Gu Xixi recalled the first time she met Jiang Xi. She looked so disheveled, and there must be more to the story. In addition, she didn't have a very good impression of the couple, so it was hard not to lean towards Jiang Xi being a better person.

Seeing that Xu Yi and Gu Xixi hadn't spoken for a while, the shrewd couple exchanged a glance, and the woman pressed for an answer.

"Have you seen her? Where? You wouldn't believe it. This girl was studying hard in college but ran off with some random guy. She's so immature. If you've seen her, please tell us."

“Yes, yes, this is the future of a young woman,” the man added.

"Never seen it before!" Xu Yi and Gu Xixi answered in unison without exchanging glances.

After they finished speaking, the two looked at each other and understood the reserved attitude in each other's eyes. So Gu Xixi pretended not to care.

"Then you'd better hurry up and look for it. Go back with Uncle Hat and figure things out. You'll definitely find it."

"Come on, come back to the police station with me. You've been missing for so long, why haven't you filed a case yet?" Xu Yi was also very helpful, and he wanted to handle things officially.

Secondly, Jiang Xi is in Gu Xixi's shop, and Gu Xixi is currently their key protected person, so whether Jiang Xi can be trusted is naturally something that needs to be taken seriously.

So he gave Zhao Jing a wink, signaling her to continue following Gu Xixi, while he forcefully led the couple into the police car.

The couple eagerly sat down. Sure enough, Uncle Hat was faster at finding people than they were. That brat dared to run away without even reporting back home. They had to take her back and teach her a lesson.

As the police car drove away, Zhao Jing saw the photo in Gu Xixi's hand and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that your employee?"

“Yes, I’ll go ask her.” Gu Xixi turned and went to the backyard, and Zhao Jing followed. Aunt Wang was busy with the cash register and only glanced at her.

The two searched through the backyard and finally found Jiang Xi in a gap among the goods.

She kept her head down and squatted down, afraid of being discovered.

"Jiang Xi, they're gone, you can come out now." Gu Xixi reached out and touched her shoulder, and Jiang Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief and climbed out from among the goods.

Faced with their questioning looks, Jiang Xi sighed, "That couple did come looking for me."

She planned to be honest in order to continue working there.

Gu Xixi walked to the stone table to the side and sat down, gesturing for her to sit down as well. Aunt Wang, who had left the supermarket door half-open, also came over. "What's going on?"

Zhao Jing shook her head, while Gu Xixi asked, "Tell me what happened. I've already asked Officer Xu to take them to file a police report. If you don't explain clearly, we'll find you soon according to procedure."

Hearing this, Jiang Xi became anxious and explained her family situation.

Zhao Jing was the first to pace back and forth, cursing, "They're such scumbags! They actually pulled a big one... no, your brother just sold you out?"

“A family of feudal remnants, girl, don’t despair. Coming here is your new hope. Things will get better and better from now on.” Aunt Wang felt a pang of guilt when she thought about the question she had asked Jiang Xi earlier.

She was really rubbing salt into people's wounds back then.

"Luckily, your brother's girlfriend is a good person, Zhao Jing. But they've already reported the case to your police station, and you've met Jiang Xi. What are you going to do?"

Gu Xixi asked about the serious matter, and Zhao Jing shrugged helplessly, "According to the normal procedure, this matter is under the jurisdiction of Jiang Xi's registered residence. We will cooperate. So, we are looking for her, but because the matter is indeed special, if Jiang Xi is not missing, we cannot arbitrarily disclose other people's privacy."

In other words, they won't reveal where Jiangxi is.

Jiang Xi smiled, which put her mind at ease. Gu Xixi nodded as well, and the matter was considered resolved. The four of them smiled knowingly and then went out to continue their work.

Gu Xixi took Aunt Wang back and then went up to the third floor to check on the new treasures Shen Qingyan had sent. Zhao Jing followed along, and Gu Xixi tidied them up a bit.

The three baskets contained ten embroidered handkerchiefs, ten sachets, a pair of exquisitely embroidered dragon and phoenix veils, and a whole bolt of cloth in a smoky blue color. It appeared to be a solid color, but in fact, it had a subtle, flowing sheen and delicate, exquisite patterns.

At the bottom, there was a wooden box. When you opened it, it was filled with pearls, each about the size of a fingertip, round and lustrous, reflecting a dazzling luster under the light.

The most beautiful pearl is the one in the very center, about the size of a thumb. It has a natural, soft pink hue and shimmers with iridescent colors of blue, green, light purple, silver, and orange.

As girls, Gu Xixi and Zhao Jing naturally find it hard to resist such "magical" things.

Upon seeing it, they all exclaimed in unison, "Wow, so beautiful!"

"This must be natural, no wonder it's from the deep seabed of the East China Sea, it must be very valuable. If I had the money, I would definitely buy it." Zhao Jing's eyes were shining.

Gu Xixi carefully closed the box, unable to stop smiling.

She remembered that pearls like this had appeared on Earth before, and the pink one alone was worth over 400 million beautiful dollars.

This box is so big, enough to make a necklace, its value would be several times higher.

She then took out the herbs to examine them, using her phone to search and identify them, but couldn't find out what they were. So Gu Xixi took large and detailed pictures of the three herbs and put them together.

I also took several pictures of pearls and embroidery, and made them into three large collages which I sent to Chen Yu and Professor Wang.

Since we're going to sell anyway, we might as well show it to them first, give them an evaluation, and maybe we can find a suitable buyer while we're at it.

The moment Chen Yu received the photo, he forwarded it to the group "A Bunch of Old Fools". That's right, after his two previous meritorious deeds, he was qualified to join this group.

This is so that I can report the situation to the gentlemen at any time.

He had barely sent the message for three minutes when his father, Old Chen, spoke up first: "It's Gu Xixi's family again, isn't it? That girl, she's been keeping it well hidden, only bringing out the good stuff now."

Professor Wang: [Let me clarify first, I've taken all those embroidered pieces. They clearly come from the same dynasty as the previous antiques, but they have more patterns and period markings, making them easier to study.]

As for those pearls, they've already reached the point where their value increases with collection. I'll just give Gu Xixi a price estimate based on the pictures. The pink pearl in the middle is almost the same quality as the 470-carat pearl that sold for 470 million US dollars at an international auction. Judging from the actual color, if this one is even better than in the pictures, it'll be worth at least 500 million US dollars.

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