Han Mo looked at the jade pendant with some confusion.
It was made of mutton-fat jade, white in color, with a condensed fatty luster, stable and oily, and not ostentatious. It possessed a natural moistness, described as "white as grease," truly a piece of excellent mutton-fat jade. The carving was exquisite, with dragons and phoenixes soaring, detailed down to the dragon scales and phoenix feathers, meticulously rendered, making it a fine work. The motif of dragons and phoenixes in auspicious union carried a beautiful meaning.
It could be considered a treasured item, but certainly not peerless or exceptionally rare in the world.
What was so special about it?
As he thought this, his gaze gradually turned cold.
Something that made Xi'er feel special, yet it wasn't from him. He inexplicably felt a pang in his heart.
Bai Xi looked up and saw Han Mo staring at the mutton-fat jade. The metal glasses obscured his eyes, but she inexplicably felt that the atmosphere had become too quiet, even a little chilly. She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Han Mo looked up, a smile on his face. "This jade isn't very large. Since Xi'er finds it special, how about I weave a leather cord for it, so you can wear it around your neck?"
Bai Xi looked at his inexplicably forced smile and said indifferently, "Alright, but... make the cord a bit thicker, so it's sturdier."
Han Mo reached out, his fingers, adorned with a bone ring, brushing past Bai Xi's slender neck.
His fingers were warm, causing a slight tickle on Bai Xi's neck.
Although it was just the sensation of fingers brushing her neck, it felt as if something was slowly tracing its way through her heart.
Without a doubt, Han Mo was very handsome.
This handsomeness was also a very special kind of handsomeness.
In terms of the delicacy of his facial features, he was even less refined than Han Rui.
But this was the kind of handsomeness that she remembered the moment she first saw him.
Han Mo's eyes deepened, and the fire in his heart was rekindled.
The clear and pure eyes before him were gazing at him unblinkingly, and the rosy lips were also tempting his heart. The delicate and smooth touch beneath his fingers, he suspected, was better than any jade in the world, unable to compare to the feeling he had at this moment.
If he didn't stop now, he might do something inappropriate again.
He gently withdrew his fingers and smiled, "Xi'er's neck is very slender. If the cord is too thick, it might not look good."
Bai Xi, of course, was unaware of the inner turmoil Han Mo was experiencing. She gently raised her hand and placed the jade pendant near the center of Han Mo's neck, saying indifferently, "But I think if a man wears something like this, a thicker rope wouldn't look strange."
Han Mo paused slightly and subconsciously looked at Bai Xi's hand.
Bai Xi's hand gently placed the jade pendant at a position above her chest, a smile in her eyes as if she were admiring it.
Han Mo asked, "Is this for me?"
Bai Xi nodded. "Yes, I've always wanted to give you a gift, but I didn't know what to give. I thought that after getting to know you better, I would buy something you liked. But for some reason, the first time I saw it on the auction stage, I felt it should be yours."
Han Mo's expression remained as usual, but his heart was churning with a tempest.
Xi'er... giving him a gift!
This was Xi'er's gift to him!
"Is this... a token of affection?"
Han Mo, without realizing it himself, found his voice trembling slightly as he uttered these words.
In the past, when he didn't know that Xi'er liked Han Luo, he had also bought her a hairpin.
Unfortunately, by the day she died, he had never given it to her.
He had originally intended to bury the hairpin with her.
But later, he thought that she had never liked him, and giving her the hairpin so obscurely would be like placing a shackle on her.
At that time... he only wished she could come back to life.
To live a peaceful, joyful, and worry-free life; he only needed to watch from afar.
He had never imagined there would be a chance to stand by her side, so that hairpin remained in Qing Yu City.
When Bai Xi heard Han Mo mention a token of affection, her emotions seemed to fluctuate slightly.
Upon their first meeting, she found him clean and pure. Although it was evident he wasn't immature, he possessed an indescribable youthful aura.
However, as they interacted more, she gradually realized that he had hidden many things. Perhaps he wasn't as simple as she had imagined, nor was he as saintly kind.
But today... he made her feel that initial impression again.
It was like a young, shy boy receiving a gift from the girl he admired.
This feeling... she admitted, a hint of indescribable joy also rose in her heart at this moment. "Isn't our token of affection the card I gave you at the hospital?"
Han Mo smiled. "Is that so? But, I prefer this one."
Bai Xi also smiled.
Han Mo looked at Bai Xi's smile, took a step closer, and gently placed a kiss among her hair. "Actually, I also prepared a gift for you a long time ago."
Bai Xi looked up, meeting his smiling eyes. "Oh? Where is it?"
Although giving gifts to people around her and seeing them happy was a pleasant experience, receiving a reciprocal gift from someone close was also a blissful thing.
Han Mo smiled. "I might have to wait until we get back to M City to give it to you."
Although the item was in Qing Yu City, he could have his subordinates deliver it.
Since he couldn't give it to her now, he might as well wait until they returned to M City.
Bai Xi nodded. "Okay."
Just then, a series of brisk footsteps gradually approached.
Bai Xi was very familiar with that sound.
She instinctively turned her head and saw Xuan Feng, who had already walked closer.
Xuan Feng clasped his hands together and stepped forward. "Reporting to the Eldest Miss, when Cao Jian self-destructed earlier, most of the guests were standing far away, so their skin was not exposed to the poison. Only a few individuals had a small amount of poison on their clothes. To be safe, Han Rui has arranged for the guests to stay in rooms upstairs and has requested them to change into clean clothes to prevent the poison from being carried out of the hotel.
The remains have been cleaned up and will be taken for centralized incineration.
As for this banquet hall, after everyone leaves, we will follow the method Dr. Han used previously to handle the furniture and belongings in the Han family home to thoroughly clean all areas where poison might be present."
Bai Xi said indifferently, "Mm. Were any chips found in the venue?"
Xuan Feng replied truthfully, "None."
Bai Xi frowned.
Just as she had expected.
Cao Jian, like the man they encountered in the haunted house before, was different from Wang Fen. Neither of them could be considered members of the Kui Hall; they were ordinary Chinese individuals seeking revenge. By chance, they came into contact with the Kui Hall, who then extended an olive branch to them.
Using poison to help them seek revenge, thereby achieving their ulterior motives.
Bai Xi thought for a moment, then looked up at Xuan Feng. "Is there anything else?"
If there was nothing else, Xuan Feng would have already left to supervise his subordinates in tidying up the hotel lobby.
Xuan Feng looked lightly at Han Mo, clasped his hands together, and said, "I wonder if Dr. Han could remain here to guide the subordinates of the Dark Division in their work of clearing the poison."
Han Mo subtly raised an eyebrow but agreed. "Naturally."
With that, he turned and walked into the banquet hall, going to the side of the Dark Division subordinates who were cleaning up the scene.
Bai Xi looked at Xuan Feng and said indifferently, "Speak."
Xuan Feng turned back and remained silent.
Bai Xi said calmly, "You specifically sent Han Mo away because you have something you want to tell me, don't you?"
She had noticed it earlier when Xuan Feng was looking at Han Mo.