Chapter 41
Ye Tianhui has been carefully studying the information about the inter-class competitions over the past two days. She must find the match that will give her the most confidence.
However, after screening various information, she still couldn't be sure.
It is not easy to find a good opportunity like the previous two times. It is not always so sure. The competition field is always full of uncertainties. If she fails to bet it right the last time, she will definitely fail.
After studying for two or three days, she still had no clue, so she had to focus part of her attention on the driver's license test - which she had to take.
That day, after successfully taking the written test, she thought back on her answers and felt that there was no problem, and she felt much more relaxed.
As I had nothing to do that day, I went to the horse farm to see Teng Yunwu.
Teng Yunwu participated in another competition, but her results were mediocre. She hugged Teng Yunwu, feeling pity for him: "If you continue like this, you will probably be eliminated soon. When you are eliminated, your master will give up on you, and then I will take you home."
Of course, this is just a nice idea.
Teng Yunwu was now somewhat familiar with her, and upon hearing this, he rubbed her arm with his horse head in a very intimate manner, which was a bit like their previous life. She liked him more and more, and wanted to hug Teng Yunwu tightly.
After seeing Teng Yunwu, she stayed at the horse farm for a while and studied all the horses there carefully, trying to find some clues, but unfortunately, there was no suitable opportunity.
As she looked at it like this, she was about to leave, but when she was about to leave, she saw a car next to her.
She recognized it at a glance. It was the car of Ye Lizhen's special assistant Sun Qiren. The license plate of that car was very special, and she remembered it.
In fact, there was nothing strange about Sun Qiren coming to the racecourse. After all, Ye Lizhen was in charge of the Ye family's horse racing business, and it was normal for his special assistant to come to the racecourse to study the situation. However, she clearly remembered that when she went to pay her respects to the old man in the morning, Ye Lizhen mentioned to the old man that he was going to Sha Tin today.
When he said this, Ye Tianhui felt that something was wrong with his expression.
The feeling at that time was just a fleeting one, and she didn't care too much about it. But if Ye Lizhen went to Sha Tin, why didn't his special assistant go there? What was Sun Qiren doing here?
The sky was high and the clouds were light in the autumn horse farm. Several horses were exercising. Everything looked quiet and beautiful, but Ye Tianhui vaguely felt a hint of conspiracy.
As a female general who had fought for more than ten years in her previous life, it was almost an instinct for her to smell a strange atmosphere in the air, keenly perceive the scent of conspiracy, and avoid it in time.
Moreover, from the perspective of human nature, I have won twice in a row.
If he wins a third time, Ye Lizhen will definitely transfer some of his power to him. How could he be willing to do that?
His bets for the three inter-class matches were so simple and crude, and his power was actually very weak. He only relied on the old man's support. Once he failed, even if the old man wanted to help him, it would be difficult for him to convince others.
What's more, there are many people in the Ye family who dislike him.
From the second wife of my grandmother's generation, to Ye Lizhen of my father's generation, to Ye Wenyin of the same generation, and some others that I can see or not, none of them want to see me get a share of the pie from them.
Common interests will prompt them to unite and jointly strangle their own budding achievements.
Ye Tianhui smiled.
She was naturally well-versed in various military strategies. The so-called way of employing troops was to show softness to the enemy and then meet it with hardness, to show weakness and then take advantage of it with strength, to retreat and then respond to it with expansion, and to pretend to move east when the enemy wants to move west.
Since they want to deal with me, that's fine. I can just take advantage of them and turn them against them.
In this way, the bet that I was originally unsure of could now be confirmed by them.
She immediately walked out of the racecourse, found a public telephone booth outside the racecourse, and called Manager Hu directly.
She naturally understood that Manager Hu was the kind of person who could cut tofu with a knife but was smooth on both sides. Although he greeted her with a smile, he would not be able to use her resources. She was new to the company and had no stable footing, so she actually had no talents to use.
But it doesn't matter. Not to mention those who have no stance, even if they stand firmly on the other side, they may still be able to use it.
After the call was connected, Manager Hu was naturally very respectful and called her Miss Ye all the time.
Ye Tianhui did not hide her purpose and directly stated her purpose. She said that she had taken a fancy to several horses in a certain inter-class race and asked the other party to provide her with some information. Manager Hu agreed readily and was very active.
Before hanging up the phone, Manager Hu said with a smile, "Ms. Ye has excellent judgment. If she bets on the winning horse this time, she'll be rich again. I think we can also benefit from Ms. Ye's success."
Ye Tianhui smiled and said, "If you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. If there were always victorious horse racing betting generals in this world, then horse racing could be banned."
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
Manager Hu over there was thinking about what Ye Tianhui had just said, savoring it carefully, and suddenly he had an epiphany.
I thought that although Miss Ye was from the mainland and was really young, what she said was extremely exquisite!
After Ye Tianhui hung up the phone, she thought about this matter.
As a general fighting outside, she naturally had to deal with many things. She had to consider the weather and terrain, the morale of the people, and even the heart of the emperor in the capital. There was so much worry involved.
Now that we want to win this small inter-class competition, we naturally have to use all our skills and make sure to get things done properly.
After returning, she would have a detailed discussion with Mr. Ye to make some adjustments to the gambling situation. At the same time, she would ask Mr. Ye to restrain the members of the Ye family and never buy horse racing tickets at will so as not to fall into other people's traps.
If Mr. Ye were to put the brakes on this, and there were still people who bought it privately, and then became victims and lost everything, then it wouldn't be her fault.
After she had thought it through, she felt relieved and was about to take a taxi back to Ye Garden.
Just at this moment, she saw a taxi coming and about to stop outside the racecourse. It seemed that a passenger was getting off there, so she thought of going over to wait for it. Who knew that the person who got off the car was a familiar face.
The man was tall and slender, wearing a high-collared windbreaker. In the rustling autumn wind, he looked elegant and noble.
It’s Gu Shizhang.
Ye Tianhui greeted him calmly: "Mr. Gu, long time no see."
This greeting, with its sophisticated Hong Kong style, is also filled with a sense of alienation.
Gu Shizhang nodded slightly to the taxi driver, and the taxi driver left.
Seeing this, Ye Tianhui was about to wave to the other party to stay and leave, but the taxi driver just drove away as if he didn't see her.
Ye Tianhui found it funny, but she suppressed it and kept a calm expression.
Gu Shizhang walked over to Ye Tianhui, lowered his eyes slightly, and just looked at her.
He was so tall that when Ye Tianhui looked straight at him, she could only see his chin.
Under his underwear, he wore a close-fitting thin sweater with a high collar. The collar slightly touched his protruding Adam's apple, making him look elegant and noble, but also gentle and sophisticated.
She didn't say anything, and he didn't say anything either. He just looked at her with his eyes downcast. His gaze was calm and peaceful, full of patience, as if he was determined to find out the truth.
Ye Tianhui rebelled.
She turned her face away: "What are you looking at!"
Gu Shizhang finally spoke: "How did I offend you? Are you angry with me?"
Ye Tianhui was surprised: "What do you mean? How could I be angry with you? I saw you and greeted you so politely."
Gu Shizhang looked at her like this, curled his lips, and said with a smile: "Really, not angry? Well, we haven't seen each other for a long time, please treat me to a meal."
Ye Tianhui snorted softly: "I've never seen anyone like you. When you see me, you only know how to ask me to treat you to a meal. Why don't you treat me to a meal? You only know how to ask me to treat you to a meal. You are too stingy!"
Gu Shizhang raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Well, to prove that I'm not stingy, can I treat you to dinner today?"
Ye Tianhui: “…”
She didn't want to pay attention to him anymore, so she turned and left: "No!"
Gu Shizhang followed and asked: "Why not?"
Ye Tianhui: "I'm very busy and don't have time."
Gu Shizhang: "There's always time for dinner."
Ye Tianhui: "Sorry, really not."
Gu Shizhang: "How did I make you angry?"
Ye Tianhui: “No!”
Gu Shizhang: "Then who ignored me when they saw me?"
Ye Tianhui: "Is it wrong for me not wanting to bother with you?"
Gu Shizhang suddenly said, "Ye Tianhui."
His voice was cold and heavy: "Are you being unreasonable?"
Ye Tianhui's heart suddenly paused when she heard his voice.
She looked up and saw that the pupils in front of her eyes were deep and oppressive.
She only felt a sudden buzzing sound at the back of her head, causing a stabbing headache.
She sneered and said, "Gu Shizhang, I believe I have one greatest strength. Do you know what it is?"
Gu Shizhang's dark eyes were fixed on her.
Ye Tianhui: "You have helped me a lot in the past, I am very grateful. A drop of water should be repaid with a spring of water. This is the truth of the world, but my greatest strength is——"
She said word by word, "You are so ungrateful! I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me! Even if you help me, don't think of repaying the favor. I will absolutely ignore you. If you dare to show me a bad face, I will never talk to you again in this life!"
After saying that, she lifted her leg and walked away.
Who knew that Gu Shizhang stepped forward, suddenly turned his wrist, and directly held her: "Ye Tianhui, you must tell me clearly, how did I offend you, did I do anything wrong?"
Ye Tianhui was annoyed and struggled, but he was so strong that she couldn't break free. He was actually a martial artist!
She sneered: "Let me go!"
Gu Shizhang didn't let go at all. He stared at her and said, "Give me a reason."
Ye Tianhui was stared at by such a gaze, took a deep breath, and said: "Do you want to know?"
Gu Shizhang: "I do."
Ye Tianhui: "I just don't like your appearance, okay? I hate people who don't like their appearance!"
As soon as she said this, Gu Shizhang's face instantly darkened and the air around them instantly became a little colder.
Ye Tianhui's stubbornness came out completely. She raised her chin and just looked at him.
I will never give up.
Gu Shizhang just looked at her like this for a long time, and finally said: "Can you tell me who you like? I've only been away for a short time, and you already like others and dislike me so much?"
He curled his lips sarcastically: "As expected of Ye Tianhui."
Ye Tianhui looked up at the sky and said nonchalantly: "I'm glad you know. Please let me go, or I'll call the police."
Gu Shizhang, however, pressed on stubbornly: "Tell me, who caught your eye?"
Ye Tianhui: "None of your business."
Gu Shizhang smiled, a half-smile, his eyes were cold: "You don't want to tell me, right? Then you can see if it has anything to do with me——"
However, before he could finish his words, Ye Tianhui suddenly took action.
Her punches were fast, sharp and fierce.
Even though Gu Shizhang had some basic skills in martial arts, he was completely defenseless against her. In this situation, he had no way to avoid it and could only endure it.
There was only a dull sound, which was the violent contact between fists, bones and muscles.
Ye Tianhui looked over and saw that Gu Shizhang's face had turned pale.
She pulled her hand back expressionlessly, rubbed her wrist that had been tightly grasped, and said calmly, "I hate it when others hold me hostage like this, and you are no exception."
She tilted her head slightly: "Do you think you can treat me like this?"
Even her biological father is not allowed!
Gu Shizhang pursed his bloodless lips tightly and looked at her with eyes that showed no emotion.
Ye Tianhui snorted softly: "I'm leaving. We have nothing to do with each other from now on. Don't chase me to repay my kindness. If you really want to collect the debt, you can. Just make a bill for me. If I'm in a good mood, maybe I will pay it!"
After saying that, she flicked her sleeves and left.
Without even looking back.
She didn't stop until she had walked a long way.
Close your eyes and then open them again.
Standing on the street, the high-rise buildings lined up one after another, the bustling crowds, the dazzling array of product signs, and the blue sky peeking through the gaps, all become illusory and blurry shadows before my eyes.
And in this blur, a face became particularly clear.
His eyes were dark and difficult to discern, his face was pale, and he pursed his thin lips as he just looked at her.
Ye Tianhui slowly shook her head, trying to shake off the shadow, but her conscience and guilt rose up like unstoppable morning fog, making it difficult for her to think calmly.
She had just punched him.
A punch in the chest.
Although her strength and speed in this life were not as strong as in her previous life, she knew that her punching style, angle, and force were enough to seriously injure ordinary people.
Is she a little too cruel?
After all, he has helped me a lot. Even if there are one or two things I don't like about him, it is not a big sin. Why should I treat him like this?
In fact, analyzing one's own heart and reflecting on it will only lead to anger and shame.
She knew she cared, but everything was not going as she wished. She was afraid, afraid to know the truth.
She was afraid that Gu Shizhang would eventually give up on her silently like He Qingxu in her previous life, leaving her to guess, to doubt, and then to resolve her inner helplessness.
At this point, she had to admit that she didn't care that much about He Qingxu, so she let it go easily.
But if the same thing happened to Gu Shizhang again, she didn't know if she could just let it go and not care.
Because I am afraid that I can't do it, I start to escape and arm myself with tough words.
I would rather stab him than hurt myself.
She looked up at the sky, staring blankly for a long time, and finally turned around and walked back.
This is her own knot in her heart, and she cannot hurt others because of this knot.
She should ask clearly. If the worst outcome is reached, she can just distance herself from him or just be a distant friend.
Why did she treat him like this?
So she finally walked back, past the tall buildings and through the crowds of people.
As she walked like this, she couldn't help but think that maybe he had already left, and from then on, the two of them were completely estranged and had no connection anymore. He would not forgive her, and she would not look back and say anything.
As she turned a corner, she finally looked up, and was caught off guard by her gaze meeting his.
It was sunset, and he stood there silently facing the setting sun, still maintaining the same posture as when she left. The endless stream of people around him opened and closed as they passed by him, like the sea waded by Moses.
The wind blew his hair, and the short strands of hair moved gently.
But he seemed to be frozen, maintaining the posture he left in, just looking fixedly in her direction.
Even though their eyes met from a distance, he seemed to have no reaction.
She hesitated for a moment, but finally walked up to him.
Their eyes met silently, and she actually blushed a little.
So she bit her lip slightly, looked away, and said casually: "I hit you, it was my fault, I apologize to you."
He didn't say anything, and there was still no emotion in his deep eyes. He just stared at her closely.
Ye Tianhui: "But you insisted on holding me tightly, and you wouldn't let go even when I asked you to. I don't like this."
At this time, Gu Shizhang spoke: "Why?"
His voice was soft and emotionless, but very stubborn: "Why are you suddenly angry with me?"
Ye Tianhui said vaguely: "It's nothing actually."
Gu Shizhang: "Tell me."
He said in a low voice, "Let me die knowingly."
His voice was a little weak, which made Ye Tianhui feel even more guilty.
After all, she hit him, which was wrong.
He looked so much like a saint and he was so kind to her, she shouldn't have hit him for such a small matter.
So she finally said, "I can tell you the reason, but you are not allowed to laugh at me and don't ask why."
Gu Shizhang: "Okay, go ahead."
Ye Tianhui didn't know how to express her feelings and thoughts for a moment. After all, this kind of thing was unfamiliar and she had no experience.
So she said in a low voice: "First of all, it doesn't matter if we can't be friends. I won't be angry with you. I hit you. If you need to go to the hospital, I can help you treat it. I have a lot of money now. I can compensate you and pay for your medical expenses. You can pay as much as you want."
Gu Shizhang was silent for a moment, and finally said: "It seems that you have really made a fortune. When you beat someone up, you were already thinking about how to pay the money."
Ye Tianhui: “…”
Gu Shizhang: "Tell me, I don't want you to pay me, I just want to know why."
Ye Tianhui was thinking about the wording and how to say it, and her eyes wandered for a moment.
Seeing this, Gu Shizhang said, "Come over here, let's talk slowly."
Ye Tianhui: "Okay."
He took her to a secluded place, then said, "If you don't want to say anything, I'll ask you and you answer truthfully, okay?"
Ye Tianhui nodded: "Okay."
Gu Shizhang: "Did anyone say anything bad about me?"
Ye Tianhui shook her head.
Gu Shizhang: "Did you know something about me?"
Ye Tianhui nodded.
Gu Shizhang: "Someone else said that? Who?"
Ye Tianhui's eyes flickered.
Gu Shizhang lowered his voice and said gently and patiently, "Well? Can you tell me?"
Ye Tianhui sighed, and finally said: "Let me think about how to say it."
Gu Shizhang nodded: "Okay."
Ye Tianhui was thinking about this matter. It was really embarrassing to admit that she cared about that woman, but once she asked, she exposed her inner thoughts.
This is even more embarrassing.
At this time, Gu Shizhang said, "You know, you are really heartless. I have been on a business trip recently and haven't contacted you for a long time. In fact, I have always missed you. Last time, you didn't leave me your number, and you didn't call me after that. What should I do? After I came back this time, I wanted to look for you, but you were not here and I couldn't reach you by phone. I came to the racecourse today hoping to run into you. When I saw it was you from a distance just now, I hurriedly got out of the car, but you ignored me, which was like a bucket of cold water poured down on me."
Ye Tianhui didn't expect that he would say such straightforward words.
These words were like a glass of fine wine poured into Ye Tianhui's heart, extinguishing all her previous anger and entanglement.
I began to feel a sense of anticipation in my heart.
She finally stopped thinking and asked directly, "How long have you been back from abroad? Where have you been living these days?"
Gu Shizhang knew what kind of person he was after hearing this. He guessed, "You called me and found out I was back home. You thought I didn't contact you after I returned, so you were mad at me?"
Ye Tianhui's heart was exposed, so she could only say: "You are just saying nice things to coax me now, you don't really care at all..."
It was really embarrassing for her to say such words. As soon as she said it, she felt a buzzing in her ears.
She felt a little embarrassed and conspicuous, and seemed to be angry that no one cared about her.
Gu Shizhang hurriedly explained, "I came back the day before yesterday, but after returning, I had some mundane matters and interpersonal relationships to deal with. Although I don't pay much attention to those things anymore, I can't avoid them. I really didn't know you called me. I have an hourly maid at home who helps me with housework. I'm used to having her. She's thirty-four years old, loves her husband, and has one son and two daughters. When I'm not around, I usually ask her to help me clean the house. Apart from her, there's no one else at home."
Ye Tianhui: “…”
Part-time worker? With children, daughters, and a husband?
She suddenly felt that all her petty tempers seemed so ridiculous.
So embarrassing!
She had no choice but to say, "These have nothing to do with me. You don't need to tell me about your family affairs. I don't care about them."
Gu Shizhang: "Tianhui, I told you that my family lives in Singapore, and we have also developed some business in Hong Kong in recent years. I also have family in Hong Kong, but it has been several years. I don't have much contact with them, and my own career has nothing to do with them. So, I don't think these mundane things are important, and I haven't told you about them. If you want to know, I will tell you one by one."
oh……
Ye Tianhui said: "Actually, it's not necessary. Since you don't care, then I don't care too much about these things."
She really didn't care who he was or what kind of family he had.
It’s enough as long as he is not that prodigal Meng who attracts many people.
She felt that her relationship with Gu Shizhang had not yet developed to this point, and she did not want to confess to him or listen to what he said.
Gu Shizhang looked at her avoiding him as much as possible and naturally understood what she was thinking.
She seems carefree, but in fact it is just a facade to deceive the world. She is one of the most outstanding generals of the Ye family in the past hundred years, and the daughter carefully trained by General Ye Bubian of Dingbian. How could she be a reckless general with courage but no strategy?
She is extremely cautious and suspicious, and cannot easily confide in others.
When she was stationed at the border, the memorials impeaching her were not without reason. He knew to some extent what money and food she had secretly hoarded.
After all, she didn't trust him and was wary of him.
That night she braved the rain to go to Beijing, because she was afraid that he would catch her by the hair, so she deliberately told those lies to coax him.
He just turned a blind eye to this.
Whether in public or in private, he doesn't have to worry about those trivial matters.
At this moment, Gu Shizhang lifted his eyelids and looked at Ye Tianhui from another world. He finally sighed softly: "It is indeed Ye Tianhui who would rather you betray the world than let the world betray you."
When Ye Tianhui heard this, she immediately asked, "Why, you can't stand it?"
Gu Shizhang looked at her self-righteous look and thought of her pride when she once held a two-foot-long sword in her hand.
He finally smiled.
He smiled and said, "So what if I don't like it?"
His smile was surprisingly elegant and beautiful. Ye Tianhui actually blushed, so she immediately turned the tables and said, "But through this incident, I found that you don't have a good temper. You just grabbed my wrist and were very fierce to me. If I hadn't had much strength, you would have hurt me."
Gu Shizhang: "But I know you won't be hurt. Isn't it me who is hurt?"
Ye Tianhui: "That's because you're facing me. If it were someone else, I'm afraid you would have hurt them long ago."
Gu Shizhang: "But I won't face others either. I will only face you."
Ye Tianhui didn't care about that and just replied: "You are fierce anyway!"
Gu Shizhang: "...Yes, I am indeed cruel. I will reflect on it and will never do that again. Okay?"
The way he admitted his mistake made Ye Tianhui lose her temper.
She has always been soft-hearted and has never tolerated harshness, whether it is with Ye Lixuan or Gu Shizhang.
She smiled and said, "Never mind, I won't talk about you anymore. Let's go. You promised me that you would treat me to a meal."
Gu Shizhang: "Do you want to come with me to my house?"
Ye Tianhui was a little surprised and felt it was sudden.
Gu Shizhang looked at her with dark eyes and explained in a gentle voice, "I bought you a gift in England and left it at home, so I thought I'd give it to you. Besides, I can cook at home, so we can cook together. I asked the hourly worker to buy some ingredients, which is better than eating out."
Ye Tianhui: "Well, okay."
She felt that this was a little unexpected, but she also felt that it was not bad.
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