[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-sidekick-to-bigshot":3,"chapter-from-sidekick-to-bigshot-from-sidekick-to-bigshot-chapter-464":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","From Sidekick to Bigshot",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1454059,1902,"Chapter 464 - An “Ordinary” Jade Pendant","from-sidekick-to-bigshot-chapter-464",464,"\u003Cp>The dessert shop next to the university was empty at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the empty shop, Jian Yiling and Zhai Yunsheng were the only people that were seated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Yunsheng suddenly brought out a small pendant and threw it in front of Jian Yiling in a very casual manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Yiling looked at the pendant in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A translucent jade pendant hung from a thin black cord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pendant itself was not large. It was the size of Zhai Yunsheng’s thumbnail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, it was slightly larger than Jian Yiling’s own thumbnail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many ancient characters that were engraved on the surface of the jade pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appeared to be an elegant yet simple jade pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Yiling didn’t pick up the jade pendant right away. Instead, she looked at Zhai Yunsheng with a puzzled expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t Christmas, nor was it her birthday. Why was she receiving a gift?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Yunsheng tried to explain rather casually: “We haven’t seen each other in three years. It’s just a greeting gift.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Jian Yiling still didn’t reach out to accept the gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Yunsheng leaned back lazily in his chair: “It’s not something that’s valuable. It’s just a gift from me. You have to wear it properly. Just consider it as a punishment for breaking your promise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Punishment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was asking someone to wear a jade pendant a punishment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was true that the jade pendant did not seem to be a valuable object. At the very least, it did not seem pricey for Zhai Yunsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, it was still a gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t a punishment,” Jian Yiling argued back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I’m saying that it is,” Zhai Yunsheng replied. His attitude on this matter was set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Zhai Yunsheng’s first time trying to coax a girl. He wasn’t very experienced in persuading her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only order her to accept the gift as she was in the wrong for breaking her promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, his words were rather effective on Jian Yiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up the jade pendant on the desk and wore it. The jade pendant that appeared to be nothing special hung from her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small jade pendant wasn’t dazzling to the eye. However, it suited Jian Yiling quite well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Jian Yiling wore the pendant, a satisfied expression appeared on Zhai Yunsheng’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>###\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Zhai Residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the last two years, Master Zhai finally had some time to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grandson was finally willing to take over the family business from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this was not enough to make him happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Master Zhai, the most important thing for him was for his grandson to get married. He wanted a great-grandson already. Taking over the family business was secondary to that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of Master Zhai’s subordinates came to report to him on some of the latest developments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towards the end of his report, his subordinate said: “Master Zhai, someone said that they saw a girl wearing the Zhai family’s jade pendant in the capital. It’s the pendant that belongs to the matriarch of the Zhai family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be ridiculous. He must have made a mistake! No one has worn that jade pendant for so many years already.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Zhai’s wife had left him early. She had only left him two sons to accompany him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, not long after his eldest son got married, his eldest son’s wife had passed away. She had left him a grandson who was wailing piteously for food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his only grandson grew up, that kid had refused to marry someone as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his second son, he was still unmarried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And thus, there were only three single men in the Zhai family! None of them were going to wear the pendant anytime soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, no one had seen that jade pendant for so many years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the report, the person who is wearing the Morning Frost jade pendant is the girl who played in the tournament with Master Sheng a while ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it was someone who Master Sheng knew, the subordinates had made a special note about it when they saw her wearing the pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Master Zhai stuttered. The antique Yixing clay teapot in his hands fell to the ground and shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Master Zhai didn’t even glance at the teapot. Instead, he quickly asked his subordinate: “Are you saying that the girl that is suspected to be wearing our family jade pendant is the young girl from the Jian family?”\u003C\u002Fp>",756,"2026-06-06T02:08:54.444Z",1,"novelbin.me","dd58dda52ef2142e752086b9c11de2383cad174e77cf86c2e06b9cd97223ab1c","from-sidekick-to-bigshot-chapter-413","from-sidekick-to-bigshot-chapter-412",1465,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-sidekick-to-bigshot-cover.jpg"]