Chapter 28 The Moon of Yesteryear
Xie Ning glanced at the list and then burned it to ashes in the candle incense burner next to her. It was a bit unexpected that Liu Ping was able to find out that there were people from the Blue Shirts Society around her.
Her original intention was simply to have Liu Ping find out who was unusual around her, and then hand them over to Aunt Liu and Zhang Mingyuan for further investigation. It seems that Liu Ping's abilities are even greater, and she needs to reassess her situation.
The area was also turbulent between gangs. Xie Ning originally didn't want to get involved in this place; it was too chaotic and could easily get him into trouble. Moreover, the relationships between the gangs in Shanghai and their superiors were complicated and troublesome.
Even with tens of thousands of troops as a shield, it wouldn't be enough to fight against these intertwined forces. So the only option was to support some of her own people in each faction.
Emotions are the most unreliable thing. Xie Ning's gaze fell on her latest design draft, and the corners of her lips slightly lifted. However, in this era, no one can refuse these iron tools.
And she could be the matchmaker.
Xie Ning will give this list to Xiao Yang, and then let Zhang Mingyuan handle it. Then Aunt Liu whispered, "Chang Ning, we've found out about that female student you mentioned. The company under the Hu family's name is invested in by a Japanese company..."
In other words, Hu Youya is backed by the Japanese, and Xie Ning has already been targeted by the Japanese.
As things stand, Xie Ning needs to gradually withdraw from teaching, otherwise it will be difficult to guarantee her safety; she won't risk her life.
Other forces can be balanced by interests, but this cannot. The hunter will not develop feelings for his prey, and the prey should not believe the hunter's temporary feigned kindness.
In any other era, Xie Ning would have been indifferent to lying down, but only in this time and space, she wanted to be a butcher.
Since arriving here, Xie Ning has been pondering a question: history cannot be changed, but is history truly unchangeable? Or has history already changed the moment she awoke in this world?
No, the history of this timeline is not the history of the timeline she thought it was. This might just be a parallel timeline, or a timeline within a book, or a timeline derived from a sentence or a picture. If that's the case, why shouldn't she be a little more unrestrained?
She is not changing, because she is also a person in this time and space, one of the founders of the historical trajectory.
Having figured things out, Xie Ning felt that her nose was no longer stuffy and her mind was no longer so foggy.
Hu Youya was a test for one side, but weren't the others doing the same thing?
Xie Ning was surprised that the Hu family would directly invite her, saying that it was the full moon celebration of their eldest grandson and inviting her to attend the ceremony. She remembered that the eldest son of the Hu family was not married yet.
Zhang Congzhi, holding his coffee, looked drowsy and exhausted. "That guy Hu Xiang is indeed unmarried. After all, his dissolute lifestyle is well-known in Shanghai. Good families don't want him, and the Hu family doesn't want the less desirable ones either. No wonder he's already twenty-six and still not married. He spends his days either in dance halls or visiting brothels. I heard that the other day he even got into a fight with someone over a prostitute in a brothel."
Xie Ning paused while sorting through the parts in the box, then glanced at Zhang Congzhi upon hearing this, "You probably didn't just hear about it, but saw it with your own eyes."
"No!" Zhang Congzhi tensed up and woke up. Seeing Xie Ning's resolute expression, he sighed and said slowly, "My wife at home is always crying and wailing, so I wanted to come out and relax. But my mother forbade me from messing around, so I only went there to drink and listen to music. There's a girl named Hongmei there who sings a good little song. I'll take you to see the world another day."
Zhang Congzhi had studied abroad, but compared to the low, melodious singing of the dancers in nightclubs, he preferred the folk songs sung by prostitutes, saying that they told stories and he liked the style.
Xie Ning didn't doubt what he said, after all, she knew that Zhang Congzhi had been quite busy lately. He only had some free time after a batch of goods from the factory were shipped out, but he was quickly conscripted by Zhang Mingyuan. Even if he wanted to linger among women, he was powerless to do so.
Not only was Old Madam Zhang keeping a close eye on things, but Second Madam Zhang also issued a warning. Zhang Congzhi would not knowingly commit the offense. As for Ruan Xue, she had already taught Zhang Congzhi a lesson, and now she was thinking of staying at home and having the child so that everything would be peaceful.
But reality often contradicts people's expectations. Zhang Congzhi had just fallen asleep on the sofa in Xie Ning's hall when Xie Ning specially lit a small piece of calming incense for him. Before the incense had even burned out, a driver from Zhang's mansion came to pick up Zhang Congzhi.
"What happened?" Zhang Congzhi's expression was not good. He had stayed out too late yesterday and had drunkenly run to Xie Ning's house to hide, afraid of being disliked and rolled his eyes at his wife. As a result, he now had dark circles under his eyes and his head was throbbing.
Seeing that Zhang Congzhi did not intend to avoid Xie Ning, and knowing that Xie Ning was close to the Zhang family, the driver no longer concealed the truth, saying, "Second Young Master, Aunt Ruan has miscarried."
"What?" Zhang Congzhi was fully awake now, rubbing his face, his eyes reddening. "How did I miscarry?"
"Today, Aunt Ruan insisted on moving to an apartment, saying that the Second Madam was mistreating her. As a result, she was chased and bitten by two big yellow dogs while riding in a rickshaw. She is in the hospital now. The Second Madam has already passed away. I rushed here from the hospital. At that time, the doctor said that the baby could not be saved."
When Zhang Congzhi arrived at the hospital, Ruan Xue was staring blankly at the ceiling. As soon as she saw Zhang Congzhi come in, she started to cry, sobbing and looking extremely aggrieved.
"From now on, our child, our child is gone, sob sob..." Then he glared fiercely at Mrs. Zhang.
"It must be her. She can't stand our child, so she tricked me into leaving the Zhang family and then sent people to set dogs on me. Otherwise, why would those two dogs bite me instead of anyone else? She must be jealous of me and resentful of our child!"
Before Madam Zhang could speak, Zhang Congzhi snapped, "Shut up!"
If it weren't for the bandages on her face and the severity of her injuries, Zhang Congzhi would have slapped her to wake her up. "I will investigate the dog attack, but you can't make accusations without evidence. Heyi isn't that kind of person."
If his second wife truly cannot tolerate Ruan Xue, then Ruan Xue will not be able to enter the Zhang family's door that day. Not to mention that his feelings for Ruan Xue are limited, even if he deeply loves Ruan Xue, he cannot defy his family's decision unless he voluntarily abandons his superior status and resources.
"I'll arrange for someone to take care of you. You should rest and recover properly." After saying that, Zhang Congzhi left without any hesitation or mercy. He was very cold-hearted. Madam Zhang scoffed and was even less likely to stay.
Only now, touching her flattened belly, did Ruan Xue feel a surge of panic. The child was her only support; if she lost that support, how could she survive in the Zhang family?
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