The two got out of the car one after the other, and Wen Jianning followed behind Chen Hongwang and sat down together on a bench in the park.

Although he was sitting in one place, Wen Jianning deliberately kept a distance from him, and his back was straight.

Wen Jianning didn't understand Chen Hongwang's intentions.

This wasn't the first time she had been confused by this man's behavior.

When she was still in Hong Kong, she thought that this man did not care about her attitude in order to show his gentlemanly demeanor, and that he had other intentions to help her. Although this person didn't do anything before she escaped from the Mid-Levels Villa, it was just because she hadn't had time to do it yet. Today he took the opportunity to take her away, and it was nothing more than to keep her in a certain property in Shanghai and be his first aunt's wife, but what was the matter with bringing her here.

She couldn't figure it out, and she was worried about Mr. Qi on the other side, but after hesitating for a while, she still opened her mouth, with a rare tone of pleading: "No matter what you want to do, please don't hurt my teacher, she has nothing to do with me and the Wen family." ”

The other party just said leisurely: "If I were the third lady, I would not repeatedly emphasize the importance of your teacher in front of a suspicious person." ”

Wen Jianning immediately closed his mouth tightly, but his eyes were a little angry.

Chen Hongwang looked at her reaction, and then smiled again: "Third Miss, please rest assured, I have no intention of doing anything to your teacher." It's just that I asked my subordinates to inform the female gentleman, and I will accompany the third lady out to relax, and I will personally send you back later. ”

Wen Jianning still didn't speak, his sharp gaze seemed to pierce his whole person.

Chen Hongwang raised his eyebrows: "How can I say that I also helped the third miss to relieve the siege, why should the third miss be so aggressive." ”

Wen Jianning lowered his head and pursed the corners of his lips.

Of course, she knew how bad her attitude had been.

But she had no other way, she knew very well that she had nothing, and that she had no power to protect herself in the face of real danger except that the thorns on her body could pierce a person. But in front of the other party, she felt as if the thorns in her body were pierced, not only did she not let the other party distance herself from her, but she didn't even cause him half of the trouble.

She lowered her head and was silent, falling into Chen Hongwang's eyes, making the corners of his mouth rise slightly.

The two sat quietly for a long time, and one of Chen Hongwang's black-clothed subordinates came over: "Boss, you bought what you wanted." ”

He raised his hand to take the oily paper bag, and then gave it to Wen Jianning: "Try it." ”

Wen Jianning paused for a few seconds before taking it, smelling the sweet fragrance inside, and couldn't help but be confused: "Cream chestnut cake?"

She glanced up at Chen Hongwang, and finally silently lowered her head and ate.

Once upon a time in Hong Kong, Wen Jianning had also eaten this kind of creamy chestnut cake, but he had never tasted it so well baked. The snow-white cream is rich and sweet, and the chestnut flour inside is so soft and delicate that it melts in your mouth. This sweet smell made her whole person slowly relax unconsciously, and her mood gradually calmed down a lot.

Chen Hongwang looked at her bowing her head and eating the cake in small bites, and said with a smile: "I think that even if the third miss looks old, but in the final analysis, she is a girl, she should like these, it seems that the third miss really likes it." ”

After hearing this, Wen Jianning slowly widened his apricot eyes, and subconsciously asked, "Do I look old?"

After she finished speaking, she was a little annoyed that she had asked such a question, and lowered her head and ate the cake without saying a word.

Fortunately, Chen Hongwang did not accept this embarrassing remark, and the two sat quietly on the bench, one of them bowed his head to eat intently, and the other was waiting patiently for her to fill his stomach.

Expecting that there would be an embarrassing situation where the two of them were relatively speechless after eating, Wen Jianning repeatedly slowed down the speed of eating. But no matter how slowly she ate, the little chestnut cake was eventually eaten.

She was holding the empty paper bag, and was about to wait for the other party to speak when a snow-white handkerchief suddenly appeared in her sight.

Wen Jianning hesitated for a moment, but still lowered his head and took it, don't turn his head to gently wipe the cream stains from the corners of his mouth. When it was estimated that his face should be wiped clean, he held the handkerchief in the palm of his hand, turned his head to Chen Hongwang and said, "Thank you for your handkerchief, and when I wash it later, I will ask someone to return it to you." Although Wen Jianning still didn't want to have extra contact with this person, she still couldn't do the rude behavior of returning her dirty handkerchief directly to others.

Chen Hongwang's eyes smiled: "It's a pity that it's autumn now, and you girls are not suitable for eating too much cold." Otherwise, I can ask people to go to Hagrid Road Italy and buy a walnut coconut mud ice cream, or milk froth ice cream at the hippodrome, which are famous for their delicacy in Shanghai and you will love it. ”

Wen Jianning refused: "Boss Chen doesn't have to bother like this, I don't like sweets." ”

As soon as the words came out, Wen Jianning looked away a little unnaturally.

She knew she was lying.

Once upon a time in Hong Kong, she, like Jianwan and the others, loved these sweets, but she was always restrained.

Wen Jingshu is strict with the figures of the girls in her family, and regularly asks them to weigh themselves. For every pound that weighs, the recipe for the next few days turns into a vegetable salad. This often reminds Wen Jianning of the livestock raised in the countryside in the pen, and feels that he is no different from those pigs and sheep, and sooner or later they will be put on the chopping board and be weighed and sold.

Chen Hongwang seemed to have seen through her little lie, and just laughed at it.

Perhaps because of the effect of dessert, Wen Jianning's mood gradually stabilized.

She could at least be sure that Chen Hongwang would not do anything to endanger her safety in the short term. As for the future, when she and Mr. Qi move away to hide for a while, or leave Shanghai in the future, there should be no future.

Still, the two didn't say much, just walked in silence around the park.

When Shanghai opened its port, several new parks once hung signs at the entrances that read "Chinese are not allowed to enter", which caused countless controversies. Now, decades later, most of the parks are open to Chinese, ranging from middle-aged people in long robes and coats to high-nosed gringos. Most of them are young students, men and women, walking side by side like them.

Occasionally, a White Russian vendor came over with fruit and asked, Wen Jianning only shook his head and continued to move forward.

Neither of them spoke, and they looked like a pair of friends who could rarely spend such a quiet time together. But what it is, I'm afraid only the parties themselves know in their hearts.

It wasn't until the shadow of the sun was slanting to the west that Chen Hongwang asked Wen Jianning to send Wen Jianning back.

Before parting, he asked, "Third Miss, I will temporarily block the people of the Wen family for you." But I'm afraid they won't give up like this, I don't know what your plans are in the future. ”

Wen Jianning only shook his head and refused to say anything.

She took out the change from the pocket of the tweed knitted jacket on her body, and her tone slowed down a little: "Thank you for your hospitality today, this is the dessert money you asked me for today." I know that's not enough, and I'll give you the rest of the money back another day. ”

Chen Hongwang still just smiled: "Since the third lady has the heart to return the cake money to me, it is better to go back and invite me once." ”

Of course, Wen Jianning knew that going back and forth like this would definitely be endless, and he wanted to open his mouth to refuse, but when he saw that the other party did not accept the money, he could only agree to it: "Since Boss Chen said so, if we meet next time, please Boss Chen must give me a chance to be the east." ”

The two made a promise and said no more.

After watching him get in the car and leave, Wen Jianning breathed a sigh of relief.

She stood at the intersection and watched from afar as the black car disappeared before turning around and walking briskly upstairs. When she returned to her residence, she found that Mr. Qi had returned early today.

Under the dim electric light, Mr. Qi was sitting on the sofa in the living room, rolling up his sleeves, and rubbing it with a cotton ball dipped in iodine wine with one hand. Hearing the movement coming from the door, she subconsciously raised her head, and the wound on her forehead was clearly visible.

Wen Jianning was shocked, and hurriedly ran over to inspect her injuries. In addition to the wounds on his forehead, Mr. Qi's exposed arms also had large abrasions and bruises, and even some bruises on his body that could not be seen, which looked like he had been beaten.

Wen Jianning took the cotton swab distressedly and helped Mr. Qi with the medicine, and said angrily: "Who did this! Is it Chen Hongwang's people, or is it the Wen family's people? I'll go to them when I turn around!"

She was a little annoyed that she was almost deceived by Chen Hongwang in the afternoon, but she didn't expect him to be this kind of person.

Mr. Qi grabbed her and shook his head: "This little injury is not in the way, you must not go." It wasn't the person sent by Boss Chen, but I would have to thank his subordinates today, if it wasn't for their people who stood up to help speak, I was afraid that it would have been more difficult to end at that time. ”

The injuries on her body were not what Wen Jianning thought, but she was beaten by someone who came to make trouble when she was in the magazine today.

In recent years, due to tensions at home and abroad, progressive literary groups in the interior have been the targets of the authorities' vigorous suppression. Mr. Qi's magazine has been implicated several times this year for his remarks, and several editors in charge of the current review column have been repeatedly warned. But I didn't expect that other people would be implicated this time.

Especially Mr. Qi, although he was only a woman, he was still injured by the gang in the chaos.

If it weren't for Chen Hongwang's subordinates who came forward in time to help make peace, I am afraid that she would not just scratch her skin and have a few more bruises today.

Wen Jianning lowered his eyes after listening to this, and asked softly, "Is it because of those books of Mr.?"

Mr. Qi glanced at her: "You shouldn't be looking." ”

Wen Jianning explained in a low voice: "I didn't open it and look at it carefully, but when I was in Hong Kong before, some of my classmates in the school would talk about these things. So she was not ignorant of the books that Mr. Qi had translated.

The two were relatively silent for a long time.

Wen Jianning thought that Mr. Qi would say something to her, just like those classmates in school, who were always eager to pull the people around him into small groups. But Mr. Qi just patted her on the shoulder and said nothing.

The teacher and student did not discuss this issue in depth.

The two packed some clothes overnight, and left the apartment before dawn the next day.

With the help of Mr. Qi's colleagues, they temporarily settled in another house. Mr. Qi has also taken a long vacation with the magazine, and he will no longer work during this time, in case he will be discovered by the Wen family again.

Their new residence is still in an alley, although the conditions are not as good as the previous place, but the surrounding terrain is more complex and remote, and it is not easy for ordinary people to find here, in case there is an abnormality, they can get out in time. In addition, the teacher and student made up their minds to live in a simple place, and sure enough, they were stable for more than half a month, and no one came to the door, so they gradually breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the two live in seclusion, they still inevitably have to go out occasionally to buy some vegetables and snacks. Mr. Qi was afraid that Wen Jianning would get into trouble when she went out alone, so she usually went out to procure.

On this day, she came back from outside, carrying a bag full of vegetables as usual, but the look on her face was not very good-looking.

Wen Jianning rummaged through the bag, found a handful of artemisia, half a bag of edamame, and a cabbage, but he couldn't see what he wanted, and couldn't help but wonder: "Sir, where is today's tabloid?"

Usually whenever they go out to buy groceries, they will buy a few tabloids from outside, so that they can learn about some local gossip, and secondly, the newspaper can also be used as a paper wrapper.

Mr. Qi froze for a moment, and said unnaturally: "When I went out just now, I didn't see those children selling newspapers, so I didn't buy them." ”

"Those group of newspaper boys walk around the streets and alleys on weekdays, but now they can't see any of them," Wen Jianning felt strange when he heard this, and couldn't help but worry, "Something must have happened to them." ”

Mr. Qi comforted: "In my opinion, something may not have happened, those little guys will sell here for a while today, and sell for a while there tomorrow, who knows when they will come back." It's only a day or two of newspapers, so you can be aggrieved for the time being, and I'll go out tomorrow to inquire about it. ”

Wen Jianning thought about it, only to feel that what Mr. Qi said was also reasonable, and put this matter behind him for the time being.

Mr. Qi was relieved when he saw that he had been confused for a while.

However, she was reassured too soon.

In the evening, when Wen Jianning was reading by the window as usual, he heard the sound of bangs downstairs. After a closer look, I heard that it was selling crab shell yellow baked cakes, and I suddenly became a little greedy.

She stopped reading the book at once, stopped at that page, and turned her head to look at Mr. Qi.

Mr. Qi looked at it and smiled: "Since you want to eat, let's go down and buy some." ”

Wen Jianning took the change, ran down like a gust of wind, and after a while, ran upstairs with a bag of baked cakes, and let go of it as soon as he entered the door: "The baked cakes that have just come out of the pot are hot." I bought a lot of them, and you'll eat them with me later. ”

Before Mr. Qi could answer, he heard her say in a brisk tone: "In the past, I always had to read the tabloid to pass the time after dinner, but you didn't buy it today, and I'm still a little unaccustomed to it." This time, the peddler happened to take the newspaper from the newsboy that could not be sold today to use as a mat for baked cakes, and I had a few copies with the peddler, and it was cheaper than usual. ”

Originally, Mr. Qi was just listening with a smile, but when he heard about the tabloid, he became nervous again.

Wen Jianning opened the paper bag wrapped in crab shell yellow, and the steaming heat and fragrance spread in the room. She picked up a stack of tabloids next to her, and was about to pass the time while waiting for the baked cakes to cool, but she heard Mr. Qi say: "Don't be in a hurry to read the newspaper first, you have been reading these pastimes all day long recently, have you missed your homework? ”

Mr. Qi walked over to block Wen Jianning's side, and was about to pretend to inadvertently take away the tabloid, but she suddenly raised her hand to press the edge of the newspaper, and couldn't pull it out. She couldn't help but look at the student opposite in amazement.

Wen Jianning's expression was calm, as if he had understood everything.

She said, "Sir, let me see." ”

(End of chapter)