Chapter 29 I am rich
Chapter 29
Yan Jue stood up and moved away from the floor lamp. He stood in the dimly lit corridor, staring straight at Wen Xi as he spoke these words. The white light from the phone screen illuminated Yan Jue's dark eyes. His focused and straightforward look at people made Wen Xi's heart beat fast.
His scalp tingled, and the numbness of shock turned into a mixture of cold and hot air, which broke out from Wen Xi's pounding heart and rampaged through Wen Xi's body.
The possessiveness and hostility that were inadvertently revealed, as if some ferocious beast was staring at him, caused Wen Xi's body to tremble subconsciously, and his scalp went numb to his fingertips.
The evening breeze whistled past, and our eyes met.
Wen Xi was breathing rapidly and jumped down from the edge of the guardrail. He paced back and forth on the deck like a mechanical tin soldier that was wound up and ran around without any instructions. He was at a loss as to where to go. Finally, he walked to a lounge chair near the crystal chandelier with his mobile phone in his arms and sat down.
Wen Xi held the phone close to her face, her hair was blown up by the wind and her cheeks were red.
"You speak so fiercely and arrogantly," Wen Xi's eyes were bright, and his tone was not afraid. The whistling evening wind made his voice very light, like a feather lightly falling on people's hearts: "Like a robber."
Yan Jue bent down and picked up Pearl, then sat down on the edge of the bed. The cold Maine Coon cat lazily nestled in the man's arms, meowing at Wen Xi in the camera.
"Pearl." The man returned to his usual gentleness, holding Pearl's chin and looking at Wen Xi with his eyelids raised, and coaxed Wen Xi: "Be good."
"How about I take you away and make you my wife?"
I don't know if this "be good" is directed to the proud Maine Coon kitten or to the pretty piglet with ulterior motives on the other side.
Wen Xi felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Yan Jue. This was the first time a man spoke so bluntly. Wen Xi muttered softly, "It costs a lot to support me, and even if I become your wife, you have to get on the boat and see me tomorrow."
Pearl meowed and their eyes met. Wen Xi rubbed his ears and looked away in panic. What Wen Xi didn't know while accepting the old man's flirting moves was that the tip of his nose was blushing with shame, which had already exposed his master's uneasy heart.
Wen Xi tilted his head, the evening breeze blew, his shirt collar was unbuttoned, revealing his thin collarbone, and his lips were slightly pursed, revealing an unpretentious and innocent look.
The boy's slender white fingertips touched the edge of the seat with a shy blush. Although he was actively flirting, this response that was almost like "I do" still made Wen Xi feel shy.
"I have more money than I can spend."
Yan Jue stretched out his hand, as if touching Wen Xi from a distance: "It's enough to feed a piggy bank."
The sound of waves crashing through the hull was impossible to hear on the high deck, but Wen Xi, with his rapid breathing, could hear the surging waves in his heart.
"Wait till I get on board."
Wen Xi tilted his head. The man on the screen was looking at him quietly. His black eyes contained the tolerance and gentleness of a mature man.
"Before that, take a good rest and protect yourself. Can you do that?"
Eyes met.
Wen Xi heard his own answer amid the cries of startled seagulls flying by.
"Don't keep me waiting too late."
After more than ten seconds, Yan Jue said "hmm".
Wen Xi stood up suddenly and said with a serious expression: "It's late at night, Yan Jue, you should go to bed."
Pearl jumped out of her owner's arms impatiently. Yan Jue straightened the hem of her pajamas before calmly saying, "Good night."
The deck suddenly became quiet. Wen Xi looked at the system display "Call ended at 13:14" and his eyelids twitched.
*
After enjoying the breeze on the deck for a while, Wenxi prepared to go downstairs to sleep.
The interior of the Hedonie was so beautiful that Wen Xi would rather walk back while admiring it and exercising rather than taking the elevator downstairs.
When we reached the thirteenth floor, Ming Yao called.
There is a huge floor-to-ceiling window on the 13th floor. It is bright and clean, and the bustling night view of the city on land is like an embellishment, decorating this luxury cruise ship whose value is comparable to the annual GDP of a small country.
Wen Xi found a nearby chair and sat down, then answered the video call and flipped the camera to share the night view with Ming Yao who was studying bartending techniques in Kyoto.
"It was windy on the deck, so I came down and looked carefully. The night view was actually quite nice."
The other party suddenly let out a "wow", not out of surprise, but out of anger.
“Ahhhhh!” Ming Yao cursed with gnashing teeth, “I can’t stand this anymore. Can’t this crappy training start a month earlier or a few days later? It just so happens that I moved to the ship while I was out for the anniversary celebration.”
“This is like graduating and finding out that the school has been renovated; paying and finding out that the goods are discounted; ordering takeout and finding out that the platform has given you a coupon after receiving the food.”
Ming Yao fell on the bed holding his phone, looking hopeless: "I hate this world."
Wen Xi turned the camera back and explained comfortingly: "It's not as good as you think. We have been training since we got on board in the afternoon, and dinner was quickly solved within 30 minutes. It didn't end until 10 o'clock so that everyone could rest."
"Today's training is so busy, and I have to go to work early tomorrow morning. I can only take a break until late at night when most of the customers go to rest. Moreover, the guests are all elites from all walks of life. I have to serve them carefully. It's not easy at all."
"Ah——" Ming Yao's mood suddenly improved when he heard that the people who came to play were extremely busy. "Everyone is busy, I feel much more comfortable."
"Actually, if you think about it this way, I drink a little wine during class, have a buffet at night to watch variety shows, and then go back to the dormitory and lie down on the bed. My life is pretty good."
"Of course, just think of it as a small vacation for yourself." Wen Xi walked and talked, showing Ming Yao the interior of the Hedonie from time to time on the way, "I'll take some beautiful photos to share with you."
"Okay, take better photos," Ming Yao said, "I'm going to have a class reunion in a while, and I'm annoyed by a bunch of people showing off under the guise of having a meal, and they always ask me all kinds of questions, so I'll show off on WeChat Moments."
"No problem." Wen Xi reminded: "But remember to block your colleagues in the club."
"Guaranteed," Ming Yao winked. "I'm a meticulous gay who even managed to log out of all my browser accounts before dying after being hit by a car. Nothing will leak out about what I posted on WeChat Moments."
"Speaking of logging out of browser accounts, I suddenly remembered the novel you asked me to get. "So what if my brother hates me? After all, my brother can only be my wife." Wen Xi said hesitantly, "I think it's called this? What a strange name."
Ming Yao was very excited when talking about the novel: "It's not strange, it's just a pseudo-orthodoxy. The protagonist, the shou, is the older brother, and his parents adopted the protagonist, the younger brother. However, after a few years, they both became orphans. The older brother raised the younger brother."
"There's a saying that goes, a brother is born to be the younger brother's wife. But the bottom only treats him as a younger brother, and the top becomes dark and twisted. He drives away the man who comes to pursue his brother, and then makes a voice changer to have an online romance with his brother."
"The first time we did it was pitch black. After it was over, it was discovered that it was the younger brother. The victim had mixed feelings, but couldn't bear to kill him, so he slapped the top, which made the top, the m, very happy. After that, it was an extreme struggle. The elder brother decided to teach the younger brother a lesson, so he imprisoned him in the basement and gave him a severe lesson. Then the elder brother ran away. Half a year later, the younger brother caught the elder brother back and chased his wife to the crematorium."
"... and then... in the end, they saw each other's true hearts and they got together. Oh, their token of love was a diamond necklace made by themselves from a rough stone. It cost 131,400 yuan, so romantic."
"Who can give me a necklace?" Ming Yao looked lost, and suddenly thought of something, and asked in surprise: Wenxi, did you say that Yanjue would give you a necklace?
The topic suddenly turned to Wen Xi, who was listening with great interest. She was stunned for a moment and nodded blankly: "Yes, but I was afraid of damaging it, so I put the necklace away."
"What kind? Any pictures?"
Wen Xi shook her head: "No, I put it away the next day. It's a yellow diamond necklace."
"How much? I think Mr. Yan flew over to catch you overnight, and the necklace he gave you must have some other meaning."
"How much is it? Maybe it's about the same price as the 1314 necklace that the younger brother gave to his older brother."
"That shouldn't be the case..." Wen Xi said uncertainly, "He said it's not expensive."
"Just ask."
Wen Xi's eyelids jumped: "Is this okay to ask? And he should have fallen asleep."
Ming Yao propped up his face and looked at the boy's red ears. He raised his eyebrows and spoke slowly: "You two just finished a phone call, how could he fall asleep? Wenwen, just ask him. What if Mr. Yan has some other intentions and you don't know, then wouldn't that bury his true feelings?"
“Miniature moon” – in the context of the time, it was indeed very relevant, and it had the meaning of replacing the lost moonlight of childhood.
But it was Wenxi who brought up his childhood on his own initiative, so this was probably not Yanjue’s original intention.
Is it true that the gift that Yan Jue flew thousands of miles to give him has no other meaning?
Ming Yao's words were like a key that slowly opened the Pandora's box in Wen Xi's heart, and he stuck his head out with restrained curiosity.
The white light from the corridor shone on Wenxi's face, casting a shadow on his eyelashes. His eyes lit up a little, and he whispered, "Then I'll try."
"You come."
It was a bit strange to suddenly ask someone about the price of a necklace after several days. But curiosity was nagging at her, and Wenxi couldn't resist the temptation.
He maintained the video call with Ming Yao, switched the window and opened Yanjue's chat box.
Her fingertips were clenched tightly, her lips were bitten red, and her facial expression kept changing until she finally became determined.
She tapped the man's head quietly with her fingertips.
Try to check first whether the other person is asleep or not, otherwise it would be awkward to ask directly.
It has been more than twenty minutes since Wenxi and Yanjue had their video call. Logically, the other party should have fallen asleep, but surprisingly, before Wenxi's fingers curled up, the words "The other party is typing..." appeared above the chat box.
[Y.]: Not asleep yet.
[Stream Becomes the Sea]: I can’t sleep because I’m thinking about you.
[Y.]: Sweet words are not an excuse for not taking a good rest.
"You haven't slept either." Wen Xi muttered softly.
[The stream becomes the sea]: [Snap...My heart is broken]
[Y.]: What are you thinking about me?
[Stream Becomes the Sea]: When I was looking at photos, I came across the photo of the miniature moon you gave me.
[溪流成海]: I suddenly became curious about its price. I was afraid it was too expensive, so I didn’t dare to wear it. [crying]
[Y.]: It’s not very expensive, just wear it.
[Y.]: A little over 50,000, don’t feel burdened.
[Y]: It’s already eleven o’clock, go and have some rest.
[Stream Becomes the Sea]: Once you have finished your worries, you will fall asleep quickly~
[Stream into the Sea]: Good night~
After finishing the conversation with Yan Jue, Wen Xi breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with expensive jewelry, diamonds of this price made him feel more comfortable. Even if he had to pawn the jewelry, he could afford to pawn it back.
"How much?" Ming Yao, who had been quiet all the time, asked.
"A little over fifty thousand."
"Hiss, hiss, hiss - 52,000 is possible." Ming Yao joked.
“Although it’s not very expensive, it’s still hard to earn a month’s salary if you keep it yourself.”
Wenxi: "I put it away because I was afraid it would be lost or damaged."
"That's fine. The watch that Miss Zhang from Minghua Times gave to Brother Yi last time was about 250,000. Mr. Yan is a little short."
Wen Xi shook her head: "I think it's just right."
"It's fine as long as you like it," Ming Yao yawned and spoke with sobs: "I'm going to check my phone for a while and then go to sleep. You still have to go to work tomorrow, so you should go to sleep too."
After hanging up the phone, Wenxi saw that it was getting late and had no intention of continuing the tour, so he took the elevator down to the floor where he was staying.
When I was about to reach the door of the room, my cell phone rang, and the sound was particularly loud in the silent cabin.
Wen Xi found that Ming Yao, who was about to go to bed, sent him a 54-second voice message. Wen Xi felt his pocket and found no headphones, so he clicked on the text message.
[Oh my god, no wonder some people are worried about the development of AI, mobile phone big data is too amazing now. I just finished talking to you about the necklace, and the news pushed to me was about jewelry necklaces. This phone can detect sounds from time to time. When I opened the Blue Cat account, the first news was a jewelry auction news, and it was a diamond necklace. Oh my god [Shocked]]
The shocked expression in the text message sent via WeChat perfectly conveyed Ming Yao’s astonishment.
[Streams become seas]: Don’t panic when it comes to big data computing.
[If You Are Unhappy, You Are Superman]: I know, I am just shocked by the coincidence, you can see for yourself.
[If you are not happy, you will be a superman]: [Blue Cat-Today's Information]
Wen Xi remained skeptical about the possibility of the phone detecting sound. The best explanation was that Ming Yao had browsed relevant content about the necklace before and stayed on a certain message for a while, so the system analyzed his interest and kept pushing messages.
However, when he actually clicked on the news link, he was as shocked as Ming Yao.
[Auction of the Duchess of Smith’s diamond necklace… It is reported that this unheated sapphire necklace has a history of a hundred years. A hundred years ago, the Duke of Smith fell in love with the girl Elizabeth at first sight. In order to pursue her, he went deep into dangerous places to explore, cut and polished the raw stone himself, and made this necklace… The girl Elizabeth was moved by his sincerity and agreed to pursue her… In the end, the two of them stayed together for a hundred years…]
[After several rounds of bidding, this diamond necklace was bought by a mysterious buyer named Y from China for 910,000 yuan...]
A yellow/colored diamond is not necessarily a topaz, it may also be a sapphire.
And the mysterious buyer named Y——
Wen Xi's heart was pounding, and he quickly scrolled to the end of the official account. When he saw the familiar diamond necklace, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
The waves were crashing and the raging sea was almost hitting the window.
A little over fifty thousand.
It’s just 860,000 more, less than one million.
Yan Jue, who spent 190,000 yuan on the first meeting, said "I am very rich" just objectively stating the facts. He really has enough money to support a piggy bank.
Wen Xi's fingers were stiff, his mind and heart were in a mess. He looked at the message sent by the other party, "Don't feel any psychological burden", and finally cursed helplessly.
"Yan Jue, you are really crazy."
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