Chapter 515 - 514: Returning the Necklace

Chapter 515: Chapter 514: Returning the Necklace

Lin Wanwan, who never lets vengeance wait overnight, held back for several days this time to finally get her revenge, only when Wang Anni’s scandalous search was trending did she feel content.

Unfortunately, she didn’t know that Wang Anni was also cut off from her credit card, living in misery, otherwise she would be even happier.

This is the difference between spending your own money and spending someone else’s. Lin Wanwan may have less money than Wang Anni’s father, but she is independent and no one can control her.

The extravagant intervention of the blue V this time was unprecedented, the main reason, of course, wasn’t Lin Wanwan being attacked, but the involvement of a Ministry of Rites official and pulling out the Ministry’s kinship network.

This is an extremely sensitive issue, so various websites, driven by a strong survival instinct, immediately cut all related entries and banned the aggressive accounts while controlling the trends to instantly suppress the heat.

All of this was the self-realization of the streaming media managers, rather than any explicit instructions from above.

The Ministry of Rites handles all publicity, naturally covering traditional media and emerging streaming media as well. The so-called local officials can’t compete with the current authorities, everyone’s sensitivity is naturally high.

Lin Wanwan looked at the blue diamond, which had repeatedly caused trouble, sighed, and thought it shouldn’t be kept anymore.

She put the blue diamond necklace neatly in a jewelry box and sent a WeChat message to Lu Shouyue, inviting him to drink at Jie Yuting’s small tavern, but Lu Shouyue refused.

This outcome wasn’t entirely unexpected for Lin Wanwan, she sighed and said reluctantly, "I still owe you a drink, won’t you take it back?"

Lu Shouyue replied, "Owe it for a lifetime, I guess."

Lin Wanwan: "..."

Actually, Lin Wanwan was quite afraid of seeing Lu Shouyue, but the blue diamond necklace was too valuable and had been exposed so everyone knew what it looked like. Asking someone to courier it was definitely not reassuring, and having her cousin Su Yanwei do it worried her about potential mishaps.

After all, the value of the blue diamond is public knowledge, known to many people, unlike the Yu Shinan calligraphy scroll she gifted to Lu Shouyue, which hasn’t been auctioned, making its value uncertain.

𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

So Lin Wanwan only felt safe by handing it directly to Lu Shouyue herself, not that she distrusts her cousin, just didn’t want him to bear this risk unnecessarily.

Since Lu Shouyue refused to drink, Lin Wanwan had no choice but to go to Buzhou Studio to find him.

But she went three times without catching him, every time the staff said Lu Shouyue wasn’t there. When she messaged Lu Shouyue, he always said he was busy.

Finally, having no other options, on the twelfth lunar month, day twenty-nine, Lin Wanwan waited directly at the entrance of Lu Shouyue’s residential community, putting him first before explaining, only messaging him after she arrived downstairs.

The temperature on this day was particularly low, rare sub-zero weather.

Lin Wanwan waited at the gate for over half an hour and was freezing.

As Lu Shouyue drove back, he saw a girl in a white down coat, hands tucked in, hopping at the entrance to keep warm.

He honked, lowered the car window, and said, "Wanwan, get in."

Lin Wanwan ran over, opened the passenger door, and got in, finally feeling alive in the car’s warmth.

"It’s so cold today."

Lu Shouyue handed her a small blanket: "Cover up to keep warm."

"Thank you."

Lu Shouyue did not ask what Lin Wanwan was looking for him for, handed her the blanket, and silently drove the car into the underground garage.

It wasn’t until Lu Shouyue parked the car that Lin Wanwan gathered her courage, pulled out the jewelry box containing the blue diamond necklace from her down coat pocket, and handed it to Lu Shouyue.

She didn’t dare to look up, speaking quickly, "Mr. Lu, returning this necklace to you, keeping it here attracts thieves, you should keep it instead."

Lu Shouyue coldly snorted, "There’s no reason to take back a gifted item, if you don’t like it, just throw it away."

Lin Wanwan paused, put the jewelry box in the storage box between seats, and spoke softly, "That wouldn’t be proper, considering its value."

After speaking, Lin Wanwan moved to open the car door, intending to leave, only to find it locked.

"Mr. Lu?" Lin Wanwan couldn’t help but look toward Lu Shouyue.

Lu Shouyue’s eyes glimmered like a diamond, voice slightly trembling, "You came looking for me repeatedly, just to stab my heart again?"

Lin Wanwan was startled, stammered, "I... I didn’t mean it."

"Didn’t? Then what did you mean?"

"I just..."

Lu Shouyue took a deep breath, hit the car lock, and interrupted Lin Wanwan coldly, "Get out!"

Lin Wanwan swallowed her words, opened the car door, and got out.

Lu Shouyue also got out, holding the jewelry box as he walked past Lin Wanwan without a word, headed straight to the elevator, threw the box into a trash can labeled "Other Waste" at the entrance, swiped his card to open the door and went in without even glancing at her.

Lin Wanwan held her head, feeling speechless, stared at the trash labeled "Other Waste," and eventually went over, opened the lid, and retrieved the jewelry box from the heap.

Such a high-worth necklace, she just couldn’t watch it being thrown away like that.

She discarded the jewelry box and only took the blue diamond necklace, clutching it in her palm.

She walked to Lu Shouyue’s car, pried open the folded side mirror, wrapped the necklace around, and folded it back to cover.

If Lu Shouyue insists on disposing of it, then Lin Wanwan doesn’t mind, after all, she wouldn’t see it and therefore wouldn’t feel hurt.

When she finished, she took a photo and messaged Lu Shouyue, "Mr. Lu, I hung the necklace on your side mirror. I’m leaving."

Lin Wanwan wandered around the underground parking lot for a while before finally following the signs to find the exit.

Fortunately, the underground exit connects directly to the community gate, otherwise, she would have taken longer to find the entrance.

Walking outside toward the street parking spot, Lin Wanwan heard footsteps behind her.

Sensing something, she turned around and saw Lu Shouyue chasing after her in the night.

In an instant, Lu Shouyue caught up with her, embraced her tightly, asking with a sorrowful voice, "Wanwan, Why not me? What’s wrong with me?"

Lin Wanwan couldn’t answer, "I don’t know... "

"Really...no chance?"

Lin Wanwan shook her head in his arms.

"You’re so cruel." Lu Shouyue was heartbroken, unable to breathe, couldn’t speak anymore, tilted his head to avoid tears of humiliation.

"I’m sorry." Lin Wanwan’s heart felt heavy, let him hold her tightly.

Behind them were thousands of homes’ lights, stretching their shadow into one. Cold wind made them dizzy, passersby frequently glancing their way.

After a while, Lin Wanwan wriggled out of Lu Shouyue’s embrace.

She bowed her head, turned to leave.

The despairing cold invaded Lu Shouyue’s heart.