Although she hadn't read the newspaper, Chen Rou, from her previous life, was part of a generation that grew up watching Hong Kong dramas and reading Hong Kong entertainment magazines. She had read about stories in the newspapers about a wealthy man surnamed Liu buying late-night snacks for female celebrities every night, frequently buying the front page of newspapers to express his love, and buying up all the Starlight Plaza in Victoria Harbour on a female celebrity's birthday to confess his love.

She said, "Okay." She was used to it and the strangeness would fizzle out on its own.

The videotape had to be taken away by Nie Zhao and locked in the safe.

After the two left the movie theater and entered the elevator, Nie Zhao said, "Tomorrow I have to go to the Hong Kong military command base to take care of the project there. How about tonight, after I finish my business dinner, I'll go with you to pick out some clothes."

“Let the brand deliver to my door; I prefer trying on clothes at home,” Chen Rou said.

The elevator stopped on the second floor, and Nie Zhao said three more words: "There's a surprise!"

If he were a bit fatter, more fussy, older, or uglier, his behavior would be exactly like that of that wealthy businessman surnamed Liu.

Chen Rou also wanted to correct Nie Zhao's habit of always giving surprises, so she said, "Okay."

She wanted to see what kind of surprise he would give her tomorrow; if it wasn't surprising enough, she was going to embarrass him.

...

In fact, Chen Rou had already read through the tabloid reports that night, and also reviewed Secretary An's records of assaulting people.

She wasn't particularly surprised, because those fabricated reports couldn't hurt her at all.

In contrast, the unexpected thing Nie Rong did for her the next day surprised her more.

The richest man was quite decisive and ruthless. The next morning, he first instructed Uncle Ming to ask Jia Yu and Nie Han to take leave the following day so they could come home and spend the day with him. He also specially sent Secretary An to Singapore to pick up Nie Jiajun. The meaning was obvious: he didn't know if he would live to see Sir's death, so he wanted to have a reunion dinner with his grandsons in advance. Moreover, he invited her to the basement early in the morning, saying he wanted to show her some things.

Although Chen Rou despised Nie Rong's heartlessness and ingratitude, she also admired his courage.

She ate a quick breakfast and then went down to the second basement level.

On the second basement floor, there was a collection room. Upon entering, there was a huge, ornately decorated coffin made of Phoebe zhennan wood. Nie Rong was standing in front of the coffin, leaning on his cane. When he saw Chen Rou arrive, he asked first, "Arou, do you believe in metaphysics?"

Making a coffin at sixty is meant to ensure a long and healthy life, so this coffin was made for Nie Rong when he turned sixty.

Chen Rou didn't know what would happen on Sir's territory. Based on her and the original owner's life stories, which were exactly the same for two women in terms of appearance and birth and death dates, she said, "I think so."

Nie Rong nodded and walked to the side. There was a row of wardrobes filled with formal dresses and cheongsams, as well as a bright red wedding dress with gold and silver trim. He said, "These are all your mother's clothes. If you think it's a waste of money and don't want to take care of them, don't just leave them there to be eaten by mosquitoes and ants. Transfer them to an auction house. Christie's and Sotheby's have both talked to me about them."

"Okay," Chen Rou said.

He continued walking forward with his cane, surrounded by all kinds of jewelry and jade. There were exceptionally round and large white pearls, as well as long strings of tiny beads the size of rice grains. There were also various types of diamond necklaces, crowns, and earrings in red, blue, green, and purple, all in sets, stored in boxes, all of which were half-open.

He approached a set of dazzling sapphire jewelry, took out a key to open the glass case, and said, "This is the jewelry that Ah Zhu prepared for the British head of the household's visit to Hong Kong. She bought it when she went to Ceylon for business. She said she would wear this when the country returned to China. Unfortunately, she had already been gone for a long time when the British head of the household came. As for the return, even I couldn't wait for it. I wanted this necklace so many times. Now that I think about it, I'm so glad I had you..."

He laughed again and asked Chen Rou, "I'm still alive and standing here because of you, right?"

"Shitoupo" is the Hong Kong term for the Queen of England.

The Queen visited Hong Kong in 1975 because the then government was so corrupt that the public was dissatisfied and wanted to overthrow it. When the Queen saw that the situation was not good, she came to put an end to the chaos.

As Hong Kong's top businesswoman, Han Yuzhu kept her most precious set of jewelry, hoping to wear it when she met the Queen and also when the handover took place. Unfortunately, she never got to wear it for any of these grand events.

Nie Rong would certainly not give Han Yuzhu's clothes or her beloved accessories to Mei Lu.

He was very superstitious, and because of this superstition, he opposed the original owner's marriage to Nie Zhao, wanting the original owner to marry Nie Yao, whom he loved more.

Because of his superstition, he always believed that he and his wife would meet again, so he would never give her jewelry to his concubine.

But what if things were to unfold as they did in the previous life?

So, as early as a week after Nie Zhao was kidnapped, he would probably have been quietly disposed of by Mei Baoshan.

Given Mei Lu's personality—she loves everything her cousin owns—she probably would have already been wearing this set of jewelry.

Seeing that Chen Rou remained silent, Nie Rong continued, "I've been watching Ah Zhao and you spend more time together lately, and I've suddenly realized something."

Chen Rou asked with a smile, "What?"

Nie Rongxian smiled bitterly and said, "From leaving the gambling industry to the demolition of Kowloon, and then to whether I can return, she was right all along, but I went my own way."

The old man's eyes welled up with tears, and he murmured, "Ah Zhao is different from me. He knows how to bow his head, and if he knows how to bow his head, he won't regret it."

Nie Rong is the kind of person who, even when he is wrong, will stubbornly persist to the end. When his wife is domineering, he seeks gentleness outside the home, even taking in a gentle and mild-mannered concubine, wanting to compete with his dying wife and try to defeat her on the soul.

After a lifetime of arguing, Han Yuzhu probably gave up when she realized she couldn't win.

Did Nie Rong win? Of course not.

Seeing how successful the casinos in Macau were, did he ever feel any regret?

As a major real estate developer, with the Kowloon development imminent and him completely clueless, how could he not feel disappointed?

When Han Yuzhu closed her eyes after losing, all was lost; but he, who was still alive, lived in endless regret.

He put the things back, then took the key with the cabinet number on it off the keychain and solemnly handed it to Chen Rou: "Be good to A-Zhao. Wear this when you return. Your mother will be very happy to see it."