"Sea Star!" Ning Shuqian shouted out of control at this time. Although the voice was not exaggerated, it still seemed a bit sharp in such an occasion where people were laughing and chatting.
Wen Xinya followed Ning Shuqian's gaze and saw the Ocean Star donated in her mother's name in the center of the booth. The Ocean Star weighs 42.52 carats and has an extremely rare deep blue color. It is as beautiful as the deep ocean and is one of the few large diamonds left in the world. The smile on her lips deepened.
Wen Haowen also looked over, and the smile on his face froze: "Dad, our Wen family has a lot of things to donate, why do we have to take out the Ocean Star?"
Of course, it was difficult for him to say that since he had already promised to give the Ocean Star to Ning Shuqian.
Wen Xinya saw that Wen Haowen's face was extremely ugly. She looked at Wen Haowen timidly and said timidly, "Dad, don't blame grandpa. It was me who decided to auction the Ocean Star. It had nothing to do with grandpa."
In her previous life, she had seen Xia Ruya wearing this Ocean Star to attend various activities more than once. This Ocean Star, which exudes a deep and dazzling aura, has become Xia Ruya's symbol, which shows how much Xia Ruya likes this Ocean Star.
Grandpa said that he had asked Xia Ruya to return all of Mom's old things, but she had seen that there was no Star of the Ocean among Mom's old things in the room. So she guessed that Grandpa kept the Star of the Ocean because he actually wanted to give it to Xia Ruya. Xia Ruya had been the adopted daughter of the Wen family for twelve years, and a mere Star of the Ocean was nothing.
Before, when Grandpa casually asked her whether the Wen family would raise funds or bid for items at the charity auction, Wen Xinya pretended to casually mention the Star of the Ocean and suggested putting the Star of the Ocean up for auction.
Even if she donated the things that belonged to her to charity, she would never let that bitch Xia Ruya get them for free.
Grandpa's expression was very hesitant at the time, so Wen Xinya said, "Grandpa wants to donate the auction items in my name, so the Ocean Star is the best choice. After all, it was given to mom by the Wen family. Now it's legitimate for me to take it out!"
Sure enough, Grandpa reluctantly gave in. After all, when Mom got married, the dowry was very generous, so the Wen family had never given Mom anything. Now that she was back in the Wen family, it was her first time to participate in this kind of charity event. She couldn't donate Mom's dowry, the Wen family couldn't afford to lose face.
Ocean Star is well-known in the circle, and it would be best to donate the things that the Wen family gave to my mother in her name.
Wen Haowen's face suddenly turned extremely ugly, and he stared at her with a sharp gaze like a knife: "The Ocean Star is something that has been passed down in the Wen family for generations. Even when Dad started his business with great difficulty, he couldn't take it out. I was wondering how Dad could possibly donate the Ocean Star. It turns out that you, this evil creature, were the one who instigated it!"
Wen Xinya was startled, her face turned pale, and she looked at Wen Haowen with trembling lips: "Dad... I didn't know that it was something that had been passed down for generations in the Wen family. I thought it was just a gift from the Wen family to Mom. Grandpa wanted to donate things in my name, and I thought it would be the best result to donate the old things that the Wen family gave to Mom, so..."
Ning Shuqian tried her best to hide her resentment and forced a smile as she looked at Wen Xinya: "Xinya, although you are the eldest daughter of the Wen family, you have just returned to the Wen family and don't know many things about the Wen family. How can you casually give such advice to your grandfather? If outsiders know about it, they will think you are so young and yet you are giving orders to your elders."
Hao Wen had previously promised to give her the Ocean Star as compensation for Yu Ya being kicked out of the Wen family and sent abroad. It was all because of this little bitch who made random suggestions and caused her to miss the Ocean Star that was inherited by the Wen family. Not to mention the value of the Ocean Star, just the word "inheritance" was enough to establish her status in the circle and make her become Mrs. Wen in a legitimate way.
At this point, there is no way to change the fact that the Ocean Star has been donated. Can the Wen family take the donated items back? The Wen family cannot afford to lose face, so she will definitely not get the Ocean Star.
Wen Xinya really didn't know that this ocean star had been passed down in the Wen family for generations. She stared at Ning Shuqian with wide eyes, disbelieving, with a look of grievance: "Aunt Ning, I didn't point fingers at my elders. It was Grandpa who asked me, so I answered. You wronged me!"
Ning Shuqian was so angry that she saw stars and almost couldn't breathe. She felt the gazes from all around her piercing her back like needles. She had to force a smile and said, "Aunt Ning didn't know the reason and wrongly accused you. Aunt Ning apologizes to you."
Wen Xinya hung her head and twisted her fingers in silence. From a distance, her thin shoulders were exposed in the air, and her slender waist, which could be held in one hand, would break at the slightest touch. She looked so pitiful that it made people want to protect her!
After a long while, she raised her head as if she had suddenly mustered up the courage, the moisture in her eyes quickly condensed into mist, and she looked at Ning Shuqian with a hazy vision, and said carefully: "Aunt Ning, it's not that every time you are wrong and apologize to me, I can pretend that nothing happened."
Her soft and gentle voice, like the spring willows by the lake gently brushing the water, created ripples in everyone's hearts. She did not complain about her grievances, nor did she make any accusations. She only spoke lightly, yet with such force that everyone believed her words.
Ning Shuqian was stunned for a moment, but Wen Haowen angrily said, "Your Aunt Ning took the initiative to apologize to you, how did you talk to her? Is this how you treat your elders?"
"Haowen, I'm fine, don't blame Xinya! This time it was my fault for not understanding the truth of the matter and wrongly accusing Xinya." Ning Shuqian instantly realized that something was wrong and quickly reached out to pull Wen Haowen, but unfortunately, the words she said were like water spilled.
The people around showed expressions of sudden enlightenment. It was true that Wen Haowen didn't like Wen Xinya, but seeing how Wen Haowen defended Ning Shuqian, everyone vaguely knew that some of it was due to pillow talk.
We are not fools. Everyone has his or her own experiences. Everyone has had the experience of flirting. Everyone knows that once a man is bewitched by a woman, there is nothing he can't do.
Wen Xinya took a deep breath and looked at Grandpa Wen: "Grandpa, Aunt Ning is right. I just returned to the Wen family and don't know many things about the Wen family. I didn't know that the Ocean Star had such a meaning to the Wen family. It was wrong of me to rashly propose to you to donate the Ocean Star."