In the boys' dormitory, Xu Ziyan, Zhu Yafen, and Cheng Jiaqi were frowning and discussing anxiously.

"Don't worry, I heard that the principal and professors are running to save the arrested students." Xu Ziyan said.

"My father and mother are going crazy, and I can't stand it at home, so I came to discuss with you." Cheng Jiaqi frowned and paced back and forth in the dormitory.

"Jiaqi, it's going to be fine, you sit down first." Zhu Yafen pulled her to sit beside him.

"They attacked really fiercely this time, you see, we were arrested in the dormitory."

"Ziyan, you are Zhiduoxing, you should think of a way." Zhu Yafen kept shaking his arm.

Xu Ziyan looked out the window, thought for a long time, turned around, and looked at Jiaqi with a frown.

"I thought of a person who might solve the problem."

"Who?" Zhu Yafen and Cheng Jiaqi asked in unison.

"Xu Manlin!"

"Xu Manlin? Why? ”

Xu Ziyan was just about to open his mouth to explain, there was a rush of high-heeled shoes in the corridor, someone knocked on the door a few times, and before Xu Ziyan could invite, the door had been pushed open, Xu Manlin rushed in in a fashionable leather coat and leather pants, and asked, "Where is Zhou Ruikang?" ”

The three people in the room were stunned for a moment, and their eyes stared at her fixedly for a while.

Xu Manlin stomped her foot and said hurriedly: "Let me ask you, what about Zhou Ruikang?" Has he returned? ”

Xu Ziyan was the first to come to his senses and hurriedly said: "Ruikang was arrested by the police. ”

Xu Manlin stared at the floor, glared, and said fiercely: "These damn things! With that, he turned around and hurried out.

Xu Manlin came and went in a hurry, which surprised the three people in the house, and after a while, Zhu Yafen and Cheng Jiaqi came to their senses, the three of them, you look at me, I look at you.

Zhu Yafen let out a long sigh and said, "It seems that another woman has fallen in." He turned his head to look at Jiaqi, who frowned, took her hand and said, "Jiaqi, I don't mean anything, a man like Zhou Ruikang can only look at it, appreciate it, and can't be a husband." I used to be unhappy for you, but now I am glad for you, you said that if you marry him, you will not have to live with a vinegar jar every day in the future. ”

"Could it be that the sweetheart in Ruikang's mouth who can't get married is Xu Manlin?" Cheng Jiaqi lowered her head and muttered, puzzled, thinking that she had broken off the marriage contract with Ruikang, his affairs had nothing to do with him from now on, who he loved or not, he had no right to ask, although she was so rational and sober to comfort herself, but the hidden pain in her heart was always lingering.

Xu Ziyan, who knew the truth, watched the two women discussing Zhou Ruikang there, only sighed and was silent.

"Ziyan, you said that Xu Manlin can save Zhou Ruikang?"

"Yes."

"Then, I'll beg her to save Jiawei too!" Jiaqi stood up and wanted to chase Xu Manlin.

"Hey, don't go." Xu Ziyan grabbed her and said, "Your identity is so sensitive, if you ask for it, I guess it will backfire." You can rest assured, Xu Manlin will definitely save Zhou Ruikang, and Zhou Ruikang's personality will not leave others to come out alone. ”

"Are you so sure?" Zhu Yafen raised her eyebrows and said with a suspicious expression: "I don't believe in flowery carrots." ”

"No, I believe in Ruikang!" Cheng Jiaqi said: "He is not a ruthless and unrighteous person. She said firmly into the window.

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"Zhou Ruikang! Who is Zhou Ruikang? A policeman shouted in front of cell cells with a baton.

Cheng Jiawei patted Ruikang on the shoulder and said, "Hey, they're looking for you, I don't know if they want to interrogate you." ”

Ruikang stood up, pulled his clothes, and said, "Trial is trial, even in front of Lao Jiang, I will be the same!" ”

"Hey, Ruikang, don't be impulsive, if they are punished, you must remember that heroes do not suffer immediate losses. It's important to save your life! ”

Ruikang smiled at him, shook his head, and was about to speak, when the police had already walked to their cell and asked again: "Zhou Ruikang!" Who is Zhou Ruikang? ”

Ruikang stepped forward and said, "I am." ”

The policeman looked him up and down, took out the key, opened the cell door, and said, "You can go." ”

Ruikang was stunned for a moment, didn't know why, and asked, "Why?" And what about them? ”

"I don't know, we are just doing what we are told. Someone is waiting for you outside. ”

"This ......" Ruikang hesitated, frowning slightly.

Cheng Jiawei stepped forward and said: "If you can go, you can find a way to save us when you go out." ”

Ruikang thought for a moment, groaned, nodded, and walked out of the cell.

When he arrived at the front hall of the patrol room, two people in black suits stepped forward, and walked out with a respectful left and right escort him, and several policemen behind squinted and grinned, accompanied by a smiling face, and one of the black-clothed men raised his hand, and these policemen stopped.

A shiny black car in front of the patrol room, Ruikang naturally thought of Xu Manlin as soon as he saw the man in black and the car, and sure enough, from the stone steps, he saw her sitting in the back seat of the car at a glance. The man in black opened the car door, and Ruikang had no choice but to sit inside.

Xu Manlin just glanced at him quickly, patted the back of the driver's seat and said, "Go home!" ”

The car started and sped down the street, Ruikang frowned, patted the chair and said, "Miss Xu, I don't understand, since you can save me, why don't you save others?" They are all your classmates, all enthusiastic young people who are worried about the country and the people, why only save me? ”

She glanced sideways at him, but didn't speak, there were other things in her bright eyes besides the cold as before, Ruikang didn't know what those things were, maybe it was feelings, he didn't want to delve into it, turned his face to look at the scenery outside the car window.

"If you only save me alone, then I will go and smash the police station tomorrow, I would rather be caught again than live and die with them." He said.

Xu Manlin was still silent, the two didn't speak again along the way, and the car slowly drove into the luxurious garden house again, it was daytime, and Zhou Ruikang was not drunk, this time he really saw the beautiful scenery in the garden clearly.

He is not a person who has never seen the world, the Zhou family compound is also magnificent, only a Chinese classical garden, the other is a Western European garden, the style is very different, but it is also full of freshness. Plants trimmed into geometric shapes, a variety of flowers with a careful mix of colors, graceful sculptures, fountains. The car stopped in front of the gate, and the waiter came forward to open the door.

Walking into the palatial house of the Xu family again, this time Zhou Ruikang saw the interior decoration clearly, the windows were bright and clean, the lighting was excellent, and the typical European Rococo style layout. Recon thought it was all too dramatic, an hour before he was in a dark, damp, stinking cell, now in a luxurious house that looked like paradise.

She walked up the wide carved staircase and said coldly, "If you want to save your friend, come with me." ”

He frowned and followed her up to the second floor, but this time she didn't take him to the bedroom, but to the study, which made him feel a little more relaxed.

"Close the door," she ordered, lowering her handbag and taking off her hat.

Zhou Ruikang closed the door and was about to ask her how she planned to save people.

Xu Manlin suddenly turned around, grabbed his neck tightly, kissed him on the lips, Ruikang was startled, and was busy pushing her away, but she was very hard, and the whole person pounced on him, her actions were so sudden that Ruikang took a few steps back, fell on the door, and hit the back of the head again, with a burst of pain.

She kissed him passionately and hugged him passionately, but he was unmoved and pulled her away with all his might.

"Miss Xu, please respect yourself!" He frowned, bared his teeth, and rubbed the back of his head a few times.

"Are you hurt, did they beat you?" For the first time, there was a look of concern and nervousness on her face, and although she tried her best to restrain herself, her voice still trembled slightly.

He looked at her, a little unbearable in his heart, after all, she was the one who rescued him, nodded, and whispered, "I'm fine." ”

"If I knew who hurt you, I would have killed him with my own hands." She said fiercely.

Ruikang shook his head and said, "Thank you for saving me, I just want to know if you can save everyone else?" ”

"Why should I save them?" She walked over to the desk and took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, habitually lit it, and the cold and arrogant expression returned to her face.

"They are patriotic and hot-blooded young people, what crime should they be arrested or killed?"

"They are sinful in attacking the government and colliding with the military and police!"

"And why? The reason is because they are patriotic and shouting for the survival of the country, yes, they are excited and out of control, but at this time, as a Chinese, watching the invaders occupy my great rivers and mountains and kill my innocent people, can you not be excited and not out of control? ”

"What do you have to do with me?"

"How is it okay, aren't you Chinese?"

"Yes now, but I can also be at any time, and it is not difficult for me to change my nationality." She puffed up smoke gracefully, but Ruikang didn't appreciate it.

Ruikang frowned, and said with some disgust: "Then you can change your nationality now, go back to the United Kingdom, the United States, and France where you have stayed, what are you doing in China?" His voice kept rising.

"You!" When she heard that he despised herself so much, she became angry, pressed out her cigarette, and said, "I rescued you, and you repay me like this?" ”

"I didn't ask you to save me, I would rather be with those patriotic young people in prison."

"You! You're a rock! Wood! Unreasonable! She also raised her voice.

"Yes, since you don't want to save them, then I'll go back to be with them now!" So saying, he opened the door and went out.

"Zhou Ruikang!" She yelled, rushed up and locked the door, pulling out the key. "I really can't stand your temper, you sit down for me!"

She pushed him and pulled him to the couch. Gasping for breath, he said, "I really don't know what I like about you?" I think I'm going to be killed by you one day. ”

He collapsed on the couch and looked up at her, and she said angrily:

"How do you know I didn't save them? If it weren't for me and my uncle last night who revoked their order to shoot at the parade, it wouldn't be as simple as arresting on the streets today! I guess half the street is red with blood now! ”

She angrily spun back and forth in front of him, and said, "Yes, I did it for you, but do you think I can do it easily?" I'm not Wu Zetian, and I can't cover the sky with one hand! You still want me to let everyone go? Have you ever wondered where I am? ”

"I'll tell you the truth, many of them are communists, and they were meant to be arrested."

"Still engaged in infighting! You are all Chinese everywhere! Why not arrest the Japanese? It's just stupid! Ruikang said loudly.

"Ruikang, can we not talk about this for now, these are not something you and I can dominate." She softened her tone.

"I can't, but you can! You can go and mobilize your uncle. ”

"You know my uncle?" She looked at him in surprise.

He frowned, glanced at her and said, "I already know, your uncle is Xu Enhai." ”

"Yes. But you only know half of it, my mother's surname is Kong. She stood there and said to him, a hint of pride in her eyes.

"The Kong family?" Ruikang was stunned, and the door plaques of the four major families of "Jiang Song, Kong and Chen" suddenly turned in his mind.

She walked up to him, crouched beside him, and said, "Ruikang, with me, you can have everything, and you can also go to achieve your ideals and ambitions." Or we can leave China, stay away from the war, go to any country in the world, and I can guarantee that no matter how the situation changes, your family will be fine, and they can leave China with us. ”

Zhou Ruikang looked at her face and felt that she was very strange, and her situation was also very strange, she seemed to be a person who weaved a maze net, always taking out all kinds of tempting things to confuse him, beauty, flesh, wealth, status, freedom, pleasure, she was really like that demon Medusa, with an irresistible temptation, but when a man falls in love with her, is fascinated by her, and sees her eyes, he will turn into stone, yes, stone, a stone that no longer has life and no longer has a soul.

Zhou Ruikang smiled uncontrollably, shook his head and said, "You are tempting me." ”

"Yes, I'm tempting you, because I'm ...... I love you. She rested her head on his lap.

He was stunned, helped her up, sat down beside him, pinched the corners of his eyes, stared at her and said, "We are people in different worlds, and we don't match. I appreciate your favor for me, but I can't be together. ”

"Why?" Her eyes widened, and she felt completely inconceivable at the failure of her courtship.

"You can leave China at any time, abandon China, but I will never, you like Western food, I like Chinese food, you like fashionable dresses, I like cheongsam, you like to smoke, drink and drive, and I ...... The woman I like is a leisurely and chaste traditional Chinese woman......" He said as Mei Ruojun's delicate and quiet appearance appeared in front of him, and he sighed infinitely in his heart.

"You're literally living in ancient times!" She jerked to her feet, somewhat disdainful of his remarks.

Zhou Ruikang didn't care, spread his hands, patted his thighs and stood up, and said, "So, look! The gap between the two of us is too big. ”