Chapter 1146: Chapter 1166: An Accidental Encounter at the Banquet (Part 2)
"Thank you, Young Master! Young Master, Young Madam, please come inside, I’ll take you upstairs." Tang Yuan said warmly and excitedly.
Xia Xiaonuan and Nangong Yaoling followed Tang Yuan all the way to the banquet hall.
The whole banquet hall was large, simply and elegantly decorated, exuding an aura of luxury everywhere.
At the very front was a huge Hundred Longevity Map. As soon as Nangong Yaoling and Xiaonuan entered, everyone’s eyes turned towards them.
"Young Master is here..."
"And the Young Madam..."
"Wow, the Crown Prince seems even more handsome, becoming more masculine!"
"Xia Xiaonuan is also very beautiful, they really make such a perfect couple."
Standing in the corner, conversing with someone, Nangong Zhongli couldn’t help but glance at Xia Xiaonuan.
Her lips curved into a smile as she looked at Liang Shaochen beside her.
Liang Shaochen didn’t immediately turn around upon hearing the noise, exchanging a few pleasantries with the nearby executives before he turned around.
Nangong Zhongli’s lips curved.
It seems that he truly doesn’t feel the same way about Xia Xiaonuan as he used to.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have no reaction upon hearing her name.
Xia Qiqi, do you really think you can unconditionally occupy a man’s heart?
Nangong Zhongli reached out and touched the necklace on her chest.
Even though she was clearly aware of the problems with this necklace, it would harm women, regardless of whether they were pregnant or not.
If a pregnant woman wears it, it could lead to miscarriage, and normal women would also be harmed, even though they wouldn’t miscarry.
However, the doctor had already said that she might find it difficult to conceive again, hadn’t he?
So... it didn’t make any difference whether she wore it or not.
If Shaochen gave it to her, she would even drink it if it were poison.
Nangong Zhongli bowed her head slightly, lightly kissed the necklace.
However, at this moment, as Xia Xiaonuan and Nangong Yaoling approached, Nangong Zhongli looked up, her gaze falling on Xiaonuan’s neck.
On Xiaonuan’s neck was a necklace identical to hers!
Nangong Zhongli’s heart shook, and she was dumbfounded.
And standing next to her, Liang Shaochen’s gaze fell on Xiaonuan’s face. Watching her smile at another man, he heard his own heart shatter, a complex and gloomy emotion in his eyes.
Yet, the next second, when he saw the necklace around her neck, his expression slightly changed.
That necklace...
Wasn’t it the one he gave her?
She actually... wore it!
Liang Shaochen stood frozen, almost unable to believe his eyes.
But as they approached, he clearly knew that all of this was not his imagination.
At that moment, it was as if a turbulent wave stirred in his heart.
Why was she wearing the necklace he gave her? Hadn’t she already rejected him last time when she left?
Liang Shaochen found it unbelievable, the chatter around him, the compliments, the exclamations, he couldn’t hear at all.
In his mind, in his eyes, there was only Xia Xiaonuan.
But just then, Nangong Zhongli stepped forward with a smile and said, "Crown Prince, Xiaonuan, you’re here."
Seeing Nangong Zhongli, Xia Xiaonuan couldn’t help but clench her fists, then glanced at Liang Shaochen, who was staring intently at her.
She had just felt a gaze fixed on her.
Why was Shaochen still acting like this? Hadn’t she already made things clear to him?
Xiaonuan helplessly smiled at the two.
"Zhongli... Mr. Liang..."
Nangong Yaoling’s hand, which was resting on Xiaonuan’s shoulder, unconsciously tightened, as his gaze subtly swept over Liang Shaochen and Xia Xiaonuan.
The large hand encircling Xiaonuan’s waist involuntarily tightened.
