On the way back to school, Tang You saw the hot topics on Weibo on her mobile phone.
The entire Weibo was abuzz with discussion about Zhou Qinyao's sky-high pink diamond, with a large number of netizens posting all kinds of lemon emojis, lining up to blatantly express their envy and jealousy.
In fact, when Zhou Qinyao left, he told her that he was going to the UK to look at a batch of diamonds, but he never said that he was going to attend an auction.
He didn't even tell Tang You that he was planning to bid for this sky-high priced pink diamond.
At this moment, discussions about Zhou Qinyao are overwhelming on Weibo, especially about his fiancée whom he calls "Guaiguai". Netizens are full of curiosity and mystery.
From his mere eight words - we've been dating for many years and our relationship is stable - people began to speculate on all sorts of gossip.
Some speculated that it was Xia Sumu, Zhou Zhan’s childhood sweetheart. After all, the two families were old friends, so it was normal for them to develop feelings for each other since childhood.
Some also speculated that it was a classmate he met when he was studying in Italy, from campus to wedding dress.
In short, no one guessed it was Tang You.
Although Tang You is also a rich second-generation, due to her personality, she never participates in the hypocritical so-called sisterhood group like Ye Yongxin, so she has always been a low-key person on the Internet.
Tang You was lying on her bed in the dormitory, looking at the pictures of the extremely dazzling pink diamonds at the auction and the pictures of handsome and noble men posted on Weibo.
The prefix of the news headline describing Zhou Qinyao is—the new diamond rich, the youngest legend.
Under the camera, Zhou Qinyao's handsome profile, as always, makes women's hearts beat fast at first sight. When he was sitting, his expression was always cold, until the last interview, when he mentioned himself, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
All his tenderness was given to himself.
Tang You knows everything.
Turning over, the little girl looked at the photo and her heart began to beat fast.
For some reason, I had the same thrilling feeling as when I first saw Zhou Qinyao.
It was a sunny day. He leaned against the freezer door, turned his head lazily, and met her eyes.
From then on, I entered her world.
Tang You also now understood why Zhou Qinyao pointed at the pictures on the wall and asked her which one she liked when she first went to his house.
I also understood why Zhou Qinyao smiled and said "good" when she said she liked pink diamonds.
This man kept every word she said in mind, and then silently satisfied all her preferences.
Tang You tossed and turned in bed, but couldn't help but send a WeChat message to Zhou Qinyao to ask about this matter.
But Zhou Qinyao simply replied to her: Let’s talk about it when I come back.
Tang You knew that he had been busy all day and must be very tired now. Anyway, he would be flying back to China tomorrow, so he could ask him in person if he had any questions. So she did not disturb him to rest.
My roommates were actually discussing this on Weibo. Someone asked Tang You:
"Yes, don't you know Prince Zhou? Your mother's company is working with him. Who is his girlfriend? Is it really that Xia Sumu?"
Tang You: “…”
She hesitated, "Actually..."
Before he finished speaking, someone else interrupted: "Fuck, Jiang Ding liked the Weibo post of Prince Zhou. What is he going to do? Is my Ding Ding going to follow suit and propose marriage?"
"Impossible, Jiang Ding doesn't have a girlfriend!"
"Wasn't he having an affair with that model before?"
…
The topic suddenly jumped from Zhou Qinyao to Jiang Ding.
Tang You didn't need to say anything because she didn't really want others to know that the "good boy" Zhou Qinyao was talking about was herself.
For her, being with Zhou Qinyao was enough.
She didn't need anyone's approval from the beginning, and now she doesn't need anyone's envy.
I don’t know why, the two of them had been separated in the past because Zhou Qinyao was on business trips, but it was never like this time. They were only separated for two or three days, but it seemed particularly long.
As soon as he woke up the next day, Tang You began to calculate the time when Zhou Qinyao would return.
Looking forward to meeting him and his hug.
Not long after getting up, Tang You received a call from Fang Lai:
"Do you have many classes today? Are you free?"
Tang You had two classes in the morning, so he asked him, "I'm fine, what's wrong?"
Fang Lai paused on the phone, as if he didn't know what to say, "Go home and we'll talk when you come back."
Tang You didn't know what had happened, but Fang Lai had always been a decisive woman. She made decisions immediately and rarely showed such indecision.
The little girl agreed immediately and rushed home as soon as her two classes in the morning were over.
When we got home, Auntie was the only one left on the first floor. Tang You immediately asked:
"Where are my parents?"
Auntie pointed upstairs in confusion: "In the room."
Tang You thought—
Haven't you gotten up yet
Could it be that mom and dad had an argument and are having a fight
Tang You walked towards the second floor while guessing and wondering, walked to the door of his parents' bedroom and pushed it open.
The room was quiet and the bed was made neatly.
Tang You didn't find anyone, so he called out, "Mom and Dad, are you there?"
Soon, a voice came from the bathroom, "It's here, come in quickly."
Tang You: “?”
She turned and walked towards the bathroom.
The bathroom door was open, and she saw Fang Lai and Tang Yuanxiao sitting on the marble floor. Fang Lai had his chin on his hand, looking a little distressed.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Tang You asked.
When Fang Lai saw his daughter coming back, he sighed softly with a very complicated expression.
He seemed helpless, but if you looked closely, you could see some joy and pride hidden in his eyes.
Fang Lai waved at her: "Come here and see what Xiao Zhou is thinking. Giving this to us as a betrothal gift. How can your father and I go about doing this?"
Tang You was stunned by Fang Lai's words—"Dowry?"
She shifted her gaze to the side for a moment, and then the little girl opened her eyes wide and looked in disbelief at the object in front of her that flashed so brightly from every angle that she made herself dizzy.
His lips moved stupidly: "This is..."
Fang Lai sighed again, still not recovering from his shock: "Yes, a toilet, inlaid with diamonds."
Tang You was stunned.
Tang Yuanxiao took a magnifying glass and studied the edge of the toilet lid carefully. He was interrupted by the conversation between the mother and daughter, "Oh, did I count to 3120 or 3130?"
Mother and daughter: “…”
Tang Yuanxiao couldn't remember, so he simply stopped counting. He put down the magnifying glass, pounded his waist and sighed:
"It's really all diamonds. Even Empress Dowager Cixi didn't get this treatment, right? Who dares to sit on this toilet? I'm afraid I'll be struck by lightning."
Tang You: “…”
She suddenly remembered that when she first met Zhou Yan, Zhou Yan always boasted that his cousin Zhou Zhan grew up sitting on a diamond toilet. Tang You told it to Zhou Qinyao as a joke.
At that time, Zhou Qinyao was still dating her under the name Xie Cheng, and Tang You was always uneasy, fearing that Fang Lai would object after knowing about it. One day, Zhou Qinyao half-jokingly comforted her:
"Doesn't your mother like diamonds? I'll give her a diamond toilet in the future."
So much time has passed that Tang You had long forgotten about it, but she didn't expect that the man still remembered it and kept his word by actually sending her a diamond-studded toilet.
Tang You didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and her mood was a little complicated.
Fang Lai turned to her and asked, "Yes, you know that Xiao Zhou spent 500 million to buy a pink diamond in London yesterday, right?"
Tang You nodded.
"The good boy he mentioned is you, right?"
Tang You blushed and continued to nod.
After getting the confirmation, Fang Lai seemed to be relieved. After a while, he muttered:
"This brat is a money-printing machine. How did he make so much money in just two years? Just this toilet alone, I estimate that if he were to inlay it all over his body, it would cost 100 million."
Tang You: “…”
"Okay, I used to want to leave you my precious jewelry as a dowry. But now it seems that there is no need for that. With Xiao Zhou's strange hobby, maybe your toothbrush, cups, dishes and chopsticks will all be inlaid with diamonds in the future."
Fang Lai stood up and pushed them out: "All of you go away, let me experience what it feels like to sit on this diamond-studded toilet."
Tang Yuanxiao and Tang You left the room.
After a while, Fang Lai came out after finishing the trial, looking rather serious.
Tang You asked cautiously: "Mom, how do you feel?"
Fang Lai looked at the vast air with a vicissitudes of life, frowning slightly, and after a long while he uttered four words:
“… It’s a bit uncomfortable.”
Tang You: “…”
Tang Yuanxiao laughed like a rooster, teasing his wife: "Will your buttocks be covered with calluses from sitting on it? Why don't you go get a matching cushion customized to fit it? You can't waste Xiao Zhou's kindness, right?"
Fang Lai glared at him and said, "Mind your own business. This is a gift from my son-in-law. You are not allowed to sit on it."
"Okay, okay, I don't care."
The couple seemed to be bickering, but they were actually very affectionate. Tang You, who was standing behind them, saw this and couldn't help but smile.
The harmonious and warm family she has now is something she never dared to imagine in the past.
Especially when she was 18 years old, the relationship between her and Fang Lai reached its lowest point in history.
If I hadn't met Zhou Qinyao later, if I hadn't gained a little courage from her, I would not have learned to resist and to fight for what I wanted.
If Zhou Qinyao had not endured for more than a year for her sake, mediating the relationship between her and Fang Lai and changing Fang Lai's mind.
Perhaps I am still like I was in the past, playing the role of a quiet young lady in the golden cage woven by Fang Lai day after day.
There will never be a time when I can truly smile at my parents like I do now.
Tang You pursed her lips, grateful and cherishing everything she had now.
Since he was back, Fang Lai asked his daughter to have lunch at home.
Tang You didn't refuse. She went back to her bedroom and wanted to take out the cello that Zhou Qinyao had given her and wipe it.
I have always treasured the Qin Tangyou that Zhou Qinyao gave me. Except for the time I played it for Zhou Qinyao at home that night when the photo was taken, I have always kept it locked in the cabinet and was reluctant to take it out.
I happened to have some free time today, so I took it out and wiped the body of the guitar carefully with a soft cloth.
Just when she was halfway through wiping, someone suddenly called Tang You on video. She looked down and saw it was Cheng Xuan.
So the girl casually turned around in her chair and answered the video call from her best friend.
"Baby." After the call was connected, Cheng Xuan called affectionately on the other end.
Tang You noticed that her background was a little strange. It didn't look like a dormitory, nor did it look like a normal shopping mall. After a closer look, something was wrong.
Cheng Xuan held the microphone in his hand.
Tang You immediately realized that she was probably doing a show, and there was a game segment that required her to call or video chat with friends and family.
This kind of design can often be seen in variety shows, which means that Cheng Xuan is most likely participating in a show now and then calling himself via video from the spot.
After Tang You quickly came to these conclusions in his mind, he straightened his back and his casual sitting posture became a little more serious.
She smiled: "Huh? What's the matter?"
Cheng Xuan also laughed on the other end, "Nothing, they just said they wanted to make a video call to their best friend to confess their love."
The host next to him started to make a noise, and the audience below responded with applause.
It was Tang You's first time being connected online, and she didn't know what to say, so she could only force a smile awkwardly and try hard to cooperate with Cheng Xuan.
After a while, the screen became quiet. Cheng Xuan paused, put away his smile, and said seriously:
"Fans have been asking me about the necklace I wear around my neck. Actually, it was a gift from Youyou on my 18th birthday, and I've been wearing it until now."
After a pause, Cheng Xuan looked at the camera and said, "Youbao is the sister I cherish and care about the most in my life."
There was silence for a few seconds, and then there was warm applause.
Although Tang You is not a person in the circle, Cheng Xuan's affectionate confession still touched everyone.
After all, there are many fake sisterhoods in the entertainment industry. In a live connection segment like this, many people would choose a famous colleague to ride on each other's popularity and stir up topics, but Cheng Hyun was very serious and called her best friend outside the circle in real life.
Tang You's face appeared on the big screen, and she also confessed to Cheng Xuan:
"You are also the best sister I have ever had."
After saying that, her two dimples smiled lightly, and Tang You made a cheesy heart gesture to the screen for the first time: "I love you."
The atmosphere on the scene was pushed to a climax.
After the video was hung up, Tang You looked at the scenery outside the window calmly.
She felt very happy. At the age of eighteen, she not only gained love, but also such precious friendship.
Think about Cheng Xuan, and then think about people like Ye Yongxin—
In fact, true sisters never need to be measured by money or interests.
After lunch, Tang You returned to school and finished two classes. She prepared to go to the piano room to practice for a while, but as she walked on the road, she always felt that there was something wrong with the way people looked at her.
This look was somewhat different from the one Ye Yuan had used to slander him.
Today, their attention to Tang You was more like a kind of curiosity and suspicion. They were eager to ask her, but they didn't dare to step forward.
Tang You felt strange. It had been a while since the talent reserve issue, so why were people still looking at him like this
When she arrived at the practice room, sat down and took out her cello to start practicing, a roommate knocked on his door and looked at her incredulously, as if he had been looking for her for a long time:
"Yes, have you read Weibo?"
Tang You didn't look at his phone the whole time: ".What's wrong?"
"You should go and have a look. Cheng Xuan connected with you at the movie promotion site this afternoon. A reporter recognized that the violin on your bedroom table seemed to be the famous violin that Zhou Zhan had photographed. Now the whole Internet is spreading this news."
Tang You: “…”
Tang You was shocked, and suddenly remembered that when she was video chatting with Cheng Xuan at noon, she was indeed polishing the piano. Later, she forgot about it after she answered the phone and never expected to be exposed because of this.
She hurriedly took out her cell phone and opened Weibo.
Yesterday’s sky-high-priced pink diamond is still on the hot search list, and now another hot search has appeared on Weibo.
#Cheng Xuan's best friend's cello#
Under this hot search, someone dug out Tang You’s identity and background.
The Zhou family and the Tang family have a cooperation, and Tang You's mother is the second largest shareholder of the Zhou family. It is normal for Prince Zhou to politely bid for a piano as a gift for his elder's daughter, right
The picture is so blurry, how can you tell they are from the same guitar? To me they look similar.
Let's just disperse. This is obviously hype. Cheng Xuan is trying to ride on the popularity of Prince Zhou yesterday, but his behavior is ugly.
Tang You looked at the comments helplessly.
She had seen those fabricated rumors in school in the past, but she didn't expect that what was said on the Internet would be even worse than reality.
Tang You was afraid that Cheng Xuan would be sad, so she quickly called her.
After the call, I learned that she was conducting intensive publicity. The public opinions on the Internet did not have any impact on her. On the contrary, she comforted Tang You:
"Why wouldn't I be unhappy? For me, being on the trending search for free is a form of publicity. I'm so happy."
Sure enough, those who can survive in the entertainment industry have a heart as strong as steel.
Seeing that Cheng Xuan was not unhappy, Tang You felt relieved and didn't care about the matter.
According to the expected time, Zhou Qinyao will return from the UK tonight. After a day of classes, Tang You did not stay in the dormitory, but went to the single apartment to wait for him.
The flight was originally scheduled to arrive in Haicheng at 10 pm, but due to the weather, the flight was delayed. Tang You waited until midnight, but was too sleepy to hold on any longer, so she had to send a text message to Zhou Qinyao.
I fell asleep, and you called me when you came back.
Before going to bed, she considerately placed the man's bath towel and pajamas next to the bathtub, and then lit lavender-scented aromatherapy at home, hoping that Zhou Qinyao could take a good bath when he came back to relieve the fatigue of the journey.
Afterwards, I don’t know how long I slept deeply.
Half asleep and half awake, Tang You felt movement on the bed beside her. She opened her eyes blearily and found the room was dim.
But soon, a familiar cold fragrance came into his nose, which was the smell of Zhou Qinyao after taking a bath.
Tang You closed his eyes again with peace of mind, murmuring, "You're back."
In fact, Zhou Qinyao's movements were always very gentle. After taking a shower, he got into bed carefully, but he didn't expect that he still woke her up.
He gently stroked Tang You's long hair, "Did I disturb you?"
Tang You shook her head, closed her eyes, and reached out to him coquettishly.
After working non-stop for three days and taking a flight for more than ten hours, Zhou Qinyao was exhausted, but the girl's action melted away all his fatigue in an instant.
Zhou Qinyao lay down beside her very gently and held her in his arms, "Do you miss me?"
Tang You also hugged him.
She breathed peacefully in his arms and continued to sleep.
There was a faint scent of lavender in the room. The little girl's body was like a ball of soft cotton, exuding a sweet but not greasy fragrance. Holding her in his arms, the calm and self-controlled Zhou Qinyao always couldn't restrain himself and felt the urge to crush her.
As he held her in his arms, his heart began to become restless.
He lowered his head slightly, found Tang You's lips in the darkness, and kissed her gently.
Tang You closed his eyes and hummed muffledly, but did not show any obvious rejection.
At first he just gently caressed her lips, then he quickly hooked his tongue around hers and pushed it into her wet mouth.
As their lips and teeth intertwined, Zhou Qinyao's breathing began to become hot and heavy.
The primitive desire began to awaken, and this little bit of sweetness could not satisfy what he wanted now.
But Tang You had to go to school tomorrow, and she had already fallen asleep. Zhou Qinyao didn't want to affect her, so he suppressed all desires and left those sweet and tempting lips.
He turned around, lay on his back and took a deep breath, with one arm still quietly placed under Tang You's pillow.
There was silence in the darkness for two or three minutes.
Tang You suddenly turned around and faced Zhou Qinyao.
He opened his eyes, blinked, and said softly, "I can't sleep."
Zhou Qinyao was stunned for a moment, hugged the girl tighter, and said in a hoarse voice: "What's wrong?"
Tang You didn't say anything.
She moved slightly under the quilt, and no one knew what she was doing. After a while, her hands suddenly touched the man's chest awkwardly and unbuttoned all the buttons on his pajamas one by one.
Then, the little girl leaned forward, hid in his arms, and whispered:
"It's cold. I need a hug."
The chest that was opened after the pajamas were unbuttoned was touched with such softness that it made the blood boil.
Zhou Qinyao seemed to understand something, but the surprise came too quickly, like a roller coaster, and it seemed a little unreal.
He turned over and bit Tang You's earlobe, his breath boiling: "Is just a hug enough?"
Tang You didn't say anything, but hugged his neck, raised her head, and expressed everything with a soft and lingering kiss.
In an instant, Zhou Qinyao's reason was overwhelmed.
…
The bedroom was filled with the subtle scent of lavender, and desires alternated between gentleness and roughness. They possessed and indulged in each other's world, and the dim night gradually became intense.
The author has something to say: I originally wanted to finish it in one go today, but a friend suddenly came over to my house in the afternoon, which delayed me.
Well, friends... See you tomorrow! _(:3∠)_
(There is a surprise in the final chapter)
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"Blue Moon" diamond: weighing 12.03 carats, the original stone weighed 29.6 carats, and was mined in the Cullinan diamond area in South Africa in January 2014. After nearly 6 months of fine cutting and carving, it was finally sold for 308 million yuan. After buying the blue diamond, Hong Kong tycoon Liu Luanxiong immediately named it "Josephine's Blue Moon" and gave it to his 7-year-old daughter.