Chapter 8 Chapter 8 If Diamonds Are Love

When Bao Yong walked into the VIP room, Leslie took the opportunity to wink at her.So Baoyong took two steps forward calmly.The guests were a man and a woman, and the light shone on the black velvet in front of them, which was covered with brilliant carat diamonds.The female guest was very young, with soft white and delicate fingers. She tried on many rings one by one. After choosing for a long time, she didn't seem to like it very much. She asked directly, "Is there any better one?" Bao Yong smiled and said softly: "We still have loose diamonds over five carats, what are your requirements for Color and Clarity?"

The young female guest glanced at the male companion half hesitantly and half coquettishly, and the male guest nodded casually, "Take a look." Baoyong is calm and composed. She was promoted to be a store manager in less than five years in the industry. She knew what kind of diamonds would be bought by customers early in the morning. In the end, the customer ordered a 3.5-carat loose diamond. Although it is not big, it has a beautiful D color and the price is naturally very impressive.They chose the style of the ring and made an appointment to install it.Bao Yong personally sent the guests out and handed over his business card, "Thank you, Mr. Wang, if you have any needs, please contact us directly."

Hearing Bao Yong's voice, the man turned to look at her.For a moment, Bao Yong felt that his eyes were like lightning, as if he could split the dark night, but the sharp eyes only lingered on her face, and then immediately retracted. Later, Wang Li always thought she was witty, "How do you know my surname is Wang?" Baoyong smiled, but didn't answer. That day in the store, he just stayed with his female companion and hardly said a few words.Although his clothes seemed to be nothing unusual, Bao Yong knew that his unassuming suit came from a century-old shop in Savile Row, London.Because the suits from the shop that took three Royal Warrants will show their unique fit when they stand upright.

What kind of diamonds would a man who would go to London for three fittings and wait three months for a hand-sewn suit give his girlfriend? So Baoyong recommended to him a million-dollar loose diamond in the United States without hesitation. As for her bold guess at the end, it was purely because there were initials on the hand-stitched buttons of his suit.That century-old store has always been willing to order buttons with family crests or initials for customers. When the headhunting company came to persuade Bao Yong to quit, Bao Yong hesitated.She loves the industry, or rather she loves diamonds.When she was a child, listening to her grandpa read it, she liked the treasures described in it the most, big rubies and big diamonds, packed in boxes like harvested grapes, hazy jewels, all the most incredible myths in the world.

During the internship at the Antwerp head office, everyone felt that it was hard work, except for her.Starting with the rough, marking, cutting, shaping, polishing... She has always been interested in witnessing the transformation of ordinary stones into dazzling loose diamonds.But the salary offered by the headhunting company is really impressive, Bao Yong thinks it over and over again, and feels that it cannot be avoided. Many times, people have to make do with money. Bao Yong's new job is Wang Li's personal assistant, responsible for the daily life of the Wang family.It sounds like a butler-like role, but it is more challenging than a store manager.She needs to manage multiple properties in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and coordinate a housekeeping team of more than 20 people, four drivers, gardeners and tutors.Wang Li has been divorced for many years and is still single. He has only an eight-year-old daughter, Xiaojin, who suffers from severe autism and congenital heart disease, and is always under the care of private doctors and tutors.

When Wang Li was in China, Bao Yong often had to fly with him.Sometimes in Beijing in the morning, in Shanghai in the afternoon, and at night I return to my mansion in Hong Kong for dinner.Bao Yong can always arrange everything appropriately, ranging from holding a carnival party with hundreds of people at home to arranging a dentist to come to Wang Jin's house to seal Wang Jin's pit and fissure. Except for Wang Li's secretary, she may be the person who spends the longest time with Wang Li every day.Occasionally, I have time to talk to Leslie on the phone, and Leslie boldly asks her: "How about the new job? Have you fallen in love with that diamond king?"

Bao Yong was straightforward, "Falling in love with him? Forget it, falling in love with this kind of person will be more difficult than polishing a three-kilogram rough stone." In front of outsiders, Wang Li is a low-key mysterious rich man. In front of his subordinates, Wang Li is a strict boss. In front of his partners, Wang Li is a shrewd partner. In front of Bao Yong, Wang Li is a picky man who occasionally gets up.Ties and handkerchiefs must be matched in advance, fried eggs should be medium rare on one side, and black tea is preferred instead of coffee. No matter how busy I am every Saturday, I still have to spare time to watch dolphins with my daughter.

Very monotonous, boring, serious and boring man. But Wang Li seems to be unable to leave her gradually, and this kind of inseparability is only limited to the fact that he can't do without his secretary——Bao Yong once saw him lose his temper because Secretary Chen had a high fever and asked for a day off. And the secretary of the director who was borrowed temporarily made a mistake in an important contract. For a man with such a superior background and career, it is best for all people to be like precision screws in manipulating a complex and huge business organization, working hard, never rusting, and never making mistakes, because only in this way can he Stay by your side for a long, long time.

He changes his female partner every half a year. Leaving aside the time taken up by business affairs such as going abroad and holding meetings, in fact, each woman only gets along for about three months.Every time it's good to get together, Bao Yong thinks calmly, probably every woman he will generously give an expensive diamond. He is not a playboy, but the work is too stressful, and he can't stand women who are not smart. On the day of Xiaojin's accident, Wang Li was in Tokyo, and it was already late when he came back.Bao Yong has been guarding the emergency center of the hospital, watching him standing silently and tiredly in front of his daughter's bed, with a look of bewilderment on his brows.She had never seen him look like this, his face was so pale that it was frightening, his lips were tightly shut, and even the curve of his jaw became hard.Secretary Chen gave her a wink, and she quietly walked out of the ward. He said, "I knew something was wrong on the plane back, and I didn't speak all the time. Please take care and don't make him too sad."

But how could a father who lost his daughter not be heartbroken? Bao Yong dutifully arranged the funeral and other funeral affairs, but did not dare to disturb Wang Li who shut himself in the room. She was still checking the details in the middle of the night, when he quietly appeared outside the door of her studio, with a tired voice: "Why haven't you slept yet?" Orange light passed through the ajar door, and a foot-wide light fell right on him.Half of his face was hidden in the darkness, and the other half was in the light, but all he could see was tiredness. "There are still things that haven't been done," she said.

"Bao Yong, chat with me." If it wasn't too uncomfortable, he probably wouldn't chat with her.Baoyong never talked much in front of him, and now he was just listening.Gradually, he came to know everything that was most painful in this outstanding man's heart: his childhood sweetheart, his smooth marriage, but it was destroyed because of Xiao Jin's birth. "We resented each other and were hostile to each other. We both felt that it was the other's fault that caused Xiaojin so much pain. Although neither of our families had a history of heart disease, she couldn't help but collapsed in the end, left her child and divorced me. , she said she couldn't take it anymore. The doctor asserted that Xiao Jin would not live to be three years old. I tried everything I could to find the most authoritative cardiologist in the world. Can live to be six years old..." There was a look of tiredness between his brows, "Then the doctor found that Xiao Jin had severe autism, and I felt that I was also broken. From birth to growing up, I tried to be the best in the world, but my child , why are there so many shortcomings?" Bao Yong didn't comfort him, but just let him go on.He talked a lot that night, mostly about the child, about the things he regretted the most... He murmured in a low and hoarse voice, but Bao Yong just listened carefully. The sky had already turned pale, and he seemed exhausted, so he fell asleep leaning on the sofa like that.Bao Yong didn't disturb him, and went upstairs to get a blanket to cover him. At the funeral, Bao Yong met his ex-wife, she was indeed a very outstanding woman.Standing in front of the tombstone, that beautiful face was also pale and mournful. Bao Yong decided to arrange a little time after the funeral for Wang Li to meet her alone.Baoyong didn't know if Wang Li thought she was troublesome, but she thought that these two people needed such a meeting, after all, it was his daughter with her. When spring came, Wang Li met a new girlfriend, surnamed Zhou, who was doing research work in the museum. She was quiet and graceful like a woman from the old days, but she was graceful and elegant, with a calm and calm temperament.Wang Li has a very good impression of her, and Bao Yong also thinks that this Miss Zhou is a rare woman who is informal, knows how to advance and retreat, has a beautiful appearance, and is generous in her dealings. One night Bao Yong flew back to Beijing from Shanghai with Wang Li, at an altitude of 30,000 feet, he suddenly remembered to ask her: "If I want to get married, what do you think?" Bao Yong smiled, "It's fine if you feel happy." The answer is neither humble nor overbearing.Wang Li thought for a while, "If you have time, you can accompany me to pick out the ring. I believe in your vision." The first time Baoyong accompanied Wang Li abroad was to pick diamonds at the diamond processing factory in Antwerp.Antwerp is known as the "Diamond Capital of the World". More than 80% of the world's rough diamonds are processed in this city and polished into loose diamonds, while 50% of the loose diamonds are directly traded here.It took Bao Yong and Wang Li more than half a day on Hovennis Street before they picked out a diamond. When trying on the ring, the jewelry store manager couldn't help saying to Bao Yong: "Ce monde vous sont les plus chanceux fille." Bao Yong smiled, the luckiest woman in the world?When Ms. Zhou sees this ring, she must also feel happy. After choosing the diamonds and leaving them to the jeweler to set them, Wang Li looked very relaxed, "Let's go, let's visit Antwerp." Bao Yong acted as a tour guide very conscientiously, and took him to the market square and the cathedral unavoidably.Probably because of revisiting her hometown, she also appeared more relaxed and lively.As it was getting dark, she boldly asked Wang Li, "Do you want to try the delicious food here?" In the end, Wang Li really went to eat salmon and lamb loin with her.The atmosphere of the restaurant is quiet amidst the hustle and bustle. It is located in a small square. Sitting on the terrace, you can see the bright starry sky when you look up. Wang Li asked her, "Have you been here before?" "My ex-boyfriend," Bao Yong told him generously, "a very handsome Belgian." Her expression was melancholy and delicate, as if she was both sad and nostalgic, her eyes were like water, reflecting the candlelight on the dining table, reminding Wang Li of the diamonds he saw today, they were so dazzling and sparkling. The night wind was blowing her forehead hair, her makeup was not as impeccable as usual, her lip gloss had faded a little bit, and there was a little bit of salmon sauce at the corner of her mouth, she didn't seem rude, but she seemed childish like a little girl. He seemed to hear himself muttering to himself. "Mr. Wang?" She didn't hear his words clearly, so she asked very modestly.This is her professional habit, and she is used to not missing a word of his, because when he gives orders, he always only says it once. Before she could react, he had already leaned over and kissed her very tenderly. Three o'clock in the morning in Belgium is ten o'clock in the morning in China. Not long after Leslie went to work, she hid in the bathroom to answer her phone, and whispered comfort: "Who asked you to go to such a romantic restaurant alone? Maybe he thinks you are hinting. " Bao Yong felt a headache, as if the jet lag hadn't reversed yet.She doesn't want to lose the boss who paid her such a high salary.He doesn't even use a female secretary, and he dislikes office romance the most. Baoyong treated this accident as a workplace crisis, but fortunately Wang Li's attitude was very cooperative. On the plane back to China, she had already acted as if nothing had happened, as if the kiss under the stars in Belgium had never happened. Ms. Zhou booked a restaurant that night, saying she was welcoming Wang Li.Bao Yong felt that this was a good time to propose, so he reminded Wang Li: "Mr. Wang, do you want to order flowers?" "Rose, the champagne kind." Bao Yong secretly heaved a sigh of relief, went to the studio and told his assistant to call the flower shop.Unexpectedly, after a while, the assistant came to tell her in a very embarrassing way: "Miss Fang, the florist said that there are no champagne-colored roses today because of the flight delay." "What about other stores?" "Not at all." The assistant was taught by her, and asked very cleverly, "Should I call the flower shop I know in Shanghai and ask if there is such a flower?" "It's too late, and it's useless." Baoyong was very frustrated. She could do her best in any job given to her, so Wang Li trusted her the most and entrusted her to take care of the whole family.I didn't expect to fall short at such a critical time. Bao Yong went upstairs to the study room, the door was not closed, and Wang Li could be seen smoking on the balcony. When he is in a bad mood, he occasionally smokes a cigarette. Bao Yong felt that it was really worse, he hated to know bad news when he was in a bad mood. "Mr. Wang?" He turned to look at her, still holding the velvet box in his hand, Bao Yong knew that it contained a ring. "Bao Yong, chat with me." He usually called her "Miss Fang", only the day Xiaojin left that he called her by her name.She sat down cautiously and listened to him. But he didn't speak for a long time, sat there for a long time, picked up the cigarette case again, and asked her politely: "Is it okay?" He has always been such a gentleman in front of his female companions, but Bao Yong is slightly flustered. He lit the cigarette, exhaled pale smoke, and said after a long time: "You will make me lose my confidence." Bao Yong smiled a little dazedly, and he opened the box, "You picked it yourself, you probably like it very much." An 18-carat all-American diamond that shines brightly under the lights.She personally accompanied him to take it out from the jewelry store, and the insurance cost alone cost 40,000 euros.With such a ring in front of any woman, she should be the happiest woman in the world. Bao Yong didn't move, and after a long time, he said softly: "Miss Zhou should like it." He is a smart person, his expression was complicated for only a few seconds, and then gradually turned into a sense of loss: "Why?" "There is no woman in this world who doesn't love diamonds, but the one I want is not 18 carats, because it is too big, and I feel uneasy wearing it on my finger. "The reason why Cinderella was favored by the prince was because she was not Cinderella, but actually the earl's daughter. Marriage in this world needs a lot of love to deal with the difficulties and dangers in marriage." Bao Yong smiled apologetically, "I don't think I have the strength and courage." It took a long time before Wang Li laughed, "Bao Yong, you are really the most courageous woman I have ever seen." Bao Yong knew that he had finally given up, so he smiled calmly, "It really takes a lot of courage to reject the 18-carat Quanmei diamond." In fact, what really needs courage is to wait for true love. In the turbulent world and materialistic desires, keep one's own heart, be impartial, and wait for the person who really belongs to you. Just like diamonds, color, clarity, cut, setting... each one is different from the other.The most precious one is not the biggest, flashiest, and best-cut one, but the one you catch your eye and like the most. As if love is destined to be unique.