Chapter 20: Miss Takakura
Ye Shen, who was not far away, looked at her quietly, and although her eyes, expressions, and movements were very short, they still fell into his eyes. A hint of inquiry flashed across his face, and he quickly vanished without a trace.
Lu Jingcheng smiled and said to Shang Yucheng, "I didn't arrange it well today, and I forgot to find a teacher for you." Fortunately, Mr. Zhao was here. β
Leng Hui watched Zhao Wenxuan teach Jia Wenxin to make a gesture there, and said, "I didn't expect my cousin to really have a hand, I kept saying that he was coaxing me to play." β
Shang Yucheng smiled and said to Leng Hui, "I didn't expect Mr. Zhao to be so gentle, but he would know these things." β
Leng Hui shook her head and smiled, "Don't be in a hurry to say this kind of thing, maybe it's a fake trick." β
Ye Shen walked aside with a red wine glass in his hand, and heard Leng Hui's words, "Seeing that Brother Zhao is confident, it doesn't look like a fake trick." β
Leng Hui turned her head to look at Ye Shen, "Mr. Ye also knows marksmanship?" β
Shang Yucheng heard Leng Hui's question, and couldn't help but look at Ye Shen.
Ye Shen's eyes swept over her face, turned to look at the target in the distance, and said with a smile, "I have always believed in having fun in time and learning what to do." I don't think the two young ladies have to learn it, the luck of the beautiful girl is not too bad, and the two of them will definitely not be able to use a gun. β
When Shang Yucheng heard his words, he turned his head away with a smile and said to Lu Jingcheng, "How about we try it too?" β
Lu Jingcheng nodded, gestured to Leng Hui and Ye Shen, and walked to the shooting position with Shang Yucheng with a smile, and asked Zhao Wenxuan to teach Shang Yucheng the posture of holding a gun.
Jia Wen saw Shang Yucheng coming, and said with a smile, "I don't think it's that difficult." β
Shang Yucheng saw that although her posture was stiffer, it was quite standard, so he smiled and nodded, "It's Miss Jia who is smart enough to learn so fast." β
Jia Wen turned her head to look at the target in front of her proudly, and before Zhao Wenxuan could teach her to aim, she fired a shot quickly.
The sudden gunfire startled everyone, Shang Yucheng was stunned, and suddenly hid in Lu Jingcheng's arms.
Lu Jingcheng hurriedly hugged her comfortingly.
"Miss Jia, are you alright?" Zhao Wenxuan hurriedly stepped forward, took the gun in Jia Wenxin's hand away, and asked a little nervously.
Jia Wen was stunned for a moment, then shook her hand violently and said with a crying voice, "My hand hurts so much!" My hand hurts - don't learn, don't learn! β
Zhao Wenxuan hurriedly helped her to walk back, "The shooting is all recoiled, blame me for not making it clear to Miss Jia - I will accompany Miss Jia to the doctor." β
Ye Shen also took two steps forward, picked up Jia Wenxin's hand to look at it, pouted and said, "It's nothing, you don't have to go to the doctor." β
Jia Wen, who raised her eyes and twisted her eyebrows, said in her heart, "You are called self-inflicted." β
Although she said so, she still pulled Jia Wenxin aside to get ice cubes for her.
Seeing what happened to Jia Wenxin, the frightened Shang Yucheng refused to learn any more marksmanship, so Lu Jingcheng had to take her over and sit down and pour a glass of water for her.
"Wenxin, are you okay?" Lu Jingcheng looked at Jia Wenxin, who was pale, and asked worriedly.
Jia Wenxin looked at Ye Shen who was busy for her, and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter." Ye Shen said that he didn't have to go to the hospital, and he would be fine with a cold compress. β
Shang Yucheng looked at Jia Wenxin's innocence and couldn't help but smile.
"Here you go!" Ye Shen casually threw the wrapped ice pack into Jia Wenxin's hand, and said angrily.
Jia Wen stuck out her tongue, held the ice pack, and said to Shang Yucheng apologetically, "I'm sorry, Miss Yucheng." It's all my faultβdid it scare you? β
Shang Yucheng shook his head and smiled, "It's okay." It's because I didn't pay attention to it for a while, and it has nothing to do with you. β
"It's okay. I was shocked myself, this gun is really not a fun thing. Jia Wenxin was still talking to herself.
Ye Shen gently raised his wine glass and took a sip, Shang Yucheng turned his head to look at him, he smiled slightly, and did not speak.
Shang Yucheng knew that when he was at Ye's house that night, Ye Shen found a pistol from her purse. So her weakness must be very pretentious in his eyes.
But Jia Wenxin is so naΓ―ve. It was so naΓ―ve that Shang Yucheng was a little ashamed of himself.
She bowed her head silently and took a sip of the water in the glass.
"Ye Shen, I'm thirsty. Please pour me a glass of water. Jia Wenxin took advantage of the opportunity of the injury and called Ye Shen confidently.
Ye Shen glanced at her, but still poured her a glass and placed it heavily in front of her, "Please." Auntie and grandmother. β
Listening to Ye Shen and Jia Wenxin's back-and-forth, Shang Yucheng quietly looked into the distance.
Large dark clouds slowly obscured the clear sky, and it was about to rain.
ββ
After Ye Shen got Huijin's goods back from the dock, Lu Jingcheng and Ye Shen raised the issue of Huijin's cargo transportation, intending to hand over this part of the business to Ye's.
However, Ye's took the lead in announcing the cooperation plan with John Shipping Company of the United States, and Ye's transportation price was greatly increased.
Lu Jingcheng took a sip of coffee in distress and said to Shang Yucheng, "Now this price is three times as high as usual, and the company can't accept it anyway, but Ye Shen's side, when he mentions these things, he has a businesslike tone, and he probably won't give in." β
Shang Yucheng listened quietly, and waited for him to finish before he said, "Even if it is sea and river transportation now, there are many more risks. It must not be so easy to get Ye Shen to give the green light to Huijin. However, the two-fold increase is indeed a bit high, and if Ye Shen has the sincerity to cooperate, he will give in sooner or later. β
Lu Jingcheng nodded, "Even so, the Ye clan has now climbed up to the Americans, and everyone wants to cooperate with him-" Lu Jingcheng looked around and said in a low voice, "I heard that even the government is eyebrow-raising with the Ye clan and wants to cooperate with the Ye clan." β
Shang Yucheng raised his eyebrows slightly, "Really? β
Lu Jingcheng shook his head, "It's just gossip, but I'm afraid that this kind of thing won't come out of nowhereβfifty percent of it is still there." β
Shang Yucheng thought for a while, "There is no other way to do this, so I have to continue to talk to Ye Shen." β
Lu Jingcheng nodded, looked up and smiled, "Don't talk about this." How's the school going? β
Shang Yucheng smiled slightly, "But I brought a few classes, and what went well or not was going well or not." Nowadays, the situation in China is so tense that few students can calm down and study art. β
As soon as the voice ended, the phone rang.
Shang Yucheng glanced up at the wall clock and said to himself, "It's so late, who will call?" With that, she picked up the receiver, "Hey." β
"Hey." Shu Qiang's voice. "Miss Shang."
"Yes, it's me." Shang Yucheng glanced at Lu Jingcheng apologetically, "Is there something wrong?" β
Shu Qiang listened to Shang Yucheng's tone and said in a low voice, "Miss Shang is not very convenient? β
Shang Yucheng said with a smile, "It's okay, as long as it's about studying, you can call me at any time." β
Seeing this, Lu Jingcheng stood up and made a gesture to Shang Yucheng to leave, Shang Yucheng nodded, and he turned around and left.
Shang Yucheng heard the sound of the door being slammed shut, so he raised his voice slightly, "Mr. Shu called me so late - is something wrong?" β
Shu Qiang quickly replied, "There are two things that need to be told to Miss Shang. Shu Qiang paused, "Wu Hong is back." β
Shang Yucheng was a little surprised, how could Ye Shen let Wu Hong come back so easily? Although Ye Shen said that he would let Wu Hong leave, he would at least warn him, or tell Wu Hong to leave Shanghai.
"She's back where she was before?" Shang Yucheng asked.
Shu Qiang said, "No." She stayed at the Metropolis Hotel. β
"The Miyako Hotel?" Shang Yucheng frowned slightly.
"Yes." Shu Qiang replied, "I sent someone to check, and she not only stayed in the Capital Hotel, but also lived in the most luxurious suite. β
Shang Yucheng listened to Shu Qiang's words, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he asked again after a while, "What else did you find?" β
"Wu Hong appeared at the Capital Hotel yesterday, and no other news has been found for the time being. But there's another thing β about the shooting. β
"Shootingβwhat's wrong?" Shang Yucheng raised an eyebrow.
"During the time I lived in Miss Shang's mansion, someone inquired about me near my house." Shu Qiang's voice seemed to be a little uneasy.
Shang Yucheng heard the news and was silent for a few seconds before he said calmly, "Do you know who it is?" β
Shu Qiang said in a low voice, "I don't know yet." β
Shang Yucheng thought for a moment, "Okay, I see." I'll find a way to find out. Wu Hong's side, just ask people to keep an eye on it, don't act rashly. β
Shu Qiang said yes and hung up the phone.
Shang Yucheng put down the phone and leaned lightly on the back of the sofa.
Will the person investigating the shooting be the police, the Lu family, or Ye Shen?
Shang Yucheng pressed his eyebrows, and carefully recalled the before and after of this incident - if someone suspects that Shu Qiang has something to do with the shooting, then it is possible that they have already noticed Shu Qiang's connection with him, could it be Ye Shen?
And what is the purpose of Wu Hong's high-profile stay in the Capital Hotel? Is there an instructor behind the scenes, who wants to spy on some secrets through Wu Hong?
Shang Yucheng couldn't see through it, and he didn't dare to act rashly. I can only wait quietly, hoping that the patience of the answer will be worse than hers.
Although Shang Yucheng was very low-key when he was in college, Shang Yucheng's identity as the future daughter-in-law of the Lu family still spread out. There were such and such entertainments to invite her one after another, and Shang Yucheng would find various reasons to shirk it in most cases, but everyone's enthusiasm was still undiminished.
"Miss Shangβ"
With two classes on Friday afternoon, Shang Yucheng was afraid of being crowded with students returning home, so he often left the school as soon as he finished class.
Hearing someone call her, Shang Yucheng turned around.
A short and fat man in a long shirt took two steps and walked in front of Shang Yucheng with a smile, "Miss Shang, just got out of class?" β
Shang Yucheng smiled and nodded, "Yes." Is there anything wrong with Mr. Chen? β
This Mr. Chen is Chen Enfang, the dean of the School of Economics, and it stands to reason that Shang Yucheng, a small lecturer at the School of Arts, has little contact with him, but because Chen Enfang studies economics, he inevitably often deals with businessmen with prominent faces in Shanghai. As a result, he is more proficient in world affairs than the teachers and professors next to him. I heard that Shang Yucheng was Huijin's future young grandmother, so she wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to Shang Yucheng.
This is indeed a wishful thinking, to get close to Shang Yucheng is to get close to Lu Jingcheng and the Lu family. If there is any benefit, it will naturally be close to the water.
"There's something to trouble Miss Shang." Chen Enfang's fat face showed a warm smile, "There are a few friends who study economics and art to get together tonight, I heard that Miss Shang is working with me now, and they unanimously asked me to invite Miss Shang to come together." I wonder if Miss Shang is willing to appreciate her face? β
Before Shang Yucheng could refuse, Chen Enfang laughed again, "Miss Shang must give me this face." I've already said a lot, and if I don't invite you, I won't have the face to meet my friends. β
Chen Enfang's flattering ugliness made Shang Yucheng secretly disdainful in his heart, but in the end, they worked together in the same university, and Shang Yucheng couldn't refuse strongly.
"Since Mr. Chen said so, Yucheng has no choice but to be respectful rather than obey." Shang Yucheng replied with a smile, "I wonder where Mr. Chen's party is, what time is it?" β
Chen Enfang saw that Shang Yucheng agreed, and looked at her with joy, "A few guests have already arrived. It's at the Shanghai Club, although the place is not close, but fortunately, I drove the car - Miss Shang will go with me. β
Shang Yucheng saw that he really couldn't get out, so he had to nod and leave with Chen Enfang.
When I arrived at the restaurant, three guests had already arrived. Shang Yucheng glanced at the guests in front of him, the two gentlemen were both professors of the School of Economics, one was surnamed Li, the other was surnamed Qi, and the other was a young lady he had never met. Seeing Chen Enfang and Shang Yucheng coming over, the three of them all stood up, "Mr. Chen, Miss Shang." β
Shang Yucheng smiled, and everyone sat down together.
The young lady looked at Shang Yucheng with a smile, "Hello Miss Shang, I have admired your name for a long time, my name is Gao Cangyue." β
Shang Yucheng was stunned when he heard this name, "Miss is Japanese?" β
Takakura pursed her lips and smiled, "My father is Japanese. β
Shang Yucheng nodded suddenly. "Hello, Miss Takakura."
"Ms. Takakura is also a scholar of Oriental art, and many of her articles have been published in foreign magazines. β
Shang Yucheng showed a moderately admiring expression.
Takakura said modestly, "I'm just picking up people's teeth." Many of Ms. Shang's research results have been adopted by foreign art schools, which is truly admirable. β
Shang Yucheng smiled slightly, "What is Miss Takakura's research direction?" β
Chen Enfang hurriedly replied, "It's oriental architectural art." β
Shang Yucheng smiled and nodded, "I'm just a general comparative study of art. Miss Takakura's research must have gone a lot deeper, and it was rare for a young girl like Miss Takakura to be so calm. β
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Probably because of Takakura's special status, Chen Enfang rarely did not talk about the current political and economic situation, and everyone discussed many topics of economics and art in harmony.
And Takakura Yue also showed modesty and peace different from that of a girl of her age, with such a person, this meal was much better than Shang Yucheng expected.
When saying goodbye, Takakura Yue stretched out her hand decently, "It's a great honor to meet you, Miss Shang." β
Shang Yucheng took her hand and smiled, "Miss Takakura too. β
Gao Cangyue looked at Shang Yucheng with a smile, "Acquaintance is fate, I wonder if I can visit Miss Shang's house another day?" β
Shang Yucheng nodded, "Naturally, it is very welcome." β
Gao Cangyue thanked her, there was already a rickshaw waiting on the side, she got into the car, waved her hand and left.
When Shang Yucheng withdrew his gaze, his eyes inadvertently glanced across the road. A black sedan was parked quietly, and the car, Shang Yucheng, quickly searched in his mind, and a name flashed out.
Ye Shen!
"Miss Shang, I'll give you a ride." Chen Enfang said with a smile.
"Don't bother you, Mr. Chen." Shang Yucheng smiled and declined, "I still have some side mattersβ"
Chen Enfang nodded knowingly, "Then we'll see you another day." β
Watching Chen Enfang's car walk away, Shang Yucheng walked towards the opposite car.
The curtain in the car was tightly drawn, and Shang Yucheng stood aside, looking carefully at the license plate with the neon flash.
It is indeed Ye Shen's car. Shang Yucheng affirmed in his heart. How did he end up here? A disturbing thought surged in Shang Yucheng's heart, could it be that he was going to retaliate by following him and investigating his details?