The room immediately gasped in surprise, but Xia Qiuyu took a step back, smiling and shaking her head at the man, "I'm sorry, sir, I can't accept something so expensive!"
The man took a step forward toward her microphone and said loudly into it, "Respected Miss Xia, this necklace is a gift from De Ye of our Four Seas Hotel, and I insist that you must accept it!"
He glanced down at the audience as he spoke, and Xia Qiuyu also followed his gaze, only to see a man in his forties, rather plump, smiling and waving at her from the center of the front row, which made it clear that this was the De Ye the man was referring to.
The man in the suit tried again to press the diamond necklace into her embrace, but Xia Qiuyu frowned and kept backing away, saying loudly, "I'm sorry, sir, I really can't accept this."
Then she turned toward De Ye, smiled slightly at him, and said loudly, "I'm sorry, boss, but since we don't know each other, I can't accept such a valuable gift, sorry!"
