Chapter 216: A Lie Against Her Will
To divert her attention, Shen Qianshu sat on the white carpet, pushed up her skirt hemline, and put her legs into the icy cold water. She sat there quietly with both of them not speaking at all. Ye Ling carried his wine glass and took a sip.
“The things that happened to me in Paris, when did you know them?”
She did not think that Ye Ling always knew about her whereabouts during these seven years. If he knew, he would have long known the news of their child’s death and would not keep pestering her for a little princess.
“Ten minutes before the competition,” Ye Ling said. Ah Da received Luther’s call and then informed him about the investigation results.
“So, your attack on Shen Lin, was it decided on the last minute?”
“Am I that free?” Ye Ling said and sneered. “I can earn one million dollars in one minute, does it look like I have time to waste on being a jewelry design competition judge?”
So, there was a deliberate plan actually.
Ye Ling looked at her and saw that the ends of her long wavy hair were dyed in slight burgundy, cascading down her shoulders. It was not long and not short, just at the right length. Her side profile looked immersed in the water, and he could not see clearly the emotions in her eyes.
Shen Qianshu turned around, smiled, and said, “Master, your time is so precious, but you are willing to waste it on me. Am I more important than money?”
“Stop flattering yourself, how are you more important than money!” Ye Ling said firmly. “It doesn’t hurt to not earn a few million dollars in a day.”
Shen Qianshu’s lips curved up slightly. She playfully kicked the water and voiced out her confusion. “Why did you investigate what happened to me in Paris?”
“Back then, you really liked designing. When I was at your house, I also saw a jewelry design collection book that you kept. But you switched your career out of the blue. Shen Qianshu, you were raising a sick son and needed to afford high hospitalization fees. You could earn so much more as a jewelry designer compared to a jewelry appraiser. You had no reason to become a jewelry appraiser and give up being a designer.”
“My son can earn money, and I am not in need of money anymore, so I chose a career that I like.”
“Annoying brat only started earning money these two years. Choosing a career that you like? That’s such a joke!” Ye Ling could not bother to continue with her nonsense and directly concluded. “You are full of lies!”
Shen Qianshu was stunned by his dominance. Although Master was a lunatic, he was a thoughtful and attentive person, and she was quite surprised by that. However, even though he guessed correctly, she also could not tell him the truth.
This involved her principles.
When she exchanged her design for a sum of money back then, she was the one who willingly sold it for money.
Since she had already given it up and Tong Hua was safe and sound, it was absolutely impossible for her to go back on her words and ruin Shen Lin.
If not, there would be no difference between her and Shen Lin.
They used money to buy her design.
Shen Lin was shameless and snatched away other’s things. She felt wronged, felt sad, and was indignant, but she could not turn into someone like Shen Lin.
“Master, Shen Lin did not plagiarize my works.” Shen Qianshu took a deep breath, looked at him intently, and said, “I… gave up being a jewelry designer. it was my own choice.”
Ye Ling stared at her, as if trying to study the expressions on her face and see whether she was lying.
“Really?”
“Really,” Shen Qianshu said and smiled at him. “That is her work.”
Ye Ling sneered and said, “So, you gave up jewelry designing?”
“I never gave up,” Shen Qianshu said. “I feel that being a jewelry appraiser can expose me to all kinds of jewels. After I have enough knowledge on jewels, I will once again return back to jewelry designing.”