Chapter 27 This is... the gift you gave me?
Qin Shuzhi's expression changed, and after a long while, she stiffly looked up at him, "How...how did you find out?"
Just after dinner, she went into the kitchen to eat fruit. While washing grapes, her sleeve slid up, and Qin Zhiheng saw the glaring piece of gauze as soon as he entered.
"Don't change the subject, I'm asking you what happened."
Qin Zhiheng's face turned angry. "Tell me honestly, did that bastard Shen Yichen lay a hand on you?"
"no."
Qin Shuzhi pulled her arm back and straightened her sleeve. "Well... I tripped and fell while running and accidentally got pricked by the wire next to me. To tell you the truth, I met Shi Yuanxing because of this injury. He accompanied me to the hospital, and that's how we hit it off."
Her words were a mix of truth and falsehood, and Qin Zhiheng looked at her but couldn't quite detect any flaws.
"Then why did you hide it from your parents?"
"I was just worried they would worry," Qin Shuzhi said, her argument logical and well-founded.
"You know our parents well. If they found out, wouldn't they be surprised and treat me like a disabled person?"
The Shen Group's strength in Jiangcheng is not to be underestimated, and she didn't want her family to have any conflict with Shen Yichen because of her.
This is not good for the family or the family business.
She knew her younger brother well; if he knew what happened on her birthday night, he would definitely go to find Shen Yichen.
She didn't want to cause trouble for her family because of her own affairs, and she didn't want to have any further contact with Shen Yichen because of these messy things.
"Okay, I'm content with my harmonious and happy marriage now. Let bygones be bygones."
After she finished speaking, she nudged Qin Zhiheng and said, "Don't change the subject. Hurry up and hand over the gift."
Qin Zhiheng gestured towards a wooden box on the desk, "Here, go get it yourself."
Qin Shuzhi walked over, picked up the rectangular wooden box that was about the length of her forearm, and turned to look at him. "Did you put it inside?"
"Um."
Qin Shuzhi happily opened the lid, but the next second, her smile froze.
The box was filled with colorful... stones.
She turned to look at Qin Zhiheng, "This is... the gift you gave me?"
"Didn't you say you wanted agate? These are the best quality agate rough stones in the area."
"..."
Qin Shuzhi was both amused and exasperated.
She thought he would pick out some pretty agate jewelry for her, but...
Should we just give her a bunch of raw stones in a simple and crude way?
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When she got home and video-chatted with Shi Yuanxing, she couldn't wait to complain about it.
She placed the box of stones in front of the camera, saying, "Look at this, isn't it outrageous... I'm really worried about how he'll pursue girls in the future. This kind of straight-male thinking is just unbelievable."
"That's not all. He clearly said this whole box was a gift for me, and then at the last minute, he picked out a... fist-sized rock... Humph, he's getting more and more perfunctory with me, his older sister..."
Shi Yuanxing listened to her rambling with a smile.
After she had finished complaining, he said gently, "Raw stones also have their advantages. They are very malleable. Here's what I'll do: I'll have a designer come up with a few design plans for you in a while. Jewelry made to your liking and temperament will definitely look better on you."
Hearing this, Qin Shuzhi, who was still unsure how to use the gift, brightened up. "Great! So many raw stones can make a lot of jewelry. When they're finished, I'll give some to my mother, and I'll also give some to my grandmother and sister."
Shi Yuanxing looked at the woman who was excitedly making the allocations, his eyes filled with affection, "Okay, then I'll have the designer come up with several design schemes for you to choose from, according to different styles."
"Uh-huh."
Qin Shuzhi suddenly felt that her younger brother's gift was actually quite nice.
On the other side.
Qin Zhiheng was standing by the window making a phone call. As soon as the call connected, the other end of the line spoke first.
"Hey little brother, your sister said you're back from your business trip?"
"Yes, Third Sister, I brought you a gift. Are you free later? I'll bring it over for you."
"Hey, not bad, kid. You're quite filial." Qi Yishan said generously with a smile. "Alright, I'll treat you to a late-night snack later."
"good."
An hour later.
When Qin Zhiheng entered the agreed-upon barbecue restaurant, Qi Yishan had already ordered a large table of barbecue.
Qin Zhiheng glanced at the table. "Third Sister, there are only two of us. Why did you order so much?"
Qi Yishan waved her hand arrogantly, "Hey, you brought me a gift from all over the world, how can I, as your older sister, be stingy?"
Seeing two cans of beer on the table, Qin Zhiheng filled Qi Yishan's glass and said, "Sorry, my stomach is a little upset today, so I can't drink with you."
Qi Yishan, who is usually carefree, didn't take it seriously and said, "Okay, then you can drink some water."
After she finished speaking, she picked up her wine glass and took two sips. Then she looked around Qin Zhiheng's side to make sure she didn't see any gift boxes or anything like that, and asked, "Where's the gift for my sister?"
Qin Zhiheng took out the agate rough stone from Qin Shuzhi's gift from his pants pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of her.
Qi Yishan stared at the things on the table for a few seconds, then looked blankly at the person opposite her and asked in confusion, "Why did you put a stone on the table?"
"Your gift."
Qin Zhiheng added, "Raw agate."
"This is... the gift you gave me?"
"yes."
“No.” Qi Yishan stared wide-eyed at the stone. “If you’re going to give agate as a gift… you should at least give finished jewelry or something.”
It was just a stone, and there wasn't even a box to package it in.
This gift was given so carelessly!
"I heard from the locals that even if you don't process this raw stone, you can keep it at home to ward off evil spirits."
"..."
What kind of nonsense is this?
It also wards off evil.
Qi Yishan's lips twitched, and she gritted her teeth, "Thank you."
"Don't mention it."
Qin Zhiheng didn't feel ashamed at all.
Qi Yishan: "..."
What breed is this little brother of Zhibao's?
"Come on, Third Sister, thank you for staying by my sister's side all this time." Qin Zhiheng raised his water glass. "I'll toast you with water instead of wine."
"You're too kind."
As Qi Yishan said this, she raised her glass and clinked it against his.
Watching her finish her glass of wine, Qin Zhiheng put down his glass, sighed, and said with a face full of regret, "After such a thing happened, I wasn't by my sister's side, and she suffered such injustice. I'm such a bad brother."
Qi Yishan paused, putting down her empty glass, and looked at him in surprise, "You...you knew?"
Qin Zhiheng gave a noncommittal "hmm," and said, "My sister showed me the wound and told me the whole story."
"You already said it?"
Qi Yishan was slightly taken aback. Didn't Zhibao ask her to help keep it a secret from her family?
"It's all that damned Shen Yichen's fault..."
Qin Zhiheng cursed angrily, then glanced at her as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, "Never mind, he's your brother, I shouldn't say anything in front of you."
"Don't say that. I've always been on your sister's side. Besides, this was originally my brother's fault. If he hadn't left Zhibao alone on the mountain late at night, she wouldn't have been almost assaulted by thugs and ended up getting hurt..."
"What did you say?"
Qin Zhiheng suddenly stood up, his voice trembling with anger, "You're saying my sister was almost assaulted by a thug?"
Qi Yishan was startled by his sudden commotion. She looked up at the tall man with a furious expression and was dumbfounded.
"You, didn't you say you knew everything?"
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