Shen Hegui saw that the corners of her eyes were flushed a captivating red, with tears brimming in them. It had been a long time since he had seen her look so wronged.
He sighed inwardly, then handed the repaired bracelet to her. "Look, is this right? If it's not, I'll redo it."
Jiang Yuntan looked at him with red-rimmed eyes and nodded. "Mm."
She had to admit, Shen Hegui had done a beautiful job, but he had never worked with such things before. It could only be that he had such a thorough command of his ability that it could be described as "complete mastery."
If he ever couldn't make a living, he could probably use this craft to earn money.
But that was beside the point.
Jiang Yuntan pursed her lips and said guiltily, "I'm sorry. I didn't protect the bracelet Uncle Shen gave me well. If only I had kept it in my space..."
Shen Hegui was used to her willful and domineering ways, so seeing her so pitiful now made him feel a bit uneasy, and even a thread of sympathy rose in his heart.
He said gently, "We all know this isn't your fault. Even if Father finds out later, he won't blame you. Besides, isn't a bracelet meant to be worn? You've always worn it on your wrist before."
The bracelet was broken, and she had held it tightly in her hand. She had always treasured that bracelet. What fault was hers?
Jiang Yuntan, seeing how understanding he was, said somewhat embarrassedly, "But isn't this your family heirloom?"
"Since Father gave it to you, it belongs to you now. Don't blame yourself," Shen Hegui continued.
"Jade is fragile. They say jade breaks to protect its owner. Even if Father finds out it's broken, he will only think that it broke to protect you."
"Yuntan, over the years, we've long considered you family. No matter how precious something is, it's just an external object. No matter what happens, we value your safety more."
He spoke earnestly and firmly, as if making an important promise.
Jiang Yuntan nodded and tightened her grip on the repaired bracelet.
Seeing her like this, Shen Hegui added, "Yuntan, if you really dislike Lin Tingxue and the others, we can split up."
Jiang Yuntan's bright eyes widened in surprise as she looked at him in astonishment. "Did I hear that right?"
Shen Hegui smiled. "You heard right. I originally thought it was just minor squabbles, but I didn't expect something like this to happen today. She was clearly scheming against you today."
"But now that it's done, since she said she'll compensate you with another bracelet, don't foolishly say you don't want it when the time comes. No matter how much you dislike her, you should take what's owed. Don't let her off easy."
"Huh?" Jiang Yuntan was stunned. She really hadn't expected him to say that.
Seeing her dazed look, Shen Hegui couldn't help but reach out and ruffle her hair, just like he did when they were children.
"Did you hear me? You must get her to compensate you. Don't let her off cheaply." Shen Hegui asked again, "If you don't want to travel with her, I'll talk to Lin Xuan and we'll go separately."
Jiang Yuntan nodded. "I'll definitely ask for compensation. Otherwise, it's too good for her."
Then she continued, "But didn't you say before that everyone is heading back to Jing City, and we don't know the situation there yet? It's not good to have too big a falling out with them, right?"
"Lin Xuan is fine, but Lin Tingxue has too many schemes. She schemed today and broke your bracelet. Who knows what she might do in the future?" Shen Hegui mused.
Jiang Yuntan thought for a moment and said, "Then let's not split up. Otherwise, we won't know what they're planning. If they're scheming, isn't it better to keep them under our watch?"
"If we separate, who knows if they'll hold a grudge and ambush me later?"
More importantly, she wanted to see what cards Lin Tingxue had up her sleeve.
Today, Lin Tingxue impulsively broke her bracelet. To everyone, it was hard to believe it wasn't intentional. Amidst everyone's suspicion and displeasure, to salvage her image, Lin Tingxue would only reveal more flaws and become more flustered.
After all, the relationship between her and Lin Tingxue now was like mortal enemies—both wanted the other dead. Since she had come here and taken over the original owner's body, she would avenge her.
Shen Hegui felt very gratified after hearing her words. It was as if his spoiled, willful child had finally grown up.
He said warmly, "It makes sense when you think about it, but stay away from her from now on. Don't give her another chance to scheme against you."
Jiang Yuntan nodded obediently.
A faint smile appeared on Shen Hegui's handsome, strong face. "Rest for a while. I'll head out first. If you don't want to come out, we'll call you when something happens, okay?"
"Mm," Jiang Yuntan nodded again.
Jiang Yuntan watched Shen Hegui leave and close the door behind him. She looked at the bracelet repaired with gold in her palm and suddenly smiled.
Until Lin Tingxue completely disappeared from this world, she wouldn't let Lin Tingxue know that the real Blood Jade Bracelet had never broken—even though the dimensional trading system no longer needed the Blood Jade Bracelet as a carrier.
But for now, on the surface, she could only let everyone think her bracelet had shattered. She just hoped it wouldn't hurt Uncle Shen's feelings. But she didn't want to gamble on Lin Tingxue's obsession with the Blood Jade Bracelet.
When the time was right, she would find a reason to explain it to them.
But Shen Hegui's attitude toward Lin Tingxue now was something she hadn't expected. Wasn't she supposed to be his destined love? It didn't seem like it now.
Fortunately, her judgment was correct. As long as she didn't follow the script in the book, Shen Hegui and the others would always treat her as family and not abandon her.
But given how indulgent Shen Hegui was, even if the original owner had done something wrong, would he and Uncle Shen really not care?
Not necessarily...
Jiang Yuntan began to doubt what she had read before... In any case, she wouldn't blindly believe the contents of the book.
She spent over two hours calming down in the small room, actually browsing the ten freshly updated dimensional showcases. She didn't find anything useful.
However, she noticed that Mu Qingtang had bought ten bottles of liquid foundation again today. Her dimensional points had reached 47. At this rate, she should be able to level up in a few days.
Having found nothing useful, Jiang Yuntan opened the door and went out. Everyone came over to comfort her, and she just said with red eyes, "It's fine."
So everyone's accusing glances fell on Lin Tingxue. Jiang Yuntan smiled knowingly to herself. "Since you schemed against me, don't blame me for scheming against you."
She made it clear she didn't want to talk to Lin Tingxue, and the others didn't let Lin Tingxue near her. So the rest of the day passed peacefully.
That night, Jiang Yuntan was woken from her sleep by Jinbao's shouts.
【Hurry, hurry, Marrow Cleansing Pill, boss, buy it now!】
Jiang Yuntan, still groggy from being woken, heard this and snapped her eyes open. Jinbao had already helpfully placed that showcase at the top.
In her haste, she didn't even look at the price and directly clicked "buy."