Mommy, the wealthy daddy has come to propose again.

Chapter 719 What a pity

Bai Ning gently helped Gong Wanwan with her hair and said calmly, "Maybe it's because I'm lazy and don't have the energy to dress myself up."

She only puts on light makeup when she goes on a date or goes to the company. She usually appears in public with a plain face. But even without makeup, Bai Ning is incredibly beautiful.

The two came to the banquet hall, and when it was time to cut the cake, two staff members came over pushing a large eight-layer cake that was as tall as a person, and was made by Gong Wanwan and Bai Ning themselves.

The first piece should naturally be given to Gong Qilin. The old man is the head of the clan, and he is the most important in all matters.

Gong Wanwan was selfish and gave the biggest piece to Xu Zhou, the young man she had liked for many years. To her, he was different from others.

Bai Ning took a bite of the cake. It had a sweet and sour cranberry flavor that was neither too sweet nor greasy, and was even more refreshing when paired with fresh fruit.

After eating one piece, Lan Shining wanted to eat more and shouted, "Mommy, I want more!"

But there were so many people and the cake had already been divided, leaving just enough for each person to eat one piece, and there would be no more after they were all eaten.

Bai Ning rubbed the little guy's head and comforted him, "This is Auntie's birthday cake. Each person only has one piece. If Ningning doesn't have enough, Mommy will buy you one with the same flavor tomorrow, okay?"

If the little one is picky, she doesn't mind making one herself. After all, the birthday cake at today's banquet was made by her.

Lan Shining nodded obediently: "Okay!"

There will be a sumptuous dinner later, and the cake is just for the taste and to enhance the atmosphere of the banquet.

Everyone was chatting happily when suddenly a servant rushed in and reported in a panic, "Mr. Gong, one of the white jade bottles you placed in the collection room is broken... I... I don't know what happened. I saw it all over the floor when I went in to clean up just now."

Gong Qilin was the one who cleaned the antiques himself on weekdays. Those items were his treasures and he could not bear to let others touch them, so he arranged for someone to clean the collection room every morning and evening to prevent too much dust from falling on the ground and dirtying the antiques.

From 7 to 8 o'clock every night is the time when the servants do the second cleaning. However, what Gong Qilin could not have expected was that the white jade bottle that he held carefully in his hands as if it were his precious treasure was actually broken!

"Who did it?"

Gong Qilin's voice was low and mixed with anger, and it could be heard that he was trying his best to suppress his inner anger.

There were many guests present, and as the head of the Gong family, even if he was really angry, it was not easy for him to lose his temper on the spot.

"The white jade bottle was placed well on the ancient shelf, how could it break for no reason? Whether it was accidental or intentional, I think the destroyer knows it very well."

Gong Qilin's slightly cloudy eyes swept over everyone present. Only the Gong family knew where the collection room was. Obviously, the murderer was among these people.

The servants were so scared that they dared not say a word. Mr. Gong usually had a good temper and rarely got angry, but once he was angered, the consequences would be disastrous.

No one at the scene dared to say a word. No one had expected that something like this would happen at such a banquet. They had heard that Mr. Gong had a white jade bottle worth nine figures in his collection room, which he treasured like a treasure. It was a pity that it was broken.

Gong Wanwan swallowed her saliva, took two steps forward, and said, "Grandpa, I remember my sister went to the collection room to help clean the antiques on your behalf yesterday. You might as well ask her what happened."

After that, he turned to Bai Ning and asked, "Sister, you know, what Grandpa cares about most is the pair of white jade bottles. He spent most of his life to collect a pair. You can tell him what happened yesterday."