Reborn Jewelry

Chapter 19
Zhu Mandong didn't mean to move away from the door, but said with a sincere face: "Chu Chu, I didn't mean to pretend that I didn't see you yesterday. It's just that you also know that Gao Zhen and Zhu Bingting are both cadres in the society. Just a new member, how can he speak in front of them?"

If Zhu Mandong really came to apologize to Chu Ning sincerely, in view of the previous affection, Chu Ning could verbally forgive her once, be a classmate with her who seemed to have nothing to do, and occasionally even give back to the other party. a smiley face.

But Zhu Mandong is not apologizing here, she is clearly just trying to excuse herself, and she avoids mentioning the fact that she joined the art appreciation club before.

How could Chu Ning accept such insincere remarks?
"So it's because of this?" Chu Ning looked at Zhu Mandong with a half-smile, "I thought you pretended not to see me because you were afraid of being hurt by me."

Zhu Mandong's eyes widened instantly!

How could Chu Ning tell the truth? !

Although they all knew why Zhu Mandong had such an attitude in Antique Street yesterday, but whether it was Zhu Mandong or other bystanders, they were actually a little embarrassed to say such things.

Even Chu Ning, who was hurt by Zhu Mandong, often would not choose to tell the truth, but continued to maintain the peace and friendship shown.

Moreover, based on what Zhu Mandong, a classmate, has known about Chu Ning for a year, she was very sure before that as long as she took the initiative to bow her head to Chu Ning, Chu Ning would definitely forgive her and continue to be good friends with her!

But now, Chu Ning's reaction not only greatly exceeded Zhu Mandong's expectations, but also tore off the fig leaf on Zhu Mandong's face without hesitation, causing Zhu Mandong's face to ache. It hurts.

"Chu, Chu Chu, why do you think so?" Zhu Mandong showed a smile that was uglier than crying, "What's the relationship between us? How could I be afraid of being implicated by you? Besides, President Gao can only be with you." It's just a little misunderstanding, it's not as serious as you said..."

Speaking of the latter, Zhu Mandong's voice became lower and lower, obviously he didn't have much confidence.

Chu Ning smiled silently, just looked at Zhu Mandong quietly, without saying anything.

Her eyes seemed to have insight into the world, seeing Zhu Mandong thoroughly from the inside to the outside.

Zhu Mandong felt more guilty when Chu Ning looked at her, and she had the urge to turn around and run away.

But remembering Gao Zhen's instructions and her boyfriend Chen Jian's gentle persuasion, Zhu Mandong gritted her teeth and stayed.

She has already stood up because of her boyfriend, and now it is so easy to change direction.

Zhu Mandong pretended not to see the expression on Chu Ning's face, he felt a little nervous, and forced a smile and said, "By the way, Chu Chu, I saw you bought an unremarkable pen holder at a street stall in Antique Street yesterday. Didn't see it in the dormitory?"

It wasn't until this time that Chu Ning vaguely understood why Zhu Mandong was waiting here.

It turned out to be for the pen holder.

For a moment, Chu Ning's heart was completely chilled.

If she hadn't taken the pen holder to the library to search for information on a whim, would Zhu Mandong have quietly taken the pen holder away instead of standing here and asking herself carefully?
The more Chu Ning thought about it, the more she felt that this possibility was very high.

She has known Zhu Mandong for a long time, but she has no trust in Zhu Mandong's character.

"You mean the pen holder that you are afraid of getting hurt by me?" Chu Ning said indifferently.

Zhu Mandong's face flushed red again!

"Chu Chu, why is your temper so weird these days? I've already said that it's not a burden, why do you keep saying that..." Zhu Mandong said helplessly, "Gao Zhen is an art appreciation club after all. The president of the company is also a senior in appraisal. He still has some skills in antique appraisal. His attitude yesterday was a bit bad, but his words were not rough, and he was worried that you might buy the wrong thing. Later, Gao Zhen told me specifically, let me come back and remind you, lest you accidentally take something for others to see, and make others misunderstand your eyesight and laugh at you in private..."

Chu Ning waved her hand impatiently, and said amusedly: "Zhu Mandong, why are you telling me so many useless things? Isn't it just a pen holder, only bought for 80 yuan, so what if it's just a modern handicraft? There are so many boring people who have nothing to do with this? I think you are overthinking and thinking too much. Besides, I am not a student majoring in appraisal. I went to Antique Street to buy things for nothing. The antiques are just my own hobbies. I think that pen holder looks good, so I bought it for my own use. Is it possible that I have to buy an antique to come back?"

She didn't know if Gao Zhen noticed something wrong with that pen holder, but no one except herself knew the origin of that pen holder at all.Therefore, Chu Ning is not worried at all about showing that she just bought an ordinary pen holder in front of others, and there will be no problems.

On the contrary, her behavior like this should be the most normal.

Zhu Mandong felt even more embarrassed.

In fact, she didn't think that Chu Ning would buy any real antiques from the stalls in the antique street.

It's not that she thinks that Chu Ning doesn't understand antiques, but that she knows how difficult it is to buy real antiques from street stalls in Antique Street.

And when Chu Ning bought the pen holder, she was also there.

Although she was standing relatively back at the time, she had good eyesight, so she took a real look at the pen holder in Chu Ning's hand.

It is really just an old bamboo pen holder, which can be made by a country craftsman with a little bit of skill, it is nothing special at all.

Otherwise, Gao Zhen wouldn't have watched Chu Ning buy things so helplessly yesterday.

I don't know what happened to Gao Zhen, but today he suddenly asked her to come back to inquire about the pen holder.

Could it be that he hasn't given up on Chu Ning yet, so he deliberately uses the pen holder to get close to Chu Ning?

"That's not what I meant, Chu Chu." Zhu Mandong said with a blushing face, "Of course it's your freedom to buy anything, and I don't mean to talk too much. It's just that President Gao is still a little worried about you. I was also afraid that you would not listen to what he said, so I just asked me to persuade you..."

She found that Chu Ning was getting more and more difficult to deal with now, and she couldn't stand it anymore, so she had to confess to Gao Zhen.

But fortunately, she still had a sense of propriety and didn't tell all the truth.

Chu Ning had already guessed that Zhu Mandong's behavior of guarding the goal today must have something to do with Gao Zhen.

Now Zhu Mandong's words only confirmed her guess.

(End of this chapter)