Chapter 91-92

Chapter 91: Birthday Present .. “Little Yu.” Yan Jinyu’s heart skipped a beat when he suddenly called her softly. “Huh?” “Are you happy to live with me in Mount Jing?” Of course, she was happy. This was part of her plan. However, she did not answer immediately when he really asked. It was not that she was unhappy, but this happiness seemed to be different from the happiness she had planned. She could not pinpoint exactly what was different. She didn’t answer, but Yin Jiujin said, “I’m very happy.” “…” Yan Jinyu. Her heart beat even faster now. However, she could not figure out why. This had never happened to her before. Perhaps, her “illness” was getting worse? That must be it! Feng had said that her “illness” always made her feel inexplicably frustrated. That frustration was often out of her control. Frustration was also a kind of emotion. The frustration that she could not control was actually similar to the strange feeling that she was feeling now. 　 　 In that case, it made sense that her “illness” had worsened. Yin Jiujin sighed inwardly when he didn’t hear her reply for a long time and then saw her stunned expression. Forget it. The girl was still young and didn’t know a lot of things. She should take it slow. With one hand around her waist, he raised the other and took out a gift box from the bag on the back of the seat behind him. “Haven’t you been thinking about my birthday present for you? Open it and take a look.” Yan Jinyu was feeling complicated when she saw the pink gift box in front of her. Her confused emotions dissipated instantly. She was happy to see the gift, but she was speechless again when she saw Yin Jiujin’s aesthetic choice. The first time he went shopping with her, he picked out a pink fluffy princess dress for her. This time, he bought her a birthday present and it was a pink package. She suddenly didn’t dare to open it, afraid that the gift inside was also filled with girly pink color. However, she really wanted to open it. She had been looking forward to this gift for a long time. Ever since Yin Jiujin told her that he was going to choose a birthday gift for her, she had been looking forward to it. It was about 20 centimeters long and 5 centimeters wide. Like a necklace package. “You don’t like it?” Seeing that she was staring at the gift box and refusing to accept it, Yin Jiujin thought that she didn’t like it. “No.” Although she didn’t dare to “compliment” Yin Jiujin’s aesthetics, she really liked this gift, even though the gift inside might be pink that would give her a headache. She took it and opened it. A necklace lay in the box. It indeed was a necklace package! The ordinary silver necklace was, thankfully, not pink. The necklace was nothing special. At least, to Yan Jinyu, who had seen countless treasures, this necklace barely caught her eye. 　 　 However, she was still shocked when she saw the necklace. The necklace was an ordinary necklace chain, but the pendant was a ring! There was a faint golden color in the silver. The material was top-notch. The workmanship was not rough, but it was definitely not considered exquisite. At least, to Yan Jinyu, it looked like this. It was obvious that it was not the handiwork of a skilled master. Yan Jinyu roughly looked at it. The size of the ring was just right for her left middle finger. She swept her gaze over without a trace and happened to see the tiny wounds on Yin Jiujin’s slender fingers. They were almost completely healed. Yan Jinyu’s eyes flickered. Her grip on the gift box tightened. Yin Jiujin was born in the Yin Family, a top-notch influential family in the capital. He had an elder brother who was responsible for carrying on the family’s mission. It could be said that he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. Furthermore, he didn’t have to shoulder the family’s mission even when he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. He should have been spoiled by his elders. However, he was a capable man. He joined the army when he was eight years old. Although nobody knew why he suddenly retired when he was 16 and started to work in the business world. However, it was undeniable that he was outstanding in every field. 　 　 The Yin Family wasn’t a business family. Yin Jiujin had come to North City alone. Other than the Mount Jing’s title deed that Old Madam Yin had left for him, he hadn’t brought anything with him. He hadn’t taken any money from the Yin Family either. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that he had built his fortune from scratch. As for Yin Jiujin, he made the Empire Group famous in just five years. At the same time, he, who was only 20 years old then, had already been respectfully addressed as Master Nine in the business circle. His reputation was even greater at 24 years old now. Such a person was completely worthy of being called the “favored son of heaven”. However, even such a “favored son of heaven” took time out of his busy schedule to personally polish her birthday gift! Yin Jiujin didn’t even intend to tell her if she hadn’t discovered it herself! Why was she so sure that Yin Jiujin had taken time out of his busy schedule to prepare this gift? Because two months ago, Yin Jiujin didn’t know anything about her other than her name “Yan Jinyu”. At that time, it was impossible for Yin Jiujin to personally prepare a gift for her. In the two months since he brought her back to North City, Yin Jiujin had been busy dealing with the trouble that Huo Xuan had created for him. What else could it be if it wasn’t him taking time out of his busy schedule? If the gift wasn’t for her, who could Yin Jiujin have already prepared it for? That was even more impossible. Not to mention that Yin Jiujin wasn’t the kind of person who would have the time to polish a woman’s ring, but even if he was that kind of person, the ring wouldn’t be so suitable for her. Furthermore, if one looked carefully, they would see a very subtle “J & Y” logo on the inside of the ring. With her brain, how could she not understand the meaning of this symbol? 　 　 How could this be a ring that Yin Jiujin had made for someone else? Was Yin Jiujin someone who lacked the money to buy a ring? Yet, he had to do it personally, making her feel so complicated now. Seeing her staring blankly at the necklace (ring), Yin Jiujin asked again, “You don’t like it?” Ever since he brought the young lady back to North City, he had been considering what kind of coming-of-age gift to give her. He couldn’t think of anything suitable to give her. He had a lot of money and could buy as many expensive gifts as he wanted. However, if the young lady wanted those gifts, he could buy them for her in the future. The young lady only had one coming-of-age gift and he wanted to give her a special gift. That night, he told the little girl on the phone that he was going to patrol the Empire Mall and pick out a birthday present for her. He chose this silver chain that could barely match the ring and this gift box. As for the ring, he had accidentally obtained the raw material many years ago. On the second day after he left North City to settle some matters, he had been concerned about whether the young lady would be bullied in the Yan Family, so he found time to start polishing it. He had polished the ring for almost a month. Of course, he had other things to do and did not have much time to polish the ring. Even though he was skilled, it was still his first time polishing a ring. The material was special, so even he would occasionally hurt his hand. In order to prevent the young lady from thinking too much when she saw his hands, he had been applying medicine to the wound on his fingers every day in the following month. The wounds were barely visible now. The young lady was so silly, so she shouldn’t have noticed. Yin Jiujin couldn’t help but sigh when he thought of this. He had never thought that he would be so dedicated to preparing a birthday gift for a young lady. “I like it. Thank you, Brother Nine.” Lin Zimu, who was in front, heaved a sigh of relief. It was good that Miss Yan liked it. Otherwise, his boss’s efforts would be wasted. He had been by his boss’s side for the past two months, so other than the boss himself, he knew the origin of this gift the best. Yin Jiujin’s lips curled up slightly. “As long as you like it.” “Shall I put it on for you?” “Okay.” “But I’ve been wearing the jade pendant. Brother Nine, you have to help me remove it first.” “Speaking of which, this jade pendant was given to me by Brother Nine’s grandmother. It’s considered a token of our engagement. It has never left my side all these years outside.” It wasn’t because this was a token of their engagement, but because this jade pendant was the only thing on her that was connected to her past before she met the kidnappers. It had always been worn as a token of remembrance. 　 　 Yin Jiujin looked at the jade pendant hanging on the red string with an inexplicable look in his eyes. “You’re wearing it all the time?” Yan Jinyu looked at the jade pendant and smiled. She nodded, “Yes, I’ve been wearing it.” “After you remove it, please keep it for me, Brother Nine.” Yin Jiujin paused. “Alright.” He pushed her long hair to the side and was about to remove the jade pendant when he saw her slender and fair neck. Yin Jiujin’s eyes suddenly turned obscure. After a long while, he raised his hand to help her untie the red string with the jade pendant. He did not know if it was intentional or not, but his fingers would inevitably touch the back of her neck. Yan Jinyu shirked her neck. “Brother Nine, are you done? Is the knot unable to loosen after so long?” She actually wanted to say that it was ticklish when he kept touching her. However, she stopped herself. If she really said that, it would make her look unappreciative. Yin Jiujin had spent so much effort preparing a birthday gift for her and even personally put it on her. Yet, she was being so calculative over something that he had unintentionally done. That would be too outrageous. “Almost done.” “…” Min Ting and Lin Zimu. They self-hypnotized. [I am a fool. I know nothing.] They did not dare to look or speak. Another minute passed. Just as Yan Jinyu almost couldn’t help but urge him again, Yin Jiujin finally helped her remove the jade pendant. Yin Jiujin placed the jade pendant with the word “Yu” in the pink gift box. He held the necklace in his hand and was about to put it on her. However, Yan Jinyu suddenly grabbed his wrist. “Brother Nine, actually, it’s fine if you don’t put this necklace on my neck. Since the pendant is a ring, it should be fine to put it on my hand directly.” Yin Jiujin froze. ** Chapter 92: Master Nine’s Effort ... After a long time, Yin Jiu said, “It’s not time yet.” Undoubtedly, he was happy to hear her say that. ? No matter how silly the girl was, she would always understand what a ring meant. But now was not the time. The young lady was young, so he wanted to take good care of her first. Furthermore, shouldn’t Yin Jiujin’s fiancée deserve to have an official engagement ceremony? Why would he let her wear the ring now? That would be too unfair to his little girl. He helped her put on the necklace. Yan Jinyu blinked, but she didn’t insist. However, something seemed to be slowly taking root in her heart… Soon, they arrived at Mount Jing. The security guard opened the door and the car drove into the manor, heading straight for Yin Jiujin’s villa’s small courtyard. Yin Jiujin put Yan Jinyu down when the car drove into the manor. However, after putting her down, his hand was still around her waist, making her lean towards him. 　 　 Yan Jinyu’s emotions were complicated. Her thoughts were still drifting far away for some reason, so she didn’t notice his actions at all. Hence, she let Yin Jiujin hug her and lean on him until they got out of the car. Pity the two poor chaps in the car. Lin Zimu looked straight ahead, while Min Ting secretly made up his mind that the next time Eldest Miss Yan was around, he would definitely not join in the fun and take a car with them! Not only did she scare him, they even made him watch them show off their love! Yin Jiujin’s car was at the front, and the other cars followed closely behind. Actually, there were only three cars in total. One was Feng Yuan’s car, and Yan Jinyun was sitting in the front passenger seat. The other was Zhao Kun’s car, and Huo Siyu was sitting in the backseat. The other was the Yan Family’s car. Other than the Yan Family’s chauffeur, Yu Xiao was the only one in the back seat. Yu Xiao followed them after they left. Other than the four people in Yin Jiujin’s car, no one here had ever been to Mount Jing. Therefore, when they arrived at the foot of Mount Jing, everyone was astonished, let alone when they entered the gate at the top of the mountain and saw the scenery inside. Their shock was only greater than Yan Jinyu’s when she first came to Mount Jing. “So Mount Jing is like this. It’s a little surprising.” Huo Siyu thought that Yin Jiujin’s private territory would resemble a castle-like the Huo Family’s mansion. 　 　 Zhao Kun, who was driving, lamented. He was also quite surprised. The outside world had many different guesses about Mount Jing, but no matter which version they had, they would not guess that Mount Jing was a farm-like existence. “Boss Zhao, you’ve been in North City for five years. Have you ever been to Mount Jing?” “You… Miss Huo, you’re too polite. You can just call me by my name. I don’t deserve to be called Boss Zhao.” He was the person in charge of Elegant Bamboo and knew who his real boss was. Although there was only one boss in charge, he knew that there were three people who invested in Elegant Bamboo. Huo Siyu was one of the investors. However, it was only when Miss Huo contacted him in North City that he found out that one of Elegant Bamboo’s three bosses was her. The South City’s Huo Family’s young mistress, Huo Siyu, had been missing for many years. It was said that she had lived in Country F for many years. One year ago, her adoptive parents had passed away in an accident. She had only returned to the country after being found and brought back to the Huo Family by the eldest son of the Huo Family, Huo Xuan. However, Elegant Bamboo had started its business five years ago. And he knew very well why there was Elegant Bamboo. He didn’t know the identities of these three bosses and the eldest daughter of the Yan Family, but he knew that they were all big shots. Just the thought of working for a big boss, and a big boss that even Master Nine didn’t know about, made him inexplicably excited! 　 　 “Although I’ve been in North City for five years, Miss Huo also knows that Master Nine is not someone to be trifled with. Don’t think that Mount Jing is like a farm. Those farmers who work in the fields must all be experts. Otherwise, Mount Jing wouldn’t be like an iron fortress.” Huo Siyu could tell at a glance if the people in the field were experts. “That’s why no one dares to step into the foot of Mount Jing, let alone into the top of Mount Jing.” Zhao Kun smiled in embarrassment. “I’m ashamed to say that I’m one of those people who don’t even dare to step foot on Mount Jing.” “Don’t be ashamed. I do understand.” Not to mention Zhao Kun, only Beauty Yu had come to Mount Jing before among the four of them. Even Beauty Yu only had the chance to step into Mount Jing yesterday. It wasn’t that Beauty Yu couldn’t enter Mount Jing with her ability, but there was no need for her to risk offending Yin Jiujin to explore Mount Jing. After all, they had always minded their own business when it came to Yin Jiujin in the past. In the other car, Feng Yuan and Yan Jinyun were not calm either. However, perhaps because they were all thinking about something, even though the two of them were in the same car, they were unusually quiet. If it were any other time, Feng Yuan would definitely be unable to help but exclaim in surprise when he saw Mount Jing in such a state. Now, he was only amazed in his heart and did nothing more. 　 　 He couldn’t ignore the way Luo Yilin looked at Yan Jinyun when he was in the Yan Family. He was considered one of the hedonistic ones amongst the sons of the wealthy families in North City. Hence, although he did not play around, he knew everything that needed to be understood. Luo Yilin had obviously taken a fancy to Yan Jinyun. Speaking of which, Yan Jinyun was so good at putting up a show in front of others. There were many people who liked her, and it wasn’t a big deal to have an additional Luo Yilin. But… He also knew many people who liked Yan Jinyun and had seen the way they looked at Yan Jinyun. None of them were as disgusting as Luo Yilin! Although Luo Yilin hid it very well, he still saw it. It was a pity that he used to think that this cousin of his was a gentle and well-mannered gentleman. One really couldn’t judge a book by its cover! Even Luo Yikun was more pleasing to the eye than him. At least Luo Yikun was openly evil. “Yan Jinyun!” Yan Jinyun was looking at the scenery outside the window and lamenting at how Mount Jing looked like. The environment here was very good, and she felt like she was far away from the bustling world. Yan Jinyu should be very happy to stay here. Just as she thought that and before she could scold herself for being a busybody again, she heard Feng Yuan’s shout. She retracted her gaze and looked over with hostility. “Why are you shouting so loudly? I’m not deaf! What are you glaring at! Speak your mind!” “You…” He took a deep breath.” Forget it. I knew you had a bad temper. I can’t be bothered to argue with you. What I want to say is, stay away from Luo Yilin in the future. I don’t think he’s a good person.” She would try her best to stay away from Luo Yilin even without him reminding her. Besides, she wasn’t even close to Luo Yilin in the past. But… She looked at him strangely, “Feng Yuan, are you concerned about me?” Feng Yuan was stunned when he heard her words. He couldn’t ignore the way Luo Yilin looked at Yan Jinyun. So, was he concerned about her? How was that possible?! Impossible! How could he be concerned about a black-hearted person like Yan Jinyun? He just… just felt that Yan Jinyun was so fierce that he even had to suffer in front of her many times. Of course, he couldn’t just watch her suffer in front of others. Otherwise, wouldn’t he lose face after suffering in front of her so many times? Yes, that was it! However, he obviously wouldn’t say that. Otherwise, wouldn’t he be admitting to Yan Jinyun that he had suffered in front of her? “W-who cares about you! I’m just afraid that if you really suffer, Jinyu will be worried!” He suddenly felt that his brain was really good. A second ago, he didn’t even know how to respond to this. The moment he opened his mouth, he came up with such a reason that even he could be completely convinced. 　 　 Yan Jinyun glanced at him. “Mind your own business!” Feng Yuan knew Yan Jinyun well, and Yan Jinyun knew him well too. When he was lying, his eyes would always drift around, and he always thought he looked very calm. “Yo, Yan Jinyun, you’re still holding my present?” Yan Jinyun tightened her grip on the small gift box. “…I couldn’t find the rubbish bin!” She looked up at him. “Why? Are you very proud to see that I didn’t throw it away? I really don’t understand what kind of mentality you have. You can’t wait for me to throw the gift away when you give it to me. Since that’s the case, why waste the money to buy it? Aren’t you being cheap?” “…” Feng Yuan. What a vicious mouth! He was initially in a good mood when he saw her holding the gift that he had given her. However, after hearing what she said, his good mood completely disappeared. “It’s your birthday today. I’ll let you win today. I won’t argue with you!” The car was silent for two minutes before Feng Yuan couldn’t help but say, “Hey, Yan Jinyun!” “What are you shouting for…” Before she could finish speaking, Yan Jinyun met his slightly concerned gaze and quickly looked away. She felt a little strange.” If you have something to say, say it! ” “H-how confident are you about the Yan Corporation’s shareholders’ meeting tomorrow?” Yan Jinyun wasn’t stupid. Feng Yuan was really concerned about her. Tsk, she was really not used to it! Didn’t he always know how to diss her the best? Whenever he saw her, he would pick up whatever unpleasant words to diss her. Why was he pretending to be concerned now! Hypocrite! Although she thought so, she answered him seriously, “100%.” This confidence… She was indeed the Yan Jinyun who was used to putting on an act. Moreover, he actually found such a confident Yan Jinyun very pleasing to the eye for some reason. “That’s good. Don’t misunderstand. I’m not concerned about you. I’m worried that you’ll create trouble again and make Jinyu worry. Jinyu herself…” He suddenly paused. He had wanted to say that Jinyu was already in a terrible state. Yan Jinyun glared at him. “Who cares about you!” Feng Yuan choked again. However, when he thought about what happened to the Yan Family today, he couldn’t bring out his usual confidence to rebuke Yan Jinyun. He wasn’t that heartless. Jinyu was treated so harshly by her biological parents. That was very miserable. How much better was Yan Jinyun compared to Jinyu? Those two people from the Yan Family were obviously selfish people. Look at how they forced Yan Jinyun to eventually fall out with them. 　 　 “…Today is your and Jinyu’s birthday. Don’t think too much. If there’s anything, let’s talk about it after today. No matter what, Jinyu will always be on your side.” Feng Yuan only managed to say this after a long while. Perhaps he felt that this did not match his character, he turned away awkwardly and did not dare to look at Yan Jinyun after saying that. Yan Jinyun looked at him for a long time before saying, “Thank you.” After that, both of them fell silent. *** When they left the Yan Family, Yin Jiujin had asked Lin Zimu to call back to Mount Jing and instruct them. Therefore, when the group arrived at the small courtyard of the villa, a small banquet hall had already been set up. After knowing that Yan Jinyu was coming over to celebrate her birthday, Aunt Cheng especially got the young servants to take out the colored lights that had been left behind from the warehouse and set them up in the courtyard. There were many tables and chairs set up in the courtyard. Food and drinks were all placed on the table. The servants of Mount Jing usually could not step into this small courtyard. Today was an exception, so many people came to help Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng. Everything was ready. The car stopped outside the small courtyard and they got out one after another. Yin Jiujin personally opened the car door for Yan Jinyu. As soon as Yan Jinyu got out of the car, two young maids took out two party poppers and popped them above her head with a bang. Everyone said in unison, “Happy 18th birthday to Miss Yu!” Yan Jinyu looked at them, then raised her head to look at Yin Jiujin, who had helped her remove the confetti on her head. Her eyes curved into crescents. “Thank you, everyone.” Knowing that Yan Jinyun would be coming over in advance, Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng handled the situation very well. They made sure that Yan Jinyun wouldn’t feel awkward. There were also poppers and blessings when Yan Jinyun got off the car. However, her blessing was, “Happy 18th birthday to Second Miss Yan!” It was obvious who was closer to them. However, Yan Jinyun didn’t mind. This was Yin Jiujin’s place. Yan Jinyun knew very well that if it wasn’t for Yan Jinyu, she wouldn’t even be able to go up to Mount Jing. On the contrary, after seeing how the Yan Family only focused on banquets and guests on her coming-of-age ceremony and didn’t care about her, the protagonist… Maybe, it should be said that they didn’t care about the feelings of Yan Jinyu and her, the two protagonists. She woke up early in the morning to do her makeup. Her mother didn’t even ask her if she was hungry or if she wanted to eat something to fill her stomach. She also didn’t say happy birthday to her. She even completely forgot about Yan Jinyu. After seeing all those, she was very happy to see such a festive party and hear such blessings. “Thank you all so much.” She looked at Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng and said politely, “Thank you.” She could tell at a glance that other than Master Nine, these two people were in charge here. They should be people who could make decisions in Mount Jing. “Second Miss Yan, you’re very welcome. You’re the star today, so don’t feel restrained. Have fun. Just let me know what you want to eat and drink. My husband’s surname is Cheng, so everyone calls me Aunt Cheng.” Aunt Cheng was very careful with her words. She didn’t say “you and Miss Yu are the main leads today” but “you’re the main lead today” because she was afraid that Yan Jinyun would think too much and ruin the relationship between the two sisters. Yan Jinyu even called Yan Jinyun over for their birthday so anyone with a brain would know Yan Jinyu’s attitude towards Yan Jinyun. “Alright, thank you, Auntie Cheng.” The banquet was small, but the birthday girls were happier than staying in the Yan Family. After singing the birthday song and cutting the cake, the birthday party was considered complete. After all, they were here at Mount Jing, so no one left early. They tried their best to look around. Of course, none of the people who came today were impolite. Even if they were to visit, they would only visit the flowers and vegetable gardens. They didn’t go anywhere else. No one even dared to enter Yin Jiujin’s villa. In the evening, everyone left one after another. Aunt Cheng called the servants to clean up the mess in the courtyard and Yin Jiujin and Yan Jinyu entered the villa. Stepping into the living room, Yin Jiujin stopped and turned back to ask Yan Jinyu, “Your room is ready. Do you want to take a look?” Yan Jinyu’s eyes lit up. “So fast?” “Yes, Auntie Cheng is a fast worker.” Actually, he had already instructed Auntie Cheng to prepare the room after she left Mount Jing yesterday. “Do you want to take a look?” “Yes!” She jumped forward and hugged his arms. “Brother Nine, lead me there.” Yan Jinyu didn’t realize that she was actually acting coquettishly. She didn’t notice it, but Yin Jiujin did. His eyes flickered slightly, but he didn’t remind her. “Alright.” He allowed her to hug his arm as she skipped up the stairs with him.