Chapter 40: Ship at Night Is this the man in your room?

The sofa was still some distance away from the door, and Chi Liuai had his back to the door.

I heard a commotion behind me, a flurry of footsteps coming in from the doorway, and a muffled thud on the ground. It wasn't so much a fight as it was someone stepping on something heavy, causing the thing on the ground to let out a suppressed, heavy gasp.

Chi Liuai was unable to move. She was anxious to go outside and see what had happened. She was panicked that Lin Zhun had failed to escape, but she was also afraid that Lin Zhun had escaped but was caught alive. No matter which possibility it was, she would be the first to be dealt with.

How did she use this distance to let her brother go?

Meng Yuzhi let her heart hang in this small distance, thinking, hoping, and fearing, but she was not allowed to turn around.

Meng Yuzhi rubbed the skin on Chi Liuai's throat so hard that it hurt slightly. He relaxed a little, giving her a chance to take a deep breath.

"Someone's coming in."

Chi Liuai tried gently, and her heart felt like it was about to jump out of her mouth, banging against her chest and causing pain.

Meng Yuzhi's arms were open and resting on the edge of the sofa.

Silence, a deep smile in his eyes, his lips curled up and he took another thin cigarette in his mouth.

With a series of smooth movements, Chi Liuai rolled and crawled, trying to rush out of the room.

Meng Yuzhi sighed, "If you push your luck any further, you'll be punished."

The bare feet that were originally stepping on the carpet paused, and slowly moved back towards Meng Yuzhi.

Chi Liuai asked: "What happened outside?"

Meng Yuzhi took out a cigarette box, took a bite of a cigarette in front of Chi Liuai, and placed his arms on the sofa, raising the cigarette between his lips towards the girl. The mature man acted frivolously and wantonly, with his upper body uncovered, his muscles bulging, and several scars connecting him like a coiled python.

This was the first time she saw Meng Yuzhi like this.

That handsome face and broad, bony hands were all attracting her.

She was really unconscious and lit a cigarette for Meng Yuzhi.

The smoke formed a circle and spewed towards Chi Liuai.

At that moment, her mind was blank.

My brother's words echoed in my ears.

[Do you think Meng Yuzhi is a good person? You can't beat him!]

——Meng Yuzhi was without his suit, and his natural banditry could not be concealed. He was usually gentle and polite, always treating Liuai with a smile. Even after being punished for making a mistake, he received more comfort than tears. In fact, Meng Yuzhi had a bad habit of smoking. When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he would occasionally use a good quality cigarette to while away the time. After lighting the cigarette, he would not move again. He would only leave the cigarette stick on his lips, letting the ash fall, and he would enjoy the cigarette slowly. He would let the white mist come slowly, and let it go. He raised his head and exhaled a white mist with a pungent smell. Chi Liuai also coughed. No one could put out Meng Yuzhi's cigarette.

Just like this, time is wasting.

Finally, a rough hand pressed the burning head into the ashtray and crushed it.

Chi Liuai could only curl his lips slightly and plead with Meng Yuzhi.

"It seems a bit noisy outside. Please ask them to be quiet. It could kill people!"

Meng Yuzhi raised his eyes and pretended to glance outside the door for a few times, but remained indifferent. He only said, "What does an insignificant person have to do with you?"

"He is a human." Chi Liuai's face turned pale. He had never heard of such words before.

Meng Yuzhi stood up and asked, "So?"

His smile faded, and he looked around at Chi Liuai, who was standing there. What kind of mood had she been in when she looked at her brother just now? Was she in tears like now? Or had she told her brother to take her away, and she had ruthlessly abandoned her, and followed a poor man to live her old poor life? Chi Liuai could still shed tears like now, aggrieved, acting like a spoiled child, squeezing out two half-full tears at him when she couldn't get the little things. By then, she would only cry bitterly for her current choice.

"Don't forget the reason why you can stand here." Meng Yuzhi pulled the corner of his mouth. Chi Liuai blamed him, and Chi Liuai also forced him to become a madman with her in his mind. Meng Yuzhi stopped and tried to wipe Chi Liuai's tears with the back of his hand, but in vain.

He looked at Chi Liuai's lowered head and said, "You can't even listen to such harsh words, Liuai, how can you still go out and suffer?"

"I can do it!" Chi Liuai shouted, "It's not like I haven't suffered before."

Meng Yuzhi smiled: "Yes, but what about you now, Liuai? When you go out and come home now, so many people follow you and surround you. Look, you don't even lack any of the daily necessities you are used to living in a house like this. Don't you understand? Can you really endure hardship?"

During her short growth, every bit of it was coaxed, nurtured, and cultivated by Meng Yuzhi himself. It was the countless tears he wiped away, the comfort after nightmares, the daily greetings, the countless luxuries he brought her, the bracelets he had traveled hundreds of miles in the wind and snow to fetch her.

"Where is your bracelet?" Meng Yuzhi asked coldly.

Chi Liuai forgot where she threw it, and she yelled: "I don't want it! I don't like it, I hate the bracelet, I hate you, I hate everything except your money!" There was some truth in her words, but there were so many lies in this sentence, so many that Chi Liuai felt a little painful when she said it.

Meng Yuzhi was no longer angry and asked her whether she wanted the bracelet or the life of someone outside.

Chi Liuai's stomach churned, all the information she'd received today churning in her stomach like a glutton. Her brother's words, Meng Yuzhi's other side, and her own lingering feelings of alienation all burned in her stomach. Chi Liuai covered her mouth, wanting to vomit. After thinking about it, it had already entered her stomach. From her heart to her mouth and then to her teeth, she swallowed all the resentment and wanted to take vengeance on Meng Yuzhi.

When such a courageous thought came up, I didn't even bother to think about anything else.

She doesn't want anything, don't ask her anything, she hates Meng Yuzhi like this, her heart aches, she wants to go up and take revenge on Meng Yuzhi, to make Meng Yuzhi feel as miserable as she does!

Chi Liuai added harsh words: "I don't like you anymore! I hate you, I hate you so much, you disappoint me so much..."

The words that were not very hurtful were forced to end with "I hate you" by Chi Liuai's angry tone.

I don't like you.

I hate you.

I hate you.

Without even a hint of pain, Meng Yuzhi's face turned cold. He lifted Chi Liuai's chin with his palm, which was numb. With a "So?" attitude of superiority, he forced Chi Liuai to lower her head, and then used his hand to force her to look up at him.

Chi Liuai pursed her lips, and suddenly, when Meng Yuzhi let go, she stepped forward fiercely and pretended to bite him. Meng Yuzhi did not stop her, and she vented her resentment through the clothes with a sour taste in her teeth and a dry mouth.

Pain came.

Meng Yuzhi smiled. This kind of counterattack made the caregiver happy and the hunter excited. Chi Liuai would not allow herself to be slaughtered. She lacked the morals to restrain herself. She was naughty and a habitual liar, secretly waiting to bite you back.

I will compromise for the people I care about.

Those who want to take advantage will try to please you.

The person you truly like will cling to you.

Now, if you dare to push her, even if the person she cares about is beaten and injured behind her, and the person she uses is suppressing her in front, she will vent her grievances fiercely, even if it is just a little bad words or a small bite, she will swear to you.

No one can bully her.

So cute! Meng Yuzhi smiled and stroked the top of Chi Liuai's head, feeling relieved. The pain made Meng Yuzhi unable to help but pull his lips.

"Good boy."

This little bit of pain completely flattered Meng Yuzhi. It seemed like Lin Zhun was just like him. She would compromise for you, but she would also abandon you for herself.

Meng Yuzhi pinched her chin and said, "It's not safe here. A thief was caught just now. Liuai, now you know why you're angry."

Both of them knew it well.

Chi Liuai sobbed: "What thief?"

Meng Yuzhi said slowly, "Chen Hui ran into him downstairs by chance. He accidentally saw him escaping through the window. Fortunately, he broke his leg."

Chi Liuai's expression turned stern and his face turned pale.

Sure enough, the one outside the house was——

Chi Liuai rushed forward, and Meng Yuzhi slowly tidied himself up behind him, pulled up the metal chain, and followed slowly behind Chi Liuai.

The private room was small, and the door separating the bedroom and the living room was not very soundproof. As Chi Liuai approached, she heard even more violent screams. She pushed the door open and saw dozens of strong bodyguards in black, with two guarding the door. If Chi Liuai had escaped just now, she would have had no chance of returning.

The other bodyguards suppressed the man who was curled up on the ground.

There was no movement, only the slightly rising and falling of his chest proved that his life was still going on. Chi Liuai's face was pale.

[He was a teenager in the US playing with guns and killing people]

[A machete takes over the entire street business]

[You think he is a good person!]

A few hours ago, Chi Liuai said no, Meng Yuzhi in her memory was not like this. That little lesson and compromise were not enough to make Chi Liuai afraid of Meng Yuzhi. She was also a human being. She could be confined by every word of the admonition, and she was also needed. She saw the people who were high and mighty frowning and getting angry for her. The warmth left by the slap was the proof of skin to skin, she and Meng Yuzhi hugging each other tightly.

The man on the ground supported himself with his elbows and tried to stand up, but was kicked by the bodyguard again.

This kick stepped on Chi Liuai's tail, and she screamed in response: "What are you doing! Why are you hitting him! Why are you hitting him! Don't kick him——"

Chen Hui's gaze passed over Chi Liuai's tearful face.

The bodyguard dodged the girl's attack and was suppressed by the girl's gaze behind him. He stopped moving, bowed to Chi Liuai, and at the same time stopped Chi Liuai from getting closer.

No.

Brother, I don’t know what he is like, but you are a good person. Chi Liuai felt that she was wrong. In order to stop her brother’s back from bending, she used some clever tricks, which caused Lin Zhun to have his spine broken.

My brother will bow his head, but Lin Zhun won’t.

Lin Zhun never gets embarrassed and crawls at other people's feet.

Meng Yuzhi changed into the new clothes sent by Chen Hui and wanted to put his coat on the girl's shoulders, but she was frightened and dodged.

Mr. Meng's coat fell to the ground in front of the bodyguards and subordinates, and he fell to the ground like the man.

After a few seconds of silence, Meng Yuzhi walked slowly and slapped the bodyguard twice with his new leather gloves. The force of the slap was terrifying. Ling Ran rose into the air and Chi Liuai's body trembled. The lessons she had received in the past were really due to Meng Yuzhi's leniency.

The bodyguard spat out a mouthful of blood, and out of fear or guilt, she stopped moving forward.

But Meng Yuzhi remained calm. He took the girl's shoulders and slowly pushed her forward. He leaned over and whispered softly beside Chi Liuai's face, "Liuai, look carefully. Did this person run out of your room?"

Chi Liuai pursed her lips, her black eyelashes trembling slightly, and slowly looked down with Meng Yuzhi. She couldn't see the man who was twisting his body in pain on the ground, with his clothes not even in their original state. His face was pressed against the ground, the lights were dim and the shadows were heavy. Chi Liuai's eyes were blurred with tears. She couldn't see clearly and didn't dare to look. She was sure that the matter could not be confirmed any further.

Meng Yuzhi called out to Chen Hui.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Hui stepped forward, grabbed the black hair of the person on the ground, and pulled it back hard.

Immediately, Chi Liuai's scalp felt numb.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and her face turned towards Chi Liuai, her vision no longer blurred, as they would eventually collide.

After a few seconds, Chi Liuai turned around and leaned against Meng Yuzhi's chest, shaking her head, saying that no, she didn't know him, it wasn't him.

After Chi Liuai had finished sobbing, Meng Yuzhi slowly instructed, "Contact the police."

Chi Liuai's heart finally sank. Only then did she feel the aliveness of her feet on the ground and regained the right to breathe. After surviving the disaster, she even put her hands together and pressed them on her heart, begging it not to be happy anymore.

The person on the ground is not Lin Zhun.

A man, similar in build to Lin Zhun, whom Chi Liuai had just met.

The police made a brief record and took the man away. Chi Liuai barely came to his senses. He realized that this was just a street thug named "Crow", a northerner with a history of theft.

Meng Yuzhi wanted to take her back to the hotel.

Chi Liuai was stunned for a moment and asked, "Aren't you going home?"

Meng Yuzhi helped Chi Liuai change clothes. He was half squatting with a pair of comfortable flat shoes in his hand. When he heard Liuai's words, he stopped and looked up.

"Didn't I promise you to travel in Haicheng?"

Chi Liuai's heart moved.

Her steps felt much lighter. Meng Yuzhi hadn't caught her brother, which relieved Chi Liuai of a lot of burdens, or weaknesses. At least she didn't have any handle in Meng Yuzhi's hands. Tonight, Chi Liuai had put Meng Yuzhi on the list of bad guys. If it weren't for her inability to resist, she would definitely give Meng Yuzhi a hard time. In any case, no one knew about her meeting with her brother tonight.

Did this person run out of your room?

[Not him]

[Run out of your room]

[no]

......

The five words "no one knows" died in Chi Liuai's heart. Her foot was stepping on the suit jacket that fell to the ground and was stuck in it.

——Meng Yuzhi knew that there was someone in her room.

Chi Liuai's pupils suddenly constricted. He remembered the time Meng Yuzhi had called to check on him, his brother's escape route, the blunt reprimand inside the house, the deliberate and brutal beating outside, and finally, his lucky escape...

The pair of shoes that Meng Yuzhi had put on himself were heavy and hurt her feet. She couldn't lift them up at all and made her legs go weak.

Meng Yuzhi smiled: "Did you forget something?"

Chi Liuai's forgetful nature was constantly on her mind. She suddenly rushed over to the bodyguard carrying her luggage and threw all the luggage into the bedroom, angrily declaring she didn't want any of it. Not satisfied, she fished out piles of items, smashing, throwing, and unpacking them.

It's the bad kid who was punished by having his toys confiscated.

Deliberately making noise to upset everyone.

Meng Yuzhi let her be and did not let the bodyguards get close. He stood behind the girl, and his long black shadow moved from far to near, blocking the girl's exposed ankle as she half-knelt.

It was like a thick and cold iron chain, buckling the girl's tender feet as she stepped into society, teaching her to kneel down.

In the end, Chi Liuai only picked up Meng Yuzhi's suit jacket, put it on neatly under his sight.

Inside the car, the night outside the window was dark.

After a long time, Chi Liuai put his hand on Meng Yuzhi's arm.

The place where I was bitten.

"Brother Yuzhi, does it still hurt?" Chi Liuai pursed her lips, her fingers helping him relieve the pain from three hours ago, imitating Meng Yuzhi's method of coaxing people after punishment, but she lacked a bit of patience...

Meng Yuzhi responded indifferently, deliberately leaving her alone. Seeing that her goal hadn't been achieved, Chi Liuai blushed, snorted, and turned away in anger. Fortunately, Meng Yuzhi had anticipated her temper and held the hand of this ungrateful little girl.

Chi Liuai spoke softly but firmly, her eyes shining. It was hard not to think she was a sincere and good child. With this expression, she brainwashed the calm Meng Yuzhi:

"Daddy, there are no men in my room tonight."

Meng Yuzhi's smile gradually faded.

Chi Liuai continued to brainwash me, really really really really really really really...

"good."

Chi Liuai asked, "Do you believe it?"

Meng Yuzhi smiled and said, "Of course, I won't bother to judge whether Liuai's words are true or false."

Having completed the task, Chi Liuai breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew his hand.

The large palm was still open, empty, but with a trace of warmth. Meng Yuzhi suppressed his smile and pursed his lips.

——It’s a little thing that needs to be cleaned up, and it can’t be changed.

And that bastard.

It's okay, she doesn't have much chance.

"You smoked a lot today." Chi Liuai noticed that Meng Yuzhi started to take out a cigarette from the cigarette box with one hand. This was the brand that her brother often smoked, and it was hard for her not to be attracted. Meng Yuzhi threw the cigarette box away. Chi Liuai exclaimed and shifted her gaze.

Meng Yuzhi took a deep breath and lit a cigarette.

Of course they smoke, not only smoke, but also smoke people.

Chi Liuai coughed a few times, and Meng Yuzhi immediately put out his cigarette. They both looked straight ahead. It was already early morning, and all the memories of the previous day rushed into the thin and beautiful night. The sound of wind through the half-closed car window was in their ears. After a long time, Meng Yuzhi slowly spoke.

"Liuai, can you please be a little more obedient?"

There was no questioning tone.

Chi Liuai dodged the promise: "I have been very, very obedient."

Yes, indeed.

People can't change.

"We'll set off tomorrow afternoon."

The aunt who was cleaning up the trash in the hotel guest rooms brought out bags of black plastic tape, took a breath, and parked the cart in the green-tiled alley. She thanked the young man behind her.

"Nothing, it's what I should do."

The aunt smiled. It was hard not to be happy today. There were too many valuables left in the room. The guest in the room specifically said that he didn't want any of them. Whoever wanted them could come and get them themselves. She was a girl with a bad temper. She was throwing a tantrum in anger, and the people following her also indulged her.

"By the way, have you found your cell phone?" The aunt patted herself and opened the plastic bag, which contained some clothes. The young man said he had found it. When she turned her head to talk, she found that he had disappeared.

Lin Zhun ran aimlessly in the streets and alleys, and visited all the stalls near breakfast time. He helped the owner of the bun shop lift the lid of the steamer. Hot white mist rose up, and after a thank you, the bodyguard could no longer find Lin Zhun.

There were shouts all around.

Lin Zhun covered his wound and looked at the mobile phone he found in Chi Liuai's room.

Turn on the computer.

The wallpaper on my phone is a landscape photo of a street somewhere in Haicheng, at sunset, with a large sign hanging on it that reads "Ship Ferry".

The screen was broken and covered with cracks.

Liuai saw it and smashed it to pieces.

Lin Zhun understood.

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Why bother watching me report from the full text to each chapter? Take care of yourself and go to bed early at three in the morning, otherwise I will report after sleeping until ten o'clock.

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