Lu Shizhen remembered that in the original text, Xu Shouxian's wife and daughter divided up a lot of jewelry left to Xu Shiyue by her mother. Among them, there was a particularly expensive set that was a coming-of-age gift customized for Xu Shiyue by Xu Shiyue's parents.
A rich man like Xu Shouxian must have a lot of expensive jewelry at home.
But Lu Shizhen can say with certainty that the set of jewelry left to Xu Shiyue by her mother is irreplaceable by any other gems.
These gems were originally mined by Xu Shiyue's father in a mine in South Africa. They are extremely rare in terms of color, brightness and purity, and their value cannot be compared with price.
Xu Shiyue's father brought the gem back home, and Xu Shiyue's mother, a jewelry designer, personally designed a set of jewelry for Xu Shiyue.
Originally they wanted to give it to Xu Shiyue on her coming-of-age day, but due to the special design of the gemstone and extremely stringent requirements on craftsmanship, even after two years of preparation, they were unable to complete it in time for Xu Shiyue's coming-of-age day.
Later, Xu Shiyue's mother planned to give it to her on her first birthday after she became an adult, but she missed the opportunity by one year and would never be able to give it to Xu Shiyue in person.
The darkness of the night blended with the light coming through the hall, casting a dim, gloomy light on the porch.
The wind was so cold that it seemed to be frozen by the low temperature, but the separated gems were still shining with a clean and clear light in the night.
Lu Shizhen had imagined this set of jewelry countless times, but she still couldn't help but feel that her imagination was too poor.
This is what makes gems precious and special. People who have never seen them cannot imagine how beautiful they are. This dazzling beauty cannot be described in words. Even if it is drawn, people will feel that it is a little duller than before and too fake if it is a little more.
The pale yellow gemstone fits the shape of the full moon perfectly, and the abstract pointed sun surrounds it, which is eye-catching but not too exaggerated.
The original text described this set of gemstone jewelry using the "sacred flavor of Greek mythology," which Lu Shizhen felt was very appropriate.
The prerequisite is that the person wearing this set of jewelry is Xu Shiyue.
Instead of this family of robbers and bandits.
The more Lu Shizhen thought about it, the angrier she became. The resentment she had felt when she first read the book began to gather and surge in her heart again.
She really wanted to go up and give each of the family a beating, but Xu Shiyue's voice interrupted her: "Second uncle, second aunt."
Xu Shiyue's voice was extremely calm, and one couldn't tell what emotions she had towards Xu Shouxian's family.
But it's also true that she probably didn't know that the gift her mother prepared for her was being taken away by this family.
The burning anger in Lu Shizhen's eyes was covered with a layer of obscurity. She just looked at Xu Shiyue's hand holding her wrist, not knowing whether this was a blessing in disguise for her.
Just as Lu Shizhen was thinking this, a domineering voice rang out: "Hey, there's me too. Why don't you say hello to your sister when you see her?"
She is Xu Shouxian’s daughter, Xu Minjun.
The man asked this, and then as if he remembered something, he apologized: "Oh, sorry, I forgot. I had to speak up, otherwise how would you know I was there?"
The winter wind blew across the porch, its sound sharp and full of mockery.
Lu Shizhen looked at the complicated jewel bracelet on Xu Minjun's hand and couldn't help but frown.
Apart from the original owner, the person she hates most in this book is Xu Minjun.
Not only did he take possession of Xu Shiyue's things, he also tried to seduce Shen Yanxing to destroy the relationship between the heroines. In the end, he found out that he had cancer and died in the hospital.
Damn, this is actually a better ending than mine.
The anger in Lu Shizhen's eyes burned even more fiercely, and he sneered and asked back: "It seems that Miss Xu doesn't often go to such occasions?"
Xu Minjun didn't expect Lu Shizhen to speak, nor did she expect her to ask such a question. She was stunned: "What did you say?"
"Otherwise, why did Miss Xu specifically emphasize that you are here too? Are you afraid that we don't know that you are Mr. Xu's daughter?" Lu Shizhen tilted her head slightly, looking very familiar with this kind of occasion. "Miss Xu looks older than us, Shiyue, but how come she doesn't come to this kind of occasion very often? Why does she need to introduce herself?"
"you!"
Xu Minjun just wanted to satirize Xu Shiyue for something she couldn't see, but she was checked just after she said one sentence in her prepared speech. She pointed her finger at Lu Shizhen in anger.
And it was this action that was grasped by Lu Shizhen extremely quickly.
The gems on the bracelet collided with each other, making a slight sound.
As if continuing his widely known personality of being unconventional and crazy, Lu Shizhen looked at the gem bracelet on Xu Minjun's wrist in front of Xu Shouxian and Lu Shize, and asked in a voice of special appreciation and envy: "What a beautiful bracelet, this gem is rare, right?"
Hearing this, Xu Minjun thought she had the upper hand, and did not rush to pull her hand out of Lu Shizhen's hand. She looked down at Lu Shizhen who was looking down at her jewelry, and raised her head and said: "Of course, this is what my father bought from Switzerland..."
But before Xu Minjun could finish her boasting, Lu Shizhen interrupted her: "But why is the shape of the moon?"
As someone who had already read the original text, Lu Shizhen followed his memory and pointed the jewelry at the light in the hall on the side. While distinguishing it, he said: "It is also engraved inside, fr October."
"Why is Miss Xu's jewelry engraved with her sister's nickname? Do you have any incorrect thoughts about your sister?"
Lu Shizhen's voice was full of doubt, but in fact it sounded more like a statement.
She held the beautiful gem and looked at Xu Minjun beside her.
Everyone knew that the eldest daughter of the Lu family was a crazy bitch, but this was the first time Xu Minjun had encountered such a morbid and playful look.
I don’t know if it’s because the night is too dark, but the man’s eyes facing against the light seem a bit oppressive, and the playfulness makes people’s hands feel cold.
Xu Minjun certainly didn't have any incorrect thoughts about Xu Shiyue, but she knew very well who this jewelry belonged to.
Although Lu Shizhen didn't mention this matter, she couldn't help but feel guilty, and she forced herself to refute: "Don't talk nonsense here! My gemstone has words engraved on it, how come I don't know it?"
"Of course you don't know." Xu Shiyue's voice sounded coldly.
"In order to make sure that the words would not cover up the brilliance of the gemstones, my mother specially asked her senior sister to work with her. It took six months to carve blessings for me on each main gemstone."
As she spoke, she raised her eyes slightly and looked at Xu Minjun, more like looking at Xu Shouxian behind her: "I just don't know, if the blessing given to me falls on someone else, will it become a curse?"
The air seemed to be frozen, and there was a moment of stagnation.
Xu Minjun had no idea how to deal with such a thing, so Xu Shouxian chuckled and said, "Why does Shiyue start to believe in these things now? Man cannot defeat nature, so he starts to learn from others and seek solutions from heaven?"
"I still have to learn from my second uncle." Xu Shiyue also kept the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his slightly raised eyes completely moved from Xu Minjun to Xu Shouxian.
Their eyes met, and their black pupils, which were almost the same color, collided with each other, but it seemed as if there was no confrontation at all.
The footsteps and conversations of the people around seemed to be eliminated, and for the first time, Lu Shizhen felt what undercurrents were like.
At this moment, a deep voice suddenly interrupted: "It's so cold outside, why don't you go in?"
He was a man wearing a Chinese black tweed coat and a gray and black scarf draped over his shoulders.
There was an invisible momentum that suddenly broke the confrontation between the two people and formed a stable triangle.
Xu Shouxian immediately retracted his gaze upon hearing this, and said to the man with a smile: "Mr. Wang, this little girl from the Lu family is chatting with my daughter. Maybe they are young people, and they hit it off right away, so they don't care about whether it's cold or not."
"Oh..." Mr. Wang nodded, looking at Lu Shizhen who was still holding hands with Xu Minjun, and reminded: "If you meet again, you still have to go in and chat. You may be young, but you will still catch a cold in this weather."
The man's voice sounded very warm and even a little gentle, but it carried a sense of pressure.
A bit like government...
Just as Lu Shizhen was thinking this, Qiuqiu's excited voice came out: "Host, host, this is the big shot at the banquet that you asked me to pay attention to! I was wondering why I couldn't find him after looking around for a while, but it turns out he just arrived!"
Lu Shizhen suddenly understood.
On the surface, this banquet was about discussing artificial intelligence, but some of the people attending the banquet were linked to the East Suburb New Community Construction Project, and this person was none other than Mr. Wang.
This person played a key role in bringing down Xu Shouxian later on.
Lu Shizhen was just regretting that her efforts to help Xu Shiyue get the jewelry back were interrupted, and now she was killing two birds with one stone.
She looked at Mr. Wang, who was about to enter the banquet hall at Xu Shouxian's invitation, and said, "It's because we hit it off right away that I can't let Mr. Xu in."
Mr. Wang stopped walking when he heard this, and was somewhat interested in Lu Shizhen's sudden words: "Oh, why?"
"Mr. Xu was wearing a ladies' brooch. If he went in like this and was seen by others, wouldn't it be a joke? I can't let that happen." Lu Shizhen said, with an overly righteous tone in his voice.
"Little girl, how did you know that? Don't make a mistake and make a fool of yourself." Mr. Wang smiled, but he was mostly warning Lu Shizhen to be careful with her words and actions.
Of course Lu Shizhen could sense it, but when she saw the thing that belonged to Xu Shiyue in the hands of this bandit family, she felt sick as if she had eaten a hundred flies. Despite this warning, she continued, "I'm just a child. If I make a mistake, it will only make me laugh. If Mr. Xu really brings the wrong thing in, he will lose face later."
Lu Shizhen was also smiling, but his eyes were full of threats.
But the person he was talking to was not Mr. Wang, but Xu Shouxian.
Maybe this is what it means to be fearless.
After all, Lu Shizhen is a well-known lunatic. Relying on Lu Shize's unlimited favoritism, he does whatever he wants without restraint. It's hard to say what kind of trouble he will cause when he goes in later.
"Mr. Xu, Mrs. Xu, and their daughter's jewelry are a set. It's true that the whole family looks pleasing to the eye when put together. But look, this diamond is engraved with 'October'. Do you know whose name it is?" Lu Shizhen asked, holding up the gem on Xu Minjun's wrist, which she had not let go of until now.
Mr. Wang glanced at Xu Shouxian beside him, and his gaze seemed to pass by Xu Shiyue, but it was fleeting.
No one interrupted to remind him, and he just shook his head, as if he didn't know: "Isn't October just a date?"
"But for the Xu family, Shiyue is Xu Shiyue's nickname." Lu Shizhen explained, deliberately comparing: "Others may not know, but since they are blood relatives, how could they not know? Mr. Wang, don't you agree?"
Mr. Wang looked at the little girl in front of him, and his smile deepened. He seemed to know something interesting, and said meaningfully: "October, the tenth month, it is quite interesting. It is easy to overlook it if you don't pay attention. It's all details."
Xu Shouxian was listening to the conversation between Lu Shizhen and Mr. Wang, and his expression, which had been calm just now, finally changed.
He glanced at his wife with a sinister look and said with a smile, "I think there are too many gems and jewelry in the house, and they are all kept in the safe. The servants didn't distinguish them clearly and made a mistake."
Having said that, Xu Shouxian looked at Lu Shize who had been standing next to him without saying a word: "Shize, I think your sister really looks a bit like my sister-in-law. I'm afraid she will be of great use in the future."
Lu Shize nodded slightly, his face expressionless: "Mr. Xu, you are too kind. It's because my mother and I have spoiled her so much that she is braver than ordinary people and has a sharp eye for things."
"It's very poisonous." Xu Shouxian glanced at Lu Shizhen with a smile, "This piece of jewelry is the legacy of my brother and sister-in-law. It should have been handed over to Shiyue, but unfortunately something happened later and delayed it."
"Today is just right. Returning the item to its original owner is also a good start to the new year."
Having said this, Xu Shouxian calmly took off the brooch on his chest and pretended to put it in Xu Shiyue's hand.
However, his movement was already away from Xu Shiyue's direction, so when he put it in her hand, it was bound to fall to the ground and break.
It was a quiet winter night, and the cold wind wrapped around the porch, wrapped in the warmth blowing from the hall.
Just before Xu Shouxian was about to let go, a hint of coldness appeared on his wrist.
Xu Shiyue raised her hand at some point and held his wrist.
She still looked as if her vision was obstructed and she couldn't see anything clearly. She raised her eyes slightly and looked at Xu Shouxian. She took the brooch without lowering her head and said, "Second uncle has taken good care of it. I'm sure he cherishes it very much."
Xu Shouxian's expression fell for a moment, then he smiled again: "You and I are connected by blood, I'm taking good care of yours."
Mr. Wang watched the show for a long time. When it was over, he patted Xu Shouxian on the shoulder and said, "Okay, Shouxian, your empty chest really doesn't look good. I happen to have a brooch. I'll give it to you later."
Xu Shouxian was somewhat flattered, "Thank you very much, Mr. Wang."
Having said this, he turned around and walked towards the banquet hall with Mr. Wang.
Lu Shizhen was a little confused about this Mr. Wang, and said to Qiuqiu in his heart: "This Mr. Wang is not in the same nest with Xu the bastard, right?"
Qiuqiu scratched his head with his tail in confusion: "It shouldn't be possible..."
In this howling winter wind, everyone was in great distress.
Lu Shizhen followed Lu Shize towards the banquet hall, and suddenly the hand hanging at the side felt a slight chill.
Like yesterday's snow, it slowly melted in her palms.
Xu Shiyue suddenly reached out her hand, interrupting Lu Shizhen's worries: "Many things can't be judged by their appearance alone."
Lu Shizhen was stunned for a moment, somewhat puzzled and even surprised by Xu Shiyue's sudden and accurate words: "You..."
Xu Shiyue reminded him calmly, "When you are angry, your arms will tense up, and when you are confused, your arms will tense and loosen up."
Lu Shizhen didn't expect Xu Shiyue to say this, and suddenly felt like she was seen through: "Yes, is it that obvious?"
Xu Shiyue squeezed Lu Shizhen's tense arm and said, "What do you think?"
"Not really..." Lu Shizhen muttered softly, forgetting her previous worries and examining her arm.
Xu Shiyue didn't say anything else. He just raised his eyes slightly and looked at the person next to him with the clearly visible surprise on his face.
The bright lights of the banquet hall fell into her calm eyes, and there seemed to be a hint of mischievous smile hidden in the darkness.
Of course not.
.
The bright light quietly pointed the way to the restroom, and from the quiet door came the sound of running water that was angrily disrupted by someone.
Xu Minjun looked down at her empty wrist and said angrily, "This damn Lu Shizhen, who is Lu Shizhen? She actually embarrassed our family in front of Mr. Wang. Damn it, damn it!"
As if venting her anger on the water was not enough, Xu Minjun turned off the faucet with a snap. The mirror was filled with her angry expression with her eyes wide open: "Lu Shizhen, today I have to let you see how powerful I am!"
Having said this, Xu Minjun walked out with her high heels clanging loudly.
But just as she walked out of the bathroom, someone suddenly grabbed her wrist, and she slipped and almost fell.
Xu Shiyue came here at some point and was leaning against the wall at the door.
Her eyes were sinister, and her voice was even colder than when she was on the porch just now: "Xu Minjun, I advise you to consider whether you can afford the consequences before you take action against Lu Shizhen."
(End of this chapter)