It was an ordinary box, about the size of an adult's palm.
Lin Zhenzhen remained seated, raising an eyebrow: "Is this the birthday present you mentioned?"
Tan Bei smiled slightly: "Back then in the corridor, you stopped me and complained that I hadn't prepared a gift for you."
Actually, Tanbei was the one who prepared the gift for her on her birthday.
A few weeks ago, he saw a plain bracelet in a secondhand store. It wasn't made of any expensive material, and it was clearly not something Ning Zhen would give a second glance. But he still bought the bracelet on a whim.
However, the gift box remained in his pocket all night, and he ultimately didn't give it away.
Lin Zhenzhen extended a finger and gently lifted the lid of the wooden box.
I peeked through a tiny crack.
But she was stunned by that one glance.
Seeing that Lin Zhenzhen's expression did not seem to be one of surprise, Tan Bei assumed that she was dissatisfied.
“I asked someone to buy these in South Africa. I don’t know about the quality. I just told them which one was the most expensive and bought it.”
A whole box full of precious gems seemed to have been reduced to worthless rubble by his nonchalant tone.
Lin Zhenzhen's feelings were complicated at this moment. If the original owner of this body were here, seeing so many beloved, sparkling gemstones, she would definitely jump for joy.
But after trying for a long time, all she could manage was a forced, insincere smile.
Because the system told her in her mind how Tan Bei got the money to buy the box of gems.
The male lead accepted the invitation from that mysterious organization; this is the deposit they gave him. This plot point is at least two years ahead of schedule.
Even in the original book, this 100 million should have been used to eliminate any remaining opponents within the organization and consolidate his own power. Now, tsk tsk tsk, even a modern-day Daji wouldn't be more ruthless.
Lin Zhenzhen closed the lid and pushed it back to Tan Bei.
"I don't need it, I'll sell it and get money from it."
Tan Bei's originally gentle face turned gloomy, and his eyes were instantly shrouded in a dark mist.
He gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "Why?"
Why do you like what Bai Qingfeng gave you so much, treasuring it like the back of your hand?
The things I gave you, you wouldn't even glance at, you discarded them like trash.
Every single one here is better than the one he gave you, so why can't I earn even the slightest bit of your favor?
His hands, which were under the table, gradually tightened and then loosened. After a few seconds, Tan Bei suppressed the bloodthirsty and brutal desire in his heart.
He still didn't want to scare her.
"I won't take back what I give away. If you don't want it, just throw it away."
Tan Bei got up and left.
[Strange, the threshold for the corruption value was clearly 10 before, but now it's a question mark.]
Since system d166 was activated, it has never encountered so many strange things.
Lin Zhenzhen sat there and opened the box again.
Different colored gemstones are piled together, shimmering and captivating.
He's right.
The system popped up: "What's wrong?"
Lin Zhenzhen turned her head to look at the full moon outside the window, which seemed so close, and murmured, "The moonlight shining on it is indeed very beautiful."
Her reverie was interrupted by a man.
"Miss Ning, I'll take you home."
On the way back, a sudden downpour began.
Large raindrops pounded against the car window, making a pattering sound like a dense drumbeat.
The vehicle slowly drove through the intersection in the city center.
"Wait a minute, stop the car."
"Miss, what's wrong?"
Lin Zhenzhen slowly rolled down the car window and pointed to an old woman under the eaves of a house by the roadside.
"Take the umbrella from the car over there."
"......yes."
Lin Zhenzhen looked at the other earphone on his ear and knew that her every move would be reported to Tan Bei.
Now, whether she's in the Ning family or in Shengxin, she has spies from Tanbei watching her.
[Host, the male lead's "darkening" level has increased again. The reason: He feels you care more about strangers than him.]
......
A white flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and Lin Zhenzhen stared at her reflection in the rearview mirror.
[It's probably almost over.]
Tan Bei did not return to the Ning family that night, and he did not appear for the next few days.
When he was away, Lin Zhenzhen was free to move around, but whenever she went out, she would be accompanied by two or more bodyguards, ostensibly to strengthen security in order to protect her personal safety after the kidnapping case.
Lin Zhenzhen pretended not to understand anything about this disguised house arrest.
She was still the naive and somewhat foolish eldest daughter of the Ning family.
Despite the rumors circulating outside, he remained active in major luxury shopping malls, using the black card given to him by Tan Bei to transport piles of things into the house.
"Zhenzhen, this is too precious, I can't accept it." Lan Jiaocai put the pearl earrings back into the box and handed them to her.
Lin Zhenzhen smiled nonchalantly: "Keep it, consider it a celebration that you successfully obtained a spot to study abroad."
“That won’t do either.” Lan Jiaocai said firmly, “Besides, I think you shop too frequently, and your lifestyle can be described as extravagant.”
"Now that the family is facing difficulties, they should tone it down a bit."
Lin Zhenzhen couldn't help but find it a little funny to see her stern face lecturing her so eloquently.
"What difficulties has the Ning family encountered that have reached the point where I need to tighten my belt?"
Lan Jiaocai hurriedly pulled out this morning's news and placed it in front of Lin Zhenzhen.
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