After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

“Not for sale.” Shen Baolin stepped forward, her intention to protect him quite clear.

"Your decision doesn't count." After retorting, Lian Buman turned her gaze to Lu Sijian.

Lu Sijian quickly tried to smooth things over: "Since Zhu Jinming said he wouldn't sell, then he probably won't sell."

He paused for a moment, then reassured the anxious Mu Liangyue, "Just wear it properly, it looks great on you, it suits you very well."

Mu Liangyue looked at her, nodded, and softly hummed in agreement.

She didn't want to compete, but since Miss Lu had said so, she mustered up her courage and decided to give it a shot.

"I will wear it carefully, thank you, Miss Lu." She touched the necklace and smiled, a smile that was both firm and touching, like a flower blooming on a rock.

Shen Baolin breathed a sigh of relief. She had always suspected that Lu Sijian knew about the necklace and that there was something wrong with it, but thankfully nothing happened.

Suddenly a commotion arose ahead, and Shen Baolin looked up to see the organizer leading a few people over.

It seems their target is a few of them...

"Ms. Mu, this necklace has been sold. Please take it off," the person in charge said, stopping in their tracks.

Shen Baolin was incredulous. It's already been sold? When did that happen?!

Before Mu Liangyue could react, the person in charge put on white gloves, took the necklace, cleaned it with tools, and then put it in a box.

Mu Liangyue felt as if her neck was empty, as if she had lost the embellishment of the necklace and become dull and lackluster.

She glanced at the necklace in the box, feeling admiration and reluctance, but no greed.

That thing never belonged to me in the first place.

Xia Youyou smiled and said, "This necklace is so expensive. Although I don't deserve it, I at least know my place."

She still harbored resentment towards Zhu Jinming's question, and of course she wanted to hold Mu Liangyue accountable.

She's a poor, stingy woman. All she does is seduce men. What gives her the right to ride roughshod over her?

She glanced at Mu Liangyue disdainfully, then stepped forward and extended her hand, saying, "Manman, I've put the necklace away for you."

They tried to take it, but found nothing.

Lian Buman's face turned ugly: "I didn't buy the necklace."

She had already planned to find someone to buy it, but someone else beat her to it.

Shen Baolin frowned: "You didn't buy it? Even Buman, have you become so dishonest when it comes to stealing things?"

"I said it wasn't me, so it wasn't me!" Even Bu Man was furious. "I was even suspecting it might have been you! You dare to frame me? You're asking for it!"

The next second, her eyes widened as she looked at the person in charge and handed the necklace to Lu Sijian. "Miss Lu, here is your necklace."

Shen Baolin suddenly looked up at Lu Sijian.

Even Mu Liangyue couldn't help but look at Lu Sijian in surprise.

Lu Sijian paused for a moment, but didn't say anything. Instead, she calmly instructed, "Wang Ma, put it away."

I never imagined that the Heart of Diamond would end up in my hands.

[On another note, this was an important prop I wore at my engagement party, so it's not surprising that it ended up in my hands.]

Shen Baolin's heart sank little by little.

Sure enough, she knew all along that the necklace would be hers!

So she was planning to wear this necklace at her engagement party? Then why did she say those things to Mu Liangyue before?

Is it mocking Mu Liangyue for overestimating herself and actually trying to steal things from her?

No wonder she stared at the necklace for so long back then, no wonder she forced Zhu Jinming to leave as soon as she opened her mouth.

So was all of this something she planned?

[Beep, a change in character's favorability detected; dislike value +3]

-

Lu Sijian felt that her trip today was extremely worthwhile, very worthwhile, and incredibly worthwhile!

Originally, she was the only one attending this jewelry exhibition, and she even competed with Lian Buman, spending a lot of money to snatch the Heart of Diamond.

Now she has encountered Shen Baolin and Mu Liangyue, which not only increased her dislike for them, but she also got the Diamond Heart without spending any coins!

"Baolin, you seem a little unhappy?" Lu Sijian asked from inside the private room.

Shen Baolin replied coldly, "How could that be? I'm overjoyed for you."

Mu Liangyue, whose neck was bald, also came to the private room with them.

Without that necklace, she seemed to have lost some of her radiance.

Lu Sijian felt awkward no matter how she looked at it. "Liangyue, why don't you take this necklace and wear it for now?"

Mu Liangyue straightened her back even more immediately: "No, no, no, Miss Lu, I can't wear it!"

She was smart enough to guess where that necklace would appear in the future, so how could she possibly have the nerve to wear it again?

The more she understood this, the more bitter she felt, and she couldn't help but feel a little more attached to the necklace that she had previously been indifferent to.

She forced herself to look away from the necklace, lest others misunderstand that she coveted someone else's possessions.

"Ms. Lu, may I speak with you alone?"

[She really did come for Sister Ye.] Lu Sijian knew it in her heart.

The female protagonist, who wasn't originally in the story, suddenly appeared. That could only be because she changed the plot, forcing the female protagonist to come and find her.

“Okay, let’s talk outside.” Lu Sijian stood up and walked out.

-

Seeing Mu Liangyue follow Lu Sijian out, Shen Baolin hesitated for a moment and then went out as well.

She first called Lu Lingbo directly.

The person who answered the phone was Lu Lingbo's assistant, who said that Lu Lingbo was in a meeting and it was inconvenient for him to answer the phone.

The assistant was very familiar with Shen Baolin, and Shen Baolin asked casually, "Is Aunt Ye here? I need to talk to her."

Assistant: "Is it Sister Ye? I haven't seen her today."

"Are you sure?" Shen Baolin gripped her phone tightly.

"Yes, that's for sure. Every time we come to the Lu family for a meeting, Aunt Ye always makes some snacks for us, but not today..."

Shen Baolin pursed her lips. She hadn't saved the phone numbers of any of the Lu family's servants, whether it was Wang Ma or Ye Sao.

Of course I had a cell phone before, but after I changed my phone, I instinctively resisted saving the phone numbers of the Lu family's servants.

So where did Sister Ye go?

-

"Alright, let's talk over here." Lu Sijian stopped in her tracks.

She turned her head to look behind her, and a figure flashed past.

Unaware of what was happening, Mu Liangyue carefully chose her words: "Miss Lu, I'm here to apologize. It was my suggestion that driver Lao Chang not work the night shift..."

Seeing Lu Sijian's calm expression, she felt her breathing become a little disordered.

"You already know... I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't know the problem would be so serious."

Lu Sijian's expression was kind: "It's alright, you don't know the specifics, it's none of your business."

She had actually guessed long ago that Mu Liangyue might have been involved in this matter as well.

[Aunt Ye always liked to use other people's names to achieve her own goals, and Mu Liangyue was probably being used.]

"No, if it's my fault, I should take responsibility. Miss Lu, you're not in good health and need a car at any time. I shouldn't have made the decision on my own."

Mu Liangyue lowered her head and bowed, "I'm sorry."

Lu Sijian sighed, "Okay, I accept your apology. But nothing unexpected happened, so you don't need to blame yourself."

"Sister Ye knowingly committed the crime, but you are innocent because you were unaware. Don't overthink it. Okay, that's all."

She wanted to end the conversation there.