The Best Gift

"Is it very difficult to get President Jiang's phone number? It's quite easy." Xia Ke blinked, pretending to be innocent. "He called me himself, so then I got his phone number."

Zhao Qiqi's eyes widened. "What? President Jiang took the initiative to call you?!"

Xia Qing's eyes were red with jealousy. "He called you? How did he know your phone number? What did he tell you?"

Xia Ke thought for a moment. She couldn't let Xia Qing know that she was living in the Jiang family for the time being, or it would be even more troublesome. She explained, "President Jiang forgot Dad's phone number and called to ask me. Isn't Dad discussing a project with Jiang Corporation?"

This explanation made Xia Qing even more nervous. "You've met President Jiang?"

Xia Ke paused, then shook her head innocently. "No."

Xia Qing clenched her fists. No, she had to speed things up. Otherwise, after Jiang Chuanyao met Xia Ke, wouldn't she have even less of a chance?

The manager walked over and said, "Are you done talking? You can leave now."

Xia Qing paused and looked at the clothes she had chosen unwillingly. These exquisite clothes were the result of her hard work for the entire afternoon. In the end, they would belong to another. She was angry and frustrated. She couldn't bear to part with them. Gritting her teeth, she asked the manager, "How much are they?"

The manager said, "The preliminary estimate is eight figures. Miss Xia Qing, do you want to swipe your card or pay by cash?"

Xia Qing immediately deflated like a ball and stopped talking. How could she have so much money? She didn't even have one-tenth of it!

After being chased out of the door, Xia Qing was about to cry. The other socialites were also unwilling to be treated this way and complained about Xia Qing.

"President Jiang didn't say anything about buying clothes for you. We were happy for nothing!"

"You're still calling yourself Mrs. Jiang? I think your brain is muddled!"

"I was wondering why President Jiang would fall for you. It turns out that you were lying!"

Hearing her best friends' sarcasm, Xia Qing's face turned pale. She was extremely embarrassed, but she also found it strange. Xia Ke came from the countryside and was a fool. How could she have the money to buy the clothes here?

After venting their anger, the socialites left Xia Qing behind.

At this moment, there were no customers in the huge store. The manager personally served Xia Ke. Xia Ke browsed through the clothes in the store. She only planned to buy one.

The manager said, "Miss Xia, President Jiang has relayed that you can choose anything in this shop."

Xia Ke's gaze stopped on the treasure of the shop. This was the dress that Xia Qing had wanted to buy for ten times the price just now, but the boss didn't want to sell it. The white dress was decorated with rhinestones, shining brightly under the light. It looked to be full of spirit.

"Is this dress for sale?" Xia Ke's gaze froze, and a very familiar feeling entered her heart.

The manager hesitated for a moment before smiling. "This dress was originally designed by a special customer ten years ago. Unfortunately, she was seriously ill and her health was too poor, so this dress is only half done. She bought another dress and returned to the countryside. Such a masterpiece is very rare. Our boss sent it overseas and completed the other half of the production. He brought it back to the shop as the shop's treasure. The boss is friends with this customer and said that this dress is only for the fated person."

Xia Ke stared at the dress, and her heart skipped a beat. "What kind of customer is fated?"

The manager said, "Only customers who are celebrating their 19th birthday today can try on this dress. That female customer surnamed Qiao designed this dress as a birthday gift for her daughter. This is also her last work."

Xia Ke stared fixedly at the dress, her vision slowly blurring with tears. No matter what, she had to thank Jiang Chuanyao. Otherwise, she would never have been able to get the dress her mother had personally designed for her when she was alive. It was also her last gift. This was the best birthday gift she had ever received in her life.

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Xia Qing stood outside the door, hiding behind a tree. After being chased out by the manager just now, not only did her best friends mock her, but they also said that they wanted to spread what she had done today. This caused Xia Qing to be in an extremely sorry state right now. She lost her reputation today, and she had offended all her best friends. She had even become a laughing stock in the socialite circle. She was indignant, so she hid outside the shop and secretly watched the scene inside. She wanted to see what was going on!

The lights in the clothing store were resplendent, and every piece of clothing was incomparably gorgeous. It made Xia Qing especially red in the face. She wanted the clothes very much. She also saw that the dress, which she couldn't buy even if she spent ten times the price, was respectfully taken down by the manager. It was handed to Xia Ke for her to try it on…