Chapter 550: Fate

Li Garden.

Early the next morning, Nie Yao did not dare to sleep in. Not long after Li Jinxing got up, she also got up and began to prepare for the engagement and do the final checks.

Because the weather has been nice recently, she and Li Jinxing discussed it and decided to hold the engagement ceremony on the outdoor lawn of the manor.

That way, no matter how many guests there are, they won’t feel too stuffy crowded in the living room, and after the ceremony, they can have an outdoor buffet.

The band we invited to perform in the open air wouldn't be too noisy...

Butler Owen also agreed with their proposal. He ordered a group of workers to set up the venue for the outdoor engagement ceremony with the highest efficiency. Even the seats for the guests and the quantity of drinks for the buffet were prepared.

The invited country folk band also arrived on time and was doing a live sound check outdoors. Nie Yao was checking the venue when Li Jinxing hurried over and said to Nie Yao with a smile, "Yaoyao, your adoptive father and junior are here!"

"Really?" Nie Yao immediately revealed a surprised expression, clapped her hands quickly, and said to the band members who were auditioning, "Then you guys try it first. I need to leave for a while..."

"Don't worry, Miss Nie, I'm here..." Butler Owen also came over and took over from Nie Yao with a smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble Butler Owen!" Nie Yao nodded politely to Owen, then left the yard with Li Jinxing and returned to the living room.

In the huge living room, Li Yaofeng was personally entertaining two guests who came from afar, and had someone bring them black tea and some cakes.

"So Professor Fred picked up Miss Nie during an outdoor archaeological excavation?" Li Yaofeng also picked up the teacup and asked with a casual smile.

"Yeah, she was so little at that time, her clothes were dirty, and she was just curled up in a ball. Luckily I saw her..."

Professor Fred nodded, and couldn't help sighing as he recalled the past events.

"When I found her, she was still running a fever and mumbling something. What a poor child..."

Professor Fred took a sip of his tea, shook his head, and smiled bitterly, "She must have had a fever for too long, and after waking up, she didn't remember anything. I thought she'd gotten lost or abandoned by her parents, so I took her in without hesitation, nursed her back to health, and then took her on a journey. Who would have known... she actually had such a wonderful life? It's really fate!"

Steve, who was eating cakes with gusto, couldn't help but comfort her, "Professor, Ivy has suffered so much in the past, and she will enjoy so much happiness in the future..."

"Yes, this child is kind-hearted, and she deserves good fortune!" Professor Fred nodded in agreement. He looked up at the quaintly decorated manor and sighed softly, "She disappeared a few days ago, and I was worried. I didn't expect she was here..."

"Professor Fred, don't worry. I'm Li Jinxing's elder brother, so I won't treat Miss Nie unfairly..."

Li Yaofeng smiled faintly and said slowly, "The reason I kept them for a while was because my brother left with Miss Nie and took our Li family heirloom without my consent..."

Professor Fred was stunned for a moment, quickly put down the teacup in his hand, and asked hesitantly, "Mr. Li, so you mean to say that the artifacts they want to return to Egypt are really your Li family heirlooms?"