She put her hand on the bouquet and tore it vigorously, white rose petals and purple forget-me-nots were stripped off.
Su Ziceng closed her eyes and threw the whole bouquet up into the air.
Petals fell down like a sudden rain from the sky.
In July, a shower of roses and forget-me-nots. When the petals all fell, I just wanted to tell myself, forget you.
Lin Ying gave Pello a stare, guarding Su Ziceng as they walked outside, and Qiu Zhi awkwardly said, "Congratulations, ah, never mind."
On Pello’s fingers lingered the touch of Su Ziceng’s skin, as he watched the jewelry box fall to the ground amongst the petals and fragrance, was this truly the end? Knowing it was impossible, yet still insisting on it, their last touch.
"You’re really stubborn," Lin Ying took Su Ziceng back to her hotel, inspecting the clear mark on her hand, that was a catastrophe, encountering a madman.
"Ziceng," Qiu Zhi cautiously asked, "Is that ring, Mussen’s Blessing?"
"Yes, it’s like your cufflinks with Green Love, Mussen’s Blessing, and also something our Su family got from the Mussen family," Su Ziceng tried to make the situation clear, yet the confrontation with Pello had drained her.
"Then why did you try to give it back just now?" Qiu Zhi kept on asking, earning himself a glare from Lin Ying.
"Because, the jewelry was obtained through illegal means," Su Ziceng had made a great resolve to send back Red Love. The ring that might have been linked to her rebirth meant more to her than just a diamond ring; it held incomparably precious maternal love and witnessed her entire loving relationship with Pello.
Seeing the perfectly matched Wen Mai Xue and Pello, any last hesitation in Su Ziceng’s heart had vanished. The ring, initially intended by Ye Taina for her future daughter-in-law, belonged to Wen Maixue; keeping it had become redundant.
"Illegal means?" Qiu Zhi took another look at the cufflinks on his sleeve, "Are you suggesting that the origins of my cufflinks are also questionable?" He couldn’t afford to be entangled with anything dirty.
