38 Lost & Found
Everyone clapped their hands on the side, Ning Die sang the whole folk song with Xiao Sheng's tone, her voice was delicate, as if she could create the picturesque and poetic artistic conception of the Jiangnan water town, and interpreted this sad English song perfectly.
Xiao Sheng's fingertips flew, and then gently stopped, and Ning Die's voice stopped abruptly.
And everyone was still immersed in Ning Die's melodious singing just now, with the withering of the last rose in summer, sinking into the soil and sad.
There was a wave of applause in an instant, and the British officials present couldn't help but nod frequently, praising this southwestern woman for her romantic sexiness.
"Happy cooperation," Xiao Sheng stood up and stretched out his hand, Ning Die shook him politely, she felt that the young man had been looking at her, and noticed that Ning Die had paid attention, and red clouds appeared on both sides of the young man's milky white cheeks.
The onlookers muttered about another song, Ning Die saw Huo Cheng sitting in place and looking at her, she was not sure if Huo Cheng would have an opinion, and she refused to sing anymore, Xiao Sheng was handsome, and there were many young ladies who were in a hurry, and the current Miss Southwest was not the boudoir women many years ago, and they were all extremely open-minded, Ning Die was reluctant to sing again, so naturally other women took the opportunity to cooperate with Xiao Sheng.
Ning Die walked to Huo Cheng's side, bowed down and sat down, Huo Cheng smiled, "I remember the first time I saw you singing, you were not proficient." โ
He said that he saw Paramount for the first time when he was filming.
Ning Die wiped the fine sweat on her forehead with a handkerchief, "I played the piano well, and I practiced at school, so I didn't lose my tone this time." โ
Huo Cheng brought her a glass of wine, "Moisten your throat." โ
"No," Ning Die half-pushed away, "I drank on an empty stomach just now, and my stomach has been uncomfortable." โ
Huo Cheng's gentle big hand covered the bottom of her chest, and carefully rubbed it for her for a moment, "Let's go back to the mansion now and ask the doctor to show you." โ
As he spoke, he put on the suit jacket that his subordinates were holding, and the ladies at the same table had complicated expressions, this time Ning Die and Huo Cheng were accustomed to getting along, but in the eyes of others, they were very intimate.
Bai Min was not there at the moment, she was talking to her mother, Mrs. Bai, Mrs. Xu was full of praise for Ning Die's performance just now, and these ladies who were well-socialized often liked to sit together.
"It's a bit of ability, at least it can be on the stage," Mrs. Bai can't say too ugly, for fear of disobedience and identity, but she is a little impressed by Ning Die, and the women who can rise in social situations are admirable.
Bai Min said angrily: "Ning Die is my classmate, can you not target her like this, you always refused to withdraw the lawsuit from the last letter, and now that Ning Die is suspended from class, I can't raise my head every time I see her." โ
"An actor is in the same class as you, and your mother can't hold her head up when she walks out!" Madame White reverted to her disdainful look.
Bai Min said unhappily: "You are always a drama on the left and a drama on the right, now it is a democratic society, and any profession needs to be respected!" โ
"Okay, okay, I knew if I shouldn't have let you read more books or learn some thoughts," Madame Bai snorted angrily, "Look, your classmate Ning Die is getting close to General Huo!" โ
Bai Min swept his gaze forward, handsome men and beautiful women were together, Huo Cheng and Ning Die were sitting side by side, but they were not eye-catching.
Her lips pursed into a thin line, Huo Cheng was recommended by her mother, and she had no power to resist this kind of masculine mature man.
Mrs. Xu was listening to the excitement on the side, it turned out that Mrs. Bai was beating General Huo's idea, she was drinking tea leisurely, General Huo's deep affection for Miss Ning Die, ordinary people are afraid that it is unimaginable.
Thinking of Huo Cheng's eyes when she warned her at the beginning, Mrs. Xu shuddered.
"Mr. Huo, slow down," a British soldier ran up to Huo Cheng to stop him, "You can't leave for the time being." โ
Huo Cheng was buttoning a button at the end of his suit, looked up and asked with a smile in English, "Something?" โ
"The earrings of our director's wife are missing, and no one is allowed to leave until they are found."
Huo Cheng's face was faintly angry, and Ning Die pulled his sleeve, "My stomach is fine, don't worry." โ
Look at her face is pale with pain, where is it okay.
"Don't skip breakfast in the future." Huo Cheng said with a cold face.
The director of the British soldier's mouth is the director of the British Concession Security District, and Huo Cheng has always had a relationship, seeing that Huo Cheng's face is not right, he strode over and let his soldier step aside, Director Wensen is a typical British man with a strong figure, thick blond hair, and a square face.
He opened his mouth to explain in broken Chinese that his wife had come to the garden party and lost a very important earring, and they searched the grass where his wife was and could not find it, suspecting that someone had stolen it.
In the eyes of this group of concession people, the southwestern people are all cunning yellow people, even if they are nobles, they only have a little appreciation for Huo Cheng.
"Now we're going to search our bodies," Vinson said, "and men stand with men, and women with women, so as not to offend everyone." โ
Huo Cheng looked at Ning Die, "Can you endure it for a while?" โ
Ning Die smiled and said, "You won't be able to die for a while." โ
Ning Die stood in the women's team, Wen Sen invited Huo Cheng to the side to drink tea, and asked the soldiers to supervise the body search, for the sake of Huo Cheng's face, he specially instructed Miss Ning to take care of her.
Women searched each other in groups of ten, and many ladies protested unconvinced, why should they have to toss and suspect that they had taken an earring?
Some ladies laughed quietly: "I told my seven-year-old son that if you want to play with marbles, just go to my mother's jewelry box and find the best jade earrings for you as beads." โ
A wave of people laughed.
"These Britons look down on us Southwesterners too much!" Madam Bai, who was standing beside Ning Die, lowered her voice and sneered, "A broken earring is still bothering, I really haven't seen the world!" โ
The British soldiers asked them to move quickly, and the search was done by Vincent, who was afraid that he would offend all the powerful people in the southwest present.
Ning Die looked at Vincent, his wife was sitting beside him, a Western beauty with thin arms and legs, wearing a lilac top hat with a wide brim, so beautiful that she had a bit of a murderous aura, similar to Huo Cheng's anger, not a master to be messed with.
It was Bai Min who was standing behind her who searched Ning Die, and after searching, it was Ning Die's turn to search Mrs. Bai next to her, she noticed a blazing gaze, raised her head and saw that in the team of men opposite, Xiao Sheng, who was blonde and eye-catching, had been staring at her.
Ning Die hurriedly lowered her eyes, and suddenly saw the things sticking to the side of Madame Bai's embroidered shoes, flashing in the sunlight.
Ning Die squatted down to take a closer look, just like a crystal tassel pendant of an earring, and it happened that the soldier was communicating with the soldier next to him in English, saying that he wanted to find the tassel earring.
"Madame Bai," Ning Die stood up casually and whispered behind her, "You have an earring stuck to your foot, it seems to be the one they are looking for." โ
Madame Bai raised her feet in shock when she heard this, and Ning Die pressed her waist to signal not to be impulsive, "You must have gone to the garden before, and there was wet mud on your feet, and you stuck the earrings left on the grass, but even if you take out the earrings now, it will be useless." โ
Madame Bai listened quietly to her words, "These earrings have been broken in some places by you after you have stepped on them for so long. โ
"Mom?" The search time between them was too long compared to others, and Bai Min couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?" โ
This question swept the eyes of the already suspicious British soldiers, and Madame Bai, who was accustomed to seeing the scene, was nervous and couldn't answer for a short time.
"I'm anemic and dizzy, and I'm even more nervous, so I'll rest on your mother's shoulder." Ning Die said in time, and then held her forehead, as if she was really dizzy.
Bai Min said: "Then I'll search someone else's body on behalf of my mother." โ
Madame White is a good man.
"What now?" She asked Ning Die in a low voice, and then got angry, "It's just an earring on the left, and I'll compensate her if it's broken." โ
"The director's wife did not hesitate to offend the powerful people in the southwest for this earring, and you can imagine the importance of this earring to her."
Madame Bai said, "Do you have a way?" โ
At this moment, no matter how much she doesn't like Ning Die, she has to listen to this girl's opinion.
"The only thing left is to make this earring disappear completely." After Ning Die finished speaking, she looked around, everyone was standing together at this time and searching, she squatted down rashly and was too eye-catching.
"Miss Ning!" Seeing that Ning Die's whole body suddenly staggered, Mrs. Bai hurriedly supported her, Ning Die winked at her secretly, and said weakly: "I'm dizzy, I ......"
Saying that, she squatted down weakly, and the handkerchief in her hand deliberately slid over Madame Bai's upper, and when she was helped up again, Ning Die gave a look, and Madame Bai immediately understood it and exclaimed, "Miss Ning, how are you?" Your face is so bad that you need to see a doctor immediately. โ
Huo Cheng, who heard the movement, rushed to Ning Die in a few arrow steps, and hugged Ning Die in front of everyone: "Let's go, let's go home." โ
"Mr. Huo," Vincent got up and stopped talking, "...... you"
Huo Cheng didn't bother to greet them again, "Miss Ning is dizzy, I want to take someone back." โ
Ning Die's head was buried in Huo Cheng's arms, her eyes were closed, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she was not very delicate.
The British soldier raised his โกโก at Huo Cheng, because he ignored Director Vincennes's order, the director didn't say to let everyone go, and no one could leave without permission!
The few entourages brought by Huo Cheng were not vegetarians, and they blocked in front of Huo Cheng for the first time, and also aimed the muzzle of the black hole at each other.
The atmosphere is tense, like a tight bowstring, which can burst at any moment.
"Put down the robbery," Vincent ordered the soldiers in a compromise first, Huo Cheng had a close relationship with Mr. Billy, the person in charge of the concession, and Vincent did not dare to tear his face with Billy.
He showed a friendly smile, "Miss Ning is unwell, she must see a doctor in time, and next time I come to hold a garden party, let Mr. Huo have a good time." โ
Huo Cheng went down the steps and said with a smile: "Huo is determined to come now." โ
The soldier withdrew his gun, and Huo Cheng was about to take a step when a nice female voice interrupted him, "Wait a minute, I want to know what Miss Ning is holding in her hand?" โ
These words were said in broken Chinese, and the owner of the voice was the wife of the bureau chief, Vincent's wife, who came with a big skirt.
It is rumored that Vincent was a commoner in England, but he married a noble woman, and he relied on this British noble woman to reach the peak of his career and come to the fertile southwest to scrape his feet.
So when he shook his head at his wife and said that he would not start a dispute, and the latter ignored it completely, Vincent could only shrug his shoulders and have nothing to do.