Chapter 117: Sudden Change

Ye Tianhui got on the car with her bag, but she was a little absent-minded when she thought of Lin Jianquan's hasty departure.

Gu Shizhang felt it: "What's wrong?"

Ye Tianhui told her the general situation, and then she remembered that he was jealous of Lin Jianquan. She

immediately explained: "It's actually nothing serious, but I don't know why, I have a bad feeling."

Gu Shizhang pondered for a moment: "Since you feel bad, maybe there is something wrong."

Ye Tianhui was surprised: "I was just talking, you took it seriously?"

Gu Shizhang: "I think your premonition should be very accurate."

Ye Tianhui: "..."

This is superstition.

Gu Shizhang: "When we get home, I'll call the hospital and ask. If there's anything, we can take care of it."

Ye Tianhui felt much better after hearing this.

She knew that he was actually a little jealous of Lin Jianquan because she cared about him.

Now that she encountered this kind of thing, he was so considerate, which comforted her a lot.

She smiled and leaned directly into his arms: "Okay, then you call and ask later!"

Gu Shizhang lowered his eyes and smiled at her sly look: "You are really good at taking advantage of others."

Ye Tianhui listened, but she remembered what Master Ye said today.

She lay on his solid chest, looking up at him: "By the way, have you considered getting engaged?"

Gu Shizhang was surprised: "Engagement, why do you mention this suddenly?"

Ye Tianhui: "My grandfather suddenly mentioned it yesterday. He wants me to get engaged to you as soon as possible."

Gu Shizhang didn't expect it for a moment. He lowered his eyes and looked at her, tentatively asking: "What do you mean?"

Ye Tianhui: "What can I mean? I'm asking you, right?"

She suddenly thought of it and sat up: "Don't you want to get engaged to me?"

Gu Shizhang looked at her suspicious look and couldn't help laughing: "What are you thinking about? I haven't said anything yet, and you're accusing me."

Ye Tianhui glanced at him clearly.

Gu Shizhang held her hand and rubbed her fingers carefully at the joints of his slender fingers.

He lowered his eyes, smiled at her and said, "I think engagement is just a formality, I don't care about it, but if you want to get engaged, then I'd love it, we can hold a grand engagement ceremony."

He suggested in a gentle voice, "How about we get engaged after the Derby is over and before we leave Hong Kong for England? What do you think?"

When he said this, the wind was blowing outside, it should be a bit cold, but it was warm in the car.

Ye Tianhui looked at him, he had his eyelids drooped, a little bangs on his forehead fell between his eyebrows, and a fine shadow was cast on his tall nose, which reminded her of the eyes behind the crown in the past, a vague feeling.

But of course he is no longer that person. Those strategizing and plotting in the past have long disappeared in the dust of time and space.

At this moment, his eyes looking at her are particularly warm, so warm that they contain an indescribable taste.

It reminds people of gentle and beautiful words such as quiet years, a lifetime, or lingering.

So at this moment, her heart seemed to be touched by something, and her feelings for him suddenly expanded, and even a strange feeling spread to her throat and nose. At this

time, Gu Shizhang, who had been staring at her with his eyelids drooping, became more and more gentle in his voice. He bent down and said in a very low voice in her ear: "What's wrong, you don't like this arrangement, then when do you want to get engaged?"

At this time, Ye Tianhui's heart was already soft.

But she looked into his eyes and asked, "What does engagement mean?"

Gu Shizhang was slightly stunned when he heard this question.

After that, he pondered for a moment, and then smiled and said, "Let's make a contract, a contract between each other."

Ye Tianhui raised her hand, covered the back of his hand, gently held it, and then let go.

She felt that his fingers were very long, with slightly raised finger bones, and there was a little thin thread in the palm.

So Gu Shizhang felt that those hands were like feathers holding his heart.

He didn't move, just let her move, with indulgence in his eyes.

And Ye Tianhui finally clasped his fingers and held his fingers together. Then, she looked up and looked into his eyes.

"Okay, let's get engaged."

She said so.

Gu Shizhang smiled, his eyes full of smiles, his voice was mellow and pleasant: "Okay."

Ye Tianhui leaned back on the leather backrest and began to make requests: "I want an engagement ring, it has to be extra large, with gemstones!"

Gu Shizhang naturally agreed. At this time, he would agree to any request she made.

He smiled and said, "Yes, it must be very big, it must be unique in the world."

Ye Tianhui: "And a gift!"

Gu Shizhang smiled and reminded: "Gifts are only given for marriage."

Ye Tianhui: "Is there no gift for engagement?"

Gu Shizhang: "Then I'll give it to you in advance. I'll give you a big gift, and I guarantee that you will sit firmly on the throne of the richest man in Hong Kong."

Ye Tianhui half leaned against him: "That's not necessary, and you can't get rich by getting engaged."

So the two of them began to discuss the details of the gift and engagement ring with great interest. As they discussed it, Ye Tianhui felt as if she was getting married.

When the car arrived downstairs of Gu Shizhang's house, it was already dark, and the rain was falling. The neon lights and street lights were reflected on the road, making it colorful.

Gu Shizhang led Ye Tianhui in quickly with an umbrella. After returning home, he took a simple shower and changed into clean pajamas.

Because she came to his place from time to time, he had already prepared a full set of clothes for her, which almost occupied half of his closet.

Dinner had been prepared by someone. Although it was raining, it was still delivered on time, and it was all warm, so he could eat it directly after opening it.

After eating, Ye Tianhui went to wash up. When

she came out, she saw Gu Shizhang on the phone, but he was calling the hospital. He still remembered what she had mentioned about Lin Jianquan before.

He was putting the phone to his ear, with the sleeves of his white shirt rolled up, revealing a clean and strong arm.

Ye Tianhui leaned on the sofa beside her, waiting quietly.

After a while, Gu Shizhang hung up the phone and said, "He said his condition is not very good. We are observing him. There doesn't seem to be any big problem at the moment."

Ye Tianhui breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Lin Jianquan's mother often stayed in the hospital. She had heard this kind of words before, so it should be nothing.

Since there was nothing wrong, there was no need to think about it.

On a rainy night like this, with enough food and drink, and with her lover by her side, it was natural to have some thoughts.

Apparently Gu Shizhang thought so too.

So soon Ye Tianhui was laid down, leaning back on the sofa, and Gu Shizhang lowered his head to taste it carefully.

Ye Tianhui liked this, but today, listening to the sound of wind and rain outside, she suddenly had some ideas.

She lifted her slender and smooth legs, and her toes gently rested on the man's chest, which was so hard that there was not a trace of fat.

Afterwards, she asked curiously: "Do you think I have this--"

She pointed: "A little small?"

Gu Shizhang paused slightly, looking at her clear and curious eyes with some confusion: "What?"

Even if a man is rational and calm, it is difficult for him to pull his thoughts back when he is obsessed with this kind of thing.

Ye Tianhui repeated her question again, and said in a somewhat unreasonable voice: "I want to know."

Gu Shizhang thought for a moment: "How can it be small? Isn't it just right?"

Ye Tianhui: "Just right? You have to be realistic."

This is really a trap.

Under the dim light, Gu Shizhang looked at Ye Tianhui, looking at her lying on the sofa, her slender legs, and the pure white shirt that was about to fall.

She was simple and straightforward, but full of charm.

He suppressed the desire that was bursting out, and finally slowly concluded: "I think it's just right."

Ye Tianhui: "Oh?"

Gu Shizhang: "The size is just right for me, and I like to eat it, it has a fruity aroma..."

The pink cherry is very touching and sweet.

Ye Tianhui blushed a little at his straightforward words, and she turned her eyes away: "Okay, I understand a little, let's continue."

Gu Shizhang looked at her steadily, but held her ankle with one hand: "Besides, I actually think you seem to have grown bigger now--"

Who knew that he had just said halfway when he suddenly heard the doorbell outside.

The doorbell rang suddenly, a sound that was neither loud nor soft.

Gu Shizhang frowned instantly.

Ye Tianhui kicked him lightly in the chest with her foot: "Go and have a look!"

Gu Shizhang was actually reluctant, very reluctant, and wanted to let that person get out on the spot, but he went to take a look.

Outside the door, it was Gu Zhihan.

Gu Shizhang frowned slightly and looked at Gu Zhihan indifferently: "What are you doing here?"

It was very cold outside, and after the door was opened, Gu Zhihan clearly felt the ambiguous atmosphere in the room. He

even felt a woman's sweater on the sofa from the corner of his eye.

He instantly realized what happened here and stood up straight.

He didn't expect that his always aloof uncle was on a date with his girlfriend.

He shouldn't have come at this time.

He immediately said, "Uncle, I, I want to find Miss Ye."

Gu Shizhang became more impatient when he heard it: "Why do you want her to come to my place? What's the matter?"

Gu Zhihan was a little scared and stammered, "Nothing, I just want to say sorry to her."

Gu Shizhang: "Oh?"

Gu Zhihan: "I was too confused before and had many misunderstandings about her. Now I feel that everything is like a dream, and I understand everything. I feel sorry for her."

Gu Shizhang looked at his nephew, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Okay, I will convey your words to her, and there is no need to apologize in person." After

that, he was about to close the door.

Gu Zhihan smiled bitterly: "Okay, I understand."

Gu Zhihan turned around and left, and Gu Shizhang closed the door directly.

There was wind and rain outside the window, but the room was warm.

He wanted to continue.

The fruity, sweet fruity scent was unique to this beautiful night.

*************

No one had ever thought that Lin Jianquan's mother would suddenly fall ill and pass out, and was admitted to the ICU. She was in the late stage of cancer.

In fact, the physical examination had already found out, but Lin Jianquan's mother concealed it from her son.

She gave up treatment.

After Lin Jianquan knew about it, he almost collapsed, and immediately tried everything to save her. This involved the problem of blood type. Mother Lin had a rare blood type, and only Lin Jianquan himself met the requirement. He hurriedly donated blood and waited for it, and he didn't know how much trouble it was.

But all this happened very quickly. Mother Lin was already in an advanced stage and she had no will to live. She left her last wish to give up treatment, extubate, and pass away.

When Ye Tianhui learned the news, she had no time to care about anything else and rushed to the hospital. When Gu Shizhang saw this, he accompanied her there.

When the two arrived at the hospital, the police were already there and were understanding the situation with Lin Jianquan. Jessese, Assistant Yang, Lao Sun and others were also there. After going through some procedures, Lin Jianquan's mother was temporarily placed in the hospital's morgue and preparations were made for subsequent funeral arrangements the next day.

Seeing this, Gu Shizhang tried to help. Afterwards, the police investigated Lin Jianquan's home and took Lin Jianquan to the police station to learn about the situation.

When Lin Jianquan came out of the police station, he looked like he could hardly stand.

Seeing this, Gu Shizhang picked up Lin Jianquan and Ye Tianhui and sent Lin Jianquan home first.

Along the way, Lin Jianquan had not spoken a word, just staring out the window woodenly.

It was spring, the best season in Hong Kong, with flowers blooming. Looking out the window, there were bougainvilleas, lush and gorgeous, blooming in the sun, dazzlingly beautiful.

In the car, Lin Jianquan had pale skin and dark eyes like black jade that had lost its life. He just stared out the window indifferently, without any emotion.

After arriving downstairs at Lin Jianquan's house, Lin Jianquan got off the car, thanked Gu Shizhang and Ye Tianhui solemnly, and then went back.

Gu Shizhang glanced at Ye Tianhui and said, "He suffered a big blow."

Ye Tianhui: "Yes."

It made people feel uneasy.

Gu Shizhang: "I'm going to have a cup of coffee. You go up and talk to him and comfort him."

Ye Tianhui was a little surprised and raised her eyebrows to look at him.

Gu Shizhang sighed: "Go ahead."

Ye Tianhui really wanted to talk to Lin Jianquan, so she said: "Okay, wait a minute."

Ye Tianhui went upstairs and knocked on the door. After a long while, the door opened.

The light in the entrance hall was dim. In that dim light, he stood there thin and timid, looking at her, as if he couldn't react.

Ye Tianhui pulled his lips and smiled: "I'll talk to you."

Lin Jianquan was silent for a moment, then moved his body, and the two walked in silently.

The living room was dark and the lights were off. Lin Jianquan reached out and turned on the lights, then whispered, "Do you want something to drink?"

Ye Tianhui: "Sit down, let's talk."

Lin Jianquan sat down.

Ye Tianhui could feel that when he came down, his movements were a little stiff. It was obvious that he hadn't slept for a few days. He was extremely tired. Now he seemed normal, but he was just trying hard. When

she looked at him like this, she remembered the high-spirited him at the racecourse a few days ago.

He won the first place and looked passionate. He was ambitious and wanted to win and get a lot.

But now, the once vigorous vitality has been drained away. He is like a dried petal, without moisture and luster. He sat on the sofa weakly, with no ambition and desire in his eyes.

Ye Tianhui moved her eyes and saw the painting on the opposite wall. It was the portrait of Mother Lin.

The woman who looked a little thin and pale, but tried to show gratitude and kindness to her, was so weak a few days ago but really existed. Now, in a few days, she has disappeared from this world, becoming a black and white photo hanging on the wall, and a cold tombstone in the cemetery.

From existence to disappearance, it seemed like just a blink of an eye.

Ye Tianhui suddenly remembered that in her last life, she was holding a long sword in her hand, and at the end of the long sword, blood was gushing out.

She often did this kind of thing, and had done it too many times. Many people had died at her hands, but she didn't feel anything, because they were enemies, and it was either you or I, and killing the other party was justice.

In her previous life, her life was hasty. She was born into a family of military generals, went to the battlefield early, made achievements early, and lost her life in the best years of her youth. The process of her short life condensed the lives of others, so that she didn't have time to think about these.

But now she can't help but think about some questions that she had never thought about in her previous life.

For example, how a life disappears, and how the blood of an enemy is warm and thick.

When thinking about this, Lin Jianquan spoke.

He whispered, "I don't know whether I am right or wrong."

His voice was faint, empty, and ethereal, like a wisp of smoke at dusk, so thin that it would be blown away by the wind.

Ye Tianhui's eyes slowly fell on his face.

Lin Jianquan looked blankly at the empty dot in the distance and murmured, "I always think about making more money and working hard to climb up. I hope I can be her pride and use all my efforts to wash away her pain and shame."

He pursed his dry lips and continued, "I hope to provide her with a better life and make her happy. I hope that one day she can finally say that she never regretted giving birth to me. I didn't expect it to be like this suddenly. She is gone..."

Ye Tianhui raised her hand and held his.

She felt his hand was cold, so cold that it seemed not to be human body temperature.

The hands were shaking.

She looked at Lin Jianquan, who was still lost in his emotions, and murmured, "She's gone, completely gone. No matter what I do, she won't react. I don't know what to do—"

He said hoarsely, "In fact, I have been avoiding her. I don't want to face her. Others used to have their families come to visit, but I didn't. I didn't think much of it. I used to prefer staying in the stable with the horses, and I didn't want to come back to accompany her because I was afraid. I didn't want to face her!"

Ye Tianhui hugged him and held him in her arms.

She felt his thin body trembling, just like that day when he almost lost his life on the galloping horse.

Lin Jianquan's eyes became moist, and he said in a painful and numb voice: "That day I was riding on a horse, and the horse was running forward madly. Everything was out of control. I was completely at a loss. I didn't know what to do to survive. I could only close my eyes in despair and tell myself, I'll die, and you saved me later..."

That day, Ye Tianhui saved him.

In fact, he was not afraid when facing death, as if he could accept the arrangement of fate with peace of mind and die with peace of mind.

It was not a cowardly suicide, but an arrangement of fate.

Instead, he was rescued later. Thinking of how he had just brushed past death, he was instantly strangled by fear and trembled uncontrollably.

And at that moment, her embrace was so warm, which he had never had before.

He leaned weakly on her shoulder, staring at the portrait on the opposite wall with a sluggish look, and looked at his mother's slightly weak smile.

After a long time, he finally whispered: "In fact, she was relieved before she left. She said she was satisfied."

He smiled bitterly and said: "She suffered for half her life, was despised by others, and suffered hardships everywhere. In the end, those people finally apologized to her. Meng Baohui admitted that he was wrong and that he had wronged her. She said that she felt relieved now, and even if she died, she would die willingly and without regrets!"

Ye Tianhui also looked at the woman on the wall and saw her smile.

She said gently, "At least she left without any regrets."

Lin Jianquan: "Yes."

He whispered, "Thank you."

If it were him, he would not have the ability or courage to face the Meng family, and his mother would be destined to die unjustly and would never have a chance to get relief.

Ye Tianhui sighed softly: "If she can say that, you can actually comfort her."

She paused, and then said: "You focus on the funeral arrangements. If there is anything you need us to do, you can tell us at any time, and I will ask Assistant Yang to bring someone over to help. As for the competition -"

She patted his back and said, "Don't think about it yet. In fact, it's not a big deal, it's just a competition."

Lin Jianquan lowered his eyes tiredly and closed them: "Okay... I'm sorry."

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Ye Tianhui asked Assistant Yang to help Lin Jianquan with the funeral arrangements and allocated a large amount of funeral expenses.

She only met Lin Jianquan's mother once, but she hoped that this woman could have a beautiful funeral so that her life in this world would be worthwhile.

The Meng family soon learned about Lin Jianquan's mother and sent someone, but Lin Jianquan refused.

Obviously, for Lin Ma, the Meng family means more than innocence and a breath of anger that she couldn't get over back then.

Back then, they were hungry, cold, and impoverished, and no one came to give them a bite to eat. But now that they have survived, there is no need.

As for Lin Jianquan, his mother is no longer alive, and he has nothing to do with the Meng family.

However, despite this, Mr. Meng still went over to visit Lin Jianquan. Meng Yinian also tried to help with the funeral, but Lin Jianquan ignored it.

At this time, there were only two days left before the final race of the Derby. It was obvious that Lin Jianquan was not in a good mental state to participate in this race, so Chen Zongwan would take over and drive Hell King.

In fact, Lin Jianquan had always driven Hell King in the past, and Chen Zongwan had been the driver for the spotlight. Now that things had suddenly changed, it was not easy for Chen Zongwan and Hell King to train their tacit understanding. Chen Zongwan and Hell King did not run in particularly well, and Chen Zongwan obviously knew this.

Of course, he also understood that there would be many talented horses in the next Derby, and many horse owners were determined to give Hell King a good beating and pull Hell King off the throne of Horse King.

He was destined to get nothing good by accepting the order under such circumstances.

In fact, Ye Tianhui has also recruited several new scorpions, and Ye's Horse Company also has several good riders, but after studying all the riders, Sun Jiajing believes that those people are not good enough to match the Hell King, so besides Lin Jianquan, the only one they can choose is Chen Zongwan.

Of course, Sun Jiajing has also studied to let Lin Jianquan still ride the Hell King under this situation, but after everyone's analysis, they think it is not advisable.

Because the next Derby finals are not facing one or two opponents, but facing the joint strangulation of the Meng family, the Ning family and the Indian riders.

In this situation, one must be extremely alert. Any negligence will lead to failure, and the King of Hell will lose his position as the Horse King.

Before the accident of Lin's mother, Lin Jianquan was already exhausted. He also sacrificed his blood for Lin's mother and spent a lot of energy. Now he is suffering from the pain of losing his mother. The mental and physical damage to a person is obvious.

Between a normal Chen Zongwan and a tortured Lin Jianquan, they can only choose Chen Zongwan.

At this moment, the choice between Lin Jianquan and Chen Zongwan, and the various changes in Lin Jianquan's family, have been hyped up by the outside media.

Ye Tianhui's Teng Yunwu and Hell King have just become famous and have received too much attention. Teng Yunwu has earned money from milk powder and is now with his beloved wife, so everyone's attention has shifted to Hell King, who will compete in the Derby.

As the most popular young jockey last season, Lin Jianquan has naturally attracted a lot of attention.

This time, Lin Jianquan's family encountered an unexpected change, and he was tortured and could not participate in this competition. Everyone regretted it and inevitably began to dig out the reasons, which also brought huge changes to the subsequent horse betting.

The matter was so noisy that just the day before the race, when Ye Tianhui attended the Jockey Committee meeting, he met a group of horse fans and journalists at the door who rushed over for interviews.

She finally walked into the venue, thinking it was quiet, but she ran into Ning Jize again.

Ning Jize felt sympathy when he saw Ye Tianhui: "I didn't expect this to happen. I thought Mr. Lin must be the champion jockey of the Derby."

Ye Tianhui didn't react to this. She knew that Lin Jianquan's family had encountered misfortune and he couldn't compete in the Derby. She didn't know how many people were laughing at her.

Her best way to deal with this was to ignore it.

Meng Yinian happened to be there. When he heard this, he looked at Ning Jize indifferently.

Obviously, this matter made him feel very complicated.

From a personal point of view, Lin Jianquan is now his half-brother, so he naturally didn't want to hear Ning Jize mention Lin Jianquan when he ridiculed Ye Tianhui.

But from the family perspective, the Ye family is the enemy of the Meng family. Lin Jianquan cannot participate in the Derby this time, which obviously makes it more likely for the Meng family to win.

At this time, after Ye Tianhui sat down, Meng Yinian greeted her, but asked in a low voice: "Jianquan... Is he in a good mood?"

Ye Tianhui heard this and felt a little concerned.

She couldn't help but sigh for a moment. It's hard to predict the world. Who can think of it?

She looked at Meng Yinian and sighed a little: "You are also kind and righteous."

At least for this half-brother, you are also kind and righteous.

After all, for someone with a background like Meng Yinian, it's nothing if he ignores his father's romantic products.

Meng Yinian: "It's nothing. It's what I should have done."

Ye Tianhui: "Jianquan is fine. He is strong and can make it through it."

Meng Yinian: "Did he give up on this derby?"

He looked at Ye Tianhui and said tentatively: "I don't mean anything else. I just care."

Ye Tianhui nodded slightly: "Well, the reason why he became a bug was because of his mother. Now that his mother is gone, he may have lost his backbone all of a sudden."

As she said this, she remembered the silent boy in the autumn rain at the beginning.

He climbed onto the horse with his frail body just to give his mother a good life.

Now that his mother is gone, can Lin Jianquan continue to be Lin Jianquan?