Chapter 158 A Bad Beginning

In Qinyun Building, Pei Luoshu stood in the room, quietly watching Chen Shiyi making the bed for him, while Bailing added another pot of charcoal fire for him.

"Did I cause you any trouble?"

Chen Shiyi paused his busy hands and replied softly.

"What's the trouble with making a bed?"

"What should I do if he targets you in the future? I was too impulsive and came to you rashly, causing you such trouble."

Chen Shiyi stood up.

"A Luo, don't blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you. He and I will have to make peace. It's just a matter of time."

"Eleven, I came to Kyoto to report on my work. The previous governor helped me, and my friend introduced me. There should be no problem staying in Kyoto."

"Yes, you told me so."

"I will stay in Kyoto to accompany you in the future, or I can find an opportunity to transfer to Yanzhou, which would be even better. Then I won't have to travel between the two places, and I can come to your place often to have a warm meal."

The room was very quiet. Bailing had already left, leaving Chen Shiyi and Pei Luoshu alone to look at each other.

"You know very well..."

"I know. It doesn't matter. When I said goodbye to you at the riverside, I had already thought about it. You may not be someone of mine in the future, but I still want to have a relationship with you, a friend, a brother, a poor person who has received your kindness. No matter how poor, you are also my debtor. Once, you gave me gold beads and wanted me to return two. I still have no money to pay you back..."

Chen Shiyi couldn't help but laugh.

“You still remember it.”

"Eleven, some things can't be forgotten. After mother passed away, I had no hope for life. I no longer had anyone to rely on in this world. Mother asked me to take the imperial examination because she hoped I could get a job and support myself. I took the imperial examination because I wanted you to have someone to rely on. Unfortunately, now that I have become an official, I still need your help."

"I wanted to go with my mother, and reunite with my family in the underworld, but my mother told me to live well, so, Eleven, you have become my only hope in this world."

Chen Shiyi was shocked when he heard this.

"I…"

"Eleven, I support you no matter what decision you make. I don't want to embarrass you, but if I can become your husband, my life will be complete."

He walked up to Chen Shiyi and gently held her in his arms.

"I will make myself stronger. Whatever you want to do in the future, I will support you and will never let you suffer any injustice."

Chen Shiyi leaned on his shoulder, his body lingering with the light and pure fragrance of green bamboo. He was still the young man in middle clothes who accompanied her and guarded her at the mass grave.

"Okay, Ah Luo, let me think about it."

Pei Luoshu rested his chin on her warm hair.

"good."

Several people were leaning against the railing, dividing the silver.

Li Yunzhou, Jing Ran, and Fu Da, the three of them bet on Wen Zhiheng, and all three of them were defeated miserably.

Bai Ling was very happy to get double the money, but Bo Yuan, the banker, earned even more.

"You don't understand. Women are more lustful than men. From the beginning, the one wearing white clothes wins this gamble."

Li Yunzhou shook her head.

"The man in black is also handsome and has a great bearing. Judging from appearance alone, the two are equally matched."

Jing Ran also interrupted.

"Besides, the man in black looks like a person of high status and power. I can't understand why the boss didn't choose him."

"No one can predict matters of the heart. If my sister really liked him, she would have become a marquis' wife long ago. There would be no us now."

Bo Yuan said to Fu Da who was standing next to him.

"What do you think of this, a man of great fortune and destiny?"

Fu Da, whose name was mentioned, pricked up his ears to listen to the sounds around him.

Not far from Qinyun Building, a large number of mixed footsteps were slowly retreating.

His slightly closed eyes gradually opened, becoming sharper in the darkness.

"You should be careful when you go out recently. The man in black has withdrawn the hidden guards from Qinyun Building."

Everyone felt a sinking feeling in their hearts after hearing this.

Bai Ling was even more shocked.

"I'm afraid the days ahead will be uneasy."

The next day, Chen Shiyi and his friends went to see Mr. Hu together.

"This is the champion you mentioned earlier, Pei Luoshu."

Mr. Hu was playing chess with himself. When he heard Chen Shiyi talking to him, he stopped playing chess and glanced at Chen Shiyi with his sharp eyes, then stopped at Pei Luoshu who was standing beside him.

His eyes were filled with surprise and disbelief.

He looked around at Pei Luoshu who was bowing respectfully to him, and said with deep eyes.

"You seem like an old friend."

Chen Shiyi listened to what Mr. Hu said and seemed to be thinking about something.

"Old friend, who?"

Pei Luoshu smiled warmly.

"I grew up in Ping'an Town. My father's surname is Pei and his courtesy name is Zicheng."

The old man was stunned for a while, and then laughed.

"Boy, play a round with me."

Pei Luoshu bowed.

"It is better to obey than to be respectful."

Chen Shiyi took Bailing and Fuda to Yuming Tea House.

Jing Ran was busy, and when he saw Chen Shiyi coming, his brows furrowed.

"Boss, many old customers have been ordering tea from us. In just one morning, most of them have terminated their cooperation. In addition, officials who owed money for tea last year personally sent their housekeepers to settle the debt and stopped doing business with the tea house."

Bailing and Fuda looked at each other.

I never thought that troubled days would come so soon.

Chen Shiyi flipped through the account book, as if he had expected something like this to happen.

"I have offended all the dignitaries in Kyoto. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to gain a foothold in Kyoto in the future."

Bai Ling was very anxious.

"Sister, what should I do?"

Chen Shiyi closed the account book and smiled.

"What can I do? I have no power or authority, so I will do whatever others want. Jingran, check and settle all the accounts and then close the shop for a while."

"What?"

Several people were in disbelief.

Even Fudan University showed a hint of disapproval.

Chen Shiyi sighed.

"Now I just lost a customer. I don't know what will happen to me in the future. I'll close the door and thank you for now."

Bai Ling asked tentatively.

"Sister, do you regret offending the Marquis of Loyalty?"

Chen Shiyi shook his head.

"I have nothing to begin with, so I'm not afraid of offending anyone. Besides, he gave me all these things willingly, and now he's just taking them back."

These days, Pei Luoshu was busy reporting to the Ministry of Personnel. After Chen Shiyi finished dealing with the affairs of Yuming Villa, he went straight back to Qinyun Tower.

Unexpectedly, a strange man was in the reception hall, waiting to see Chen Shiyi.

The man was tall, dressed in a sky-blue robe, with a jade hairpin on his head, and gently waving an ebony fan.

"May I ask who you are?"

The man walked towards Chen Shiyi, his eyes full of disdain.

"I am the owner of the Crane Restaurant, and I am here to take back my disobedient things."

Chen Shiyi understood as soon as he heard it.

She said nothing, sitting in the main seat and drinking tea slowly.

When the owner of the drinking crane restaurant saw Chen Shiyi's attitude, he raised his chin slightly, like a proud rooster.

"Why? The boss doesn't want to?"

Chen Shiyi sneered.

"This young man is really funny. Why are you asking me for your things? And you are asking for them so confidently?"