Layer by layer, the brocade cloth was opened, revealing a White Jade Hairpin inside. The hairpin was exquisitely beautiful, silver carvings inlaid with white jade. No matter how much ti had passed, the silver still looked new. The tail of the white jade was adorned with a small Purple Amber Stone, the blend of white and purple, fresh and gentle.
He gently polished the hairpin with the brocade cloth, his gaze filled with longing, slowly starting to murmur.
"I saw her today. She’s exactly like you when you were young, and many habits must have been inherited from you..."
"Don’t worry, I will take good care of her..."
"If our child was still alive, our granddaughter would probably be about her age..."
His gaze caught sothing at the bottom of the box, a flash of pain crossing his eyes. Trembling, he reached out, slowly clutching the item in his hand.
It was a small embroidered shoe for a baby, very small, almost a quarter of his palm’s size.
He finally couldn’t control himself, covering his face, his shoulders shaking.
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After dinner, Yan Nanmo and Yan Song went to bid farewell to Qiao Bowen. Qiao Yi inford them that Qiao Bowen had fallen asleep and promised to relay the ssage when he woke.
"Please ask Uncle Qiao to take care of his health. I will visit him when I have the ti."
Yun Ya accompanied them to the door, hugging Yan Song reluctantly. Yan Song patted her shoulder: "Be good. I’ll co to see you when I have ti."
Yan Nanmo slowly lowered the car window, coughed, "It’s not a life-and-death parting. Why make it so emotional?"
Yan Song patted her shoulder, suddenly released her, opened the car door, and sat inside.
The car drove forward continuously, Yan Song never looked back once, afraid he couldn’t hold back...
Yan Song’s gaze fell on the fist resting on his knee, seeing the bulging veins on the back of his hand, he couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile.
Yun Ya watched the car driving away, lifting her gaze to the sunset on the horizon, squinting her eyes slightly.
She turned and walked back.
The scenery on the mountain was nice, more importantly, it was quiet, offering a sense of being isolated from the world. At that mont, with the sunset descending, weary birds returning to their nests, the mountain wind fresh and gentle, it seed the entire world slowed its pace.
Just as she returned to the villa, Qiao Yi walked over, speaking respectfully: "Miss Ji."
Yun Ya asked with a smile: "Butler Qiao, is there sothing?"
"Shiba, greet Miss." As Qiao Yi’s words fell, a petite girl with a doll-like face erged from behind him. She seed younger than Yun Ya, dressed in a black suit uniform, old-fashioned clothes contrasting oddly with her face.
The girl smiled sweetly with dimples: "Shiba greets Miss."
Qiao Yi said: "She will follow Miss, responsible for Miss’s lifestyle and safety."
"Shiba, you must take good care of Miss’s life, protect her safety. Otherwise, you know the consequences." Qiao Yi ordered in a deep voice.
Shiba imdiately stood straight, her expression serious and voice firm, "Understood."
After Qiao Yi departed, Shiba regained her vigor, "Miss, I’m Qiao Shiba. From now on, I’ll be responsible for your life and safety here."
Yun Ya looked her up and down suspiciously, the girl appeared fragile, with a face youthful enough to pose as a school student. Was she really capable of protection?
Shiba raised her eyebrows: "Don’t underestimate , Miss. I’m a hidden expert, really." She had erged victorious from the highly select Special Agent Training Camp, where all those trampled beneath her had been deceived by her face.
Yun Ya thought she shouldn’t judge by appearances, although the girl looked young, her eyes weren’t simple.
"Shiba? Quite a peculiar na?"
Shiba chuckled: "We have no nas, only code nas. Miss should call like this from now on."
Shiba bounced around beside Yun Ya, lacking the steadiness and calm of an agent, more like a hyperactive child. Yun Ya wondered if Qiao Yi disfavored her by assigning soone like this for protection.
Just then, a woman approached, head high, chest out, her face stern and proud.
It was the woman who had previously attempted to forcefully search Yun Ya and mocked her.
She clearly saw Yun Ya and was even more disdainful seeing Shiba by her side, "Sir needs absolute peace to recover, noise is prohibited here. With this new lady, I’ll let it go, but Qiao Shiba, do you not know the rules?"
Her tone cold, covertly mocking Yun Ya’s ignorance of rules.
Yun Ya smiled slightly.
Shiba imdiately blocked Yun Ya, hands on hips, retorting angrily: "You said sir forbids noise, so why shout so loudly? Worried others won’t hear? Who are you to educate on rules? What rank are you? Miss is even less your concern. Qiao Jiu, don’t irritate , otherwise I’ll pound your teeth out."
"You..." Qiao Jiu was fuming, "Qiao Shiba, I’ll teach you a lesson on behalf of the team leader, your mouth is foul."
She lunged towards Shiba, who pushed Yun Ya aside, hands gripping the railing, flipping with a kick, forcing Qiao Jiu to retreat, crashing into a pillar, making her grimace in pain.
Shiba blew on her fist, head held high: "I advise you not to provoke , or else when I get fierce, even I fear myself."
She punched fiercely against the pillar beside Qiao Jiu’s head, the sound of "crack," the pillar cracking...
Shiba looked down on Qiao Jiu’s anxious face, disdainfully: "Next ti, take a detour when seeing , understand?"
She dragged Yun Ya and walked away.
At a secluded area, Qiao Jiu’s face contorted in pain, clutching her fist, hopping angrily: "Ah... it hurts so much."
Yun Ya couldn’t help but chuckle, the girl had even shaken her earlier, unexpected that it was all an act, she seed rather cute, especially that whirlwind kick, unmistakably skilled.
She indeed was a hidden expert.
"Let see." Yun Ya pulled up her hand, "It’s red, I’ll apply so ointnt when we return."
Shiba giggled: "Miss, you’re so kind. I tell you, I’ve disliked that Qiao Jiu for a while, arrogant, thinks so highly of herself. She’s just jealous of Miss’s beauty. If she dares to trouble Miss again, I’ll beat her up."
"Shiba, who are you hitting?" A grim voice suddenly ca.
Shiba shrunk her neck abruptly.
She cast a pleading look at Yun Ya.
Yun Ya shrugged, you’re on your own now.
Qiao Yi respectfully said to Yun Ya: "Miss Ji, I need to speak with Shiba."
Yun Ya nodded knowingly: "I’ll return to my room."
Once Yun Ya left, Qiao Yi’s face darkened imdiately: "Qiao Shiba, you’ve really distinguished yourself, causing trouble as soon as you arrived, do you want to go back?"
Shiba pouted: "Qiao Jiu started it first. Saying things about , fine, but she talked about Miss, how could I endure that? It’s hurtful to Miss, if it causes psychological issues, how will you explain to sir?"
Qiao Yi rolled his eyes: "You and your ’great’ reasoning, doesn’t matter who started it, fighting is wrong, damaging public property docks three months’ salary, for brawling, skipping dinner, ten thousand frog jumps, you can eat when it’s done."
Shiba’s face turned pale, "Three months’ salary? You want to eat dirt..."
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