Chapter 614: Chapter 614: Priceless Treasure
Shen Chi appeared unfazed as he found a comfortable position to sit on the sofa.
“What’s so good about that necklace that you’re so attached to it?” He spoke with a light and even a hint of jealousy in his tone.
“Do you even know where that necklace came from?”
Shen Chi sneered, “Given by a boyfriend?”
Xu Chaomu had intended to say she had finally saved up enough money to buy it herself, but hearing his tone, she couldn’t help but reply with a flirtatious smile, “Yes, it was a gift from a boyfriend, and it’s of sentimental value.”
No sooner than she had finished speaking, Shen Chi pressed her down onto the sofa, his cold gaze fixed on her.
His voice was indifferent, and his stare intimidating, as he gazed straight at her, instantly dropping the temperature around her a few degrees!
Being pinned down on the sofa by him, Xu Chaomu wondered if this man got jealous so easily.
“Given by a boyfriend, and it’s of sentimental value,” Xu Chaomu repeated fearlessly.
After speaking, she closed her eyes in fright.
“Xu Chaomu, you’ve really become something. If I ever see anything else your boyfriend gave you, I will discard each one I find!”
“If you don’t, then you’re no man,” Xu Chaomu suddenly teased.
Shen Chi snorted coldly but didn’t respond.
Xu Chaomu was scheming in her heart, alright, she would find and retrieve the necklace today and see if he would actually throw it away!
After all, he was now her boyfriend.
In the evening, after the family had dinner, Shen Chi sat on the sofa chatting with Shen Di, while Xu Chaomu sneakily went out for a walk on her own.
Somebody had brought Wealth over in the afternoon, so she took Wealth with her for the walk.
Little Wealth followed timidly behind her, wary of strangers and not wandering off, exceeding well-behaved.
Xu Chaomu didn’t need to leash it, letting it follow at her heels instead.
The little dog was not only obedient but also very sensible, not causing any environmental damage. Wherever Xu Chaomu went, it followed.
The street lamps of the Shen Family estate cast a gentle glow as she walked on the pebble path, the summer breeze blowing, and she felt very peaceful inside.
She found the Magnolia Tree, and her memory was accurate; it was indeed beneath that tree where she had buried the necklace that Shen Chi had given her.
Everything from that year seemed clear and present before her eyes.
She found a tool to start digging.
The Magnolia Tree had grown tall and lush, its branches full of large white magnolia blossoms barely discernible amongst the foliage.
One, two, three, Xu Chaomu got to work without hesitation.
She kept digging, and little Wealth circled around her.
Before long, she had dug a small hole.
But apart from tree roots, she couldn’t spot a trace of any wooden box.
The summer was also quite hot, causing a layer of sweat to form on her forehead.
She wouldn’t give up just yet and continued to dig…
As she dug, she wondered if the necklace had been washed away by rain or maybe picked up by someone else accidentally.
While she was digging away and sweating profusely, the usually quiet Wealth suddenly started barking “Woof, woof, woof”, circling around Xu Chaomu non-stop.
As Wealth barked, it hid closer to Xu Chaomu’s side.
“What’s wrong, Wealth?” Xu Chaomu asked out of curiosity.
When she turned her head, uh… Shen Chi was standing behind her unexpectedly.
“Xu Chaomu, I didn’t realize you had a hobby of digging at tree roots,” Shen Chi said with a dark expression, speaking icily.
Under the night sky, his stern face looked down at her imperiously.
She quickly dodged backward in fear, with Wealth clinging to her side as well.
“It’s just a whim… just a whim…” Xu Chaomu stammered, avoiding eye contact.
“If you don’t care about this child, then keep digging!”
Shen Chi, with his arms folded, glared at her with a dark expression.
The chill in his gaze made Xu Chaomu shiver as she unsteadily stood up.
Indeed, her legs felt a bit numb from squatting too long.
Still, Shen Chi grabbed her hand and helped her to her feet.
“You’re… so fierce,” Xu Chaomu pouted.
“What are you doing?!” Shen Chi asked coldly.
“I—I was digging for tree roots,” she replied.
“Try lying to me again!” Shen Chi could tell from her evasive eyes that she was lying.
Xu Chaomu’s eyes darted around as she handed the digging tool to him with a smile, “Your turn to dig. I’ll tell you, there’s treasure under this tree, worth a fortune.”
Shen Chi discarded the small shovel and commanded with a cold face, “Get back to the house!”
“What are you so angry about…” Xu Chaomu’s face showed hurt.
When Shen Chi was gentler, she could joke around with him, but as soon as he turned serious and snapped at her, tears started welling up in her eyes.
This man was terrifying when he was angry.
Xu Chaomu was displeased and bent down to pick up Wealth, “Let’s go.”
After saying that, Xu Chaomu walked along the small path toward the garden, not wanting to see him anymore.
As she left, Shen Chi followed behind her.
That night, she didn’t feel like talking to him, always so fierce; did he not know how to speak nicely?
Late at night, Shen Chi entered her room and called out, “Mumu.”
Xu Chaomu threw down the book in her hand, turned off the wall light, and crawled into bed, replying to him with one word, “Scram.”
Shen Chi, having loosened the buttons on his shirt, didn’t leave. Instead, he went into her room’s bathroom to take a shower.
After the shower, there was a servant waiting at the door.
The servant handed something to Shen Chi, who nodded at him.
Once the servant left, Shen Chi opened the wooden box.
It turned out to be the Jade Pendant Necklace he had given Xu Chaomu five years ago!
The wooden box was somewhat corroded, but because the necklace was well-protected, it was completely undamaged, as shiny and new as it was five years ago.
He picked up the necklace, which still bore the words he had personally engraved: Chaomu.
That was the day they got their marriage certificate.
So, she hadn’t thrown the necklace away but buried it beneath the tree.
Holding the necklace, he turned on the bedside wall light and lifted the covers. Xu Chaomu immediately closed her eyes for a moment.
He barely moved his lips, knowing she wasn’t asleep.
He placed the necklace around her neck, just like five years before when he had done it himself.
Xu Chaomu felt a chill on her neck and opened her eyes in an instant.
To her surprise, it was the Jade Pendant Necklace.
“Don’t take it off again,” Shen Chi said lightly.
After securing the necklace, he kissed her on the cheek.
At first, he just wanted to kiss her, but every time he touched her, he couldn’t control himself.
Gradually, his kisses moved from her cheek to her lips…
“Mumu, I asked the doctor. The doctor said I can have you, just be careful,” his voice was low and husky.
He had been restraining himself for too long; he was afraid if he waited any longer, he’d have to go to Yu Weiwei’s research institute.
“You even ask about these things, do you have no shame?”
“So, do you agree or not?”
“I don’t agree,” Xu Chaomu stood firm.