Be a demon, be a demon! As the baby of mom and dad, Gou An has no habit of hiding private money, so he confessed when he got home that Uncle He, the neighbor next door, gave him a necklace that was worth a lot of money, but in theory it was indeed made of various scraps.

Because she was afraid that Zhengyi’s parents would ask her to return the necklace, she emphasized three times: The little whale with the crown is so cute, I like it very much.

Jiang Yuan held the necklace and gently affirmed He Jinxing's aesthetic taste. He also reminded his daughter: "Let's not talk about how hard it is to find imperial green glass. Just this conch pearl is round and smooth. I'm afraid you need to spend six figures for it. It's not just leftovers, right?"

In contrast, Gou Yu was less calm. No matter how dumb he was, he should have realized that He Jinxing's recent behavior was a little strange...

Now, Gou Yu was very afraid that sooner or later the Hejin Guild would make a request that the He family's temporarily vacant marriage contract position be filled by him.

…………………………Stop joking, who wants to hear He Jinxing call him “Dad”! Gou Yu’s scalp tingled.

He immediately dragged Gou An to his house to find out what happened under the pretext of "expressing gratitude". Gou An was dragged there unwillingly, but he did not expect that it was Mr. He who came forward to resolve everything in the end.

"I asked for it to be delivered."

Grandpa He said, "He Ran's matter has wronged our An An so much. Isn't it right for Grandpa to give her a necklace and apologize to her?"

Gou An raised his eyelids and quickly glanced at He Jinxing, who was sitting next to Mr. He and pouring tea for him. The latter maintained a calm and composed expression on his face, and it seemed that he did not feel guilty at all.

This reason is too convincing.

Gou Yu's aggressive approach suddenly became awkward. He and He Jinxing looked at each other in bewilderment. The latter curled his lips at him tolerantly: "Why, what are you thinking about again?"

Gou Yu: “…”

At this moment, the calmness on Mr. He's face successfully made Gou Yu even more speechless. He seriously thought about whether he was really too sensitive and judged others by his own meanness. Everyone was here, so they discussed something else that night -

He Yuan, the second son of the He family, He Jinxing's elder brother and He Ran's second uncle's son, has just returned from the United States and is preparing to attend his coming-of-age ceremony next week. As a kid who was sent abroad in elementary school, he has basically no friends in China. Of course, the He family can't afford a girl of the right age to dance with this little brother.

Gou An had hardly heard anyone mention this person before. The He family seemed to always focus on He Ran in the training of the younger generation.

This child named He Yuan is of mixed race, his mother is Spanish, he is not very tall, about 1.74 meters tall, with slightly curly hair, his appearance is not very clear in the photo...

It shouldn't look too bad.

I heard that he studied very well abroad, and was proficient in equestrianism and racing. He participated in many competitions and won awards.

He Yuan is on the same level as He Ran in terms of seniority. When he was pushed in front of Gou An at this time, there was no need to say what Mr. He was thinking.

How did that sentence go?

As long as the woman is doing well, her boyfriend is about to take the college entrance examination.

"Are we going to do the opening dance when we meet for the first time?" Gou Yu was still a little hesitant about the junior he had never met before.

"It's just the opening dance," He Jinxing put down the teapot and looked at Gou Yu with a half-smile, "Why are you using your imagination?"

"Gou Xun has also become an adult this year," Gou Yu reminded tactfully, "the opening dance usually has to be accompanied by my sister at home-"

He Jinxing chuckled at the right time.

Gou Yu looked annoyed with him.

After a while of sulking, he added dryly, "Although An An probably wouldn't want to dance this crappy dance with him...Okay, since she really likes this necklace, I'll lend my daughter to your He family for the time being."

It was too late for Gou An to kick her father's leg to make him shut up. He Jinxing had heard everything he said.

The man turned his head and looked at her straight in the eye for the first time since Gou An entered the room. He smiled and asked, "Do you like it?"

Gou An nodded reluctantly.

He Jinxing sounded relieved, "That's good."

It was as if he had actually worried before that she wouldn't like it.

Apart from this, no other emotions can be heard.

Now it was Gou An's turn to almost doubt that the necklace was really just an apology gift - if it was, then why did this man go around in circles and refuse to say it directly this afternoon?

baffling.

"Then it's settled that An An will do my good-for-nothing grandson the honor of opening the dance," said Mr. He cheerfully, "An An, is that ok?"

Gou An reflexively turned his head to look at He Jinxing.

There was no emotion on the man's face. He had already withdrawn his gaze from her and sat beside her, looking through his phone...

His aura seemed as steady as a rock, as if he had known about He Yuan's affairs for a long time.

After looking for a few seconds, Gou An suddenly came to his senses. He didn't know why he was looking at him, so he withdrew his gaze in what he thought was a very secretive manner.

But there is a cat that insists on coming out to be annoying.

[Jiao Jiao: I'm introducing you to someone, what do you think He Jinxing would do? ]

Gou An: ...

Gou An: It’s none of your business. Whose well-behaved little cat has so many problems?

【Jiao Jiao: ……】

"Sure, Grandpa."

In the end, Gou An heard his own calm answer.

Jiang Cheng's coming-of-age ceremony was scheduled for mid-October.

According to the plan, even a coastal city like Jiangcheng should have welcomed the slightly cool autumn at this time - but who knows, maybe because the day was not chosen well or what, the autumn heat came back with high temperatures.

The sudden high temperature of over 30 degrees for several consecutive days made people complain bitterly.

It was a sunny day, with seagulls crying as they flew over the sparkling sea. As the steamer whistle blew at the ferry, Gou An wrapped his sun protection clothing slightly tighter, smoothed down his long hair that was messed up by the sea breeze, and followed his parents, waiting obediently to board the ship.

Gou Xun's whereabouts were unknown, but the invitation letters were sent directly to the school by the relevant association as usual, and then forwarded to these young ladies and gentlemen by the school. I'm sure Gou Xun's invitation was not missed either.

Although his relationship with his family has been so bad recently that he was almost kicked out.

Generally speaking, among the family, the only one who seems to be in a good mood right now is a certain stupid cat who is dead and therefore heartless.

[Jiao Jiao: Meow! I can see the sea again! ]

The cat is very happy now.

[Jiaojiao: Look! Jiaojiao is the little cat who can see the sea for the second time! So when will the owner take Jiaojiao to take a plane? ☆W☆! ]

Ignoring the stupid little cat who was probably invulnerable after becoming a system, Gou An raised his head, squinted slightly and looked at the huge monster in front of him, swallowed silently, and was still frightened.

Then the stupid cat immediately discovered something was wrong.

【Jiao Jiao: Oh, you are not nervous, are you? 】

[Jiao Jiao: Oh my god, as long as you can resist the urge to feed He Jinxing the medicine, I promise that nothing will die on the boat this time! ]

【Jiao Jiao: Don’t be afraid! 】

Gou An: ...

Gou An: Can I sew your cat's mouth shut?

[Jiao Jiao: No, meow! ]

The cat in her mind was jumping up and down and making a lot of noise, but Gou An couldn't suppress her resistance to the cruise ship - a series of events that happened on the ship last time made the way of travel that she originally liked become particularly hateful.

At this moment, she followed behind her parents, with a sullen look on her face, moving very patiently at a snail's pace, deliberately delaying boarding the ship as late as possible.

“An An!”

"Gou An!"

"Ah, Aah!"

The group of wealthy girls who were familiar with each other gathered together. Zhou Yutong and Tang Xinjiu held the arms of the mama's girl on the left and right, and after greeting the Gou couple with a smile, they dragged Miss Gou away from her parents.

The bodyguard who had always been following the young lady just nodded slightly to Gou Yu, turned around without hesitation, and followed the group of chattering girls diligently.

Ye Lang's eyes were fixed on the little girl who was surrounded by the crowd and was being pushed forward unwillingly.

The few people around her were like sparrows.

"I heard that today's cruise ship was also provided by the He family. It is the private property of He Jinxing? Damn it, why is the He family so ridiculously rich?"

"Wow, this ship belongs to the He family?! You must be kidding!"

"What a lie! If you don't believe me, go ask around - the uncle of the He family already had a lot of assets abroad before he returned to China, so when he came back he bought a series of things that can swim, fly, and drive on the ground... I heard that he didn't even use a penny of the He family's money!"

"Coma! Ridiculously strong! Rich and with a nice butt, my God! I was also in my twenties and was hanging on my dad's neck yesterday begging him to buy me a motorcycle - today the He family also has younger generations who will participate in the opening dance, wouldn't it be a great honor on our own turf?"

"The younger generation of the He family? Are there people of our age in the He family? Which one?"

"Don't you know this? It's been spread a long time ago. He is He Ran's cousin who came back from the United States. I heard he is a very inconspicuous person--"

Zhou Yutong was halfway through her words when she felt her clothes being tugged. She immediately stopped talking as if she had realized what was going on and looked at Gou An nervously.

At this time, the group had already boarded the ship. Gou An used his hands as a fan to fan himself impatiently and had to accept the fact that he was back on the Nightmare Cruise.

"No need to look at me."

She said listlessly, "I just danced an opening dance with that man. No one stipulated that he would be my future husband."

Everyone in the Qianjin Group looked at each other awkwardly—

Recently everyone has heard some rumors, which is that after Gou An officially broke off the engagement with He Ran, the He family perfunctorily gave him a cousin of He Ran, who was not very qualified, had been ignored for thousands of years, and had been exiled to the United States for many years because of the survival of the fittest, and could not even speak Chinese fluently.

Many people who disliked Gou An were gloating over her misfortune and waiting to see her make a fool of herself at her coming-of-age ceremony.

Her friends kept silent about the matter and were full of worry about today.

In contrast, Gou An seemed to be fine. He said goodbye to his friends and dragged his luggage back to his room.

Because the coming-of-age ceremony banquet was held for three consecutive days, everyone had their own room on the ship. The cruise ship was so big, and there were only a few wealthy families still active in Jiangcheng, so the young people didn't even have to share a floor with their elders.

Gou An sat in the room waiting for the scheduled stylist to arrive. Amidst the stylist's endless praise, she completed a series of hairstyles and finally changed into a small dress and jewelry to wear in the evening.

The sun slanted onto the deck. The companions who had already packed up were hiding in the shade near the swimming pool, waiting for Gou An to approach. Tang Xinjiu, who was the first to notice her, was stunned for a moment and cursed.

"If that kid from the He family is really as ordinary as they say, I might be the first one to kill him tonight."

Tang Xinjiu took Gou An's hand with great affection.

Today Gou An changed into the six-figure dress she bought at the mall that day. After some slight tailoring adjustments, the dress now fits her body better.

The hem of the black dress swayed gently in the sea breeze, and the smoky pink bow laces fluttered. The stilettos of the same color on the feet also had tulle bows at the ankles. The exaggerated shape was definitely born for the red carpet.

Miss Gou, who lives a life of luxury, is not particularly thin. The key is that her flesh is very obedient and grows in the right places. In Tang Xinjiu's mouth, "Sister, this thing of yours is really too much. It's anti-human", even if she only uses a very thin breast sticker, her flesh is ready to come out from under the small dress...

Her waist, tied with a smoky pink bow, was so slender that it seemed less than an arm's length wide. With every move she made, it seemed so soft that it seemed as if it could not be grasped with one hand.

Her long hair fell softly, hiding the dazzling white snow-white skin on her back. The stylist had originally suggested that she put her hair up to show off her good skin on her back, which would have been a good thing for the designer of the dress… However, Miss Gou just laughed a little embarrassedly and said, "Dad won't let me."

All of this complements the necklace on her neck, which is the only thing that is unexpectedly eye-catching and extremely bright in the sun.

There is not a single diamond of exaggerated carat weight, but people's attention is unconsciously attracted by the little whale's dazzling crown and the round pink conch pearl.

From a distance, Miss Gou looked as white as if she had been soaked in snow water. Even Zhou Yutong started to yell, "I'm going to throw away all the sweatshirts in your closet...ah, where are Uncle Butt and my brother? I'm going to show him how good his taste is!"

The loud voice of the little girl from the Zhou family was naturally heard by many people——

Let’s not even mention where the uncle with the big butt she always talks about is.

At least Zhou Yanji and his group didn't need her reminder at all.

At this time, Zhou Yanji, He Ran, Jiang Zaiye, the fifth son of the Jiang family, and several other second-generation rich people were standing in the corner chatting, and their attention had long been focused on this side.

Everyone stopped talking tacitly. Except for Zhou Yanji, whose name was mentioned and he was rubbing his nose and laughing, the rest of them looked at He Ran.

"Do you regret it?"

A sneer sounded in He Ran's ears.

The one who made the mocking sound was Jiang Zai Ye. The young master of the Jiang family was reluctant to appear in such an occasion and could only find fun in ridiculing his friends.

The young master of the Jiang family is the leader of their motorcycle club, and he is also the only one whose status is higher than He Ran in the circle of second-generation rich people, so he dares to say what others dare not say.

Even in his formal attire, he couldn't hide his unruly and flamboyant side. The diamond earrings on his ears sparkled brightly in the sun. He was the first to politely withdraw his gaze from the girl and kicked He Ran. "You're greedy and greedy, don't you deserve it?"

He Ran glanced at him helplessly, a look that was so sad.

"He should be very regretful. After all, his card was suspended recently and he is so broke that he has to come to the club for free meals every day these days." Zhou Yanji said.

Jiang Zai Ye laughed so hard that he could only hang on Zhou Yanji's shoulders. His height of 1.80-1.90 meters almost crushed the latter.

The two people's double act seemed to give others the courage to open their mouths, and everyone immediately started discussing -

"I didn't expect Gou An, uh, who allowed her to wear a sweater and walk around the city every day?"

"No, Zhou Yanji, you have a very sharp eye!"

"Why didn't I realize Gou An had this potential before? If I had told you earlier, I would have stopped Brother Ran from canceling the engagement..."

"Tsk, it's not his decision."

Zhou Yanji made a clicking sound.

Everyone around was talking non-stop, except He Ran, who had a gloomy face. He looked at Gou An, who was surrounded by a group of rich girls and chatting and laughing in the distance, and almost broke the champagne glass in his hand.

He said nothing, but anyone could see that he was emotional at the moment -

But there's nothing he can do, the person is no longer his.

Who made it known to everyone that He Ran and Gou An's engagement had ended? Even these former brothers could discuss this matter openly: Gou An no longer belonged to He Ran.

Just hearing these discussions made him feel irritated, chest tightness and irritability.

He Ran was blatantly distracted, but there were still people who were short-sighted enough to think they could comfort Young Master He. A new family that had recently made a fortune in the hotel industry in Jiangcheng and had a conflict with the Gou family because of their business came up with a champagne glass and touched He Ran's glass without any warning.

With a soft "ding" sound, Young Master He expressionlessly withdrew his gaze from Gou An and cast his gaze towards the person standing in front of him——

He Ran knew the daughter of the Xu family because Gou An whispered in his ear every day, "That gossipy woman from the Xu family is copying my buying shoes and bags again. Is she crazy?" He didn't even remember her specific name, but he knew that this person and Gou An were born to be incompatible.

She is one of those who are waiting to see Gou An make a fool of himself tonight.

At this time, Xu Ke shook the amber liquid, smiled and tilted his head to look at He Ran: "She is so proud, I don't know what she is proud of - wearing a non-haute couture ready-to-wear dress, shoes worth thousands of dollars, and what is that on her neck? Oh my God, isn't that green main stone too fake? Is it a necklace bought from a boutique for 20 yuan?"

Jiang Zaiye made a "tsk" sound and whispered into Zhou Yanji's ear, "I really hate people who gossip."

The voice was neither too loud nor too low, just enough for Xu Ke to hear. She looked unhappy and was about to lose her temper. She turned her head and met the upturned lips of the Jiang family's young master.

The only people on this boat who can't tolerate it, besides the one with the surname He, are the ones with the surname Jiang.

She could only pretend to be deaf and turn away in anger. At this moment, she saw He Ran looking back at her calmly, "That's the VE series of co-branded high-end jewelry, it's not a public model, it's normal that you haven't seen it."

"..." Xu Ke opened his mouth, "How do you know——"

"My family gave it to me." He Ran frowned, simply because he only found out about this later and felt unhappy about being completely excluded. "What do you think?"

Xu Ke closed his mouth in embarrassment.

Even the other second-generation rich kids who originally wanted to laugh at Gou An and listen to gossip looked at each other in bewilderment.

He Ran tugged at the collar of his shirt in annoyance, and glanced at the people around him. His cold eyes made the people who were watching the fun shut up and turned away with regret, muttering things like "VE Haute Couture", "Why the hell did they give it to her", "I said that her outfit didn't look that cheap, it's your fault for talking nonsense"...

The young master of the He family was speechless: What is Gou An doing all the time? Why does he make a lot of enemies for himself without any reason?

At this moment, there was a new commotion on the side of the ship.

It was Gou Xun who showed up with his female companion for tonight.

"Hello."

Jiang Zaiye, who was afraid of chaos in the world, poked He Ran with his elbow.

"Here comes your bowl."

There were people standing in groups of three or four on the boat. Some of them had not yet rushed back to their rooms to change into formal dresses for the dinner, so it was not surprising to see some of them wearing casual clothes.

Lu Wan is one of them.

The girl was wearing a big sun hat, a white dress, and canvas shoes. When she raised her head slightly, her bare face was exposed.

The palm-sized face was unusually white, half of it hidden in the shadow of the hat brim. When she turned around to talk to Gou Xun, she was amused by something the boy said. When she smiled, sweetness flowed from her eyebrows and eyes...

Only then can you see that her facial features are incredibly delicate, almost the standard face of everyone's first love in dreams.

Lu Wan's arrival attracted a lot of people's attention. Those who had originally cast their astonished eyes on Gou An now looked at this girl who no one knew but could attract everyone's attention just by smiling.

He Ran glanced at Lu Wan and found that the smiling face that once moved his heart could not stir up any waves in his heart at this moment...

Without hesitation, he looked back at Gou An, who had been "ignored" by everyone.

She didn't seem to look over at this moment. To be precise, Miss Gou didn't care who He Ran was looking at at the moment.

Gou An turned slightly sideways and looked at the bodyguard standing behind him like a door panel.

Even though the system cat was yelling in her ear at this moment, "Fuck, He Ran's friendliness has changed, do you want to take a look?", her gaze still fell on Ye Lang without a single mistake.

When Lu Wan appeared, everyone was amazed and asked each other "Who is that?". She turned directly to Ye Lang, and the latter just took a look at her at first and then calmly looked away - but one look was enough to make Gou An feel upset.

She raised her foot and used the tip of her sweet bow-tied high heels to touch the bodyguard's tense and stiff calf. "Hey."

Ye Lang lowered his head and looked at her, meaning what are you doing? Miss Gou narrowed her eyes slightly, showing a devilish smile, and pointed in the direction of Lu Wan behind her: "The sun is a little strong, go ask Lu Wan if she is willing to lend me her sun hat."

There wasn't even any emotion on Ye Lang's face.

Looking at Miss Gou in front of him, who was smiling at him sweetly and with completely bad intentions, he just thought calmly: Oh, it starts again.

She really couldn't stay quiet for even three seconds.

At this time, the two people who were standing on the second deck, leaning against the side of the ship and looking down probably held the same view as Ye Lang.

Behind him were the real masters of Jiangcheng's famous families who had already changed into formal attire to discuss business or chat. However, the head of the He family, who was the owner of the cruise ship and was being watched by countless pairs of eyes eager to make friends, was taking a break from his busy schedule.

With a kind face but exuding an aura that keeps strangers away, He Jinxing lowered his head, enjoying watching the fun of the younger generations -

The whiskey in his hand swayed slightly, and when Miss Gou forcefully asked the bodyguard to unreasonably ask others for a sun hat, the man chuckled with an ambiguous meaning.

Secretary Liu was almost sweating on his forehead. It was no wonder he was nervous. It was because Young Master He had been hinting to him every day that Mr. He had a crush on his classmate, a girl named Lu Wan.

It is the girl with the innocent and pretty face who might be in trouble soon.

Although Secretary Liu felt that the fact that "the boss has a crush on Miss Lu" seemed a bit outrageous from his personal experience, he was also completely unsure of He Jinxing's thoughts.

So he wiped his sweat, feeling very tired, and after hesitating for a while, he took the initiative to speak: "Mr. He, do you want to go down and stop it?"

"Hmm?" He Jinxing slowly withdrew his gaze from the lower deck and looked at Secretary Liu in confusion, "Why?"

Secretary Liu: “…”

Why? Secretary Liu was at a loss when he heard the man slowly ask, "If Miss Lu gave An An her sun hat, will this ship sink like the Titanic?"

Secretary Liu: “…”

Secretary Liu: “No.”

After three seconds of dead silence.

Secretary Liu: "Okay, I'll go downstairs and check on the progress of the dinner preparations."

The diligent secretary turned around and said goodbye without hesitation under the smiling gaze of her boss.

(End of this chapter)