At the same time, on the first floor hall.
Ye Wanhua, acting as the housewife, was hosting the female guests.
Half an hour earlier, Wang Jinhui had publicly announced that he would gift the Wang Mansion to his daughter-in-law, Ye Wanhua, as a birthday present.
This was a form of recognition for Ye Wanhua.
She had just put down her wine glass and was about to go back to her bedroom to freshen up her makeup, when a blessing came from behind her.
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Turning around, Ye Wanhua saw that it was Mrs. Yu.
"Mrs. Wang, I hope your business grows bigger and bigger, and that you stay as young and beautiful as ever!"
After speaking, Mrs. Yu presented a gift.
"Thanks, that’s too generous!" Ye Wanhua knew the gift was expensive as soon as she saw the gift box, because she recognized the brand.
It belonged to an understated luxury brand in Country Y, with no advertisements, but it was well-known in socialite circles.
"If it hadn’t been for your righteous help last year, we might not have made it through. A great favor is never forgotten, both my husband and I... keep it in our hearts."
"You are too polite, it was just a small effort. By the way, why didn’t you bring your child along?"
"He went to his grandmother’s house yesterday."
"Oh, I was wondering, your baby..."
Before they could speak further, a plump middle-aged woman hurried over.
She was named Liu Suqin, also 45 this year.
She and Ye Wanhua had met at an international jewelry exchange and hit it off immediately, quickly becoming business partners and inseparable friends in life.
But since Ye Wanhua lived in Country Y for many years, it had been a long time since they had seen each other, usually just chatting over the phone.
"Beautiful lady, happy birthday!"
Mrs. Yu nodded at Liu Suqin and Ye Wanhua, then left.
"Come on, don’t you like it?"
"The fact you came is the best thing, why even prepare this? Stay for a few more days this time."
"Take it, don’t you dare dislike it."
Ye Wanhua smiled as she accepted the gift, clearly surprised; she hadn’t expected her friend to travel thousands of miles back to the country to celebrate her birthday with her.
Tears glistened in her eyes unconsciously.
"What’s wrong, Ah Hua? Did I scare you by showing up, and you’re not happy?" Liu Suqin asked softly, pretending to be very sad.
"No, I’m touched! Suqin, let’s go upstairs, it’s too noisy here."
So, the two headed straight for the stairs.
"Does my outfit today look okay?"
"Gorgeous, totally gorgeous! Wanhua, purple really suits you, all shades of it!" Liu Suqin exclaimed with eyes full of admiration.
"You look amazing too, that cheongsam is fabulous, the patterns, the colors, it suits you so well!"
"Ah, I just came late."
"Not at all, it just started, perfect timing!"
"Let me tell you what happened."
Thus, Liu Suqin explained why she was half an hour late; she had indeed set off very early, but unfortunately, her flight was delayed.
Meanwhile, on the other side, in a small dining room.
Several wealthy young ladies were chatting about the latest gossip and entertaining stories amidst soothing music.
Each was dressed in glamorous gowns, either holding exquisite wine glasses or tasting fine food, forming a small exclusive circle.
Aside from servants coming in to replenish tea and snacks, no one else could enter.
"Is the Jiang Family really finished?"
"Ouch, they owe the bank so much money, even if they sold her daughter Jiang Kexin, it wouldn’t help much, and they’re even planning to borrow money from his sister Jiang Yongli."
"Jiang Yongheng used to... have no brotherly affection, pushing Jiang Yongli to her limits; does he really have the gall to ask her?" A female guest said with a mix of disdain and surprise.
"Speaking of which, I haven’t seen Jiang Kexin for several days; hasn’t she gone abroad to lay low?"
"Don’t you know? My goodness, she beat up her brother, Jian Kede, and he needed several stitches! Mrs. Jiang was so angry that she threw Jiang Kexin out of the Jiang Family. You didn’t know this? It’s already spread everywhere."
"So barbaric, who would want her?"
"Don’t worry, she still has some looks; who knows, some blind young master might take an interest in her and keep her as a concubine..."
Laughter followed, filled with scorn.
Previously, although Jiang Kexin was not favored at home, she had never lacked for anything and could buy whatever she wanted, which often sparked discussions about her behavior.
"And yet she dreams of marrying into the Leng Family, setting her sights on Leng Lingxiao, it’s laughable."
"Speaking of Leng Lingxiao, I’ve always been curious, who is his new wife? It couldn’t be the girl who attended the Jiang Family charity gala with him last time, could it?"
"Was it the one wearing the pink dress?"
"Yeah, it must be her; look at how close they were that day! Leng Lingxiao never used to attend any gala events before."
"You’re not going to... start setting your sights on Leng Lingxiao now, are you?"
"Go away, don’t be ridiculous, I’m not."
"Wow, look, isn’t that..."
The girls were chatting excitedly when suddenly one of them pointed, and the atmosphere instantly turned tense; everyone quickly moved towards the floor-to-ceiling windows.
"Who is it? Could it be Leng Lingxiao?"