Chapter 15
She didn't have time to be surprised, as the man turned a corner and ended up at a bonesetter's clinic. There was an old sign with traditional Chinese characters on it, and a door that looked like it was about to fall off was propped up next to it.
The man grabbed her wrist and dragged her directly behind the door.
There were shouts and footsteps coming from the stairs outside, and the gangsters were shouting, "Don't run!"
Ye Tianhui calmed her breathing and looked over at the shouts of those people.
The person in front of her was tall and thin, but a head taller than her. Looking past the casually buttoned blue shirt, she saw a face that looked somewhat familiar.
She remembered this person, the young man she saw when she left the shack that day.
The gangsters also ran up the stairs. They couldn't see Ye Tianhui and started looking around, shouting, "We saw you! Where did you think we could hide and not find you?"
Ye Tianhui ignored this bluff.
The gangster looked around and saw no one. He cursed a few times and continued to chase after the man.
They waited until their footsteps faded into the distance before the two men came out of their hiding place.
The young man whispered, "Leave here first, before they come back."
Ye Tianhui nodded, and the two of them left quickly and walked to another busy street. It was bustling with people here, and they felt much safer.
Ye Tianhui looked at the young man and said, "Thank you for helping me."
The young man said calmly, "No big deal, just a little help."
Ye Tianhui: "Why are you here?"
Young man: "I happened to be keeping an eye on them these past few days."
Ye Tianhui thought about it for a moment and understood. She looked at him and asked, "Is this your job? What do you do now?"
The young man pursed his lips slightly and said, "I work as a security guard in a casino."
Ye Tianhui seemed to be lost in thought.
In Ye Tianhui's silence, the young man lowered his eyes slightly and explained in a low voice: "It's actually not that bad. I just help with some things and don't care about the specific business of the place."
Ye Tianhui: "Really? That's good..."
The young man remained silent.
Ye Tianhui hesitated for a moment, and finally asked tentatively: "How is this job? Is the salary high?"
The young man looked at her in confusion.
Ye Tianhui: "I mean, if this job is good, you can introduce me there. Do they want women?"
The young man listened to this, and a strange look flashed across his brows. Then he said, "It seems that only men are wanted."
He added, "The women there are all there to accompany the guests for drinks and business."
Ye Tianhui kept silent. It seemed that she had no chance of getting this job.
When a woman goes to accompany drinking, she knows that it is not just a simple drinking companion. She may also be molested and may even have to buy a clock or be taken out for sex.
I guess gambling and prostitution are inseparable in this kind of nightclub.
She definitely can't do this kind of work.
The young man said, "Where do you live? I'll take you back."
Ye Tianhui was curious: "Aren't you going back to work now?"
The young man shook his head: "No, not now."
Ye Tianhui listened to his voice, which had a slight southern accent.
Although the young man looked thin and stubborn, his accent was a bit soft.
Ye Tianhui smiled and asked, "What's your name and where are you from?"
The young man looked at Ye Tianhui and said, "My name is Jiang Lingfeng, and I'm from Jiangsu."
Ye Tianhui: "My name is Ye Tianhui, and I used to live in Beijing."
The two of them walked along the street, talking.
In fact, Ye Tianhui herself was quite wary of strangers, but the young man saved her after all, so she was grateful and naturally less wary of him.
As for this young man, it can be seen that he is not an easy person to get close to, and perhaps even a little withdrawn, but after experiencing this, he seems to be less taciturn.
So the two of them chatted briefly.
Although Jiang Lingfeng didn't explain in detail, Ye Tianhui probably guessed that the situation at home must be bad, so he had no choice but to come here.
What surprised Ye Tianhui was that he came with his grandmother and sister.
You have to know that it is not easy to come here. Everyone has experienced a lot of hardships. He was alone with the elderly and his younger sister, so he must have suffered a lot.
Jiang Lingfeng: "These days, we have also managed to get some wood and other materials and built a temporary house. Although it is small, it can be considered settled. So now I want to earn more money."
He looked at the bustling crowd in front of him and whispered, "If possible, I hope my sister can go to school and maybe go to college in the future."
When Ye Tianhui heard this, she tilted her head slightly and looked over.
The sunlight filtered through the gaps in the skyscrapers and fell on his well-defined jawline. There was a touch of warmth in his cold and tough look.
She chuckled and said, "You can definitely do it."
Jiang Lingfeng pursed his lips slightly, but said: "I want to thank you."
Ye Tianhui: “Oh?”
Jiang Lingfeng: "That day, you saved my sister."
Ye Tianhui was a little surprised. She thought for a moment and asked, "Is your sister six or seven years old and her name is Xiaoyuer?"
Jiang Lingfeng nodded: "Yes."
Ye Tianhui understood. The government was distributing relief meals that day, and everyone was scrambling for buns and bread. There were so many people that a stampede almost occurred. Xiao Yuer was too thin and small, and was squeezed in the crowd and fell there. It was Ye Tianhui who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and pulled Xiao Yuer out of the crowd.
At that time, Ye Tianhui only knew that the other person was called Xiao Yuer, and didn't think much about it, and didn't remember much about it afterwards.
She smiled and said, "It's just a piece of cake. We're all from the mainland, we're unfamiliar with the place, and we don't have many friends. It's not easy to make a living here, so we should help each other."
Jiang Lingfeng turned his head to look at Ye Tianhui, and saw that her eyes were bright when she smiled, and they were full of sincere kindness.
He nodded slightly: "Okay."
He then added, "I don't have any other strengths, but I can fight. If you get into trouble, you must come to me and I will help you."
He spoke a little slowly, but very seriously.
Ye Tianhui understood that he was serious.
He must be the kind of person who doesn't make promises easily, but always keeps his word and would go through fire and water for his friends.
Of course, she was also very happy to make a friend like him. She was unfamiliar with the place and needed someone she trusted enough to help each other.
She smiled and said, "Thank you. If I need anything, I will definitely come to you. As for today, let's have dinner together. I'll treat you?"
Jiang Lingfeng: "No, I'll go home and eat."
Ye Tianhui: "Can I treat you? I made some money from the lottery today, and I'm actually very happy. It doesn't seem interesting to go out for a nice meal alone, and I don't know anyone here."
Jiang Lingfeng was silent for a moment, looked at her, and then nodded: "Okay, then I'll eat with you."
Ye Tianhui smiled and said, "But I'm very stingy and I don't want to treat you to something too expensive. Let's go eat bowl-shaped chicken wings."
Jiang Lingfeng: "Yeah."
Like cart noodles, this bowl of chicken wings is also a common Hong Kong street snack, a cheap item for people like them who come from other places and become low-income people.
Ye Tianhui was not reluctant to treat him to a good meal. She suddenly had 4,000 Hong Kong dollars in savings, and she wanted to splurge and eat something good.
But she understood that a silent young man like Jiang Lingfeng probably had a strong sense of self-esteem. She invited him today, and maybe he would invite her one day.
He is different from me. He works hard to earn money and has to support his elderly grandmother and younger sister. It's not like me who can feed the whole family by myself.
She had to leave room for the other party to possibly invite her back in the future and not make them feel like a burden.
The two walked forward and there was a food stall in front of them, which was bustling with customers and was in full swing.
They found a stall. Ye Tianhui was very generous and asked the boss to add all kinds of ingredients and asked for a big bowl for Jiang Lingfeng.
She looked at Jiang Lingfeng with a smile: "We just ran for so long, I'm starving, I need to eat more."
Jiang Lingfeng nodded slightly.
Soon the bowl of chicken feet for two people was ready. It was indeed a big bowl with very solid ingredients, including chicken, shrimp and fish, with some extra shredded pork, black fungus and shiitake mushrooms, and a spoonful of red vinegar. It was smooth and greasy in the mouth, rich and fragrant, and it soothed the poor stomach instantly, making people feel comfortable after eating it.
After eating a bowl of shark's fin, Ye Tianhui became more familiar with Jiang Lingfeng. Jiang Lingfeng was afraid that Ye Tianhui was in danger and wanted to send her home, but Ye Tianhui was still thinking about visiting her university professor father, so she wanted to go to Hong Kong University.
Jiang Lingfeng took a look and said, "Then you have to be careful."
Ye Tianhui said: "Don't worry, I'm not that easy to be bullied."
Jiang Lingfeng was slightly startled, then nodded, a hint of smile in his eyes: "It seems so."
Ye Tianhui raised her hand and patted Jiang Lingfeng's shoulder affectionately: "Okay, I'm going home now. You should hurry home too. Say hello to Xiaoyuer for me. I'll have dinner with you guys when it's convenient for you later."
Jiang Lingfeng was obviously not used to such intimate touching from others, and his body was a little stiff.
But he still nodded: "Okay."
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After Ye Tianhui got on the bus, the bus went along Central. She looked out the window curiously and saw that the pier was opposite her. There were some ships docked at the pier, and many workers in tattered clothes were unloading cargo at the pier, sweating profusely.
Judging from their temperament, Ye Tianhui vaguely felt that these should be the previous wave of mainlanders who came here to "make a living".
There are also some ordinary household boats next to the dock, piled up together, half of them covered with black tarpaulins - probably for the sake of the city appearance?
As for the streets, there are cafes and lounges everywhere, and there are also people selling various snacks along the street, such as Dangdang candy, malt sugar and sugar scallion pancakes, each of which is hawking loudly. There are even women carrying babies on their backs selling cigarettes.
There are also many people here wearing Chinese long gowns, some of which look like those in mainland China before liberation.
Ye Tianhui was observing the cityscape here with great interest. As she was watching, she unexpectedly met a group of people. The slogan they were chanting was -
Ye Tianhui was a little surprised. She didn't expect to hear such a slogan in Hong Kong.
They were actually reciting quotations.
She took a closer look and discovered that there was a full-length portrait of the great man and a red five-pointed star hanging here, and a high-quality imitation handwritten calligraphy "Qingpingle Liupanshan" was posted on the door nearby.
You know, Hong Kong is still under the jurisdiction of the British government...
This world is truly full of diversity, and Ye Tianhui feels that she has broadened her horizons.
At this time, the bus arrived at the station. Ye Tianhui got off the bus, asked someone for directions on the road, and successfully found Hong Kong University.
In Hong Kong, where every inch of land is valuable, the campus of Hong Kong University is built against the mountain. Traditional Chinese-style buildings are distributed along the winding mountain main road, and the red brick paved ground also looks quite antique.
The young students coming and going were dressed fashionably, chatting and laughing as they walked in and out. Their clothes were very trendy and full of Hong Kong style, which was completely different from the style of Beijing.
Although Ye Tianhui is knowledgeable and experienced, she also feels that she is out of tune with this world.
And my father actually teaches here. What would he be like?
She thought of the young ladies from the Gu and Ye families. They belonged to Hong Kong and were one with the Hong Kong temperament, but she was not. Even if she wore the same clothes as them, she would still look out of place.
She stood there for a while and saw a cafe nearby. It seemed that many students had gone in. She hesitated for a moment and then followed them in, wanting to listen to their conversation and learn about the situation at the university.
She had never drunk coffee before, but she knew that this drink existed. Now that she came in, she couldn't help but be curious, so she pretended to be like others and ordered a cup.
When the waiter asked her what she wanted, she pointed. When asked if she wanted sugar, she shook her head.
Under the waiter's slightly contemptuous gaze, she finally got a cup of coffee and sat down by the window to drink it.
I took a bite and almost spit it out.
So bitter.
She suspected that someone was deliberately doing harm to her. Why did others seem to be enjoying themselves while she was the only one suffering?
But there was nothing she could do, she really didn't understand, so she could only drink half a sip as if nothing had happened, and then listen carefully to what the people around her said.
It sounds like the people who come here to drink coffee are all students from Hong Kong University. Their small talk is naturally varied, and most of it is not useful information. However, for Ye Tianhui, this is all new and something she has never encountered before. It allows her to feel the school atmosphere of this capitalist world and learn Cantonese by the way.
At first they were discussing arrangements such as "going to Mong Kok for a meal", and then they discussed tomorrow's class schedule, etc. Finally, Ye Tianhui heard the word "Professor Ye", and she immediately pricked up her ears to listen.
"Have you all prepared for Professor Ye's discussion class tomorrow?"
"I went to the library to look up some information, but I'm not sure if I'll pass. Professor Ye is so strict! I'm almost regretting taking his class!"
"But Professor Ye is so handsome, I like him so much!"
The female student looked at him with admiration and longing.
Ye Tianhui was surprised. Could this Professor Ye be her biological father?
Who knew that next, several female students began to talk about Professor Ye, how cool Professor Ye was, how beautiful Professor Ye was, and how stylish Professor Ye was!
Just when Ye Tianhui thought that this Professor Ye was not the same Professor Ye, they actually mentioned the Ye family and Professor Ye's prominent family background.
At this time, Ye Tianhui confirmed that the "super handsome guy" they were talking about was her biological father.
She subconsciously thought that her biological father should be in his seventies or eighties, with gray hair and kind wrinkles.
But she soon understood that in her previous life, her general father was in his thirties when he gave birth to her. When she was twenty-five, he was nearly sixty years old. Moreover, he had fought in many battles and lived in the open air, so naturally he looked like an old man.
But in today's society, people live a rich and stable life, take good care of themselves, and don't look old. Moreover, this father seemed to have given birth to her when he was about 20 years old, and she was 18 years old. He might even be barely 40 years old. It is understandable that he still looks so "handsome".
It’s true that it’s better to have children early!
The next few young students were still standing there with admiration on their faces, praising Professor Ye, but Ye Tianhui had already stood up.
She threw away the coffee she had taken a few sips of and ran straight to Hong Kong University.
According to her observation, Hong Kong University did not stop outsiders and they could enter and exit freely. Sure enough, everything went smoothly. She entered the campus quickly. Once on campus, she followed the signs and quickly found the Department of Physics.
She was soon stopped by a man wearing glasses and asked who she was looking for. She said she was looking for Professor Ye.
She explained to the other party: "It's Professor Ye Lixuan Ye."
The man with glasses looked at her in surprise: "Are you looking for Professor Ye?"
Ye Tianhui nodded repeatedly.
The man with glasses said impatiently: "He's not here today."
Ye Tianhui: "Not here? Why not?"
The man with glasses said indifferently, "There are no classes today."
Ye Tianhui said, "I'm a relative of his. Could you please leave a message for me? When he comes, can you please tell him?"
Seeing this, the man with glasses went over to discuss with the female teacher next to him, and then asked her to go to the front desk. She dictated what she said, and the other party wrote it down for her and left a phone number near her residence.
The female teacher in charge of registration also seemed reluctant. Ye Tianhui looked at her and knew that the chances were slim, but it was the only solution she could think of at the moment.
After doing this, Ye Tianhui had planted a seed of hope.
She thought that she must collect more information recently, at least to know more about the Ye family, so that she can know both herself and the enemy and win every battle. Otherwise, if she rushes in now, she will not know how she died in the end.
She left Hong Kong University immediately, and it was almost dusk when she walked out of the university campus.
In the setting sun, young and fashionable male and female students walked into the campus. They discussed the restaurant cafeteria, physics class, and plans for tomorrow, looking carefree.
She remembered Ye Wenyin.
She thought that a person's experiences would be deeply engraved in his heart.
There will always be a difference between a child growing up in a spacious and bright villa and a child growing up in a crowded and messy hut.
And my biological father should be more accustomed to a daughter like Ye Wenyin instead of me, right?
This is really a frustrating thing.
If I did not have the memories of my previous life, if I was not mentally and physically strong enough, facing this impetuous and prosperous Hong Kong, I would probably quickly fall into endless pain and regret, and would never be able to let go.
Fortunately, I didn't have too high expectations.
As she walked forward, she suddenly heard a voice: "Miss Ye, is that you?"
Ye Tianhui raised her head and saw a tall figure standing under the redbud tree in front of her with its branches in full bloom.
It’s Gu Shizhang.
The autumn wind was blowing, and the redbud flowers were blooming. He was wearing a casual suit, with a slender figure, and stood there looking at her with a leisurely expression.
He raised his eyebrows and smiled: "It's really you, what a coincidence."
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