Card Room Book 2

CR: Chapter 285

In the dressing room, Xiao Lou quickly figured out the answer to the drawer lock.

The layout of the jewelry was regular and the necklaces were placed from short to long. The earrings were from the smallest studs to the longest dangling earrings. Then the arrangement of the jewelry numbers should follow the rule of 'short to long.'

Among the three types of jewelry, the earrings were the shortest (8 pairs = 16). Then it was the bracelets (7) and the necklaces (5). Therefore, the order of the password should be earrings, bracelets and necklaces. This was 1675.

The drawer was a four digit rotating lock. Xiao Lou rotated the numbers to 1675. Sure enough, there was a click and the lock was successfully opened.

He opened the drawer and found a 30 cm long jewelry box in the drawer. The red velvet cloth looked a bit old and it was tied with a red ribbon in a beautiful bow. He opened the box and saw a necklace lying inside, but the chain was a bit yellow. There was a space below with a piece of paper stuffed inside. It read: For my beloved. I hope you will always be as young and beautiful as you are when you are 18. I will always love you.

Xiao Lou handed the necklace to Qu Wanyue. "Teacher Qu, can you tell what material this is?"

Qu Wanyue said, "Platinum has a much better gloss and isn't prone to rust. Silver chains tend to turn yellow after a long time due to oxidation. This necklace looks more like a silver chain. The pendant in the middle might be jade but it isn't transparent at all and the color is average. It should be a bargain necklace that can be bought for a few hundred yuan at the mall."

She looked back at the jewelry on the table.

The five necklaces on the left were shining brightly under the light. The first sapphire necklace was very valuable at first glance and was suitable for wearing with various dresses. There were also two diamond necklaces with huge diamonds that dazzled people's eyes. They probably cost at least several hundred thousand yuan. In addition, the two jade pendants were crystal clear and one of them was probably fine jade.

The silver necklace locked in the drawer looked particularly poor compared to these luxurious jewelry. Due to age, the silver chain had oxidized and yellowed. The heart-shaped jade pendant also seemed covered with a layer of dust.

Xiao Lou frowned slightly. "This chain must have a special meaning to the hostess. She is so rich and has so much precious jewelry. Why bother locking a cheap silver chain in a drawer?"

Long Sen speculated, "Looking at this note, it seems to be a gift from her 18th birthday so it has special significance. An 18 year old student has no source of income so isn't it natural to be unable to afford jewelry? Students often give silver chains since diamonds are too expensive."

Xiao Lou nodded. "Yes, this necklace probably wasn't given by her husband. 18 years old is a normal age for first love."

Qu Wanyue also agreed. "This should be something very important that her first love gave her. She didn't dare let her husband find it so she locked it in the bottom drawer.

Most men wouldn't idly go through their wife's jewelry table in the dressing room. The hostess secretly locked this necklace in a bottom drawer and it was difficult for her husband Wells to find it. She wouldn't have to hide it if this necklace was from her husband.

Combined with the clues suggested by the previous Dream Wedding and The Lover, Xiao Lou felt his deduction was close to the truth. "The hostess is happily married and has a happy family but she has an unforgettable first love in her heart. As described in the novel The Lover, the male and female protagonists married other people for family reasons but they always loved each other."