As Jiang Minghuai let out exclamation after exclamation, Xia Lin, sitting on the sofa, shifted uncomfortably on his butt. This caught Xiao Jinyu's attention, and he asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Xia Lin gave an embarrassed smile. "I just feel that the gifts others gave are so expensive, and mine is quite cheap in comparison. I'm a bit embarrassed."
Jiang Minghuai put his arm around Xia Lin's shoulder. "It's okay. Let me tell you, big brother just doesn't lack these scarily expensive things. As long as it's from you, big brother will surely..."
"Minghuai!" Before Jiang Minghuai could finish his words, the elite deputy general manager sitting beside him grabbed his arm and stood up. "Okay, stop talking. Come to the toilet with me."
Jiang Minghuai was being dragged towards the bathroom by the deputy general manager while shouting, "Go pee by yourself. Why do you have to take me with you? Aren't you disgusting! Let go of me! You big jerk!"
Now there were only Xiao Jinyu and Xia Lin left in the living room. Xia Lin was very nervous because Xiao Jinyu started to unwrap his gift.
When he opened it, it turned out to be a big bag of tea! Seeing the look of confusion on Xiao Jinyu's face, Xia Lin quickly explained, "Well, this is flower tea that can clear away heat and toxins. It's very good for reducing internal heat. It worked really well for me when I had internal heat before. Isn't it that you've been having internal heat these days? So I thought... anyway, it's not an expensive thing. It's just over a hundred yuan..."
As he was speaking, Xia Lin's ears turned red and he lowered his head. God, other people's gifts were often worth hundreds of thousands or even millions, while his was just over a hundred yuan.
"Thank you. I like it very much. This is my favorite gift."
Xia Lin looked up at Xiao Jinyu. Instead of the dissatisfaction he had imagined, Xiao Jinyu showed a sincere smile.
"Jinyu, are you just comforting me? My gift is the worst. How could it be..."
Xiao Jinyu shook his head. "I'm not comforting you. It's the truth. Although the gifts they gave are good, they're not what I need. Yours is low - priced, but it's exactly what I need and want. I don't think the value of a thing can be determined solely by its price. What do you think, Xia Lin?"
Xia Lin watched as Xiao Jinyu carefully put away the flower tea. He felt as if he was floating on a cloud. Without thinking, he plopped down beside Xiao Jinyu and said excitedly, "Yes! I think so too. I'm really happy that you like my gift. And, um... I'm sorry about what happened before. I know it was wrong of me to interfere in your business, but I just wanted to express my own thoughts..."
Xiao Jinyu grabbed Xia Lin's wrist, making Xia Lin tremble in surprise. "It's okay. No need to apologize. I've made up my mind. Since I've decided to treat you as family, I shouldn't hide some things from you, and I shouldn't treat you as an outsider on some issues. In the future, you can speak out your thoughts, even about matters in the underworld." After saying that, Xiao Jinyu hooked the corner of his mouth. "I think you might give me unique insights."
As for Xia Lin: Oh my mom! Someone is using the beauty trick on me! Feeling the impact of Xiao Jinyu's good looks up close, Xia Lin felt his heart pounding wildly.
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for luckily triggering the condition to randomly reduce the blackening value. The blackening value is randomly reduced by 5 points. Xiao Jinyu's current blackening value is 69. Please continue to work hard, host.]
"Okay. Then if you don't like what I say in the future, just tell me. I don't want to have a cold war with you again."
Xiao Jinyu stroked Xia Lin's head and softly replied, "Okay."