Five years after my wife's death, she came back!

"like?"

Shang Chenyan suddenly spoke up, drawing Shi Ying's attention back.

Shi Ying glanced at him subconsciously. Who wouldn't like such a sparkling diamond? But it was just something to look at; this one didn't look cheap at all.

Sure enough, the next second the person on stage said, "Starting bid: 2000 million US dollars."

Shi Ying's mouth opened into an "O" shape.

"I don't like it." She answered decisively, then muttered under her breath, "US dollars, huh? So much money for a diamond? What a waste."

Moreover, she doesn't know how to appreciate value; if she saw someone wearing pink diamonds on the street, she wouldn't recognize that they were worth so much money.

Shi Ying suddenly remembered that she had a ring in her real home that looked like a pink diamond, but she couldn't remember when she bought it. It seemed like she suddenly saw it in a box one day.

But those must have been some small trinket she bought online sometime ago; they're not worth much.

There seemed to be a sense of nostalgia in Shang Chenyan's eyes. The pink diamond he bought for Shi Ying was made into two rings. One of them disappeared with her, and the other was made into a pendant, which he always wore around his neck and close to his heart.

The appearance of the pink diamond brought the auction to a climax, and within minutes the price was driven up to $3000 million.

4000.

At this moment, Shang Chenyan spoke up.

Everyone else at the scene was silent for a few seconds, including Shi Ying.

He just asked her if she liked it. Could he be planning to buy it for her?

Thinking of this, she broke out in a cold sweat, covered her mouth, and whispered, "I don't like it, don't do anything rash."

Shang Chenyan glanced at her: "I like it, I'll buy it to collect."

As more people raised the bid, Shang Chenyan shouted out 5000 million again.

Shi Ying nudged Pei Yanchuan beside her with her elbow: "Aren't you going to do anything about him? Won't he go bankrupt?"

Pei Yanchuan gave her a disdainful look: "Buying a diamond bankrupts you? What kind of boss is he? He should go home and play in the mud."

Shi Ying: "..."

She shouldn't have worried about things unnecessarily.

Ultimately, the pink diamond was purchased by Shang Chenyan for $7000 million.

That night, Shi Ying almost became numb to the concept of money.

After the auction, the latter half of the banquet was a bit boring. Shi Ying idly followed Shang Chenyan, listening to him dismiss wave after wave of people who came to curry favor with him.

Seeing this, Pei Yanchuan pulled the two up to a private room on the second floor. Inside were people they often hung out with, including a familiar face, Ji Huanzhou.

Upon seeing Shi Ying, everyone fell silent for a moment.

Apart from Pei Yanchuan and Ji Huanzhou, the others had long forgotten about her. They assumed that Shang Chenyan, who had been celibate for many years, had finally blossomed, so they all warmly invited her to sit down.

In this unfamiliar environment, Shi Ying instinctively looked towards Shang Chenyan.

Shang Chenyan reached out and grabbed her shoulder, pressing her down onto the sofa: "Sit for a while, then we'll leave."

There were playing cards scattered on the table; these people had been playing before we arrived.

Pei Yanchuan, sitting to the side, asked her, "Shi Xiaoying, want to play a couple of rounds?"

Shi Ying was somewhat interested in playing, but she didn't want to lose money, especially since this group of people were sure to be playing for a high price.

Shang Chenyan saw through her thoughts at a glance and said with amusement, "You play, and if you lose, it's on me."

Pei Yanchuan got excited as soon as he heard that: "Okay, come on, Shi Xiaoying. Anyway, it's not your money if you lose. Let him lose all his wealth."

Shi Ying glared at him: "You're the one who gambled away your entire fortune."

After saying that, she glanced at Shang Chenyan discreetly: "Really?"

Shang Chenyan hummed in agreement: "Go ahead and play."

She was quite reserved downstairs, but the private room was full of familiar faces, and with Pei Yanchuan livening things up, she relaxed a bit.

Shi Ying played a few rounds and had pretty good luck, managing not to lose.

Moreover, Shang Chenyan sat next to her, giving her hints from time to time, which made Pei Yanchuan on the other side lose quite badly.

"What are you two whispering about? Shang Chenyan, sit further away and don't help her watch the cards."

Shi Ying laughed: "He didn't even look at your cards, why are you making such a fuss?"

Shang Chenyan leaned back and put one arm on the back of Shi Ying's arm, as if he were holding her in his arms.

The man parted his thin lips slightly: "If you're bad at cooking, practice more."

Pei Yanchuan was furious: "You two are just trying to annoy me. You've been targeting me ever since we played cards in college."

Shi Ying snorted: "I didn't even know you back in college, so don't give me that."

"How come I don't recognize you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Pei Yanchuan met Shang Chenyan's warning gaze and reluctantly shut his mouth.

Shi Ying gave him a strange look: "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Pei Yanchuan tossed the cards to Ji Huanzhou: "Forget it, I can't argue with you two."

After playing a few more rounds, Shi Ying won quite a bit. She raised her chin and looked at Shang Chenyan, as if asking him how it went.

Shang Chenyan smiled and pushed all the chips on the table in front of her: "Hmm, great, they're all yours."

*

After the banquet, Shi Ying followed Shang Chenyan out of the hotel.

The car stopped in front of the two of them. Shang Chenyan opened the back seat and gestured for Shi Ying to get in first.

Once he was seated, the partition suddenly rose up, blocking the driver's view.

Shi Ying was startled and turned her head to meet the man's gaze.

"What...what are you going to do?"

Shang Chenyan leaned back in the back seat, closing his eyes to rest. Hearing this, he didn't even open his eyes: "I've had too much to drink. I'll take a nap."

Shi Ying: ...Okay, she thought he deliberately raised the barrier because he was going to do something to her.

Thinking about her bizarre ideas, Shi Ying's cheeks flushed.

The black Maybach drove smoothly through the quiet night. The car was quiet, with only the sound of even breathing. Shi Ying leaned against the window, two people's distance between them.

There was her coat in the car, so Shi Ying took off the suit jacket he had just given her and carefully draped it over his shoulders.

After an unknown amount of time, the car stopped outside the villa, but Shang Chenyan was still not awake.

The driver left first, and Shi Ying hesitated whether to wake him up.

We need to wake him up; we can't let him sleep in the car all night.

Thinking of this, she slowly moved closer to him and whispered, "Shang Chenyan."

There was no movement.

It seems like I'm fast asleep.

Shi Ying frowned, then simply patted his face: "Get up and go back to sleep."

She propped herself up to look at him, only to suddenly meet a pair of dark eyes.

Her hand was still on his face.

Shi Ying was startled and hurriedly tried to pull her hand back.

But the next moment, Shang Chenyan grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms.

Shi Ying lay on his chest, her expression changing; something was poking her.