Chapter 2 Borrowed Necklace
He quickly let go of me and went to the balcony to answer the call.
His voice suddenly lowered, yet unusually gentle.
I vaguely heard the word banquet.
After he finished the call and faced me again.
His voice carried a bit of unease.
"Li Xia, take out that Eternal Heart necklace."
I lay there without moving and asked curiously.
"What do you need that necklace for?"
Zhou Linchen's gaze drifted to the window, avoiding my eyes.
"My mom has to attend a banquet tonight. Lend it to her for a few days."
My future mother-in-law wanted to borrow the necklace. I had no reason to refuse.
I just had some doubts.
Why did Zhou Qingyan call if it was for the mother-in-law?
Late at night, Zhou Linchen still hadn't returned.
I couldn't sleep and scrolled through Moments.
My finger froze when it reached Zhou Qingyan's Moments.
In the photo, she wore a custom champagne evening gown.
But that gown was clearly designed by someone Zhou Linchen found half a month ago.
He said it was a birthday gift for me.
And on her collarbone, she prominently wore my Eternal Heart necklace.
The gem's glow seemed to pierce my eyes through the screen.
At that moment, I knew Zhou Linchen had lied to me.
In the photo, she intimately linked arms with Zhou Linchen.
Her head lightly rested on his shoulder.
Their posture was intimate like a couple.
The caption was even more blatantly stinging.
【The necklace my brother gave me. It suits me best.】
I stared at that photo. My fingers unconsciously gripped the phone tightly.
Zhou Qingyan had really returned to the country!
No wonder Zhou Linchen carried her favorite perfume scent today, stronger than last time.
In the end, this necklace didn't truly belong to me.
It was the Zhou family's heirloom.
Only the Zhou family's matriarch had the right to wear it.
On the engagement day, Zhou Linchen personally put it on me.
And thoughtfully told me about it.
I was about to screenshot and question him.
Zhou Linchen's WeChat message suddenly popped up.
Just a short sentence.
"Working overtime. Not coming back tonight."
I quickly dialed the number.
But the receiver gave a cold female voice.
【The number you have dialed is powered off.】
I didn't know how I got through the latter half of the night.
Was Zhou Linchen really working overtime, or accompanying Zhou Qingyan?
At dawn, my best friend's call came in.
Her tone full of shock.
"Li Xia, I saw Zhou Qingyan at the hotel last night. Didn't the Zhou family say she had to stay abroad for ten years before returning?"