This necklace is for Ruan Ruan, not for you.

Su Lan'er left work early today and, as expected, found an exquisite gift box waiting for her at home.

"Are Mom and Dad back yet?" she asked the butler.

"Sir and Madam are on their way back."

Su Lan'er thought to herself that since her parents had bought it for her, it should be fine for her to open it now.

With that, she unwrapped the outer packaging and saw a sapphire necklace resting inside, the corners of her mouth curling up in a smile.

Without a moment's hesitation, Su Lan'er put the sapphire necklace around her neck.

Seeing this, the butler's jaw dropped.

As far as he knew, this necklace was apparently not meant for Su Lan'er.

However, he did not dare to remind her.

Half an hour later.

Su Chaosheng and Madam Su returned home.

They waited for a little while for the jewelry delivery to arrive.

Yet, despite waiting for quite some time, no one came.

Su Chaosheng asked the butler, "Has my secretary been here?"

The butler replied, "He was here an hour ago."

Su Chaosheng smiled and said, "Then that's settled. He came to deliver high-end jewelry—we bought a sapphire necklace worth fifty million for Ruanruan. Where did he put the delivered jewelry?"

Cold sweat broke out on the butler's forehead, and he did not dare to answer.

At this moment, Su Shengyao also returned.

"Mom, Dad, has that sapphire necklace been delivered yet? I went to visit the cast on set today and checked Ruanruan's schedule. She'll still be on set tomorrow, so I can just deliver the necklace to her then."

Just as Su Chaosheng was about to speak, everyone saw Su Lan'er walking gracefully down the stairs, wearing the sapphire necklace.

Under normal circumstances, they would certainly have offered a few words of praise.

Right now, however, each of their expressions was uglier than the last.

Su Chaosheng pressed his lips together, enduring and enduring; a fifty-million sapphire necklace had probably been worn by who knows how many collectors anyway—Lan'er was just trying it on, it didn't matter.

Madam Su felt the same way inside. They had never bought such an expensive gift for Lan'er, so Lan'er was simply trying it on for a moment.

Su Shengyao frowned, feeling that such behavior was improper.

If Ruanruan had worn something belonging to Lan'er, Lan'er certainly wouldn't want it anymore.

That being the case, Lan'er shouldn't have touched Ruanruan's things either.

Still, since she had already put it on, there was no use saying more.

Su Lan'er rested her hand on the banister, her elegant and refined face showing a puzzled expression as she asked, "Mom, Dad, Big Brother, why are you looking at me like that? Is this necklace not flattering on me?"

"I posted a photo on my Moments, and everyone praised how nice I look wearing this sapphire necklace. Thank you, Mom, Dad, and Big Brother, I love this necklace very much."

Madam Su shrieked, "You posted a photo on your Moments?!"

It was over. It was completely over.

Not only had they seen Lan'er wearing the sapphire necklace, but countless others had seen it as well.

Could this necklace still be given to Ruanruan now?

Su Chaosheng frowned so deeply he could have crushed flies between his brows.

Given their current financial situation, they had no money left to buy another piece of high-end jewelry.

Su Lan'er reined in the smile at the corners of her lips, her voice turning cold as she asked, "Could it be that this necklace... wasn't meant for me?"

Su Shengyao gave a flat, indifferent hum. "When you were sick last time, we didn't throw a birthday banquet for Ruanruan, so we bought this sapphire necklace to give to Ruanruan as compensation."

He walked over and, amidst Su Lan'er's incredulous gaze, unclasped the necklace from her neck.

"Big Brother!"

Su Lan'er's normally aloof and proud expression almost shattered.

"Big Brother, I've already worn this necklace. Do you think Ruanruan would still want it? She's a young lady raised by the Gu family; no one is prouder than she is. She definitely won't want it anymore."

Su Shengyao said calmly and plainly, "Whether she wants it or not is her business; whether we give it is our business."

Su Lan'er turned pale, clutching her chest as she staggered backward.

The dissatisfied Su couple hurried over to comfort her. After all, she was a daughter they had raised for over twenty years, and they still cared for her.

Su Shengyao picked her up and carried her back to her room.

Su Lan'er grasped her eldest brother's arm, her delicate face wearing a faint, bittersweet smile. "Everyone knows I've worn that sapphire necklace, so Ruanruan certainly won't want it. There is a brand-new pearl necklace in my jewelry cabinet that has never been worn; we can give that to her instead."

Su Shengyao replied, "Your pearl necklace is worth at most three to five hundred thousand, but this sapphire necklace is worth fifty million—they aren't in the same league. Lan'er, get some good rest; you don't need to worry about this matter, I will figure something out."

What more could Su Lan'er say? If she spoke further, she would only appear meddlesome.

A fifty-million necklace...

The total amount of money the Su family had spent on her over the years probably only added up to around fifty million.

The fingers she kept hidden beneath the blanket slowly curled into tight fists.

-

After returning to Silver Lake Manor, Gu Jinzhou teased Ruanruan into taking selfies with him.

Ruanruan sat facing him in his lap, her tiny hands gently stroking his cold, handsome face. "Who made you angry?"

Gu Jinzhou narrowed his eyes, letting out a cold, sharp chuckle. "A lot of people."

The origin of this could be traced back to last night.

After playing with her sparklers, Ruanruan had gone back to her bedroom and fallen into a sweet sleep, but Gu Jinzhou felt no inclination to sleep.

He edited the video he had recorded and posted it on his WeChat Moments.

In the video, Ruanruan was holding a sparkler, her bright and charming smile even more dazzling than fireworks.

"I hope Grandma, Mom, Dad, Uncle, and Auntie... stay healthy!"

"I hope Gu Jinzhou lives to be a hundred!"

"May everyone be well!"

"And Gu Jinzhou has to buy me milk tea every day!"

Before long, numerous comments flooded the post.

Mu Xin'er: Oh my god, oh my god, Ruanruan baby looks so tender like this! I hope the baby in my belly turns out to be a fair, tender, well-behaved little fairy just like Ruanruan~

Gu Fengyan: Claiming this fairy baby for myself.

Madam Su: Is she calling me mom? God-forsaken human traffickers, I recognized my child at a single glance! My darling Ruanruan, Mom misses you so much she's only eating three meals a day!

Madam Su: Gu Jinzhou, I'll trade you the two little piggy demons at home for Ruanruan—hurry up and take those two hyperactive little piggies away!

Gu Changxiao: Dad has plenty of free time lately and can drive Ruanruan to and from work every day. Come home and live with us, Ruanruan! (P.S.: We have two little piggy demons at home, will any exorcist master please contact me immediately!)

Gu Shaoxi and Gu Xiyuan were babies born in the Year of the Pig. Because they were exceptionally mischievous, their family members would call them "little piggy demons" whenever they got angry.

After reading the comments on Moments, Su Ruanruan laughed helplessly in Gu Jinzhou's arms. Because they were sitting facing each other in an embrace, it was an extremely dangerous position that could easily spark a fire.

"Cough." Feeling the change in Gu Jinzhou's body, the fairy-like, fair, and flawless young lady put on a serious expression. "I'm not going with them. I'm only rooting myself by your side."

Gu Jinzhou narrowed his eyes, his slender fingers kneading the girl's soft waist with moderate pressure. Actually, the Crown Prince of the Gu family was exceptionally easy to coax and deeply susceptible to Ruanruan's sweet words.

Su Ruanruan: "Because only you can afford to raise me!"

She wasn't happy unless she was teasing him a little.

With an expressionless face, Gu Jinzhou hoisted her over his shoulder and carried her back to the bedroom to teach her a lesson.

"Ruanruan, I've always felt that the order of having an heir and getting married doesn't matter much, so let's make a little heir first."

Su Ruanruan kicked her little legs in struggle, but it was useless.

This was the consequence of provoking the cold and tyrannical Crown Prince.

-

It was three days later when Su Ruanruan finally received that sapphire necklace.

Knowing full well that Su Lan'er had worn the necklace, she did not throw a tantrum, accepting the sapphire necklace with absolute composure instead.

Su Shengyao was momentarily dumbfounded. "Why? I thought you wouldn't want it."