Chapter 379 : Green Plum Meets Wine 30 (1/2)

Shi Sheng had learnt a bit more of what happened back then from Long Run.

Back then, Sheng Xia’s parents had acquired a piece of land and were planning to construct a hot springs resort there.

According to Long Run, they wanted to build one there as it already had natural hot springs present.

Since H Prefecture was being developed, it resulted in ease of transportation, so a holiday resort there was sure to make money.

After they’d signed the contract, someone suddenly spread the news that a diamond deposit was there. And that it was a rather large one too.

Diamond mines were scarce within the country’s borders, so this sudden information caused those who caught wind of it to eye Sheng Shi Group predatorily, wanting a share of the pie.

The land acquisition contract became something of a curse to Sheng Xia’s parents. This matter ought to have been reported to the relevant authorities, but the one in charge had decided to hide it and gave quite a few people money to keep their mouths shut.

Since this information hadn’t been in wide circulation in the first place, it was much easier to keep under wraps in an age without the internet.

With people eyeing up Sheng Shi Group, Sheng Xia’s parents quickly destroyed all the information related to the purchase of land, but this seemed to confirm the suspicion that there really was a diamond deposit in that place.

This led to the series of events afterwards where Sheng Xia’s parents were forced to drive their car into the sea, their bodies lost to the waves.

But those people didn’t manage to learn of the diamond deposit’s exact location. Even till now, the most they knew was that it was in H Prefecture.

“They wanted it for themselves?” Yu Jiu enveloped Shi Sheng in his arms, resting his chin on her shoulder.

“No.” Shi Sheng lifted her head. If that had been the case, they wouldn’t have had to kick up such a big fuss.

“There was someone higher-up who wanted it for themselves, but my parents wanted to report it to the government.”

“Who was that?”

“Yang Huairen[1].” Shi Sheng lightly spat out. “He’s done rather well for himself too.”

Yang Huairen was currently the second-highest-ranked person in the government, so one could say he was capable of blocking out the sky with one hand.

Yu Jiu held her silently. After a long time, he spun her around to face him. “Don’t hesitate to do whatever you want. I can protect you.”

“En.” Shi Sheng hugged his neck, silently cuddling with him.

……

That night, while Shi Sheng was busy going over files filled with information, Yu Jiu came over to her with an accessory box he’d gotten from who-knows-where.

Shi Sheng frowned and looked at him. Yu Jiu laughed lightly. “It was your mother’s.”

He sat down beside her. “I got it from my Master.”

“You have a Master?”

Yu Jiu rubbed Shi Sheng’s head but didn’t reply. Knowing he wasn’t willing to say anymore, she didn’t continue asking as she opened up the box.

The box contained a necklace. It was designed in a more antique style, but that didn’t take away from its charm—even if one wore it out now, it’d still cause others’ eyes to light up.

A blue jewel the size of a thumb hung on the necklace. When one held it to the light, it gave one the impression that it was filled with water.

“I saw her wearing it once. It was very special, so I recognised it at a glance.”

Shi Sheng’s thumb brushed across the surface of the jewel and held it up the light. It truly seemed to be filled with water, for shaking it slightly caused ripples to appear.

‘Nature sure is miraculous.’

Shi Sheng set the necklace down and turned around to grab Yu Jiu. “C’mon, let’s go out to stretch our limbs.”

“This late?” Yu Jiu was surprised but the next moment… “How about we do that in bed instead?”

Shi Sheng aimed a kick over. “Can’t you keep your mind on more proper matters?”