After making an appointment to meet Shu Qiang in the evening, Shang Yucheng got up and changed his clothes, put on light makeup slightly, and saw that the time was close to half past six, so he got up and went out.

When we arrived at Avery Restaurant, it was not yet 6:50. Shang Yucheng ordered a cocktail and sat down at the bar, then casually picked up a newspaper from the side and read it.

After a while, a guest sat on the chair next to him, and Shang Yucheng looked up, it was a young girl, in her early twenties, dressed in a beige dress, fashionable and beautiful. She turned her gaze back to the newspaper.

"This sister, can you lend me the newspaper?"

Sweet, delicate voice, Shang Yucheng looked up, and the girl next to him was looking at her with a sweet smile.

"Absolutely." Shang Yucheng replied with a smile and handed her the newspaper.

"Thank you." The young girl took the newspaper, but just as the waiter put a goblet full of red wine in front of her, she dodged it and the wine spilled on her pale dress.

"Oops!" The girl hurriedly stood up, scrambling the red liquid from her dress.

Shang Yucheng hurriedly asked the waiter for a clean towel and handed it over.

"Thank you." The girl took the towel and wiped her skirt while thanking her, not forgetting to look up and smile at Shang Yucheng.

"What's going on?"

Some familiar sounds.

Shang Yucheng turned his head and saw Ye Shenzheng, who had his hands in his trouser pockets and a sneering face, walking over from a few steps away from him.

The moment Ye Shen saw her, his eyebrows moved, with a look of smiling in his eyes, and he looked at Shang Yucheng with a slightly looking look, "Miss Shang, we meet again." ”

Shang Yucheng then remembered that on the phone at noon, Lu Jingcheng seemed to mention that there were other guests, and she just looked at Fang Tian who had entered the Lu family, and forgot to ask who the guests were. Now it seems that it is this Ye Dashao.

"Yes, meet again." The smile on Shang Yucheng's face was so thin that it was almost indiscerning.

Ye Shen didn't care, turned his head to look at the young girl's dress, and it was clear what was happening. He immediately said to the young woman, "Miss Jia, wait a moment, and I'll go buy a new dress for you." ”

After speaking, he still glanced at Shang Yucheng with a smile, turned around and walked out of the restaurant.

That Miss Jia looked up with a sweet smile while confronting the stains on her skirt, "It turns out that my sister is Mr. Lu's fiancée, Miss Shang, I will be lucky." ”

Shang Yucheng glanced at the door where Ye Shen had left, and said suspiciously, "Are you?" ”

Miss Jia hurriedly stretched out her hand, Shang Yucheng hesitated, and was about to reach out to shake it, when Miss Liu reacted, and said a little embarrassedly, "I almost forgot, I have wine stains on my hands." My name is Jia Wenxin, Mr. Lu asked me to help him take care of the furniture store, and Miss Shang is my boss! ”

In this way, she is the deputy manager of the furniture store introduced by Ye Shen to Lu Jingcheng, Shang Yucheng looked at Jia Wenxin with a little crying and laughing, such a little girl, how to take care of business?

However, it doesn't matter whether Lu Jingcheng's furniture store is successful or not, and Shang Yucheng doesn't plan to say anything.

"Fortunately, Miss Jia." Shang Yucheng smiled politely.

Jia Wenxin smiled, looked down at the skirt with a bitter face, and whispered, "This is a salary for several months, Jia Wenxin, you are so stupid——"

Shang Yucheng was a little unbearable, "Go to the bathroom and wash up." ”

Jia Wen responded in her heart, and said pitifully, "Then I'll go." Turn around and walk to the bathroom. ”

Shang Yucheng smiled and shook his head and sat down again, slowly drinking the wine in front of him.

She heard someone push the door open and enter, glancing towards the door. Ye Shen held a beautiful clothing box in his hand and walked towards her gracefully.

Shang Yucheng wanted to pretend that it was too late to see it, so he had to smile, "Mr. Ye." ”

Ye Shen walked up to her and smiled slightly, "Where did Miss Shang hide Miss Jia?" ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for Shang Yucheng to say anything, turned around and snapped his fingers at the waiter in a dashing manner, "A glass of whiskey." Then he turned around and leaned on the bar and looked at Shang Yucheng.

His action made the distance between the two very close, and his slightly teasing eyes made Shang Yucheng feel a little nervous and a little unhappy.

Shang Yucheng lowered his head to avoid his gaze, and pointed his finger in the direction of the bathroom very broadly, "Bathroom." ”

Ye Shen couldn't help but smile a little more as he watched Shang Yucheng's reaction, and he pushed the box placed on the bar counter in front of Shang Yucheng with his backhand.

Shang Yucheng looked up at him in some surprise.

"She went to the women's bathroom, can't I deliver it." The innocence on Ye Shen's face was a little narrow.

Shang Yucheng glanced at him, stood up expressionlessly, took the box and walked to the bathroom.

Ye Shen looked at Shang Yucheng's back, the smile on his face gradually faded, and when she disappeared, he took out the cigarette case and lit a cigarette.

After Jia Wenxin changed her clothes, Shang Yucheng walked out with her, she looked in the direction of the bar, and saw Lu Jingcheng who was talking to Ye Shen at a glance, and there was a person standing next to him. When Shang Yucheng saw him, he paused suddenly.

"What's wrong, Miss Shang?" Jia Wenxin glanced at Shang Yucheng strangely, and then followed her gaze.

Shang Yucheng didn't expect to meet Lu Jingpeng here, she subconsciously stopped, as if her body was about to react uncontrollably to escape.

Since the day she decided to return to Shanghai, Shang Yucheng has been rehearsing in her mind the scene when she saw Lu Jingpeng again, how she wanted to play the role of a stranger or a member of the Lu family seriously, and her practice paid off in the end.

"Nothing." Shang Yucheng's expression was as usual, and she walked forward calmly.

When he walked to Lu Jingcheng's side, Shang Yucheng had already begun to think normally, since he had a grudge with Ye Shen, how could Lu Jingpeng appear on this occasion today? Could it be that his guess is completely wrong, everything is just a coincidence of time, and the feud between the two of them five years ago has nothing to do with that case?

"Yucheng." When Lu Jingcheng saw her, he called out with a smile, "I'm really sorry to ask you to wait for me." ”

"Don't worry." Shang Yucheng smiled softly, with a completely different expression and tone from facing Ye Shen. Ye Shen looked at her with a smile full of indifference on his face.

"Big brother." Shang Yucheng politely greeted Lu Jingpeng.

"Miss Shang." Lu Jingpeng bowed slightly, turned his head and looked politely and thoughtfully at Jia Wenxin, who was following behind Shang Yucheng.

"This is the assistant manager of the furniture store, Miss Jia." Lu Jingcheng hurriedly introduced, "Miss Jia followed her father to take care of the family's business at the age of fifteen, and she is very capable. ”

"Mr. Lu." Jia Wenxin took the initiative to stretch out her hand, and Lu Jingpeng shook it.

"Let's take a seat." Lu Jingcheng took Shang Yucheng's hand and led everyone to sit down.

Everyone exchanged a few words of greeting without pain, and the waiter brought wine. Lu Jingpeng picked up his wine glass and said to Ye Shen with a smile, "Thank you for your help in this Jingcheng matter, I will toast you." ”

Ye Shen smiled, "It's just a matter of a gesture, and it's reasonable for me to do a small favor - legal." ”

The slight pause in Ye Shen's words suddenly aroused Shang Yucheng's suspicions, and she couldn't help but glance up at Ye Shen, only to see him raise his glass with a smile and take a sip of the red wine in the glass.

Shang Yucheng felt the strangeness of the atmosphere at that moment, but he couldn't say what it was for. Her eyes silently roamed over Ye Shen and Lu Jingpeng, trying to find the answer.

"Big brother is right!" Lu Jingcheng also raised his wine glass with a smile, "The opening of the store this time can go so smoothly, it all depends on your help, and I also toast you." ”

Ye Shen looked at Lu Jingcheng and gently shook the wine glass in his hand, "Today, your brothers are united, accompanied by Miss Shang and Miss Jia, and the four of you drink one person - this is not fair." ”

Hearing Ye Shen say this, Shang Yucheng had a faint bad premonition.

Ye Shen smiled and swept over Shang Yucheng's tense face, "Why don't you have a drink with Miss Shang?" ”

And so it was. A trace of anger surged in Shang Yucheng's heart, and he really didn't know what to do with a woman who used such a means to harm others and himself.

Lu Jingcheng, who was beside her, noticed her displeasure and said busily, "She is not strong enough to drink in Yucheng, why don't you let me do her cup for you?" ”

Ye Shen looked at Shang Yucheng with a faint smile in his eyes.

Shang Yucheng exhaled lightly, hiding his resentment, turned his head and smiled softly at Lu Jingcheng, "No need Jingcheng, just a glass of wine, it doesn't matter." ”

She reached out to raise her glass, and Ye Shen lightly touched the rim of her cup, "Cheers." ”

Shang Yucheng glanced at him lightly, raised his chin and drank it all.

If I knew that I was going to drink on an empty stomach like this, I should have eaten at least a loaf of bread before going out. Shang Yucheng felt a warm and stimulating sensation suddenly rise in his chest and stomach, and he couldn't help but regret it a little in his heart.

"Miss Shang, good drinking!" Ye Shen said with appreciation, and smiled at Lu Jingcheng, "It seems that you don't know Miss Shang well enough." ”

Everyone just laughed it off as a joke, but Shang Yucheng knew that Ye Shen meant something, and it seemed that her meeting with Shu Qiang in the dance hall still made this cunning Ye Shen suspicious.

If it's none of your business, why bring it up again and again? Shang Yucheng had to boil it down to one reason: the behavior of idle children really can't be figured out with common sense.

It's better to be cautious. Shang Yucheng thought to himself.

After the meals were served, Lu Jingcheng talked about the topic of business, and talked about the current situation by the way.

"Nowadays, Sino-Japanese relations are getting worse day by day, if there is really a war, there will always be a peaceful concession in Shanghai, and customers are indispensable, but the transportation of this cargo can be guaranteed?"

Ye Shen said while cutting the steak, "An important port like Shanghai, not only businessmen want to protect it, but the government also has to do its best to protect it, and it can always last for a while——"

When Jia Wen heard this, her apricot eyes suddenly widened, and she said a little nervously, "According to what Mr. Ye said, is there a war in Shanghai?" ”

Ye Shen raised his eyes to look at her and said with a smile, "How the war progresses, naturally the government and the army have to worry about, and what I said may not be counted." However, the luck of beautiful girls will not be too bad, Miss Jia and Miss Shang must not have to worry. ”

What kind of logic is this? Shang Yucheng silently sneered in his heart, it was ridiculous that he even had to turn a corner to flatter a woman on such a topic.

"Master Ye, don't say such things to scare the two ladies anymore." Lu Jingpeng smiled and said, "Miss Jia doesn't have to worry, even if other shipping companies are having a hard time, Ye's will never be like this." ”

"Why is that?" Jia Wenxin still opened her eyes with curiosity wide open, and asked seriously.

Lu Jingpeng looked at Ye Shen and smiled quietly, "I wonder if Master Ye can explain a thing or two?" ”

Ye Shen looked at Lu Jingpeng, the smile on his face was slightly stiff, "Lu Shao is really well-informed, which is admirable. ”

"Oh, Mr. Ye, Mr. Lu!" Jia Wen said anxiously, "You don't want to play dumb riddles, what's the inside story?" ”

Ye Shen smiled slightly, "It's nothing, our Ye's Shipping has negotiated a cooperation with an American transportation company, and in the near future, our Ye's Merchant Ship will continue to ship as an American-flagged merchant ship, presumably it will always be more secure." ”

"Yikes! Mr. Ye is amazing! Jia Wenxin admired with admiration, turned her head to Lu Jingcheng and said, "So that our goods don't have to worry." ”

Lu Jingcheng was also surprised, and hurriedly raised his glass and said, "Brother Ye should have told us earlier about such good news, if it wasn't for the eldest brother to ask, we wouldn't have known." Congratulations to Brother Ye! ”

Lu Jingpeng also raised his glass and toasted together, with a smug smile on his face. The news of Ye's cooperation with the American company is very secretive, and he also learned by chance that he is very satisfied with the results that are so easy to find out today. This is also the reason why he is willing to take the initiative to bow his head to Ye Shen.

If he can reconcile with Ye Shen and Huijin Group and Ye can cooperate normally, then the cloud of war hanging over the heads of Shanghai businessmen will open up to Lujiawang, and even Huijin Group may take this opportunity to open up a larger market.

Lu Jingpeng hesitated for a moment, and gave up the idea of striking, while the iron was hot, and Ye Shen proposed cooperation, since Lu Jingcheng and Ye Shen had a good relationship, then the further cooperation between the Lu family and the Ye family could also be called logical, and there was no need to rush forward today.

His eyes fell on Lu Jingcheng and quickly moved away.

The heavy topic of the current situation and the war unexpectedly pushed the atmosphere of the dinner, and Shang Yucheng listened quietly to their conversation, but he had a feeling that he was getting farther and farther away from these people.

In Shanghai, there are many wealthy merchants, rich people, politicians, and penniless adventurers, who are either afraid that the war will destroy their wealth, or they are waiting to make a war windfall. Shanghai is their stage. And Shang Yucheng himself, although he also stepped on this stage, could not set a common goal with them, nor would he walk on the same path with them.

Revenge is a road destined to be lonely, and so is longing.

Shang Yucheng looked out the window, a little boy in a suit and shorts jumped past, followed by a young mother, she frowned and scolded something dissatisfied, the little boy just turned a deaf ear and still ran away.

Shang Yucheng didn't know that there was a soft and sad look in her eyes, and she was immersed in a kind of disorganized longing, forgetting herself for a while.

And Ye Shen, who was sitting opposite her at the moment, took everything about her into his eyes.

This woman who has only met a few times, even if she doesn't know her life experience, Ye Shen will not see her as an ordinary beautiful woman. Her gentleness is perfunctory, her smile is defensive, maybe this unguarded moment is a little real.

Ye Shen took a sip of the wine in the glass, turned his face to look out the window, the neon flashed, and the mother and son had already walked away.