Chapter 118
Lin Jianquan suddenly encountered such an incident in the past two days, which indeed planted a big variable for the Derby. Facing the encirclement of powerful enemies, the Hell King's chances of winning are not high.
However, what Ye Tianhui did not expect was that the people inside the Ye family did not say anything. Instead, several brothers and sisters of the Ye family came to comfort Ye Tianhui, saying that no one could have expected that Lin Jianquan would have such a thing, and it was impossible for him to win all the time, so it didn't matter if he lost.
It seems that at this moment, the brothers and sisters of the Ye family are still united, and no one has the intention of taking advantage of others' misfortune.
Of course, from Ye Tianhui's point of view, they finally realized the situation, so they began to accept it, and after accepting it, they also knew what was most beneficial to them.
She likes smart people, at least that way she can avoid internal conflicts.
After dinner that day, Ye Tianhui also chatted with Old Man Ye. Old Man Ye seemed somewhat relieved. If he had been somewhat worried about everything at home before, he could now feel more at ease.
It can be said that he was confident in handing over the Ye family's business to Ye Tianhui, and Ye Tianhui would be in charge of it in the future.
He also mentioned the engagement of Ye Tianhui and Gu Shizhang, saying that Mr. Gu had already mentioned it to him, and both elders hoped to settle it as soon as possible.
Anyway, Ye Tianhui had already discussed it with Gu Shizhang and had no objection.
Seeing this, Mr. Ye became even more interested and wanted to find Mr. Gu immediately to discuss the details of the engagement.
He said nonchalantly, "This Derby? Losing is losing. It's nothing. We won last season anyway. The important thing is to have a great engagement party!"
Ye Tianhui saw that Old Man Ye was full of energy and didn't look sick at all. He looked like he could live for another few decades. It was a bit funny to think about it.
But besides being funny, I also feel a little relieved.
In fact, she was naturally dissatisfied with Mr. Ye at the beginning, but now after getting along with him for such a long time, she had to admit that this old man had his problems, but he also had his advantages. No one is perfect, at least at this moment everyone can still feel the love of the grandfather and the filial piety of the grandson, and that is enough.
Ye Tianhui had been immersed in the racecourse for the past two days. That night, because the Derby was the next day, she and several capable assistants reviewed the possible strategies of the other teams for the last time, and continued to deduce and simulate, looking for their own way to defeat the enemy.
By the time the meeting ended, it was already late at night.
She touched Longguang's ear soothingly, went over to teach Teng Yunwu a lesson, and then planned to leave.
Who knew that when he walked out of the stable, he saw Lin Jianquan standing under the banyan tree next to the stable.
It was a moonlit night. The moonlight shone through the gaps in the banyan tree and fell on Lin Jianquan's face, making his eyes calm and peaceful.
He was tall and thin, and looked like a handsome young man.
Ye Tianhui stopped and just watched quietly.
When I first met him, he was thin and helpless, but now, in just a short time, he seems to have grown up.
At this time, Lin Jianquan spoke up: "I'll take part in tomorrow's game."
Ye Tianhui: “Oh?”
Lin Jianquan whispered, "I've already talked to Zong Wan. This is his opportunity, and he's willing to give it to me."
Ye Tianhui's expression remained calm. She looked at him calmly, "How long has it been since you last practiced horse riding?"
Lin Jianquan lowered his eyelids. "I haven't practiced riding for six days, but that doesn't matter. I believe in the tacit understanding between the Hell King and me, and I believe in the training I've put in day and night. These are all etched in my bones. I also believe that as long as I grab the reins and climb onto the horse, I can immediately return to my old self, without any loss."
Ye Tianhui looked at him silently, looking at this stubborn boy.
It was already late at night, and the stables were exceptionally quiet at night, with only the occasional rustling of hay being heard.
He just stood there stubbornly and quietly, the faint light coming through the stable window stretching the banyan tree and his shadow far away.
Ye Tianhui sighed softly, "Although you only won last season, I believe that the prize money you won and the reputation you have accumulated, even if not making you rich, will be enough to provide you with a comfortable life from now on. Since this has happened, perhaps this is an opportunity for you to retire."
She paused and added, "I'll find you a position in logistics or horse management. Either one is fine. Your future will be good."
When Lin Jianquan heard this, his eyelashes suddenly raised and his gaze fell on Ye Tianhui's face.
Then he saw that there was a kind of compassionate tenderness in Ye Tianhui's expression at this moment.
At this moment, his heart was washed away by surging emotions.
It almost suffocated him.
He looked at Ye Tianhui and said in a very soft voice: "Why, why did you arrange this for me? Can't I be a jockey anymore? I already -"
His voice became humble: "Am I so useless already? Are you going to give up on me?"
Ye Tianhui chuckled softly, her smile light and gentle: "Don't think so, Jianquan, do you remember when you first entered the horse farm? At that time, I asked you why you wanted to be a bug boy. I wanted to persuade you to leave. How did you answer me?"
Lin Jianquan was stunned for a moment. He recalled what Ye Tianhui had said at that time.
Ye Tianhui said, "I've said before, Chongzi's path isn't an easy one. The jockey path may seem glamorous, but in reality, you don't know how much hardship others have to endure. You have to swallow all the pain yourself, only letting others see the glamorous side. It's okay when you're young, but as you get older and lose weight, you'll be squeezed out. Your career could be cut short at any time. Even at the peak of your career, you could still face career-related injuries. This path isn't easy to walk."
Ke Zhiming is a precedent. He is Ke Zhiming, admired by countless bugs and the legend of Hong Kong. But there are so many hardships behind him, not to mention those whose names are unknown.
This road has never been easy. Even though Lin Jianquan has already made a name for himself, the road ahead will not be easy.
She sighed, "You also said at the time that you were taking this path for your mother. You said it was for her that you were going down this path. You were just hoping there would be a ladder to success so you could take a shortcut and let your mother live a good life."
Lin Jianquan suddenly fell silent.
Ye Tianhui: "We've known each other for a while. Now that I have this ability, I'm giving you a choice, a way out. You can go back now and work a nine-to-five job with a stable salary. You also have your previous bonus savings, so you can live better than the average person, right?"
Lin Jianquan lowered his eyes and remained silent.
At this time, the night wind blew, bringing with it the mellow aroma of grass and the faint smell of sweat. This was the scent of the horse farm.
After a long time, he finally spoke: "But I want to stay. I want to continue to be a jockey. I don't want to give up."
Ye Tianhui looked at him and asked, "Why?"
Lin Jianquan said in a hoarse voice: "I originally chose to be a bug boy for the money, to be able to become famous and have a family, to be able to embark on a road to success. Now that my mother is no longer in this world, I really should give up, but I don't want to, I——"
He finally said, "This time it's for myself. I love being a jockey."
Ye Tianhui sighed softly. "Look at the jockeys. How many of them come from wealthy families? Aren't most of them forced into this path by poverty? Do you think those rich people are stupid? They don't know that they can become famous and successful as jockeys, or are they just dumb? They don't have the talent to be jockeys?"
For example, Meng Yinian and Gu Shizhang, they were both excellent jockeys, but didn’t they give up when they got a little older? At least they no longer specialized in speed racing, but just treated it as a hobby.
Lin Jianquan raised his eyelashes and looked at her: "But I like it. I like the feeling of being on horseback."
He smiled and said, "When I was very young, I was very thin and weak. People chased me and beat me. I tried to resist, but it didn't work. I just wasn't as strong as them. No matter how much I hated them, my body was too weak and I just couldn't do it. Later, I rode on a horse. At first, I was scared because I couldn't control it. I was afraid that I would fall to my death and that I was out of control. But now, I can do it."
Ye Tianhui looked at him silently. She saw the moonlight shining into his eyes, and his eyes were very bright.
Lin Jianquan: "I ride on horseback and become one with the horses. Their innate strength allows me to break free from the constraints of my innate nature."
He smiled and said, "When I ride a horse, I feel like we become one, becoming a stronger entity. I use my brain to strengthen its thinking, and it uses its body to strengthen me. This allows me to enjoy a feeling I have never experienced before, as if I have wings and can fly."
He looked at her, his words pleading with sincerity: "I like it, I want to do it, this time not for anyone else, but for myself."
There had never been a moment when he knew so clearly that the speed he was running on the track was the scale of his life.
Ye Tianhui sighed: "If you are really a smart person, you should learn what it means to retreat bravely at the peak of your career. This is your best chance to get out."
Lin Jianquan looked at her silently, then he chuckled: "But I'm not smart enough."
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The Hong Kong Derby is the ultimate battle in the classic four-year-old horse race, and it is also an event that every horse can only participate in once in their lifetime. The opening scene is naturally lively. Before dawn, photographers with cameras and cameras arrived, and horse fans from all walks of life flocked to the scene. Once the gates of the stadium opened, those horse fans poured in like a tide.
Ye Tianhui stood in the luxurious VIP room, looking at the horse racing fans pouring in. Most of them were wearing brightly colored clothes, holding small flags or slogans in their hands, and rushing forward desperately.
Even from a great distance, one could still feel the surging passion.
Today is the final race of the Derby, the closing battle. There are a total of ten horses participating in this race. Each of these ten horses is a precious horse that has overcome many difficulties and now they have gathered together to compete for the title of Four-Year-Old Horse King, which will only come once in a lifetime.
The enthusiasm of the audience can be felt. It is said that today's spectator attendance will set a new record for the Derby in the past six years. This is also the popularity brought by the King of Hell.
In addition to Ye Tianhui, other families also took their seats one after another. The person who came from the Ning family was Ning Jize. Ning Jize even came over to greet Ye Tianhui, and praised her with a smile for being very beautiful, like a famous TVB actress who became popular recently.
When he said this, the assistant next to him quickly winked at him.
That actress had filmed a Category III film before, and I heard she was involved with a wealthy businessman. The person in front of him is the eldest daughter of the Ye family. This analogy is not very decent, and she might even slap him in anger.
Ye Tianhui said calmly, "Mr. Ning is in a good mood. He actually has a special liking for the eight o'clock TV series. My servant's grandmother also likes to watch them. When you have some free time one day, Mr. Ning can talk to her grandmother. Maybe they can find some common ground."
When Ning Jize heard this, he immediately glared and was extremely angry.
Ye Tianhui This is an insult.
Ye Tianhui ignored him even though he looked so annoyed, and walked over to her seat with a chuckle.
Coincidentally, the person sitting next to him happened to be Meng Yinian.
Meng Yinian obviously saw the scene next to him and sighed: "I have always admired Miss Ye's eloquence, and now I admire her even more."
Ye Tianhui smiled and said, "Perhaps you admire my kung fu more than my eloquence. It's a pity that I can't put it to good use."
She rubbed her hands lightly and said, "I just hope that one day someone with no eyes will come and offend me, and then I'll show him how I can skin him alive."
These words were spoken in a cool and calm manner, but they were full of intimidation.
The people around felt their scalps tingle when they heard this, and they suddenly felt like they were about to be skinned alive.
Many people looked at Ning Jize. Is Ning Jize an idiot? He is so stupid that he dares to make fun of Ye Tianhui. Is she the kind of person who can be teased at will?
Serves you right!
Ning Jize, who was standing by, also had a bad look on his face.
Naturally, he didn't dare to offend Ye Tianhui. After Ye Tianhui became famous in the last Queen's Cup Mountain Bike Race, who would dare to offend such a Ye Tianhui? She was already the queen of horse racing in Hong Kong.
He actually just said this casually today. Most women would feel helpless when they hear such words, but they couldn't find any big problems with it, so they could only endure it. He felt that this was how it should be. If the reaction was too big, everyone could just be joking, so why bother about it.
I never thought there was someone like Ye Tianhui. How could she be so aggressive?
Now, he was being compared to a servant by an old lady, and was being threatened by someone rubbing his hands. He couldn't even say a word and could only keep it in his heart.
He sneered and thought about what would happen in the Derby next. This King of Hell has been arrogant for a long time. Now that the jockey's mother has died, and the jockey has been temporarily replaced, he doesn't believe that they can get along well, so it's his turn to fall.
No one can win all the time, not even the King of Hell.
Ye Tianhui sat there, too lazy to pay attention to Ning Jize, and began to watch the excitement on the field with interest.
This annual horse racing event was indeed grand in scale. All entrants were given a Derby Cap as a souvenir, and Hong Kong beauty pageant champions and popular singers performed famous songs for the audience at the variety show.
In addition to these, a well-known international movie star came specially as the Derby ambassador to cheer for the racecourse and the horses participating in the Derby. Jiang Lingfeng, as a rising star, also came with the senior.
Ye Tianhui saw it from afar, but Jiang Lingfeng was protected by a group of fans and was obviously not paying attention to anything else. He was interacting with the fans there.
As I was watching, I saw Meng Baohui coming over.
As soon as he came in, his eyes fell on Ye Tianhui.
The look in his eyes when he looked at Ye Tianhui was complicated.
After the incident with Lin Jianquan's mother, he refused to admit it for the sake of his man's face. He originally thought that the matter would just be glossed over. As for the fate of the mother and son, he had already cruelly denied it and didn't want to think about it.
After all, if you think too much, you will still feel disgusted and resentful.
Therefore, he never cared about him at all, so much so that he didn't know that the child had crawled out of the mud pit and grown up. He also didn't know that he had walked into the horse farm, caught Chongzi on the spot, and defeated the precious horse that their Meng family had carefully trained, and became famous all over the world!
Regret, yes, some, but more of it is anger and shame, resentment at having the past reopened, and dissatisfaction with Lin Jianquan.
Of course, he disliked Ye Tianhui even more. If it weren't for her, how could things have come to this point?
He curled his lips for a moment, but asked his son: "How are the two horses in our family being prepared?"
When Meng Yinian heard this, he looked somewhat helpless.
That's just his dad's personality, there's nothing he can do about it.
He had no choice but to say, "Very good."
After all, he had to have a good relationship with Ye Tianhui. After all, he still wanted to win over Lin Jianquan, so he couldn't have a bad relationship with Ye Tianhui no matter what.
Besides, after Ye Tianhui mentioned it at the meeting of the Horse Racing Committee, the entire horse racing circle now knows that the warriors under Ye Tianhui are descendants of their Meng family, and that Ye Tianhui has done a great favor to the descendants of the Meng family.
The Meng family cannot go too far. They must keep this in mind for the sake of reputation.
Who knew that after hearing this, Meng Baohui turned his head to look at Ye Tianhui and said, "Miss Ye, Jianquan encountered such a thing. I'm afraid he can't participate in the competition today. It's really unfortunate."
He sighed, "But there's nothing I can do. I went to see Jianquan yesterday, and he's really not in good shape. Under the circumstances, he should take a break. It's really not good to force himself to go on the court again."
When Meng Yinian heard this, he became even more helpless.
Why did he say it as if Lin Jianquan had already acknowledged his relationship? He hadn't acknowledged his relationship at all!
The people around were also surprised. They all knew a little about this bloody story of a wealthy family, but they had heard that Lin Jianquan didn't acknowledge the marriage at all. Why did it sound like he acknowledged it?
If he accepted it, Lin Jianquan would become Meng Jianquan, and the Meng family would naturally be able to set up their own business. Obviously, the Meng family would have to pay the penalty no matter what. By then, Ye Tianhui would have lost such a talented jockey, and the structure of the Hong Kong racing family would have to change.
Ye Tianhui chuckled when she heard this: "Mr. Meng, why do you say that? Did you go to see Jianquan yesterday?"
Meng Baohui took a sip of tea to disguise his feelings before saying, "Yes, I went to see him yesterday. He's not in good condition. There's nothing I can do. He's a filial son."
Everyone pricked up their ears at this moment. After hearing this, they couldn't help but speculate, thinking that it seemed like he really had to admit it?
Who knew that at this moment, they heard a sound of light and even footsteps coming towards them.
The footsteps were so distinctive that everyone subconsciously looked over.
When everyone saw it, they were surprised to find that it was Lin Jianquan.
Lin Jianquan was wearing a black riding suit, with a thin waist and a slender figure, like a javelin.
He pursed his thin lips slightly, his face looked a little pale, and his pair of dark eyes were expressionless.
He seemed to completely ignore everyone's surprised looks and walked straight up to Ye Tianhui.
Meng Yinian frowned.
Meng Baohui was so surprised that the teacup in his hand almost dropped.
Lin Jianquan stopped and looked at Ye Tianhui respectfully: "Boss Ye, I'm coming."
The eyes of the people around them moved back and forth between Lin Jianquan and Meng Baohui, and then everyone discovered that Lin Jianquan didn't even look at Meng Baohui.
Ignore this dad completely!
Ye Tianhui nodded: "Are you all ready?"
Lin Jianquan: "I'm ready."
Ye Tianhui nodded slightly, then said: "You know all the seniors present here, say hello to everyone, and then go down to prepare for the competition."
Lin Jianquan: "Okay."
Meng Baohui's face turned ugly, especially ugly.
His own son obeyed Ye Tianhui's orders in front of so many people!
Lin Jianquan didn't even look at Meng Baohui. He walked straight up to Chairman Feng of the Jockey Club and greeted him. His voice didn't contain much emotion, but it was still polite.
Chairman Feng hurriedly said, "Jianquan, you are very strong to be able to participate in the horse racing at this time."
Lin Jianquan greeted the other people again, and everyone just gave him dry compliments.
Everyone knows that Lin Jianquan has just experienced the pain of losing his mother. It would be too empty to say too many nice words at this time. We can only comfort and encourage him solemnly and implicitly.
Besides, there was a Meng Baohui next to him, Lin Jianquan's biological father, who was staring at him with wide eyes.
Lin Jianquan greeted everyone for a moment, but Ning Jize, who was standing next to him, suddenly said, "Mr. Lin is in the midst of his mother's death. I wonder how he can still have the energy to participate in horse racing in such grief?"
He seemed to suddenly remember something: "Oh, by the way, Mr. Lin hasn't had any horse training in a few days, right?"
After hearing this, Ye Tianhui sipped her tea slowly and didn't even bother to say a word.
In her heart, she was thinking, although Zhou Wanlan's infidelity was indeed inappropriate, Ning Jize was really not up to the standard, too not up to the standard. If she married a man like him, she would have to endure it all the time, and it would be very uncomfortable...
At this time, everyone heard Lin Jianquan say: "I have rested for six days."
Rested for six days...
You have to know that for ordinary jockeys, they absolutely cannot slack off. If they don't practice for one day, they will know it. If they don't practice for two days, the horse will know it. If they don't practice for three days, all the fans in the stadium can see that the jockey is rusty.
When Ning Jize heard this, a look of pride appeared on his face. He glanced at Meng Baohui and Ye Tianhui beside him and was about to speak.
Who knew that at this time, Lin Jianquan had already turned around and said to Ye Tianhui: "But don't worry, Mr. Ye, I will definitely win. Our Hell King will definitely ascend to the throne of the Four-Year-Old Horse King."
Ye Tianhui chuckled and nodded: "Let's wait and see."
Only then did Lin Jianquan finally look at Meng Baohui. This was the first time he had laid his eyes on Meng Baohui's face since he entered the court.
So at this moment, the two people looked at each other.
Meng Baohui saw the contempt, disdain and arrogance in Lin Jianquan's eyes.
His heart suddenly paused, and his fingers trembled.
The young man clearly told Ye Tianhui with his own words in public that he was determined not to look back and that he would serve Ye Tianhui for the rest of his life.
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