Chapter 2 Rough, wide hands covering
Let's rewind to the present.
Pei Ci chatted with the system for a while before feeling exhausted, so she fell asleep again. When she woke up, the room was bathed in a dim, golden light.
What time is it?
Pei Ci's head was spinning, and her voice was slightly hoarse.
"Six o'clock in the afternoon," Anderson, who had been waiting for a long time, said. "We've entered Anta territory."
The plane was scheduled to arrive at 4:20 at the latest, which meant she had overslept. Pei Ci frowned. "Why didn't you wake me up?"
"Never mind." Without giving Anderson time to explain, Pei Ci turned her head to one side and said to Shao Ying on the other side, "Help me pick out some clothes."
She has things to do today.
"Yes." Shao Ying walked to the closet where the clothes were placed.
The closet was full of clothes, and Shao Ying chose a long, pearl-white satin dress with ruffled trim. The dress had a moderate volume, reaching her ankles, exuding elegance and sophistication. She paired it with pearl earrings, a pearl necklace, and a pearl bracelet. The most exquisite item was a pair of custom-made Mary Jane shoes, perfectly fitting Pei Ci's feet and lined with soft insoles. Finally, since the sun was still high outside, she added a wide-brimmed feathered hat.
After this whole performance, Pei Ci looked like an elegant lady who had just stepped out of a ball in the last century.
Finally, Shao Ying cleaned Pei Ci's face and applied lip rouge to the girl's lips.
“Alright, Miss,” Shao Ying said.
"Thank you for your hard work," Pei Ci said.
"It's what I should do," Shao Ying said, her head bowed.
After getting ready, Pei Ci slowly disembarked from the plane, led by Anderson, followed by a small team of doctors.
This was a plane chartered by the Pei family. Originally, no plane was scheduled to land at the selected time, but because Pei Ci slept for two extra hours, the time she got off the plane coincided with the landing time of another plane.
The passengers who disembarked from that plane immediately noticed the other chartered private jet and began to look at it with curiosity.
"Such a big show..."
"A celebrity?"
"Why didn't we see any paparazzi following us?"
"Could it be a leader making an inspection?"
Passersby craned their necks to look ahead and saw only a handsome mixed-race man stepping off the plane, followed by a dashing woman. The woman was supporting a young girl in a white dress; the girl's face was obscured by a feathered hat, revealing only her pale skin. As they tried to get closer, a girl in a blue uniform raised her hand to stop them.
"Excuse me, we can't go any further." The girl had a ponytail, a tall figure, and a straight back, like a pine tree. Her skin was very fair, and she had slightly downturned almond-shaped eyes with brownish-red pupils, like a docile deer, but her movements and tone were very decisive.
"Let's see what's wrong."
"Yeah, yeah, it doesn't affect anyone else."
"Excuse me, please use the special passage to leave quickly."
"You—" The passengers blushed with anger and wanted to rush forward, but they soon found that the girl's thin body stood firm like a mountain, so they could only curse and leave in a huff.
After completing the clearing task, Ye Qingyu wiped the sweat from her face and was about to leave when she heard a gasp from afar.
"Miss, why did you stop?"
It was Shao Ying who spoke, her eyes full of doubt. Anderson, who was ahead, also stopped and looked at her with concern.
Pei Ci, who had suddenly stopped, reached out her hand, which was wrapped in white lace, but this did not diminish the slender and jade-like appearance of her fingers.
"I lost the ring," she said casually.
The two men were taken aback. Anderson, with a better memory, recalled that Pei Ci was wearing a beautiful white opal ring today. Opals weren't valuable, but each one was unique. Pei Ci had never cared about such material things, so her sudden mention of this ring left him wondering what she was thinking. He could only remain silent and await instructions.
"Let's look for it," Pei Ci said.
The Pei family's people waiting outside the airport had been waiting for a while, but it wouldn't hurt to wait a little longer. Shao Ying and Anderson exchanged a glance.
"Yes, miss."
The ring was put on when changing clothes, so the only places it could have fallen off were on a plane or at the airport. Pei Ci's team consisted of only seven or eight people, so some airport staff were also sent to search for it.
Pei Ci was directed to the waiting area by the airport manager, but she didn't go; she indicated that a table and chair would suffice.
The person in charge dared not be perfunctory; not only were the tables and chairs brought, but they were also wiped spotless, and fine tea was brewed on the table. Pei Ci didn't drink it; her fingers were curled up to keep warm. The light shone on half of her face, making her look like she was in an airport-themed restaurant, drinking afternoon tea, a stark contrast to the busy others.
Pei Ci felt the female lead's frequent glances.
To be honest, the real-life female protagonist is different from the one in my dream. She is not timid; on the contrary, she stands tall and proud, like a tenacious pine tree.
She thought of the original plot, in which, due to an accident, the female lead accidentally lost Lu Ran's ring on her first day of school. Lu Ran was furious and demanded compensation, forcing her to find a part-time job to earn money. In the original story, the female lead was bullied by Lu Ran quite a bit because of this, but Lu Ran also gradually fell in love with her in the process. With the other male supporting characters vying for her attention, their love deepened.
However, after the plot collapsed, the female lead and Lu Ran never developed any romantic feelings for each other. Lu Ran always felt that the female lead had ulterior motives and continued to bully her. The female lead also didn't fall in love with the bullying Lu Ran, and this terrible relationship only ended with the female lead's suicide.
The other three male supporting characters, who should have been helping the female lead, turned against her. Jing Lin, who was on good terms with Lu Ran, became an accomplice. The other two stood by and watched coldly.
Pei Ci returned to China to change the female lead's bullied status.
He chose this time to return to China because the female lead was working part-time here. He wanted to run into her at this moment, secretly help her make up for the money, and let her escape the bullying.
Of course, Pei Ci's main reason for secretly helping him was because of her status as his "white moonlight." Although she felt that Lu Ran didn't treat her like his white moonlight as the plot suggested, she still wanted to be on the safe side.
The ring dropping incident was just a pretext.
Thinking of this, Pei Ci swirled the jasmine tea in her glass. The pale white petals swayed in the clear water, and she smiled slightly, looking quite pleased with herself.
The female lead finally moved.
"Um..." Ye Qingyu walked up gently, stopping three steps away, a distance that allowed her to see the girl's slender chin and pale pink lips beneath the brim of her hat. Her gaze flickered slightly before she continued, "Hello, Miss."
"Hmm?" Pei Ci looked up slightly.
The two locked eyes.
The girl's pretty and aloof face once again made Ye Qingyu's mind go blank. After a brief silence, she hurriedly lowered her eyes and explained her purpose, "Miss, I heard you lost a ring."
"Yes."
"I can help you find it, but it might offend you."
"Yeah?"
“Yes.” Ye Qingyu lowered her eyes.
After a moment of silence, Pei Ci said, "Okay."
"Excuse me." Ye Qingyu walked up. Her fingers were long and slender, her palms rough and covered with calluses from farm work, making them look less like a girl's hands. She wiped her palms on her uniform and began searching.
Although both were girls, Ye Qingyu was taller and thinner, but had a large frame, giving her a bony appearance. She had a slight scar on her neck.
"What happened to your neck?" Pei Ci asked, a rare question. She couldn't quite put her finger on why, but if she had to say, it was probably because the female lead wasn't quite what she had imagined.
"It was from the rope," Ye Qingyu said.
As she spoke, she looked to the left and then to the right, searching every inch meticulously.
It looks a bit like...
Drug-sniffing dogs in the search.
Pei Ci gently swayed the cup in her hand.
"Did you find it?" she asked.
"Hmm." At this moment, Ye Qingyu blocked the sunlight and suddenly leaned down gently. Her high ponytail had black hair falling down like some kind of black tentacle. Her eyes were a light brownish-red, staring straight at Pei Ci. For a moment, she showed the feeling of a wild beast locking onto its prey, but the next second she was as innocent and naive as a young deer.
In the shadows, a rough, large hand covered Pei Ci's hand that was holding the cup.
The jasmine tea in the cup trembled slightly, creating ripples that spread out in concentric circles.
“Found it,” she said, lowering her eyes.
silence.
A deathly silence.
Pei Ci seemed intrigued. "How did you figure that out?"
How did you figure that out?
She noticed this distinguished guest as she disembarked from the plane, and what caught her attention in particular was the opal ring on the lady's white lace gloves.
That ring looked very similar to Lu Ran's ring.
As she was clearing the guests out, she noticed this guest's subtle behavior: his fingers gently and slowly rubbing together, finally clenching into his palm. Then, without panic, he asked his servant to find the ring, making those around him accompany him in this pointless...
mischief.
A spoiled young lady.
They don't treat working people like human beings at all.
As expected, these privileged elites all have the same face.
She had a bad temper and would resort to violence when things didn't go her way. But three years had passed, and after years of hard work and struggle, she could no longer act as recklessly as before. She would pretend to search for a while, get close to the instigator, and end this terrible game.
However, this young lady does have something different about her than usual.
Beautiful and pretty, like a doll in a shop window, exuding an innocent and vulnerable aura. But such an aura only attracts lurking predators.
Fortunately, he came from a good family.
A shadow crossed Ye Qingyu's eyes, but it vanished in an instant. Looking at her fully wrapped hands, Ye Qingyu considered the right words, "Miss, you've lost the ring, but you don't seem to be feeling down."
“I don’t need this ring.”
Pei Ci slightly raised the corner of her eye, her translucent pupils gleaming with a dark brown light, giving her cool face a hint of cunning and making her come alive.
"That's true." Ye Qingyu withdrew her gaze and stared at her hands. "I was just guessing."
She stared into her eyes. "Miss, what do you intend to do?"
“I like your guess,” Pei Ci said.
As she spoke, she moved the finger that was being held down. The female lead was startled for a moment, not reacting immediately. Once she realized what was happening, she quickly released her grip. "Excuse me, it was me..."
"Shhh."
The hand, encased in a semi-sheer lace glove, lay open, revealing a dazzling opal ring in its palm. The ring was predominantly white, refracting iridescent colors.
The light fell on the girl's beautiful face. She handed the ring to Ye Qingyu, a slight smile playing on her lips, and said, "This is the gift you guessed right."
If you return the money from selling this ring to Lu Ran, then Lu Ran will have no reason to bully you.
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