The patterns and the strokes of the engraving on the pendant are exactly the same as the one I keep close to my body!

She instinctively reached for the pendant on her phone, its warm glow mirroring the one in the photo, causing her Adam's apple to bob nervously: "This can't be... How could such a coincidence happen..."

The sound was like it had been sanded, with an incredulous tremor.

"It's true."

Chen Xiaoxi seemed to be recalling a fragmented and broken piece of time.

"I carefully selected this piece of jade after searching all over the jade market. I asked an old craftsman to carve the character 'boat' for me."

Her gaze fell on Lin Yinuo's shocked face.

A complex mix of emotions welled up in his eyes. "He only wore it for a few days before losing it. He said it was possible to lose it at the football field."

I spent three whole weekends searching, looking at every corner of the football field, and I never expected to find it here!

Lin Yinuo suddenly stood up, the chair scraping the floor with a sharp sound, startling the guests sitting next to her.

The chandelier overhead cast her shadow on the wall, which swayed slightly with her rapid heartbeat.

She lowered her gaze to the pendant in her hand, its warm luster seeming to transform into a ray of light, shining directly into the softest corner of her heart. "So...the person I caught that day..."

She abruptly covered her mouth, scalding tears welling up and sliding down her fingers. "The person who saved me...it was him?"

Shock, elation, and a touch of indescribable grievance overwhelmed her like a tidal wave.

She never imagined that the person who saved her was actually Lu Qingzhou, it was him!

Oh my god!

What a wonderful fate this is!

turn out to be,

The red thread of fate had already quietly intertwined many years ago.

Seeing her out-of-control state, Chen Xiaoxi sighed softly and nodded slowly: "Yes, the person who saved you was indeed Lu Qingzhou."

Lin Yinuo's eyelashes trembled violently as images from her recent vacation at the guesthouse suddenly flashed through her mind—Lu Qingzhou's evasive gaze when he saw the pendant.

She suddenly laughed, but the tears flowed even more fiercely.

It turned out that he had recognized her long ago, but Su Qingyao was making a big fuss at the time, so he didn't dare to admit it and ultimately chose to remain silent.

"You, Lu Qingzhou..."

She gritted her teeth and whispered, but a sweet ripple appeared in her eyes, "You just wait and see how I deal with you."

Saying that!

Lin Yinuo suddenly put down Chen Xiaoxi's phone and was about to rush out.

But Chen Xiaoxi grabbed his wrist. "Where are you going?"

Her voice was wary.

Lin Yinuo blinked in a panic, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw her smudged makeup on her phone screen. A sudden idea struck her: "My makeup's ruined, I'll go to the bathroom to touch it up!"

Chen Xiaoxi looked her up and down, her gaze sharp as an X-ray: "Come on, are you planning to go find him and then back out?"

Lin Yinuo chuckled twice, but her eyes unconsciously drifted towards the door: "How could that be? I'm your cousin. Don't you know my personality? I'm the most trustworthy person."

"Your little schemes are practically written all over your head."

Chen Xiaoxi snorted coldly and tightened her grip on her hand. "Don't even think about running away."

Lin Yinuo was speechless for a moment.

It seems that making excuses to leave won't work.

We have to resort to some tricks.

Half of her buttocks were touching the cushion.

Looking at Chen Xiaoxi with a hurt expression, she said, "Cousin, what you said is a bit harsh. I'm your cousin, Yinuo, your own flesh and blood."

You really don't trust me?

Chen Xiaoxi remained unmoved and continued to hold her wrist.

The two sat facing each other like that.

Standoff!

"I need to go to the toilet, I really can't hold it in anymore!"

Lin Yinuo pouted, looking so pitiful that anyone who saw her would feel sorry for her.

But Chen Xiaoxi turned her head away and sneered, "Get lost, don't give me that crap. If we're going to leave, we'll leave together. From today onwards, I'll live with you and keep an eye on you 24/7."

Lin Yinuo felt a bitter taste in her throat and almost choked on her own saliva. "Cousin, you're too cruel! You're trying to kill me!"

She twisted her body, trying to back away, but Chen Xiaoxi pulled her even tighter, making the chair drag on the ground with a screeching sound.

Sudden,

Lin Yinuo's eyes lit up dramatically as she looked behind Chen Xiaoxi and called out sweetly, "Brother Qingzhou, what brings you here?"

Chen Xiaoxi instinctively turned around to look, and in that split second...

In that instant, Lin Yinuo seized the opportunity.

Suddenly breaking free of its restraints, it rushed towards the door like a nimble little deer.

"You little liar!" Chen Xiaoxi's stomping foot made the crystal chandelier tremble slightly.

Seeing this, the waiters all became wary.

Seriously? Someone as pretty as her wouldn't skip out on the bill, would she?

Lin Yinuo looked at the waiter in front of her and said quickly with a smile, "Let my cousin pay the bill, she's a tycoon."

Before he could finish speaking, he had already run past the waiter and headed forward.

Her slender waist swayed gracefully, looking both cool and beautiful.

Chen Xiaoxi grabbed her bag and phone and gave chase, but was stopped by the waiter: "Ma'am, your bill hasn't been settled yet..."

Chen Xiaoxi naturally heard what Lin Yinuo had just said, and was so angry that she stomped her feet. She hurriedly took out a wad of cash from her bag and handed it to the waiter: "Keep the change."

Outside the Western restaurant, Lu Qingzhou was leisurely strolling along, his stomach rumbling at just the right moment.

He looked up at the sign of the Western restaurant, swallowed hard, and was about to step inside when he suddenly bumped into a soft mass that smelled of roses.

"Ouch,"

Lin Yinuo exclaimed in surprise.

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