Chapter 20

Ye Tianhui stared at him through the misty rain. She saw that when he crossed the thirteenth obstacle, he tried to pull the reins, obviously he wanted to slow down.

Ye Tianhui felt a little relieved, it seemed that he remembered it.

Even in this unfamiliar bumpy ride, he clearly counted how many obstacles he had crossed. He knew that he had to slow down after the thirteenth obstacle.

Because of his slowdown, a horse beside him passed him, and then another one passed, and he suddenly became the third place.

The staff on the stands were all watching intently, and everyone was obviously worried. Jessie even opened her mouth slightly, not daring to breathe.

At this time, the first horse had reached the fourteenth obstacle, and it was obvious that because of its too fast speed, it had no time to jump!

A horse trainer cursed in a low voice: "Stupid!"

The horse fell hopelessly, and the boy on the horse rolled off.

The other horse following closely behind naturally paid attention to this scene, and perhaps it was too nervous, it actually jumped early!

You have to know that the speed of an excellent racehorse is more than 60 kilometers per hour. Even on the obstacle course, even in this heavy rain, the whole race will only take a few minutes.

In just two or three minutes, he had to cross more than twenty obstacles and face complex terrain. This required a rider to have advanced foresight, to be calm to the point of fear, to accurately grasp the rhythm of the horse's running, and to rely on his innate perception to accurately control the horse and his own body movements within a millimeter. At this time,

facing this one-meter obstacle, it was extremely difficult to grasp the best time to take off, and once it was not grasped well, he was doomed to fail.

So Ye Tianhui saw that the obstacle had caught the horse's front legs, and the boy on the horse was instantly thrown in front of the obstacle.

The continuous failures made the people in the stands look solemn. After all, everyone hoped to select the seed players and the most qualified ones! However,

Ye Tianhui's eyes never left the black-haired boy.

She knew that in this screening that determined fate and future, some people would be cruelly eliminated, and might be injured or even killed. This was fate.

Just like so many people came from the raging sea, many of them were buried in the sea, and only a few could successfully defend the home ground.

The black-haired boy lay stiffly on the horse, and the wet horse blanket tightly wrapped his thin body. It could be seen that he was also very nervous. After all, this was an experience he had never had before.

Fortunately, his speed slowed down again.

When Ye Tianhui looked at the black-haired boy like this, the others also noticed it. The bald horse trainer who had chosen him also became excited and whispered "Come on".

Under the gaze of everyone, everyone watched him finally reach the turn, watched his horse lift its front legs high, and then leap forward -

people stretched their necks and looked -

in the wind and rain, Ye Tianhui saw Jessie whispering: "Great!"

The bald horse trainer also shouted excitedly: "Over, over!"

After the black-haired boy crossed that obstacle, he obviously relaxed, and the next nine obstacles were not difficult. He rode his horse over them easily and finally reached the finish line first.

He succeeded.

Ye Tianhui's eyes swept across the track. The riders behind him learned from the lesson of the black-haired boy. Some succeeded as well, but some still fell off their horses.

So some laughed and some wailed.

The bald horse trainer ran over and held the boy with his hand.

After such intense exercise, it was obvious that the boy had exhausted all his energy. His face was pale and bloodless, and his body was soft. He looked like he had no strength at all, and his fingers were shaking.

After the bald horse trainer carried him off the horse, he handed him a clean horse blanket and wrapped him up.

The boy sat down paralyzed, his hands tightly grasping the blanket, his fingers trembling.

Someone gave him two sips of water, and after he took a sip, he seemed to be better.

After that, he turned his head and looked in the direction of Ye Tianhui.

When their eyes met, Ye Tianhui saw that his dark eyes seemed to be absent-minded.

He was obviously frightened.

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Just as they ran to the third-floor viewing platform, the third floor was the VIP room. Ye Wenyin and Ye Wenjing sat on the soft sofa in the room, looking at the scene outside the window through the large floor-to-ceiling glass.

This time they came here to take the opportunity to see potential trainers and jockeys.

Ye Wenyin had been frowning and looking at the scene outside the field. She naturally saw Ye Tianhui in the rain and the scene of the selection of those bugs.

She looked at them like this and murmured, "Why do I feel that the northern girl just said something to a bug? Do they know each other?" Ye

Wenjing was at a loss: "No, why didn't I see it?"

Ye Wenyin looked at Ye Tianhui and the bug who had returned victoriously, and said, "This northern girl is so thoughtful."

Ye Wenjing agreed with this: "Give her a little pigment and she can open a dyeing factory!"

Offstage, the rain stopped, and Ye Tianhui followed Jessie back to the stable. They still had a lot of work to do.

Racehorses are precious. After being caught in the rain, they need to bathe the horses and dry them after bathing. They need to be taken good care of.

Apart from other things, bathing is a complicated job. Jessie took Ye Tianhui and led the two horses into the bathing room. The air conditioner in the bathing room was very warm and it provided warm water 24 hours a day.

The two diluted the shower gel in a bucket, then applied it on the horses with a sponge, and then wiped them carefully and gently.

While wiping, Jessie couldn't help complaining. He felt that his horses had been wronged, and he felt that those people were messing around.

Ye Tianhui remembered the black-haired boy: "Those kids have passed the assessment, so they will stay in the future, right?"

Jessie nodded: "After they pass the assessment, they will stay and train with the horse trainer. If the time is right, they may participate in some internal competitions."

Ye Tianhui: "Do they make a lot of money?"

By this time, the shower gel had been applied almost completely. Jessie carefully wiped the bottom of the horse's hoof and said casually, "Not much. They follow their horse trainers and don't get much salary, less than us. If they win the race, most of the money will be divided among the stables, and they can't get much."

He shrugged, "But there is a saying that something is better than nothing. At least there will be something to share!"

As he spoke, he had already picked up the water pressure gun and prepared to flush the racehorse.

Ye Tianhui stood aside and prepared clean towels and other things. After flushing, she would quickly wipe the racehorse dry and keep it warm.

She thought of the black-haired boy and thought that he should have passed.

If he passed, he would at least have a livelihood.

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Jessie gave her a high score. Based on her previous results, she successfully passed the assessment and was informed that she could come to work tomorrow. During her internship, her monthly salary was 1,800 Hong Kong dollars.

It's not much, but it's already very good. In fact, the mainlanders who come to work in Hong Kong can only carry 2,000 Hong Kong dollars at the dock for one day.

After finishing her work, she was in a good mood. After leaving the racecourse, she found a public phone booth and rang Gu Shizhang's phone.

It is a great blessing for her to have a job, and it is also a job that allows her to get close to the horse racing industry.

Gu Shizhang helped introduce her to such a job, and she felt that she should solemnly thank him.

She wondered, how to repay?

In fact, she knew that Gu Shizhang's financial conditions were very good. He obtained a rider certificate in the UK and had participated in competitions in South Africa. It was obvious that he came to Hong Kong this time just for the horse.

Since someone hired him specifically to take care of the horse, the price should be very high. In other words, he was a very valuable professional technician. Besides,

he lived in Happy Valley, which was full of luxury houses.

With his conditions, he might not be interested even if she invited him to dinner or gave him any gifts.

As for the rest, there was nothing she could do to help him. As

she thought about this, she listened to the ringing tone of the phone on the other end. The phone rang for a long time before it was picked up.

A slightly cold voice came from the other end: "Hello, I'm Gu Shizhang."

Ye Tianhui smiled: "I'm Ye Tianhui."

However, compared to her joy and enthusiasm, the other party reacted coldly: "Oh, Miss Ye, is there anything I can help you with?"

Ye Tianhui was surprised: "Are you busy? I'll come back to you later."

Gu Shizhang: "Not really busy, just tell me if you have anything to say."

Ye Tianhui had to say: "Actually, it's nothing. I just passed the assessment today. The treatment at this horse farm is quite good, and the environment is good. It really helps me understand horse racing. I'm quite satisfied."

Gu Shizhang: "As long as you like it."

Ye Tianhui: "So I was thinking, if you are not busy, I would like to treat you to a meal when I have time?"

After she said this, there was silence on the other end of the phone.

If she hadn't been able to faintly hear his regular breathing coming through the phone, she would have thought he had hung up.

She was puzzled: "What's wrong? Are you busy? If you are too busy, forget it."

Gu Shizhang spoke at this time, his voice was very light: "Did you make money from the last lottery?"

When mentioning this, Ye Tianhui smiled: "Yes, I made money!"

She lowered her voice: "I got back 4,000 Hong Kong dollars in one go. I now have more than 6,000 Hong Kong dollars. I feel rich!"

Gu Shizhang listened to her happy tone that could not be suppressed: "So happy?"

Ye Tianhui: "Of course, I see that you don't lack money. Naturally, you don't understand the pain of being penniless, let alone the pain of being hungry!"

Gu Shizhang: "Oh, really, have you ever been hungry?"

Ye Tianhui: "I have been hungry..."

Gu Shizhang: "When?"

Ye Tianhui was vague: "I've been hungry many times."

Gu Shizhang kept pressing: "Tell me in detail."

Ye Tianhui felt bitter: "Why are you asking this?"

Gu Shizhang: "I've been very busy recently, I'm in a bad mood, and my appetite is not good."

Ye Tianhui: "?"

Gu Shizhang: "Listen to other people's stories about hunger, and when you feel better, maybe your appetite will be better."

Ye Tianhui: "???"

She frowned and murmured in disbelief: "Why are you like this!"

Gu Shizhang's voice was cold: "Why, is it not possible? Then forget it."

Ye Tianhui listened to his voice, which was very dull, completely different from before, as if he had become a different person, or as if she had offended him.

She suddenly had an indescribable feeling.

Suddenly, she thought of many things, such as the cold eyes of the saint in the study.

Some people are just like this, moody, you never know how to offend them, but you can't ask, who makes the heart of the emperor unpredictable!

She took a deep breath and said, "Since you are busy, forget it. When you have time or appetite, I will find you later."

Gu Shizhang: "You-"

Before he finished speaking, Ye Tianhui hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Tianhui was still a little angry: "I wanted to treat him to a meal and thank him, but why did he do that? It's as if I owed him 800 yuan!"

"Although I owe him a favor, I am not ungrateful in my heart. Why is he so cold to me? Why should I be humble? Have I offended him?"

Ye Tianhui thought of the emperor of the past whose grace was unpredictable, and snorted coldly: "You are not him! I am not afraid of you!"

At this time, the public phone rang, and it was obvious that someone called.

This kind of public phone can be called by anyone on the street. This kind of call is usually called back after an appointment. No one will give a public phone with a rocking number that they don't know what it is, so it can be basically confirmed that the person who called back was Gu Shizhang.

However, Ye Tianhui was still a little annoyed.

All this anger was not only directed at Gu Shizhang in front of her, but also at the emperor who made her fear and submit to him.

In front of the saint, she would always bow her head. The family teachings she received since childhood made her loyalty to the emperor engraved in her bones, making her submit to the majesty of the royal family and endure the emperor's mood swings with pleasure.

However, her tolerance was limited to the emperor who was the highest in the world, not including anyone else.

Even if Gu Shizhang was so much like him, so what, it was not, it was not!

Ye Tianhui was very annoyed, and when she heard the ringing tone of the phone, she turned around and left.

I don't want to answer his call!

After she walked for a while, she stopped when she could no longer hear the ringing tone of the phone.

She stood at the street corner, and saw a fruit vendor with a table covered with a red checkered tablecloth and covered with red grapes. There was a sign saying "Pearl basket, ten dollars per pound".

She stared at the pearl basket for a long time.

Actually, she wasn't looking at the pearl basket, but she was just bored and needed something to stare at.

After staring for such a long time, she finally let out a sigh of relief and walked back.

When she returned to the public phone, the phone was naturally very quiet, and there was no ringing.

She looked at the phone, took a deep breath, and told herself: "He really helped me a lot, taught me this and that, and introduced me to a job. I am a person who knows how to repay kindness, and I am a person who does not bear grudges. With a cheerful and generous personality like me, why should I bother with a petty man like him!"

She comforted herself in this way and was about to reach out to make a call.

Who knew that after she dialed, there was a busy tone on the other end, saying that she was on the phone.

She was helpless, sighed, and thought that it seemed to be God's will.

Then don't pay attention to him!

She hung up the phone and walked away.

But when she took seven or eight steps, she heard the phone ringing again.

She didn't hesitate and immediately rushed back to pick up the phone.

The call was connected, but there was no sound from the other end. She only heard the man's breathing in the faint electromagnetic sound, even and steady, as if it was spraying on her face along the telephone line.

She felt that there was something strange in her heart, and everything became subtle.

Even her face felt a little hot.

She bit her lip, looked at the street in the distance, and said unhappily: "How can someone deliberately mess up the phone? If no one is talking, I'm hanging up!"

After saying that, she pretended to hang up.

A man's deep voice came from the other side: "Don't hang up."

Ye Tianhui: "Oh, who are you, who?"

Gu Shizhang's voice was very low, with some grinding of teeth: "Don't pretend! You just said you would treat me to dinner, why, you don't want to treat me now?"

Ye Tianhui looked at the sky, with a bit of disapproval in her tone: "Then my benefactor, don't you have any appetite? I will naturally wait until you have an appetite."

Benefactor...

Gu Shizhang was silent, and then said in a tone that seemed to want to laugh but also a little helpless: "What benefactor, what is this word?"

Ye Tianhui said lazily and frivolously: "Isn't it? You helped me a lot. I will remember this kindness in my heart and want to repay you."

Gu Shizhang's voice became serious : "Did I ask you to repay me?"

Ye Tianhui: "You didn't, but you should be grateful!"

Gu Shizhang: "I'm willing to help you because I treat you as a friend. If you keep calling me a benefactor, you won't have to look for me in the future."

Ye Tianhui: "Okay... I'm just joking with you!"

Gu Shizhang: "Just call me by my name, don't call me Mr. Gu."

Ye Tianhui thought for a moment: "That's fine."

Gu Shizhang: "Call me, I want to hear it."

Ye Tianhui: "Gu Shizhang."

Gu Shizhang: "Don't you have any manners? How can you call your friend by his full name?"

Ye Tianhui: "..."

She thought for a moment, and tentatively said: "Shizhang?"

When she called out these two words, she actually felt a little hot on her lips.

It seemed like they had become very close all of a sudden.

On the other end of the phone, Gu Shizhang paused for a moment before he said, "Okay, call me by my name."

I don't know if it was Ye Tianhui's illusion, but his voice was very low, heavy and tense.

Ye Tianhui was just wondering, but Gu Shizhang had already changed the subject: "What did you want to treat me to?"

Ye Tianhui said, "Just eat something at a street stall."

Gu Shizhang: "Oh, just eat this?"

Ye Tianhui: "That's my level of consumption."

Originally, I should treat him to a good meal. Ye Tianhui even thought about whether she should go to the seafood restaurant she liked last time, the high-end one that looked very expensive.

But now that it's so noisy, I'll treat him to a roadside stall or a street stall. There's absolutely no more!

Gu Shizhang's voice was a little cold: "Really? It seems that my value has dropped again."

Ye Tianhui: "Yes! Do you want to eat it? If not, then let's do it next time."

Gu Shizhang said in a tough voice: "No."

Ye Tianhui snorted: "I knew that you must be rich and have high standards. You must feel very wronged to eat at a food stall with me! It's really hard for you. You must feel very wronged to condescend to make friends with someone like me!"

Gu Shizhang said. Zhang: "Did I say that?"

Ye Tianhui: "You didn't say it, but I can feel it!"

Gu Shizhang: "You're just overthinking it."

Ye Tianhui: "Then just eat at Big Partner. Since you don't want to eat, it's good enough that I can treat you to a meal, and you actually refuse!"

Gu Shizhang: "The address."

Ye Tianhui didn't understand: "What?"

Gu Shizhang: "The location of this pay phone."

Ye Tianhui looked at the nearby streets and reported it to him.

Gu Shizhang: "Hang up first, wait for me."

After saying that, he added: "Don't run around."

Ye Tianhui frowned and muttered in a low voice: "I'm not a child!"

She was halfway through her words when the other party hung up the phone.

She stood under the wall next to her and waited. It was already late at this time, the lights were just coming on, and the streets were bustling with cars and people.

She recalled the phone call just now, thinking about the tone of his voice when he spoke to her, and she had an illusion that the person on the other end of the phone was not Gu Shizhang, but a saint.

That was clearly the texture of the voice of a saint.

Ye Tianhui let herself lean lightly against a golden sycamore tree, closed her eyes slightly, examined her thoughts, and recalled the ripples that had just arisen in her heart.

She knew that this illusion came from the phone call. She couldn't see the other person's face, so based on the voice, she imagined him to be what she thought he was.

Thinking of her own thoughts, she regretted it. She felt that she shouldn't indulge her temper in front of a man she didn't know very well, but she subconsciously did it.

Why? Was

she familiar with him? This man was not someone she was very close to.

So she saw a fact that she had never realized. She

subconsciously trusted and was close to him, after all, because he looked like a saint.

Because he looked like a saint.

This was what made Ye Tianhui unbelievable.

That was clearly the person she feared and feared the most in her heart.

While she was thinking about this, she heard a voice: "Why are you standing here?"

The voice was clear and pleasant. When Ye Tianhui heard it, she felt as if she had returned to her previous life, to the Yuma Garden.

She liked horses, and the saint also liked horses. The saint's Yuma Garden collected various famous horses. After she returned to Beijing and other important matters were handled, the saint would summon her to the Yuma Garden to accompany him to appreciate those famous horses. After

such a reincarnation, she could still see what he looked like at that time.

His long hair like satin was tied up with a golden jade crown. He was tall and graceful, dignified and calm, with unparalleled elegance and dazzling like the stars in the sky.

No matter how warm and tolerant he was in talking and laughing, he could not hide his majesty of sitting in a high position for a long time.

She opened her eyes and slowly looked at the man in front of her.

The illusion of the saint disappeared, and what she saw was Gu Shizhang.

He was wearing a sophisticated suit, with his hands in his trouser pockets, and he actually looked a bit undone and lazy.

He didn't smile, his dark pupils were cold, and he looked at her with a bit of inquiry.

Ye Tianhui felt that strange feeling lingering on her chest again, and she pursed her lips slightly and avoided his gaze.

Gu Shizhang stepped forward, approached, and stopped when he was only a few feet away from her.

He was very tall, and his slender figure stood in front of her, like a lonely mountain, blocking the setting sun in the distance.

Ye Tianhui could feel that his eyes had never moved away from her face.

After that, he finally lowered his head slightly: "You were clearly looking at me just now, but I felt that you were looking at someone else."

Ye Tianhui said stubbornly: "No..."

Gu Shizhang smiled: "You seem to be blushing."

Ye Tianhui: "No!"

She touched her face: "It's the sunset."

In fact, she herself felt her face was hot.

Seeing this, Gu Shizhang let her go and asked with a low smile: "What do you want to eat?"

Ye Tianhui bit her lip and said with a bit of deliberate meaning: "Wonton noodles."

That's cheap and you can eat it anywhere on the street.

Gu Shizhang just looked at her silently for a long time, and finally a smile appeared in his dark eyes.

He said helplessly in a very low voice: "Why are you so mean to me?"

Ye Tianhui: "I'm just mean, so what?"

Gu Shizhang looked at her and said, "Tianhui, you are just mean, you are deliberately bullying me."

He called her name.

His tone was lazy and careless, but also a little intimate.

Although it was not the more intimate word Huihui, Ye Tianhui's heartbeat still accelerated when she heard it.

She pursed her lips, suppressed her feelings, and deliberately said in a righteous tone: "I am like this, if you don't like it, then don't be friends with me."

Gu Shizhang chuckled, and his smile was calm and indifferent.

She felt that he saw through her thoughts: "You——"

Gu Shizhang had already smiled and said: "Let's go and eat wonton noodles."