Chapter 224

"Did your boyfriend buy it?"

Xia Weiwei immediately showed a gossipy expression; after all, based on her understanding of Shen Ci, she certainly couldn't afford such an expensive bracelet herself.

Shen Ci shook her head, but Xia Weiwei didn't believe her: "Are you too embarrassed to tell me? You're so pretty, and there are many rich people in Longcheng. There must be many people chasing you!"

"I am indeed in a relationship, but this bracelet really wasn't bought by my boyfriend. I bought it myself," Shen Ci said truthfully.

Only then did Xia Weiwei shockedly retract her expression, a dirty thought subconsciously welling up in her heart.

"A-Ci, you..."

Shen Ci frowned slightly: "Don't think nonsense. I earned some money through investments in Longcheng."

Some money?

Can "some money" buy such an expensive bracelet?

She slowly let go of Shen Ci's hand, pursed her lips, and said: "You have to take good care of yourself while you're alone in Longcheng."

These words sounded a bit inexplicable at the moment, but Shen Ci knew that Xia Weiwei was letting her imagination run wild and filling in the blanks with all sorts of messy things.

After all, they hadn't seen each other for two years, and the contrast she brought might indeed be a bit too large.

"You know me, I'm not that kind of person." Shen Ci patted her shoulder to put her at ease.

Xia Weiwei looked at her and nodded gently.

"Then show me what your boyfriend looks like. Let me see if he's worthy of you." Xia Weiwei's expression changed, returning to normal.

Shen Ci smiled helplessly and took out her phone to find a photo of Tang Song: "Take a look, he's a police officer."

"So handsome! How tall is he?"

"About 1.85 meters."

"Where is he from?"

"A local from Longcheng."

Xia Weiwei held the phone, her eyes fixed on it: "Really nice, A-Ci. You two are a perfect match—a talented man and a beautiful woman. If he's from Longcheng, his family background must be pretty good too."

Shen Ci smiled and said: "I didn't consider those things. I just took a liking to his face and his physique."

Upon hearing this, Xia Weiwei looked at Shen Ci with a meaningful expression and clicked her tongue twice: "You're still the same as before, a face-con!"

Shen Ci raised her eyebrows, not denying it.

Then, Xia Weiwei suddenly changed the subject and said: "Ma Hexu and You Liqing are together."

These two names popping up suddenly made Shen Ci freeze for a moment before she remembered who they were.

Both were her high school classmates. Ma Hexu was the class heartthrob who had chased her from the second year of high school until the college entrance exam. Shen Ci had only wanted to study at that time, so she hadn't paid him any attention.

You Liqing was one of Ma Hexu's pursuers, a wealthy daughter from a rich family. Her style of doing things in school was very high-profile, and her pursuit of Ma Hexu was known to the entire school.

Of course, because Ma Hexu liked Shen Ci, You Liqing had always regarded Shen Ci as a romantic rival, and the relationship between the two was not good.

"Tell me, why didn't you just agree to Ma Hexu back then? He was so handsome!"

"Although I am a face-con, I am a rational face-con. In high school, studying was definitely more important."

Xia Weiwei pouted: "But having said that, your current boyfriend is indeed capable; he's more handsome than Ma Hexu."

"I've always felt that he isn't just handsome; he is dashing!"

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course. 'Handsome' is a form, while 'dashing' is temperament plus form. Just like 'pretty' and 'beautiful'."

Xia Weiwei laughed: "You're still as rigorous as ever. But what you said doesn't seem wrong. Just looking at the photo of your boyfriend, one can feel a sense of upright righteousness about him, but Ma Hexu doesn't have that."

"By the way, You Liqing has started organizing a class reunion these past few days. She organized it last year, and she asked me this morning if I would go. Why don't you go too?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Ci refused without even thinking: "I won't go. You know she has always treated me as a romantic rival; how could she possibly invite me? Besides, among high school classmates, I only keep in touch with you, and there's no need to see the others again."

Xia Weiwei disagreed: "She doesn't know you're back. If she knew you were back, she would definitely invite you. Think about it: in high school, she viewed you as a romantic rival because of Ma Hexu. Now that she's caught Ma Hexu, she definitely wants to show off to you as a victor. She definitely wants you to go."

"Heh." Shen Ci sneered: "Whoever wants to go can go. I don't have time to witness their love."

"It's so boring to be at home during the New Year. Class reunions are actually very interesting." Xia Weiwei wanted Shen Ci to go: "Really, you should think about it carefully. As soon as I let the word out that you're back, You Liqing will definitely find a way to contact you. I'm going to the restroom first."

Saying this, she stood up and left.

Shen Ci shook her head helplessly, only then finding the time to scan the code to order herself a "black tea latte."

Who would have thought that when she inadvertently looked up, a familiar figure flashed past the doorway not far away.

Shen Ci was stunned, and by the time she wanted to see more clearly, that figure had already disappeared.

Did she see wrong?

She seemed to have seen Lin Biqi. The side profile of that figure looked very much like Lin Biqi, but her lower abdomen was somewhat protruding—she was a pregnant woman!

Shen Ci blinked, almost instinctively guessing that Lin Biqi hadn't aborted Li Xiao's child at all, and that Li Xiao had already gone abroad.

This...

How spectacular!

In the restroom, Xia Weiwei was hiding in a stall, frantically using her phone to search for "Cartier" bracelets, until she saw one exactly the same as the one Shen Ci was wearing.

"Global Limited Edition"!

The retail price was nearly a hundred thousand!

She widened her eyes in shock, staring at the price tag for a long time, unable to recover. And this model of bracelet had long since sold out; even with money, you couldn't buy it.

Although Shen Ci said she bought it herself, Xia Weiwei didn't fully believe it in her heart, and now that she saw the price, she believed it even less.

What kind of investment could earn so much money?

Her boyfriend was a police officer. Could a police officer earn that much money?

Xia Weiwei didn't believe it; Shen Ci must have kept something from her.

What kind of things would one be unwilling to be honest about? That certainly wouldn't be anything glorious...

About twenty minutes later, Xia Weiwei came out of the restroom, her expression very natural: "How about it? Are you going or not?"

"I don't want to go." Shen Ci still shook her head in refusal.

Xia Weiwei, however, felt that Shen Ci didn't want to go because she was afraid that everyone would ask questions. If they saw her wearing such expensive clothes and jewelry now, they would certainly become suspicious.

At that point, it might be impossible to keep the secret.

"Alright then, I won't force you. Anyway, I've promised to go. If you change your mind at the last minute, remember to tell me. You only get to see old classmates once a year, and every time you see them, it's one less time. You should think about it again."

Shen Ci nodded, but in her heart, she had no intention of changing her mind.

As it turned out, that evening, she suddenly received a WeChat friend request. Upon clicking on the avatar, she recognized at a glance that it was You Liqing.

The other party took the initiative to send a message first: "Hello Shen Ci, long time no see. Weiwei said you came back for the New Year. Let's go out and have a gathering?"

(End of chapter)