Chapter 14: The Ball I
Cai Jingshu wanted to take advantage of lunch time to meet someone. Suddenly, I saw Qingqing's call, so I pressed the answer button.
"It's Friday, I'm calling to remind you not to forget tomorrow night's dance!"
"Don't worry, I will never forget!" replied Jingshu with a smile.
"Then we'll see you tomorrow night!" Jing Shu hung up happily.
After hanging up the phone, Cai Jingshu turned around and went out with her handbag.
According to the location agreed by the other party, it was the rooftop of a building, and Cai Jingshu went alone. On the roof of a building with more than 20 floors,
A man dressed in black, wearing a black cap and black sunglasses, was sitting on the steps to the side and waiting. Cai Jingshu stepped forward, and after confirming the identity of the other party, she talked to the man.
"I contacted you this time to entrust you to help me investigate the incident two years ago, and after the matter is completed, I will add an additional 30% of the original agreement amount to you. Cai Jingshu said.
"In addition, I want you to pay more attention to this mother and daughter, and maybe you can find some clues. Cai Jingshu said, then took out the photo of Lin Suqin's mother and daughter in the handbag and handed it to the other party.
The man in black took the photo and said, "No problem, don't worry about leaving it to me!"
Cai Jingshu took out an envelope from his handbag and handed it to the man in black and said, "This is the upfront deposit paid to you in advance." ”
After the man took the envelope from Jing Shu's hand, he turned around and left.
A few minutes later, Cai Jingshu also left. She hastily bought a sandwich for lunch and went back to work.
On Friday afternoon, it was a relatively peaceful time. Cai Jingshu has completed the work arranged by the department manager and is preparing the next work report.
Suddenly, I heard someone in the office commotion. Looking in the direction, I saw Zhang Zhenting holding a bouquet of red roses, coming in from outside the door and walking in the direction of the personnel department. It seems that he went to find Cai Jingya, and the people next to him surrounded him. Such a move is so high-profile that it wants everyone to know. The more I want to dodge, the more I can't dodge, why do you have to let her see it every time? Cai Jingshu skipped a trace of complicated feelings in her heart.
The picture of Zhang Zhenting and Cai Jingya sweetly embracing each other in the office has been flashing in Jing Shu's mind, I thought I didn't mind anymore, but I never thought that my heart would still be stinged.
At dinner, she ate two bites at random and went to the room. She took out the dress she had prepared in the closet and hung it on the wall. Tomorrow night's dance party will pave the way for her future development in the mall, and she must behave well......
On Saturday morning, the Cai family, as usual, had their own busyness after breakfast. Lin Suqin's mother and daughter walked back and forth in the mansion, showing excited expressions from time to time. Mother and daughter are trying on costumes for the evening ball. They changed one after another, but they were still not satisfied, so they called the staff of the dress store to try on a few more, and specially invited a makeup artist from outside to make up and style them.
When Cai Jingshu returned from a leisurely walk in the garden, Lin Suqin and her daughter were putting on makeup, one of them was wearing a black lace patched mesh wrap skirt, which stretched out the curve of the waist, and the other was wearing a pink puffy skirt, which looked quite pure and cute. The two saw Cai Jingshu coming back from outside, and deliberately said in a high-profile manner:
"Look at my Jingya, so beautiful! At tonight's dance, my daughter will definitely be the center of attention. Lin Suqin was triumphant.
"Mom, will Brother Zhenting go tonight?" Cai Jingya asked pretending not to know.
"With my Jingya here, of course your brother Zhenting will come. Lin Suqin said in an exaggerated tone.
Cai Jingshu smiled slightly: "Aunt Qin, you have to be careful about tonight's dance, don't get too excited, otherwise... On this occasion, it's not good for your skirt to burst open!" After speaking, Cai Jingshu went to the room proudly, leaving Lin Suqin who was so angry that she stomped on the ground and Cai Jingya who looked stunned. This time, she chose not to swallow her anger anymore.
"You... You damn girl......" Lin Suqin continued to curse loudly.
There were still a few hours before the evening dance, and Cai Jingshu also began to dress up.
She first put on a lilac bandeau dress, and her charming and sexy figure looked more graceful under the embellishment of the skirt. She pulled up her long silky hair again, braided it in a low bun, and the bangs on her forehead were slightly curled, naturally hanging down on both sides of her cheeks. She then briefly painted her eyebrows, blush, eye and lip makeup on her face. Finally, she paired Miu Miao's silver sequined heels and Bulgari's custom-made silver satin clutch. Looking at myself in the mirror, I felt beautiful and refined overall, and I smiled confidently and satisfied.
When Zhang Zhenting came to the Cai family's mansion, it was already half past five in the evening. He came today to pick up Lin Suqin's mother and daughter to the ball, and he didn't know that Cai Jingshu would also attend the ball. As they were about to leave, they happened to run into a black Audi sedan parked in front of the mansion. Cai Jingshu appeared in front of the three of them wearing a purple dress and long skirt, and quickly got into the black car and left. Zhang Zhenting was fascinated by Cai Jingshu's dress, and Cai Jingya next to him looked a little impatient, so she urged Zhang Zhenting to drive.
As soon as the car stopped at the door of the Dynasty Hotel, the driver immediately got out of the car and opened the door for Cai Jingshu. Cai Jingshu got out of the car slowly, and Qingqing was already standing at the door waiting. When she saw Jing Shu, she happily walked over and led her into the arena together.
Dynasty Hotel is a luxury star hotel famous in the imperial capital, the hotel often holds a variety of cocktail parties and celebrity parties, today's charity ball organizer is Wanfu Jewelry Group, the chairman of Wanfu Jewelry is Qingqing's father.
The two walked through the hotel's corridor, saw various handicraft ornaments in the hotel window, and then walked along the escalator to the international banquet hall on the second floor.
The banquet hall is covered with a red carpet with lavish crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, and in the center is the stage, where a banner reads "Wanfu Jewellery Group Charity Fundraising Ball". The stage is lined with banquets for guests, and on long tables beside the banquet are a variety of pastries and glasses filled with champagne. The guests in the venue arrived one after another, and Zhang Zhenting and Lin Suqin's mother and daughter also entered the banquet hall at this time.
Qingqing led Cai Jingshu to her father's side and said hello.
"Dad, this is my good friend Jingshu. Qingqing introduced to her father.
"Hello Shibo, I'm here with Qingqing to meet today. Cai Jingshu greeted He Shixian politely.
"Welcome, Jingshu, have fun tonight!" He Shixian said with a smile.
Zhang Zhenting and Lin Suqin's mother and daughter sat behind the guest seat, looking around boredly. Not far away, he saw the back of a lilac dress that felt quite familiar.