In Zhuang Xuan's mansion.
Another sonorous and astringent sound appeared. The piano sound that kept making mistakes revealed Ouyang Shaoling's thoughts. Ever since she met Masayoshi Saitou, she could no longer remain calm. Even in her dreams, she could vaguely feel his oppressive gaze.
She lowered her hand and breathed heavily.
"What happened to Lingling?" Mrs. Ouyang, who was drinking tea in the living room and chatting with her brother, turned around and asked with concern.
"I don't know."
Mrs. Ouyang stood up and walked towards her sensitively. She noticed that Ouyang Shaoling's mood had been unstable for the past few days.
"Maybe he was scared by the capsizing last time!”Zhuang Xuan said as he played with the ancient jade. He was famous for his love of jade and never left his hand.
"Will I? Is Lingling scared?"
"It's not that I like to criticize you, Sister. It's fine if you rampage around, but don't teach Lingling to be like you, okay?”
"What did you say?" Madam Ouyang, who was already walking towards Ouyang Shaoling, suddenly turned to Zhuang Xuan and snatched his ancient jade away rudely.
"Be careful, Sis, that's the Warring States!”
Warring States? She wanted to start a war with him right now! Madam Ouyang pointed the ancient jade at the tip of his nose and began to scold him."I'm not talking about you, but you're talking about me. Look at the Shaojie you taught. You said that it would be better to let him stay by your side and let you train him. If you're not playing with ancient jade, you're going to the auction house to get some strange things back. It's fine if you mess things up yourself, but you even dragged our Shaojie down with you…"
"Please." Zhuang Xuan said weakly," Playing with ancient jade is a very elegant thing. Moreover, the things bought at the auction house are all priceless national treasures. National treasures! Besides, Shaojie is a secretive kid. If you don't let him play with ancient jade, do you want him to play with women?”
"I just want him to play with women!”
"Sis!" Zhuang Xuan's eyes widened. He did not know what to do with his sister, who had such a strange way of thinking.
"Look at Shaojie, he doesn't get close to women at all. Sigh, why does he look like a boy! And you, your messy uncle.”She put on a teapot posture and scolded him," You know that he's a stuffy person, but you still taught him to play with such boring things. You made him eat and sleep with his interests all day long. There are so many beautiful girls in Hong Kong's social circle, but he doesn't even look at them. Sigh, I don't care if you plan to be a lonely old man, but our Ouyang family still hopes for Shaojie to carry on the family line!”
"Please, Sis, Shaojie not touching girls has nothing to do with my ancient jade! Besides, he was a boy. It was better for him to have his own interests than to have fun outside all day!”
"What did you say? Boys should be dissolute, dissolute but not obscene. Our Shaojie is good-looking. Isn't it a pity if he isn't dissolute?”
" Sis... you... sigh..." Zhuang Xuan was flustered by her strange tone, but he did not know how to respond. He could only scratch his head in frustration." Aiya!" I'm not arguing with you anymore. Return the jade to me!”
"No!" Mrs. Ouyang placed it behind her domineeringly." If you want to play with this thing, go back to your room and play with it. Otherwise, I'll be annoyed."”
"Sigh, forget it." He stood up helplessly.
"Where are you going?"
Zhuang Xuan turned around and explained patiently." I'm going to the auction. There are a few good pieces of ancient jade being auctioned today. I'll go take a look…"
"Uncle." Ouyang Shaoling, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke." I'll go with you."”
"Ling Ling?" Madam Ouyang cried out in surprise.
"Mom, I'm bored at home too!"
"Right, right, let Ling Ling go with me! Sister, don't worry. Shaojie will be there soon anyway.”
"What did you say?"
"Uh…Lingling, let's go!”
At the auction venue on the 12th floor of Hong Kong's Emperor Hotel.
Ouyang Shaoling flipped through the introduction book listlessly. The first part was auctioning ancient jade, while the second part was selling some antique furniture.
Those ancient looking jades really didn't arouse Ouyang Shaoling's interest. He came to the auction purely to get some fresh air. For some reason, when he calmed down, his mind would be filled with the lonely face of Saitou Masayoshi, his lonely eyes, and that unfamiliar name, Rosa... Zhuang Xuan and Ouyang Shaojie entered a heated discussion with the others as soon as they arrived at the venue, leaving her alone in her seat. The exquisitely designed glass cabinets around them were filled with the items that were going to be auctioned today. The guests were either admiring the items that they were interested in or discussing in a low voice in front of the glass cabinets. She sat there for a long time and decided to stand up and watch the show.
Dressed in a beige dress, her long hair was tied up, and her temperament and charm were very unique. She naturally attracted the attention of many people, but she did not care and continued to browse and admire.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she stopped in front of a cylindrical glass cabinet.
There were three jade hairpins in the glass cabinet. They were all carved from the white jade of Hetian in the Qing Dynasty. The jade was very transparent. Under the reflection of the art lamp, it emitted a soft color.
Ouyang Shaoling smiled. He leaned close to the glass and carefully looked at the carving on the jade hairpin, imagining how beautiful the owner of the jade hairpin was.
"Do you like it?"
The cold voice came from the other side. She looked up slightly and saw Saitou Masayoshi standing on the other side of the cylindrical glass.
She was a little surprised and a little scared. Her subtle facial expressions could not escape Saitou Masayoshi's sharp eyes.
"Why? You seem a little afraid of me?”
Saitou Masayoshi didn't move. He stood opposite the glass cabinet and stared at her with his cold eyes.
Ouyang Shaoling forced a smile and didn't think he showed any fear.
You haven't answered my question."
"Answer you what?"
"Do you like it?" He pointed at the jade hairpin in the glass cabinet.
Ouyang Shaoling looked at the jade hairpin and then at him. "I like it."
He hummed softly and looked at the jade hairpin with a firm gaze.
"You'll look very charming with these in your hair.”
He locked her face tightly, imagining the jade hairpin passing through her soft and bright hair. Rosa... Her noble beauty often added texture to outstanding jewelry.
"Mr. Saitou." Through the glass, his passionate gaze actually made her chest burn. She tried to pretend that nothing had happened." Thank you for that day.”
" Well…" He looked around." Is there anything else you like here?"”
"Eh?"
"As long as you like it, I'll buy it for you.”
His extremely serious and matter-of-fact tone made Ouyang Shaoling chuckle.
"Mr. Saitou, thank you for your kindness. If I really want it, my brother and uncle will buy it for me.”
"Rosa!" He suddenly called out the name unexpectedly, and his expression became extremely serious. He quickly bypassed the glass pillar and approached her.
Ouyang Shaoling was stunned by his aura. "Saito-san?"
"Ouyang Shaoling?" He looked at her doubtfully." Are you really Ouyang Shaoling?”
"Saito-san?"
The atmosphere became heavy and suffocating. His sharp gaze seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts and explore the secrets hidden deep in their hearts.
He was very close to her, so close that she could even hear his heavy breathing. This breath forced her, and his gaze forced her, making her a little breathless.
He lowered his head and looked at her with a sharp gaze." Are you wearing a mask, Ouyang Shaoling?”
The soles of her feet were numb, as if her secret had been exposed, and her face turned green and white. What a familiar feeling. It was a feeling that often appeared in dreams. Being stared at by that always blurry face, it was an irresistible and oppressive gaze. She was running, running weakly, but it was as if she could never escape from his sight. She was sweating, and the strength of her body was gradually disappearing under his scrutiny... At this moment, the host went up on stage and knocked the gavel, announcing the start of the auction.
The heavy voice knocked on her heart and she suddenly woke up. She quickly regained her rationality and said in a serious tone,
"Saito-san, I don't understand what you're talking about.”
He raised his head and chuckled, a little mocking and a little contemptuous." If you were Rosa, you would understand.”Then, he turned around and walked towards the center of the auction hall.
As soon as he left, the oppressive aura disappeared. Ouyang Shaoling held his chest and panted as if he had been saved.
Why did he look at her as if he already knew her? Did he exist in that blank space in her memory?
The auction was going on enthusiastically, and the bidding sounds were coming one after another. Saitou Masayoshi did not look back at her again, but she could not take her eyes off him.
He bought the three jade hairpins with a determined manner. When the gavel was knocked down, he specially looked back at Ouyang Shaoling. This glance once again made Ouyang Shaoling hold his breath. His eyes were so authoritative and absolute, as if he was declaring that there was nothing he could not get.
It was already late at night when the auction ended. Ouyang Shaoling and Ou Yang Shaojie were on their way home in Zhuang Xuan's car.
Zhuang Xuan was in high spirits as he recounted his victory today. Ouyang Shaoling held the box containing the jade hairpin and fell into deep thought.
The jade hairpin was originally something Zhuang Xuan wanted to buy as a gift to Ouyang Shaoling. He was also determined to win the bid, but Saitou Masayoshi appeared out of nowhere and was even more ruthless than him. He forcefully took away the three jade hairpins and then announced in front of everyone that he was going to give the jade hairpin to Ouyang Shaoling.
"You should have said so earlier! Since we have the same intentions and are both going to give it to Lingling, why are we competing with each other and bidding so high? Although this jade hairpin is also of the highest quality, it's not worth that much! Really."
"Uncle, since we have the same goal and the item has successfully landed in Lingling's hands, don't be angry!”
In fact, Ouyang Shaojie knew that Zhuang Xuan was angry because the final price of the jade hairpin was too much higher than his estimated price. For people who thought that they were experts in the evaluation of ancient jade, they would think that Saitou Masayoshi was bidding recklessly as an outsider, trying to force other bidders to retreat with high money.
"It's strange." Ouyang Shaojie was puzzled." Mr. Saitou has always been mysterious and low-key all these years since he came to Hong Kong. I've never heard of him being interested in ancient jade. Why did he suddenly come to the venue today?”
"Aiya, you silly goose." Zhuang Xuan shouted," Can't you see that he's very interested in Lingling? Otherwise, why would he buy these things for Lingling?”
"Uncle." Ouyang Shaojie reminded him tactfully," Mr. Saitou isn't a fool. He's the prince of cruise ships, a man with a deep business mind. I believe that he is willing to pay this price because he thinks that Ling Ling is worth it.”
Zhuang Xuan snorted in disdain." The cruise prince? So what if he was a cruise prince? Let me tell you, that was on the sea. When we reach Hong Kong, I'll be the prince. As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not suppress a local snake. I'm the local snake!”
Hearing this, Ouyang Shaojie smiled helplessly and shook his head. Uncle sometimes had a childish temper, just like his mother.
"Eh? What happened to Lingling? He hasn't spoken at all." Zhuang Xuan noticed that Ouyang Shaoling was unusually quiet in the mirror.
Ouyang Shaoling looked up with confusion." Uncle, Mr. Saitou…What kind of person is Mr. Saitou?”
"Eh? Lingling, are you interested in him?”Zhuang Xuan raised his eyebrows and asked curiously.
"It's not that." She explained," I just feel that he seems very strange. I…can't put my finger on it.”
"Uncle, how much do you know about Saito-san?”Ouyang Shaojie had only returned to Hong Kong to develop his career in recent years. He had occasionally met Saitou Masayoshi in the social circle a few times. His impression of him had always been his attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away.
" Hmm…" Zhuang Xuan pondered for a while before continuing,""I did hear about the reason why he settled down in Hong Kong. It was because the woman he loved fell into the sea and disappeared. The body was never recovered, so he bought a property in Hong Kong to accompany that woman.”
"It sounds quite affectionate." Ouyang Shaojie praised. He had always admired Masayoshi Saitou.
"Affection?" Zhuang Xuan snorted in disdain again." Not necessarily. I heard that the woman committed suicide by jumping into the sea because she couldn't stand his tyranny.”
When the last sentence entered Ouyang Shaoling's ears, she suddenly shivered for no reason, and her face turned pale.
"Lingling, what's wrong?" Ouyang Shaojie hugged her and found that her body was extremely cold and her lips were pale.
"Is the cold air too strong? I'll turn it down." Zhuang Xuan adjusted his cold air and looked at Ouyang Shaoling nervously." Lingling, don't get sick or anything. Sister will kill me!"”
Ouyang Shaoling crossed his arms and tried his best to control his trembling body. Why was she so afraid when she heard that Masayoshi Saitou's woman was forced to commit suicide? She immediately thought of his oppressive gaze. What was he trying to say when he looked at her with a hint?
A mask! These two words flashed through her mind as she asked,"Am I Ouyang Shaoling?"
The car stopped abruptly. Zhuang Xuan's expression changed drastically as he looked at her in the mirror. "You…What are you saying? Lingling."
"Why would you ask such a question? Lingling." Ouyang Shaojie looked calm and answered her quickly,"Of course you are Ouyang Shaoling, the darling of our Ouyang family!”
"Is that so?"
"Idiot." Ouyang Shaojie rubbed her head." Don't ask such stupid questions in the future, especially in front of Mom, understand?"”
"Yes, yes!" "You're everything to me…" Zhuang Xuan said emotionally.
It was not difficult to investigate Ouyang Shaoling's past. The information collected by the credit bureau was piled up on Saitou's desk.
Ouyang Shaoling was born with a golden spoon in her mouth. As the beloved daughter of the Ouyang family, she naturally had all the love of the Ouyang family.
Born in Canada, she had received both Chinese and Western education since she was young. She had a lively and cheerful personality and liked to travel by herself. The Ouyang family adopted an open, doting, and tolerant approach to her discipline.
She had no lack of food and clothing, and she did what she wanted to do boldly and without any worries.
Thanks to her grandfather's one-quarter Italian blood, she had a three-dimensional mixed-blood face that skipped a generation. Wherever she went, she would cause a commotion. The Ouyang family was even more proud of having such a beautiful daughter.
She loved adventurous and exciting activities, which could be said to be completely influenced by her mother. In her early years, Mrs. Ouyang was famous in Hong Kong's social circles for her fierce temperament, enthusiasm and courage, so her actions were strongly supported by her mother. Unlike her mother, she rarely appeared in social circles, so there were very few reports about her in social magazines. Most of the time, she was only photographed with her mother. The reporters would usually note that she was Mrs. Ouyang's daughter. Contrary to her mother's love of being in the limelight, she was very low-key and mysterious, always hiding her head in front of the camera.
She was indeed very similar to Rosa, but their temperaments were different. Rosa was feminine, while she was rather sunny, with a superior and confident expression.
"Zhen Yi, you should take a look at this."
Ah Shou pointed out one of them from the newspaper clippings organized by the credit bureau.
It was a newspaper clippings from the Canada-based Chinese Daily. The content was about the unfortunate news of the deep sea diving team made up of canadians. Three members of the team did not return to the ship successfully, and Ouyang Shaoling, who was Chinese, was one of them.
Saitou Masayoshi carefully read the following two reports, both of which were short narrations!
The search and rescue was fruitless, and the chances of survival were slim…He used his eyes to ask for Ah Shou's opinion and found that Ah Shou's eyes were sending the same message as his. Ouyang Shaoling couldn't have survived. At least, there weren't any such reports.
Since the large-scale search and rescue efforts were fruitless, Ouyang Shaoling should have been buried at the bottom of the sea. Then, who was the one who appeared in the Ouyang family now?
"It's Rosa!" Saitou Masayoshi said firmly.
Ouyang Shaoling had died seven years ago, and Rosa had fallen into the sea five years ago. The Ouyang family must have mistaken Rosa for Ouyang Shaoling after discovering her because she had a silhouette that resembled Ouyang Shaoling.
Ah Shou looked down at the pile of newspaper clippings and pondered.
The answer seemed obvious. There was no reason for Ouyang Shaoling to survive that shipwreck. If Ouyang Shaoling had really died at the bottom of the sea, then the girl who had appeared in the Ouyang family now was naturally Rosa.
However, why were the Ouyang family willing to treat Rosa as Ouyang Shaoling's favorite?
"It's a kind of empathy." Saitou analyzed," They deceived themselves to resolve the pain of losing Ouyang Shaoling.”
"If that's really the case, the Ouyang family won't be able to let Ouyang Shaoling turn back into Rosa and return Rosa to you.”
"I don't need them to give it back to me. Rosa was originally mine. I just want to get back what belongs to me.”
"But how do you prove that the current Ouyang Shaoling is Rosa? Don't tell me you're going to use underhanded means. I don't approve of it.”Ah Shou looked at him worriedly.
Once he had an idea, he had a way to turn this idea into actual action. When a Scorpio carried out the action, the rigorous consideration and implementation of the will was very amazing." If you can come up with a better idea, I will consider giving up this idea. However, you should know that even if I have to go bankrupt, I will let Rosa come back to me.”
Such deep feelings were moving, but once deep feelings were not reciprocated, the power of hatred produced would definitely far exceed the original deep feelings.
"I'm just assuming." Shou asked the crucial question while gauging Saitou's mood.
"Ouyang Shaoling is Rosa, but she insists that she is Ouyang Shaoling and refuses to return to your side. What will you do?”
Masayoshi Saitou was stunned. He was obviously stumped by this question.
After thinking for a long time, he raised his head and said,
"I won't allow her to do this. She's still mine!”
Although he knew that would be the answer, Ah Shou couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
Scorpios always closely combined madness and love. Once they were betrayed, it was equivalent to wiping out all their loyalty, love, dedication, and sacrifice. This would force them to the path of revenge, and once they decided to do so, they would never stop until they achieved their goal!#
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