The breeze was gentle, and the moon that appeared through the clouds was round and huge. The silver-white and cold moonlight shone down and illuminated the earth. Although it was not as bright as day, you could still see the road clearly.
Feiran picked up Wen Li as instructed and drove to his destination. He said nothing along the way and Wen Li didn't ask anything.
Lu Min looked back at Wen Li, who was silent. Miss Wen Li was quite quiet and did not refuse them, so she got in the car.
The young master has been busy these days just to spend time with Miss Wen Li today.
Wen Li sat in the back seat and closed his eyes to rest. When he opened his eyes again, the time showed that it was already 10:30 pm.
The car was heading further and further away. The person sitting in the back seat answered Xia Chen's call and listened to his detailed report on the situation.
Feiran was well aware of the situation in the entire Imperial Capital, especially after Wen Li arrived in the Imperial Capital. According to the young master's instructions, he had to protect Wen Li's safety, so the situation of the people around Wen Li was also under certain surveillance.
Almost as soon as Xia Chen lit up the Ning family's warehouse, he received the message.
Miss Wen Li was really not afraid at all. She knew this very well, so she dug out a piece of flesh from Ning Muzhang's body.
He showed no mercy at all, and the Ning family's warehouse burned into a sea of fire, the blazing flames engulfing everyone.
However, after this incident, Wen Li, who had just arrived in the imperial capital, was probably in the limelight.
Lu Min, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked back at Wen Li, then turned around and stayed in his seat quietly.
But those eyes kept rolling, as if they wanted to say something, but they didn't dare to say it.
"Ask whatever you want to ask." Wen Li raised his eyelids slightly.
This man had looked at her in the rearview mirror countless times, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
Lu Min looked at Fei Ran, blinked and shook his head, "I have nothing to ask."
Wen Li didn't have the habit of getting to the bottom of things. What this person wanted to say wouldn't easily arouse her curiosity, so she naturally wouldn't ask.
The air was extremely quiet, and only the faint sound of the air conditioner could be heard in the entire car.
After a while, Lu Min finally spoke, "Miss Wen Li, why do you know that the Ning family's transaction tonight is God K's latest gun?"
The rumors about the Ning family have always been the most difficult to find out, especially the transaction this time was K God's things, and what the Ning family took were the guns designated by K God.
It is only allowed to be sold in continent H and is not allowed to be sold to other continents.
God K is a well-known mechanical genius across the continent. He holds a mechanical conference every three years to auction his works.
Arms tycoons from all over the world will participate. Once a new gun is released, it will be sold out. Those who successfully buy the model at the auction will naturally have exclusive production rights within five years.
The current intercontinental war is in full swing. Continent D is in turmoil. Continent S was just settled a few years ago and its foundation is not stable. The other continents are also in dire straits.
What the war brought about was the fortunes of these arms tycoons.
However, the Ning family has only obtained the production rights for this gun for just a month. Max, who did business with Ning Muzhang tonight, is a well-known leader of an independent organization in Continent D.
Such a transaction is closed to all information. If someone is not well versed in the truth, it is impossible for people who have planted spies within the Ning family to know about it.
Moreover, she had just arrived in the Imperial Capital two days ago, and it hadn’t been long. Could it be that Miss Wen Li buried a strand in the Imperial Capital
"Is this difficult?" Wen Li asked.
"It's not difficult." Lu Min muttered.
This matter is indeed not very difficult, at least it is not difficult here, but Wen Li, no matter how powerful she is, is still a girl.
Even if you can thrive in a place like Ningzhou, you can no longer be so arrogant and careless in the imperial capital.
But she just did it.
Feiran was speechless as he listened to the conversation between the two. He knew that Wen Li was powerful and there was no need to say more.
A person who can do everything is the most terrifying.
Facing Ning Muzhang tonight, the reason why Wen Li was able to fight a good comeback was because even if she asked Xia Chen to throw the person out, she still confirmed the person's life and death.
Whether dead or alive, this person must always be controlled by her. Such control is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"Where are we going? We are far away from the imperial capital now." Wen Li glanced at the open road ahead of him calmly.
After getting in the car, this was the first time she asked where she was going.
"We'll be there soon, only ten minutes left." Lu Min glanced into the distance.
Fortunately, it didn't take long, and the car finally stopped at the edge of Bihu Lake in the southeast of the imperial capital.
When Wen Li got out of the car, the wind blowing from the lake was a little damp and cold, and filled with the coolness of late autumn.
Fei Ran took the black windbreaker from Lu Min and put it on the girl's shoulders without looking back.
A faint smell of mint enveloped Wen Li, and she could smell it. It was the smell of that man.
"You can see the young master along this road." Feiran pointed to the bluestone slab Wen Li was stepping on.
"Are you sure he's here?" Wen Li asked.
Come here to fish in the middle of the night.
"Yes, feel free to go in." Fei Ran nodded.
The entire lake is the largest among all the lakes in the imperial capital, and at this location, it falls within the scope of the Fu family.
Therefore, no one can enter this place except people from the Fu family.
The area near this lake is also a restricted area where no one in the entire Fu family can come except Fu Yuxiu.
Wen Li looked around and saw that except for the brightly lit buildings on the other side of the lake, it was quiet and dark on this side of the lake, and even the street lights were not lit.
Fortunately, her eyesight was pretty good, and she could still figure out some outlines even in the complete darkness, but the castle villa opposite was too splendid.
The lights on the other side of the lake are almost illuminating this side, and you can see the flowers and trees blooming by the lake.
Wen Li walked along the stone road in high heels. He had been wearing these shoes all night, and now his feet were really uncomfortable.
Looking at the woman walking away, Fei Ran and Lu Min looked at the time, eleven o'clock, just right.
"I see that the young master has put a lot of thought into this gift. Do you think Miss Wen Li will like it?" Lu Min leaned over and looked at Feiran and asked.
In the past two days, he had watched helplessly how the young master was busy. The noble man condescended to him, starting from the drawings to supervising the work, staring at the workers as they completed all the work.
If time hadn't allowed, I'm afraid the young master would have done it himself.
"Miss Wen Li has a cold temper, and it's not easy to judge what kind of things she likes." Lu Min said to himself.
Fei Ran glanced at the girl walking away, thoughtfully, "It's actually very simple, sincerity is always the most touching thing."
From Ningzhou City to the Imperial Capital, Fei Ran had quite a lot of contact with Wen Li. He could tell that this girl who didn't talk much and had a cold temper was not a total ice cube.
If it is something given sincerely, she will not refuse it.
"It's strange, Miss Wen Li's own birthday is today, why did she go to celebrate someone else's birthday?" Lu Min muttered.
If Fu Yuxiu hadn't mentioned that it was a 20th birthday gift for his beloved little ancestor, none of them would have known that today was Wen Li's 20th birthday.
But Miss Wen Li didn't seem to know about this, and she was enjoying herself at the dinner.
Wen Li walked towards the lake from the main road. The lake surface was concave. There were many flowers planted on both sides of the winding stone road. Different flowers bloomed according to different seasons.
She yawned, and a three-way intersection soon appeared ahead. Wen Li looked down at the arrow and walked straight ahead obediently.
The moment she stepped on it, the small lights on both sides of the road lit up, illuminating the road beside her feet.
She could see all kinds of little bugs flying around the lights.
Almost as soon as he took a step, the light under his feet lit up, Wen Li became interested. This man specially asked Fei Ran to take her over, so he had to have an explanation.
After walking along the stone road for ten minutes, the lights on all the roads Wen Li walked on were already on, and she could clearly see the surrounding situation.
All kinds of flowers planted near here are not blooming this season. Only two clusters of white flowers in the distance are blooming well, giving a feeling of being superior to the others.
She walked too fast and was impatient. She stood still and looked at the vague building opposite and shouted something.
"If you don't come out, I should leave."
After wearing high heels all night, she was about to collapse, and this man dragged her here again for such a long time.
The girl's usually cold tone was filled with more complaints this time, and it sounded like she was coquettishly listening.
The man standing far away smiled and dialed her number.
Wen Li saw what seemed to be a building opposite, reflecting light under the moonlight. Before he could see it clearly, his cell phone rang.
She looked at the name dancing on the screen and put it to her ear.
"Tired?" A man's soft and deep voice came to my ears.
Wen Li snorted and agreed.
"hehe… "
A man's chuckle came from over there. He looked up at the sky and coaxed, "Be good, you can see me if you walk a hundred meters further."
Wen Li stood still. She turned her head and glanced at the lake beside her. The lights on the other side of the lake were reflected on the lake.
"Can you give me a reason to come here?"
Fei Ran and Lu Min were tight-lipped along the way, saying only what they should say and never mentioning a word about what they shouldn't.
There was always a reason for this man to bring her here in the middle of the night.
"Obey, I'll tell you later and take two more steps." The man coaxed.
Wen Li held back her anger and took a few steps forward. In an instant, all the lights under her feet were turned on.
The surroundings were bright, and she could clearly see what the building opposite was, a crystal clear and flawless... house.
It seemed to be a house, the height of an ordinary two-story building, with a unique shape. The only thing that made this house different was the material used to build it.
Wen Li could tell that the material used to build this house should be pure crystal without impurities.
So this is a house made of crystal. She took a deep look and confirmed it. This man is really wealthy.
This house began to reflect various colors of light under countless lights. You can imagine what a beautiful scene it will be when the sun comes out.
Fu Yuxiu, who was wearing light-colored clothes, stood in front of the room. There were various exquisite pastries on the long table beside him. The man's posture was casual and casual, and a pair of black eyes followed her closely.
Wen Li walked forward, and the closer he got, the more clearly he could see what was in front of him. Various exquisite pastries on a five-tier dessert stand placed on a white lace tablecloth.
Two white lounge chairs are placed side by side, with pure wool blankets placed on them.
It was always a little cold by the lake in late autumn. A circle of white pebbles surrounded the burning bonfire at his feet, and the heat waves it carried blew onto Wen Li's face.
The man was slender, wearing a light blue sweater on his upper body and a pair of gray trousers on his lower body. He stretched out one hand with slender fingers, as white as jade.
"come over."
Wen Li walked a few steps over, and her eyes fell on the long table beside the man. There was a pink cake in the middle of the shelf, and an exquisite little princess was placed on the cake.
She vaguely seemed to have guessed something in her mind, but she didn't say it out loud.
The distance between the two shortened, she looked around, and a warm breath enveloped her.
Wen Li wanted to struggle, but was controlled tightly. The man held her, rested his chin on her shoulder, and kissed her ear sideways.
Intimate, affectionate, gentle and clingy.
"Today is your birthday, have you forgotten?" The man said these words in her ear.
Wen Li lowered his raised hand and stared at the cake next to him.
Her birthday
At the age of five, the Wen family was ruined, and Wen Li began to wander. No one ever told her when her birthday was, and she herself forgot it.
Furthermore, at that time, Wen Li always felt that there was no need to celebrate. She didn't know who her parents were, and she didn't know whether her birth was a tragedy or a joy to those people.
A person who can't find the meaning of his existence doesn't care to celebrate the dispensable birthday.
When she was in the Jin family, Jin Xianhua was addicted to medicinal herbs all year round. She would go to the mountains to guard her from time to time. She could wait for a year for a snow lotus to be able to set up camp in the mountains.
Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, Jin Lewei rarely sees his father, so he naturally gets used to such a family atmosphere.
But both of them knew in their hearts that they cared about each other. Jin Lewei had always understood her father. It was the greatest blessing that her father could bring her into this world. Besides, Jin Xianhua also remembered to give her daughter a gift every year.
The concept of birthday is vague in Wen Li's world, and it is not something worth remembering every year.
"Why do you know that?" Wen Li moved and asked in doubt.
Fu Yuxiu smiled, loosened his hold on her, pinched the girl's shoulders and stared at her, "Forgot, I lived in your house."
Even if he couldn't remember anything else clearly, he could still remember this.
"You told me when you were a child that what you wanted most when you grew up was a Crystal Palace. Now I will give it to you as a gift." Fu Yuxiu approached her, his dark eyes full of seriousness.
The five-year-old girl at that time might not have a clear idea of the Crystal Palace, nor did she know what it was.
When Wen Li was five years old, Fu Yuxiu was still in the Wen family.
There happened to be a piece of news on TV. The queen of a small country in continent H passed away. In order to commemorate her, the king spent a lot of money to build a crystal palace.
Wen Li, who was not very young at that time, looked at the scene on TV, biting his chopsticks and shouting "beautiful".
Wen Yanxing smiled and knocked on his granddaughter's forehead, "Whoever builds a crystal palace for us Li Li in the future, will you marry him?"
At that time, Wen Li's face was still stained with rice grains, and he nodded in understanding, "Li Li will marry anyone who gives Li Li the Crystal Palace."
Wen Xuqian and Hua Yan at the dinner table also laughed out loud.
It was just a childish saying that Fu Yuxiu remembered for his entire life.
"Twentieth birthday, I couldn't be by your side before, but I will not be absent from every birthday in the future." The man leaned down, his forehead touching hers.
The dark eyes were full of seriousness, and the breeze floated, blowing the man's promise into her ears.
He looked lazy most of the time, but in front of her, every word he said was overwhelming.
Wen Li closed his eyes and could feel the sound of wind blowing around him.
This is the first birthday she has celebrated in these years, but she can feel full of sincerity.
"You asked for the Crystal Palace, and now I'm sending it to you. I drew the entire design myself. I started working on it when I was fifteen, stopped when I was sixteen, and started again recently." Fu Yuxiu took her hand and walked over. In front of the house.
Crystals of this material were difficult to find. For five years, he sent a survey team to search in crystal mines across the continent.
Finally, we found this crystal mine in F Continent. The crystal mined is crystal clear and has no impurities. From mining to cutting and composition, it took a lot of manpower and material resources to build it.
"You don't think I'm dead, Tong Yanwuji, how can you still remember me for such a long time?" Wen Li looked at the people around him.
The man smiled and held her hand tightly, "I met you in Ningzhou, so I re-planned it, finally selected the location, and built it here."
He never gave up, even if he didn't meet her in the end, he would still complete the construction of this Crystal Palace.
If nothing else, this was what his little girl had wanted most.
"Come here." Fu Yuxiu took her hand and led her to the front of the room to sit down. The white lounge chair was right in front of the bonfire, and the flames stirred up the surrounding heat.
The man put two candles on the cake, lit them and brought them to Wen Li. He squatted on the ground and held the cake in front of Wen Li who was sitting there.
"It's 11:15 in the evening. There are still forty-five minutes until your twenties are really over. Make a wish."
Wen Li remembered the way he had just seen Li Li make a wish with her eyes closed. The smile on her lips was the true joy coming from her heart.
"Can all your birthday wishes come true?" Wen Li asked seriously.
Fu Yuxiu's delicate brows were stained with a smile, and he presented the cake in his hand to her, "I don't know about others, but for yours, I will make it happen for you."
The flames caused by the burning of twenty cross-shaped candles on the cake were different from the exquisite pastries next to it. This cake seemed to be more ordinary.
When Wen Li was hugged by him, she smelled the faint smell of cream on the man's body, and she seemed to understand something in her heart.
Close your eyes and make a wish properly.
The candles went out, and Fu Yuxiu placed the cake on the table next to him, pulled her up and handed the cake knife to her hand.
The man held her fingertips, which were a little cold at the moment. He held her hand and cut out two pieces of the cake and handed them over.
"Try to see if it tastes good."
"Did you do this?" Wen Li said the answer in his heart.
Fu Yuxiu sat down on the white reclining chair next to her and chuckled when he heard this, "How do you know that you have a tacit understanding?"
It was impossible for a person like him to be able to make cakes. Judging from the smell of butter on his body, he must have spent too much time with butter in a closed space.
That's why your body smells like this.
"I originally wanted to pick you up early, but it turns out I'm really not that good at this. It takes a long time to make a cake. By the time it's done, the time has come."
She didn't know if it was Wen Li's misunderstanding, but she seemed a little aggrieved when she heard this man's words.
"Does it taste good?" Fu Yuxiu looked at her, his eyes full of expectation.
Wen Li took a spoon and put it into his mouth. A rich and sweet taste filled his mouth.
This taste is indeed not good.
It's too sweet. Even though Wen Li likes sweets, the taste is a bit too sweet for her to bear.
Seeing the sudden change in the girl's expression, the man reached out and put it to her lips, "Spit it out."
In terms of cooking skills, Fu Yuxiu has cooked for Wen Li twice. His cooking tastes good, but he is not talented in pastries and sweets.
Looking at the hand stretched out in front of him, it was as white as jade, holding a brush to write, with distant fingertips and a straight back. Wen Li still remembered that gentle man.
"Be obedient and spit it out first." Fu Yuxiu held the girl's shoulder with one hand and coaxed her.
Wen Li swallowed the cake in his mouth and said calmly, "Not bad."
When the man saw her look, he was a little doubtful, "Is it really not bad?"
As he spoke, the girl next to him took another bite, moving smoothly without any hesitation.
The man took his own piece, tasted it and threw it aside. He also took the piece from Wen Li's hand and said, "I won't eat it. This one is too unpalatable. Let's change it to another one."
Fortunately, he was also double prepared.
This girl is a bit picky when it comes to pastries. When she was in Ningzhou, she was used to eating pastries from all the famous pastry shops in Ningzhou.
Men who are not very confident in their craftsmanship must of course be prepared to be a substitute.
He was so disgusted by the taste, let alone her.
The other cake was much more exquisite than the one he made, and it looked appetizing.
"I think it's good." Wen Li turned around and took the piece of cake from the table next to him.
Fu Yuxiu stretched out his hand to take it, "Listen, this is too delicious."
"The important thing is not the taste." Wen Li said.
The man stopped, looked at the serious-faced little girl, and approached her, "Isn't it the smell?"
Wen Li said no more, sitting on the recliner and looking into the distance.
Fu Yuxiu put the things back, approached the girl and reached out to touch her forehead.
"Baby, what did you just say?"
Wen Li obviously had no intention of paying any more attention to him, and leaned back on the recliner, with the moon above his head round and bright.
This lake is really suitable for self-cultivation. The scenery is nice and the environment is quiet and quiet, and no one will disturb you.
(End of chapter)