"Thank you."
An Ziqi reached out to take it. Forming a tight grip, the tiny necklace felt as heavy as her current mood. She was just about to turn around and leave.
"Miss An, wait a moment."
Simon thought for a moment and still stepped forward, placing something else in her hand.
"Whether you believe it or not, I genuinely want to help you. If you want to figure everything out, you can call me."
After he left, An Ziqi looked at the object in her hand and was sharply taken aback.
What Simon gave her was a hollow silver locket, with a 'Zi' character in the middle. This character was micro-carved a hundred times to form it.
An Siqing also has one such locket, but the character in the middle of hers is 'Qing'.
They were gifts from their grandfather at their birth, the hundred 'Zi' characters signified a wish for longevity.
She'd been wearing the locket ever since it was given to her until she lost it during a trip to Paris at age 17, a loss she mourned for a long time.