As soon as Shen Jian returned to the master bedroom, she took a bath to wash away the day's fatigue. Then she changed into a knitted homewear. Her soft long hair cascaded down her back, and her face, slightly flushed from the steam, looked extremely delicate.
She stretched lazily, left the master bedroom, and walked straight towards Lu Jinsheng's study.
When the maid saw her about to open the study door, she was startled and was about to stop her, but was silently blocked by Sister Gu.
"Sister Gu, isn't the master's study off - limits to others?" the maid whispered.
Sister Gu gave her a glare. "She's the young mistress, not just anyone."
"Okay."
The maid seemed to understand and obediently went back to her work.
Shen Jian pushed open the study door and took a look at this incredibly large study.
On the right - hand wall of the room stood a display shelf filled with countless books in various languages. By the French window, there was an astronomical telescope.
Shen Jian wasn't really interested. She walked bare - footed on the soft wool carpet and directly walked towards the desk, then sat down in Lu Jinsheng's office chair.
Her gaze swept across the computer, stacks of documents, and finally landed on a white medicine bottle.
The label on the bottle had been torn off, so it was impossible to tell what kind of medicine it was.
She unscrewed the cap and took a sniff. The strong bitter smell made her delicate eyebrows furrow slightly.
Tsk, it's so bitter. How can Lu Jinsheng take this?
She smacked her lips secretly, then poured out a pill into her hand, wrapped it in a piece of paper, and put it in her pocket.
After that, she took out a blank A4 paper, lay on the table, and started drawing a manuscript.
This was the scene that Lu Jinsheng saw when he entered the study.
In the faint yellow sunlight, Shen Jian was sitting rather casually. One of her slender and fair legs was propped up on the office chair. The wide - leg knitted pants slipped down a bit due to her movement, revealing her smooth knees. She propped one hand on her knee, her palm supporting her cheek, and held a pen in the other hand. Pouting her lips, she seemed to be drawing something.
Apparently, the drawing wasn't going smoothly. She pursed her lips and sighed from time to time, making all sorts of funny expressions.
But somehow, Lu Jinsheng found her adorable.
Like a cat.
That was the only thought in Lu Jinsheng's mind.
Then, he walked over and naturally smoothed the somewhat messy hair that she had ruffled.
"What are you drawing?"
Shen Jian had already sensed Lu Jinsheng's arrival.
She quickly put away the half - drawn manuscript in her hand, looked up at him, and smiled, showing her white teeth. "Dowry."
One of her manuscripts could sell for a million or so. Although it might seem a bit shabby to the Lu family, but who asked her to be "poor"?
Should she... ransack something from Shen Suqing?
She, Shen Jian, also needed some grandeur, okay?
Speaking of the dowry, Lu Jinsheng suddenly remembered something.
"Yiyi."
He simply picked her up, sat down on the chair himself, and placed Shen Jian on his lap. "We'll need to prepare the wedding invitations in a few days. How many should we prepare for your family?"
He didn't want to dig into her background anymore.
Shen Jian's finger touched her lips. She didn't expect him to ask such a question.
She teased him. "What? Do you want to take this opportunity to figure out my background?"
Lu Jinsheng pinched the soft flesh on her waist but didn't say a word. He just stared at her intently.
Shen Jian suddenly realized that it wasn't the right time to joke.
She lowered her eyelids and leaned halfway into Lu Jinsheng's arms. "Prepare one."
"One?"
Lu Jinsheng frowned. Apparently, he wasn't quite satisfied with this number.
"Yeah. I only have a younger sister left."
Thinking that Shen Weiting was still missing, Shen Jian felt a bit down.
Lu Jinsheng knew what she was thinking. He wrapped his arm around her slender waist. "I've already asked He Yu to look into your sister's case. There should be news soon."
"Okay."
Shen Jian replied lazily.
She had been looking for Weiting for so long but still had no news. She wasn't sure if Lu Jinsheng could find out something she hadn't.
...
It was late at night.
The phone screen lit up for a moment and then went dark again.
Lu Jinsheng moved extremely gently. He got out of the room, carefully stepping over the sleeping Shen Jian.
He Yu was already waiting in the study.
"Young master," he said respectfully, lowering his head.
Lu Jinsheng tightened his dark - colored nightgown, sat down on the chair, and tapped his long fingers on the table. "How's the investigation going?"
"The young mistress's younger sister was indeed sent to an auction and then bought by someone. I found that the person who bought the young mistress's sister used an alias. Tracing it back, there's no information about that person in the country. I suspect that the young mistress's sister has been sent abroad."
A cold aura suddenly emanated from Lu Jinsheng.
Indeed, there were quite a few rich people who would buy good - looking girls at auctions and send them abroad as gifts to foreign political and business elites.
Those foreigners always had a rather obsessive preference for Chinese women, and the means they used were despicable.
If Yiyi's sister was really sent abroad...
A glint of rage flashed in his eyes. "No matter where it is, you must find out the whereabouts of that person."
"Yes."
He Yu didn't dare to delay. He quickly responded and left.
Lu Jinsheng gritted his teeth slightly.
Dowry... Tsk, should he prepare something for the little wildcat?
Shen Jian, still in her dream, had no idea what was going on. When she woke up, Lu Jinsheng was no longer by her side.
After washing up, she went downstairs. Sister Gu had already prepared breakfast.
"Young mistress, the young master has gone back to the company. He said there's an urgent meeting. He told you to have breakfast," Sister Gu said with a smile.
Shen Jian let out an "oh" and looked at the table full of Chinese and Western breakfast.
Lu Jinsheng was treating her like a pig!
After drinking a glass of milk and having a sandwich, and being forced to eat a crab - yolk bun, Shen Jian rubbed her full stomach and cursed silently as she walked out of the door.
She should add a rule with Lu Jinsheng: never let her overeat!
Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of a research institute.
Just as she was about to get out of the car, she saw a familiar black Maybach.
Damn it, what a coincidence!
Shen Jian, who had just stuck out a leg, quickly retracted it. She said very neatly to the taxi driver, "Drive a bit further. I'll charter the car!"
She threw a few red bills at the driver. The driver immediately went from being impatient to smiling. "No problem. It's up to you."
With a press on the accelerator, the car drove to a place about twenty meters away from the research institute.
Shen Jian knelt on the back - seat and popped a piece of gum into her mouth. She looked towards the research institute through the rear - window.
Half an hour later, a familiar figure appeared in her sight.
Lu Jinsheng came out of the research institute. Shen Jian had excellent eyesight and could tell at a glance that his face looked terrible. His jaw was tense, and there was obvious anger between his eyebrows.
The bodyguards following behind him didn't even dare to breathe loudly, for fear of incurring his wrath at this moment.