Qi Ye personally put the necklace on her. Before he could say a word...
Chen Chunyao also caught a fish on her side. She shouted towards them, "I've caught one too! Hahaha, it's also a grouper!"
She was extremely delighted and didn't notice at all that she had interrupted the sweet moment over there.
Just then, Aunt Tian was taking pictures of Xu Tingyu and Qi Ye. Hearing Chen Chunyao's shout, she rolled her eyes silently.
Xu Tingyu had already craned her neck to look. She saw that the fish Chen Chunyao caught was even bigger than hers.
She was genuinely happy for Chen Chunyao, even happier than if she had caught such a big fish herself.
"Yaoyao, you're amazing!"
She gave her a thumbs - up with both hands, sincerely praising her.
Chen Chunyao was stunned when she met Xu Tingyu's bright smile.
Just now, when she caught the fish, Xu Tingyu only took a second look and didn't immediately offer congratulations.
Moreover, when she saw Qi Ye taking out the gift, she was quite jealous.
When she caught the fish, she shouted out immediately because she was so jealous that she subconsciously wanted to draw everyone's attention to herself.
If she had been more rational just now, she wouldn't have behaved like this in front of Qi Ye.
But Xu Tingyu didn't mind at all that she hadn't been happy for her just now. Instead, she was sincerely happy for her.
Maybe Qi Ye was right. She really wasn't a good friend.
At least, she didn't deserve Xu Tingyu's kindness.
Thinking of this, she felt a bit inexplicably lost.
But she couldn't show it. So she forced a smile and said, "Hey, it's you who set a good example. It also shows that we have a telepathic connection."
Then Xu Tingyu turned to Qi Ye with a smile and asked, "So, is there a prize for the second - place finisher?"
There were three young ladies there today, and she knew Qi Ye wouldn't only prepare one gift.
Sure enough, Qi Ye quickly took out another small box from his pocket. "This is the gift for the second - place finisher."
He didn't give it directly to Chen Chunyao but handed it to Xu Tingyu. "Let the first - place finisher present the prize to the second - place finisher."
Xu Tingyu took it with a smile and quickly walked over to Chen Chunyao.
Inside the box was a diamond bracelet with a very beautiful design.
Xu Tingyu personally helped her put it on and said, "It's so beautiful."
Chen Chunyao glanced at the bracelet and then said to Qi Ye with a smile, "Thank you, Young Master Qi."
The little bit of guilt and sadness that had just welled up in her disappeared completely.
As long as Xu Tingyu was around, she would always receive a lower - grade treatment.
She even believed that if she had caught the fish first just now, she would still only get this bracelet.
Not the gemstone necklace around Xu Tingyu's neck.
The value of these two couldn't be compared at all.
As long as Xu Tingyu was around, she would always be outshone.
So it was normal for her to feel jealous and resentful.
After all, she wasn't a saint. She couldn't always be graceful and generous. She also wanted to get the best and be the center of everyone's attention.
More importantly, what she had been desperately pursuing for so long, almost sacrificing everything for, was something Xu Tingyu disdained and didn't need.
This gap was something she simply couldn't accept.
She lowered her eyes and forced another smile. She said to Xu Tingyu, "We'll have something for lunch today."
Xu Tingyu also laughed. "Then I'll wait a bit longer to see if I can catch a big squid. Hahaha."
As she said this, she had already started to adjust her fishing rod. When she turned around, the sapphire on her neck flashed in Chen Chunyao's eyes.
She squinted and quietly clenched her fists.
Actually, she didn't realize that if it weren't for Xu Tingyu, she wouldn't even have gotten this bracelet.
Xu Tingyu had never snatched anything from her.
When they were in school, Xu Tingyu had better grades and was more popular than her...
That was all because Xu Tingyu worked hard.
As a person who had to practice dancing every day, in order to save time, she would even do her homework in the car on the way to the tutoring class.
During holidays, while others were having a great time playing with electronic devices, she was attending various tutoring classes or taking dance lessons from famous teachers.
What she got was all due to her hard work, not by using any despicable means.
Most importantly, Qi Ye had never been what Xu Tingyu wanted.
If it weren't for Xu Tingyu, Qi Ye would never have had anything to do with Chen Chunyao.
But Chen Chunyao couldn't figure this out, and she didn't want to think about it either, because she had already made many mistakes.
She could only keep convincing herself that it was Xu Tingyu who had wronged her first so that she could feel less pain and feel at ease.
Xu Tingyu knew nothing about her psychological state.
She was just very interested in fishing. She carefully listened to the coach's tips and followed them one by one.
After a while, Du Jiran, who had been diving, emerged from the water and held up several sea urchins in her hand.
It turned out that there were reefs nearby and a coral reef below.
Du Jiran had gone there to play for a while and casually picked up a few sea urchins.
Everyone was having a great time. By noon, lunch was ready on the boat.
The fish that Xu Tingyu and the others had caught were all cooked and served on the table.
Just then, a speedboat came over, and Qi Shifeng was sitting on it.
Du Jiran, who had already changed out of her diving suit, excitedly looked over. "Didn't you say you were busy? Why did you still come? You just couldn't bear to leave me alone."
Although she said "couldn't bear to leave me", her eyes glanced at Xu Tingyu intentionally or unintentionally.
Xu Tingyu also looked in Qi Shifeng's direction but quickly averted her gaze.
When she did so, Qi Ye laughed and echoed Du Jiran's words, "You two have such a good relationship. My younger brother used to be very cold."
There was a deep meaning in his words, and it was hard to tell who he was talking to.
Chen Chunyao even glanced at Xu Tingyu, but she showed no reaction at all and just stared at the squid being grilled on the iron plate.
After a moment, she seemed to notice that the atmosphere had become eerily quiet. She suddenly raised her head, seemingly realizing her cold - shouldering, and quickly tried to make up for it.
"Great. We have so much food. I was just thinking if we couldn't finish it all."
She always knew how to handle the situation well. She wouldn't ignore Qi Shifeng too much, nor would she make Qi Ye suspicious.
It was as if Qi Shifeng was just an ordinary friend or a distant relative, nothing more.
Qi Ye reached out, took the tongs from her hand, and turned over the squid. He said, "He's really lucky."
Qi Shifeng quickly boarded the yacht.
Rarely, he was wearing a flowery shirt, beach shorts, sunglasses, and a hat.
This outfit on him didn't look greasy or vulgar at all. Instead, it gave off an indescribable sense of cool and handsome.
Du Jiran had gone over to pull him onto the boat just now. Now, in front of everyone, she warmly complimented him, "You're so handsome today!"