Mrs. Johnson had been noticeably busy lately.
She left home early and came back late, but every time she returned, she was beaming with joy as if some happy event was about to take place.
The servants who paid close attention to her noticed that the jade bracelet she had worn for years suddenly vanished one day, presumably put away.
However, the servants in charge of cleaning her room could not find the jade bracelet in her jewelry box. At the same time, her collection of jewelry began to mysteriously diminish day by day.
At first, they thought she might have lost them, but as the jewelry continued to disappear, they realized it might have been given away by Mrs. Johnson.
But whom could Mrs. Johnson be gifting such expensive jewelry to?
No one saw her bring anyone over, nor did they hear any hints from her. They could only infer from her increasingly cheerful demeanor that the recipient must be someone Mrs. Johnson was very fond of, and it was likely a woman.
