Tang You and Zhou Qinyao had just walked out of the lounge when they met Jiang Ding who was about to come in.
The scene was too chaotic just now. After the female fan came on stage, he was forcibly pulled away by his agent and assistant. I originally thought that it was just a fanatical fan like before, but I didn't expect to hear about the alcohol-throwing incident later in the nanny car.
Indirectly, I also learned that the mysterious man helped Tang You to avoid danger.
To be honest, although Jiang Ding had no romantic feelings for Tang You, from childhood to adulthood, Tang You was like a sister that he exclusively owned, and he had never seen any other man around her.
Everything that had just happened made him feel as if the cabbages he had raised were being eaten away by the trees.
With a kind of scrutiny, Jiang Ding narrowed his eyes and carefully looked at the strange man standing next to Tang You—
He is tall and has a strong aura. Although he is dressed in ordinary clothes, you can see it from his brows and eyes.
This is definitely not an ordinary person.
Jiang Ding has been immersed in the entertainment industry for a long time and his judgment of people is correct.
He smiled slightly and spoke like an elder brother: "Yes, is this the friend who helped you block the liquid just now?"
Since Zhou Qinyao's current identity was too complicated, Tang You didn't plan to introduce him to Jiang Ding. She just nodded: "Yes."
Jiang Ding lazily stretched out his hand towards Zhou Qinyao, and made a gesture:
"Hello, I am Youyou's brother. Although we are not related, I am closer than a relative."
If Tang You hadn’t explained their relationship to him before, Zhou Qinyao would have felt sour after hearing these words.
He said nothing and shook hands back calmly.
The contest and expression of the two men are hidden in this subtle body language.
After a few seconds, Jiang Ding let go of his hand and warned Zhou Qinyao with a smile:
"If you treat Youyou badly, Brother Jiang Ding will be rude."
Tang You frowned awkwardly: "What are you doing? Brother, you two are about the same age."
"We are about the same age, but our generations are different."
Jiang Ding said calmly, walked up to her and asked in a low voice: "Last time you invited me to dinner but stood me up, was it also to meet him?"
Tang You blushed: "What does it have to do with you..."
Jiang Ding smiled meaningfully, glanced at the two of them, and then walked towards the lounge.
A light voice followed:
"good."
-good
Tang You reacted and burst out laughing.
Jiang Ding has always had high vision. For him to say these two words, it is not just "okay" but "pretty good".
Tang You told Zhou Qinyao: "He is praising you."
Although he knew that they did not have that kind of relationship, Zhou Qinyao still felt a little jealous when he thought that Jiang Ding and Tang You had known each other for more than ten years.
So he responded very coldly to Jiang Ding's praise:
"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something before going home?"
Tang You: “…”
The two returned to the event site from the lounge, and the staff were still busy sorting out the follow-up matters. Tang You saw that Cheng Xuan had not left yet and was sitting alone under the catwalk, so she quickly shouted:
"Sister Hyun?"
Cheng Xuan looked up and saw that it was her who came out. He hurried over to ask, "How is it? Is your mom okay? Are you and Brother Yao okay?"
"It's okay, didn't I tell you to go first?" Tang You asked.
"Oh." Cheng Xuan pointed to the neatly arranged glass cabinets on the catwalk, "I just saw a style displayed there. How come it's almost the same as the necklace you gave me last time?"
Dozens of glass safes on the stage contained the jewellery just worn by the models. Originally, there would have been time for further display after the show, but because of the incident with the fans, only a dozen or so people were left on site to visit.
Cheng Xuan was worried about Tang You, so he had to stay and wait for a while. He took the opportunity to admire the whole place and then he accidentally discovered that the "three or four hundred yuan" necklace on his neck was very similar to Moon's new model.
At this point, Tang You didn't plan to hide it. She pursed her lips and smiled: "Because the gift I gave you was from Moon, but there were so many people around at the time, and it was a bit too high-profile for me to show it off, so..."
Cheng Xuan was shocked.
After being silent for a while, he suddenly took her hand and said:
"I suddenly want to be a man."
Tang You: “Ah?”
"I will turn into a man, chase you, and pick you up." After a pause, "I will circle and cross you."
Tang You: “…”
The little girl immediately withdrew the hand she was holding and looked at Cheng Xuan warily.
Sister, is your sexual orientation okay
Seeing her reaction, Cheng Xuan couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Hahahahaha, maybe in the next life. In this life, you already belong to Brother Yao. It's all his business to chase you, flirt with you, and fuck you."
Tang You's face immediately turned red: "Sister Hyun, could you please not be so... blunt when you speak? What's that? It sounds so vulgar.
Cheng Xuan felt that he had been very obscure: "Then how should I say, oh, make love?"
“… … ”
Tang You went crazy and quickly covered her mouth. She glanced at Zhou Qinyao and was relieved when she found that his attention was not here: "You'd better not say anything."
Cheng Xuan: “…”
These innocent little sisters really can't take any jokes at all. Their faces turn red like ripe persimmons after just a few words.
But it's this soft, shy look that can kill any man just by looking at it.
Cheng Xuan looked at Zhou Qinyao behind him and felt that this brother with the surname Zhou was really blessed.
She was tactful enough not to disturb their time together:
"Okay, I'm leaving now. You two can have fun."
…
The two girls were talking nearby, but Zhou Qinyao did not join in. He walked past the glass cabinets one by one and looked at all the jewelry inside.
Every piece of jewelry here is marked with the moon logo.
It is a kind of familiarity that is so close, yet so strange that it seems so far away.
He moved closer and bent slightly in front of a glass case.
This is an upgraded version of the necklace that Tang You gave to Cheng Xuan. It has been slightly modified based on the original one. A circle of small diamonds has been added around the diamond on the necklace pendant, making the overall visual look more luxurious.
Zhou Qinyao remembered that the brochure he got tonight said that this model was made of VVS2 grade extremely flawed high-grade diamonds, so the price was very expensive. It was an advanced version of the previous model and was sold in limited quantities worldwide.
But when he looked at the necklace in the cabinet, his brows slowly frowned.
"How is it? Does it look good?"
A voice suddenly interrupted Zhou Qinyao's thoughts from the side.
He glanced sideways and saw it was Zhou Yan.
Zhou Qinyao was about to speak when Tang You came over and said, "Director Zhou, have you finished talking to my mother?"
"Well, Mr. Fang and Jiang Ding are still in there, so I'll come out first."
In fact, Tang You had always wanted to ask Zhou Yan why he appeared in her house that day and why he had so much evidence. It was obvious that he was well prepared.
Taking advantage of the opportunity now, she asked, "Director Zhou, why did you help me that day?"
Zhou Yan pretended to think for a while: "Do you want me to tell the truth?"
Tang You nodded: "Of course."
"Then I'll tell you."
Zhou Yan glanced at Zhou Qinyao calmly, thought for a few seconds, and said sincerely and earnestly:
"In fact, I treat you as one of my own family."
Tang You didn't understand: "What do you mean by family members?"
"I want to introduce you to my cousin as his girlfriend." Zhou Yan said while looking at Zhou Qinyao, testing the edge of the leather frantically: "I just don't know if you are willing."
Tang You: “…”
Why do these friends tonight seem to be talking without restraint? Everything they say is so embarrassing.
Tang You glanced at Zhou Qinyao, as if afraid that he might misunderstand her, and hurriedly clarified with Zhou Yan: "I don't want it."
"No, listen to me."
Zhou Yan was very persistent and listed the reasons seriously: "My cousin is really good. He is handsome, good-looking, rich, and has a great body. Moreover, his family owns Diamond Hill. If you are with my cousin, your toothbrush and toilet are all inlaid with diamonds."
Tang You: “…”
My scalp feels numb.
At first I thought Zhou Yan wasn't that annoying, but now he sounds so pretentious.
Whose toilet is inlaid with diamonds... Is his cousin crazy
never mind.
Tang You couldn't argue with him, and didn't want to pay attention to him anymore, so he turned around and said to Zhou Qinyao: "Let's go."
Zhou Qinyao stood by and said nothing. He wanted to see what Zhou Yan could come up with.
Now the little girl ignored him and he couldn't blow the flute anymore.
The two brothers looked at each other.
Zhou Yan: Brother, does my rainbow fart smell good
Zhou Qinyao: Get lost.
…
Zhou Qinyao and Tang You took a taxi back to the villa on Huaishu Street. After getting off the car, they stood at the door of the villa for a while. They were reluctant to part.
Reluctant to leave, hard to part.
"Didn't you say you couldn't come if you didn't have time?"
"But I suddenly wanted to see you, so I went."
"… "
The little girl lowered her head, looked at the two people's shadows on the ground, and smiled sweetly.
Thinking of what Zhou Yan said, Zhou Qinyao suddenly asked Tang You:
"Do you like those diamond jewellery?"
Tang You thought that he was stimulated by what Zhou Yan said just now, and felt that he was not as rich as Zhou Yan's cousin, so he asked this question.
She pursed her lips and said deliberately:
"What woman doesn't like sparkling diamonds?"
Zhou Qinyao's eyes dimmed slightly.
But the girl said the next second:
"But in my heart, you shine brighter than diamonds."
Brighter than diamonds
Zhou Qinyao was stunned: "What is that?"
"The stars."
The girl blinked and pointed to her chest, the light in her eyes was hot and sincere, "You are my star here."
After a long silence, they looked at each other quietly, and the wind blew away all the coldness in an instant.
Zhou Qinyao never expected her to answer like this.
I was touched, yet inexplicably felt guilty about my feelings for her.
There was really very little he could do for her, and even to stand with her like this he needed to rely on someone else's identity.
Zhou Qinyao feels unworthy of this.
Afraid that he could not control his emotions, he pretended to be stupid and made a patting chest gesture:
"Is it this kind of gorilla?"
Sure enough, Tang You couldn't help laughing, her laughter was shy but happy:
"Zhou Qinyao, why are you so stupid? It's a star... not a gorilla!"
…
After a little quarrel, the two said goodnight to each other at the door of the villa.
After returning home, Tang You took a shower and lay on the bed, quietly thinking about everything that happened that night.
She would never forget the moment when Zhou Qinyao pounced on her at the critical moment.
What a woman loves most is never diamonds, but the person who stands in front of her without hesitation when danger comes.
Hiding in his arms, I was surrounded by a strong sense of security. No matter what accidents happened outside, he would be there to protect me.
That feeling is more than just a heartbeat.
It's peace of mind, entrustment, and also falling for him again and again.
Moreover, Zhou Qinyao and herself helped Fang Lai today. Tang You secretly hoped that when Zhou Qinyao's identity was revealed one day in the future, Fang Lai would remember the kindness of this man today and be more tolerant of him and herself.
The more he thought about it, the more Tang You couldn't sleep, so he took out his phone to play.
The topic about the Moon Jewelry Show on Weibo continued to ferment, especially #Tang Family Daughter’s Mysterious Flower Guardian#, which climbed to the 12th place and is still rising.
With a beep, notifications of received WeChat messages came one after another.
Tang You thought it was a good night message from Zhou Qinyao, so she opened it immediately, only to find out it was from a few friends she had met in Haicheng before.
In fact, they could not be considered friends. At that time, Fang Lai always asked her to socialize and attend various socialite gatherings, and later she got to know the so-called socialite circle.
Celebrity Girlfriend 1: Tang You, you are on the trending search, who is that flower-guarding messenger
Celebrity Girlfriend 2: Tang You, are you secretly dating a boyfriend? Damn you, tell me which family this young master is from
Celebrity Girlfriend 3: Darling, bring your boyfriend out for a get-together some other time.
Tang You actually knew that these friends who hadn't been in touch for a long time but came to ask about her well-being when they saw the news were not doing so out of concern or missing her, but just wanting to test whether she was unintentionally living a better life than them, or had met men who were better than their boyfriends.
This circle has always been like this, competing with each other and showing off to each other.
Tang You replied the same thing to each of them—
He is just an ordinary person.
Sure enough, after this message was sent, there was no more message from the useless best friend.
Tang You finally had some free time. He turned over and looked out the window at the night, thinking absentmindedly—
Even though he wasn't some young master and there wasn't any diamond mountain, she still liked him so much.
Suddenly I really wanted to hear his voice.
Tang You picked up the phone again and dialed the familiar number.
On this side, Zhou Qinyao returned to the courtyard and did not go back to the east wing. Instead, he sat in the yard, smoking and thinking about the necklace he saw at night.
The man had a frown on his face, looking very worried.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, the door of the courtyard finally rang.
Zhou Qinyao went over and opened the door.
Zhou Yan walked in with some food and wine in his hands, looking very familiar, as if he had already regarded this place as half of his home. He said as he walked:
"Brother, even if you didn't call me today, I would still come to see you. After all, I'm leaving tomorrow, and I don't know when we'll meet again. No matter what, I have to get drunk with you tonight."
Zhou Yan sat down on the small stone bench in the yard and put the things he brought on the table. Only then did he realize that there was something wrong with the way Zhou Qinyao looked at him.
There was a chill behind him:
"Um, is it about the diamond-encrusted toilet..."
Zhou Qinyao threw the cigarette butt in his hand heavily at his feet: "There's something wrong with the necklace, how could you not see it?"
Zhou Yan was confused by what he said, "Necklace?"
Realizing that he was talking about the new models on display tonight, Zhou Yan suddenly felt something was wrong: "What's the problem?"
"The main stone is advertised as having a clarity of VVS2, but in reality it may only be VS2. Let's put this aside for now." Zhou Qinyao grabbed Zhou Yan by the collar and said, "You are using moissanite to imitate real diamonds. Are you fucking crazy?!"
Zhou Yan opened his eyes wide in shock: "Moissanite?"
Moissanite is a type of stone that is extremely similar to diamond, but its price is only one-tenth of diamond. There is almost no difference in appearance to the naked eye, and only professionals using identification instruments can distinguish it.
Zhou Yan slowed down and lowered his eyes helplessly: "I really don't know. Brother Nan should have told you that day. I am now just a nominal director. I am running promotional activities like tonight. It is not my turn to purchase diamonds."
Zhou Qinyao let go, and the two brothers fell silent for a while.
After a pause, Zhou Yan still asked in disbelief:
"Are you sure? She shouldn't be so brave, right?"
Zhou Qinyao didn't say anything and glanced at him.
Zhou Yan understood immediately and shut up.
In fact, he also knew that once Zhou Qinyao brought it up, it meant that there was a high probability that there was a problem with the necklace.
Zhou Qinyao grew up surrounded by all kinds of diamonds, studying different types of diamonds every day. He has been famous for his sharp eyes, which are more sensitive than professional identification instruments.
After a long silence, Zhou Yan opened a bottle of wine and handed it to him, sighing:
"I understand. I'll tell my uncle tomorrow when I get home. Before it goes on sale, we should check and re-process it."
Zhou Qinyao took the wine he handed over, took a sip, and then, out of weakness or anger, slammed the bottle on the table with a bang—"Fuck."
He stood up and turned his back to Zhou Yan, looking very angry.
Zhou Yan silently moved the stool one meter away from him, fearing that this man would hit him if he was unhappy.
"Brother, I noticed that you still have such a bad temper. I don't understand how someone like you could chase after a cute girl like Tang You."
"… "
Zhou Qinyao glanced at him coldly and was about to speak when his cell phone rang.
All the irritability and unhappiness melted away instantly the moment I saw the number, like ice meeting fire.
He immediately turned around and grabbed Zhou Yan's neck: She called, shut up and don't make any noise.
After a pause, he picked up the phone, and his tone instantly became gentle and soft—
"What's wrong."
"Can't sleep?"
"Well, what story do you want to hear?"
Zhou Yan: “???”
Bro, how do you manage to switch between emotions so smoothly and effortlessly
In the next half hour, Zhou Yan listened indifferently to his grumpy cousin who had been sitting on a diamond-studded toilet since he was a child. He seemed to be struck by lightning and turned into a different person. He patiently and dotingly told him several stories about polyamorous love affairs between princes, princesses, and dwarfs, which he could not understand.
When the wind blew, Zhou Qinyao didn't know what the girl on the phone said, but he actually smiled at the air.
Zhou Yan: “…”
He got goose bumps all over his body.
Hugging herself tightly, she couldn't help but lip-read to Zhou Qinyao:
"You're so flirty."
The author has something to say: Please automatically put yourself in Hong Shixian's shoes hahahahahaha
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