Jin Wanyi didn't hide her emotions at all. Even Ma Qiqi, who was more insensitive, realized that something was wrong. She turned around and frowned.
Yin Shixiong could only smile sheepishly as he turned around and nodded to Jin Wanyi. "Oh, it's Lawyer Jin. Are you here to celebrate Miss Tan's birthday?"
Wasn't that obvious?
Today was Tan Guiren's birthday party.
Jin Wanyi couldn't help but want to roll her eyes, but when she saw that Yin Shixiong kept glancing at the bright and tall young woman beside him, she felt a little uncomfortable.
It was as if the cabbage he had set his eyes on for a long time was going to be eaten by a pig …
But before she could speak again, Yin Shixiong had already taken Ma Qiqi's hand and said, "Qiqi, this is Lawyer Jin, the chief legal representative that Prime Minister Tan hired for his wife." He then said to Jin Wanyi, "This is Qiqi."
With such an introduction, it was clear who was close and who was distant.
Ma Qiqi immediately became happy. She looked at Jin Wanyi for a while and said with a smile, "Lawyer Jin is prettier than on TV."
"Yeah, you should learn from her. Lawyer Jin is your senior." Yin Shixiong squeezed Ma Qiqi's hand with a smile and said to Jin Wanyi, "Lawyer Jin, we won't disturb you any further." With that, he pulled Ma Qiqi's hand and walked over to the buffet table.
Jin Wanyi watched them leave awkwardly and quickly glanced around. Fortunately, everyone's eyes were on the lily wall, so no one noticed her.
…
As soon as He Zhichu said "flower protector," Huo Shaoheng's gaze fell on Gu Nianzhi's face. Unfortunately, Gu Nianzhi's cultivation had indeed improved a lot. It was already difficult for him to read her emotions from her expression.
Maybe I'm just better at hiding.
Huo Shaoheng's eyes darkened. He wondered if he had been too lenient with her.
If he allowed her to be willful like this, would the knot in her heart become deeply rooted and become an excuse to reject him?
He Zhichu had always scoffed at Huo Shaoheng's words, so he sneered and was about to retort when a staff member from the Office of the Prime Minister rushed over and said to him, "You are Mr. He? Your car … spontaneously combusted in the parking lot, and now only a pile of ashes is left. "
He Zhichu: "…"
He turned to Gu Nianzhi and said, "I'll go out and take a look. Wait for me here."
Gu Nianzhi nodded obediently.
When He Zhichu looked at Huo Shaoheng again, he already had a hint of an "unfair advantage." His shimmering almond-shaped eyes twinkled with a hint of a smile as he turned to leave quickly.
After He Zhichu left, Gu Nianzhi also wanted to leave. Although Huo Shaoheng wasn't looking at her, he accurately reached out and grabbed her arm. He said slowly, "Nianzhi, do you remember what you promised me?"
Gu Nianzhi was taken aback. She wanted to elegantly shake off Huo Shaoheng's hand that was grabbing her arm, but she didn't expect to be unable to free herself. She couldn't help but whisper, "Let go of me."
"Did you forget what you promised me? Your memory is getting worse. Tell me, how should I punish you? "Huo Shaoheng held her arm tightly and refused to let go.
Leaning forward slightly, he moved closer to her ear. She could feel his breath on her face. It was so hot that her face was burning up.
He lowered his voice even more. "… Mrs. Huo? Mrs. Huo? "
When Gu Nianzhi heard this, her small, snow-white face turned completely red. It was as if she had put on a layer of blush. Even the corners of her eyes and the tips of her eyebrows were stained with rouge.
"You said that you wouldn't make it public! You said that if I didn't agree, no one else would know! Huo Shaoheng, you're going back on your word! "
Gu Nianzhi was really panicking. Huo Shaoheng's words "Mrs. Huo? Mrs. Huo? " This made her feel ashamed and embarrassed, but she did not dare to cry out loud. She lowered her voice to a very, very low volume, with a bit of huskiness coming from her throat, revealing a natural charm that she was unaware of.
In her panic, she used more strength. If she used all her strength to struggle, Huo Shaoheng would still be able to restrain her. However, he was a bit worried that she would disregard everything and break her own arm …
Huo Shaoheng had no choice but to wrap his other arm around Gu Nianzhi's waist. He exerted a bit of strength in his arms and almost imprisoned her entire body in his embrace. Only then was she unable to move.
In the eyes of bystanders, they looked like a perfect couple standing under a wall of beautiful lilies, snuggling up to each other.
The two of them were so good-looking that everyone's attention was involuntarily drawn to them. They almost forgot who the birthday girl in the photo on the wall was.
There were more and more people in the hall, and their curious gazes were like searchlights that could clearly see the two of them.
Gu Nianzhi was so embarrassed that she couldn't even lift her head.
She had no choice. Fortunately, she still remembered that Huo Shaoheng was a person who could be persuaded but not cowed. She could only plead softly, "Huo Shao, don't be like this. I still have to be a decent person … Did you forget what you promised me?"
"I didn't forget, but you forgot, so I had to forget too." Huo Shaoheng looked down at Gu Nianzhi, who was surprisingly well-behaved in his arms. His expression was indifferent, as if he didn't feel that they were "overpowering" the host at all.
Gu Nianzhi sighed, "Huo Shao, let go. We can talk this out."
"… Okay, then what did you promise me?"
Gu Nianzhi, "…"
"Can't say it? You promised me that you would give me another chance. "Huo Shaoheng said this carelessly, his expression as calm as ever.
Gu Nianzhi frowned, "I gave it … What else are you dissatisfied with?"
"Gave it? You didn't pick up my calls, didn't get in my car, and acted like you didn't see me. You call that giving? " Huo Shaoheng let go of her and took a step back. His expression was cold as he said, "You're not allowed to not pick up my calls in the future."
Gu Nianzhi laughed inwardly, but seeing that they were in public, she had to give Huo Shaoheng some face, so she nodded obediently, "I will, I will. If I don't pick up the Chief's call, would I be looking for death?"
Huo Shaoheng, "…"
He wanted to say a few more words, but at that moment, his Bluetooth headset had already sent a message from an insider, saying that He Zhichu's car had suddenly self-destructed, but under such tight surveillance, they couldn't find any clues about the saboteur.
And this situation was almost exactly the same as the car that Gu Nianzhi was in seven years ago suddenly self-destructed.
Huo Shaoheng's heart tightened, and he looked at Gu Nianzhi, "Come back to the new house with me after tonight."
With a solemn expression, he turned and strode away.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Huo Shaoheng's back with some dismay, and she was practically roaring in her heart, That's my house, my second-hand house!
Don't use the word "new house" — it's so ambiguous!
But at least the two of them had left, so Gu Nianzhi could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
She looked up again and carefully examined the huge photo of Tan Guiren.
She didn't know why, but she felt that there was something familiar in Tan Guiren's photo. What was it?
Her gaze wandered over the photo, and finally stopped on the pink diamond crown on Tan Guiren's head.
Yes, after looking at everything in the photo, the only thing that attracted her was the pink diamond crown.
Pink diamonds were the most precious of all diamonds because natural pink diamonds were very rare.
The rarer something was, the more expensive it was, so the price of pink diamonds naturally became the top of all diamonds.
But the strange thing was, she wasn't someone who loved jewelry, so why did she feel a piercing pain in her heart when she saw Tan Guiren's pink diamond crown?
Gu Nianzhi rubbed her chest and felt her heart beating even more vigorously than usual.
She looked at the pink diamond crown in Tan Guiren's photo, and the more she looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.
Finally, she took out her phone and took a high-resolution photo of the pink diamond in the photo. Then she walked to the sofa in the corner behind the greenery by the wall and sat down. She began to use the software on her phone to cut, edit, and color. When the image was abnormally clear and complete, she uploaded it to a search engine that specialized in image searches for a quick search.
She didn't know if it was because pink diamond jewelry was too rare, but Gu Nianzhi didn't get any results in the first round of image searches.
That was too unusual.
Gu Nianzhi felt that with Tan Guiren's family background and status, there was no way she would wear a fake pink diamond crown.
Therefore, it could be assumed that the pink diamond crown was real.
But if it was true, such an exquisite pink diamond crown, the heart-shaped bright pink main diamond was almost as big as a mahjong tile. Such a pure and flawless natural pink diamond with rich colors and high saturation couldn't be a nameless person.
But why couldn't she find it on the internet?
Gu Nianzhi immediately thought that there could be two reasons. One was that the pink diamond crown had always been a family heirloom and had never been publicly shown. Perhaps it was Tan Guiren's first time wearing it, just like her stolen diamond crown.
The second reason was that her family had custom-made it for her.
Custom-Made items usually had extremely high levels of confidentiality and privacy. That also explained why it couldn't be found on the internet in a blind search.
But if it was custom-made, such a large pink diamond would definitely have to be purchased from an auction house.
Normal jewelers wouldn't sell such a large pink diamond alone.
Gu Nianzhi's heart skipped a beat. She changed the direction of her search and specifically searched the websites of the top ten auction houses on the Blue Planet.
That was because many websites had blocked the possibility of blind searches from the outside world for security reasons.
Therefore, if she wanted to search for something, she had to go directly to their websites.
Gu Nianzhi's search actually found this pink diamond crown on Christie's auction website!
It turned out that this was a pink diamond crown that had once belonged to Czarina Catherine of Russia. It was a betrothal gift from her mother-in-law, Czarina Elizabeth.
According to legend, pink diamonds were the stones of love. Any lover who owned a pink diamond would definitely live a happy and sweet life.
And this pink diamond crown had been bought by an anonymous buyer at Christie's auction house for a sky-high price of 70 million US dollars 18 years ago.
The 70 million US dollars 18 years ago couldn't be compared to the 70 million US dollars now.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the auction date of the pink diamond crown on Christie's auction website and pursed her plump lips tightly.
Because the date of the auction was her birthday.
On that day 18 years ago, she had just turned one year old.
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