“Girl, actually, there’s something else I need your help with. Tonight, Nianzhi’s jewelry is officially going to be launched, but she just won’t come back. She’s the main character at tonight’s banquet, and since she’s not coming back, I want you to take her place at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the jewelry launch.”

"This is not appropriate, Grandpa. After all, this is Nianzhi's hard work."

“Grandpa can’t get through to her. Why don’t you call her now? If she’s on a private jet, she might still make it in time.”

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

After the call was connected, Gu Nianzhi made various excuses not to come back, and even said that she would give her jewelry company to Li Zhiyi to manage.

Li Zhiyi kept the phone on speakerphone the whole time, and Grandpa Gu chuckled helplessly, "See? This girl has really gone crazy. She used to be so career-minded, I don't know why she's now obsessed with living by the sea for so long. I don't know what's so interesting about a lousy sea."

"Grandpa, I think you should find a reliable person to handle this jewelry launch event. I know nothing about this!" Although she really wanted to help, she didn't understand the procedures of these events or what tricky questions reporters would ask.

"Silly girl, I'll only feel at ease if you go. I won't trust anyone else."

Li Zhiyi quickly realized what Grandpa Gu meant. After all, by taking Nianzhi's place at the jewelry launch event, he was essentially replacing her in terms of glory, and there might be subsequent collaborations.

In the end, Li Zhiyi agreed to attend the jewelry launch event in place of Gu Nianzhi. Because the jewelry launch event had been kept secret from the outside world, no one knew who the original creator was.

Grandpa Gu used this opportunity to give Li Zhiyi a prestigious title: a high-end designer of branded jewelry.

Night fell quickly.

Li Zhiyi had her clothes carefully selected, her hairstyle designed, and her makeup done by a private makeup artist.

Li Zhiyi was already stunningly beautiful, and with this makeup, every glance and smile was captivating.

The banquet hall was located at the most prestigious Hai Tian Rendezvous in Kyoto. The banquet hall was decorated in a magnificent style, with gorgeous curtains, gorgeous chandeliers, and embellishments of fresh flowers and green plants, making people feel as if they had entered a dream castle as soon as they entered.

Beautiful music filled the air as nobles and celebrities vied for attention at the banquet, displaying their noble demeanor and elegant bearing.

Li Zhiyi made a grand entrance as the finale. During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, all eyes were on her. All the men went crazy for her, while most of the women looked on with envy.

Jiang Yu was surprised that she would come here, especially since she was the original designer of the jewelry. It was quite unexpected.

He walked up behind Li Zhiyi, holding a glass of whiskey. "Zhiyi, congratulations."

Li Zhiyi turned around in surprise: "Jiang Yu, what are you doing here?" Li Zhiyi looked Jiang Yu up and down. He was wearing a well-fitting suit and tie, very formal, which was different from the police uniform and civilian clothes he usually wore.

"Haha, you're dressed so formally!"

"You are beautiful too!"

Li Zhiyi wore a black evening gown today, with a fishtail-shaped skirt that swayed as she walked, making her look just like a real mermaid.

Especially her waist, so slender it could be encircled with a single hand, made a man feel that it was something he could easily wrap his hand around.

"Are you the granddaughter of the Gu family?" Although Jiang Yu had always suspected Li Zhiyi's true identity, she never said so, and he never asked.

"No, I'm just staying at the Gu family's place. Actually, the jewelry design was done by Gu Nianzhi, the granddaughter of the Gu family, but she didn't want to attend, so she gave all the honor to me."

She didn't know what she had done to deserve the trust of the Gu family, especially since Grandpa Gu and Gu Nianzhi were both very kind to her.

Jiang Yu asked incredulously, "You mean this was actually designed by the Gu family's granddaughter, but she didn't want the honor and willingly gave it to you?"

"yes."

Jiang Yu was utterly shocked! Everyone knew that the jewelry design was famous throughout the country, and Li Zhiyi had become a sensation. Her future was bright.

However, Li Zhiyi didn't want this honor at all, since she didn't make a living by designing jewelry. But after seeing the jewelry designed by Nianzhi today, she actually had her own ideas. She felt that designing jewelry wasn't actually that difficult.

Gu Siye originally didn't want to attend this banquet because he knew that his sister hadn't actually come back; Li Zhiyi had attended in her place. He was now somewhat afraid to face her, unsure of how to approach her, because he wasn't sure how she felt about him.

But in order not to disappoint his grandfather, he still showed up. When he appeared, the whole city was silent for a moment, and then there was an uproar.

The man everyone wanted to curry favor with had appeared. The men raised their glasses, hoping to strike up a conversation with him, while the women stared at him infatuated. Some of the bolder ones even took the initiative to strike up a conversation, but Gu Siye politely refused them all.

He searched around with his eyes and finally spotted her in a secluded corner. However, she was accompanied by a charming man. The sight of the two of them raising their glasses and chatting and laughing stung his eyes.

Li Zhiyi sensed someone watching her. Her eyes met Gu Siye's, and then they both instinctively looked away from each other.

In the brief moment he was stunned, someone on the second floor fired a shot at him, hitting him squarely in the heart. Gu Siye fell to the ground with a thud, his eyes still fixed on Li Zhiyi.

The crowd scattered in panic, shouting, "Murder! Murder!"

As a police officer, Jiang Yu rushed to the injured person immediately. Li Zhiyi then saw that Gu Siye's white shirt was stained with blood on his chest.

"Wake up, Young Master Gu, who fired the shot?" Jiang Yu's eyes scanned the room and spotted a man on the second floor who had just come down the stairs and was trying to escape.

"It's you! Stop right there!" Jiang Yu nimbly reached out to grab the man who had fired the gun. The man broke free, but Jiang Yu relentlessly pursued him and finally caught him.

He punched the man hard, knocking him to the ground, then handcuffed him and took him away.

"Gu Siye, you can't die!"

"Gu Siyue, can you hear me! Open your eyes and look at me!" No matter how Li Zhiyi called out to him, he slowly closed his eyes, and smiled slightly at her the moment he closed them.

It was only then that she realized she was terrified of his death, and that she might have unknowingly fallen in love with him.

"I don't want you to die, I will definitely save you." Ignoring the commotion of the crowd, Li Zhiyi picked up Gu Siye and put him in the private car.

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