Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Testing

Chapter 78 -78: Testing

Watching the figure standing by the flower bed, President Yu raised an eyebrow, understanding everything.

Just as he was about to speak, Song Wanqiu walked directly up to President Yu and extended her hand.

“President Yu, hello, I am the fiancée of Third Young Master, Song Wanqiu.”

President Yu glanced at Song Wanqiu, then at her extended hand, and smiled lightly, “I’m sorry, Miss Song, I’ve just been pruning the flowers, and my hands are too dirty.”

Song Wanqiu’s hand stiffened for a moment and then, awkwardly, she lowered it.

No sooner had she lowered her hand than President Yu took a towel from a servant’s hand to wipe his own, then moved closer to Gong Chen.

He completely ignored the fiancée, Song Wanqiu.

President Yu sat down next to Gong Chen, pouring him tea, and glanced at the others, “Please, have a seat. Xue Man has already given me your details. No need to exhaust yourselves with introductions, I am quite informal.”

His words clearly had an underlying message.

Song Wanqiu tightly clenched her purse, a fleeting, sinister look crossing her eyes.

This old woman, pretending for what?

If it weren’t for her remaining usefulness, she wouldn’t be grandstanding here.

However, on the surface, Song Wanqiu maintained her image of gentle elegance impeccably.

As she sat down, she leaned slightly forward, moved closer to Gong Chen, demonstratively pushing the teacup in front of him farther away.

“President Yu, sorry to disturb today, but, unfortunately, Third Young Master doesn’t enjoy this type of tea.”

Doesn’t enjoy?

Lin Zhiyi quietly tasted the tea, certain it was Gong Chen’s favorite.

Rich and aromatic.

This tea was even more precious than her favored kind, produced so scarcely, she hardly dared to claim she liked it, always feeling a bit unworthy.

Yet, Gong Shiyan stuffed a small canister of this tea into the supply he gave her each year.

She knew, didn’t Song Wanqiu, this unyielding moonlight Pavlovian source, know?

President Yu held the teacup to his nose, and with squinted eyes, chuckled softly, “Not fond of it? Then where do all those teas that Third Young Master outbids me for each year go? Miss Song, as Third Young Master’s fiancée, you couldn’t possibly… have never tasted it?”

Song Wanqiu’s face turned pale, her eyes fixated on the pushed-away teacup, wishing she could sink through the floor.

Clearly, her expression betrayed her; she had never tasted it.

Gong Chen then took a sip of tea and said indifferently, “It went to the dogs.”

As the words dropped, a look seemed to brush by Lin Zhiyi, making her heart tighten, the cup in her hand feeling scalding.

What was he implying?

Before Lin Zhiyi could fathom it, she felt President Yu’s gaze on her, obliging her to sip her tea as if nothing was amiss.

President Yu’s eyes shifted, and, setting down his teacup, he raised his own hand toward them.

“What do you think?”

On her fingers, she wore two rings.

One was a Paparacha ring, the main stone about thirty carats, surrounded by colorless diamonds, emitting an orangish-pink halo in the daylight that certainly spoke to the quality of the ring.

The other was a camellia ring, with the center stamen of fifteen carat Sri Lankan sapphire, the petals layered, the inner ones inlaid with diamonds, the outer ones pink chalcedony, a thick arrangement that nonetheless preserved the lightness of the flower on the fingertip.

Considering President Yu’s question, it seemed he was asking which looked better.

Song Wanqiu glanced briefly, her confidence allowing her to respond first: “This quality of Paparacha is rare, the balance of orange and pink, the layering, just right, but… I think President Yu suits the camellia ring better, profound depth, delicate yet not coy.”

President Yu, hearing this, covered his mouth and chuckled softly, “Miss Song, sounds like you’re praising me.”

Song Wanqiu praised, “I don’t mean to flatter, but President Yu has taste; anyone who chooses this piece shows she’s as bright as this flower.”