On her birthday, Chang Xuyu received a ring named "Santorini Coast" set with a water-blue diamond, along with a large bouquet of roses. The delicate card read: "A wish you made many years ago—maybe you've forgotten, but I haven't. Whatever I promised you, I will fulfill."
Chang Xuyu looked at the name of the diamond ring, slowly rubbing it with her fingertip. Her heart felt like a surging wave crashing against the coastal rocks, unable to calm for a long time. He... still sends her gifts like this now...
Closing the door, she returned to her room, set the ring aside, and flopped onto the bed, staring blankly. Yi Zhuo always said such strange things—what "wish from many years ago"? She didn't recall ever saying she longed for expensive accessories. Not now, and certainly not before.
Thinking about it made her restless. She decided to keep herself occupied. Sitting at her computer desk, she tapped the keyboard to search for information. The business card that man had given her was for this institution, but the principal's photo didn't match the man's face at all. So he was a fraud! Chang Xuyu admitted she hadn't known much about such institutions before. In the past two years, art exam institutions had proliferated. Even if she had heard some names, she only knew them by reputation, not deeply. Just like the institution name on the card—she knew of it but had no vivid impression.
After graduating, she had wanted to be a teacher. She would go where she most wanted to go, where she could grow the most. It wasn't arrogance, but aside from Yan Cai Studio as her goal, she hadn't considered anywhere else, because Yan Cai was indeed the best art exam institution at the time. Frowning, her heart sank. Since that man was a fraud and not a good person, what exactly did he want? His demeanor suggested he wanted to detain her, as if he was determined to achieve his goal. But she wasn't one to offend others easily; she barely spoke in social settings. How did this happen?
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