The bedroom fell silent once again, and Ruan Ming closed her eyes. Thinking of something, she suddenly reached for her ears.
She took off the earrings and held them carefully in her palm, examining them closely.
Under the light, the jade color appeared even greener, almost as if water was flowing through them, sparkling and beautiful.
These were left to her by her mother, who said they were a family heirloom and instructed her to take good care of them, to pass them down from generation to generation.
She cherished them so much that she usually kept them locked away, never wearing them, and it was only tonight that she had worn them for the first time...
Just then, her phone suddenly beeped. She picked it up and saw a friend request on WeChat from someone named Yue Yaer, whose avatar was a crescent moon that appeared very mysterious.
The request didn’t include a reason, and the system showed it was added an hour ago via the Nearby Friends feature.
An hour ago? She was in Ming Han’s car at the time.
The two had now become friends and could send messages to each other.
The other person quickly sent over a smiley face. Ruan Ming’s fingers tapped on the soft keyboard, sending out, [Who are you?]
[Sister Ruan, don’t you recognize me in a different guise?]
Ji Yunya... Ruan Ming was surprised and her eyes widened. How could it be her?
A shy emoji was sent in response.
Ruan Ming suppressed the surprise in her heart and replied, [What’s up?]
[Can’t I chat with Sister Ruan if there’s nothing to talk about?]
Ruan Ming thought of the other’s meaningful smile in the restroom, feeling as if she was being targeted by something. Suddenly, she felt the hairs on her back stand on end.
[Of course, you can.]
She had a hunch that Ji Yunya was definitely not just looking for small talk by adding her as a friend. Ji Yunya was not that trivial a person.
No sooner had she thought this than the other person sent over a line of text that nearly made Ruan Ming throw her phone away in alarm.
[Sister Ruan, do you like Father Ming Han?]
The mix of ’sister’ and ’father’ made their relationship seem too chaotic...
How could she know that? Even though they were only separated by a phone screen, Ruan Ming felt completely exposed.
She threw the phone aside and covered her head with the blanket, curling up into a ball.
After a while, her emotions gradually settled, and she peeked out from under the blanket, tapping open her phone. There were no new messages.
After hesitating for a long time, she sent over, [What do you mean?]
[Sister Ruan should know better than I do.]
What exactly did she know?
Yun Ya was certain of one thing, that Ruan Ming and Ming Han had a past that no one knew about—a secret so well guarded by the two that it would have gone unnoticed if she weren’t so observant.
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Yun Ya leaned against the headboard, carefully recalling.
Ever since she learned of the treasure’s secret from Yun Shu, she had been collecting all the information on the Harun Royal Mansion. However, with the passage of time and the chaos of wars, the real documents were no longer complete, yet she managed to acquire a valuable piece of information from Allen, which was sealed in the confidential archives of the National Library.
The reason for its concealment was another point of interest.
The record showed that Harun’s biological sister was the Empress of the day. Harun adored her, always giving her the best of everything. This Empress was also much favored, but then she lost a pair of earrings she was fond of. In her fury, she ordered the palace to be bloodily purged, incurring the Emperor’s disgust. The incident caused a great stir at the time, and she was eventually locked in the cold palace for her cruelty. The record included a mention of the beloved pair of earrings the Empress cherished, crafted from emeralds by a master artisan of the age, exquisite and enduring.
The document only contained a rough sketch, but Yun Ya recognized them at a glance. They were the same as the ones Ruan Ming wore on her ears.
Earrings lost for over a hundred years suddenly appearing on Ruan Ming made one suspect—what was the background of Ruan Ming’s ancestors? Were they related to Harun?
Yun Ya felt that Ruan Ming’s ancestry was a breakthrough.
On one hand, she had Uncle Chang investigate Ruan Ming, digging out her family history up to three generations, while on the other, she looked into Dong Xieyou, whose gaze still sent shivers down her spine.
He was hidden in the entertainment industry, getting close to her, but what was his purpose?
Thinking of the information obtained from Pei Qinghan, her mind was a mess. She grabbed a handful of her hair and lay down.
Sleep would clear her mind.
"Sister Yun Ya, I will come looking for you again...." A man’s voice was low and gentle by her ear, slithery and cool like a snake, startling Yun Ya into goosebumps.
She suddenly looked up only to crash into the abyss of the man’s pitch-black eyes, which were entirely dark like Hell itself, exuding an aura of chilling, sinister bloodlust.