Chapter 183: Liu Cheng
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
This ball wasn’t considered grand. It was nothing in comparison to the ball that Yuan Shu had invited the entire upper society to in the ancestral home.
This ball was organized by the Liu family, which was the Liu family Liu Lan was from.
Xiao Sheng and Liu Lan had always been black sheeps in the upper-class circle. The two of them didn’t participate in the family business at all. Both of them had their own careers and were very loving, so countless people in this circle envied them.
The reason the Liu family held this ball today was because Liu Lan’s brother, Liu Cheng, had just opened a hospital. This ball was the opening ribbon-cutting ceremony of the hospital.
Liu Cheng had studied medicine for many years. Not only did he study Western medicine, but he also had some understanding of Chinese medicine. Ever since he graduated from high school, he had been studying medicine abroad. He had never been in a relationship and wasn’t married despite being in his thirties.
If it were any other family, they would have urged him long ago. However, the Liu family was very open-minded and had always let their children do what they liked. This was also one of the reasons Liu Lan was so forthright.
Although the Liu family and the Xiao family were not the most prosperous families in the upper society, they were the most popular families. No matter what grudges or conflicts the other families had in private, very few people would say anything about them.
That was why many people attended the small ball at the hospital.
Shi Xiao had informed Shi Yi to stay in the villa for the first night and attend the ball with the three of them the next day.
As for Shi Bin and Shi Lu, they would be absent because they were busy.
Shi Bin was now Xiao Sheng’s disciple, so he should have come to such an occasion. However, Shi Bin was focused on venture capital and dealt with graphs and accounting every day. He was now obsessed with venture capital. Thus, Xiao Sheng let him manage the company for a few days so that he could have a good date with his wife.
Shi Lu, on the other hand, was filming an advertisement. There were still a few days before he had to enter the production team to film. He had to complete all the other work before he entered the production team, so he was very busy this week and didn’t even return home.
Ever since Shi Yi parted with Xu Zhi on Saturday, she had been in a bad mood and wasn’t interested in doing anything. In addition, Yushu Buyi wasn’t very busy these few days, so she decided to let herself have a break at home.
After getting up and changing into her gown in the morning, Shi Yi looked at her dressing table. Previously, in order to move back to the ancestral home, she had moved all her jewelry. Now, she only had the earrings she often wore and her neck was empty.
Just as she was about to borrow a necklace from Yuan Shu, she suddenly saw the handbag that she had thrown on the bed. The things in the bag were scattered all over the bed, and an exquisite necklace box fell out.
Shi Yi picked up the necklace box in a daze and stared at it for a long time, but she didn’t have the courage to open it. This was the necklace that Xu Zhi had given her on Saturday. She had been carrying it with her, but she didn’t have the courage to open the box anymore.
She let out a long sigh as she muttered, “1’11 put it on as a last resort.”
Coincidentally, Shi Yi was wearing a sky-blue short gown that matched this gemstone necklace.
Shi Yi put the necklace on her neck and looked at herself in the mirror, but she couldn’t find the joy on her face when she put it on that day.
She still remembered that Xu Zhi wanted to say something but hesitated. At that moment, he was clearly blushing. If not for that call, many things would have been revealed when she put on the necklace.
Shi Yi sighed again. She had thought of many possibilities regarding this call, but none of them could explain Xu Zhi’s sudden change in attitude.
If it was just because the Down Ridge Clothes Workshop and Yushu Buyi were rivals, even though Xu Zhi knew that they were from opposing companies, he still asked her out. Wasn’t it because he didn’t care?
However, other than that, there was no other explanation.
Shi Yi hated herself for being like this. Every day, she couldn’t help but try to guess Xu Zhi’s thoughts and get depressed over it.
Shi Yi patted her face gently as she said, “Alright, Shi Yi! Don’t think about it anymore! Go to the ball with a smile, do you hear me?!”
Then, Shi Yi smiled at the mirror..