novelraw Chapter 222 Mother
Chapter 222 Mother
Su Wuli followed him curiously into the living room and sat down next to him.
The wood in the box is a dark color.
It is engraved with a lotus scroll pattern, and the petals of each flower are clearly visible, showing the skill of the carver.
"What is this?"
Yu Chen looked at her and gestured with his chin toward the box.
She looked down at the box, then at him, and then reached out and lifted the lid.
The box was lined with a layer of dark velvet, on which lay jade pendants of various sizes.
White, green, yellow, and a few patches with a light purple tinge...
Several hairpins were squeezed together next to the jade pendant, some gold, some silver, and one inlaid with a ruby, which flashed in the morning light.
There were even several strings of beads underneath.
There was also a string of stones whose names she didn't know, their color like the bluestone slabs after the rain, grayish-brown, yet with a smooth, lustrous sheen.
Su Wuli froze, her finger hovering over the box, unsure which part to touch.
"Weren't you heartbroken when you donated the jade pendant last time?" Yu Chen asked.
Hearing this, she looked up at him and asked, "This is...?"
Yu Chen reached into the box and picked up a jade pendant that looked somewhat like the one she had donated last time.
But the carving techniques are different.
This piece is carved with a lotus scroll, with thick petals and flowing branches and leaves, making it more intricate than the one with cloud patterns.
He glanced at it, put it back, and then picked up another piece.
It was blue, but there was nothing there.
Only the warm, lustrous sheen of jade itself.
He held the box between his fingertips for two seconds, then put it back, and then pushed the box towards her.
"For you."
what?
Su Wuli looked at the jade pendants and jewelry in the box with a look of astonishment on her face.
There was only one thought in my mind.
Last time, a single jade pendant cost 80 million.
How much does this box cost now?
She looked up at him in shock.
Yu Chen leaned back on the sofa, his arm draped over the backrest, looking relaxed.
Unable to resist asking, "Where did you get so many?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he said slowly and deliberately, "I said there are plenty more in the manor, we don't need any more."
Su Wuli was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses.
He was the regent, wielding immense power and having everything he desired.
That's true what they say, but seeing it with my own eyes still...
She looked at the jade pendants in the box, lying one by one on the velvet cloth.
He carefully reached out and picked up a small jade pendant.
It is white with emerald green accents, carved into the shape of an orchid, with petals so thin they are translucent.
She held it between her fingertips, the coolness of the jade seeping in through her fingertips.
She turned it over to look at the back, but there was nothing engraved on it.
After putting it back, he picked up the hairpin inlaid with a ruby. The gold setting was very thin, and the ruby was small but of a perfect color, as red as a drop of blood.
very beautiful.
It's a level of precision that current technology can't achieve.
She even held her breath, glanced at it, and carefully put it back, closing the box.
Holding the box, she couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid I'll take it and run away?"
"Where are you going?" Yu Chen asked back.
Looking up, Su Wuli met the man's gentle eyes, placed the box on the coffee table, and pushed it towards him.
"It's too valuable, I can't accept it."
Without saying a word, Yu Chen picked the box up from the coffee table and put it back in her arms.
Just as Su Wuli was about to push him away again, he held her hand down.
His hands were large, completely covering hers.
She parted her lips softly, "If you don't want it, then donate it all."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Wuli quickly hugged the box tightly, shaking her head so hard it almost became a rattle drum.
"no."
She finished speaking and looked up, meeting the subtle meaning in his eyes.
Su Wuli suddenly realized.
He did it on purpose; he knew exactly how hard she would be to let go.
She glared at him and placed the box on the coffee table.
She punched him in the chest with her fist, "You lied to me."
Yu Chen took her fist and chuckled softly.
Su Wuli's ears felt slightly hot as she listened to the laughter.
She pulled her hand out of his palm, lowered her head, and opened the box again.
She looked at the box full of priceless jewelry and jade pendants, and a smile appeared on her lips.
She laughed and said, "I've become a little rich woman."
"Hmm." He reached into the box, picked up the ruby hairpin, and examined it between his fingertips.
Then, looking at her, he said, "Try wearing it."
Su Wuli paused, raised her hand and touched her hair, "I didn't comb my hair into a bun, so I can't wear it."
After she finished speaking, she saw that Yu Chen was still staring at her intently.
Su Wuli lowered her eyes to look at her hair hanging down her chest, thought for a moment, and then raised her hand to gather her hair behind her head.
He combed his hair a couple of times with his fingers, then coiled it into a low bun.
Then he used the hairpin to pass through the middle and secure it.
When I inserted the hairpin, I adjusted its position so that the ruby end was sticking out.
Maruko leaned crookedly behind her left ear, with a few strands of hair hanging down from her temples and falling onto her cheeks.
She looked up at him and asked, "Is it pretty?"
Sunlight streamed in through the window, falling on her face and the hairpin behind her ear. The ruby's brilliance reflected on her skin like a small patch of sunset.
After her hair was put up, her neck was exposed.
Fair-skinned and slender.
"It looks good," Yu Chen said.
Su Wuli raised her hand and touched the hairpin behind her ear, her fingertips brushing against the ruby.
I couldn't help but stand up and walk to the mirror in the entryway to look at myself.
The person in the mirror was wearing a white loungewear outfit, with their hair casually tied up.
The rubies sparkled by her ears, making her complexion appear even brighter.
She tilted her head, then straightened it again.
She turned around, walked back, and stood in front of him.
Yu Chen reached out and pulled her back to the sofa, tucking a stray strand of hair that had fallen down her side behind her ear.
His gaze lingered on her face.
A moment later, Su Wuli raised her hand behind her ear and touched the hairpin, about to pull it out.
The man's fingers covered hers and pressed down on her hand. "Why would you take it apart?"
Su Wuli said, "It's too valuable. What if it gets damaged? I don't even know how many millions it costs."
"I can give you as much as you want," Yu Chen said in a deep voice.
"You've already given it to me," Su Wuli said anxiously. "Once it's given, it's mine. I can only wear it if I want to."
She paused slightly, then added, "I'm already very happy just to have worn it for a bit."
After she finished speaking, she pulled her hand out of his palm, raised it behind her ear, and took the hairpin off.
Her hair was loose and hung down over her shoulders.
Su Wuli pushed the box to the side of the coffee table, and then saw Yu Chen take out a small box from the side.
The box is much smaller than the previous one, only the size of the palm of your hand.
He placed the box in her hands. "Open it and take a look."
Su Wuli subconsciously opened the lid.
Inside lay a jade bracelet, not one of the ones she had seen earlier.
It's a different color, sticky and glutinous, like rice porridge with a little bit of green that won't dissolve, just sitting there solidified.
The inner wall of the bracelet is polished smooth and the edges are rounded, so it shouldn't feel uncomfortable on the wrist.
She reached out and touched him, then looked up at him.
But then his eyes fell on the bracelet. "It's my mother's."