The improved cheongsam had a fishtail, which made her small figure look rather slim. Several layers of thin silk covered her upper chest. She was wearing the ruby crown Ying Qingcang bought from the auction.
"How do I look?" Xin Qing winked at him.
Ying Qingcang held her close to his chest. "You look so good and I want to carry you upstairs right away."
He was really... excited at any minute.
At the jewelry fair, Xin Qing realized this was not an ordinary exhibition. The venue was set at the top floor of a five-star hotel. Celebrities from upper society were everywhere. She already saw several stars at the door.
"Is this a very famous designer?" Xin Qing believed the designer must be very amazing since this was such a grand scene.
Ying Qingcang threw his arms around her and whispered, "In my heart, she was the most amazing jewelry designer in the world!"
"Xin Qing!" A familiar voice came. Xin Qing looked up and saw Zhang Mi standing there and waving at her. She was wearing a short black strapless dress, and her two long legs made all the men around drool.
"Mimi?!" Xin Qing wanted to run over, but Ying Qingcang still held her tight and wouldn't let go. "Can you run in this dress?"
Xin Qing made a mouth at him and moved to Zhang Mi with catwalk. "How come you are here?"
"Heh heh, someone invited me and covered the trip and costume. So why not!"
Xin Qing turned her eyes to Ying Qingcang, but he didn't say a word. Zhang Mi moved closer to her and whispered, "He's a good man!"
"Is it really you that invited her?" Xin Qing looked at them both and asked, "Are you hiding something from me?"
Zhang Mi stepped back and said, "I'll go and find Qianqian first. See you later!"
"Qianqian is also here?" Xin Qing wanted to catch her, but Ying Qingcang dragged her back. "Get in first. You'll see them later."
As soon as the two entered, people around all put their eyes on them. Young Master Shen appeared out of nowhere.
"Can you come any later? I'm dead tired." After the complaint, he was going to hug Xin Qing. "Xiao Qingqing, you look so beautiful tonight!"
Ying Qingcang dragged Xin Qing into his arms and hid her from his hands. At that time, a group of journalists surged forward and took pictures at the three.
"Why does Mr. Ying hold this jewelry fair?"
"It is said that she is an unknown young designer. Does she have any relation with the Ying Family Financial Group?"
"Does the designer have any private relationship with you?"
"Why does this jewelry fair called Captivated by Xin? Does it have any story?"
Xin Qing was not comfortable being surrounded by so many flashlights. She kept her head down and hid behind Ying Qingcang. However, with more questions from the journalists, she gradually realized that this jewelry fair was held by Ying Qingcang.
A journalist with sharp eyes noticed Xin Qing and turned the camera at her. "President Ying, is this young lady the designer? What's the relationship between you two?"
Ying Qingcang dragged Xin Qing from his back and said to the journalists while holding her waists. "This is my fiancée. The jewelry tonight is all her works since she was small."
There was a stir among the journalists. The president of Ying Family, who was always said to be gay, already had a fiancée?
Xin Qing froze in Ying Qingcang's arm and allowed him to take her away. The journalists were left to Young Master Shen.
"This is the ring you drew when you were 10, your first piece." Ying Qingcang pointed at the first window at the exhibition stand. "These are the earrings you designed when you were thirteen, a gift to your mother." Ying Qingcang showed the others to her slowly.
"This is the work from you at the creative painting competition in the city when you were in high school." Ying Qingcang pointed at beautiful crystal glass. Then, her work for entering the university, a necklace.
Next, there were some design drawings from her in recent years. She had thought about having them manufactured in the company. But Ying Qingcang refused, saying it was too expensive. She had never thought that, one day, her drawings and works would become pieces of jewelry and artworks exhibited in the windows.
Standing in front of the last glass cabinet, Xin Qing covered her mouth to stop herself from crying out loud. The ring inside was her piece for the competition, Peony.
She looked up and saw a huge post hanging in the air. Amid the white feathers, several big red words were dancing and flying against the white background.
Captivated by Xin!
Captivated by Xin Qing!
"Ying Qingcang..." Xin Qing suddenly turned around and jumped to his arms.
She never believed someone would realize her dream for her in such a way. She had thought she would be stuck with the man forever and lived a miserable life ever after. But she didn't expect that he would drag her down to the hell and then pull her up into the paradise.
"Thank you!" Xin Qing wiped her tears. No matter what would happen in the future, she was already in love with the man. She met him through a special encounter in the most beautiful days of her life and blossomed like the most beautiful flower.
Ying Qingcang kissed off her tears. "Little fool, why are you crying?"
"That's why you've been so busy recently. You've been preparing for this." Xin Qing realized Ying Qingcang always did everything without telling her and left her to discover slowly by herself. He had been like this before, and he was still now.
"Do you like it?" She cried so hard and kept hiccupping. Ying Qingcang took her to the rest area and got a glass of juice for her. "The journalists are taking pictures. If you don't stop, you'll appear in the newspaper tomorrow with a crying face. That won't look pretty!"
Xin Qing sobbed a little and nodded. "I like it!"
"Xin Qing!" Zhang Mi pulled Shi Qianqian over. "I also have some credit in this. If I didn't give your designs at school to your man, he cannot make this happen!"
Xin Qing stared at them. "You already know this, don't you?"
"Hehe, Mr. Ying asked us not to say a word!" Shi Qianqian smiled at Xin Qing. She was so happy that Ying Qingcang treated her like this.
Ying Qingcang glanced at Shi Qianqian and said, "You're Qingqing's friends. Don't be so polite."
"That's true. Call him Ying Qingcang!" Zhang Mi asked carelessly, "Ying Qingcang, according to the tradition of our dormitory, if someone has a boyfriend, he should invite the others to dinner. When will you invite us to dinner?"
Ying Qingcang was in a good mood. He looked at Xin Qing and answered, "Anytime. You choose the place."
"Xin Qing! Let's go and find something to eat. The dessert in this hotel is so good!" Zhang Mi shouted after blackmailing dinner. Xin Qing looked at Ying Qingcang. He patted her little ass and said, "Go! Be careful."
Xin Qing blushed and walked away with Zhang Mi. Shi Qianqian nodded to Ying Qingcang and then followed up.
The three stood in the crowd and ate from their plates. The women around were all pointing at Xin Qing. All the guests tonight knew the president of Ying Family had a fiancée. Those female stars and young ladies in the upper society were not comfortable. It was OK for them when Ying Qingcang had no women at all. But suddenly there was a woman, a little girl who looked rather young. This made them very jealous.
But no matter how jealous they were, no one dared to say anything in public. They heard that there was a female star who met Ying Qingcang in the supermarket. He was with a girl at that time. No one knew what the female star said. But later on, the leading role of a movie, which was originally supposed to be starred by her, changed to someone else. When she finally found out the reason, they said the investor wouldn't use her. The investor of that movie was Ying Family Financial Group.
It seemed that this was true. The girl he was with at that time must be the little girl in front.
Xin Qing didn't care about this. When she came back from the washroom, she saw Shi Qianqian was standing over there, in a daze.
"Qianqian! What are you looking at?"
Shi Qianqian's eyes were fixed on a man not far away. He was tall and handsome with a scholar's style. He seemed to be a learned man. The man was talking with a woman with his head lowered a little. It seemed that they knew each other very well.
"That's my brother-in-law," said Shi Qianqian.
Xin Qing was suddenly enlightened. That man was the president of the Ding Family, Ding Lei. Young Master Shen said he enjoyed a better reputation than Ying Qingcang. Now seeing the man in person, Xin Qing didn't feel strange about the reputation at all.
He looked rather polite, while Ying Qingcang was always wearing a cold face, which was so scary.
"Is that woman his girlfriend?" Xin Qing looked at them and said, "They're a perfect match."
Shi Qianqian suddenly turned her head over and stared at her. "A perfect match?"
"Not... not too bad." Xin Qing quivered. Shi Qianqian was wearing a long blue dress and looked like a fairy. But just now, she felt Shi Qianqian was ice cold from inside out.
Just when Xin Qing found Shi Qianqian's reaction very strange, Shi Qianqian suddenly stepped forward and pulled the tablecloth violently. The sound of plates and bowls falling to the ground immediately followed. Xin Qing stared at Shi Qianqian with stunning eyes. The latter fell down with the things from the table. Her hands, holding against the ground, were cut open in an instant.
"Qianqian!"
"Xin Qing!"
Two voices shouted at the same time. Two men rushed over at the same time.
"I'm fine. It's Qianqian who gets hurt." Ying Qingcang held Xin Qing into his arms and examined her from head to toe. After making sure she was not injured, he asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"
Xin Qing shook her head and answered quietly, "I don't know, either."
"President Ying, I'm so sorry. My sister seemed to have caused a little accident to your exhibition. I should take her to the hospital and dress the wound first. I'll come and apologize later." Ding Lei held Shi Qianqian and apologized to Ying Qingcang politely, though he looked rather worried.
"You're welcome. Go ahead." Ying Qingcang glanced at Shi Qianqian, who was in his arms and kept her eyes down, thinking about something.
Zhang Mi ran over and was shocked at the sight. She wanted to go with them. Shi Qianqian, who had been silent, raised her head and told her that there were some original British chocolate pies over there. Zhang Mi immediately ran away.
After the exhibition, Xin Qing was still worried about Shi Qianqian when she was at home. She described the whole situation to Ying Qingcang, but Ying Qingcang said, "It's not time to worry about others. You should think about how you will repay me for what I did today!"
After saying this, he carried her upstairs and went into the bedroom!