Shen Jinmo rubbed his temples.
This kidnapping was neither for money nor for revenge.
If the other party only wanted Lu Zhiwei's life, they could have simply found a way to kidnap her; why go through the trouble of using him?
This behavior seems more like a test of how much weight Xia Wanying and Lu Zhiwei hold in his heart.
Thinking of this, Shen Jinmo raised his dark eyes, which flashed with bloodthirsty killing intent.
...
Lu Zhiwei was woken up by Luo Wuyan's phone call.
Rubbing my sleepy eyes, I pulled my ringing phone out of the covers and answered it.
"Boss, there's a big order, are you going to take it?" Luo Wuyan asked urgently.
"Which number did you place the order for?" Lu Zhiwei asked as she walked into the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face, holding her phone.
"The boss... gave us a huge sum of money." Luo Wuyan was woken up early in the morning by the money.
Even the fresh morning air smells of money.
"You mean someone wants to buy my facial makeup techniques?" Lu Zhiwei immediately thought of this.
She rarely reveals her skills in facial makeup, and the only rumors circulating outside are that William, the leader of the Artists' Alliance, has the ability to reshape faces based on bone structure.
"It's your ex-husband who wants to ask William to come out of retirement and help draw Lu Zhiwei's facial features. In short, he wants you to draw yourself," Luo Wuyan said with a smile.
Lu Zhiwei had just taken a sip of mouthwash when she sprayed it all onto the mirror. "Why is he going to draw me?"
“I was curious too, so I had someone on the dark web check it out. Apparently, he received a letter from the kidnappers early this morning, saying that they wanted him to kidnap you and exchange you for Xia Wanying. Your ex-husband still has some conscience, he's not willing to take your life, so he paid a high price to have this alliance help him draw a fake Lu Zhiwei.”
Lu Zhiwei stared blankly at herself in the mirror, guessing the true purpose of the kidnapping.
She had clearly warned Shen Jinmo last night that Xia Wanying was not a simple woman.
For her sake, he still chose to spend a fortune to save the beauty.
Xia Wanying's importance in his heart is self-evident.
"Reject it, I won't accept it." Lu Zhiwei refused decisively.
"The money was deposited into our alliance's public account first thing this morning. He even said that if we return it to the original account, he'll keep depositing money, let's see if he can deposit it faster or we can return it faster. This guy is really trying to take advantage of us." Luo Wuyan said helplessly.
"Fine, I'll accept it. There's no need to refuse any money that's offered to me so readily."
Hang up the phone.
Lu Zhiwei quickly finished washing up and sat back down in front of the vanity mirror in her room.
Three hours later.
Lu Zhiwei arrived at the entrance of the Shen family's old residence with a professional makeup case.
The grand old house was magnificent and imposing. Knowing that she was coming, the gate was already open, and Lin Jing was in charge of receiving her at the door.
Lin Jing craned his neck and saw a short foreign man. He waved excitedly and said, "Hello, Mr. William, our CEO Chen is waiting for you inside."
Lu Zhiwei handed him the makeup case and followed him inside.
She had visited this old house several times in the past three years, but only a handful of times. Lin Jing suddenly received a phone call and stopped walking.
Lu Zhiwei walked forward on her own. Shen Jinmo's bedroom was the first room on the second floor of the main courtyard.
After finishing the call, Lin Jing followed him upstairs. Seeing him heading precisely to the bedroom on the second floor, he was stunned: "Mr. William, how did you know where my CEO Shen's room is, since this is your first time here?"
Lu Zhiwei stopped in her tracks and cleared her throat: "Based on my intuition."
Lin Jing frowned slightly. "Your intuition is really accurate."
Knock on the door of the master bedroom on the second floor.
Shen Jinmo, sitting in his wheelchair, seemed to have been waiting for her for a long time.
There was also a row of maids standing in the room, whose build was similar to Lu Zhiwei's.
To achieve exquisite and lifelike portraiture, the most basic requirement is that the bone structure must be appropriate.
After leading Lu Zhiwei into the room, Lin Jing gently closed the door.
Shen Jinmo's expression was stern. "We meet again, Mr. William."
Lu Zhiwei raised her lips and placed the makeup case on the table: "I don't really want to see Mr. Shen, but Mr. Shen is so generous that he's willing to spend such a high price to invite me. Nobody wants to turn down money."
"Okay, let's get started as soon as possible. I hope you can finish drawing before 7 p.m.," Shen Jinmo said, resting his chin on his hand and urging her to start selecting actors.
Lu Zhiwei glanced at the servants standing in the room, selected one whose bone structure and figure were closest to her own, and pulled her out.
The other servants were dismissed.
"Whose face do you want me to paint?" Lu Zhiwei asked, knowing the answer already, as she opened her makeup case.
“Lu Zhiwei.” Shen Jingmo leaned back in his wheelchair, his expression indifferent.
Lu Zhiwei adjusted her metal-rimmed glasses, her eyes, framed by blue contact lenses, were like a pool of pure seawater. "I heard on my way here that your first love was kidnapped, and they're demanding Lu Zhiwei in exchange. Why don't you just kidnap Lu Zhiwei and go get her? Why go through all this trouble?"
Shen Jinmo's eyes darkened: "There's no need to involve innocent people in this matter."
Lu Zhiwei stared at him in a daze.
He was wearing a black loungewear set today, his hair was unkempt with loose strands falling casually, and his pale skin seemed warmer than usual.
"Aren't you afraid that my makeup skills will be discovered and they'll kill me? Isn't your first love's life more important to you than Lu Zhiwei's?"
"Human life is of equal value. There is no distinction between noble and lowly." Shen Jingmo said expressionlessly, "What are you still dawdling for? Get started."
Urged on, Lu Zhiwei took out her tools and began applying makeup to the maid mannequin in front of her.
"A servant's life is also a life; they have to go on risks with you too."
"I have my own plans, you don't need to worry about it." Shen Jinmo turned his wheelchair around and opened his laptop in the bedroom, seemingly busy with something.
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