City of Streamer

My sister got me drunk with her own hands and gave it to…”

She couldn't speak, and tears fell in big drops, wetting the pages of the book.

Feng Shizhen took the book away, took Sun Shaoqing's shoulders, and put her in his arms.

Sun Shaoqing hugged her like a drowning person hugging a driftwood, choked with tears.

"It's alright." Feng Shizhen patted her on the back lightly, "Shaoqing, you are not at fault. I can't say anything about the second concubine, but none of this is your fault. You are the victim, and you should be the best. sympathetic person."

"They all look down on me!" Sun Shaoqing whimpered.

"I didn't look down on you." Feng Shizhen said, "and those people have no position to despise and accuse you."

Sun Shaoqing's backlog of pain and grievance finally found a place to vent.

"How can she do this? I'm her sister! If it's a matter of life and death, I'll just dedicate myself. But she did it just to keep her pet! I can't see the future here at all. The big brother said that the boss will hate it. I can leave now. But I'm afraid that before that, I will be completely destroyed. The second sister wants me to compete for favor, and also wants me to be wary of you. "

"Ah? Me?" Feng Shizhen looked puzzled, "Where did you start?"

Sun Shaoqing blushed and said, "Sister Shizhen probably doesn't know that the eldest wife chose you because...because Boss Rong likes female students like us..."

Feng Shizhen was speechless for a while.

"It's disgusting, doesn't it?" Sun Shaoqing sneered, "Sister Shizhen can ignore it. Boss Rong prides himself on being romantic, but he never forces anyone. You should just stay away from him in the future."

Feng Shizhen took out a handkerchief and wiped Sun Shaoqing's face: "No wonder I think the second concubine seems to hate me. Thank you for reminding me."

Sun Shaoqing said: "Sister Shizhen wants to leave here easily, but I..."

Feng Shizhen frowned: "Shaoqing, don't blame me for hitting you. But when you leave Rong's house, do you have a place to go?"

Sun Shaoqing wanted to say something, but held back. She didn't fully trust Feng Shizhen, and she didn't want to say the most sincere words in her heart.

Feng Shizhen didn't force it, and said, "You must have seen "A Doll's House". Nora ran away very freely, but when she went outside, she had no source of life, how far could she go? People always have to eat and wear clothes. I am not asking you to accept your fate. I just hope that you can think clearly. The outside world is not all free and beautiful, and there are winds, frosts, snows and rains. If you are prepared, you will encounter other difficulties in the future. know how to deal with it."

Sun Shaoqing lowered his head thoughtfully and said nothing. #####

Twenty-seven

From this day on, Sun Shaoqing became much closer to Feng Shizhen.

Sometimes they read books together in the study, and sometimes take a walk in the courtyard. Sun Shaoqing didn't go out of the West Hall before, because he couldn't stand the gaze of others. But after becoming friends with Feng Shizhen, he focused on talking about literature and the outside world, and he didn't care about those sights and discussions.

Rong Dingkun took his wife and children home, and the manager specially reported the matter to him.

Rong Dingkun couldn't help but smile, "Qing'er always complains that she is too lonely, and it would be nice to have someone at home to keep her company."

So Sun Shaoqing ran to the study more freely, sticking to Feng Shizhen, just like a little sister sticking to a big sister.

Rong Jiashang stood in front of the study window and looked out. Feng Shizhen and Sun Shaoqing strolled along the pool side by side, joking along the way. The sun shines on the beautiful faces of the two girls, and the scene is picturesque and beautiful.

"Mr. Feng is really good at teaching." Rong Fanglin said, "What do you have to say with this kind of woman?"

Rong Jiashang absent-mindedly played with an exquisite pocket watch in his hand, without speaking.

Rong Fanghua said: "Brother, I saw Sister Lan Xin at the tea party at Chief Liu's house yesterday. Did you quarrel with her? She got angry when she mentioned you. The son of Liu family is so warm to her, Tangle her every step of the way. Big brother, you have to work harder, otherwise such a good sister-in-law will be taken away by others. "

"It's not uncommon for eldest brother." Rong Fanglin sneered, "eldest brother doesn't like a modern Shanghai girl like Sister Lan Xin, what he likes is the pure and white camellias in the mountains."

Rong Fanghua also heard a little about this, but he didn't dare to speak out and ridicule like Rong Fanglin. And Rong Fanglin hated Du Lanxin's flirting with Yang Xiucheng in private, and didn't want her to be his sister-in-law.

"Have you finished your homework?" Rong Jiashang asked coldly, "If you have this skill to inquire about other people's right and wrong, why don't you use it to do something serious."

The sisters of the Rong family were very boring, and sighed and went to do their homework.

"I don't know if the younger sister is stupid or smart." The second concubine said to the elder brother of the Sun family drinking the contraceptive pill, "In this way, the master will naturally pay attention to the woman. The master had no interest in her before, but he couldn't hold it back. After watching too much, suddenly one day it will be pleasing to the eye, and I will be interested."

Big Brother Sun said, "If that woman is dishonest, think of a way to drive her out of the Rong family."

Holding two books, Sun Shaoqing happily walked into the door, without even looking at his brother and sister, he sat by the window and flipped through the books.

"Read books! You know how to read books!" The second concubine scolded, "If you have the time to gossip with that governess, why don't you go talk to the master?"

"What's there to say?" Sun Shaoqing asked in a cold voice. "If I talk too much, I'm going to inquire about the secrets. How suspicious is the master, doesn't the second sister know?"

The second concubine was choked, so she had to say, "At least don't hang out with that woman surnamed Feng. I think she must have bad intentions."

Sun Shaoqing sneered: "People don't have such great ambitions as ours, and they sharpen their heads just to get on the master's bed."

The second concubine was so angry that her pretty face turned purple, she picked up the pillow and threw it at the girl: "It's really worth raising you! Back then my father said that he wanted to give you away as a child bride, but my eldest brother and I stopped him and didn't want to be separated. A white-eyed wolf came out! For you to eat, drink and read, but if you want to contribute to the family, you will push back three and four. Big brother has just become a comprador, and his foundation is not stable. Damn. Why don't you think about us and only think about yourself?"

Sun Shaoqing was so angry that he laughed: "Is our family short of clothes or food? In order to let you live a luxurious life, I was drunk and sent to my brother-in-law's bed, thanks to the two of you who can figure it out! If the ancestors of the Sun family knew , I'm so angry that I'm going to jump out of the grave!"

"Master likes you!" The second concubine was jealous and helpless, "When I give birth to a son... Just wait until I give birth to a son..."

"Sister always says that." Sun Shaoqing smiled indifferently and decisively, with tears in his eyes, "It's hard to satisfy your desires, who knows what new ambitions you will have in the future?"

"Enough!" Young Master Sun shouted harshly, "If you have the ability, you can go! If you don't leave, then serve Boss Haorong honestly. Why are you not convinced? You have only this ability in your whole body!"

Sun Shaoqing's face was pale and blue, his body trembled, he pushed his brother away in grief and anger, and rushed out the door.

The second concubine worried: "She won't be impulsive..."

"How is that possible?" Young Master Sun sneered as he lit his cigarette, "You grow up so big that you haven't even boiled the pot of water, so what can you do when you go out? Even if you run away and lack food and clothing, you will come back by yourself in a few days. . This kind of drama, the wives and young ladies who ran away from home in Shanghai are almost ruined."

The second concubine thought so too, rubbing her slightly bulging belly, thinking of her soon-to-be-born son, and laughing expectantly.

Feng Shizhen wrote the calculation steps on the paper and explained to Rong Jia.

"Using this formula here will omit two steps and reduce a lot of unnecessary calculations. See for yourself, isn't this much more convenient?"

Rong Jia snorted and looked at the formula thoughtfully.

The door opened, and Sun Shaoqing came in with red eyes, "Sister Shizhen..."

Rong Jia turned to look at her with disgust, and said harshly, "It's in class!"

Sun Shaoqing was startled by him and looked at Feng Shizhen timidly.

"Wait a moment." Feng Shizhen said softly, "It's almost here."

Sun Shaoqing nodded and shrank back.

With a cold face, Rong Jia buried his head in writing the last question. Because of a miscalculation, I couldn't finish writing half of it. So Feng Shizhen gave him another topic.

"Do you understand?" Feng Shizhen asked.

"I don't understand." Rong Jia said.

Feng Shizhen said it again.

"I still don't understand." Rong Jia turned the pen, and looked at Feng Shizhen with black glazed eyes, with a lazy tone, "Sir, why don't you explain these formulas from the beginning again. I think I forgot the previous ones."

Feng Shizhen smiled and said, "It's getting late, let's finish class today. If you don't understand anything, I'll talk about it in detail tomorrow."

Rong Jia raised his legs up, with a narrow smile on his handsome face: "Sir didn't say, if you don't understand anything, you should ask on the spot, don't stay overnight with doubts?"

Feng Shizhen said: "I also said that knowledge is like an ocean, and there is no day to learn it all."

"Sir, what's the hurry?" Rong Jia said with a smile on his face, "Just to see the woman outside the door? Mr. was invited by his wife to teach us some brothers and sisters, but he didn't count that woman. Please don't put the cart before the horse, sir. Procrastination of serious work."

Feng Shizhen said gently: "Don't worry, young master, I will never neglect my duties. I just sympathize with Miss Sun."

Rong Jiashang snorted disapprovingly, walked towards the door, and muttered casually, "I call my concubine affectionately by name. I've been teaching me for so long, and I'm still talking about the eldest young master..."

He opened the study door.

"Jia Shang." Feng Shizhen said suddenly.

Rong Jia was stunned for a moment, then turned around in a daze.

The warm and beautiful woman stood in the study room full of sunshine and smiled at him: "Tomorrow my eldest brother's boat arrives ashore, I'm going to pick him up and ask for a day off."

"Oh..." Rong Jia was stunned, and her ears were red, "Oh... I got it."

Sun Shaoqing hid aside, and waited until Rong Jia was far away before he got into the study.

"Shaoqing, what's wrong?" Feng Shizhen asked.

Sun Shaoqing grabbed Feng Shizhen, but before he could say anything, tears fell.

Feng Shizhen hurriedly pulled her to sit down on the sofa, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face: "Who bullied you? Master scolded you?"

Sun Shaoqing shook his head, choked up, and repeated: "I want to leave! I really want to leave! If I don't leave, I will go crazy!"

Feng Shizhen glanced around vigilantly, got up, closed the door of the study, turned back, and asked, "What happened?"

Sun Shaoqing cried: "My brother and sister are just taking advantage of me. They don't care about my future, let alone my life and death! They sell themselves happily, why should I do the same? I'm leaving! I must get out of here! Sister Shizhen, please help me!"

Feng Shizhen looked at her in distress: "I'm just a poor teacher, how can I help you? It's easy for you to go, but where can you go?"

"Go to Japan!" Sun Shaoqing lowered his voice and said excitedly, "The friend I mentioned to you before is in Japan. I secretly wrote a letter to him and told my experience. He was very indignant and encouraged me to go to Japan. run to him."

Feng Shizhen was worried: "I don't know your friend, but do you think his promise is reliable? In case you go to Japan, he turns his face. Then you have no relatives..."

Sun Shaoqing blushed, and after a long while, he whispered, "Actually...actually, my relationship with him...is a little closer than my classmates. So, I trust him."

Feng Shizhen suddenly realized. It turned out that the two were lovers.

"That's fine." Feng Shizhen breathed a sigh of relief, "But even a lover may not be 100% reliable. You can't do it without savings."

"Money is not a problem." Sun Shaoqing disagreed, "In the past two years, the master has also given me a lot of things, I have saved them, and I can exchange them for money when I take them out. These days, I am thinking about what to do after I go out. Do it. Step by step, I have already planned it. What happened today made me make up my mind. I will not do Nora, I will not look back!"

Feng Shizhen sighed in relief: "It's good if you have an idea. I suggest that you don't take a large amount of cash with you, but keep the money in the bank, and take the money order to Japan to use it."

Feng Shizhen didn't mention helping Sun Shaoqing exchange money at all. Sun Shaoqing believed her a little bit more, held her hand tightly, and said, "Sister Shizhen, now I just need to find a way to leave the gate of Rong's house."

"You can't go out?"

Sun Shaoqing shook his head, "I don't hide it from you. I have been serving the master smoking a lot of cigarettes. After two years, I have learned some secret things. For this reason, the master also guarded me and let the bodyguard look at me, not allowing me. Leaving the gate of the house. I believe that if they catch me fleeing, they will shoot me directly!"

Feng Shizhen's face was horrified.

Sun Shaoqing looked at Feng Shizhen desperately: "Sister Shizhen, can I trust you?"

"Yes!" Feng Shizhen nodded firmly, "Let me think about it. This must be done overnight, otherwise it will be detected, and you and I will be in danger."

Sun Shaoqing twisted his hands nervously, sweating profusely, and kept peeking at Feng Shizhen.

Feng Shizhen walked back and forth in the room, his eyes lit up after a while.

"We swap!"

Sun Shaoqing thought of this method early in the morning, and waited for Feng Shizhen to say it himself. She nodded desperately: "Even the master said in private that we are somewhat alike, and last time the old mother mistaken my back for you."

Feng Shizhen said: "It must be at night when the lights are dark and you can't see clearly! I first told the concierge to go out and go back to pack. Then you change into my clothes and go out, the concierge should not stop you. I will pretend to be you and go back to the West Hall. , escaped through the window. The next day they found you gone, and you were already on the boat!"

Sun Shaoqing flushed with excitement: "That's it! Sister Shizhen! We are tonight..."

"Don't worry!" Feng Shizhen pressed him down with a smile, "You need to buy the ticket first, and then you need to appease the master."

"Master is easy to handle." Sun Shaoqing said, "Recently, a box of new goods has been offered. I heard that the effect is very good. Master has always said that he wants to try it. At that time, I coaxed him to smoke, even if the house collapsed. Don't care!"

"Just do it! It's just..."

"What?" Sun Shaoqing was alert.

Feng Shizhen said: "You must quit smoking too. Otherwise..."

"I know." Sun Shaoqing smiled bitterly and sighed, "That's why I have to leave early. Before it is completely destroyed, leave this poison den! Sister Shizhen, if you have a chance in the future, leave the Rong family early. Home is like a peach whose heart has been devoured by worms. It looks bright and beautiful from the outside, but it is actually dark inside!”

Feng Shizhen held Sun Shaoqing's hand, "I remember."

"I'm serious." Sun Shaoqing stared at her and said earnestly, "Really, really, it's dark!" #####

Twenty-eight

The next day, the autumn rain continued, and the temperature plummeted. The last trace of the summer heat was finally dispelled, and what remained was a long period of cold, wet and cold. The sweet-scented osmanthus in the courtyard bloomed even more vigorously, and there were heavy bunches of flowers under the leaves.

When Feng Shizhen went out, he realized that he was wearing less clothes, and he was too lazy to go back and add clothes, so he had to bite the bullet and sit on the rickshaw to blow the cold wind.

The pier on the Bund is crowded with crowds and hustle and bustle.

The comprador of the firm, the porter who carried the burden, the student who was traveling, and the wife who saw off her husband, crowded the roads. The donkey carts carrying the goods ran wild, and the driver honked his horn angrily. Two French policemen whistled loudly and waved sticks to drive away the crowd, giving way to two Cheng Liang sedans. Pickpockets scurried through the crowd, and once they succeeded, they slipped away like a fish into the sea, leaving the owner to curse in vain.

The sweat of the laborers, the perfume of the wives, the soot of the cars and ships, and the salty sea water, mixed into a strange smell, which came in waves and dissipated as the crowd surging.

The harbor is full of large and small ships, and the beautiful and huge foreign cruise ships stand majestically in the drizzle, like a moving building. The cargo ship whistled, billowing black smoke, and slowly left the dock.

The wives and young ladies in gorgeous dresses stepped out of the beautiful cars, guarded by the servants, holding small umbrellas, and stood on the pier, eager to see what they saw.

A middle-aged man in a suit stepped out of the boat, his wife and children cheered and jumped into his arms.

Feng Shizhen squeezed out of the crowd sweating profusely, looking eagerly at the guests who lined up to disembark. The rain was getting heavier, and she didn't bring an umbrella, her head, face and shoulders were soaked wet.

"Big brother!"

"Third sister, here!"

"uncle-"

The crowd kept cheering. Friends and relatives meet again, hug and laugh, and leave hand in hand. The people around Feng Shizhen gradually became sparser.

Big brother disembarked first?

Feng Shizhen wiped the rain off his face and sneezed.

She remembered that when she was a child, her mother took her to pick up her eldest brother from school, and she also waited eagerly at the door.

Their brother and sister relationship is very good, even if they are separated for half a day, they will hug each other tightly for a while. And Feng Shixun went to school for a week. Feng Shizhen counted the days at home every day, and could sleep only with his eldest brother's pillow in his arms.

But looking left and right, the students have all gone, and the big brother cannot be found. Xiao Shi was so anxious to cry. Then someone pinched her ear from behind.

Feng Shizhen turned around abruptly.

"Big…"

The man laughed and hugged her tightly and turned around.

Feng Shizhen wrapped his arms around his brother's waist, breathing in the warm and familiar breath from the other side, his heart finally fell back to its original place, beating strongly.

Her big brother is finally back!

"Look!" Wu Yunchi patted Rong Jia's shoulder with a glove and pointed to the distance, "Isn't that the lady gentleman from your family? Who is that man?"

Rong Jia frowned.

At the other end of the crowd, Feng Shizhen hugged a tall and handsome man tightly, his face was full of excitement that he was about to cry. The man laughed and touched Feng Shizhen's face. He couldn't stop pushing her into his arms and rubbing her around. If it weren't for the pier where people came and go, he would definitely grab Feng Shizhen and kiss him a few times.

"His relationship?" Wu Yunchi looked like a tabloid reporter, "Look at that intimacy!"

Feng Shizhen held the man in his arms and buried his face in his arms, as if crying. The man patted her on the back, lowered his head, pressed his lips to the top of her hair, his face full of tenderness and doting.

Rong Jiashang turned around with a cold face, "She said he was coming to pick up his eldest brother today."

"Brother?" Wu Yunchi expressed doubts, "It must be a lover. I bet ten yuan with you."

"Boring or not?" Rong Jia rolled his eyes, "Don't you want to pick up your aunt's family? What about people?"

"Come on!" Wu Yunchi waved on tiptoe, "Second aunt, this way!"

A bejeweled fat lady led four flamboyant fat ladies, bursting out of the crowd, majestic and majestic, like a landing commando.

"Fourth cousin!" The cousins ​​shouted in unison, and all stared at Rong Jiashang beside Wu Yunchi, showing the expression of a hungry dog ​​seeing a fat chicken.

A drop of sweat hung on Rong Jia's forehead.

Feng Shizhen and Feng Shixun squeezed out of the crowd and grabbed a rickshaw that had just unloaded the passengers. The brothers and sisters crowded together, and another rickshaw was called to pick up Feng Shixun's luggage.

"You've lost weight." Feng Shixun touched his sister's wet face and wiped her hair with a handkerchief, "I should have come back earlier. It's all my fault that the previous telegram was lost by the housekeeper!"

"I hope you come back after you get your diploma." Feng Shizhen was gloomy, "I said it all, you have me at home, don't worry."

"Nonsense." Feng Shixun reprimanded gently, "I'm the eldest son. With such a big incident at home, how could I continue to study?"

"It's the last half of the semester." Feng Shizhen was full of regrets and sneezed again.

"Why do you wear so little?" Feng Shixun hugged his sister distressedly and touched her thin shoulders, "Is the boss treating you? Are the students obedient? If you get angry, don't do it. Now that I'm back, everything will be fine. got up."

Feng Shizhen was originally full of grievances, but after hearing what his brother said, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Every time my mother mentions you, it's the same sentence: When your elder brother comes back, everything will be fine. It's as if you are the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who saves the suffering."

Feng Shixun felt that the body in his arms was cold and thin, and his heart was twisted like a knife, and he hugged his sister even tighter.

"You did a great job, Shizhen. Our family didn't collapse, it was all up to you at the critical moment. You did what the big brother should do, and the big brother owes you..."

Speaking of the latter, Feng Shixun was also a little choked up.

"Family, what do you do? Am I not my parents' daughter?" Feng Shizhen laughed instead, and rubbed and rubbed in his brother's arms coquettishly, "Oh, it's great that my eldest brother is back. I can rely on it later. you."

"Come on." Feng Shixun stroked his sister's head, his eyes full of doting, "Isn't eldest brother letting you rely on him?"

The rain outside was getting heavier, and it was crackling on the tarpaulin of the rickshaw. The driver was wearing a thin jacket, pulling the car sweating profusely, looking a little sad.

"That thing at home..." Feng Shixun said in a low voice, "Do you have any clues?"

Feng Shizhen sat up from his brother's arms: "It's still the same, saying that it was caused by the burning of the stove in the Zhang family. The case has been closed in the patrol room. If you go to ask questions, you will be reprimanded. Dad..."

"What?" Feng Shixun keenly sensed something wrong, "Dad's injury recurred?"

"No." Feng Shizhen said, "His injury is all right. It's because it hurts too much, and he said that smoke can relieve the pain..."

Feng Shixun is an extremely smart person. Halfway through his sister's words, he already understood, and his face suddenly sank.

Feng Shizhen sat crampedly: "I'm always not at home. Mom loves him and tolerates him, but I can't persuade him. Maybe, he will listen to you."

In the Feng family, Feng Shixun has always been the eldest son who is deeply loved. The Feng family is also very good to their youngest daughter, but she is not biological, and she is a girl, so they don't pay much attention to her opinion.

"I'm sorry, brother." Feng Shizhen said, "I didn't take good care of my parents."

"You're right." Feng Shixun held his sister's hand and smiled softly at her, "You've done enough, Shizhen."

Mrs. Feng stood at the intersection of Shikumen and waited early in the morning, when she saw a pair of children walking side by side from a distance, threw herself on the eldest son and burst into tears.

Feng Shixun was born exactly like Mr. Feng when he was young, tall and straight, and inherited Mrs. Feng's delicate features. He is a very handsome, gentle and elegant young man. As soon as he walked into the small courtyard, the aunt and the daughter-in-law put down their work to watch, until they sent people into the stairs.

Mr. Feng did not smoke today, and it was rare to sit in the room soberly. Seeing his eldest son, he burst into tears.

Feng Shixun had been away from home for five years, and his parents, who were still healthy when he bid farewell to him, are now old and emaciated. He knelt down and kowtowed to his parents, and when he got up, he burst into tears.

"It's good to come back. It's good to come back." Mr. Feng grabbed the eldest's hand, "The daughter will come back after dispersing, at least our family is alive. Don't feel sorry for me. Your mother and I are both old and useless. It will be abolished, as long as you two brothers and sisters do well, in the future, you will recover your family business and revive the lintel, it is up to you."

The Feng brothers all responded with tears.

Mrs. Feng prepared a table of sumptuous meals for her eldest son. The family didn't mention the fire, and happily ate a meal. After dinner, Feng Shixun took off his worsted wool suit, rolled up his sleeves, and helped his mother wash the dishes.

Mr. Feng became addicted to smoking and hid in the room. Feng Shixun smelled the choking smell of smoke, and exchanged helpless and sad eyes with his sister, but said nothing.

The brothers went to the small terrace.

"Who is the man surnamed Ma who rents the house?" Feng Shixun asked, "He looks very bad."

"It's a worker from a tobacco company." Feng Shizhen said, "People are actually pretty good. I usually help my mother move coal, and I never bring people back. I don't live at home, and I think it's better to have a man at home. Mom is getting old..."

Feng Shixun nodded, "I will visit Uncle Liu Shixun tomorrow. He is very enthusiastic. He sent me two telegrams when I was still on the ship, saying that he found me a position in the Red House Hospital. Whether it is an official doctor or not. , at least a job and a salary. In the future, I will carry the burden of the family. "

"One person carries half of it." Feng Shizhen said, "Mom wants to move out of here. I also think that if the environment is changed, maybe Dad will also be willing to quit smoking."

The brothers and sisters discussed their future life for a while. Feng Shizhen saw that it was getting late and wanted to return to the Rong family.

"Shizhen," Feng Shixun took his sister to the street and watched her seriously, "If you have anything in the future, you have to discuss it with me. Remember, we are brothers and sisters. Don't carry things alone."

"I know." Feng Shizhen smiled softly at his elder brother.

The rickshaw pulled Feng Shizhen away. She looked back and saw Feng Shixun's tall figure still standing under the street lamps, like a statue watching her.

Feng Shizhen's eyes were hot.

Her big brother is back, her guardian is back.

But she still has to go down this road alone. #####

Twenty-nine

Feng Shizhen walked into the Rong family compound in the dark. It was getting late, and the bedrooms upstairs were all lit. The drizzle fell on the leaves in the silent night, making a rustling sound.

"Sister Shizhen." Someone whispered behind the bushes.

Feng Shizhen saw that there was no one around, and walked over quickly.

Sun Shaoqing was half wet and looked at her eagerly.

Feng Shizhen handed her an envelope: "Three days later, at eight o'clock in the morning on the 14th, the Queen Elizabeth will board the ship at Gate 2 of the Bund Pier."

Sun Shaoqing choked with gratitude and put the envelope in his arms.

Feng Shizhen said: "The time is too tight, you don't have time to go to the bank to save money, so you have to find a way to collect the money yourself."

Sun Shaoqing nodded.

"It's inconvenient to talk here. You come to the study to find me tomorrow, and I'll tell you in detail."

The two parted ways.

Feng Shizhen passed through the living room where the lights had been turned off, and walked quickly towards the stairs.

"Sir, you're really busy." Rong Jiashang's voice sounded in the dark, "cuddle with men in the daytime, and sneak up on concubines at night. When you come to our house, it seems that you have something to do, not only Teaching."

Feng Shizhen stopped, leaned on the stair railing, and turned around slowly.

Rong Jia turned on the table lamp on the square table, his face was well-defined, his eyes were cold, and under the illumination of the light, a sharp light was reflected.

The small table lamp emits a soft light, illuminating only a small area around it.

Rong Jiashang sat on the other side of the light, and Feng Shizhen stood at the end of the darkness. Light and dark are clearly separated, like two worlds that are eternally opposed and cannot be blended. The rattling sound of the wall clock is infinitely amplified in the silent space,

Feng Shizhen looked directly at Rong Jiashang's eyes, there was a scorching light in it, even if he tried his best to hide it, it was still like a fire in the dark night, so striking.

He waited until midnight just to find trouble for himself?

How much does he care?

An angler's nervousness creeps over as the fish swim close to the hook. Feng Shizhen's brain was spinning rapidly, pondering, trying to figure out what to do next, what to say, so as not to disturb the fish and scare him away.

"Eldest young master hasn't slept yet." Feng Shizhen said calmly, "I'm sorry for the delay today. I'll be back before the access control."

Rong Jia got up, put his hand in his trouser pocket, and walked over slowly. His handsome figure left the light and disappeared into the night, with a pair of eyes staring at the prey.

"I don't care what you and Mrs. Sun are planning. Out of the teacher-disciple relationship, let me remind you. Mrs. Sun has served my father for a long time and knows many secrets of my father. If you get close to her rashly, I am afraid it will easily arouse my father's suspicion."

Feng Shizhen frowned and said displeasedly, "Then don't worry, I just feel that Miss Sun is very pitiful, and I don't want to inquire about Ling Zun's secrets."

She turned and walked upstairs. Footsteps followed. Rong Jia took three steps and took two steps up the steps, grabbing Feng Shizhen's hand.

"I'm not done talking yet!"

Feng Shizhen's wrist carried the coldness of the night, holding it like a smooth piece of jade. She glanced sideways indifferently, frowned slightly, and her dark eyes shone with a little bit of broken light in the dim light, as if the pool of water in the night swayed gently.

Rong Jiashang's heart was agitated, and his aura was like a fog in a strong wind, and it dissipated in an instant. He couldn't help but approached two steps, and said in a low voice: "You may not know my father very well. He is a very suspicious person, especially concerned about some of his own secrets. If Mr. Feng wants to keep his job, he will follow my advice. Don't have any dealings with the Sun family anymore."

Feng Shizhen wanted to pull his hand back and struggled, but Rong Jia held it even tighter. She had no choice but to say, "I just treat Miss Sun as my sister."

Rong Jia's upper lip moved. Feng Shizhen glared at him first: "Don't want to say that I lack a sister again?"

Rong Jiashang sneered: "This gentleman is so kind that he can love anyone."

"Have I not learned my lesson?" Feng Shizhen rolled his eyes and pulled out his wrist.

Rong Jiashang followed her unhurriedly and asked, "The one on the pier today is your eldest brother?"

"You also went to the pier today?" Feng Shizhen was a little surprised.

"Do some errands with friends." Rong Jiashang thought of Wu Yunchi's cousins ​​who were like tigers and wolves, and now he still has lingering fears, "You and your eldest brother have such a good relationship."

Feng Shizhen said: "Jiashang, if you are willing, it is still too late to be a gentle and amiable brother. Fanglin and the others actually have expectations for you in their hearts."

"It's here again." Rong Jia snorted, "You always have this problem, but in just three sentences, you have to preach, persuade people to work hard, and persuade people to be kind."

"Okay, I won't say it." Feng Shizhen shook his head and smiled, "It's getting late, you should rest early."

"Then you listened to what I said?" Rong Jia asked, "Stay away from the Sun family so that no one else can gossip."

"What can I say gossip about?"

"Any kind of gossip is possible." Rong Jia said, "How did you get into our house as Auntie Sun? She was entrusted by someone to come to Fanglin and the others to make up lessons, and her father took a fancy to her."

Feng Shizhen's face instantly turned cold: "It turns out that after talking for a long time, the eldest young master is worried that I will follow in the footsteps of the second concubine."

Rong Jiashang was stunned.

"Don't worry." Feng Shizhen said with a sneer, "I don't have only this prospect."

She turned and walked towards her door. Rong Jia jumped up, took three steps to catch up, and grabbed her arm.

"That was not what I meant…"

"Why not?" Feng Shizhen pushed him hard with a cold face.

The young man's body was extremely solid and stable. Instead of pushing him away, she staggered backwards. Rong Jia's eyes were quick and he grabbed Feng Shizhen's waist. Inertia made Feng Shizhen slam into his chest.

The strange touch brought by the woman's soft body made the young man's chest agitate, and a buzzing sounded in his mind. He felt the skin on his back connected to the back of his neck go numb, as if there was an electric current running through him. The throbbing was too intense, unprecedented and almost uncontrollable.

Rong Jia was a little stunned, but couldn't help but indulge in this wonderful feeling. Feeling the struggle of the person in his arms, he subconsciously tightened his arms, changed from supporting to hugging, and gave a real hug.

The young man's palms were wide and warm, and they scalded the sensitive skin on Feng Shizhen's lower back. Feng Shizhen stood up as if he was placed on a soldering iron. What's more, the clean and fresh masculine breath of the youth poured into the nose irresistibly, full of aggression, and all her calculations and plans were washed clean.

"you…"

With a slight movement, the man's palm slid against his back waist, as if stroking it ambiguous, causing a numbness.

The light in the corridor was dim, like a fluorescent light, making the faces of both of them extremely hazy, all the sharp edges and corners disappeared, only soft and gentle.

The two of them just stood there, neither of them said a word, and they were reluctant to move. The thumping sound of your heartbeat is chasing after me, the body temperature gradually rises, and an indescribable wonderful numbness floods my body.

Rong Jiashang felt as if he was drunk, so he couldn't help lowering his head, smelling the faint fragrance in Feng Shizhen's hair, and his lips moved closer to her smooth forehead.

"Don't be angry, sir," he murmured, taking a deep breath. "You're not like her. You…"

Feng Shizhen suddenly stretched out his hand and pushed him away.

Rong Jia was caught off guard and almost fell, but he held onto the railing to stabilize his body.

Feng Shizhen's eyes were as cold as a skating knife, and he unceremoniously pierced Rong Jiashang's heart.

"Then are you the same as Ling Zun?"

Rong Jiashang was stunned, watching Feng Shizhen turn away. The door that slammed shut seemed to slap Rong Jiashang in the face, making him abruptly awake before realizing what he had just done.

Feng Shizhen leaned behind the door, feeling the sweat pouring out of his pores and soaking his back.

The place that Rong Jiashang once held still had a hot touch. My heart was beating uncontrollably in my chest, and the numbness all over my body had not completely disappeared.

You are the bait person, don't be dragged into the water by the fish.

Meng Xu'an's words flashed like ghosts, making Feng Shizhen's hot sweat instantly cool, and the coolness soaked into the bones.

Yes, he is just your stepping stone, the tool you use to attack and punish Rong Dingkun.

You have to hold on to yourself.

Feng Shizhen sighed deeply and closed his eyes tiredly.

Outside the door, Rong Jiashang stood outside Feng Shizhen's room. He slowly raised his hand and pressed his palm against the door.

There was a subtle throbbing, a pounding heartbeat, passing between each other's bodies across the door. #####

thirty

The next day, it rained and the sky was fine, and the tulle-like morning light fell on the exquisite house and courtyard of the Rong family.

During breakfast, Li Ma said, "Ms. Feng caught a little cold. She said that there will be no class today. Let the eldest young master and the young ladies warm up their books by themselves."

Rong Jia paused for a moment while pouring coffee on his hand.

Instead, Rong Dingkun asked, "Are you seriously ill? Do you need to ask a doctor to take a look?"

Li Ma said: "I have a low-grade fever, and I have already taken western medicine, but my spirit is not very good."

Rong Dingkun said to Mrs. Rong, "then watch more."

"Don't worry, sir. I will take good care of Miss Feng." Mrs. Rong felt a little sour, but she became faintly happy again when she saw the blue face of the second concubine.

Unexpectedly, Rong Dingkun immediately said: "There is a flu outside recently, and if it is serious, people will die. If this Miss Feng is in a wrong situation, she cannot be kept at home."

The sisters of the Rong family were stunned for a moment, not expecting their father to be so cold.

The second concubine said with a pochi smile, "Master is still very thoughtful. I can't let the sickness harm the young master in my stomach."

Mrs. Rong smiled coldly: "Auntie Sun is very precious. I think you have been staying in the house for a long time recently and don't come out to walk around. Otherwise, it will be bad for the child if you get sick."

The second concubine was about to retaliate when Rong Jiashang slammed the coffee cup on the saucer, making her shut her mouth in fright.

"I still have homework to do, so I'll go upstairs first." Rong Jia got up and said goodbye.

Rong Dingkun looked at his son's straight back, showing some approval, and said, "The boss has been really diligent recently. It seems that this