On the night of the failed negotiation with Harry, Jin Shuxian called Lu Lingyin to ask for the address of Minxiang's ward, and booked a ticket to Beijing at noon the next day. Subsequently, she made a phone call to Lilia to explain the itinerary and asked her to pick her up to the airport the next morning, and then rummaged through the cabinets to find the key to the general apartment that Lan Xinzi handed over to everyone, simply packed a few pieces of luggage, and fell asleep before ten o'clock.

The next day, it was still a sunny day, which was very suitable for flying and traveling. Lilia arrived as promised, dropping her off at Los Angeles International Airport at a quarter past ten. So far, as she dragged the red kiplinq little ape box towards the long line at the boarding pass counter, a chill swept across her back, and a tall figure came into view—the terrifying shadow.

"Shuxian, what a coincidence! I met you at the airport, are you going to fly to Beijing? I'm also going to Beijing!" Harry stepped in front of Shuxian in a few hurries, and he didn't even give her the slightest chance to escape.

My God, are you joking with me?! Shuxian scolded in her heart. She didn't have to look in the mirror to know that her current face must be ugly and comparable to a zombie, so she simply omitted the fake heart and turned around directly, pretending not to see this person.

"Shuxian, don't ignore me......"

No matter how pitifully this tall boy talked to himself, Shuxian always restrained her sympathy, and only buried her head in her mobile phone during the queue, without saying a word. It was easy to get in line with her, she rushed to the window for checking in her luggage and changing her boarding pass, and was just about to speak, when the airline staff member sitting behind the counter asked, "Are you together?"

"Yes. Harry's voice came from behind him.

"No!!" Kim Shuxian turned her head and glared at him fiercely, placing her passport heavily on the counter. The handsome blonde staff member behind the counter was taken aback by Shuxian's reaction, he looked at the girl and then at the boy, and acted extremely quickly to get her boarding pass.

However, when Shuxian dragged the small trailer box and walked away from the counter quickly, she sadly heard a male voice from behind: "I want the seat next to the young lady just now......"

In this way, the sixteen-hour trip on the plane naturally ranked as one of the top ten tragic moments in Kim Shuxian's life. Although she put earplugs and blindfolds on herself as soon as she boarded the plane, she could still feel a naked sight beside her. Although she has been pretending to be asleep and pretending to be dead for nearly sixteen hours, the Harry brother next to her still takes care of herself, pours tea and water for her and covers the blanket, pretending to be a good husband and father's high-quality boyfriend, completely crushing Jin Shuxian's delusional desire to fall asleep.

Easy, the plane finally landed at the Capital International Airport at 4:40 Beijing time, and Jin Shuxian, who had been up for nearly 16 hours, completely ignored the bones that were about to fall apart, like a frightened rabbit, dragging her little ape tow box all the way forward, forward, forward-

"Shuxian, you go slowly, is someone coming to pick you up?" Harry deserved to have a tall figure of 1.90 meters, and those two long legs caught up with Jin Shuxian's footsteps with a single step. He followed her step by step, talking, asking, and caring from time to time, "We are friends, and we have to care for each other if we are friends." I have a family in Beijing and have a lot of friends, and I can help you with anything you need. Shuxian, did you reply to me......"

I didn't hear it, I couldn't hear anything...... Afraid that he would suddenly say something disgusting that would cause her condition, Jin Shuxian accelerated all the way, accelerated, accelerated, and accelerated all the way - buried her head and continued to rush forward without saying a word—she didn't care if he cared about her, or let her be careful-

"Shuxian, beware of bumping into people......"

Harry's reminder had already been spoken, and Jin Shuxian still "banged" and hit a strong chest-

"Diamond! You're here!" Harry's voice of surprise came from behind Shuxian, and then, he grabbed her arm, pulled her to his side, and continued, "It's great that you can pick us up! This is the Miss Kim Shuxian I mentioned to you, our beautiful designer at the University of Southern California. How's that, right?"

She was a little dizzy and dizzy after being hit, so that Jin Shuxian did not refute it at the first time, she covered her somewhat dizzy head, and when she looked up, she saw another tall and sturdy man, with a baby face with big eyes and a high nose, but with a cold expression like a polar bear.

"Well, the car is parked outside. Today I drove myself, let's go. The man called Diamond glanced at Shuxian, his expression unchanged.

"I don't think so, I have to go to the Old Peking University People's Hospital to visit my friends first, there is no need to trouble you at all. As soon as she was awake, Shuxian hurriedly shook off Harry's hand, pulled her luggage and prepared to leave.

"Shuxian, you're too polite, how can you be in trouble?" Harry hurriedly stood in front of her.

"Someone is coming to pick you up?" Diamond asked the girl.

"No......," Shuxian replied truthfully.

"Do you know the road to the Old Peking University People's Hospital?" Harry asked, turning his head to Diamond.

"I have GPS. Diamond replied, pulling the tow box from Shuxian's hand, "Let's go." ”

As soon as the words fell, the two men walked towards the exit of the airport with the suitcase, completely ignoring the stunned expression on Jin Shuxian behind him.

The traffic in Beijing during the rush hour is more congesting than the cough medicine that has expired. No matter how many thousand-horsepower luxury cars you drive, you have to turtle, turtle, turtle - for poor Shuxian, this is really worse for her already unfortunate state-

"Shuxian, are you tired?" Harry leaned over to Jin Shuxian, who closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, so startled that she couldn't help but tremble.

"I'm not tired......"

"Shuxian, it's time for dinner, should we go have a meal first and then go to see your friend?"

"I'm not hungry. ”

"By the way, last time I heard Lilia say that you like to design clothes, I have a fashion magazine in my bag, do you want to read it?"

"I don't look. ”

"Won't you be bored then?"

Shuxian banged her head on the window glass of the car, and for a moment she had the urge to jump out of the car and run for her life.

"Does the headbutt hurt?" Harry just reached out to her forehead, Shuxian's goosebumps just flipped again, and she felt that the onset of the disease was a matter of seconds - at this moment, she really regretted not sitting in the front position, but the glass face that was driving would not reach out to her, of course, it should not have - should not have gotten into this thief car...... However, now that there was no use in any thoughts, she could only reflexively shout: "Don't touch me—— I hate men!"

There was a sudden silence in the carriage. Even Diamond, who was driving in the front seat, slowly turned his face sideways, and for the first time, his polar bear-like cold expression changed subtly.

"You like women? No, you're not a lesbian at all. Harry said to Kim Shuxian very seriously.

“harry…… Haven't you seen it yet?" Seeing this situation, Shuxian was ready to make a mistake and make a mistake to the end, "I am indeed gay, not only have no interest in men, but also have a 360-degree rejection, immunity, and allergies to men, both physically and psychologically! So, you can understand the strange things that happened to us before, right? Okay, you should sit down a little and stay away from me...... If you really want to be friends with me, keep your distance from me, okay?"

"How so?......" Harry said, with an incredulous expression, "but...... I didn't see you have a girlfriend? You're not in a relationship, are you?"

"You're right, it's because the person I love the most has a normal sexual orientation. Hey, I'm sad when I talk about this, so let's not talk about it, I'll calm down for a while. ”

"Okay, then I'll calm down for a while. Harry sighed very frankly and sat a little farther away.

"Okay, you calm down, don't talk. Seeing Harry move her hips, Shuxian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

And, the expression of the polar bear, who had been silent in the front row, slowly threw out a sentence: "Harry, your taste is really strange." ”

A silver Porsche 911 Turbos sports car stopped silently at the entrance of the old Peking University People's Hospital at the northeast corner of the Baitasi intersection. As soon as the car stopped, Jin Shuxian picked up a small box and disappeared from the sight of the two men.

Looking for the signs and asking a few nurses, Shuxian quickly found Minxiang's ward.

Pushing open the door of the ward, Minxiang was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, as if she had fallen asleep. was pondering whether she should buy some condolences at another time and come over to visit, but Min Xiang's mouth called out her name: "Shuxian, is it you?......"

The weak voice made Shuxian's heart feel as if it had been struck by a cold bell, and it was cold and ringing, and she replied in a low voice, "Well, it's me." Then, dragging the suitcase, he walked lightly to Minxiang's bed and sat down, and began to greet and talk about the family after a long time of not seeing.

Needless to say, in order to shield the aftermath of chemotherapy, Minxiang's extremely thin body can be seen from her neck and arms exposed by the green tendons, but despite this, her smile is as warm and empowering as when she first met her six years ago. In view of this, no matter how much sadness and guilt she felt in her heart, Shuxian still pulled out a big smile and kept encouraging her: "You look good, I think it should get better soon, you have to have a little more confidence, you must get better." ”

"Hehe, Shuxian, thank you for coming to see me...... My body, I know better than anyone else, and I know my days are numbered. Minka straightened up slightly and responded with a smile.

"Xiangxiang, don't say that, you have to have a little more confidence......"

"Shuxian, you know me. We've been studying and working together for four or five years, and we've always been straight to the point. So, you don't have to worry about me, I'm mentally prepared. Softly interrupting Shuxian's comfort, Minxiang continued, "It's just that I really don't want to drag anyone down, I know that my illness has caused a lot of trouble to the people around me, both financially and in life...... In the last journey of my life, I just hope that I can do as much as I can and do more...... Now, the last thing I can put down is our 'Shuxiang Mendi' studio. You know, this studio has always been so important to me...... That's all our memories of youth and struggle, Shuxian. ”

"I know. Shuxian choked in her throat as she struggled to keep the smile on her face.

"In the two years since you left, I still took Xiao Wei and Mengmeng, these two girls have always been by my side. And your workbench, which I have always kept. In my heart, you have always been a genius, as if you were born to make beautiful clothes...... From the time I got to know you, I realized that all the talent in you might not have been able to reach me in ten years of hard work. I think back then, the 'rhyme' series of wedding dresses was my most satisfying work, and this series was the spire of our small achievements. Without you, all these honors, achievements and our 'Shuxiang Mendi' would not have been saved. So......" Minxiang took Shuxian's hand, "'Shuxiang Mendi' is what belongs to you, and I must return it to you." ”

Her mind was a little confused, and all the words she wanted to say for a while were blocked in her throat, Shuxian was silent, and a crisp female voice came from the door: "Sister Shuxian, are you back?"

When I looked up, it turned out to be Mengmeng and Xiao Wei, the former assistants. Mengmeng, who greeted her, was carrying all kinds of lunch boxes and thermos flasks in her hands, and her shoulder-length straight hair had been curled, and her little round face was still cute. Xiao Wei maintained a crisp short hair, and was now a little fatter than her thin figure back then, carrying a large satchel on her shoulder, which seemed to be full of magazines.

Mengmeng happily walked to Shuxian's side, put down the things in her hand, and then gave a big bear hug, in contrast, the slightly reluctant smile on Xiao Wei's face standing behind her looked a little strange.

"Looks like it's time for dinner. Shuxian watched Mengmeng put out all kinds of porridge and soup, then stood up and gave up her seat, "Otherwise, you can eat first." I'll go to a friend's house to drop off my things and come back to see you tomorrow. ”

"Sister Shuxian, sit down for a while, we haven't had a good chat yet. Mengmeng said hurriedly.

"Silly boy, Sister Shuxian will stay in Beijing for a few days, maybe I'll see you every day recently, and I will have a chance to talk in the future, good. Shuxian patted Mengmeng's shoulder, nodded to Xiao Wei, and then leaned over and squeezed Min Xiang's hand, "I'll come to see you tomorrow." Then, he dragged his suitcase and walked out.

Not a few steps away, a series of footsteps came from behind, Jin Shuxian subconsciously turned her head, it turned out to be Xiao Wei who had just said nothing.

"Sister Shuxian, I have something to tell you, can you give me a few minutes?"

Regarding Xiao Wei's request, Shuxian had no reason to refuse, so she nodded and said yes. So, the two moved to the bench in the hospital compound. As soon as he sat down, Xiao Wei opened his mouth: "Sister Shuxian, we have been working together for more than half a year, so I won't go around in circles with you." She had a heavy face, "Please save Teacher Ah Xiang and the 'Shuxiang Mendi' studio, I beg you." ”

"Why do you use such a strict word 'ask'? If it is something I can help within my ability, I will definitely ......"

"I guess there is no one around us who can help with this except you. Xiao Wei interrupted Shuxian's words and continued, "Actually, Teacher Ah Xiang's financial situation is not good, this illness has already spent all her family's savings, and now we still owe tens of thousands of dollars to the hospital." Moreover, the teacher's money for the bone marrow transplant operation has not yet been settled, and I heard from the doctor that the cost of the entire operation, including the later stage, is estimated to be five or six hundred thousand yuan, which is not available at all with our current capabilities...... I felt that the teacher had completely given up on his illness. ”

"How so...... When does Xiangxiang's surgery need to be done?" Shuxian's heart cooled again.

"We still have to wait, the hospital has not found a suitable donor in the bone marrow bank, and there is no match around, and we can't come up with that much money. Now it can only be dragged ...... But chemotherapy and other maintenance treatments also require money, and teachers are really miserable...... Moreover, in this case, you can also guess that 'Shuxiang Mendi' is on the verge of bankruptcy......"

Shuxian was silent, sighed, and then silent, and then, she asked, "Xiao Wei, sue me, how should I help you?"

Xiao Wei flipped out a fashion magazine from his satchel, opened the folded page, and suddenly wrote on it - "Prefectlove" Wedding Dress Design International Grand Prix - a huge title, a starlight romantic background picture, and related introductions.

Skipping the detailed entry requirements, Shuxian's eyes fell on the most conspicuous line of royal blue font in the prize description entry - "Gold Award: Angel Heart Diamond Necklace (Julietzhao Famous Works)" -

"Angel's heart?......" Jin Shuxian muttered.

"Well, that's what it says above, and that's the famous work of the famous international jewelry designer Julietzhao. I heard that the jewelry designer only makes twelve pieces of jewelry a year, and each piece is always booked out by the wealthy. The last time I saw a report about her, it was said that a set of "Flower Season" gemstones she made three years ago was auctioned for 38 million yuan, which is her most famous work. According to this information, it is estimated that the 'angel heart' mentioned here should be worth at least a million ...... If we can win the gold medal in this competition, how can Teacher Ah Xiang have enough money for treatment, maybe...... Maybe there will be a turnaround as soon as Qiē...... The only one around us who has a chance to win is Teacher Shuxian! Please, teacher!" As he spoke, Xiao Wei was about to cry.

"Xiao Wei, don't be like this...... I haven't made clothes in two years, and I don't know if I'll ever be able to get back to where I was now. Shuxian unconsciously showed a look of embarrassment, "What's more, the registration time for this competition will close tomorrow, and we don't even have the inspiration for the application form and sketches." Also, the work is required to be exhibited in the middle of next month, so I don't know if it's too late to start preparing now......"

"However, I really can't think of any other way than this, only by relying on this competition can I earn enough money at once......" Tears were already rolling in Xiao Wei's eyes.

"Speaking of prize money – such a high-prize contest is unheard of...... Which company did this?" Shuxian searched back and forth on the contest page for information.

"It's this company. Xiao Wei pointed to a six-pointed star diamond-shaped trademark in the lower right corner of the page, and a line of gorgeous small letters below the trademark read: 'D.Diamond', "It is sponsored by the International Jewelry Group, which is not only a jewelry family and a listed company, but also operates clothing, real estate, matchmaking websites, wedding photo studios, etc., and does everything." The magazine said that their new generation of heirs had just taken over the group for a year, and that they had planned the competition in order to discover international wedding design talents. Of course, the prize is so valuable, there must be other requirements. What is written here is that all the winning contestants must sign a five-year contract with the Dai Diamond Group to work for them, but the group will package a new brand for the winning designer, so that the 'Shuxiang Mendi' can be pushed to a higher level. ”

"I see...... Where did you get the information that they are not in charge of planning this contest themselves?"

"Here it is. Xiao Wei turned the following page - a familiar face suddenly appeared on the paper, startling Jin Shuxian a lot. He was wearing a white shirt, silver trousers, and his hands were clasped to his chest, with a stern expression. The text next to the photo clearly identifies his name - Diamond Dai -

No...... Yes...... Right—this world is really like this?...... Shuxian sighed deeply, thought for a long time, she patted Xiao Wei's shoulder and said, "That's ...... I'll try it. ”