novelraw Chapter 550 - 467: The Gift (5 Updates)
Chapter 550 - 467: The Gift (5 Updates)
Chapter 550: Chapter 467: The Gift (5 Updates)
After Leng Mo left, Mrs. Leng looked at the gift in Mr. Leng’s hand and sighed, "Leng Mo is a good child! Even after her brother’s sentence, she didn’t blame us! Unlike her mother! Unreasonable! It was clearly that person’s fault, but now she’s holding a grudge against our family! Is that really fair?"
Recently, she had heard quite a bit about Zeng Qiuping’s unpleasant remarks about their family.
Given that although Leng Mohao was sinister, he had also received a harsh punishment, she chose to ignore her for the time being.
Otherwise, she would definitely find an opportunity to confront her!
Mr. Leng glanced at the nearby hallway and sternly warned, "Watch what you say! Don’t say just anything in front of so many people!"
With so many people around, someone might twist her words and spread them.
People naturally sympathize with the weak, and now with Leng Mohao like that, they would surely feel some sympathy for Zeng Qiuping.
How could it all end if it truly erupted?
"I know! I’m just talking to you! But why haven’t Mohao and his wife arrived yet? They’re not planning to come, are they?" Mrs. Leng asked, her voice lacking confidence.
Mr. Leng paused before turning back and saying irritably, "Their not coming isn’t entirely unrelated to you!"
He entered and left Mrs. Leng stewing alone in the hallway.
Fortunately, Leng Ning and Jin Yichen arrived afterward, so at least not all their children were missing.
Mrs. Leng didn’t rush in but pulled Leng Ning aside, "How did you meet Leng Mo?"
"She came? Yichen and I ran into her at Misha’s!"
Mrs. Leng nodded, glancing at Jin Yichen, who showed no intention of going in first.
She cleared her throat and tried to sound assertive with Leng Ning, "Did you call your brother and them? It’s so late, and they’re still not here! Making everyone wait for them—is that right?"
Leng Ning was too exhausted to ridicule her mother because Jin Yichen already knew the backstory.
If she kept talking like this, it would only confirm her mother’s unreasonableness.
Jin Yichen showed a trace of displeasure in his eyes.
Leng Ning had no choice but to call her brother, but no one answered, and it was the same with Li Si.
She carefully glanced at her mother, having a suspicion in her heart but not daring to voice it.
Mrs. Leng eagerly asked, "How is it?"
"Both their phones are unreachable! They should be here soon!" Leng Ning could only explain this way to buy some time, just in case things turned out as she feared.
Mrs. Leng finally looked somewhat relieved and entered the room first.
Leng Ning stuck her tongue out playfully at her mother’s back.
Jin Yichen pulled her aside with amusement, "No need to hide anything from me either! Is your brother really not coming?"
He had already learned about the discord between the future mother-in-law and her brother and sister-in-law from Leng Ning.
He felt fortunate that he had wisely left earlier; otherwise, it would have been awkward for him to witness the drama unfold!
Who would he take sides with?
Leng Ning frowned, "Neither of them is answering! I don’t know if that’s their way of saying they won’t come!"
Jin Yichen hesitated, whispering in her ear, "Your brother’s idea?"
Li Si didn’t seem like someone who could be so extreme!
Leng Ning reluctantly nodded, "I think so!"
Her brother was indeed overprotective of his wife, not allowing her to suffer even a bit!
Once they took their seats, Leng Qiankai explained they shouldn’t wait and started eating without them, and everyone cheerfully began to feast and drink.
The scene became lively in no time.
The gifts from everyone else were directly handed to Leng Qiankai, and then Mrs. Leng placed them on a rosewood table in the private room.
Only Nie Xiuwei’s gift remained on the back of his chair, even as everyone began to eat.
Nie Xiuwei then stood, respectfully offering the gift with both hands, "Happy Birthday!"
Leng Qiankai put down his chopsticks, smiling slightly and joking, "I thought you’d only present it after we’ve finished eating!" He judged by the size; it must be a painting!
"Indeed, Master Leng! This gift was delayed! You must open it in person and show us!"
"Yes! Let’s see what treasure it is!"
Everyone around joined in the banter.
Mrs. Leng also looked at the beautifully wrapped gift curiously.
What kind of painting could it be? Someone else’s work? Or his own?
If this person presented his own painting in front of so many people, then Leng Qiankai’s claims of him only caring about painting would be pure nonsense! Just cunning enough!
Leng Ning and Jin Yichen, sitting across from them, also curiously whispered to each other.
"What do you think the painting is? So mysterious?" Leng Ning quietly asked Jin Yichen.
Jin Yichen had just been observing this man named Nie Xiuwei, feeling intuitively that he seemed to have some motive for approaching his future father-in-law.
Moreover, he had glanced over several times; he definitely wasn’t looking at him, so probably Leng Ning was the target!
If it was admiration... it didn’t seem like it!
This man truly was peculiar.
"No idea! We’ll know once it’s opened!
Leng Qiankai also found it interesting. He directly opened it after taking it, revealing a large oil painting framed in a golden frame.
The painting depicted a blue sky, a few white clouds, and a green field where a woman in a white dress stood with her long hair flowing in the breeze.
She seemed gazing into the distance, her eyes so focused, with a slight smile on her lips, making her appear not only beautiful but vividly alive!
The entire artwork, from technique to character and atmosphere, was beautiful!
But what relation did this have to his birthday?
Those standing close by also felt puzzled!
Mrs. Leng watched the expressions of Leng Qiankai and Nie Xiuwei.
At the moment Leng Qiankai saw the painting, he was utterly shocked, for it was a painting from his younger years.
And the person in the painting was his imagined Su Ye! Back when he and Su Ye met, there was no way to see her in such attire.
He had painted this work from his longing.
Later, it was stolen while abroad, and he’d searched for it for a long time without success.
None of his subsequent works matched the essence of this one.
With curiosity and inquiry in his eyes, Leng Qiankai looked at Nie Xiuwei, "Where did you get this painting?"
Only a few staff at the time knew about this incident; in his heart, it was a small regret from the past.
Nie Xiuwei looked straight at Leng Qiankai, not seeing the reactions he expected on his face.
What was going on?
"My mother said it was given by an old acquaintance!"
Leng Qiankai had a good impression of Nie Xiuwei, so he couldn’t picture his mother as a painting thief.
Even if he had his suspicions, he couldn’t say anything in front of so many people.
Especially with Ouyang Yan present, and Su Ye’s son as well.
Hence, he just nodded lightly, "Thank you for your birthday gift; I really like it!"
He didn’t say a word more than necessary.
"Glad you like it! My mother also liked this painting a lot!"
Nie Xiuwei spoke slowly, word by word. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)