novelraw Chapter 502 - 501: Why not just buy the ring? (Part 1)
Chapter 502 - 501: Why not just buy the ring? (Part 1)
Ji Rui nonchalantly held the cup and glanced at him, "Exhausted like a dog? That’s just right!""Tongtong, you should really keep him in check, look at his demeanor!"
Zhuo Jiarui reached out to pinch Baobao’s face while complaining to Le Tong.
"Is Tongtong something you should be calling her? Call her sister-in-law!" Ji Rui glanced at him.
Baobao also pulled his hand away, "Yeah, call her sister-in-law, so disrespectful!" Baobao snorted and rolled his eyes dramatically at him.
"Tsk, the little tyrant is getting meaner, Tongtong..."
"Call her sister-in-law!" Ji Rui coldly interrupted him, Tongtong? Even Ji Rui himself didn’t call her so intimately, yet this Zhuo kid dared to call her so smoothly?
Could it be that he still can’t forget about this foolish woman of his?
"Alright, alright, sister-in-law it is, but Young Master Ji, aren’t you being too overbearing? You want me to call her sister-in-law, has Tongtong agreed to marry you?"
Zhuo Jiarui really knew how to touch the sore spot. Normally, he was quite wary of Ji Rui, but today he seemed to have a death wish.
Ji Rui narrowed his eyes at him, "When Tongtong decides to marry me is none of your business, but you’ll definitely have to give the red envelope."
The main character of the confrontation between the two men, at this moment, appeared indifferent, only noting that the tea served by the shop manager was quite good, sipping it with relish.
"So tell me, you called me over in such a hurry, planning to buy wedding rings?"
Zhuo Jiarui, after entering the shop, only greeted Ji Rui and didn’t notice his employees were standing aside in fear, not daring to make a sound.
Ji Rui glanced at Le Tong and reached over to grab her hand.
"Why don’t we just go ahead and buy the ring?"
Le Tong raised her eyes to stare at Ji Rui, seriously doubting his initial intentions.
Could it be that he never intended to buy a gift for Yuan’er in the first place?
Meeting Le Tong’s scrutinizing gaze, Ji Rui dared not be too reckless, "Alright, let’s first prepare a wedding gift for Yuan’er."
Such a gentle and considerate Ji Rui nearly made Zhuo Jiarui’s eyeballs pop out.
He had long known about Le Tong’s reunion with Baobao and had seen Ji Rui’s bossy and domineering side when defending Le Tong.
But no matter what, he couldn’t imagine, that the always cold-faced Young Master Ji would actually speak softly coaxing a woman, and he didn’t hide this careful demeanor even in front of his old friends.
Ji Rui couldn’t care less about Zhuo Jiarui’s jaw-dropping expression. Once Le Tong nodded, he turned to Zhuo Jiarui and said.
"The Luo family girl is getting married, we’re here to pick a gift for her, do you have any good recommendations?"
The sales assistants who had been trembling behind them finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Actually, Ji Rui wasn’t the type to bully others; it was just that they had disrespected Le Tong first, so he made them uneasy for half an hour, which wasn’t unreasonable.
And when he decided to come here, he intended to ask Zhuo Jiarui to help pick out a gift, not just scare these staff members.
"What’s the budget?"
Every piece of jewelry in the store was designed by world-renowned designers, and any piece was suitable for gifting.
Of course, some people just have to choose exclusive versions that are mind-bogglingly expensive.
"Whatever!"
Ji Rui had taken a casual glance at the price tags earlier and found they were all within his acceptable range.
"Such a big spender, since when did you become so close with the Luo family girl?" Zhuo Jiarui had already stood up to fetch the jewelry, casually tossing the question over his shoulder.
"Nonsense, she’s my sister-in-law, how could we not be close?"
Zhuo Jiarui turned abruptly, his eyes circling around Le Tong before he slowly came to a realization.
"Oh, oh... I understand!"
Having figured it out, Zhuo Jiarui stopped talking nonsense and slipped into the storage room.
Le Tong had heard their conversation clearly. In front of Zhuo Jiarui, she didn’t want to speak much to avoid embarrassing Ji Rui. However, once the storage room’s door closed, Le Tong tugged on Ji Rui’s wrist.
"Hey, that’s enough, don’t buy something too expensive."
Even though she could pay her share with Baobao’s card and repay it slowly, Ji Rui, being a young master, never really cared about money, so anything he found worthy probably wouldn’t be cheap.
"I know what I’m doing, don’t worry!"
If possible, he’d really like to pick a piece of jewelry worth a fortune, then she’d be indebted for life, tied to him forever.
While Ji Rui claimed to know what he was doing, he continued to pick the most expensive items, regardless of whether they suited Luo Yuanyuan or not.
Le Tong couldn’t bear to watch anymore. In the end, she decided to pick a limited-edition diamond necklace priced at eighty-some thousand. Even split into three parts, Le Tong would need to work at the Ji Family for six or seven years without spending to repay that debt.
However, as Ji Rui said, Yuan’er was her sister, and given Ji Rui’s status, she couldn’t really send something as trivial as a human-sized plush toy.
When it came time to pay, Ji Rui used his own card for half of the payment, and for the remainder, he took a black card from Baobao’s backpack.
Zhuo Jiarui was full of curiosity and looked like he wanted to ask several times, but was shot down by Ji Rui’s glare.
Le Tong and Ji Rui handed their filled-out card to the staff, asking them to wrap the gift nicely, as Baobao’s patience was long gone and he pulled Le Tong towards the bracelet counter.
"Mommy, this bracelet is so pretty, it’ll look great on you!"
Le Tong never had the habit of buying jewelry. To her, these were luxury expenses, unnecessary.
"Baobao, Mommy’s not used to wearing these things."
Le Tong tried to drag Baobao back to the table for tea, when Ji Rui, having just left Zhuo Jiarui, wandered over and overheard Baobao, curiously poking his head over to take a look.
"Baobao, you have a good eye. Le Tong, try it on, I also think it suits you well."
Unable to resist the father-son duo, Le Tong nodded and took a closer look at the bracelet’s price—it wasn’t as expensive as she’d imagined, only a few thousand.
Of course, a few thousand was a lot to her, but compared to the eighty-some thousand necklace, it felt like a drop in the ocean.
"Little Brother, there’s a children’s version of this bracelet, would you like to try it?" The sales assistant couldn’t have been more eager to offer help.
The little guy’s eyes were shining, and he was clinging to the counter, "Yes, yes!"
Two platinum bracelets on their snow-white wrists looked beautiful, and seeing the effect, Ji Rui didn’t bother asking Le Tong’s opinion, handing his card over instead and instructing the staff to settle the bill.
He realized this was the first piece of jewelry he had ever given Le Tong. Although it was inexpensive, the sentiment was immensely beautiful!