106 You Hurt Me
◎Verbal agreement is not enough, a written contract is necessary◎
"Chen Jingshan, open the door."
The door slammed loudly, and Ye Yunzhao's voice penetrated his ears, "I know you are not asleep yet, open the door quickly."
Chen Jingshan's eyes lit up, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly got out of bed and rushed to the door. When he was one step away from the door, he suddenly stopped.
The corridor was lit by dim candlelight, and the room was pitch black. Ye Yunzhao's shadow was vaguely reflected in front of his eyes.
His big, bony hands were on the door latch, but he didn't have the courage to open it, as if the shouting he had just heard was all his imagination.
While he was hesitating, Ye Yunzhao, who was standing outside, knocked on the door again and said, "Chen Jingshan, open the door..."
Then, a furious voice erupted, perhaps disturbing the guests in other rooms. "Why are you making so much noise in the middle of the night?!"
"Squeak--" Chen Jingshan hurriedly opened the door. Without speaking to her, he grabbed her slender arm. The heat continued to penetrate through her clothes, burning Ye Yunzhao's arm numb.
As soon as he exerted force, Ye Yunzhao was pulled into the house. With another "creak", the door was closed.
"Hiss—" She struggled secretly and said, "You're too strong, it hurts me... Ugh—"
Chen Jingshan grabbed her arm with one hand and covered her chattering lips with the other, while his eyes looked out carefully through the crack in the door.
"Where's the person?" A burly man outside the door said with a gloomy look on his face. "You're lucky you ran fast!"
Ye Yunzhao was suffocated by him and was holding something in his hand, so he had to shake his head desperately to try to break free, but Chen Jingshan was busy checking whether the strong man had returned to the house.
Unable to break free, she opened her mouth and bit him fiercely, but her wet teeth only lightly brushed against his palm, failing to achieve what she wished.
Warm breath sprayed on the palm of his hand, and his teeth brushed lightly across it. Chen Jingshan suddenly withdrew his hand and clenched his fist involuntarily. There was a damp heat in his palm, and his eyes were filled with misty helplessness. Under his solid body was a numbness that only he could feel.
"Are you crazy? What are you doing..." Chen Jingshan whispered.
Ye Yunzhao, who was frantically breathing in the fresh air, said angrily: "You are crazy, you are almost suffocating me to death!"
He didn't expect this answer. Remembering his actions just now, he hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was just afraid that person would find out. If they made a scene in the middle of the night, it would be really troublesome."
"Oh..." Ye Yunzhao rolled his eyes at him furtively in the darkness, "It's your fault that we got caught. You were clearly not asleep, so why didn't you open the door for me just now?"
"I...I just fell asleep."
"Really?" Ye Yunzhao didn't believe it. She said, "Light the candle quickly."
Chen Jingshan, who was secretly angry an incense stick away, now went to light the lamp obediently.
When the room was bright again, he found that Ye Yunzhao was holding the food from her room and something wrapped in a lotus leaf:
“You are…”
Ye Yunzhao stared at him strangely. After putting down the plate in his hand, he said meaningfully, "Do you usually sleep in your coat and boots?"
Chen Jingshan followed her gaze and looked down. He was dazzled by the satin material of his own clothes. His face turned slightly red and he was speechless.
"I knew you hadn't eaten yet." She pointed at the food on the table and put her hand to the bowl to test the temperature. Unlike her own warm food, Chen Jingshan's food was already cold.
Ye Yunzhao sat down on his own, staring at him intently, curled his lips, and said with a tone of grievance: "Why did you lie to me..."
"I……"
Chen Jingshan walked over quickly, hesitated for two steps, and then slowly sat down opposite her. Thinking of his own thoughts, he didn't dare to speak directly, and avoided the question: "No... Did you come to see me just to eat?"
"Of course." Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Ye Yunzhao tilted his head and smiled, "We are friends, so of course I care about you. By the way..."
She said cautiously, "I left home too early today and didn't want to disturb your rest, so I didn't tell you. I heard from the waiter that you were a little unhappy. Is it because of this?"
yes.
Chen Jingshan answered in his heart.
But he shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Not really, it's just that what I did today wasn't going well."
Hearing this, Ye Yunzhao breathed a sigh of relief, his tense heart immediately relaxed, and he smiled easily: "It's okay if it's not, you scared me to death, I thought you were going to be angry with me for such a small thing."
She opened the preserved bamboo shoots wrapped in lotus leaves and said, "I was looking for this just now, but you disappeared just as I took it out. Try it quickly, I don't know if it tastes good."
As she spoke, she quite naturally picked up a piece of bamboo shoots and put it into Chen Jingshan's bowl. Ye Yunzhao was stunned in his place, and then he said belatedly: "Your bowl of porridge is too cold. Shouldn't you ask the waiter to heat it up before eating it?"
"No need." Chen Jingshan lowered his eyes and looked at the pale yellow pickled bamboo shoots scattered on the vegetarian porridge. With a smile on his lips, he held the spoon and put it into his mouth.
The vegetarian porridge, which had been left out for an hour, had already gone cold, but for some reason, it tasted quite different when paired with the salty and fragrant pickled bamboo shoots.
Seeing him drink it, Ye Yunzhao felt his teeth chattering with cold, and asked again: "Really don't need to heat it up?"
"Really?" Seeing her care so much about him, Chen Jingshan felt an immense sense of guilt. He had just acted so ridiculously. He quickly added, "I've always liked cold drinks since I was little."
Only then did Ye Yunzhao nod silently. In his previous life, he also loved eating ice cream that made his teeth icy. He could understand his rare hobby.
After taking a sip of the cold porridge, Chen Jingshan couldn't help but smile. He coughed lightly, barely controlling his expression, and asked with concern, "Did everything go well today?"
Speaking of this, Ye Yunzhao sighed softly, losing his appetite. He put down his chopsticks, leaned against the table, and said listlessly, "Guess..."
Seeing this, Chen Jingshan tilted his head, trying to meet her eyes, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything I can help with?"
She didn't move at all, still listless, and asked casually, "Then do you know what a costume is?"
"Of course I know."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yunzhao's eyes suddenly lit up. Not only did he sit up straight, he also moved his stool over and over, moving to his side. He held his chin and said, "Really? Then tell me what the outfit is. And more! Where can I find the outfit for the fruit and vegetable shop?"
Chen Jingshan was startled by her sudden approach, and his heart, which had finally calmed down, was stirred again. He tried his best not to lose his composure, and after a moment of silence, he said:
"The capital city divides people from all walks of life into thirty-six trades, and the head of each trade is called a trade leader. If you want to sell things in large quantities to the capital city, or want to buy things in large quantities, you must get the approval of the trade leader.
A verbal agreement is not enough; there must be a written contract. Once it is agreed upon and the head of the business seals it, the matter is considered final.”
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Ye Yunzhao: "This is the contract signed between me and the head of the sauce shop."
Ye Yunzhao never expected that he not only knew about it, but also had this thing. He quickly took it, turned it over carefully, and carefully checked the contents on it.
She looked at it carefully. From what to buy to the agreed time, everything was written clearly. It could almost be called a complicated contract.
"Then you must be familiar with the trade of the sauce shop?" Ye Yunzhao pointed at an unfamiliar name on the paper.
Chen Jingshan smiled at her and immediately guessed Ye Yunzhao's intention. He said with a smile, "Not only do we know each other, but we have a very good relationship. Tomorrow I will go and ask around to see how his relationship is with the head of the fruit and vegetable business."
"I'll go with you!" Ye Yunzhao was overjoyed. He grabbed his hand and shook it vigorously, saying excitedly, "Great! Great! You are my lucky star!"
She was immersed in her own joy and did not notice that the hands holding her were trembling slightly, nor did she notice that Chen Jingshan's heart, which knew that she was not worthy of love anymore, was stirring again.
*
The next morning, Ye Yunzhao came knocking on the door to call him.
When she opened the door, she was holding the wooden tray brought by the waiter. On it were two bowls of vegetarian porridge and a plate of soft meat buns.
"This is..." Chen Jingshan didn't have time to ask.
Ye Yunzhao easily slipped sideways through the gap between him and the door, slipped into the room, and placed the bowl on the table very naturally.
Although the two of them were already familiar with each other in Lingnan County, Chen Jingshan occasionally felt that she was a little polite to him. However, after only a few days together in the capital, she had become so familiar with him that she no longer treated him as an outsider.
Chen Jingshan was naturally happy about this change.
"Come and have dinner. After dinner, we'll go find some luggage." Ye Yunzhao's face was full of joy. "Okay?"
Chen Jingshan agreed with a smile and sat in his old seat to drink porridge.
He was stunned when he tasted the cold porridge. Just as he was about to speak, he looked up and saw the little girl sitting opposite him looking at him with a smug look on her face.
Seeing that he noticed the strangeness of the vegetarian porridge, Ye Yunzhao unconsciously straightened his back, his white fingers tapping the table excitedly, his eyes full of pride:
"How is it? Am I being considerate? I know you like cold porridge, so I got up early today and asked the waiter to prepare it in advance."
"That's really thoughtful." Chen Jingshan was speechless. He took another sip of the cold vegetarian porridge and laughed in his heart, wondering if this could be considered as shooting himself in the foot.
Seeing that he was satisfied, Ye Yunzhao was also very satisfied. Now he needed help from others. The happier Chen Jingshan was, the higher the chance of getting this done.
She finished her meal in a hurry, then slung over her precious bamboo basket and said, "Let's go."
"Walk."
The two of them went out together. Ye Yunzhao originally thought that they would go directly to find the sauce shop, but she never expected that Chen Jingshan actually brought her to another place.
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