Chapter 175 Old men really have a lot of tricks up their sleeves.
After Si Jingxu led Yan Buyu through the first dance, their friends surrounded them, offering gifts.
Long Yu wanted to win first place, but still retained some gentlemanly manners and gave the opportunity to a few girls.
The luxury brand handbag given to Yan Buyu by Zhou Yixiao is a white pearl design, which is perfect for her to wear to school.
He Tian's limited edition perfume.
Qin Nianke, as her best friend and future sister-in-law, gave her a gold bracelet with slightly rough workmanship.
"I found a master craftsman with decades of experience to teach you step by step, and I made this for you myself. Look at the pattern on it, I hammered it out bit by bit with one hand and one hand with a knife. You can't complain that it's ugly."
In this fast-paced era, it's rare to find a friend willing to make jewelry for you by hand, especially one from a pampered young lady who expects everything to be done for her.
Touched without saying a word, he picked it up and put it on his wrist.
Qin Nianke sniffed, "That's more like it. It wasn't for nothing that I was so scared when I was melting the gold."
After the girls finished seeing them off, the men stepped forward.
Long Yu stood at the front, smiling like Maitreya Buddha.
"What a coincidence! I also sent gold, but not as thoughtfully as Miss Qin. I had it custom-made by a craftsman. Brother Long is clumsy and can't do delicate work."
These are a pair of pure gold dragon and phoenix hairpins, handmade and quite heavy in the hand.
He Run looked at his own gifts and suddenly felt they were a bit perfunctory: a check and a bunch of blind boxes.
Qi Feng's gift was a piece of jewelry from the same brand that he bought while shopping with Zhou Yixiao.
Si Jingxu stood to the side, watching her happily receive the gifts, and he himself was in an extremely good mood.
Little Feather's birthday is truly a wonderful day.
"Hey, Jingxu, what gift did you prepare for your sister?" Long Yu really didn't mean to cause trouble, really didn't.
Si Jingxu glanced at him, chuckled, and walked up to Yan Buyu.
He took a black leather box out of his pocket, slowly opened it, and placed a silver ring inside.
Yan Buyu's eyes lit up. He looked at the ring in the box, then at the ring on his right index finger.
Si Jingxu took out the ring, took Yan Buyu's hand, and placed it on her right index finger. "It's just a ring, just for decoration. It has no special meaning. Wear it for fun."
He was afraid to speak up or back down, thinking that accepting a ring meant he had to do something.
He had wanted to give her the ring he was wearing a long time ago, but she didn't dare to accept it, so he made an identical one for her birthday.
Yan Buyu liked it very much, and raised his hand to look at it, "What is this ripple? Why are there numbers after it?"
Si Jingxu took her hand and looked at her intently, "This is the sound wave pattern of my heartbeat."
Now, he puts his heartbeat on her wrist.
Yan Buyu's heart suddenly raced. She rubbed the ring on her hand; the lifeless metal now felt warm.
As for the numbers, Si Jingxu leaned close to her ear and whispered in a voice only she could hear, "The combination to my safe."
Without saying a word, she blinked, turned her head, and subconsciously asked, "Where's the safe?"
Her lips almost brushed against his face. Si Jingxu smiled handsomely, raising an eyebrow to tease her, "My home. When are you coming? I'll show you around."
Yan Buyu noticed the smile in his eyes, and remembering that there were still a lot of people behind him, he immediately turned his head away.
Long Yu had nothing left to complain about, so she nudged He Run next to her and said, "I never noticed before, Jingxu is so clingy."
"When feelings run deep, people naturally think of giving each other these things," He Run remarked.
Qi Feng sighed repeatedly. What a great idea! Why didn't he think of it?
Shen Yunqi snorted coldly, "Old men really have a lot of tricks up their sleeves."
Shen Yanzhou's expression was somber, but his assessment remained objective: "I've known Jingxu for many years, and he only speaks like this to Bu Yu."
Lan Xinyan smiled like an aunt, and turned around to complain that her husband wasn't so sweet, but then she remembered that she hadn't seen Shen Zhiye since she came down with the child.
The party started, and the children became lively. Only then did Lan Xinyan lift her skirt and go upstairs to find someone.
In the study, Shen Zhiye sat on the sofa with a solemn expression, smoking. His phone was lit up and still in use.
The person on the other end called out cautiously, "Chairman Shen?"
Shen Zhiye flicked his cigarette ash and said in a cold voice, "So, Yan Qihang was released from prison half a year ago, and you're only telling me now?"
“Mr. Mr. Chen, it was my oversight. I didn’t expect that Yan Qihang’s sentence reduction this time was so close to the last one. I’m really sorry.”
Shen Zhiye's eyes were deep and dark. There was no point in arguing about whose fault it was now. He had already lost the initiative, so he had to catch up quickly.
Where is he now?
"Chairman Shen, I only learned about his early release from prison today. We sent people to look for him. The information we have now is that Yan Qihang stayed in Beijing for three months, found another woman, and has now gone abroad. But we don't know which country or where he is."
That's considered a relatively quick reaction.
Shen Zhiye didn't criticize further. He instructed his subordinates to use both kindness and severity, "Continue the investigation, as quickly as possible. We can't afford to make any more mistakes this time."
"Yes, Chairman Shen, don't worry, I will report to you immediately as soon as I have any news."
Shen Zhiye sat on the sofa and silently finished the remaining half of his cigarette.
He threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray, brushed the ash off his trousers, and stood up, ready to go downstairs to celebrate his daughter's birthday.
Turning around, he saw Lan Xinyan with an indifferent expression.
"Xinyan, why didn't you call me when you came in? How long have you been standing here?" Shen Zhiye greeted her with a smile, carefully observing his wife's reaction, wondering if she had heard him.
Lan Xinyan brushed his hand away and stared intently at him. "I heard Yan Qihang's name. Tell me, is there anything you're hiding from me?"
Shen Zhiye was just about to find an excuse to brush it off.
The person on the other end said again, "Don't forget why we divorced back then. If you want to repeat the same mistake, then go ahead and lie to me."
Shen Zhiye choked, the smile on his face gradually disappearing. He sighed, "It's my fault. I've been living too comfortably lately and forgot about that scumbag. Bringing him up today is really bad luck."
Lan Xinyan stepped forward and took his hand. "Zhiye, Yan Qihang is not a good person. I've also wondered how he could have kept quiet and not bother me and Buyu all these years. I thought it might be related to you, but I was too lazy to mention him. Now that we've brought it up, tell me the truth."
“Okay,” Shen Zhiye put his arm around his wife’s shoulder. “Back then, you wanted to divorce him, but he didn’t want to. Do you know why he not only agreed to sign the papers later but also allowed you to take Buyu with you?”
"It's related to you," Lan Xinyan said definitively. "Did he ask you for money?"
“Five million,” Shen Zhiye said. “After you signed, I sent him to jail on charges of extortion, and he was sentenced to twenty years.”
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