Zhu Jinzhao muttered to herself, "Why are they being so mysterious..."

Shi Jing's Rolls-Royce did not stop at the Ning family's main gate, but rather on the sidewalk a little further ahead.

A high wall stands on the right side of the walkway, and inside the wall is the Ning family's garden.

Zhu Jinchao followed Shi Jing over and watched him let go of her hand before opening the trunk of the Rolls-Royce.

Zhu Jinzhao tilted his head blankly and glanced into the trunk, only to find a square storage box.

Shi Jing took out the storage box, carried it, and came to Zhu Jinzhao.

Zhu Jinchao asked curiously, "What is this?"

Looking at her fair and delicate face, Shi Jing suddenly felt a little nervous: "This is a little trinket I made myself, to give to you."

Zhu Jinzhao: "...Huh?"

In fact, Shi Jing's words were very ordinary, but the meaning behind them suddenly became very niche when applied to him.

"You...you made this little gadget yourself?" Zhu Jinzhao asked in disbelief. "You can do handicrafts?"

Shi Jing smiled sheepishly: "I didn't know how to do it before. I went to a craft studio to learn from a teacher while I was waiting for your class today."

"Why do you want to learn this?" Zhu Jinzhao asked, puzzled.

Shi Jing is the Crown Prince of the capital, and his family has no shortage of money. It's the most convenient thing for him to just buy whatever little gadgets he wants. Why would he bother to spend time and effort learning these things?

"Because I wanted to give you something different." Shi Jing looked into Zhu Jinzhao's eyes and said earnestly and sincerely, "I have no experience in dating and have never pursued a girl before. I don't know how to truly win your heart."

"They say online that you have to be willing to spend money to pursue a girl. I have money, I'm willing to give you bags and jewelry, and I'm also willing to give you a house and a car. As long as you like it, I'll even give you my bank card."

“But if that’s all, I don’t think it’s sincere enough. Of course, you have to be willing to spend money to pursue a girl, but money alone can’t express my true feelings. So I thought about it and went to a craft teacher to learn how to make some little things that I think you would like.”

"Would you like to take a look?"

Shi Jing's confession was so sincere and passionate that Zhu Jinzhao was a little overwhelmed.

"Um..." She nodded blankly, nervously and helplessly saying, "I want to see."

"Then come here." Shi Jing took her hand and led her to a bench.

"Let's sit down and look at each item one by one."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jinzhao immediately sat down next to him on the bench: "Okay."

He placed the storage box on his lap and took out the items one by one, saying as he did so:

"This is a felted bear, made by poking small balls of yarn. My skills aren't very good, so it looks a bit ugly. Please don't mind it."

Zhu Jinzhao hugged the palm-sized teddy bear tightly, saying with obvious affection, "You poked it so cutely, I don't mind at all."

"Hehe..." Shi Jing chuckled foolishly twice and continued to introduce the little gadgets he had made.

"This is a dopamine beaded bracelet. I think the color is very pretty and matches your light pink backpack perfectly, so I specially made one for you."

Zhu Jinzhao: "I like it."

Shi Jing: "These are the cream-based hair clips I made. There are thirty in total, so you can wear a different one every day."

Zhu Jinzhao: "I like this one too!"

"This round jar is a scented candle I made; I added the flower petals inside intentionally."

"like!"

"And this candle! It's shaped like a seashell, I think it's really pretty!"

Wow, I like it.

...

Every time Shi Jing took out something, Zhu Jinzhao would say he liked it with starry eyes.

One "I like you" after another made Shi Jingxin feel like she was floating on air.

"The last two things are my favorites."

Shi Jing put the storage box aside and mysteriously handed a small, square box to Zhu Jinzhao.

Zhu Jinchao examined the box and asked softly, "What is this?"

Shi Jing raised an eyebrow: "Open it and see for yourself."

Zhu Jinchao reached out as instructed and carefully opened the box.

A string of crystal beads lay inside a wooden box. Each crystal was round and full, the moon-colored stones pure and clear, radiating a lustrous glow under the dim streetlights.

"Is this crystal?" Zhu Jinzhao knew nothing about crystals, having only seen them a few times by chance while watching videos.

“Yes.” Shi Jing took out the bracelet and placed it in his palm for Zhu Jinzhao to see.

"This crystal is called moonstone, and it is believed to calm the mind and bring peace."

"Wow..." Zhu Jinzhao was captivated by the color of the crystal and couldn't help but reach out and touch it. "It's so cool and refreshing."

Shi Jing: "Shall I put it on you?"

Zhu Jinzhao immediately stretched out his left hand: "Okay!"

Shi Jing unfolded the bracelet and slowly put it on Zhu Jinzhao's wrist, letting it gently bump against the bangle.

The bracelet is rose gold, and the beaded bracelet is moonlight gold; the pink and white colors together are surprisingly beautiful.

"It's so beautiful, no wonder I made this bracelet myself."

Before Zhu Jinzhao could even offer any praise, Shi Jing had already started admiring herself.

“…Mmm!” Zhu Jinzhao looked up at him and sensibly agreed, “Shi Jing has such a good eye, the bracelets he makes are simply gorgeous!”

Her soft, sweet voice sounded like she was coaxing a child.

Shi Jing chuckled and couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek: "Does Chaochao genuinely think she's beautiful, or is she just flattering her?"

Zhu Jinzhao: "Of course I genuinely think it's beautiful!"

"So what's the other thing?"

"..." Shi Jing tapped her little nose and took the last item out of the box.

"Huh?" Zhu Jinzhao took the item, looking somewhat surprised. "A phone case?"

"Yes, a phone case." Shi Jing looked at her work with satisfaction, a hint of pride in her voice. "This is the trendy cream-colored epoxy phone case that's all the rage online, and I made it on my first try!"

"So, does Chaochao like it?"

"I like it." Zhu Jinzhao looked at the phone case over and over again, her joy barely concealed.

"Little bunnies, tulips, rainbows, clouds... these are all elements I like!"

"Time Mirror, you're so clever! I'll put it on right now!"

After saying that, Zhu Jinzhao took out her phone, removed the original phone case, and immediately put on the new phone case that Shi Jing had made for her.

"It's so pretty." She turned her phone over and carefully touched the small resin accessories on the back.

But as she touched it, she noticed something was wrong.

The small accessory stuck in the very center is a cream-blue cartoon pocket with a slit on the surface, and it looks like something is stuffed inside the slit.

"Hmm?" She pressed the pocket with her thumb, and the thing hidden inside slid out a bit.

She pinched that small section, applied a little force, and pulled it all out.

"This is... a key?"