novelraw Chapter 075 The Broken Ruby
Chapter 075 The Broken Ruby
"Losing value?"
These two words.
It was like an invisible slap that landed hard on Jiang Ci's face.
He is now a highly sought-after tech tycoon in City A, his net worth has skyrocketed, and countless people are lining up to curry favor with him.
But in her mouth.
Having physical contact with him was somehow considered a devaluation of her?
Jiang Ci's hand froze in mid-air.
His fingertips were only a few centimeters away from the hem of her skirt.
It was as if there was an insurmountable chasm between them.
"Ningning..."
His Adam's apple bobbed laboriously.
His voice was hoarse, as if it had been sanded, with a slight, suppressed tremor.
"Stop fooling around."
"Have I neglected you because I've been too busy these past few days? Or is it because I didn't pick you up just now?"
"What's there to be angry about? Let's vent at home, okay?"
Even at this moment.
Even if it means being told in public that it's "low-class".
He was still trying to save face for her.
I'm still trying to see this as just another one of her "acting up," a little tantrum that needs to be coaxed.
Because he couldn't believe it.
I can't believe that the girl who would cuddle in his arms, draw for him, and cry when he was sick would really change her mind.
Wen Ning looked at the almost humble plea in his eyes.
My heart is breaking.
If you don't love someone, why would you be so humble?
If he didn't love her, why would that high and mighty President Jiang lower his head?
but.
Open the bow without turning back the arrow.
She had to play this role to the end and make use of this carefully prepared "prop".
[Host, don't stop!]
【Take out that necklace!】
Tell him that you wouldn't even consider such cheap things!
Destroy his self-esteem! Quickly!
Wen Ning took a deep breath.
Her hand reached for the diamond-encrusted handbag in her hand.
"Click".
The handbag was opened.
Wen Ning pulled out a thin chain from inside.
A red gemstone hangs from the bottom of the chain.
Under the light, the gem shimmered with a red glow.
They bought it on their first date.
Fifty-eight thousand eight.
For Jiang Ci, who was still in the early stages of starting his business, this was a huge sum of money.
It was also the first promise he made, titled "A Sincere Heart".
Jiang Ci's eyes lit up the moment he saw the necklace.
He assumed she was with him, that she still cared.
however.
next second.
Wen Ning pinched the chain with two fingers, looking disgusted.
It looked like it was holding some dusty trash.
She picked it up.
I shook it under the light.
Compared to the priceless pink diamond necklace around her neck.
This little ruby looked so dull and shabby.
Like Cinderella's glass slipper, it turned into shards of glass in front of the real crown.
"Jiang Ci."
Wen Ning spoke up.
A mocking smile, unlike anything he had ever seen before, played at the corners of his mouth.
Do you remember this?
You called it "a sincere heart".
"Yes, a sincere heart worth fifty thousand yuan."
She chuckled softly.
The laughter sounded particularly jarring in the deathly silent hall.
"Do you know how much this necklace I'm wearing right now cost?"
She pointed to her neck, where the huge pink diamond shone brilliantly under the light.
Five million.
"A hundred times that of yours."
Gasps of shock came from all around.
The contrast is stark.
It is also the most blatant humiliation.
Jiang Ci's face turned deathly pale.
He looked at the necklace swaying in the air.
He had put that on her head himself.
At that time, she clearly said she liked it very much.
At that moment, she blushed and asked him to help her button it up.
"I was ignorant and naive before, and I thought this was a good thing."
Wen Ning continued to speak against her will, each word cutting into her own flesh.
But her expression had to be indifferent, disdainful.
"I only realized it now."
"Cheap things are cheap."
"Wearing this kind of cheap, low-quality item that costs tens of thousands of yuan not only makes you look cheap, but also..."
She paused, then uttered two words:
"allergy."
The word "allergy".
That past was completely denied.
The sweetness of the past has been defined as a burden and discomfort in the present.
"so."
Wen Ning slowly moved her hand to the side.
There is a huge champagne tower there, stacked like a pyramid.
The golden liquid rippled in the glass.
Jiang Ci seemed to realize what she was about to do.
The pupils suddenly contracted.
The body instinctively leans forward.
"Wen Ning! No—!"
He wanted to rush over and stop him.
But Zhou Xu took a step forward and stood between the two of them.
That silent barrier was like an insurmountable chasm.
"Here you go."
Wen Ning did not look at Jiang Ci.
She looked at the champagne tower that seemed about to collapse.
My fingers are a little stiff.
This is a counterfeit item that she specially commissioned to be made.
The real one was lying quietly on her bedside table in her apartment.
But Jiang Ci didn't know that.
In everyone's eyes, this was her throwing away their token of love.
Loosen your fingers.
The ruby necklace that carries all the boy's love and original intentions (as a stand-in).
Under the influence of gravity.
come down.
It traced a parabola in the air.
A final, faint red light flashed.
"Splash—!"
The necklace fell into the topmost wine glass.
It stirred up golden bubbles.
The impact caused the top cup to wobble, knocking over several others nearby.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Several crisp sounds.
The glass fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
The wine splashed.
Although it wasn't as dramatic as the entire tower collapsing.
But those crisp sounds were like slaps to Jiang Ci's face.
That ruby.
It sank to the bottom of the cup.
Submerged in golden champagne.
It's like a drop of blood and tears that can never be washed away.
The entire venue was deathly silent.
Everyone held their breath.
That's too harsh.
This is practically tearing Jiang Ci's heart out, throwing it on the ground, and trampling it.
Jiang Ci stood still.
Maintain the posture of wanting to rush forward.
His suit was stained with a splash of wine.
But he was completely unaware.
He just stared intently at the cup.
Staring at the ruby that had sunk to the bottom.
The light in his eyes.
It's completely extinguished.
His face was ashen.
That kind of white isn't a sickly white.
Rather, it is a lifeless ashes after all vitality has been drained.
"Wen Ning..."
He muttered to himself.
The sound was so soft it seemed like a gust of wind could carry it away.
"You really..."
"Don't you care at all?"