The antique girlfriend of a chaebol heir

In the evening, the lights in the private rooms of a top-tier club in Beijing were deliberately dimmed to create an ambiguous atmosphere.

Today is Su Cheng's birthday. He didn't go back to his hometown of Haishi during the National Day holiday, so Jiang Duo and the others celebrated his birthday here.

Xie Shuheng gave a wink, and the waiter immediately brought out an exquisite multi-tiered birthday cake.

None of these young masters needed this sweet treat; they were just going through the motions.

Su Cheng clasped his hands together, ready to blow out the candles on the cake, when he suddenly sneezed.

Xie Shuheng glanced at him disdainfully and said coldly, "You can eat this cake yourself."

Su Cheng rubbed his nose and grinned, "I don't know what's wrong, but I've sneezed several times in the last half hour... Could someone be talking about me?"

Xie Shuheng ignored him and glanced at his phone: "I wonder what that kid Yin Kuo is busy with. He hasn't come over yet."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the door to the private room was pushed open casually.

Yin Kuo swept in like a gust of wind, casually placing a delicate little red box next to the cake with a "thud," and looking around with a grin: "Do you know what this is?"

No one in the private room paid him any attention.

Yin Kuo wasn't annoyed. He cleared his throat and said with a smug look on his face, "My sister-in-law just gave this to me herself."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Duo finally lifted his eyelids and looked at his face.

Yin Kuo was startled by the stare and dared not keep her in suspense any longer. He quickly explained seriously, "I ran into Xiao Gu Dong at the Lin family's wedding banquet just now, and I gave her a ride back to school. This is the wedding candy she gave me before she got out of the car."

Xie Shuheng raised an eyebrow, his tone playful: "The Lin family's wedding banquet? Which Lin family?"

"Which Lin family could it be?" Yin Kuo sat down next to Su Cheng. "It's Professor Lin's family from our school. Professor Lin's sister and Xiao Gu Dong's father got married today. From now on, Xiao Gu Dong is practically a member of the Lin family."

At this point, Yin Kuo paused, then looked at Jiang Duo as if seeking credit: "Brother Duo, you really have to thank me properly. Today, as soon as I arrived at the banquet hall, I saw that Bai family brat trying to take advantage of my sister-in-law. I went up and kicked him, chasing him away."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Duo's previously indifferent expression instantly turned cold, and a hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes.

Xie Shuheng added slowly and deliberately, "One kick was too lenient on him. You should have kicked him a few times in the groin to cut off his sexual desires."

"There will be another chance next time." Yin Kuo saw the cake on the table, picked up a knife and cut a small piece: "Why is no one eating it? I'm actually a little hungry."

As he spoke, he forked a small piece and put it in his mouth.

Su Cheng stared intently at his movements, hesitant to speak.

Just then, Yin Kuo's phone, which was on the table, suddenly vibrated. He glanced at the screen and saw that it was his grandmother calling, so he pressed the speakerphone button without hesitation.

Grandma He's booming voice immediately echoed in the private room: "Kuo'er, have you taken Miss Shen to school?"

"Of course!" Yin Kuo swallowed the cake, raised his chin, and said, "Don't you trust me to do things?"

"You've grown up so much, and you've never given us a moment's peace of mind." Old Mrs. He's tone became somewhat disdainful, but then she quickly changed her tone, her voice full of praise, "But to be fair, you did a really good job today, and you even knew to act as a protector and help Miss Shen out of a predicament."

As Yin Kuo listened, he proudly stretched his neck toward Jiang Duo, his eyes clearly conveying: I wasn't lying, was I? I really did help my sister-in-law.

"To be honest, I liked this Miss Shen very much from the moment I met her." Old Mrs. He's voice suddenly came closer, as if she were speaking into a microphone.

"That girl is exceptional in both looks and temperament. Although her family background is somewhat inferior, and she is not the Lin family's biological granddaughter, our Yin family is not a conservative family."

"Grandma!" Yin Kuo choked, spraying cake crumbs onto the tablecloth. He coughed violently as he reached for his water glass.

"It's rare to see you so attentive to the young lady, helping her out of a predicament and escorting her back to school. Don't worry, once you've dealt with all those other women outside, I'll put in a good word for you with your Grandma Lin. It wouldn't be bad if our families became in-laws..."

Yin Kuo was terrified and quickly shouted into the phone, "Grandma! Don't talk nonsense! I have no improper thoughts about Miss Shen!"

"I know, I know, you young people don't need to be embarrassed..."

Seeing that his grandmother was about to utter some shocking words, Yin Kuo was so frightened that he lost his mind. He gave a few perfunctory replies and hurriedly hung up the phone.

There was a three-second silence in the private room.

"Brother Duo," Yin Kuo's voice was still hoarse, "let me explain, my grandma, my grandma has Alzheimer's—"

"Has it been sent to school?" Jiang Duo interrupted him, his voice low.

"It's been delivered!"

Yin Kuo nodded quickly, "I saw her enter the school gate with my own eyes. At the banquet, I heard her tell her father that she was going shopping with her dormitory classmates the next day, so she came back a night early."

Jiang Duo lowered his eyes.

Based on his understanding of Shen Ci, he was certain that she had not gone shopping with her classmates; she probably just made up this excuse because she didn't want to disturb her father's wedding night.

He stood up, picked up his coat draped over the back of the chair, and said calmly, "You guys stay here, I'm leaving now."

Yin Kuo was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Brother Duo, where are you going?"

Jiang Duo didn't even glance at him.

"Of course I'm going to keep your sister-in-law company."

As he spoke, he bent down, picked up the exquisite red candy box next to the cake, held it in his hand, and walked straight out of the private room.

……

The dormitory was very quiet.

Li Yueran booked her plane ticket before her holiday even started, and she's probably on vacation with her boyfriend from out of town right now. Yu Nuo and Chu Xuanxuan are both from this city, and they couldn't wait to go home as soon as their holiday started, so they haven't returned yet.

Shen Ci sat at her desk, tidying up the wooden box in front of her.

The box contained neatly stacked silk threads of various colors, several embroidery needles of different lengths, and some fabric.

Next month is Grandma Lin's 80th birthday, and she definitely wants to go. After thinking it over, she decided to embroider a small ornament by hand as a birthday gift.

She remembered that Yu Nuo had mentioned before that there was a well-known antique market near the school, which had many old items.

She plans to take some time tomorrow to go shopping and choose a sandalwood base with a fine texture, which she will then frame after the embroidery is finished.

Having made up his mind, Shen Ci took out his phone, intending to first check the specific address of that antique market.

The screen had just lit up when a video call invitation suddenly popped up on WeChat. Before she could react, her finger instinctively pressed the green answer button.

The scene flashed, and Jiang Duo's handsome face filled the entire screen.

He lowered his head slightly, his brow bone deep-set, a hint of nonchalant amusement in his eyes. Judging from the background behind him, he was probably in a car; the occasional shadows of the streetlights flickered across his profile, making him appear even more aloof.

"Are you alone in the dorm?" Jiang Duo's voice came through the door, deep and a little lazy.

Shen Ci looked at the person on the screen and nodded slightly in response.

"Get ready, come to the south gate of the school," Jiang Duo said, looking directly at her. "I'll take you to see a movie."

Shen Ci was slightly taken aback. Before she could speak, Jiang Duo cut off her escape route.

He leaned slightly closer to the camera, his gaze fixed intently on her, a hint of a smile in his voice:

"Ten minutes."

"If you don't come over... I'll wait for you downstairs in your dorm."