In fact, before coming here, Ning Xi still felt a little nervous and repulsive when she thought about meeting many people who used to be in the Ning family's circle.
After all, the shadow of that year was too deep and it still appears in her nightmares.
However, when she really showed up here, when she faced the ridicule from those people, even her own parents, and Ning Xueluo's usual hypocrisy, she did not feel the anxiety and tension she had expected, and she did not even feel angry or resentful...
It turns out that time can really change a person.
Without even realizing it, she had already been able to face the things that once concerned her the most with ease.
"Well, not only have you become more beautiful, but most importantly, you have more confidence. Your eyes are so moving. How should I put it? There is an indescribable power that even gives me a feeling of a phoenix reborn from the ashes..." Ning Tianxin said with some excitement, and then felt a little distressed.
A person's change cannot happen without reason, and she didn't know what she had gone through to become what she is today. Five years ago, Ning Xi suddenly went abroad, and she always felt that something was wrong, but she didn't dare to ask too much.
Ning Xi laughed when she heard that, holding her chin and said, "Cousin, even your compliments to others are so artistic!"
"I'm serious!" Ning Tianxin said angrily.
Ning Xi took a sip of wine and sighed, "Alas, love brings worries, love brings fears. If you are free from love, you will have no worries or fears. Maybe it's because you don't care anymore, so it just happens naturally. No desire means strength..."
Ning Tianxin's face turned pale when she heard this. "Xiao Xi, please don't let yourself down! Why do I feel like you are letting everything go?"
"Ahem..." Ning Xi just said a few words, but she didn't expect to scare Ning Tianxin. She hurriedly comforted her, "Sister Xin, I was just joking, don't be nervous!"
Oh my god, she is currently being bewitched by the beauty of the devil, how could she possibly let go of all the four elements and become a nun? It would be great if she could really let go of all the four elements!
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Ning Xi was chatting with Ning Tianxin in a relaxed manner. The people around her who were originally discussing Ning Xi's outfit gradually became bored and stopped talking when they saw that Ning Xi didn't care at all.
Their main task today is to please Ning Yaohua and the old man, not to pay attention to an insignificant adopted daughter.
As night fell, more and more guests arrived, and the banquet hall became more lively.
Ning Yaohua had just made the old man unhappy, so he was now trying to be attentive and asked someone to bring out the birthday gift he had prepared long ago.
The gift he prepared was an exquisitely crafted red coral eight-treasure screen, which was very valuable. Everyone was amazed by it and praised Ning Yaohua for his vision and filial piety.
The old man took a look and said some polite words. He didn't look very happy and was obviously still angry.
Ning Xueluo first gave her father a soothing look, then glanced in Ning Xi's direction without being noticed. After that, she walked up to the old man with a small hollow carved wooden box in her hand, "Grandpa, I wish you a happy birthday. I am your granddaughter. This is the birthday gift I picked for you myself. I hope you like it!"
Zhuang Lingyu immediately said, "Dad, open it and take a look! Xueluo's company has made some money recently, and she bought this for you with her own money! I said I would buy it for her, but she insisted on preparing it herself, saying that this would show her sincerity!"
The old man glanced at his granddaughter, took the box from her hand, slowly opened it, and after seeing the gift in the box, his expression gradually became moved.
In the box is a string of jade Buddhist beads.