"I'll go help you prepare dinner; make sure to keep your belongings safe."
The butler bowed slightly to her and turned to pull open the door.
Gan Yuan clasped her fingers tightly around the ring, "Thank you."
The butler smiled back at her from outside the door and then turned to go downstairs.
After closing the door tightly, Gan Yuan looked at the ring in her palm, carefully slid it onto her finger, raised her hand to look, and then took the ring off again.
Looking around, she walked over to pull open a drawer, thought better of it, and noticing the jewelry box on the table, her eyes lit up; she immediately opened the box, took out a necklace, removed the pendant, and carefully threaded the ring onto it, wearing it around her neck.
Checking her reflection in the mirror, she tucked the ring into an intimate place.