Although she did not have the ability, Xia Zhiwan never gave up on learning. She was confident that she could win given her capabilities.
There were tens of rough stones in various shapes and sizes on the table. Xia Zhiwan took a polarizer and magnifying glass to inspect the stone professionally, bit by bit.
Seeing her confused look, Xie Zhiya smiled mockingly. She casually picked up a stone arrogantly, touched it, and looked at it. Soon, she said confidently, "This is it."
Xia Zhiwan raised her head in surprise, thinking that Xie Zhiya simply chose a random stone. "Lil Ya, you should continue checking it. We need to appraise them carefully."
The disdain and anger in Xie Zhiya's heart were about to gush out as she thought, 'You trash, who are you looking down on?' However, she just rolled her eyes, continued to force a smile, and acted cutely. "Oh, come on, I want to choose this one, so get someone to cut it open quickly… And ask them to bring the detector over."
After the professionals appraised it, they quickly answered.
Once the rough stone that Xie Zhiya chose was processed, it glowed with exceptional brilliance. The pure crystal without any trace of impurities was dazzling, just like Xie Zhiya's face filled with a triumphant smile at that time.
"I've told you so, but you didn't believe me. Who knew that yours isn't even comparable to mine although you fiddled with it for so long?"
Xie Zhiya could not hold back her sense of superiority. Nonetheless, Xia Zhiwan still complimented her sincerely, "Lil Ya, how did you become so good all of a sudden? You even took less time than me."
Xie Zhiya just smiled slightly and thought, 'It's because I'm no longer who I used to be.'
During dinner, Master Xia was also present. Thus, Xie Zhiya deliberately chose a seat that was close to him. She then pretended to chat with Xia Zhiwan.
"Zhiwan, can I bring home the crystal that I appraised today as a souvenir? I've never seen such a beautiful crystal before."
Xia Zhiwan immediately became soft-hearted once Xie Zhiya acted pity and nodded. "You found it by yourself anyway, so it's natural to give it to you."
"You know how to appraise jewels too?" Master Xia asked as he looked at the girl who kept talking about appraising jewels.
Seeing that Master Xia finally noticed her, Xia Zhiya held in her excitement. She acted as usual and said, "Yeah, after my birthday, I suddenly knew how to appraise jewels. I've even found a crystal today even though I only looked at it casually. I also used less time than Zhiwan."
Xia Zhiwan felt a little doubtful. It seemed that Xie Zhiwan only knew how to appraise jewels after her birthday… However, why did this sound like she had awakened the secret bloodline ability?
Master Xia naturally thought about it as well, so he continued asking with an agitated expression, "How old are you? When was your birthday? How did you appraise it?!"
Xie Zhiya was all fired up in her heart. She then said casually, "I just came of age two days ago, and I even had a fever on that day. Since then, I can see the energy glowing within the stones when I hold them, so it's easy to select them."
She deliberately exaggerated her abilities, so Master Xia got more and more excited as he heard what she said. He did not even bat an eye at his true daughter.
Xia Zhiwan's heart was getting heavier and heavier. She suddenly understood that Xie Zhiya's identity was not that simple. Xie Zhiya had undoubtedly awakened the secret bloodline ability, which meant that Xie Zhiya was also related to Master Xia.
Master Xia thought for a moment. He then held Xie Zhiya's hand affectionately without any shame. "I indeed knew your mother in the past. Who knew that a romantic affair in my youth would send me a good daughter!"
Just as Xia Zhiwan guessed, who knew how many women her father had an affair with after getting married. These matters were very ordinary in their circle, so her weak mother could only turn a blind eye to them.
Nonetheless, Xie Zhiya coming forward to them seemed to be a good thing at that moment. She had the secret bloodline ability, so this had coincidentally solved Master Xia's worry.
"Dad… Then Zhiwan will really be my elder sister from now on?" Xie Zhiya showed an excited expression and called out to him sweetly. She then gave an affectionate look to Xia Zhiwan, but her eyes were filled with malicious intent.