Everyone was looking at Zan Guiying and De Longjun as the dance commenced.
They look so good together!! Both grandfathers thought. They clicked their champagne glasses and smiled.
The guests began to ask each other and joined.
Mrs Chang was so angry. She was trying to smile and talk with everyone but in her mind, she was like a volcano. She couldn't even get near Zan Guiying to do something about her. Every time she tried to move near Zan Guiying, someway or other, she faced obstacles. One time, some wine also splashed into her dress. She first thought these kinds of things may have been accident, but she noticed that all others who tried to approach Zan Guiying shared similar kinds of fate. Many of them asked the Zan family but they found out it was a surprise for Zan family too. So when she finally met Xi Fang, she asked that question.
"I am sorry Mingming's mother. I also wanted Chang Mingxia and De Longjun to dance together.... But.... It turned like this." She smiled. But I am not sad... Because it was Zan Guiying. I thought it was an unknown poor girl!!"
"But you didn't even tell me that he had a partner."
"Sorry for that too... It was a secret that I couldn't say to you." Xi Fang apologized.
"Oh!! Then!! It's okay!! You don't have to apologise!! Come let's meet our club members!!" Mrs Chang stopped prying into it.
***
Chang Mingxia was standing alone. She was looking at the ball dancers and drinking juice. De Genji talked to her for sometime and left to talk to her family members.
She got some proposals to dance but she politely.
"Hey!! Chang Mingxia!!" Jie Zihan appeared in front of her. "Are you waiting for someone?!" He asked.
"For what?!" She asked back.
"For dancing...?"
"Oh!! Then you should ask me formally!!" She said playfully.
'Khm!' Jie Zihan cleared his throat. "Miss Chang Mingxia! I formally ask you for a dance with me. Would you accept it?!" He extended his arms.
"Of course!!" She smiled.
Both of them moved to the dancing area.
Mrs Chang and Mr Chang looked at their daughter. Good. Atleast she isn't left alone!! They thought.
***
After dancing for sometime, the main dancers stopped. It was because Zan Guiying got tired.
"Big brother Jun.... I am so tired." She leaned towards him.
"Come. Let's get some fresh air." He slowly took her hands and walked towards the balcony.
"Stay here. Let me get you something to drink." De Longjun left her in the balcony. Look after her. He signalled his bodyguards.
After sometime he bought her some hot chocolate.
"Wow!! Where did you get it?! I didn't see it in the table!!" She was surprised.
"I made it." He gave her the choclate milk. "Could you come to my room then? I have to give one more gift to you. You can rest there also untill the party is over."
"Mm...." She nodded....
De Longjun took the drink from her hands and both of them reached his room. There were no people wandering in the bedroom section.
"Wow!! This place is empty!!"
"Because it's a private area." De Longjun opened his bedroom door. He kept the chocolate milk in the table.
Zan Guiying sat in the bed.
"Close your eyes!!" He said.
De Longjun took out a box from inside his coat and sat near her.
"What is it?!" Zan Guiying is so much excited.
"Now you can open it!!" He said.
She opened her eyes. "WOW!! WHAT IS IN IT?!?!"
"Open it." He nudged.
She slowly opened it. Inside, there was an black stone bead anklet. At the centre of it, white pearls and red stones were arranged like small flowers.
"Wow!! It's beautiful!!" She slowly touched it. "Are these real?!" She looked at him.
He smiled. It's one and only design of its kind. The black stones are actually black diamonds and there were rubies and ocean pearls. And the anklet is a priceless item. "Take it out." He smiled again.
"Tell me please...." She showed her puppy eyes.
"Would you promise not to tell anyone?!" He asked.
"Yes!!" She nodded.
"Then..... Its precious. And they are real."
"Wow!! Thank you!!" She hugged him.
"Let me help you to wear it."
She showed him her legs.
He kneeled in the floor and took off her footwear and lifted her left ankle. Then slowly placed it on his thigh. He took the anklet and slowly clasped it. And he looked at it like he was admiring his work.
"Wow!! It matches on my legs!!" She shook her leg.
He chuckled and stood up. De Longjun had already put a tracker of Zan Guiying's phone. But when she got kidnapped, he found it rather useless. And he never intended to put tracker on all of her items. At that time he felt that was too much. But after she got kidnapped, De Longjun decided to put a tracker on a thing that she would keep with her always. And it should'nt be noticeable. If it was an bracelet, it could get noticed already and if it was earrings, she could forget about it.
Thus the anklet was made. But he doesn't wanted it to be made of local items. It was made to look like plastic beads and fake stones. Inside it, they put a tracking device. The device was self charging with bodyheat. So it doesn't needed to be changed. And the anklets length could be increased so she could wear it even she becomes older.
"Drink you chocolate milk."
Zan Guiying drank all of it. And laid down.
"I will wake you up after the party. Okay?!" He stood up.
She nodded.
"Then I will be at the party hall." He opened the door and closed it behind him.
Zan Guiying looked at her ankle and sqealed....
***
After every guests left including Zan Guiying, De Longjun again changed his robe. He wore a silk hanfu and left to grandpa De's study. There were people inside the study including some Des, his parents, elder De. They sat around. Elder De got him a golden pen. De Longjun read the documents and signed it.
"Congratulations!!" All of them wished De Longjun. He was now the sole heir of De enterprises.
After other De famiy members left the room, a group of people wearing samurai kimono and menpo(face mask) entered the room. They stood in straight line, touched their sword and bowed in front of elder De.
"Me and the entire De family welcome you to the to the sword ceremony. Fujii clan Chiefs...." Elder De also bowed at them....