"Exactly, fate is indeed different for different people. If my family could gift me a million-dollar car, I'd be overjoyed."
"How can your family compare to Fei Wei's? The Lin family is truly a prominent one."
"Have you all forgotten? Fei Wei's fiancé is Gu Yun Ting. With that alone, Fei Wei can outshine all the women in the capital!"
"..."
The thousand compliments from the young ladies were endless. Lin Fei Wei listened with great satisfaction, ignoring the fact that her brother had personally designed and arranged things for Ye Wan.
...
When Ye Wan and Ning Xin arrived, Lin Ze Han and Madam Lin personally came to receive her. Lin Fei Wei saw this and merely smiled provocatively before leading her friends inside.
"Fei Wei, who is that girl? Is she also attending your birthday banquet? I've never seen her before."
"Oh, that's my lost sister. She was found recently. I remind you all to stay away from her; she grew up in the countryside and has never seen the world."
"Your family lost a child?"
"It was fifteen years ago. Not many people know about it," Lin Fei Wei explained with some displeasure, her hatred for Ye Wan deepening.
"Then you must be careful. Girls from the countryside can be very calculating. She'll definitely try to win favors."
"Sigh... forget it. No matter what, she's still my sister. If she wants to compete, I'll let her have her way," Lin Fei Wei put on an expression of reluctant concession.
"Are you foolish? You can't just let her have her way, especially concerning your fiancé. You must keep a close eye on him. Your sister has a very seductive look about her."
"I think so too. She's probably not someone to be trifled with."
"I can concede on other things, but I will absolutely protect my fiancé and give her no opportunity!"
"..."
...
Ye Wan followed Lin Ze Han and Madam Lin inside. Looking at the party decorations, she felt a surge of emotion. She could sense that this brother, Lin Ze Han, and this mother, Madam Lin, were genuinely good to her.
Lin Ze Han and Madam Lin each took one of Ye Wan's arms and led her to see the gifts they had prepared for her.
Ning Xin told her not to mind her and that she would wander around on her own.
In the study upstairs, Lin Ze Han had prepared a bank card and a contract for Ye Wan. Ye Wan glanced at them. She didn't know how much money was on the card, but the contract represented ten percent of the Lin family's shares.
"This is too valuable; I cannot accept it." Ye Wan had come to the Lin family intending only to teach Lin Fei Wei a lesson, not to take any of the Lin family's assets.
"Ye Wan, this is all you deserve! This was specifically left for you by Grandpa when he passed. According to Grandpa's wishes, it was forty percent of the Lin family's shares. It's just that too much time has passed, and forty percent is difficult now. Take these for now; I'll figure out the rest," Lin Ze Han insisted on giving it to her.
"Grandpa?" Ye Wan blinked, wondering if they were referring to the Lin family patriarch.
"Yes, you should understand the principle that one should not refuse a gift from an elder, right? Take it; this is truly what you deserve." Lin Ze Han held firm, wanting her to accept it.
Ye Wan was silent for a moment and then said, "Then I will accept it for now. If you ever need it, you can ask me for it back."
Seeing that she had accepted, Lin Ze Han smiled and said, "Okay." He then took out a small box and said, "This is my gift to you."
Ye Wan glanced at him. Opening the box, she saw a resplendent ruby necklace, clearly worth a fortune.
"Ye Wan, this is Mom's gift to you." Madam Lin also presented the gift she had prepared for her daughter: a set of sapphire jewelry, which would only be more expensive.