Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband

Chapter 188: 188 Chapter Unique Necklace

The late afternoon sky was speckled with a drizzling rain, washing away the budding irritability of the coming summer.

Outside the villa’s gate, a black sedan slowly drove in.

Soon, Ji Tingyang walked in from outside and, seeing Ji Yuqiao on the sofa, a flicker of surprise crossed his deep eyes, “Why are you at home?”

Ji Yuqiao usually preferred staying in the dormitory, and even during the school breaks, she was reluctant to come home, saying she didn’t want to see the people she disliked there.

After Wen Li had left, persuaded by Lin Xu, she started to come home occasionally during weekends and holidays.

Today was neither a weekend nor a holiday, seeing her at home was indeed surprising.

Hearing Ji Tingyang’s words, Ji Yuqiao showed her displeasure, “What, can’t I come home now?”

“No,” Ji Tingyang said.

Ji Yuqiao glared at him, relentless, “Then what do you mean?”

Lin Xu hadn’t even come down from the second floor when she heard the siblings arguing and hurried down the stairs, rushing to intervene, “What happened? Why are you arguing again?”

Tears sparkled in Ji Yuqiao’s eyes like crystals as she complained to Lin Xu, “Big Brother said I shouldn’t come home, boo hoo…”

Seeing her tears, Lin Xu felt extremely sympathetic, “Don’t cry, don’t cry, I’ll teach him a lesson in a bit.”

Ji Tingyang: “…I didn’t say that.”

He hadn’t expected to be wrongly accused as soon as he returned.

“Actually, not teaching Big Brother a lesson could work too,” Ji Yuqiao’s eyes twinkled, she muttered softly.

Ji Tingyang instantly knew what she was up to, “Go on, what do you want to buy?”

Ji Yuqiao’s eyes suddenly lit up, she quickly flipped the magazine on the sofa to the page she was looking at just before, and her previously aggrieved tone suddenly became excited, “This newly released necklace is so beautiful! I heard there’s only one in the world, handmade, truly unique. Each gemstone embedded in it has a story about the stars, so romantic.”

“It’s just a few million, surely not expensive for you,” her round eyes held a hint of hope, “Right, Big Brother?”

Ji Tingyang’s brow raised.

So, the earlier quarrel was just her way of waiting for a chance to ask him.

He glanced at the necklace in the magazine and nodded lightly, “Indeed, it’s not expensive.”

Ji Yuqiao’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

Then his tone shifted, “So go ahead and buy it yourself.”

Ji Yuqiao’s joyful expression immediately stiffened, and she pitifully tugged at his clothing, “Big Brother…”

Her allowance card had been stopped, she had no money to buy any jewelry.

Ji Tingyang remained expressionless, “Calling for your Second Brother won’t help.”

Lin Xu took the magazine, “Lanyue has good taste, this necklace really is pretty.”

The moment before he coldly refused, Ji Tingyang immediately turned to Lin Xu, while pulling out his phone, “You like it? I’ll call them right now and buy it for you.”

Ji Yuqiao: ???

“I say I like the necklace, but you won’t buy it for me; Lin Xu says she likes it, and you buy it without a second word,” she angrily kicked Ji Tingyang, “Stinky Big Brother, I don’t want to deal with you ever again!”

Big Brother was always so double-standard.

“Your Big Brother is buying it for you, he’s just too embarrassed to say it outright,” Lin Xu quickly said.

“Really?” Ji Yuqiao was skeptical.

Under Lin Xu’s stern gaze, Ji Tingyang reluctantly nodded.

Ji Yuqiao’s face suddenly bloomed into a happy smile, and she jubilantly ran back upstairs.

The next day.

Just as Ji Yuqiao was looking forward to the arrival of her new necklace, she spotted it around the neck of a classmate.

A classmate from the neighboring dorm had come to visit their dorm, her fingers occasionally brushing her neck.

That obvious gesture made it hard not to notice.

“Keke, is this the new necklace you bought? It looks so nice!”

“It’s so beautiful! Where did you buy this necklace? Can you send me a link?”

“Oh, you noticed my necklace?” Keke put on a show of modesty, a hint of pride coloring her eyes as though slightly annoyed, “My boyfriend gifted it to me, and it cost him sixty to seventy million. It’s not some cheap thing from the internet, there’s no link available.”

The dorm mate next to her immediately exclaimed in awe, “Sixty to seventy million? Your boyfriend really treats you well!”

Keke pursed her lips and smiled, “I couldn’t help it, he insisted on giving it to me, saying that it’s a unique necklace in the world and also represents his unique love for me. Plus, each gemstone on it has a romantic celestial story.”

The familiar slogan caught Ji Yuqiao’s attention, and even she, who was initially uninterested, looked up.@@novelbin@@

She hadn’t known until she looked, and when she did, she was startled.

Wasn’t this the gemstone necklace that she had asked Ji Tingyang to buy for her yesterday?

How did it end up with Keke?

Could it be that her brother had been too slow in paying, and someone else had bought it?

Thinking this, Ji Yuqiao angrily sent a message rebuking Ji Tingyang.

Raining Qiao: [How could you fail to buy a necklace when I asked you to? You’re really useless!]

Raining Qiao: [Angry bear thumping.gif]

JTY: [?]

A photo and Ji Tingyang’s question mark were sent over together.

It was a photo of the gemstone necklace placed inside a black box.

The necklace had already been delivered to Ji Tingyang.

Ji Yuqiao blinked, enlarged the photo, and examined carefully, confirming that the two necklaces were indeed identical.

A unique necklace, and now there were two of them.

So there was only one conclusion.

While her dorm mates were complimenting Keke, Ji Yuqiao’s voice suddenly cut in, “Your necklace is fake.”

The dorm room suddenly fell silent.

After a moment, Keke glanced disdainfully at Ji Yuqiao and sneered, “Have you even seen a real gem? You claim it’s fake just like that.”

“The real one was bought by my brother, so yours must be fake, your boyfriend is deceiving you,” Ji Yuqiao explained to her.

“Your brother bought it?” Keke laughed as if she heard a joke, overjoyed, “Each gemstone on this necklace costs millions, your family is poor, could your brother afford it? It seems more likely to me that your brother is deceiving you.”

Ji Yuqiao furrowed her brow, “My brother would never lie to me, and he’s definitely not poor.”

“Not poor? Could he possibly be a billionaire then?” Keke smiled slightly, her eyes filled with undisguised mockery, “If your brother were a billionaire, would you end up having to sell bags?”

Ji Yuqiao had been stopped by Ji Tingyang from using her bank cards before, and many classmates knew about her selling bags and even taking part-time jobs.

With such a difficult daily life, how could they possibly be rich?

So, when they heard Ji Yuqiao say that her brother had bought the necklace, they sneered and disbelieved in their hearts.

“What I’m saying is true, if you don’t believe me, you can call your boyfriend and ask,” Ji Yuqiao earnestly said.