Chapter 142: A Hint of Jealousy

Bai Wei simply left Xiao Moting hanging as well.

Who would have thought, little Xiao actually has a bit of a temper!

Forget about him!

She opened the documents sent by Zhou Yuchuan and examined them carefully.

The location for the Antique Exhibition is at the Exhibition Center in Yanjing.

By then, many reporters from both home and abroad will come.

The scale of this Antique Exhibition is very large; in order to break into the Huaxia market, the Roth Family has brought out over a hundred pieces of treasured antiques for display, all of which are precious artifacts.

Bai Wei glanced over them, her brows knitting together.

Many of the antiques the other party brought for the exhibition are actually ancient Huaxia artifacts, and among them is even the treasure that guards the imperial mausoleum from the Imperial Palace, the Dragon Beast Head from the Twelve Beast Heads.

She had heard the Museum Curator say that the Twelve Beast Heads of the Imperial Palace condensed the crystallization of the hard work of the craftsmen of that dynasty; even in the thousands of years of Huaxia's history of sculpture art, it is an art treasure of extremely high value.

Moreover, the Twelve Beast Heads symbolize the national fortune and have been worshipped by generations of emperors, holding a revered status.

It is just a pity that during the years of continuous war, the Twelve Beast Heads were stolen and drifted overseas.

The country spent decades and billions in funds to finally manage to recover a portion, and now they are only one Dragon Head short of gathering the complete set of Twelve Beast Heads.

Among them, the Dragon Head, which symbolizes the soul of Huaxia and holds the most important status, was acquired by the Roth Family.

The country negotiated with the Roth Family for a long time, wanting to buy it back, but the Roth Family has never relented, claiming it is the treasure of their auction house and will absolutely not sell it.

The Zhou Family's auction company contacted the Roth Family to co-host this Antique Exhibition, also wanting to take the opportunity to buy back the Dragon Head.

It is just a pity that according to Zhou Yuchuan, the negotiations were very unsuccessful; the other party refused to sell no matter what.

Looking at the picture of the Dragon Head in the documents, a surge of anger rose in Bai Wei's heart.

Clearly, this Dragon Head is a treasure of Huaxia.

Not only does the Roth Family clutch it tightly in their hands, they even openly brought it to Huaxia for exhibition.

This is clearly a provocation!

If there is a chance, she must buy the Dragon Head back!

In any case, Bai Wei is not short on money; Daliang is her inexhaustible treasure chest.

Bai Wei turned another page.

According to the documents, the Roth Family will not only exhibit over a hundred cultural relics, but also brought a large batch of Yinglun antique embroidery, every piece of which is extremely exquisite.

She has already had Xiao Moting prepare a batch of embroidery, which will be delivered soon.

When the time comes, we shall see whose embroidery is the best and of the highest value!

Just as Bai Wei was concentrating on studying the documents.

Xiao Moting was pacing back and forth in the military tent.

He was restless.

Shennü Daren has not replied to his messages for a whole day.

Even though he had decided to keep his distance from Bai Wei, he could not control himself; his heart felt as if it were being scratched by a cat, a constant, itching sensation.

What is Shennü Daren doing?

Is she angry with him?

Xiao Moting felt regret in his heart.

He should not have said those things to Bai Wei.

Shennü Daren helps him so selflessly; how could he alienate her because of a small matter?

Xiao Moting waited until evening, and unable to bear it any longer, he walked to the wardrobe.

"Shennü Daren, what are you doing?"

After the message was sent, Bai Wei did not reply.

Xiao Moting paced several circles in the military tent, picked up an item, and placed it into the wardrobe.

The night grew deep.

Bai Wei sat in front of the computer, searching for information on the Roth Family online.

She didn't know until she checked, but this check really gave her a shock!

Who would have thought that the ancestors of the Roth Family actually had dealings with pirates; no wonder they were able to acquire so many Huaxia antiques at low prices back in those days—it turns out the source was not clean.

The country had negotiated with the Roth Family and bought back a few antiques that had drifted overseas.

But the recovery prices were not cheap; they were almost astronomical.

Looking at the data, Bai Wei made a decision in her heart.

At this Antique Exhibition, she must recover the Huaxia Dragon Head and let it return to its homeland!

After checking the information all night, Bai Wei closed the computer and stretched.

She walked to the Recreational Vehicle, intending to ask Xiao Moting about the embroidery.

But as soon as she opened the wardrobe, Bai Wei was stunned.

Inside the wardrobe, several items had appeared out of thin air.

A little bird made of mud, a sandalwood comb, a bracelet strung with colorful pebbles...

And Xiao Moting's dense, crowded messages.

"Shennü Daren, what are you doing?"

"Are you angry? I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said those things to you."

"It was me who thought too much; seeing you chatting with another man made me feel bad. It was my lack of magnanimity; please forgive me."

"The stones by the river are very pretty; I made them into a bracelet for you. Please don't be angry anymore."

Bai Wei looked at Xiao Moting's message, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

This little general really is stubborn.

She was only going to look up information on the Roth Family, so she didn't reply to him, and he got this anxious.

She could already imagine little Xiao, not having received her message at the Northern Frontier Camp, pacing back and forth in a panic.

Suddenly!

A steaming roast chicken appeared in the wardrobe again, its aroma hitting her nose.

"Shennü Daren, do you not like eating roast chicken? I went to the mountain and caught one, just finished roasting it; eat it while it's hot."

Bai Wei blinked in surprise.

So... those roast chickens from last time were roasted by Xiao Moting himself?

He even has such culinary skills?

Considering that Xiao Moting was apologizing to her again, sending little trinkets to please her, and had personally roasted a wild chicken to send over, Bai Wei decided not to hold it against him.

She broke off a steaming chicken leg and, while gnawing on it, wrote a message.

"Little Xiao, in the future, just say what's on your mind. You aren't allowed to hide things, and you're even less allowed to be a sulky gourd and harbor resentment."

The candlelight flickered.

Xiao Moting stood by the wardrobe, having waited for an entire day.

Finally, he saw Bai Wei's message.

At this moment, the excitement in his heart was like a river bursting its banks.

Bai Wei finally responded to him!

"Shennü Daren, Xiao Moting understands."

"Then tell me, why were you so strange during the day, and why did you keep calling me 'you' (honorific)?"

Xiao Moting hesitated, a faint red flush appearing on his handsome face.

"I saw on the video that you were chatting with a man, and your behavior was intimate, so I..."

He couldn't continue writing; he was blushing to the roots of his ears for the first time in his life, wanting to dig a hole and crawl into it.

Bai Wei stood in front of the wardrobe, her eyes wide with astonishment.

"He's angry, and this is actually the reason?"

What the hell!

She had only chatted with Zhou Yuchuan for a few sentences.

Little Xiao, who was always so serious and obedient to her, had started acting temperamental.

Bai Wei frowned.

She hadn't thought Xiao Moting was this petty before?

Just then, she saw another message from Xiao Moting.

"Shennü Daren, who is that man? Is he your friend?"

Bai Wei thought about it; she and Zhou Yuchuan were work colleagues, and he had helped her a few times, so they could be considered to have a rapport.

"You mean Zhou Yuchuan? I suppose so."

"Does this... Young Master Zhou often come to find you?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Nothing, it's just that seeing him come and go from your residence as he pleases, it seems your relationship is quite good."

Bai Wei hurriedly explained, "He doesn't come often. He only comes to find me for work needs; after all, he and I are both staff members of the Archaeology Team."

"Is that so? You live in such a large manor by yourself; it isn't very safe. Remember to lock the main gate properly and don't let outsiders into the house casually. Even if it's someone you know, if you don't know them inside and out, try not to let them know that you live alone."

Bai Wei looked at the long message, stunned for several minutes without saying a word.

What is going on?

Xiao Moting usually didn't say much and was very serious, yet today he had said so much off-topic in one go.

Although what he said seemed to be out of concern for her.

But for some reason, Bai Wei felt that these words sounded sour, with a faint hint of jealousy.

Suddenly!

A thought flashed through Bai Wei's mind.

Xiao Moting... he wouldn't be jealous of Zhou Yuchuan, would he?