Chapter 74
When Ye Tianhui went to the stable, she saw a group of people coming in, and the leader was Gu Shizhang.
He was wearing a formal suit, looking solemn and dignified, and was surrounded by a group of people, obviously all of them were his people.
It's quite stylish, very elegant and very noble.
Ye Tianhui found it funny. When he was with her, he was not so particular. He wore casual sportswear and a shabby hat every day, covering himself up. But now that they were having a quarrel, he started to show off.
She withdrew her gaze and was about to go to the stable, but at this moment, Gu Shizhang's gaze passed over the crowd and fell on her face.
Amid the clamor of the crowd and the neighing of horses, the two people's eyes gently met.
Ye Tianhui acted as if nothing had happened and looked away, pretending not to recognize him.
Gu Shizhang pursed his lips slightly and looked away.
Zhou Wanlan, Ye Wenyong and others had already seen Gu Shizhang, and they all hurried over to greet him.
It was obvious that both of them respected Gu Shizhang very much, and when they met, they couldn't help but say a few words.
Ye Wenyong had something else to do, so he left after a few pleasantries. Zhou Wanlan then mentioned the situation of her Palace music, and she was obviously a little anxious.
The proud little stallion encountered such a setback, and she was afraid that it would affect her condition this season.
Gu Shizhang said, "Let's go to the stables together."
Zhou Wanlan: "Okay."
So, surrounded by the crowd, a few people went to the stable.
The Zhou family’s horses are not usually at this horse farm, but because they recently participated in a competition, their horses were temporarily placed here.
The two stables were actually not too far apart, just separated by a light green wooden fence.
Everyone has their own safety measures, they will be on guard against each other, and feeding and training methods will not be shared.
Ye Tianhui returned to her stable. Obviously everyone was very excited. Old Zhou's eyes were red. He hugged the King of Hell as if he was his own child.
Chen Zongwan on the side was even more excited. This time he drove the Hell King to defeat the somewhat famous Palace Music, which gave him a lot of confidence. He could fight some tough battles next.
The King of Hell was obviously in a good mood as well. He relaxed his hind legs, let his lower lip hang down, licked his lips, and made purring sounds in his mouth.
When it saw Ye Tianhui coming, it wagged its ears proudly, looking very happy.
The lame kitten and puppy accompanying it were also proud of it, circling around it with pride and pride on their faces.
this--
It’s like a big party at the zoo!
Ye Tianhui smiled and said, "Today all our horses, and of course the cats and dogs as well, will have a good meal."
When she said this, everyone laughed.
Ye Tianhui added, "The prize money for this inter-class competition isn't much. It will all be distributed among you according to your respective proportions. Everyone has worked very hard lately, and this is just the beginning. I hope we can have a successful start this season."
No one expected this to happen. After all, under normal circumstances, the prize money for inter-class competitions is divided proportionally. Normally, the horse owner takes the lion's share, and the others will each get some. Now, Ye Tianhui has taken out all the prize money.
Although Ye Tianhui said it wasn't much, but considering everyone's salary, it was still a big surprise, so everyone was naturally happy for a moment.
Ye Tianhui chatted with everyone for a few more words, then instructed, "We're going to train horses later, right?"
Sun Jiajing said: "Yes, there are many people here today, so I thought of putting a scarf on Long Guang and putting on an eye mask."
Although not many people in Hong Kong know about Longguang, we still want to be on the safe side and not let it attract too much attention.
Ye Tianhui nodded: "Okay, I'm itching to ride today, I'll run a bit later and then I'll ride all the bikes."
Normally, when she went to ride a horse at the stables, she would ride Tengyunwu, so Sun Jiajing was a little surprised when she heard this, but she didn't say anything.
Everything was ready soon. Chen Zongwan had just ridden that lap and was obviously exhausted, so he took a rest today. Lin Jianquan, Lao Zhou, Sun Jiajing and others each led their horses out for training, while Ye Tianhui led Longguang out of the stable.
When it came out of the stable, Teng Yunwu was obviously a little puzzled. It pricked up its ears and looked in Ye Tianhui's direction from time to time.
The one riding Teng Yunwu was Lin Jianquan. Seeing this, he touched Teng Yunwu's ear soothingly and said, "She ignored you today. You see, you've fallen out of favor."
Lao Zhou beside him hurriedly said, "Don't scare the child like that, it will take it seriously."
Then she coaxed Teng Yunwu, "She thinks you behaved well, but the horse didn't. She needs to teach the horse a lesson."
Teng Yunwu felt a little relieved, but he still looked unhappy. He looked in Ye Tianhui's direction from time to time with a longing look.
Lin Jianquan pursed his lips slightly, but his eyes looked not far away. That was the stable temporarily used by Zhou Wanlan. Just in front of the stable, Ke Zhiming, Zhou Wanlan and Gu Shizhang were talking.
Apparently they were discussing Palace music, quietly, and looking a little worried.
He knew Gu Shizhang, who was actually an internationally renowned equestrian jockey. He was very rich and talented, and was a low-key legend.
He also knew Ke Zhiming. Ke Zhiming now had his own shares in the horse management company. He had climbed up from an ordinary jockey to become a well-known figure. He was no longer an ordinary jockey who had to struggle in the mud like them.
The identity is different.
Lin Jianquan withdrew his gaze and led Teng Yunwu to the horse farm.
In the stable nearby, Gu Shizhang had naturally heard everything that had just happened. The Hell King's potential was stimulated, and he defeated Palace Music in a crushing manner, causing Palace Music to fall flat on its face.
Palace Music is in a very bad state right now. He kicks his hind legs violently, digs the ground with his front hooves, and makes a constant crunching sound from his mouth. He is emotionally unstable, refuses to take a bath or eat grass, and is simply like a madman.
Ke Zhiming stood there, listening to Gu Shizhang and Zhou Wanlan silently without saying a word.
Gu Shizhang did have some experience after all, so Zhou Wanlan felt a little better after hearing that.
She sighed: "I didn't expect it to be like this. That horse is too arrogant."
Gu Shizhang said, "The Hell King horse has a violent temper. It had already destroyed two horses before its debut, otherwise it wouldn't have been sent to the slaughterhouse. The fact that it was able to crawl out of the slaughterhouse alive means it's destined to be extraordinary. You underestimated it today."
He looked into the distance and saw Ye Tianhui already on the horse on the distant track.
Her back is slender and flexible, straight and powerful.
He then remembered the feeling of hugging her, the wonderful touch of possession.
A soft smile flickered across his features, but his tone was casual and indifferent: "You shouldn't have let Palace Music encounter such a horse. Palace Music is inherently proud, and its overconfidence naturally provoked a backlash."
To put it bluntly, one should not be too arrogant as a human being, and one should not bully horses too much.
If you meet a fierce person, he will kick you in the face regardless of whether you can win or not.
Zhou Wanlan listened and smiled bitterly: "We at Palace Music are just like this. There's nothing we can do about it."
Gu Shizhang: "I can't help it, it's just because my horse is taking advantage of me and I don't want to restrain it."
Zhou Wanlan: “…”
She was helpless: "Aren't we friends? Why do you keep saying things to me? If someone doesn't know you, they would think you are someone else's friend."
Gu Shizhang said calmly, "Isn't what I said fair?"
Ke Zhiming stood there, looking into the distance.
In the distance, the jockey riding the Hell King should be taking a rest. Now a younger jockey is riding a horse that looks inconspicuous at first glance.
But he could see that it was also a natural horse.
It can be seen that the young jockey has great potential and will surely shine in the future.
His gaze turned to the runway not far away. On the runway, Ye Tianhui was riding Longguang and galloping along with a graceful posture, as fast as light and lightning.
He stared silently, his eyes never moving away.
Gu Shizhang sensed it and glanced over indifferently: "What are you looking at, Mr. Ke?"
Ke Zhiming still did not move his eyes away. He looked at Ye Tianhui: "This woman is very different. The way she rides a horse——"
He paused, but stopped.
Gu Shizhang's eyes flashed with coldness, but his tone remained calm, as if jokingly asking, "Mr. Ke, are you looking at the horse or the person?"
Zhou Wanlan frowned, also looking at Ye Tianhui in the distance. She suddenly said, "The horse she's riding looks familiar. I feel like I've seen it somewhere."
Gu Shizhang said coldly, "It's not a very good horse, it looks like a fool. Don't look at it. Let's go in and take a look at Palace music."
This idiot Longguang just kept running forward. Couldn’t he see that his former owner was here?
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The old house of the Gu family is located on the top of Taiping Mountain. This is a property purchased by the Gu family in the early years. It covers a large area and is composed of six villas.
In fact, now each of the children of the Gu family has his own house, but on weekends everyone will come back to the old house to accompany the elderly and have meals together. This is an old rule set by Grandpa Gu.
This day was no different from any other day at the Gu family, except that Gu Shizhang, who seldom came home, suddenly came back to the old house and quietly accompanied Old Man Gu for dinner. Obviously, Old Man Gu was also very happy, and the whole family had a reunion dinner.
The Gu family has always had the habit of drinking tea after meals and chatting with each other. The children discuss and exchange their views on current affairs, or talk about something else.
Today, because Gu Shizhang is back, everyone can't help but have expectations for Gu Shizhang and want to talk to him more to see if they can get any news.
Gu Shizhang has been away from home for the past few years and has nothing to do with the Gu family's finances, but he has naturally built up a career abroad. Everyone is well-informed and naturally knows Gu Shizhang's current status in the European and American financial circles.
The UK is now facing serious economic difficulties, with high inflation and unemployment rates. Therefore, the UK is now using currency devaluation to encourage exports, and has also carried out industrial transformation, resulting in large-scale layoffs in the steel and coal industries.
In this severe economic situation, Gu Shizhang actually made a big investment to buy up the British industrial sector which was at a low point, and at the same time he also laid out the aluminum and automobile industries in the United States. This kind of going against the trend naturally attracted attention.
Everyone also hopes to get some information from Gu Shizhang, such as his views on the world economy, his predictions for future trends, etc., hoping to get a piece of the pie.
But it was obvious that the old man was very happy that Gu Shizhang came back this time. He asked this and that, and everyone didn't have a chance to speak, which made them anxious for a while.
Fortunately, the old man asked, "How many days will Shi Zhang stay at home this time?"
Gu Shizhang said respectfully, "I came back this time because I wanted to spend more time with the old man and fulfill my filial duty. Besides, the Hong Kong horse racing season will be here soon, so I can watch the races."
The old man was of course delighted when he heard this, and he laughed heartily and said, "You kid, you clearly just want to watch the horse racing, so don't mention filial piety."
Gu Shizhang also smiled: "Old man saw through my thoughts at a glance."
The atmosphere was filled with joy and some people wanted to test the waters. But then Gu Shizhang said, "Oh, there's something I need to tell the old man."
His tone was very casual, and the old man didn't pay much attention to it. He just asked casually: "What's the matter?"
Gu Shizhang said casually, "I have a girlfriend."
As soon as these words were spoken, the living room suddenly became quiet.
Everyone felt that they heard what Gu Shizhang said, but did not understand the meaning, so gradually, all eyes were focused on Gu Shizhang.
In this strange silence, it was Old Man Gu who spoke first: "Shi Zhang, what did you just say? What did you talk about?"
It's no wonder that Old Man Gu was surprised. Gu Shizhang has had a special personality since he was a child. Before he had a car accident at the age of 20, he was arrogant and looked down on others. Although because of his own excellence, there were always various women who liked him and pursued him madly during his growth.
However, Gu Shizhang never responded, and never even looked at her. Who could say that he had no interest in women?
There is nothing strange about this, because Gu Shizhang is just like that. He has been clearly separated from this world since he was born and cannot integrate into this world at all.
After the age of twenty, he became even more elusive. Although he had made some achievements, his style was so high and so far that even his family members found it difficult to find his whereabouts.
Everyone thought it would not be surprising if he suddenly became a monk one day.
A person like Gu Shizhang naturally looks down on ordinary women in the world. People even think that there is no worldly love in his world.
But now, Gu Shizhang actually said that he was in love.
Everyone looked at Gu Shizhang in surprise.
Facing so many shocked looks, Gu Shizhang remained calm. He nodded slightly and said affirmatively, "Yes, I do have a girlfriend. We are currently in the initial stage of dating."
When Mr. Gu heard this affirmation, he was finally sure that he had heard correctly. He was suddenly excited: "It's true, you actually have a girlfriend. When will you bring her home so we can see her?"
The others also became enthusiastic.
This reincarnated Buddhist disciple actually fell in love with a mortal. Everyone was eager to know what kind of woman could make his heart flutter!
Gu Shizhang said, "It's not very convenient at the moment. She and I are only in the initial stage of contact and haven't reached the stage of discussing marriage yet. If I rashly bring her back, it will inevitably put pressure on her."
Everyone became more shocked as they listened, and looked at each other in confusion.
Who would have thought that after falling in love, Gu Shizhang would become so gentle and considerate, and even think about the other person. It was like he had become a different person!
Old Master Gu was also surprised. His youngest son had always been aloof and aloof, but he never expected him to be so considerate and thoughtful for a woman!
He immediately said, "It's okay, it's okay. You can talk slowly. When you have reached a certain stage and you feel it is appropriate, you can bring her home."
Gu Shizhang nodded slightly, then added, "There's another problem. My girlfriend's family isn't too happy about what's going on with us. Her father might be a little against it."
be opposed to? !
Everyone was more and more shocked. What kind of family was this? They actually started to oppose a son-in-law like Gu Shizhang, and they even looked down on Gu Shizhang?
Are these family members immortals who practice cultivation, or are they a wealthy family that lives in seclusion?
Although Mr. Gu was also shocked, he still said, "Then, what do you want us to do? How can we help?"
When Gu Shizhang heard this, he smiled, which was rare, and his smile was quite gentle and easy-going.
He smiled and said, "Father, she and I still need to work on getting along, so I can't bring her here to meet everyone. If one day we're sure there's no problem and we can take a further step, and their family still blocks and disagrees, then I hope you can help me resolve it."
When Mr. Gu heard this, he naturally nodded repeatedly and almost patted his chest to show that there was no problem.
I originally thought that my son was going to become a monk to seek immortality, but he suddenly fell into the mortal world, started falling in love, and was even thinking about getting married. This was really unexpected.
Since his youngest son wanted to have a relationship, he naturally defended it with all his might. He wanted to go to his in-laws' house right away and get their consent no matter what!
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Ye Tianhui has been staying at the horse farm today. In the afternoon, Ye Yibai's assistant came over and took Ye Tianhui to handle the procedures for the Wangpu shop. Ye Lixuan also accompanied them.
These prosperous shops are all located in the most popular areas of Hong Kong, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. Ye Tianhui roughly calculated the value of these ten shops and was impressed by her aunt's generosity.
So much, I just gave it to myself for free!
The assistant also introduced her to the current leasing situation of these shops. Two of the shops had signed long-term contracts. For example, they were rented to shoe stores and watch shops that had been in business for many years. The rents were very stable and the profits were considerable.
And because these are popular shops, you basically don’t have to worry about anything when the lease expires. Those businesses that are interested in them will take the initiative to increase the rent to “grab the shop”.
When the property was being handed over, the assistant also explained to her in detail that because these properties were to be rented out to generate rent, the taxes were different from those of ordinary apartments, involving rate tax and property tax, etc. However, compared to the rent, these could be ignored.
It would be great to have ten prosperous shops and just sit back and collect money every month.
After returning home, Ye Tianhui took a comfortable shower and blew her hair, calculating the rent of the ten shops in her mind. Even after deducting various taxes, the balance would be very considerable.
It can be said that relying on these ten prosperous shops, she can live a luxurious and rich life without doing anything else in her life!
What a comfortable life this is, and my aunt is so nice!
Thinking of this, she liked Ye Lixuan even more. She naturally understood that no matter how good the relationship between the siblings was, such ten shops could not be given away just like that. This was probably to repay a favor from the past.
So Ye Lixuan, this nice-guy daddy, is not completely useless. He has his merits.
She was in a good mood and first learned about the situation at the horse farm. Everything went well, so she went home immediately, took a quick shower and ate something.
She returned to her room, lay down comfortably, and was about to study the training materials again when the phone rang.
She picked up the phone casually, but there was no sound from the other end, only some breathing sounds.
Very regular breathing sounds, one after another.
She wondered, "Who is it?"
After saying this, she suddenly realized.
After a slight pause, she finally asked tentatively, "Is it you?"
No names were mentioned, but the other party obviously had this tacit understanding.
Gu Shizhang's voice rang out from the other end of the line, his voice particularly faint: "Wrong number."
Wrong number...?
Ye Tianhui almost couldn't breathe.
Is this possible?
She sneered: "Then I won't waste your time."
With that, she hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, the phone became quiet. Ye Tianhui circled around the phone, but there was no sound.
Ye Tianhui recalled what happened during the day.
He went to the horse farm today, but pretended not to know her.
She also pretended not to know him.
After all, this is a bit of a temper.
Ye Tianhui also admitted that she did it on purpose. She rode the Longguang out to piss him off, but he turned a blind eye and even went to help Zhou Wanlan research the situation of Palace music.
That's her opponent!
Today, unless the King of Hell suddenly exerts his strength, it is very likely that the King of Hell will be humiliated. When two meet on a narrow road, the winner is the king. What is there to sympathize with?
Such a proud little stallion deserves to be defeated. Today he will be humiliated by the King of Hell, and tomorrow he will be oppressed by other stronger people.
Is he still the cold-blooded and ruthless emperor of the past? When did he develop such a compassionate heart?
In response to this, Ye Tianhui gritted her teeth until they were almost chattering.
Even though I was wrong about the photo, I have already apologized. If the apology is useless, then there is nothing I can do but to stand up straight and be stubborn.
Ye Tianhui was a little angry, but she just stood by the phone, thinking about the past, thinking about how gentle he had been to her, thinking about his earnest teachings when they first met, and thinking about what he said about picking the stars in the sky for her.
Now that the stars are gone, he still goes to help his opponent.
Is he going to help that Palace music guy cheer up and defeat his own King of Hell?
She felt sad.
If that's the case, I'd like to tear him into pieces.
What a man!
I was very angry and a little sad. How could it turn out like this?
What's more, he didn't even know to call me again!
She gritted her teeth and ground them for a long time: "Forget it, I'm going to give him a shot."
So she finally called Gu Shizhang.
The phone kept ringing, but he didn't answer it. Finally, when Ye Tianhui was thinking of giving up, she heard the phone was connected.
Gu Shizhang: "Hello, who is this?"
The voice was cool and calm, without any ripples.
Ye Tianhui: "I——"
There was a pause on the other end of the phone before someone said, "What's going on?"
Ye Tianhui: "Did you dial the wrong number just now?"
Gu Shizhang: "Yes."
Ye Tianhui snorted: "Who did you hit just now?"
Gu Shizhang didn't answer.
Ye Tianhui continued, "It's the middle of the night. Look at the time. You're actually calling someone, a man or a woman?"
Gu Shizhang: "What exactly do you want to say?"
His voice remained cold.
Ye Tianhui: “…”
She sighed deeply in her heart and suddenly felt a little discouraged.
She admitted that she suddenly called back to give him a way out, hoping to find a reason to talk again and perhaps ease the relationship.
However, he obviously didn't care.
She had already shamelessly fought back, but he didn't understand and wasn't willing to bend over, so how could she continue?
She sighed and said, "I suddenly remembered something important."
Gu Shizhang: "What?"
Ye Tianhui: "The light you gave me, now I think it's too expensive. It was okay before, but now I feel I can't take it for nothing."
Gu Shizhang: "Oh? Why was it okay before, but what's wrong now?"
Ye Tianhui just felt that he was asking questions even though he already knew the answer.
If you want to break up, just do it quickly and don't waste time talking about useless things.
She then said, "But sending it back now isn't realistic. How about this? Let's assess the market value of this horse, and then I'll pay you a 30% premium. That way I'll feel at ease, and we'll be even."
Gu Shizhang on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment before he said, "So what does this mean? You want to break up with me and return the money you've spent?"
Ye Tianhui: "Shouldn't it be?"
Gu Shizhang: "When did I say we broke up? Did I agree?"
Ye Tianhui laughed: "Gu Shizhang, do you look like a boyfriend now? I'm not satisfied with you. Do I need your consent to break up? I am unilaterally announcing that we are breaking up and parting ways!"
Gu Shizhang sneered: "You did something wrong, but you didn't admit your mistake and you still want to break up with me. You are unreasonable!"
Ye Tianhui: "I apologized, but you didn't accept it. Why shouldn't I break up with you? Besides, you helped Palace Music deal with my Hell King today. I think your actions have betrayed me. I'm very angry, and I don't want to continue with you!"
She loudly announced, "I want to break up!"
Gu Shizhang: "What do you mean I'm helping Palace Music against Hell King? How did I know Palace Music and Hell King were competing together today? You Hell King were suddenly forced into this, and I had no prior knowledge of it. Someone asked me to help look after the horses, so can't I go and take a look?"
Ye Tianhui: "Then I don't care. If you are my horse's enemy, you are my enemy! You are my opponent's friend, and you are still talking and laughing, and pointing fingers at my horse together. Why do I need you as my boyfriend?"
Gu Shizhang: "When did I say anything funny? Did I laugh?"
Ye Tianhui: "Do you think I didn't see it? I saw it all! You must have analyzed my horse and my people together, and you helped them to deal with me! The horse lost, do you want to help it turn defeat into victory? Don't even think about it, all of you together are no match for me, the King of Hell!"
Gu Shizhang was about to explain, but Ye Tianhui said, "I don't want to argue with you about this. Hurry up and settle the bill. I want to pay you back. I'll give you a 30% premium on the ransom money I collected, so you don't have to accuse me of taking advantage of you!"
Gu Shizhang: "Ye Tianhui, wake up! All the funds you have available are used to pay for the training of several horses. Why are you so desperate to pay back the money?"
Ye Tianhui was surprised, then immediately hit back: "Gu Shizhang, what are you thinking? My dad is rich, and he's happy to help me pay! The last thing I lack right now is money. My aunt just gave me ten prosperous shops, and I can even support my horses by collecting rent just by lying down. How can I be short of money?"
"What worries me most now is that I have too much money. How can I not be able to part with this hand? Whatever you gave me, I will return it all to you. Just name your price. If it's really not possible, I will compensate you for mental damages. Thank you for keeping me happy for this period of time. You are of no use now. Go away."
Gu Shizhang paused when he heard this.
After that, he gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Ye Tianhui, let me tell you, there is no reason for me to take back the gift I gave away. I'm not so poor that I have to sell my horse!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Ye Tianhui held the receiver in her hand, stunned for a long time.
This seems to be very angry.
I have never seen him so angry in two lifetimes.
Has he forgotten the upbringing of an emperor in his previous life, where he never showed his emotions?
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