Le Jing stepped out of the house and looked at the blue sky above his head, feeling as if he was in another world.
Including today, he has not seen the sky for ten days. In the past ten days, he has been bedridden due to severe withdrawal reactions, and he feels like he has lost half his life. Even though he has always been mentally strong, he still gets scared when he thinks of the pain and embarrassment of those days.
At that time, he was really like a mad dog. If he had not asked the servants to tie him up, he would definitely kill the servants who refused to provide him with opium - even if the servants were just following his previous orders - no wonder Le Zhengye said that drug addicts are no longer human beings.
But his hard work was not in vain. After a week, his withdrawal symptoms gradually subsided. After three days of recuperation in bed, he was finally able to get out of bed and walk a few steps today.
He should be thankful that Li Jingran, this dude, is just a heavy smoker, and he has not (or has not had the time to) try heroin, cocaine, morphine and other drugs that are more addictive and more harmful. Otherwise, he would probably have to quit drugs for the rest of his life.
As soon as Li Shuran walked into the courtyard, she saw her elder brother standing at the door with a sick face. She trotted over and said, "Brother, why are you out? You are not well yet, go in and lie down."
Facing Li Shuran's eyes full of concern and worry, Le Jing was slightly startled, with some complicated feelings in his heart. If Le Jing had taken Li Shuran away from the Li residence before just to fulfill the obligations on behalf of the original body, then after spending a few days together, it was difficult for him to regard Li Shuran as a cold responsibility.
Li Shuran is a good girl. Even though Li Jingran was not a good brother before, after she learned the "truth" from Le Jing and realized that everything was a "misunderstanding", the girl immediately approached and took care of Le Jing with more than ten or a hundred times more enthusiasm than before.
During the ten days that Le Jing had been lying in wait for his drug rehabilitation, Li Shuran had asked him about everything and shown concern for him. If it weren't for the difference between men and women, the girl would have wanted to take over the maid's job and help Le Jing with cleaning and dressing.
Just like a stray cat, clinging tightly to the kind-hearted person who adopted it.
Although Le Jing was drowsy these days, he saw all of Li Shuran's actions. Although he was naturally indifferent to emotions, he was still somewhat touched by the girl's attack.
So facing the little girl's concerned look, the smile in his eyes was rare and sincere: "It's okay." He waved his hand and smiled: "I have been lying in bed for more than a week. It's time to move around, otherwise my body will rust."
The boy's smile was warm and gentle. Being looked at by such gentle eyes, Li Shuran felt as if she was bathing in the sun and her whole body was warm.
Li Shuran's face flushed, and when she saw the thin clothes on Le Jing, she frowned again and said anxiously: "Why did you go out wearing only thin clothes? What if you catch a cold?!" She walked into the room quickly, picked up the coat from the bedside and put it on Le Jing. Then, her eyes were red for her brother's thin body, and she said with tears in her eyes: "Brother, you are the only relative I have, you must take care of yourself!"
Le Jing pulled his coat closer and repeatedly assured the little girl that he would take good care of himself in the future, which made the little girl burst into laughter.
The girl was scared to death by his drug withdrawal madness these days, so it's no wonder that she treated him like a porcelain doll.
Recalling the days when he was bedridden and confused and heard the little girl crying, Le Jing couldn't help but feel a little complicated. Although Li Shuran was only a few years younger than him, perhaps because he was too precocious, he subconsciously always treated Li Shuran as a child.
He couldn't help but rub the little girl's head with his hand, and sighed in his heart: What a naive and silly girl. The dirty and dark Li family could give birth to such a child, which really proved the old saying: good shoots come from bad bamboos.
A good girl like Li Shuran deserves to live a free, happy and healthy life.
Looking down at Li Shuran's dark eyes that were filled with surprise and deep admiration, Le Jing uncomfortably withdrew his hand, coughed lightly and changed the subject calmly: "It's windy outside, come in and talk."
He led the little girl to sit in the living room and chatted with her for a while. When the atmosphere became harmonious, he got to the point: "Did anyone from home come to visit me during the past few days of my drug rehabilitation?"
Li Shuran, who was originally smiling, turned pale when she heard the word "home". She rubbed the corner of her clothes in panic and answered in a low voice: "First, my wife sent someone to ask, and then my father... my master came too."
When Le Jing heard Li Shuran call Li Tingye "Master", he knew that she was not without resentment towards Li Tingye. He patted her hand soothingly and said softly: "Don't be afraid, I am here, and I won't let them bully you anymore."
"I'm not scared." Li Shuran shook her head, her eyes sparkling, her face couldn't help but curl up: "Uncle scolded the master away." She snickered: "Uncle was so fierce, he scared the master so much that he almost fell down when he came out."
What Li Shuran didn't say was that after discovering Li Shuran standing nearby, Li Tingye glared at her fiercely, his eyes angry and cold as if he was looking at a disobedient dog. It was that one look that completely severed the thin father-daughter relationship between Li Shuran and Li Tingye.
Le Jing felt relieved. Although he knew that Li Tingfang's character was recorded in history books, he still breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Li Tingfang really kept his word. There were still twenty days left before the one-month deadline between him and Li Tingfang, so he had to hurry up.
But before that, there is one more thing that needs to be confirmed.
Le Jing asked tentatively, "Shu Ran, if one day the master and the mistress ask you to go home, will you go back?"
Li Shuran immediately shook her head and answered firmly: "Even if they beg me to go back, they must have bad intentions. I won't go back!" She grabbed Le Jing's sleeve and said hurriedly: "I want to follow my brother. Wherever my brother goes, I will go!" She is not stupid. Compared with the master and his wife who treated her like a cat and a dog, her elder brother with a warm smile and eyes is naturally more worthy of reliance.
Le Jing carefully observed Li Shuran's expression and realized that these were her true words. In this way, his biggest concern completely disappeared.
He nodded and said solemnly: "I understand. From now on, you will follow me. Big brother will let you live a good life."
Thinking of that lousy couple Li Tingfang and Wang, Le Jing was so angry that he was like a clay man. He lowered his eyes to hide the darkness and coldness in his eyes, and whispered softly in Li Shuran's ear: "Shuran, do you want to destroy the Li family?"
He waited patiently. After a brief silence, a clear voice rang out: "I don't want to." The girl's expression was sincere and serious. "Brother has more important things to do. There is no need to dirty your hands for those people."
Le Jing blinked his eyes, the coldness in his eyes faded away, he smiled and rubbed the girl's head: "Good girl."
Such a clear and pure child can especially arouse his desire to protect.
Only a fool like Li Jingran was so blind that not only did he miss this good girl, but he also treated his kind-looking but bitter-hearted wife as his own mother.
"Master, I have bought the newspaper you asked me to buy."
Li Shuran looked towards the door, her eyes fixed on the thick stack of newspapers in the servant's arms. No wonder there was no one serving in my brother's room just now. I didn't expect that my brother had sent him out to buy newspapers. My brother never read newspapers before... Was that just a show to deceive the wife? He is indeed my brother!
Le Jing had no idea that Li Shuran, the new brother, was praising him again in his heart. He just took the newspaper from the servant and glanced at it.
There are more than a dozen kinds of newspapers here, all of which are popular on the market, including local tabloids and national newspapers. The content of these newspapers not only reflects the contemporary aesthetic trends in a comprehensive manner, but also reflects the style of each publication. If Le Jing wants to contribute, he must think about these things thoroughly.
After careful consideration, he picked out two newspapers, one was the well-known local tabloid "Fengtian Miscellaneous News", and the other was the national newspaper "Literature News".
The former is somewhat similar to the street literature in modern society (such as storytelling clubs), which publishes eye-catching and bizarre stories with twists and turns. Le Jing saw a novel called "The Case of Affair and Dismemberment" on the front page, which was both erotic and thriller. Therefore, although "Fengtian Miscellaneous News" was widely circulated in the local area, it was never published (after all, those who like to read this kind of newspaper are not serious intellectuals).
The latter, Wenxue Bao, had a status that Fengtian Zawen could never match. Wenxue Bao was headquartered in Beiping and was a national newspaper. It enjoyed a certain degree of popularity in all provinces of China and also had a branch in Fengtian. The works published in the newspaper were all masterpieces of famous writers, with elegant content and profound thoughts. Many of their works were even included in the Chinese textbooks of later generations.
Selfishly, Le Jing wanted to submit his work to the Literary Newspaper. It was so tempting to have his work published in the same newspaper as those famous writers and writers! But after calming down, he chose Fengtian Miscellaneous News as the publication platform for his first work.
After all, the Literary Newspaper is a national newspaper with a high threshold for publishing works and strict editors. Although he admired several writers in the Literary Newspaper in the Republic of China in modern society, he carefully studied the style of the Literary Newspaper and wrote several articles in the semi-literary and semi-vernacular style of the time. But that was just for his own amusement. If the work he sent out this time was rejected, his time and energy would be wasted. And what he couldn't waste the most now was time.
He ran away from home so suddenly that he was almost penniless. The money for buying newspapers was the pocket money given by Li Tingfang, so he had to save enough money for the trip in the remaining 20 days. Therefore, Fengtian Miscellaneous News, which had a low entry threshold and few rules, was his best choice.
As for the Literary Newspaper, it would not be too late for him to test the waters after he and Li Shuran had settled down.
The author has something to say:
"Fengtian Miscellaneous News" and "Literature Newspaper" are both newspapers I made up. The same goes for the other newspapers and magazines that follow. They are all fictitious and have no prototypes. Don't take them personally.
Guess what Le Jing's first novel will be about? Let me make it clear first, it's not an erotic novel233333
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