crown you

Chapter 1 Rainstorm Feast (1)
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When the rain was at its heaviest, the sky seemed to be split by lightning.

The hall of Mu Mansion was full of the smell of cigar smoke in Mu Qiang's mouth. He sat on the sofa and watched Xin Yahui try on the latest dress. Xin Lifen picked out a string of necklaces from the jewelry box to match her. Mu Qiang squinted and asked: :"Like it?"

"Thank you godfather."

"Baby." Xin Lifen hinted.

Xin Yahui changed her words and said, "Thank you, Dad."

It was at that time that Shi Yin quietly appeared at the gate, and there was a thunder, she and Zhi Ai were drenched, the rain dripped down the ends of her hair and sleeves onto the marble floor, and her whole body was filled with chills.

Xin Lifen calmly put on the necklace for Xin Yahui, and Mu Qiang slowly took a look over.
One part of the hall was prosperous and the other was bleak. Shi Yin's voice was soaked in the rain and fog, and said, "Give me a case of wine, and we will move out after drinking."

As Mu Qiang mentioned, he will pay for the wine.

So after these words fell, he stared at Shiyin like an eagle, but didn't speak.

Not speaking is tacitly responding.

Shi Yin and Zhi Ai went upstairs wetly. At that time, Xin Yahui was wearing a necklace inlaid with pearls and diamonds on her neck. She looked at Shi Yin amidst the crowd's embrace, and Shi Yin was also going upstairs alone. Looking back at her from time to time, the pearl light covered Xin Yahui's chin and collarbone, and the damp rain covered Shi Yin's eyelashes and forehead. The eyes of the two quietly met and then moved away in the hall. One daughter was radiant, and the other was cold and aloof.

"Just this one," Xin Lifen applauded, "This one looks great, baby."

"Mom," Xin Yahui turned her head, "the necklace is so beautiful."

"Your mother is a woman with good eyesight." Mu Qiang boasted.

"And skiing, I don't even know."

Xin Lifen smiled: "That was also five years ago, but not now."

On the table was the invitation card for the reception of the UM Ski Club's 20th Anniversary Celebration, and one could tell from the conversation alone that Shi Yin walked through the corridor expressionlessly, and Zhi Ai slowly followed behind her.

After entering the room, she went straight to the closet, Zhi Ai closed the door, and Shi Yin took out the dresses from the closet one by one and threw them on the bed.

"They are also guests at the banquet." Zhi Ai said.

"Ignore them."

"They have invitations."

Shi Yin ignored this sentence.

"I'll get it."

"I said it's okay." She walked around the bed to the dressing table, pulled out the drawer and took out the jewelry box, and dumped the glittering bracelets and diamond chains on the bed, mixing them with the pile of clothes, "Sell them all, we need them." money."

"Then what are you wearing?"

Shi Yin didn't answer, she put the clothes into the storage bag, Zhi Ai watched for a long time, then left the room alone.

This quiet atmosphere left Shi Yin to think for herself, she sat on the edge of the bed and closed her eyes.

She only looked sideways when she heard the sound of Zhi Ai entering the room again. Zhi Ai quietly opened the box she held in her arms, and looked at her: "Mary's soul."

A blood-red jewel lay spotlessly inside the silk satin, Shi Yin watched, stared at Zhi Ai, Zhi Ai nodded to her, but she finally shook her head: "You can't use this."

"Then let's sell it and keep my sister's clothes and jewelry."

She got up and closed the box in Zhi Ai's hand, and hugged Zhi Ai at the same time: "Thank you, but I want you to keep it and only sell it when it is absolutely necessary, and don't use it on me."

"I don't want you to be too tired."

"We won't get tired. A case of wine can keep us here for a month. The clothes are all good brands. Even the styles from two years ago can still sell for a good price. Jewelry also has a market price. Just keep one or two pieces. It’s more than enough for other helpers to pay for the surgery and medical expenses.”

"I want you to be more decent." Zhi Ai opened the box again, "Banquet, you must have something that can completely attract him."

Shi Yin took a breath, still shaking his head.

The room was quiet, Zhi Ai closed the box gently, the sisters were speechless.

At this time someone knocked on the door.

The door opened in response to the sound, and Xin Yahui's gaze fell on Zhi Ai, holding a stack of mango cakes in her hand, smiling slightly, while Zhi Ai's indifferent expression remained unchanged.

"This is the mango cake that my mother and I made yesterday. I have leftovers, and I want to send the third mother to recuperate after surgery."

Three moms.

The words were very ulterior motives, and directly brought out the time tone in the room. The door of the room that had been concealed was opened, and Zhi Ai's shoulder was lightly pressed, and the two really met each other. Taking the dessert plate in hand: "Thank you."

"But my mother doesn't eat overnight snacks. The mango crisps made by Fancy are the best, and she can't eat the ones made by the second person." Put the plate in the hands of the waiter behind Xin Yahui, let go quickly, and the waiter was eager to pick it up. Yin continued, "Did you find the watch bracelet?"

"not yet."

"We didn't have this kind of thing when we lived in it. Now we can't give you any good way to deal with it. I heard it's a house thief?"

Shi Yin's eyes and speaking speed were different from the first time they met, Xin Yahui paused for a while, then shook her head and smiled, "Sister Beiqi guessed it."

"Be careful."

The two continued to look at each other. After a brief silence, Xin Yahui nodded her forehead, and Zhi Ai watched her go.

close the door.

This Xin Yahui has a quiet personality, she should be a good girl, but she was born in the turbulent entertainment circle, and her mother, Xin Lifen, is a seasoned entertainer with skills, and she can get along with Mu Qiang. Both mother and daughter have shallow plans not going anywhere.

The room returned to silence, and Shi Yin reminded: "Keep a distance from them this month."

"kindness."

There were not enough storage bags at the foot of the bed, so she opened the cabinet on the top of the closet to get them, but she didn't reach the bag, but first touched a black square flat box, she looked down, and Zhi Ai came to help her pack it.

When the box was opened, I just wanted to take a look at it, but my eyes were slightly startled when they touched the contents of the box.

All movements came to a halt, the surrounding air was drawn away, almost holding her breath, Zhi Ai's eyelashes trembled, Shi Yin stared quietly for three seconds, and then gently covered her mouth with her fingertips.

this box.

If I remember correctly, this box was the last birthday present Mr. Bai gave her.

When I got it in my hand, I never opened it. Later, I stayed in the most lonely top cabinet of the wardrobe for two years. Now I opened it for the first time... The first time I opened it was also the first time that the dazzling gemstone necklace in the box was really born. In an instant, all the grays and whites in the room were painted with color, and they were instantly bright red.

"Sister." Zhi Ai said lightly.

After 5 minutes of being at a loss for what to do, Shi Yin closed his eyes and let out a breath.

She brought the box to her notebook, opened the web page, typed "Mary's Soul" into the search bar, and searched the relevant pages continuously, finally finding another word.

"...Anne's Tears," she read.

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"Anne's Tears" is different from "Mary's Soul". This mother diamond, which is twice as large, has been exquisitely cut and decorated in the shape of a drop. It is inlaid with hundreds of sky-high diamonds into a necklace and worn on the neck. So blood red and so dazzling, so noble and arrogant that it is difficult to control.

"We're looking for Mr. Bai..."

"Do not."

Shi Yin quickly interrupted Zhi Ai's thoughts, closed the box lid, then typed "UM Ski Club" in the search bar, and asked her, "Do you know why Mu Qiang got the invitation card?"

"Xin Lifen?"

"The least likely is Xin Lifen. She is an entertainer at most. There are indeed wealthy businessmen in her network, but she can only hook up with wealthy businessmen like Mu Qiang. Otherwise, why marry him?"

Zhi Ai did not speak for a while, Shi Yin continued: "Two possibilities, one is the backer, I am most familiar with Mu Qiang's social circle, and there are only two big backers he has come into contact with, one is Mr. Bai, and the other is..."

Skipping because he couldn't name that person, Shi Yin stabilized his mind and continued, "So if it's Mr. Bai, then he has already been used by Mu Qiang first, and I'm going to find him just to expose the purpose."

"What about the second possibility?"

Shi Yin pointed to the laptop screen and asked her to see it by herself.

Skiing was still an aristocratic sport decades ago. The UM club was founded by a wealthy businessman in the United States at the beginning.Among them, the cocktail party is held once a year, and the scale is luxurious. The invitation card recipients are all VIP members. Those who receive the invitation card may not necessarily go, but those who do not receive the invitation card will definitely find ways to enter the banquet.

According to the introduction on the club's website, this year, the right to manage the club was taken over by his son.

"The second possibility is that Mu Qiang took advantage of the chaotic period of successor handover and lied that he was a member of the older generation's circle, taking advantage of the loopholes to get contacts and invitation cards."

"Then which one should we use?" Zhi Ai asked.

"Neither of them."

The two sisters looked at each other, and Shiyin's mouse was hovering next to a photo. The photo was of an old man over fifty years old, and it was marked "Mr. Zhen Jun, a pastry chef specially hired for the cocktail party".

"Do you remember?" she said, "I once apprenticed to him."

Shi Yin waited for three days at the hotel where Zhen Jun was staying, and was finally invited to his afternoon tea.

The afternoon tea snacks were arranged by his young assistant, Shi Yin sat peacefully, observed the assistant's behavior when the assistant was pouring tea for himself, and then when he was about to pour tea for Mr. Zhen, said: "I'll come. "

Mr. Zhen looked at her and waved to the assistant.

Shi Yin poured the tea delicately, with standard etiquette, without making the noise of porcelain touching like the assistant just now, Mr. Zhen laughed: "Girl, you used to be the youngest, but now you are the best."

She smiled lightly.

After pouring the tea, the assistant served the dessert she had made, and she said, "Uncle Zhen, try it and see if my skills have deteriorated?"

Zhen Jun was Shi Yin's master when her family was still in a good position. She loved to go into the kitchen since she was a child, and her father sent her to Zhen Jun's place to learn how to make desserts during the winter and summer vacations. Later, when her family was in trouble, Shi Yin didn't have the time to pay for the tuition to continue. Desserts I haven't touched this craft for three or four years. This dessert was specially collected a lot of information about Zhen Jun and developed according to his favorite hometown flavor.

It may not be amazing, but at least it is not mediocre.

"Girl," Zhen Jun took a sip and said meaningfully, "You left too early."

The two looked at each other across the table, Zhen Jun's eyes were very sharp, I don't know how many things are involved, what a pity?blame?disappointment?Unable to figure out his thoughts until he couldn't say the next sentence, Shi's voice remained calm, and under the table, he held down the habitually trembling hand on his knee.

"Otherwise you are my heir." He leaned back in his chair and finished speaking.

His heart suddenly brightened, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Shi Yin laughed, and he laughed too, and then took another sip: "It's not simple. You have not retreated but advanced for so many years. You are not simple."

It's not easy, it took all my strength just to suppress the trembling hands when I was addicted to alcohol, and now I finally got a good start, it's not easy.

Shi Yin came to refill tea in the middle of the day, and Zhi Ai was waiting for her by the counter in the restaurant. While she was pouring tea, she said softly to Zhi Ai, "Did you see the assistant next to him?"

"Ah."

"I will gain Zhen Jun's complete trust in the next half month. You, you must make that assistant absent on the day of the reception."

Zhi Ai understood.

After afternoon tea, Shi Yin went back to Mu's Mansion, and when he entered the door, he happened to face Xin Lifen's mother and daughter.

Sitting in the living room were a few friends in the circle that Xin Lifen had entertained. They were chatting and laughing leisurely. Shi Yin's entry disturbed the atmosphere. Xin Lifen sipped his coffee while squinting, and continued to chat and laugh happily.

She went upstairs without looking away.

Xin Yahui was walking out of the corridor on the second floor. She changed into an expensive evening gown, with an ancient and fragrant jade pendant on her neck. She was walking with her skirt up, and she froze when she saw Shiyin, but her pace was not slow. Approaching both ends of the corridor, Xin Yahui looked at Shi Yin, her minimalist outfit, her fair and thin face, and her high-heeled walking posture that was far more skillful than her, but Shi Yin didn't even look at her. She, the two of them passed each other in a second, Xin Yahui was thoughtful.

Soon, the praises of the women came from the hall. Before Xin Yahui reached the center of the hall, everyone stood up and applauded her. Xin Lifen accepted her daughter gracefully and calmly, with laughter everywhere.

That day, Zhi Ai returned home later than Shi Yin, and she brought back a black suspender evening dress at Shi Yin's request. The drapey tail was hollowed out, which could vaguely reveal Shi Yin's beautiful thin ankle. Fairy spirit, if paired with Anne's tears, it will be even more beautiful.

"How much did you spend?" Shi Yin asked.

"Half of it, but I still have three sets of clothes and two pieces of jewelry on hand. After selling all of them, I can still pay for about two months of medical expenses."

"En." She lifted the long hair on the nape of her neck, and Zhi Ai put Anne's tears on her.

Ke.

There was a sudden noise at the door, and Zhi Ai paused her movements to look there, not knocking on the door, but it seemed that someone was outside, Shi Yin listened to the sound of high-heeled shoes leaving in a hurry on the corridor, looked in the mirror and said: "Go on." .”

Zhi Ai put on the necklace for her.

She let down her long hair.

The light became alluring at that moment, sticking to Shi Yin's skin like pearls, the black dress and the blood-red Anne's Tears are a perfect match, this dress is also a perfect match with Shi Yin, from top to bottom, it's so beautiful, Zhi Ai Satisfied, while she watched quietly, after watching for a while, she undid the necklace and took off the dress with one hand, and said softly: "The hair has grown."

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So far everything has gone smoothly, the box of wine in the room is getting less and less every day, every day Zhi Ai pours it into the sink by herself.

The banquet finally arrived after half a month.

It rained heavily that day, a long downpour, which made the air damp and cold. Xin Yahui and Xin Lifen went out early in the morning, and Zhi Ai also went out early.

There were desserts on the dressing table in the room, and Shiyin stood in front of the full-length mirror, using scissors to cut off the ends of her hair that was too long.

Hair fell to the floor.

She was calm, as calm as if this was one of countless days. She cut her hair, twisted her hair, stroked her neck, looked at herself in the mirror quietly, and then put the scissors on.

and so on.

Wait for Zhi Ai's text message, and wait for her to finish the part she is responsible for.Wait for Zhen Jun's call, and wait for him to say what he wants to hear.

She is in no hurry.

It's only been a month since she made up her mind to take action, so she's not in a hurry.

I just looked at myself in the mirror, I saw that I was much thinner than two years ago, and I didn't put on makeup. I stroked my neck, collarbone with my fingers, and finally pressed lightly on my waist and abdomen...

Beep—the phone rang fifteen minutes later, and Zhen Jun's call flashed on the screen.

There was still an hour before the opening of the reception, and it was raining heavily, and Zai Shiyin's car deliberately went around to the back door of the club building.

The banquet was held on the top floor. She took the elevator, and a few rich men who arrived first came with their girlfriends. She was quietly alone at the end, listening to the whispered laughter in front of her.

to the top.

When the elevator was full of people, Shi Yin was the last to come out, and Zhen Jun just came out to meet him.

"Uncle Zhen." She smiled, and while embracing the old gentleman friendly, she observed the entrance of the reception. There is one entrance in total. There are special personnel to check the invitation cards of each VIP, and some do not accept invitation cards. There are two types, one is the circle One of the important figures in the movie is the specially hired personnel such as Zhen Jun.

"Have you started yet?"

"Come on, come on, follow me." Zhen Jun led her inside.

When Shi Yin entered the venue, he deliberately slowed down, and when Zhen Jun walked in front, he went to the reception staff and said, "Mr. Zhen's assistant will arrive later, she is a woman with long hair and black clothes and a backpack. Please wait until you meet her." Then bring her to the kitchen."

"Mr. Zhen's assistant is not a..."

"Changed."

Seeing that she was getting close to Mr. Zhen, and seeing her low-key clothes, the reception staff decided that she was one of the insiders, nodded and said, "Okay, we will pay attention."

Shiyin entered the venue and took a look at it on the way to the kitchen. The venue for the banquet was designed with a Mediterranean garden as the theme. The skyscrapers and the cross-river bridge outside the glass wall can be seen at a glance. The style is very good, but there are not many guests and the host has not arrived , the atmosphere is relatively quiet.

Following Zhen Jun into the kitchen, he began to help, and faintly heard the sound of the reception outside getting lively, Zhen Jun said: "Girl, if your father was doing business honestly back then, now you are a guest outside, is it a pity?"

Shi Yin didn't answer, but just smiled silently.

Zhen Jun still likes her, and had thought of adopting her and Zhi Ai before, but the debt was too great to take care of their mother and daughter, so he could only help them with food and clothing in a short period of time until Mu Mu Lightning married Mu Mu. After Qiang, the contact was slowly broken.

In the second half of the reception, there was a small commotion in the kitchen, and some female employees whispered: "Young Director has arrived..."

The host of the reception has arrived.

(End of this chapter)