Chapter 27 Jewelry and Jade Exhibition

The first godfather was Stanway Lee.

The entire Stanway family has been engaged in underground shady dealings, both overseas and domestically, causing a huge social uproar.

"My grandfather and father both received orders from their superiors at the same time to eliminate the Stanway family at all costs."

"They did succeed, but what they didn't expect was that Stanway Lee had a five-year-old illegitimate son who had been secretly smuggled to another country before the entire family was apprehended."

This was a covert operation.

After the operation ended, Lu Jianxun voluntarily applied for retirement and no longer concerned himself with any military operations.

"That illegitimate son has become the current godfather of the Ipswich gang?"

Wen Ni gradually pieced everything together. "And the penetrating wound in your right chest was caused by him?"

"Yes, when I was thirteen, with an M24 sniper bullet."

“He could have shot me straight in the head.”

Lu Jinye tapped his forehead, a self-deprecating sneer spreading across his lips!

"But from the very beginning, he never intended to kill me outright!"

Torture him,

He was made to live in constant fear and crisis!

This is the illegitimate child's revenge, filled with hatred and extremes.

Every word was shocking to Wen Ni.

Lu Jinye's parents were soldiers, and he spent 90% of his childhood growing up with his grandfather. Despite being just a child, he constantly faced the threat of death.

For a long time, he didn't even know what he had done wrong, or why those people wanted to kill him...

The name Lu Jinye tastes bitter on the tongue.

"You must have been very scared when you were little, right?"

"……Um."

He paused slightly, then turned to look at her gentle face.

"But thankfully, even with thorns all around you, you are working hard to grow and become the radiant Lu Jinye. The road ahead will only get better and better, a smooth and easy path!"

Wen Ni's gaze was firm, and her soft voice seemed to have a soothing magic!

His eyes flickered with light and shadow, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.

Feeling his undisguised gaze, her heart skipped a beat, and her hands, hidden under the covers, tightened involuntarily. She quickly put on a sly smile to hide her inexplicable panic!

"After all, with me by your side, all the demons and monsters will have to kneel down and submit, and be reborn!"

"Okay, I believe you."

He affirmed without hesitation, with utmost seriousness and solemnity!

"As for what I just mentioned..."

“My current role is your bodyguard, so I should know who I’m dealing with,” Wen Ni tried to explain. “Therefore, I didn’t mean to pry into your privacy.”

"I know."

Lu Jinye stood up and opened the bedroom door. "You've been working hard lately. Here are two days off for you. You can go out and explore."

"A holiday?" Qin Yuan stopped as she passed by the door, staring expectantly at Lu Jinye. "Mr. Lu, I haven't been on holiday for so long..."

“You can sleep for another four hours. Come back to the set with me at eight o’clock sharp to film.”

"……oh."

Qin Yuan was on the verge of tears. This was practically working illegally, with no human rights whatsoever!

The morning light grew ever brighter.

The sun was high in the sky, and it wasn't until it was mid-morning that Wen Ni finally woke up and got out of bed.

There was a freshly delivered hot meal on the table, and the computer was still stuck on the login screen of the hacker alliance.

I forked a piece of steak and ate it while scrolling through the 99+ messages in the group chat!

It was basically that kid Lin Yi who was acting crazy, excitedly shouting about how they were ranked number one.

Just as I closed my laptop, there was a gentle knock on the suite door again.

Wen Ni looked up and saw that the person outside the door was actually Cai Wenyou on the screen?

"Mr. Cai? Shouldn't you be on the film set? What are you doing here?"

“I only had filming this morning, so I finished early. I heard that Lu Jinye gave you two days off, so I thought I'd come and see if you were feeling unwell.” On the screen, Cai Wenyou looked sincere, with concern in his eyes.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Cai. I'm perfectly fine." Wen Ni's voice did sound very energetic.

Cai Wenyou, standing outside the door, finally relaxed and said, "It's good that you're alright."

“I heard from the locals that there are many jewelry and jade exhibitions around here, so my assistant and I are planning to go and take a look. Ms. Wen Ni, would you like to come along?”

Wen Ni thought about the invitation extended by Cai Wenyou for a moment.

She was just idling around at the hotel anyway, so she figured she might as well go along and maybe buy some local souvenirs for Xiaocheng and the hotel owner.

"Wait for me a moment, I'll change my clothes."

"Take your time packing, there's no rush!"

When Cai Wenyou heard her agree, the corners of his eyes lit up with joy.

The border city between China and Myanmar is less than 20 kilometers away from Shudian Film and Television City, which takes about half an hour by car!

There are so many jewelry and jade shops here, and the shelves are filled with a dazzling array of goods that are hard to keep up with!

The prices of the items are neither cheap nor expensive, ranging from as low as two or three hundred to as high as tens of thousands.

"Brother Cai, you don't actually have a crush on her, do you?"

Assistant Xiaowen tugged at Cai Wenyou's sleeve and muttered under her breath, "Although she has the title of bodyguard, which sounds cool, and she does know a thing or two, that doesn't prove anything..."

"At the end of the day, she's just a bodyguard. How could she be good enough for you? You're a rising star, a future movie king..."

"I know what I'm doing."

Cai Wenyou, with a stern face, reprimanded her in a low voice and turned to catch up with Wen Ni.

Wen Ni entered a jade shop, and as soon as she entered, a jade pendant in the display case at the entrance caught her eye!

The shop owner, sitting behind the counter, glanced at her briefly before nonchalantly looking away and continuing to play Dou Dizhu online.

"Boss, how much is this jade pendant?"

"Young lady, that's top-grade icy jadeite, a pendant costs 30,000 yuan. Can you afford it?"

He has seen all sorts of customers.

A young girl like her, who isn't even wearing designer clothes, definitely can't afford such an expensive piece of jade. It's pointless to waste your breath arguing with her!

Wen Ni looked down at the pendant again without saying a word.

Cai Wenyou followed her in and noticed Wen Ni standing where the pendant was. He pointed directly at it and said, "Boss, I want this pendant!"

"Wow, this gentleman has a good eye!"

"This is one of the few top-grade glutinous ice jadeite pieces in our store. It's crystal clear, smooth and lustrous, just right for someone with your temperament, sir!" The shop owner tossed his phone aside and stood up obsequiously.

“You’re really wrong.” Cai Wenyou took the pendant and held it up to Wen Ni’s neckline. “She’s more suited to it than I am.”

"Huh?" The shop owner was taken aback. "You two know each other?"

Assistant Xiaowen caught up with him, looking surprised. "Brother Cai, you're not going to buy this for her, are you?"

Cai Wenyou ignored them and focused on Wen Ni.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Cai, but you don't need to go to such lengths. If I wanted it, I would buy it myself." Wen Ni pushed the jade pendant back with one hand. "Besides, I don't really want it right now."

"If you want it, you can buy it yourself. Do you think a mere bodyguard like you has that much money?" Assistant Xiaowen muttered sarcastically from the side.

The owner behind the counter heard this clearly.