"That jade?" Mother Xia asked Xia Lan in surprise, "Is that jade valuable?"
Hearing this, Xia Lan’s expression stiffened slightly.
On the other side, Xia Chuyi calmly said, "Yes, Xia Lan, how do you know whether my jade is valuable or not?"
Her eyes were fixed on Xia Lan.
To tell the truth, if she hadn’t accidentally opened the Heavenly Book Space, Xia Chuyi wouldn’t have known that this jade was something very powerful.
Xia Chuyi didn’t know how Xia Lan knew about it.
Or did Xia Lan already know about it in her previous life?
Suddenly, she had a reasonable speculation: Could it be that in her previous life, Xia Lan had dispatched He Qingnan to pester her because of this jade?
Such a magical piece of jade, if someone knew its value, they would certainly come to snatch it.
If she had died because of it, that would make sense.
But did Xia Lan really know about the magical aspects of the Heavenly Book Jade?
Regarding this, Xia Chuyi still harbored doubts.
Could it be that there were other secrets associated with the Heavenly Book Jade?
Meanwhile, at this moment, Xia Lan was somewhat embarrassed by Xia Chuyi’s question.
However, Xia Lan quickly masked her expression and said, "I was just speaking casually, I don’t know the value of the jade."
"But I guess, the keepsake a second uncle left for his daughter wouldn’t be something bad, right?"
After a pause, Xia Lan added, "Speaking of which, there has been a resurgence in interest in antiques these past few years, Chuyi, if you still have that jade, why not take it out and let me help you get it appraised?"
"Maybe it really is a valuable jade!"
Hearing this, Xia Chuyi almost exploded in frustration.
Did Xia Lan think she was a fool?
"No need, even if it really is a valuable jade, would I actually sell it?" Xia Chuyi said calmly, "My dad left it to me, and I wouldn’t sell it to anyone, even if it were just a worthless stone."
This statement cut off any possibility of someone getting the Heavenly Book Jade from her.
Xia Lan was expected to be disappointed, but instead, her eyes suddenly lit up when she heard Xia Chuyi say this.
"So you mean to say, you still have it in your possession?" Xia Lan’s tone couldn’t hide her excitement.
Xia Chuyi paused, then stared intently at Xia Lan and asked, "Xia Lan, what are you really trying to do?"
Xia Lan coughed, adjusted her hair, and pretended to be calm as she said, "Didn’t I say? I just suddenly remembered, nothing more."
At that, Xia Lan suddenly walked over to Mother Xia, took her arm, and said, "I just think, the keepsake left by the second uncle has very significant sentimental value."
"It doesn’t matter whether it’s valuable or not, I believe Second Aunt would very much like to keep it close, to remember him by."
"Second Aunt, don’t you agree with what I’m saying?"
Xia Lan’s gaze toward Mother Xia clearly implied one thing: she wanted Mother Xia to step in and ask for the jade back.
"This..." Mother Xia hesitated.
Then Xia Lan continued, "Second Aunt, Chuyi is still young and can’t resist money. What if one day she sells the jade by accident?"
"Second Aunt, it would be safer with you."
Really, Xia Lan wanted that jade, and her lies knew no bounds.
What exactly did Xia Lan mean?
Did the jade really hold some secret, or was Xia Lan simply testing her again?