After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 90 Jiang Shu's Return Gift

Jiang Shu glanced at the guitar: "This is my canary's toy."

Lin Shuangshuang breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew it! How could my Yanyu's favorite thing be here... Oh dear! Speaking of my husband, he's turning eighteen soon! Everyone hopes he can hold a big fan meeting, but his company doesn't seem to have given a clear answer. I'm so worried."

Jiang Shu looked at her: "You really want to see him that much?"

"I really want to see him! I've tried to greet him at the airport a few times, but I've never managed to get a ticket, and I've never been able to get a ticket to his concert either. I can only admire him from my phone screen." Lin Shuangshuang said sadly, "Turning eighteen is such an important day, I really want to see him. After the college entrance exam, I'm going to the music academy in France. I hope to follow in his footsteps and, through hard work, get into his heavenly music studio..."

Xu Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard from my father that Yan Yu... doesn't seem to be planning to have a coming-of-age ceremony."

"That can't be!" Qin Dou was the first to disbelieve. "He's the heir to the Yanxing Group! The heir to the Yanxing Group, which is ranked among the top five in the world. His coming-of-age ceremony is a global event... I'm even trying to find a way to sneak in!"

"What are you doing sneaking in? Isn't your ultimate idol Ning Yunzhan from Yunduan Group?" Jiang Shu asked curiously.

“Even the puppeteers say that only children make choices! Why can’t I like them all?” Qin Dou argued matter-of-factly. “Besides, at their level, for such a big event as their coming-of-age ceremony, Li Yubai and Ning Yunzhan will probably be there too. I’ll bring a pen and ask them to sign my clothes with a TO autograph. Then I can really walk around like a king for the rest of my life…”

Jiang Shu raised an eyebrow with an ambiguous expression: "Wait a minute, I'll let you walk sideways."

Qin Dou flinched: "We're so close, and you still want to beat me up?"

"..." Jiang Shu paused for a moment, then placed a piece of strawberry cake in his hand. "Eat cake, your idol Ning Yunzhan made it himself."

Qin Dou clearly didn't believe it. But he still took a bite out of courtesy, and then continued the previous topic: "For such a big event as Yan Yu's birthday, many fan clubs would prepare gifts, right? I want to make a violin for him by hand."

"The intention is good, but it's unnecessary. Being the heir to the Yanxing Group means that many things will be eliminated by bodyguards and staff before they even get close to him. In all his years in the industry, as far as I know, he has never received a single gift—he seems to disdain those heartwarming interactions. Despite standing at such a dazzling height, he often gives people the impression of being lonely and boring."

As soon as Lin Shuangshuang finished speaking, Xu Yan's eyes flickered: "Actually, it's not an illusion."

Jiang Shu grabbed the canary in her arms, kneading its small body, her gossipy nature resurfacing: "It's not just my imagination? Tell me more?"

The canary in her arms pecked at Jiang Shu several times.

Jiang Shu ignored her and instead stuffed the canary into her coat pocket, then looked at Xu Yan with a serious expression.

"Actually, I heard it from my dad... He's in that industry, so he has connections and knows a lot..." Xu Yan said softly. "That year, when Yan Yu debuted, the world only knew that a dazzling star was about to shine in the entertainment industry, but they didn't know that the young man cried his eyes out in the shadows where the spotlight didn't reach him..."

"He doesn't like the entertainment industry, so why does he want to go?" Jiang Shu subconsciously squeezed the struggling canary in her pocket.

"It seems to be related to a kidnapping he experienced when he was five years old," Xu Yan said, her voice filled with heartache. "They said they were going to wait for the person who would save him in the most dazzling place. But it's said that person was already dead and dismembered back then..."

"Waiting for someone I'll never see..." Jiang Shu sighed, "What a waste of time and energy!"

"..." Lin Shuangshuang covered her face, "You don't understand, that's called obsession."

after an hour.

The three students, who were so full they could barely walk, conscientiously cleaned up the pots and pans and then said goodbye to Jiang Shu.

Jiang Shu took out a small gift box that Yan Yu had prepared in advance: "These are for you."

"It's so embarrassing to eat and take things at the same time..."

“It’s our village’s custom to bring a gift when you attend a banquet.” Jiang Shu handed out a box to each person. “Take it. It’s a specialty from my village that you can’t buy anywhere else.”

Then, she pointed to the dark alley outside: "I'll escort you out of the alley."

At the alley entrance, Qin Dou's driver was already waiting. Jiang Shu watched them get into the car before turning around and walking back.

As I stepped into the courtyard, a mahjong table had already been set up under the apricot tree in the brightly lit courtyard.

Aside from the fish that can't move freely, the other... pets have each taken a spot and started playing mahjong.

Jiang Shu walked directly to the canary facing south and ruffled its head:

"I want to give Yan Yu a proper coming-of-age ceremony."

A hazy halo appeared in her palm, spilling across the area around the mahjong table. Then, Jiang Shu tactfully turned her back.

The rustling of clothes echoed one after another until Jiang Shu was sure they were all dressed before she turned around to face them again.

Beside the mahjong table, the pets have transformed into five alluring beauties.

“My lord, let’s make a deal.” Li Yubai looked very embarrassed. “In the future, when we enter and exit the fur space, and there are scenes like changing clothes that are not suitable for children, could you… at least guarantee that there is a door between us?”

“I turned around,” Jiang Shu said softly. “I didn’t peek.”

Feng Li was slowly buttoning his shirt when he heard this and glanced at her: "Oh? Can you guarantee you didn't listen either?"

"..." Jiang Shu's face flushed slightly. "Alright, alright! I'll avoid it in the future—let's get back to the topic we were just discussing, how about throwing a birthday party for Yan Yu?"

Yan Yu said sweetly, "There's no need to go to all that trouble. Being with my sister every day is happier than my birthday!"

“We should have one,” Ning Yunzhan pondered. “An eighteenth birthday coming-of-age ceremony is quite different from other birthdays.”

The others remained noncommittal.

Jiang Shu glanced at the group and said, "Since no one objects, let's do it. Let's make it a big one!"

In a private car.

Qin Dou, Xu Yan, and Lin Shuangshuang sat in the back seat, each holding a gift box given by Jiang Shu.

"I didn't even get to send the roast duck, but I still got a return gift for free." Qin Dou was a little embarrassed. "Let me see what Jiang Shu, that stingy girl, gave me."

"I'll be happy with anything you give me," Lin Shuangshuang sighed. "Just don't give me something like 'Three Years of College Entrance Examination and Five Years of Simulation'."

Xu Yan also lowered her head to open the box: "It's possible. She likes doing practice problems so much..."

After a few seconds.

Qin Dou stared in shock at the top few autographed photos inside the gift box:

"Yan Yu's autographed photo! And the VIP tickets to the concert that were only briefly available in the Puppet Man's live stream last time!"

"Ning Yunzhan—Holy crap! An invitation letter personally signed by Ning Yunzhan! Inviting me to join his design team after graduating from university! I'm dreaming! I must be dreaming..."

Lin Shuangshuang's hands were trembling slightly: "I...I also have Yan Yu's autographed photo and concert tickets! I...I also have an invitation from Yan Yu's Tianlai Music Studio—ahhhhh! As long as I finish the college entrance exam, I can become a nominal intern at Tianlai Studio! After I graduate from music university, I can get up close and personal with my idol!"

Xu Yan looked at her gift box: "I don't have Yan Yu's ticket, nor Ning Yunzhan's offer, only a stack of... um, black greeting cards?"

(End of this chapter)