Chapter 71
On this day, Ye Wenyong convened a meeting at the horse management company, and Ye Tianhui also went to the company for a meeting. Now that the racing season is about to begin, the racehorses under Ye's company have already started registration.
However, as the season schedule has yet to be announced, which horses will participate in which races and the overall strategic arrangements all need to wait for the specific schedule to be announced.
Ye Tianhui had a feeling that Ye Wenyong had probably gotten the competition schedule in advance and had started studying it privately.
But it doesn’t matter, it’s just a matter of sooner or later.
During the meeting, Ye Wenyong casually asked, "Tianhui, we're going to select the horses for the competition now and we need to start the registration process. How's the training of your Hell King going?"
Ye Tianhui: "It's pretty good. He can now take the reins and obey the jockey's commands. I think he's made great progress."
As soon as she said this, several jockeys looked at each other, with a hint of gloating on their faces as if they were waiting for something good to happen.
After all, the progress that Ye Tianhui mentioned is what every horse should have. It is the most basic thing. Is the result worth her talking about?
Ye Wenyong was relieved after hearing this. It seemed that the Hell King was nothing to be afraid of.
Ye Tianhui actually said this on purpose.
If she had been secretive, people would have become suspicious and begun to investigate. But now that she had directly reported her training progress, no one would have thought too much about it.
Obviously, considering the problem from the worst perspective, Ye Wenyong wanted to weaken her power as much as possible. He could not win, but he did not want Ye Tianhui to steal the show.
Therefore, at this stage, what Ye Tianhui wants is for Ye Wenyong to quickly register for the Hell King for her, so as to seize this opportunity first.
Ye Wen hesitated for a moment, then said, "But your other two horses have already taken up two spots. If Hell King also signs up, our chances will be even smaller."
Ye Tianhui: "What do you mean, do you mean I only have two spots?"
She chuckled: "If you say so, then I have to ask the old man."
Ye Wenyong said hurriedly: "Why are you so anxious? Aren't we discussing this? You can't complain to the old man about everything, right?"
Of course Ye Tianhui didn't want to complain to the old man, because complaining was useless.
The key is to scare Ye Wenyong.
Seeing that he was willing to discuss everything, she gave in and said, "Okay, Brother Wen Yong, you decide what to do with this quota. I'm listening to you, aren't I?"
Ye Wenyong then said, "Actually, I was thinking that if I rashly registered Hell King, my jockeys wouldn't be convinced. Your Hell King certainly doesn't need to be too good; after all, it's your horse, and I should give you the spot. But it can't be too bad either, otherwise, if he's pulled out, wouldn't it be a disgrace to our Ye family?"
Ye Tianhui: "So?"
Ye Wenyong said, "So I'm considering letting Hell King participate in a race, just an ordinary three-class horse race. As long as it wins, this opportunity will be its own. Then I can at least suppress those jockeys and prevent them from getting too resentful. Don't you think so?"
Ye Tianhui listened and naturally understood that this so-called "three-team" competition might have some mystery.
But now she is also thinking that the King of Hell should undergo certain tests.
If it can't do that, it's likely that this season will be abandoned.
Then he said, "Okay, tell me, which game?"
Ye Wenyong nodded slightly, then said, "There's a three-horse race tomorrow. Let the Hell King have a try, right?"
Ye Tianhui: "Three classes of horses?"
She was in no hurry to agree.
Assistant Yang winked at Ye Tianhui.
Ye Tianhui pretended not to know and said, "That's fine."
Assistant Yang said helplessly: "Ms. Tianhui, shouldn't we wait and see how the three-shift match goes tomorrow before making a decision?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Wenyong glanced at Assistant Yang and said, "This matter still needs to be decided by Tianhui. Time is urgent."
Ye Tianhui: "Then it's settled. Let the Hell King participate in tomorrow's three-shift race."
Assistant Yang looked somewhat helpless, but as an assistant, he couldn't say anything.
Seeing this, Ye Wenyong smiled and said, "Okay, if we win, we'll give a spot to the Hell King. If we lose, we'll give it to someone else."
Ye Tianhui: "Okay."
So at a meeting later, Ye Wenyong announced this matter to his other subordinates.
Ye Tianhui could clearly feel that when the riders heard this, they all looked like they were watching the fun.
Obviously, they didn't think that the King of Hell could win. They thought that the competition spot would definitely fall on them, and they might even be planning how to fight for that spot.
Back in the office, Ye Tianhui looked at Assistant Yang, who was hesitant to speak: "What's wrong?"
Assistant Yang: "Tomorrow's match won't be easy. It's almost impossible for the Hell King to win."
In fact, Ye Tianhui was quite satisfied with Assistant Yang's performance today. At least he still wanted to remind himself.
It seems that this is a smart man who knows which ship he is on.
This annual horse racing season is a carnival in the horse racing world. If you win, everyone will get a high bonus, and if you are lucky, you won't have to worry about your life. Assistant Yang is very clear-headed and knows where to eat, so he won't betray his own family.
She was still satisfied with this. After all, she also needed to slowly develop her own power.
She asked Assistant Yang, "What exactly is the situation in tomorrow's game? Please analyze it."
Assistant Yang said, "Although tomorrow's race is just an ordinary three-class horse race, there is one horse that is sure to win. That horse is Palace Music, which the Ning family bought from the United States."
Ye Tianhui: "Oh."
Ye Tianhui knows Palace music.
This horse was bought by the Meng family from a well-known American auction. It is the son of the famous American horse Danzig. It once achieved outstanding results in American horse racing. Later, it was bred with the three-time champion horse Man o' War, thus giving rise to Palace music.
Obviously, the Ning family spent a lot of money to purchase Palace Music. Now that Palace Music has just turned three years old, it has already made its debut in several inter-class competitions with impressive results.
This little stallion comes from a famous family and has won many battles. Naturally, he is arrogant and I heard that he has a bad temper.
Now the Ning family also wants to have this little stallion participate in various types of competitions before the season to increase his on-the-spot experience. Obviously, the little stallion will participate in this three-class horse race with a heavy burden, which can be regarded as a test for this little stallion.
Ye Tianhui smiled: "The King of Hell versus Palace Music is quite interesting."
One is unruly and violent, and difficult to tame; the other is noble and proud and comes from a famous family. Both owners want to test their racehorses, so the encounter between these two horses is quite interesting.
Assistant Yang looked at Ye Tianhui with great interest and sighed, "I know that the Hell King has improved a lot now, but that Palace Music is really tough. It's powerful. Even under a heavy load, the Hell King will probably have a hard time winning."
Apparently, Assistant Yang also had some expectations for the King of Hell. As long as he signed up, there would always be a chance.
But if Hell King wants to beat Palace music, that is absolutely impossible, and Hell King will lose the spot this time.
At this time, Ye Tianhui's Hell King has healed the psychological damage and has initially felt pleasure on the track. Its nature has begun to reveal itself, but in order to stimulate greater potential, it needs to realize the diversity of this world.
It thinks it is so good that it even starts to feel proud. Now it needs a challenge from the young stallion to make it understand that it needs to raise its hooves and catch up.
So Ye Tianhui wanted to give it a try and let the King of Hell fight against the arrogant and noble Palace music.
If you win, it will open a new chapter in your life.
If you lose, then retreat, endure hardships, and start over again.
This way they can also reflect on their own training methods, see if there are any problems, and see how to improve them.
However, she did not explain too much to Assistant Yang, but just asked Assistant Yang to arrange the competition for the next day.
After Assistant Yang left, she called Lao Zhou and mentioned tomorrow's game.
Lao Zhou thought about it carefully and agreed: "I know that horse Palace Music. You can give it a try. You may lose, but I think there is still a chance of winning."
The two of them talked in detail for a while, discussing tomorrow's strategy and the jockey.
Lao Zhou hesitated for a moment and chose Chen Zongwan.
He felt that Lin Jianquan still lacked combat experience and wanted Chen Zongwan to control the King of Hell to fight.
Ye Tianhui naturally had no objection to this. After all, Lao Zhou had more contact with the two jockeys, and he knew the temperament of the King of Hell better.
Old Zhou naturally hurried to make arrangements. Ye Tianhui hung up the phone. At this time, Assistant Yang had already found relevant information about Palace musi, including feeding information and competition training information.
Ye Tianhui thanked him with satisfaction, took it and studied it carefully.
As I was watching, the phone rang.
Ye Tianhui took it, but it was Gu Shizhang.
Ye Tianhui has been busy these days, and Gu Shizhang probably hasn't shown up much because of the injury on his face, so they haven't seen each other much, but the two of them talk on the phone every day.
Sometimes we would chat for half an hour, and our feelings would grow deeper and deeper. We liked each other so much that we wanted to keep talking.
On the phone, Gu Shizhang's voice was gentle and pleasant, with a gentle smile: "Are you free today?"
Ye Tianhui: "Why, you want to ask me out? Is your face better? Are you willing to go out?"
Gu Shizhang snorted lightly: "You just enjoy other people's misfortune."
Ye Tianhui laughed: "How could that be? I feel sorry for you when I think of you!"
Gu Shizhang: "Okay, little liar, stop talking nonsense. Seriously, there's a restaurant nearby that's delicious. Would you like to try it?"
Ye Tianhui thought of the agreement she had made with Ye Lixuan: "Let's not do that. I plan to go pick up my dad and we'll probably eat together at my dad's place then."
Gu Shizhang listened to this, paused for a moment, and said without emotion: "Your father and daughter's relationship has been good recently."
Ye Tianhui smiled and said, "Of course, he's my dad."
Gu Shizhang listened, but felt uncomfortable.
When she first arrived in Hong Kong, he was the first one to get to know her and had always been careful to help her. At that time, she didn't have a daddy at all, and he had never done anything for her. He even kicked her out of the car.
Now that they have recognized each other as father and daughter, they seem to be very close, which makes people feel sad.
Ye Tianhui could sense Gu Shizhang's emotions to some extent, so she said, "Shizhang, don't think too much. Actually, I've been trying to coax him more recently and make him happy. Only then will he agree to our relationship, don't you think?"
Gu Shizhang said, "I'd like to go to your house and visit Mr. Ye in the future. What do you think?"
Ye Tianhui: "Visiting my grandfather? Why did you suddenly bring this up?"
Gu Shizhang paused for a moment and said, "He's your father, and I naturally respect him. That's why I hope to get his consent so that you won't be embarrassed. But if he continues to be tough, then I'll inevitably have to follow the old man's path. It's not that I have no other choice, but I just don't want to make you feel uncomfortable."
"So if possible, I will talk to Mr. Ye and make our affairs official."
Ye Tianhui was a little nervous after hearing this: "Announce? Is it going to be officially announced so soon?"
Of course she understood that dating in private was one thing, but officially announcing it was another.
Once it is officially announced, it will be a matter between the two families. The two people will be completely tied together and there will be no room for regret. Once they regret it, it will damage the relationship between the two families, which Ye Tianhui naturally does not want.
Gu Shizhang naturally sensed her retreat and raised his eyebrows slightly: "What's wrong? You don't want to officially announce our relationship. Do you want to keep it secret with me? Secretively?"
Ye Tianhui felt somewhat guilty.
She naturally liked Gu Shizhang and was full of longing for their current relationship, but there were still too many uncertainties between the two of them. Not to mention the various things between the Gu family and the Ye family, the difference in generation, etc., just talking about the previous life, it was a problem.
Maybe he would never mention it, but she understood what was going on between them, and she understood that he understood.
This is a delicate matter. If they keep it secret from each other for a lifetime, they can just pretend to be stupid and continue to get along with each other. But once it is made public, she doesn't know how to face the relationship between the two of them.
Because in that case, if you want to move on, you must explain your past life clearly.
But could they have explained it clearly in their previous life? The wariness and caution between each other, the fixed mode of getting along between the monarch and his subjects, she felt that she could not get out of the self-positioning of General Ye in her previous life, and she did not know if she could still treat him with the casual attitude she has now.
Therefore, this matter cannot be rushed. If it is rushed, the relationship between the two will progress to a certain point and she will not know what to do.
She coaxed him in a low voice, "It's not underground, right? Don't worry. If you go over my dad like this, he'll definitely be unhappy. It's also very disrespectful to him. Anyway, give him some time. I believe I can convince him."
After hearing this, Gu Shizhang paused and said nothing.
Ye Tianhui probed: "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
Gu Shizhang finally spoke: "I also hope you can convince him. Well, go and convince him. I'm willing to accept whether you advance or retreat."
Ye Tianhui: "Okay, we can discuss it slowly anyway, it's not something to rush."
Gu Shizhang listened to this and sighed softly: "Well, I understand."
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In the evening, Ye Tianhui was about to leave, but Ye Lixuan called: "When will you come to pick me up?"
Ye Tianhui: "I was just about to leave."
Ye Lixuan: "I suddenly changed my mind and planned to go to another restaurant. I'll come pick me up and then we'll go directly there."
Ye Tianhui: “Ah?”
She wondered, "How come you change three times in one day?"
Ye Lixuan: "I think that one is delicious."
Ye Tianhui: "Okay."
Ye Tianhui packed up her things and went to Ye Lixuan's school. After picking up Ye Lixuan, Ye Tianhui drove with Ye Lixuan in charge. After about twenty minutes, the two of them arrived at a restaurant.
This hotel should be of some level, with luxurious decoration and looks very upscale.
Ye Tianhui smiled and said, "You treat me."
Ye Lixuan: "I know, stingy guy."
Ye Tianhui: "Gu Shizhang said that you are very rich!"
Ye Lixuan listened, his expression turned cold: "What does it have to do with him whether I have money or not?"
Ye Tianhui smiled and said, "Let's go, let's go in and eat."
The two of them went to the restaurant together, and as soon as they entered, they saw three people walking towards them.
Among the three people, one was Meng Yinian, another seemed to be the son of the Li family, and the other was Gu Shizhang.
Ye Tianhui was surprised and raised her eyebrows in astonishment.
Gu Shizhang was obviously surprised to see them. His eyes quickly swept over Ye Lixuan and finally landed on Ye Tianhui's face.
Ye Lixuan naturally sensed it and said calmly, "What a coincidence, you guys are coming to eat too?"
Meng Yinian was obviously even more surprised. He knew that Gu Shizhang and Ye Lixuan's daughter were together, and he was wondering what the Ye family would think about this matter, especially whether Ye Lixuan could accept it. However, he never expected that they would meet by chance today!
He and Ye Lixuan were not very familiar with each other, but they knew each other. Although the Meng and Ye families were competitors, they would naturally greet each other politely when they met. He smiled and exchanged a few words, but his eyes were scanning between Gu Shizhang and Ye Lixuan.
He was obviously there to watch the fun, to see how this "potential father-in-law and son-in-law" would get along, and to see whether Ye Lixuan would accept it.
Looking at him this way, he saw that Ye Lixuan had an indifferent expression and didn't even look at Gu Shizhang. Instead, it was Gu Shizhang who greeted him politely.
As for Ye Lixuan, he just nodded slightly, and his attitude clearly showed that he didn't take Gu Shizhang seriously at all.
Mr. Li didn't know the details and was obviously surprised. He didn't understand why Ye Lixuan was like this. But Meng Yinian thought it was wonderful!
Gu Shizhang was actually dating someone's daughter. Now that he has met her father, he really has no choice but to lower his posture and be careful. What else can he do?
Ye Lixuan, however, remained calm. He smiled and introduced them, "This is my daughter, Ye Tianhui."
Seeing this, Meng Yinian naturally greeted her quickly, said with a smile that he had seen her before, and praised Ye Tianhui for being beautiful and capable.
In fact, everyone knew about the Ye family, and they also knew that the daughter of the Ye family who had just come from the mainland had actually started working in the Ye family's horse management company. Of course, Mr. Li also knew about it, and he couldn't help but say a few words of congratulations on the reunion of father and daughter, saying that Ye Lixuan was very lucky to have such a capable daughter.
Ye Tianhui felt somewhat guilty standing by and could sense that Gu Shizhang was unhappy.
As her boyfriend, he might have felt jealous for no apparent reason when he saw her leaving him to have dinner with her dad despite her dad's objection.
But after feeling guilty for a moment, he felt that he was doing the right thing.
What’s the big deal? He’s her biological father, her biological father!
Are you, Gu Shizhang, so petty?
What's wrong with me coaxing my own father?
Shouldn't I coax my own father but have to coax you all the time?
Thinking of this, she simply put her arm around Ye Lixuan, stood beside Ye Lixuan affectionately, and greeted Mr. Li and Meng Yinian.
Ye Lixuan was naturally very satisfied with this. He glanced at Gu Shizhang lightly, and then led Ye Tianhui to the box amid everyone's envious and congratulatory eyes.
Meng Yinian looked at Gu Shizhang with a little embarrassment, but saw that Gu Shizhang's eyes followed the direction where the father and daughter disappeared, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, and his expression was even more gloomy.
He sighed in his heart, he didn't even have a proper identity!
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During the meal, Ye Lixuan went to the bathroom. He stood there and waited for a while, and sure enough, he saw Gu Shizhang.
He looked at him indifferently.
Gu Shizhang came over and greeted him.
In the past, Gu Shizhang called him Lixuan, and everyone called each other by their first names, but now it is obviously not appropriate to do so.
But it seems even more inappropriate to just call him uncle.
After all, the two parties were originally of the same generation, and Ye Lixuan did not admit it. It seemed wrong for him to call him uncle so immediately, so he could only avoid the issue for the time being.
Ye Lixuan looked at him coldly: "I have a question for you."
Gu Shizhang: "Please speak."
Ye Lixuan asked, "Did Tianhui come to see you a few days ago?"
Gu Shizhang heard this and spoke cautiously: "Yes, she thought I was injured and wanted to come and see me."
Ye Lixuan: "She also brought you some soup. She seemed to care about you very much."
Gu Shizhang felt that something was amiss with this painting, so he said, "I think it was a misunderstanding. They thought I was seriously injured, but it's just a flesh wound, nothing serious."
Ye Lixuan sighed: "He really cares about you."
Gu Shizhang felt that the voice was clearly full of bitterness. He felt helpless and wanted to explain.
Unexpectedly, Ye Lixuan said, "You must be very touched that he cares about you so much."
Gu Shizhang frowned slightly after hearing this and looked at Ye Lixuan.
He couldn't figure out the other party's intention for a moment. There was no unhappiness in his tone. What was Ye Lixuan thinking?
At this time, Ye Lixuan suddenly asked: "Why, she brought you a pot of soup, aren't you touched?"
Gu Shizhang said cryptically: "Of course I am moved."
Ye Lixuan: "Then do you know why she sent you soup?
Gu Shizhang naturally sensed that the other party had ill intentions, but he remained calm and said, "I really don't know. Perhaps he wants me to replenish my body, right?"
Ye Lixuan chuckled after hearing what Gu Shizhang said, and finally said, "Here, take a look."
As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Gu Shizhang.
Gu Shizhang took it doubtfully, opened it, and saw a photo inside.
A photo of himself, in profile, with his living room in the background and Gu Zhihan talking to him next to him.
Because of the sunlight, the bruises on the side of his face were particularly conspicuous, almost as if they were painted.
Gu Shizhang raised his eyes and slowly looked at Ye Lixuan.
Ye Lixuan smiled and said, "I almost didn't recognize you when I saw this photo. Is this you? You look amazing, don't you? She ran over to look for you that day, so anxious. Was she out of concern for you, or was she just admiring your heroic appearance after being beaten?"
Gu Shizhang looked at Ye Lixuan expressionlessly: "This photo was indeed taken by Tianhui for me."
Ye Lixuan: "Her interests are really special."
Gu Shizhang smiled and said, "Yes, I like people with special personalities like this. If she doesn't surprise me one day, I'll feel something is wrong."
Ye Lixuan raised his eyebrows.
Gu Shizhang: "She has a truly wicked character, full of schemes, obsessed with money, uneducated, ambitious, vulgar and violent. No one can fathom her thoughts."
Ye Lixuan's expression changed slightly, and his eyes were fixed on Gu Shizhang.
This is what he said before. He repeated his evaluation of Ye Tianhui when he mentioned his daughter to Gu Shizhang verbatim.
Gu Shizhang looked at Ye Lixuan and said, "But I have a girlfriend like this, and I can bear it. It's no big deal. At least—"
He smiled and said slowly, "It seems that she is very interested in my different appearance, right?"
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