Blake Lively Makes Waves in NYC After Settlement

proved she was well and truly back on the social scene on Wednesday, just two weeks after her humiliating settlement with .

The actress, 38, cracked a glowing smile and warmly posed with a friend at the Gucci High jewelry event in , marking her second night out in a row, after months spent under the radar amid the explosive It Ends With Us lawsuit.

Lively looked immaculate for the event, dressed in a plunging white top, blue shirt, jeans and sparkling heels., one day after taking center stage at a Fendi party.

Despite her shock settlement, last week Lively was dealt a amid her ongoing battle to have Baldoni cover her legal fees.  

A judge rejected the star's request to file more briefs and offer additional information before making a final decision on any fees or damages she may be entitled to, as per TMZ.

Just days after the feuding parties reached a settlement in Lively's nearly two-year long battle against her It Ends With Us co-star, 42, it was revealed that the actress was still pursuing him for legal fees and damages tied to his failed $400 million defamation case against her.

Lively claimed she is entitled to the payout as the winning party in Baldoni's defamation suit, which she alleged was filed in retaliation to her own sexual harassment lawsuit.

She also demanded 'compensatory damages tripled, and punitive damages,' according to a court filing.

The actress, 38, cracked a glowing smile and warmly posed with a friend at the Gucci High jewelry event in New York City , marking her second night out in a row, after months spent under the radar amid the explosive It Ends With Us lawsuit