The Emperor of Hell's Green Plum Pillow She Escaped Again

Hei Huomian moved and took off his hat, and put one strong arm in front of Bai Shuiru in a defensive position.

As he spoke, two snakes, one white and one black, as thick as a woman's wrist, intertwined vaguely and hung down from the top hat. One black and one pink, the two snakes moved their tongues towards Bai Shuiru's wrist one after another.

"Shui Ru, don't move. Snakes can't see static things." Hei Huomian reminded her in her ear, and his other hand slowly approached the snake from behind, waiting for an opportunity to hit it at its weakest point.

Elaine hurriedly comforted him in a gentle voice:

"Don't be afraid, they are my pets and won't hurt anyone."

"Elian! You're making trouble again!" Rodriguez took two steps forward and scolded in a deep voice:

"Not everyone has the same preference as you. Why don't you take back your snake?! You scared Miss Bai!"

"Daddy~! Samuel and Theodore really helped me deliver the presents~!" Elaine stamped her feet and acted like a spoiled child, looking at Bai Shuiru with a downcast face, begging:

"Sister, please believe me!"

Bai Shuiru smiled and nodded, consoling:

"Mr. Rodriguez, I'm fine."

Elaine stepped forward and put her hand close to the snakes. Sure enough, after two or three seconds, the pair of snakes turned around and swam towards her palm.

Soon, two snakes, one black and one white, completely crawled out of the top hat and coiled around Elaine's fair arms, enjoying the caress of their master. At this time, you can see that their tails are each tied with one end of a crimson ribbon, the ribbons are tied into a bow, and two beads are hanging from them.

"That day I asked someone to search the sewers of the nearby neighborhood, and finally found your old bead." Elaine untied the ribbon from the snake's tail, put it in a gift box handed to her by her assistant, and then handed it to Bai Shuiru. "As an apology, I also found another very similar bead to make a pair."

"I promise to compensate you with 3 beads." Elaine clapped her hands lightly, and then 6 or 7 followers came forward, each holding an exquisite pure silver box. They opened the lid and displayed 3 vintage beads of various colors.

Bai Shuiru thanked him and wanted to take back only her own necklace, but couldn't stand Elaine's insistence, "Okay, then I will. Didn't you want a necklace that day? I'll make three sets for you, okay?"

"Great! Thank you! I used to love playing with beads with my mom!" Elaine smiled happily and pulled Bai Shuiru to dance and spin in circles.

Hei Huo Mian, who was really scared, no longer cared about etiquette. He put his long arms around the girl and brought her into his arms without saying a word. He put his arm around her waist and turned to walk into the banquet hall.

In public, Bai Shuiru couldn't get away from Hei Huomian. She glared at him a few times and tried to distance herself from him, but to no avail. She could only look back under the pretext of curiosity:

Han Shuli, who was walking behind the team and accompanying Rodriguez, had already switched to another language to communicate with the other party.

Hei Huomian finally guessed what Bai Shuiru was thinking this time. He quickly tightened his arms, tilted his head towards her and explained:

"Han Shuli is an orphan. When he received a full scholarship to study in the U.S. and worked as a waiter in a restaurant, he stole some time during the night shift and drew a design that was inadvertently appreciated by Rodriguez."

"After that, Rodriguez fully funded her studies at the Royal Academy and took her to business receptions many times. I also met Han Shuli at a reception hosted by Ming Xin three years ago, thanks to Rodriguez's strong recommendation. Apart from work, I have never had any contact or any topic with her in any private occasion. Oh," the man suddenly realized and changed his words:

"In addition to asking her to help me design this necklace for you." Hei Huomian's fingertips climbed up from Bai Shuiruhuan's waist to her shoulders, slid across her collarbone, and gently touched the 139-carat sapphire.

Bai Shuiru did not comment. While sitting down, he quickly broke free from Hei Huomian's hand, lightly walked around him and sat down on the right side of Elaine - the seat of Hei Huomian, the male guest of honor.

Hei Huomian was eagerly looking at Bai Shuiru like a puppy and wanted to sit next to her, on the left side of Rodriguez, but Han Shuli had already followed him. He glanced at the quarreling couple and smiled, "Chairman, you are a gentleman. You will give up your seat to a worker like me, right? Besides, the seat on the right side of Mr. Rodriguez is more prestigious."

Hei Huomian had no choice but to nod slightly, walked around Rodriguez's right side, and sat down in the female host seat which was originally supposed to be occupied by Bai Shuiru.

Bai Shuiru rarely exchanged a knowing smile with Han Shuli. She caught a glimpse of Hei Huomian looking at her, and she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and chin proudly and smugly, humming softly. Unexpectedly but as expected, she won the latter's approval and doting smile. She couldn't help but blush, pout her lips, snorted at the man again, and then lowered her head to look at the menu.

Rodriguez watched the young couple flirting with a satisfied smile like an old father, and once again praised Bai Shuiru for her dignity and elegance. He was happy to see his daughter Elaine become close to the former and become close friends. He then recalled:

"The last time the three of us met, you two had not yet started dating; this time, I see that you are already engaged. What a cause for celebration!" He turned to look at the assistant, who immediately placed a velvet box on the table in front of Bai Shuiru.

"Mr. Black, this is my engagement gift to you and Miss White."

Baishui subconsciously sought Heihuo Mian's opinion. After receiving a nod from him, he thanked him and opened the gift box:

Two cushion-shaped pigeon-blood rubies weighing at least 5 carats are like two burning flames, not only spreading into the deep brown pupils, but even almost burning through the black velvet cloth that holds them.

After Bai Shuiruzhi decided to pursue a career in jewelry design, she began to pay attention to the international shipment of large gemstones.

Half a month ago, Sotheby's Blue Sky Guogang City auctioned two rubies, one 5.05 carats sold for US$600 million and the other 5.13 carats sold for US$610 million.

What’s even more rare is that these two unheated rubies, both from Mogok, Myanmar, received a score of 100 on the Gubelin gem grading card.

What you see in front of you should be those two rubies.

Bai Shuiru counted the numbers on her fingers under the tablecloth:

Such a generous gift? Although it is basically in line with the worth of Hei Huomian and Rodriguez, I am afraid that the real purpose is not the gift.

So Bai Shuiru calmly turned the gift box to face Hei Huomian.