A stone!

Just a stone!!!

Upon seeing the item on the pendant, almost everyone in the hall nearly dropped their eyeballs to the floor in shock.

The stone was murky black and, aside from its color, was indistinguishable from any common street pebble.

And yet, this very stone was not only given by Ye Feng as a birthday gift to Fang Qingxue, but was also treasured and kept close to her body by Fang Qingxue herself.

Thinking about their own gifts, each worth millions, and then looking at this pebble, everyone felt like vomiting blood!

Dammit...

If they had known Fang Qingxue liked stones, they would have gotten several trucks from the quarry long ago. Who would still foolishly spend millions on luxury items and still fail to please Qingxue!

However, they were not the most frustrated ones, as all eyes turned to Yu Chi at that moment. Yu Chi had displayed the Sri Lanka Golden Green Stone Cat's Eye, a luxury item worth 20 million, and yet it still failed to coax a smile from Fang Qingxue.

Right now, Yu Chi's face was a mix of green and purple, nearly harboring murderous intentions.

He felt extremely stupid, incurably stupid, even doubting whether what he brought was just a stone, and what Ye Feng brought was the actual Sri Lanka Golden Green Stone Cat's Eye, otherwise how could Fang Qingxue wear it so closely.

Luckily, Yu Chi was cunning enough, he took several deep breaths and calmed himself down. With a bitterly mocking smile, he looked towards Ye Feng and said,

"Ye, what are you doing here? For Qingxue's birthday gift, you actually gave a worthless stone, don't you look down on the Fang Family! Don't you disrespect Qingxue?"

"Exactly! How could you do this, even if you're broke, you can't just pick up a stone from the roadside to deceive us! This is totally outrageous!"

This time, Yu Chi's words successfully incited a response from everyone; they were extremely dissatisfied, each having brought luxury gifts worth millions, yet unable to outshine Ye Feng's simple stone. How could they accept this?

"He's not only disrespecting the Fang Family, he's disrespecting us too! A mere worthless stone as a gift, what does he take this birthday party for! It's too childish!"

...

At this moment, not only were the people in the hall displaying angry faces, but Fang Derong, who was sitting at the side of the hall, felt the same.

If Ye Feng had come without a birthday gift, Fang Derong would not have said anything. But the fact that Ye Feng gave his precious granddaughter just a stone was simply a mockery of the Fang Family, an insult to him, Fang Derong!

Immediately, Fang Derong stood up angrily and walked straight to the middle of the hall.

After a moment of confusion, Zhao and the other two turned extremely ugly. They knew Fang Derong was angry, and once he was angry, no one could persuade him.

"Make way! Mr. Fang is coming!"

As everyone in the middle of the hall saw Fang Derong approaching, they quickly stepped aside. Their faces were all flushed with anger as they looked toward Fang Derong, creating quite a commotion.

"Mr. Fang, you see, is this reasonable? Our gifts aren't even worth a stone picked up from the road!"

"I've lived half a lifetime and this is the first time I've encountered such a thing, isn't this insulting?"

"Exactly! Kick him out! We don't welcome such a person!"

...

At this moment, the center of the hall was extremely noisy, with each guest feeling indignant, and Yu Chi, seeing this scene, couldn't help but show a sinister smile on his face.

Especially after seeing Fang Derong's expression, he knew Ye Feng was in trouble!

"Give me the stone!"

Fang Derong, having made his way through the crowd, directly approached Fang Qingxue and reached out his hand, speaking in a cold voice.

Fang Qingxue's face looked terrible. She hadn't expected taking out the stone to elicit such a strong reaction from everyone.

Especially her grandfather, as she looked at his grim face, she knew the situation had escalated.

"Grandfather! Whatever Brother Ye gave me, I like it!"

Fang Qingxue's hands tightly clutched the stone pendant, her pretty face resolute. Even now, facing her most revered grandfather, she refused to compromise.

"I said, give me the stone!!!"

Seeing his granddaughter's demeanor, Fang Derong's shock and anger intensified!

His beloved granddaughter was gentle and kind, yet she had never contradicted him before. But this time, for a stone from Ye Feng, she dared to defy his orders, which fueled his rage.

"I won't give it to you!" Fang Qingxue's pretty face was full of determination, her eyes reddened, pleadingly looking at her grandfather.

Seeing this, old Zhao, who stood beside, couldn't bear it and advised, "I say, Old Fang, don't be hard on Qingxue. Isn't it just a stone? If she likes it, isn't that enough?"

"Shut up!" Fang Derong was now like an enraged lion, showing no mercy even to his old pal.

"Is this about a stone? This concerns the dignity of the Fang Family, my old face! If people found out that someone dared to pick up a stone from the roadside and present it to my granddaughter as a gift, how could the Fang Family hold up our heads in the future!"

Actually, Fang Derong was caught in a dilemma. It would have been fine if Ye Feng had given his granddaughter a stone under normal circumstances, but now in front of everyone and already having caused discontent among all the guests, if he didn't speak up, these guests would surely spread the news throughout Jiangnan City and the Fang Family would be greatly affected.

Old Zhao seemed to understand his old friend's dilemma and kept silent sheepishly.

"Give me the stone!"

At this moment, Fang Derong didn't discuss with Fang Qingxue anymore and immediately snatched the stone pendant from her.

"Grandpa, don't…" Fang Qingxue's face blurred with tears, just like a little girl whose toy had been taken, filled with panic:

"Grandpa, give me the stone back…"

"Be quiet!" Fang Derong was both shocked and furious, now fully convinced that his granddaughter truly liked Ye Feng. He fixed his gaze directly on Ye Feng, his eyes almost spitting fire:

"Ye Feng, young man! I respected you for saving my old pal's life, and that's why I invited you here, but you are slapping my face, the face of the Fang Group!"

With that, Fang Derong flung the stone pendant to the ground, pointed towards the doorway of the private room, and fiercely shouted at Ye Feng:

"Get out! From now on, the Fang Family does not welcome you! You will never see Ningxue again!!!"

Ding…

The stone pendant fell to the ground, and its pure silver frame that held the stone immediately broke apart, just like Fang Qingxue's heart, shattering completely, making her cry like rain.

All eyes in the hall turned to Ye Feng, especially Yu Chi, who wore a mocking smile on his face.

This guy, he's made a fool of himself this time!

Kicked out by the Fang Family like this, he certainly won't be able to mix in Jiangnan City in the future!

"Hmph! Competing for a woman with me, you're still lacking!" A vicious smile appeared on the corner of Yu Chi's mouth, knowing that without Ye Feng, he would eventually take Fang Qingxue for himself. Even the entire Fang Family would be his!

With that thought, the smile on Yu Chi's face grew even brighter.

Elsewhere, Ye Feng looked on quietly, Fang Qingxue's tears slightly trembling his heart.

He was a man who disliked seeing women cry, especially for him!

Thereupon, Ye Feng shook his head with a sigh, then walked over and picked up the fallen stone, holding it in his hand before finally turning his gaze towards Fang Derong:

"Do you know what you've thrown away?"

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