The news that Leng's boutique jewelry store was looted by gangsters on the opening day spread like a virus, and the next day, there were several foreigners in suits and leather shoes who asked to see Leng Fanqing, and in the afternoon of the same day, all the jewelry stores under Leng's were closed one after another, and the people of the Leng family were silent and had no news.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Xianglin had already gone back to sleep, Shang Yucheng poured a glass of red wine, sat in the restaurant and drank quietly.

Although he has not seen Zhao Wenxuan's ending, the Leng family that Zhao Wenxuan is attached to is already about to fall, and it doesn't take too much imagination to know that Zhao Wenxuan will not be happy, let alone the gambling debts he secretly owes.

It was a long-awaited victory, and she wanted to enjoy it in peace.

The doorbell rang suddenly, Shang Yucheng looked up at the wall clock, then frowned, got up to open the door.

"Ye Shen."

Seeing the person coming from the door, Shang Yucheng raised his eyebrows suspiciously, "It's so late, is there anything wrong with you?" ”

Ye Shen smiled, strode up the steps, stood in front of Shang Yucheng and nodded, "Something, something very important." ”

Shang Yucheng heard the faint smell of wine on Ye Shen's body, and couldn't help frowning, "Have you drunk?" ”

Ye Shen looked at her amusedly, "Didn't you also drink?" Is it only for you to get drunk late at night, and not for me to borrow wine to kill your sorrows? ”

Shang Yucheng didn't want to entangle with him here, so he had to get out of the way and let him in.

Seeing the wine bottle on the dining table, Ye Shen consciously took the cup and poured a glass for himself, and then sat opposite Shang Yucheng.

"What's the matter, you can tell it." Shang Yucheng raised his glass and took a sip and looked up at Ye Shen.

Ye Shen smiled slightly, "How did you do it?" ”

Shang Yucheng looked at him, "Leng's ???"

Ye Shen nodded.

"Don't you already know? Mr. Hoffmann has been a close friend of mine for many years. Shang Yucheng smiled, "It's no wonder that Leng Hui shouldn't be greedy and want to use the idea of a new jewelry store I proposed to compete with Zhao Wenxuan for the Leng family." ”

"How did Mr. Hoffman convince Zhao Wenxuan to take the risk?" Ye Shen asked.

"He doesn't need to bother to persuade." Shang Yucheng shook his head slightly, "As long as you give Zhao Wenxuan the mold that made fake jewelry at that time, Zhao Wenxuan will naturally feel that he is desperate - how could he be willing to lose everything in the Leng family?" ”

Ye Shen smiled lightly and nodded, "So that's the case, but I'm thinking too complicated." He raised his glass and took a long sip of wine, then continued, "That necklace—what the finishing touch, even I have to admire you." ”

Hearing Ye Shen's compliment, Shang Yucheng just smiled calmly, "So you have already guessed." ”

Ye Shen shook his head, "I don't need to guess, I just happen to know those foreigners who went to the Leng family to negotiate." Mr. Hoffman persuaded Leng Hui to borrow the antique necklace from the museum, and the Leng family not only paid a huge deposit, but also signed an extremely harsh contract - once the borrowed exhibits were damaged or lost, the Leng family would have to compensate for 100 times the value. Now the Leng family doesn't have so much cash to repay, so they can only compensate the museum for all the storefronts—" he looked at Shang Yucheng who was not shocked, "It's hard to imagine how the Leng family could sign such a contract, Leng Fanqing has always been a very cautious businessman." ”

Shang Yucheng nodded in agreement, "That's right. Leng Fanqing was indeed very cautious, he was reluctant to sign that contract at first. But Leng Hui had the best of her, and she managed to convince her father, but to be on the safe side, they used the most advanced security lockers. ”

Ye Shen suddenly realized, "Until Leng Hui, at the instigation of those reporters, took the necklace out of the cabinet—" He looked at Shang Yucheng in admiration, "It really couldn't be more elaborate." ”

Shang Yucheng took a sip of wine and did not speak.

Ye Shen looked at her, "What about the jewels that were snatched away?" ”

Shang Yucheng glanced at the watch on his wrist, "At this time, I was probably escorted by Inspector Shu and got on the plane to Hong Kong." She glanced at Ye Shen, "Inspector Shu will exchange it for cash from the black market - if you don't dislike it, this money will be handed over to you." Whether you want to buy porridge or medicine, at least make the most of it. ”

This decision was made by Shang Yucheng early on. No matter how rich the Ye family was, he could not blatantly use a large amount of cash to support revolutionary activities, and it was most appropriate to give this money to Ye Shen.

Ye Shen was stunned when he heard this, "You want to give me this money?" He looked at Shang Yucheng's face, "Aren't you drunk, do you know how much that money is?" ”

Shang Yucheng smiled and shook his head, "I always remember what you said in the hospital that day, I can't help much, this money is of no use to me, and it will be much more useful to hand it over to you." ”

Ye Shen was speechless for a while, he didn't expect Shang Yucheng to donate such a fortune without blinking, such a move made him feel shocked. He looked at her for a moment before he said, "I thought you didn't want to get involved—"

Shang Yucheng smiled and didn't speak, slowly raising his glass and drinking wine, his eyes flying somewhere.

Ye Shen looked at Shang Yucheng, which was very real at this time, and his heart welled up with deep pity.

Although the world had hurt her so badly, and despite the coldness and exhaustion of her heart, she was still willing to maintain compassion and kindness in the face of suffering.

The dim lights in the dining room are reflected in the flickering wine glasses, like the human nature of this troubled world, light and dark are intertwined.

"Good. Then I'll take it. Ye Shen smiled, his voice gentle, "Thank you." ”

Shang Yucheng nodded, didn't say anything more, just drank quietly, as if enjoying this rare peace.

Ye Shen also looked at her quietly like this, until a glass of wine was at the bottom, and then he spoke again, "What are your plans now?" ”

Shang Yucheng glanced up at him, and knew in his heart that this was the purpose of his coming today. Today, Lu Jingcheng's behavior was abnormal, probably as Ye Shen guessed, he was more or less aware of something. Ye Shen was worried about her, so he came to sit here with her late at night.

She was a little moved in her heart, I don't know if it was because of the intoxicating effect of alcohol, or because Ye Shen's warm and warm eyes made her a little distracted, she looked at Ye Shen and didn't know what to say for a while.

"What's wrong? Why don't you speak? Ye Shen looked at her.

Shang Yucheng came back to her senses at this time, she lowered her eyes, and her voice was as calm as usual, "Naturally, you can do what you have to do." ”

"Step-by-step? Ye Shen frowned slightly, "Do you still plan to act like this with Lu Jingcheng?" Don't you see that Lu Jingcheng's attitude towards you has changed. Maybe he's discovered something, or he's aware of your identity - whatever it is, it's too dangerous for you to stay with her. ”

Shang Yucheng shook his head and said firmly, "It's impossible." Even if he had any suspicions, he would never know who I was and what I was trying to do, and I had my own way of dispelling his suspicions. ”

Ye Shen looked at Shang Yucheng, who had a resolute attitude, and couldn't help but say, "Since I can detect your secret, then Lu Jingcheng may also find clues about you, how can you be so sure?" After a pause, he continued, "How do you dispel his suspicions?" Are you going to make a mistake - to marry him? ”

Shang Yucheng raised his head and glanced at him lightly, "This is my business, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

As soon as he talked about this matter, Shang Yucheng dissociated himself from him. Ye Shen suppressed his impatience and said with a calm face, "You don't need to say that, I know that in your heart, I am more important than revenge." So more than anyone else, I hope that you will succeed soon, and that it will be my turn to your heart sooner. ”

Shang Yucheng looked at him, opened his mouth to say something, but after thinking about it, he changed his tone, "Ye Shen-"

Ye Shen preemptively said, "The reason why I say this, although I can't rule out jealousy, is not just for this. He frowned and looked at Shang Yucheng, "Although revenge is important, it will never put yourself in it." Since I promised to help you, if I want you to take this step, I won't have the face to see you again. ”

Shang Yucheng frowned slightly, looked at Ye Shen and said, "Since you have more important things, don't bother about these things anymore." Besides—" she turned her face away, "I don't have much of a mind to think about my children's private affairs anymore—even if you help me fulfill my wish, I won't agree to you, so why would you do it?" ”

"I'm not helping you to make you promise by example—you're a man who has drunk foreign ink, so how can you talk like an old pedant?" Ye Shen frowned and looked at her with disgust, "Could it be that I am such a villain in your eyes?" He paused, "I don't want you and Ye Shen to make the fake come true, I don't want you to pay too much for revenge, so that you will be hurt - I am not a squirrel, and I will never save a pine cone to eat it for my own winter." You can rest assured of that. ”

Ye Shen said something grandiose, and compared her to a pine cone, which made Shang Yucheng couldn't help but blush, but fortunately, the light was dim and not too obvious.

She steadied herself and insisted, "I won't promise you anyway." ”

Ye Shen was not annoyed when he saw that she didn't eat oil and salt like this, and smiled and said, "It's okay, I won't give up on you anyway." ”

Shang Yucheng couldn't help but sigh when he heard his rogue tone, and said helplessly, "I don't want to promise you, naturally I have my reason, why are you so stubborn?" She looked at Ye Shen and said sincerely, "I know that you have always tried your best to help me fulfill my wishes, and I am very grateful in my heart." But it's just gratitude, I can't give you more. ”

Ye Shen looked at her and said, "I have never asked you for more, I just ask you for peace and joy." Just those four words. ”

In an instant, Shang Yucheng's heart suddenly softened like water. She looked at Ye Shen and didn't know what to say.

Ye Shen drank all the wine in the cup and stood up, "In short, you have to be cautious in everything." It's better for Xianglin to stay with you, and if there is anything, you can take care of it. ”

Shang Yucheng hesitated and nodded.

Seeing that she didn't object this time, Ye Shen smiled and said, "It's not early, you go to bed early." ”

After speaking, Ye Shen turned around and walked out.

When Ye Shen left, Shang Yucheng remembered that he should get up and send him off. Could it be that after drinking so much wine, it has become so sluggish? She thought to chagrin.

She looked up and saw the cup that Ye Shen had left on the table, and she picked up the cup and gently placed it in front of her. The crystal clear goblet illuminates the overhead lamp a little distorted, but it shows some warmth.

She held the neck of the cup and rubbed it gently, although Ye Shen had just held the cup and drank the wine, the neck of the cup was clean and shiny, and it seemed that there were no fingerprints left.

Shang Yucheng was slightly disappointed in her heart, she pushed away the cup, gently lay on the table, and slowly closed her eyes with a slightly drunk look.

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New Year's Day in 1937 arrived as scheduled.

Looking at his slightly tired face in the mirror, Shang Yucheng actually had the illusion that his youth had passed.

Six years, a full six years have passed since that crime. And I am like an old man looking at the past through time, feeling the vague beauty in my memory.

She looked at her eyebrows carefully, trying to distinguish Su Jingyao's appearance from them, but unfortunately, now, even she didn't remember Su Jingyao's appearance very much.

She was immersed in her own thoughts, and it wasn't until Xianglin came over and stood behind her that she raised her head as if she had just woken up from a dream.

"Miss, the second young master said that he would pick you up at nine o'clock and then go to the dance party together, and now it's half past eight—why haven't you put on your makeup and changed your clothes?" Xianglin looked at Shang Yucheng a little strangely, got up and took out the dress and skirt that had been changed in size and waist from the closet early in the morning, put it on the bed, and walked over to stand behind Shang Yucheng.

Seeing that Shang Yucheng finally picked up the powder box on the table, Xianglin breathed a sigh of relief, while carefully combing Shang Yucheng's hair.

Shang Yucheng only lightly smeared a layer of powder, then drew his eyebrows and put on lipstick, and waited for Xianglin to comb her curly hair into a bun. Xianglin glanced at it from the mirror and said, "Miss, your makeup is too light." It's good to celebrate the New Year. ”

Shang Yucheng smiled and said, "That's good." It's too late for me to put on heavy makeup when I'm a few years older. ”

Xianglin also smiled, "too." Miss is originally good-looking, this is what people say, 'heavy makeup is always appropriate'! ”

Shang Yucheng couldn't help laughing, "You have a sweet mouth." After such a while, she remembered that Xianglin had been by her side for a long time, and she didn't have much time to meet with Awen on weekdays, so she smiled and said, "Tomorrow is New Year's Day, and you will also go to celebrate a festival tonight." As she spoke, she got up and took out her handbag, took out twenty yuan from it and handed it to Xianglin, "You take this money, and I don't bother to prepare anything for you." ”

Xianglin hurriedly waved his hand, "Miss, what are you doing, I can't spend my monthly money every month!" In this way, Mr. Ye also sent Ah Wen to send money a few days ago - saying that it was a subsidy to subsidize me. I don't know what else I need to subsidize. ”

Shang Yucheng smiled and stuffed the money into Xianglin's hand, "Mr. Ye is naturally afraid that I will treat you badly, and if he doesn't collect his money, he won't be tight, but mine must be collected." Even if he has a thousand dollars, it is not the same as what I gave you. I don't need it, I just need to save it for a dowry—"

The two were talking and laughing, when suddenly a voice sounded behind them, "What's the matter, Xianglin has also found a man he likes?" ”

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