"Young Master, CK has made their move," Ah Nan said, standing before Ying Qingcang. "They want the diamond."
Ying Qingcang's eyes were fixed on the screen of his computer, which showed a footage of Xin Qing being framed at the diamond mine's decrepit gates.
"What are the findings from the investigation? Who did it?"
"Not the two women from Cardi," Ah Nan said, shaking his head. "However... we've got no leads on the real culprit."
Ying Qingcang's eyes grew dark. "Looks like the opponent is much more resourceful than we thought."
"Should we make an appearance? Regarding the diamond, the young miss had managed to dragged things out and buy us some time." Ah Nan could not help but praise Xin Qing. "The young miss had certainly grown a lot since she left. She had handled this situation beautifully!"
Ying Qingcang's face was filled with pride, as if he had been the one at the receiving end of the praise. H
Xin Qing's body grew taut the moment she heard that voice. Tremors shook her body, and she had to struggle with all her might not to bolt right then and there. "What's wrong with you?" William had noticed Xin Qing's strange behavior and was just about to step closer to help her, but another hand emerged from behind Xin Qing's body and beat him to it. Xin Qing barely had time to react before a pair of tiny, soft, white hands touched her face. "Ah... uh... ma..." Xin Qing turned around abruptly. Her eyes fell upon a pair of dark pupils, which were gazing at her. A pale and plump little baby, who had foams at her mouth, was reaching out her hands towards Xin Qing. "Ah Sha!?" Xin Qing yelled in surprise. At Xin Qing's voice, Ah Sha's eyes brightened instantly and she tilted her body towards Xin Qing. Xin Qing quickly reached out and took the baby, hugging its tiny form to her own body. "You're here! Oh, God, you're here!" Xin Qing
Silence pervaded the room after Ying Qingcang's words had dissipated. It was as if all the air had been sucked out of the room, like a state of vacuum. Ah Sha had accidentally got the bath towel on her own head. Now that she could no longer see Xin Qing's face due to the towel, Ah Sha began mumbling, which snapped Xin Qing back into reality. "Fine. You sleep here. I'll take the guestroom," Xin Qing growled and turned away, deliberately refusing to look at Ying Qingcang's naked torso. Ying Qingcang ignored her and went to work on his pants. Xin Qing rushed out of the bathroom with Ah Sha in her arms. She ran to the guestroom and sat there motionlessly. After that, she realized that all of Ah Sha's clothes were still in the master bedroom, so she crept back, wanting to grab them. At the door, she saw no signs of Ying Qingcang in the room. There were sounds of running water from the bathroom. Panicking, Xin Qing hurried inside and quickly grabbed Ah Sha's cl
"Xin Qing!" Ailey said, running over. "It's really you?" Xin Qing knew there was nowhere for her to run at this point, so she resigned herself to a greeting. "Ailey, so you're having a meal here, too? What a coincidence!" Ailey nodded haphazardly, though her eyes kept straying towards Ying Qingcang. Ah Sha had a children's fork in her hand. The tip of the fork held a sodden piece of biscuit, which had been soaked in milk. Ah Sha thumped the surface of her high chair and was lifting the fork in an attempt to shove it into Xin Qing's mouth. "Ah... um... meh... meh... ma!" Xin Qing opened her mouth to bite down on the biscuit. Ailey let out a shriek, pointing at Ah Sha. "My God! She just called you mom!" At the sudden noise, Ah Sha's eyes went wide. Then, she began wailing. "You've startled my daughter," Ying Qingcang said. He stood up, lifted Ah Sha into his arms, and began giving the baby a series of gentle pats. X
Eva loathed Xin Qing very much. In bed, Randa was an outright sadist, and Eva had allowed him to abuse her body just so she could secure her spot at CK. Even now, she could still feel the soreness down there. After that came the sudden news about Xin Qing's diamond mine. Eva knew all along that there was more to Xin Qing's background than meets the eye. What she did not see coming was for Randa to change his mind just like that. Randa had kicked Eva to the curb. Eva also knew that she had got on Xin Qing's bad side from the start, which was why CK would not want to recruit her anymore. Today, she had come here on purpose. She had heard from the people in the academy that Xin Qing was a married woman with a child, so she had decided to come here and see for herself. She had expected Xin Qing's husband to be an old man, not someone this young. This discovery unsettled her even more. Such was human nature. Most tragedies were the result of one'
For the life of her, Xin Qing could not comprehend the foreigners' penchant for costume parties. Somehow, a supposed auction turned into a costume party and none of its attendees were allowed to show their faces. The only means of identification was the number printed on the paddles assigned to each bidder. As one of the sellers, Xin Qing was given a special magnetic card, which, if kept on her body at all times, allowed her to be identified by the scanners at the entrance when entering. Xin Qing hated the idea of dolling herself up for the event, which was why she chose to dress herself as an Arabian woman. A pale, golden robe covered her body from head to toe. Only her eyes remained unconcealed. When she headed out, something made her pause. After a moment of thought, she decided to grab a ruby necklace, which she wore around her forehead as a headdress. The ruby was shaped like a water droplet. At first glance, it appeared as though its colors dripped
Ying Qingcang was in the midst of changing Xin Qing's clothes when he heard the words she screamed. He ceased moving at what he heard. Instantly, the worry and anger on his face vanished. His eyes contained nothing but warmth and tenderness. He could no longer contain his smile. "Argh... What on earth am I going to do with you?" Ying Qingcang said as he carefully positioned Xin Qing under the covers. He kissed her forehead and stroked her face, staring at her. She called out his name when she felt endangered. No doubt the most instinctive reaction she performed. It was clear that she was unable to let him go. It was clear she still loved him deeply, and yet she chose to leave. Ying Qingcang released another sigh. He was afraid that Xin Qing would keep trying to avoid him if he was too nice to her. For this reason, he appeared before her in a way that he knew infuriated her. That way, she would at least remember him, even if in anger. If she really wanted
One day half a month later, a man stopped on Xin Qing on her way home. "Are you Miss Xin?" The man sounded grossly discourteous. Two beefy body guards stood behind him. Xin Qing glanced at her surroundings. Pedestrians walked around this area. Silently, she felt a bit of relieved. Still, she asked warily, "Who are you people?" The man took off his sunglasses and looked at her flippantly. "A beautiful Chinese doll, but a little slow-witted." "Get to the point if you have something to say. Get out of my way if you don't," Xin Qing said coldly. Seeing her unyielding attitude, the man put his sunglasses back on and decided not to beat around the bush. "Please stop pestering Meyer. He's about to be wed. I heard you already have a child. And as a married woman, shouldn't you be more careful in your daily interactions with others? Otherwise, it's going to reflect badly on everyone, wouldn't you say?" She re
It would put a designer's skills to the test indeed to create a jewellery out of diamonds with huge carats. The conventional practice was to use large diamonds as pendants for necklaces, since molding or reshaping them proved impossible. Usually the designer had two choices in this regard. They either added in small diamond shards to the back of the large diamond to form a supporting structure, or they integrated the whole diamond into the necklace itself. Xin Qing broke the convention. She crafted a black fixture using 99 tiny black gems. The entire necklace was constructed of 999 diamond shards and took the form of double, entwining tree trunks. The chain of the necklace extended all the way to the back of the pink diamond and connected the black fixture with the pink diamond together. The focal point of the design would be the two birds sitting on top of the black fixture, gazing lovingly at each other. The birds were constructed out of diamond shards and gemstones
"Chen Chen!" Ah Zi rushed in. Bear followed Ah Zi in, holding a baby in his arms. "Oh my God. Slow down. You just came out of confinement in childbirth." "Didn't you say you would arrive in a few days?" Chen Chen held her in surprise. Ah Zi stroked her belly. "Tut-tut, you look nice, but don't look very well." "Let me see!" Chen Chen reached out to Bear. Bear handed Chen Chen his son. "Is he beautiful?" he asked proudly. Ah Zi gave him a mean look. "It's because he looks like me. If he looks like you, he'd be called as Bear Minor." "I don't think that his current name is as good as Bear Minor!" Chen Chen twitched her lips. When Ah Zi gave birth to her son, she called Chen Chen and told her that her son's nickname was Nian Gao. Chen Chen could not believe it and asked why, and Ah Zi explained it this way. "Because of Tuan Zi! Nian Gao sounds like the name of T
Chen Chen jumped behind the stone statue, finding that its head was empty and there was a raised round part inside. She reached out and pressed it, but nothing happened. After twisting it clockwise, she suddenly heard a clicking sound, and a passage appeared right in front of the statue. "Sure enough..." Chen Chen jumped down, took out a bag of white powder from the backpack and sprinkled it on herself. Next, she took out a gun that she had stolen out of nowhere. When she was ready, she slowly walked down the passage against the wall. A dirty light bulb hung from the top of the stone wall. The passageway was not long, and she could see a wooden door at the end. Chen Chen carefully pushed open the door. Through the slightly opened door, she found that the stone wall inside was polished to be smooth, and someone even had papered it. To ensure safety, she threw in a stone. After it rolled over, nothing happened. "Che
When all the sand slipped through the pore of the hourglass, Chen Chen received a call from Wan Qingsi, who did not say anything over the phone, except that they would return tomorrow. "Tuan Zi, I feel that your father must be in trouble." Wan Qingsi did not give her a chance to speak. He clearly knew that she was worried about Jiang Rui, but didn't even mention him. "Mom, maybe Dad is so tired and falls asleep!" Tuan Zi gave her a pat. She was about to go on comforting her, but the phone rang again. Chen Chen was surprised to see the number, and she picked up the phone. "Yiyun?" Zhou Yiyun sat by the bed, staring blankly at Scar who was unconscious. "Yiyun..." Chen Chen walked in quietly. Zhou Yiyun looked up and smiled at her. "You are here!" "What did the doctor say?" Chen Chen sat next to her, looking at Scar whose face was covered with wounds. "Why does he keep sleepi
Long Zhen'ao walked up to Scar and stared at him for a long time. After seeing that he did not respond, he turned around and yawned, saying, "It's boring. Let's go. I'll get some sleep." "Remember to come and see them tomorrow," Kutcher reminded him. "I got it." Long Zhen'ao had already left, waving his hand casually. The island in the night was like a sleeping giant turtle. Some figures went through the forest in the moonlight. "Boss, Long Zhen'ao is here." Xiao Si pointed to the blue spot on the locator. "He has turned off the monitors on this path." Jiang Rui looked around, and said, "Just stay here and wait for my order. I will go with Bear." Along the route marked by Long Zhen'ao on the locator, Jiang Rui and Bear successfully found Long's room. "Hurry to change your clothes." Long Zhen'ao threw two black uniforms just like the one he wore. "Scar is in a bad condition, but Zhou Yiy
But Jiang Rui stopped her. "No, we can't get through to them." Chen Chen stared at him motionlessly and asked, "Why?" Jiang Rui put the luggage away and took out all the gifts she brought back. "Brother Xiao Rui?" Chen Chen asked with a look of panic, "Is something wrong?" Holding her in his arms, Jiang Rui slowly said, "Last night, I received a call from Xiao Si, and he said that he had lost contact with Scar..." "What does it mean to lose contact?" Chen Chen held him by the sleeve. "Are they missing?" Jiang Rui gave Chen Chen a pat to comfort her. "Scar gets a locator with him. But yesterday, Xiao Si suddenly found that the locator didn't work, so he called Scar but Scar's phone was switched off. He turned to call the landline and no one answered it." "What, what do you mean?" Chen Chen didn't want to say the answer she thought. "Liuliu." Jiang Rui looked a
Jiang Rui was acquitted. Before everyone knew what happened, news had come that the Lu family had been sealed up. Then it was revealed that Lu Tao had something to do with the death of both his cousin and grandpa. When everyone was understanding this news, a ten-year-old child appeared and said that he was Lu Tao's son, but his mother was killed by Lu Tao. As the public were overwhelmed by the waves of news, Chen Chen was looking at Jiang Rui with a meaningful look. "Come here." Jiang Rui waved at her. "Why do you sit so far away from me?" The man just took a shower, with a faint smell of soap. Chen Chen threw herself into his arms. "Brother Xiao Rui..." "What's wrong?" Jiang Rui pinched her ears. He hadn't hugged his lady for several days. He missed her very much. Chen Chen looked up and said with compassion in her eyes, "It's pitiful to be your enemy. They could be always killed someh
Jiang Rui told Chen Chen about the long story. Chen Chen didn't clearly understand some complicated parts, but she knew Jiang Rui would be fine, and that's enough. "Be a good girl. I'm sorry for leaving you alone at home these days. If you're afraid, you can invite Zhou Yiyun home." He had originally wanted Tuan Zi to accompany Chen Chen, but in that case, Chen Chen would feel that something was wrong. In order to reassure her, Jiang Rui had to make no other arrangements, but he still didn't feel relieved to leave her alone at home. "Don't bother. I'm not a kid." Chen Chen was finally relieved. Her sweet voice made Jiang Rui's heart so itchy. Later, he hushed Chen Chen to sleep. He didn't hang up the phone until there were uniform breathing sounds over the other side of the phone. Jiang Rui rubbed his paralyzed arm and stood up. "Come in." Bai Ziqi opened the door and came in. It was a
Once Jiang Rui had dinner with some government officers and was then arranged to rest in a hotel room. Zhou Yiyun was lying naked on the bed at that time, stubbornly looking at Jiang Rui with tears running down her face. But Jiang Rui only took a look at her and left in stride. "After Chief Jiang left, Scar came in." Zhou Yiyun said with a self-deprecating smile, "He said that I could stay until dawn, and asked me to keep my mouth shut." Chen Chen sighed. "It seems that Scar gave you a bad first impression! Is that why you turned him down?" "No." Zhou Yiyun shook her head. "It's my own problem." She asked Chen Chen, "If a man saw you in an extremely awkward position, will you develop a romantic relationship with him?" After hearing that, Chen Chen finally understood what Zhou Yiyun meant. She felt self-abased... "But that's all over!" Chen Chen felt it was a pity. Zhou Yiyun also liked
When they returned to the ward, the doctor was dealing with Zhou Yiyun's wound. "Miss Zhou, you will be certainly scarred in the future. Would you like me to introduce a surgeon to you?" Beside them, Scar said gruffly, "No. I'll arrange everything." The doctor had been scared almost to death by the man who was releasing the cold and dark air. After hearing that, he nodded immediately. "That's okay. Remember to change the dressings every day. Aside from your arms, your face needs more care." "Yiyun." Chen Chen held her with red eyes. "You can rest assured that I will make medicine for you, and that I won't allow you to be scarred!" After experiencing such a dangerous situation, Zhou Yiyun was very weak at the moment, yet she tried hard to give Chen Chen a smile. "It's okay. Anyway, the plastic surgery is so developed now that the scar can be removed." "You... You..." Chen Chen cried too hard to say an