After receiving the notification from Xiao Lan, Xu Fan did not wait too long before he received the invitation to the cocktail party.

The guests invited to this cocktail party were almost all distinguished figures in the Huaxia jewelry industry, each either wealthy or noble.

If it were not for Xiao Lan's face, Xu Fan guessed that he might not have been able to get this invitation.

As for Xia Xiaodie, who now does not want to use her family's connections, it's even more normal for her not to get an invitation.

From the invitation, it is apparent that the host of this cocktail party is the Zhou Family of Shanghai.

In Shanghai, the Zhou Family could almost be said to stand at the pinnacle of the jewelry industry, akin to Mount Hua.

Every commercial street has a gold and Jade Firm related to the Zhou Family.

Even, according to Xiao Lan's explanation, the reason Gelangqiao is bringing his design drafts to Huaxia this time is partly due to the influence of the Zhou Family.

The cocktail party is set to take place tomorrow afternoon, and Xu Fan knows Xia Xiaodie well.

After all, she and Xia Yanyu flow with the Xia Family's blood, stubborn to the core—Xu Fan reckoned that even without an invitation, she, Xia Xiaodie, would still show up at the cocktail party.

If she can't slip in, then she'll wait at the door, always finding a way to meet Gelangqiao.

Soon it was the next day.

As soon as it was noon, Xu Fan drove straight to Xia Xiaodie's residence.

Before coming, Xia Yanyu had informed him of Xia Xiaodie's address, and with the help of the navigation, Xu Fan quickly parked his car downstairs of Xia Xiaodie's apartment building.

The cocktail party was to start at three o'clock, and it was almost one by that point; if Xia Xiaodie was planning to go, it was about time she left.

Sure enough, Xu Fan did not wait long downstairs before he saw Xia Xiaodie, dressed in a formal gown, emerging from the building.

In her silver gown, Xia Xiaodie had shed some of her youthful naiveté and gained an air of poise and elegance, sharing a slight resemblance to her sister Xia Yanyu.

As for the differences between the two?

Xu Fan's gaze fell on Xia Xiaodie's chest, hmm, still in need of development.

Beep beep!

As Xia Xiaodie approached, Xu Fan rolled down the window, honked the horn, and said with a straight face, "Hello, Seize a ride at your service."

The car Xu Fan was driving, a Jaguar he'd gotten from Han Dongxu, was parked downstairs, and Xia Xiaodie didn't pay much attention to it, assuming it belonged to a wealthy playboy trying to pick up girls.

However, when the horn sounded and the person who leaned out, seriously saying "Seize a ride," turned out to be Xu Fan.

"What are you doing here?"

Xia Xiaodie gave Xu Fan an incredulous look then immediately rolled her eyes and walked away.

"..."

That was quite ungracious, but Xu Fan had no choice but to follow her leisurely with his car.

High heels are no match for Xu Fan's sports car with four wheels, is it?

Seeing him trailing her at a leisurely pace, Xia Xiaodie, annoyed, stopped in her tracks and glared at Xu Fan before saying, "Keep following me, and I might just Seize a punch!"

As she spoke, Xia Xiaodie was about to show Xu Fan her small, a-five-in-combat-power fist.

"You... how did you get this?"

But seeing what Xu Fan was holding, Xia Xiaodie's eyes immediately flashed with excitement.

In Xu Fan's hands was the invitation to the jewelry cocktail party.

Xia Xiaodie had worked hard to get into the party, but stripped of the Xia Family backing and relying on herself alone made the reality a series of dead-ends.

As Xu Fan had expected, she had planned to try her luck by turning up uninvited today in the hopes of running into Gelangqiao outside.

Xia Xiaodie knew her idea was naive, but she did not want to give up so easily.

Now, however, Xu Fan had brought hope right in front of her.

Feeling a surge of emotion, she didn't know if she was moved by him or not.

Xia Xiaodie rolled her eyes at Xu Fan and then snorted, "You think I'd be grateful if you gave it to me?"

"I don't want it, it'll drive you mad!"

After saying that, the cheeky girl didn't forget to stick out her tongue and make a face at him, which really didn't match the elegant dress she was wearing at the moment...

Xu Fan shrugged helplessly and said, "Cheeky girl, I never said I was going to give it to you."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Xiaodie couldn't help but frown.

Could it be that this big baddie had come all the way here with an invitation just to annoy her?

Wasn't that just too boring?

"Five million a piece, cash on delivery."

"..."

Looking at Xu Fan and hearing what he had just said, Xia Xiaodie almost blurted out the words "profiteer."

But then she thought about it and understood why Xu Fan was doing this.

He probably just didn't want her to owe him anything...

Five million, if it were in the past, she indeed could have afforded it.

But now, she was determined to be independent, having cut off financial support from her family, even the evening dress she was wearing was bought with money she had scrimped and saved, along with working part-time...

Forget five million, she couldn't even afford fifty thousand right now.

This invitation was extremely important to her, but the price he was asking for was simply astronomical.

"Would you really sell it to me if I paid?"

Suddenly, with a sly twirl of her big eyes, Xia Xiaodie seemed to have thought of a plan and looked up at Xu Fan.

"Of course."

Xu Fan nodded. Naturally, he didn't intend to scam Xia Xiaodie's money, he just wanted to use this method to reconcile her with Xia Yanyu.

It seemed like she was about to agree, probably planning to ask her family for money.

"Alright then, you said it yourself, lying makes you a puppy!"

No sooner had she agreed than Xia Xiaodie, lifting her dress, started trotting ahead.

What was this girl up to?

Xu Fan didn't understand her intentions at the moment, and was about to follow her out of the car, but before he could open the door, Xia Xiaodie, who had run to the front of the car, cried out and sat down on the ground.

"This..."

Stepping out of the car to see Xia Xiaodie's embarrassingly bad acting, Xu Fan was dumbfounded.

After a good long moment, Xu Fan finally realized what was happening, and looked at Xia Xiaodie sitting on the ground, asking, "What's this about?"

"Hmph!"

"You evil taxi driver, you knocked me down, my back's broken! My leg's fractured! Compensate! Compensate! Give me the money now!"

"..."

Looking at Xia Xiaodie sitting on the ground, shamelessly playing the scam with him, the corner of Xu Fan's mouth twitched involuntarily.

As the saying goes, 'You are influenced by the company you keep,' this cheeky girl had spent so much time with him that she had become so shameless...

"Uh, compensate... how much?"

Xu Fan asked awkwardly, looking at Xia Xiaodie, who in response, let a crafty smile spread across her lips as she held up five fingers.

"Today you're in luck, five million, and I'll settle this privately with you."

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