Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from the last time, I went straight to the hospital after leaving the ship. Zhizhi was waiting for me at the gate and told me that Shuyi was excited early in the morning. I had sent him a message and promised him that he would pack up later. The surgery was still early and there was no need to stay in the hospital all the time. I might as well be discharged. The environment at home is always better.

It was just a coincidence that when I arrived, my brother and brother Qingyun also came to the hospital. It was extremely awkward to see me in private, especially brother Qingyun, who didn't even dare to look me in the eye... Oh no, he just lowered his head and avoided my brother's contempt.

Sheng Mingjie is a big mouth, especially this kind of gossip and secrets, which could not be kept secret and finally reached my brother's ears, although the final result might be that he was beaten by my brother - he hasn't come to the company for several days, probably because he was threatened by my brother to go home and sew his mouth shut.

I took a deep breath, and went up to hold Brother Qingyun's hand as usual, and said calmly: "Brother, you are here too, I am here to pick up Shuyi from the hospital, it's just right, we can go together."

My brother was distracted by my words and frowned: "Discharge? Can Shu Yi be discharged in his current condition?"

“The hamartoma is not serious, and it’s okay to wait for the surgery at home. As long as Shuyi’s breathing becomes smooth, he will have no problem going back to school. It’s just that I didn’t want him to suffer too much, so I lied to my aunt and said it was serious and might cost him his life.” I smiled, and my brother concealed his smile while quietly squeezing next to me and knocked away Brother Qingyun’s hand!

Then my brother felt relieved: "It's good for Shu Yi to take a year off from school. I also plan to persuade my uncle to go abroad to study after he graduates from junior high school. If you can't afford to offend him, you can avoid him. Yining has connections abroad and can introduce him to many famous teachers."

I smiled bitterly, watching Brother Qingyun being wronged and not knowing how to defend himself.

My brother pulled me and asked, as if on purpose, "By the way, what did you talk to Gao Xinci about? Why did you come out so late?"

I paused. "Regarding the planning proposal, he said that there were basically no problems with what I wrote, but that a small meeting would still be needed for future implementation. His subordinates also had some different opinions, so he asked his secretary to summarize them and send them to my email tonight."

"That's all?" My brother said a little disappointed.

I was also addicted to drama, and I frowned awkwardly: "Brother, if there is something else, I probably can't come back now... It's also my fault. I suddenly disappeared and stayed in Jinhai for half a month without answering the phone. How could he not be anxious? Now he is still angry with me."

"Oh." My brother responded, then turned around and rolled his eyes at Brother Qingyun again.

Brother Qingyun was speechless. He gave up and turned to sit on a chair outside the corridor to play with his phone. I thought for him. There are only two outcomes in life. Either he persuades his second uncle to retire when he is old, or he marries me. As for the latter...

I carefully "appreciated" myself, and it was obvious that I was not that bad! What's wrong with marrying me? It's nothing more than being whipped by a sense of morality every day, bloody and bloody... But as long as he and my brother can bring me and Gao Xinci together, he won't even have to bear this "good thing"!

While we were talking, Shu Yi couldn't help but come out with an irrepressible smile on his face. After greeting his brothers, he came over and took my hand. It was a bit strange for a 14-year-old boy who was still very tall to show signs of being cute, but he was still very cute. I patted his head and turned sideways to see Hui Xin behind him.

The person who has lived in my yard for a while seems to be much better. He is well-dressed and not so timid when meeting people. He just occasionally shows his former cowardice, but this is normal for someone who has been bullied for a long time. He doesn't need anyone to forgive him. He just needs to walk his own way.

I rubbed Shu Yi's palm and told him that the location of the gallery had been chosen, and he didn't need to worry about the luggage. The manager would take back Xie Yushu and pack up. He could come with me to see the address now. Shu Yi smiled immediately, and while acting coquettishly with me, he didn't forget to bring Hui Xin along. Hui Xin blushed for a moment.

After the small talk, I took everyone to the gallery. Catherine likes quiet places, so I bought an abandoned club in the suburbs. The owner complained that the place was too remote and not many people came. We happened to take over this deal and acquired it at a low price. Although it has not been used for several years and the decoration inside has become old, the water and electricity circuits are all good, so it is easy to renovate. I even planned the land nearby quickly. Catherine does not have many students, so the upper floors of the club can be used as classrooms, and a church can be opened next to it.

"Church? Why church? Doesn't the teacher dislike noisy weather?" Shu Yi still didn't understand.

I pulled him over and lowered my voice, "Did you forget? He is European, and many European paintings are of nude figures... How many references can he have in China? If he runs out of inspiration, he will run away. If a church is built, there will be many nude sculptures in the church. I tried every possible means to keep you in Linjiang. Many places abroad are very dangerous, and the safety factor is far less than ours. And don't you miss Hui Xin? How can you leave her alone at home?"

Shu Yi thought about it, and his young face showed confusion: "Reference material, can't this kind of thing be obtained if you have money?"

I was stunned, turned my head slowly in disbelief, and then gently hit him: "Don't learn bad things from me! You can learn, but those... you'd better refer to sculptures..."

Shu Yi laughed out loud, and quickly covered my mouth to tell me not to be so loud, and then said aggrievedly: "Sister! I'm just drawing, I won't think about those things, I'm still young, and I have Hui Xin."

The last sentence seemed to remind me of the seriousness of the matter. Shu Yi and I turned our heads to glance at Hui Xin who was following behind us. She didn't notice us and was still being questioned beside her brothers. It seemed that her brothers were satisfied with her, or they didn't care at all. As long as Shu Yi liked her and she was a good person, it was enough, nothing else mattered.

Shu Yi breathed a sigh of relief and began to tell me the reasons for the rise of nude art in ancient Europe. He said that someone in ancient Greece had the view that a sound mind resides in a healthy body. They believed that the human body was part of the natural world and was the most representative work of art. Another explanation was that it was because of war. In wars, soldiers were certainly expected to have strong and beautiful bodies, and nudity could better show off the soldiers' secure muscles, and so on and so forth. There were a lot of other things I didn't understand.

To be precise, I understood it, but I don’t have the artistic talent and I’m still relatively conservative. I support people with artistic talent to explore…

Seeing that I was still confused, Shu Yi finally sighed and patted my shoulder heavily: "In short, don't worry, sister! I won't learn bad things! I will study painting here in the future, and I will be only a few kilometers away from Xie Yushuhe, you and Hui Xin. You can see me every day! So even if I have the intention to do something bad, I don't have the courage to do it. I want my little wife, and as for portraits, I can actually just paint male nudes."

"Will your teacher agree?" I asked with a smile.

Shu Yi glanced around again and leaned over to my ear: "I told you, as long as you have money, nothing is impossible. Sister, you are a rich woman! The sponsor! The teacher's gallery, classroom, food, clothing, housing and transportation in the future are all in your hands. He must be pampering to me, right? So as long as I am willing to study hard and don't cause him too much trouble, he will still meet some of my strange little requests. After all, the rich family has many rules and regulations, and there will always be people who have some problems. I believe he can understand."

"But you also have to work hard and not act like a spoiled brat. Although your teacher is now penniless because of the failure in his business, you can take this opportunity to bribe him, but you don't know how stubborn he is! If he is really pissed off, giving money will be useless." I raised my voice.

Shu Yi was very happy. I haven’t seen him so happy for a long time. This usually “cold” kid almost jumped and skipped when he walked. He looked so cute no matter how you looked at him.

It's true that whoever's child is loved by everyone. If it were me, how could I bear to use him to complete any plan...

When I was awakened from my daze, we were already in front of the club. Cen Jiangying was still directing the decoration team to do this and that. When she saw us, she quickly brought everyone over to say hello. She looked a little out of place here with her wealthy appearance. I had said before that her task was only to take care of Shu Yi's daily life after the gallery was decorated. Who would have thought that she would be so active for the Qi family and would not miss any work. I really don't know what kind of "favor" the Qi family gave her. She is also a kind-hearted person.

"Sister Jiang Ying?" Shu Yi nodded slightly and looked at me with some confusion.

I leaned close to his ear and said, "Since we have given the Qi family such a big favor, we have to ask for some benefits from them. I brought Cen Jiangying here. Catherine doesn't like outsiders to spoil their students, so I can't openly place someone here. But the gallery must have someone in charge. After Cen Jiangying finishes her work outside every day, she can quietly help you with the laundry and cooking. Even if someone finds out, anyone who knows what's good for them won't say anything nonsense."

Shu Yi acted a little guilty and pouted: "Sister, I can learn to take care of myself."

"If it were before, I would have followed your instructions, but you're sick now. Just be a good young master first, and we'll talk after you get better." I said as I pulled Shu Yi into the lobby.

This place is for entertaining guests, so the decoration style is made to be as beautiful and elegant as possible. There are many study treasures and mineral pigments in it, which are all Shu Yi's favorites. He rushed over to look at them and was fascinated for a while. I looked around to see the progress. At this rate, it will take at least three or four months to complete the surrounding buildings. Fortunately, Catherine is still busy with his debts and real estate auctions in Europe. In addition, to prevent creditors from using his paintings as collateral, he has to run around and may not be able to return for half a year, so I can make it in time.

I had asked him before, his paintings are all worth a fortune, why not sell one of them? This would be enough for him and his students to have enough food and clothing for several years. As a result, he cried and spoke a lot of English. I didn't understand much in the first place, and now it was even more confusing. In the end, I only understood two words: "pain in the flesh".

I also offered to repay his debts, but Catherine refused, saying that he was already very grateful for the food, clothing, shelter and transportation I provided him in the country. If he continued to do so, more rich kids would think that he was trying to gain fame and fortune and would follow my example. He didn't need too much money, he just wanted students with artistic and talent. Shu Yi was a good kid, so he accepted it, not for anything else.

Yearning for freedom and hobbies seems like a very good life, but I can’t do that. If I can forget about my past, that’s fine too.

Cen Jiangying cleaned up the place with great difficulty and asked the workers to take a holiday early so that the noise of the machines would not disturb us. I asked them to give them a small red envelope and they left happily. Cen Jiangying wiped her sweat and smiled at me awkwardly: "Miss, the hall and the student dormitory at the back are almost finished, but the exhibition area needs a major overhaul, so the results will not be seen for a while. Well - I see it's getting late and it's raining outside, why don't you have dinner in the hall? The food in the kitchen is ready."

"Is it raining?" I looked out the window. It was indeed crackling. The rain in the south in winter was chilly and looked even scarier than snow. It made people not want to go out. I sighed, "Then let's cook. I'm not that squeamish. Anything is fine."

Cen Jiangying nodded and went to make arrangements. My brothers, Zhizhi and I sat on the sofa in the hall, watching Shu Yi find everything new. Hui Xin followed him closely like a little tail. We gradually became a little dazed. The air conditioning was so comfortable! Until Shu Yi and Hui Xin suddenly woke us up with a shout.

When I opened my eyes, my brother had me in his arms. A gray thing jumped out from under the sofa under my feet. The same thing happened to Shu Yi. Something suddenly jumped over his feet from under the cabinet. He quickly dodged and walked to the other side with Hui Xin. He was also very scared. I looked closely and found that it was a mouse. It was probably because it was too cold. The mice in the suburban woods had nowhere to stay, so they ran to this rare "refuge" to make a nest. Those things were all fat and strong! Just like cats!

I was scared silly, but Zhizhi reacted quickly. He took a big broom from the corner and hit the mouse on the head to death. The mouse squeaked a few times and fell down. The rest disappeared. I breathed a sigh of relief and looked back and couldn't help laughing. Brother Qingyun rushed to the cabinet and quickly carried Shuyi and Huixin to stand on the cabinet!

"It's so so so scary! Sister! I want to go back to Yingjing, the rats in Yingjing aren't this big..." Shu Yi wailed exaggeratedly, but he actually laughed at himself. He turned around and looked at Zhizhi with admiration in his eyes: "Brother, you are so awesome! You dare to hit such a big rat? It will bite if you don't hold it down!"

"Your brother Zhizhi dares to fight a tiger when he sees one, so this weight is no problem." I followed up, and then saw Zhizhi looking at me with a little pride.

Zhi: "That's right. Every day when I open my eyes at home, I see your sister, a tigress. She has been trained."

I rolled my eyes at him, and then my brother smiled at Shu Yi: "This is a suburb, it's normal to have rats. Can you see them in the city of Yingjing?"

Shu Yi said aggrievedly: "I go out to sketch occasionally, so Jinhai is OK. The school is pretty clean, not as scary as the rats in Linjiang!"

"Look how scared you are. How can a boy be a coward?" Brother Qingyun said before pulling Shu Yi and Hui Xin out of the cabinet.

The food was ready at this time, but when Cen Jiangying brought it, she saw the blood all over the floor and almost let out a sharp cry. Later, she was relieved when she found out it was a rat. After a short while, she let out another cry: "What?! Rat! No one was bitten! I'm sorry, sorry, sorry... I didn't expect the supervision to be so inadequate. I'll ask someone to clean it tomorrow..."

This kind of thing is always hard to guard against. It's normal for there to be mice, so we didn't plan to blame anyone. We just asked Cen Jiangying to find someone to clean up the floor and eat first. During this time, only Hui Xin looked unhappy and went to the bathroom. Shu Yi even took a clean plate and served her favorite food and put it aside. But Hui Xin didn't come back for a long time, so I felt something was wrong and wanted to go upstairs to find her. Brother Qingyun quickly put down his bowl and followed.

"I'll go too. Who knows where there might be mice in this room." Brother Qingyun shrugged his shoulders until my brother cut in from the middle. It seemed that he was reminded of something, and he sat down again trembling: "I... I'll ask your brother to go too. I'm afraid of mice. I'd better have a good meal with Shu Yi..."

Brother Qingyun's last words seemed to be carefully considered. My brother nodded with great satisfaction, and then he took me away. I wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. It seemed that I had really hurt my brothers, but also had a feeling of extraordinary effect. Thinking that my brothers have begun to accept the core industry, if Gao Xinci is really used as an example, in a few years I will rarely see my second uncle like I rarely see my mother-in-law...

In fact, the elders who leave the world of fame and fortune will become exceptionally kind after a few years. I can’t explain the reason, but I truly feel at ease.

I went upstairs thinking about all this. I went to the bathroom to rinse my mouth. My brother was waiting for me outside the door. I didn't see the mouse, but Hui Xin also "disappeared". I searched through several cubicles and found no one. I was a little confused and went out to tell my brother about it. My brother was also confused. Where else could Hui Xin go? There was only one staircase in this yard. If she went downstairs, we should have bumped into her, right?

My brother took out his cell phone to make a call, but at that moment we heard the sound of chopping vegetables coming from the room next door, and smoke coming out from the gap under the door. We looked at each other, quietly opened the door and went in.

This was originally the office of the club, and they planned to turn it into Catherine's studio in the future, so everything had to be renovated. The floor was knocked down, leaving only cement covering it. After walking in and looking around, everything was normal, except for Hui Xin hiding behind the desk...

Her hands were covered in blood. She took a kitchen knife and chopped a big rat into a bloody mess facing the rat hole. Next to her was an iron basin with a nest of hairless little rats in it. She stuffed hay and cotton into it and lit it. The little rats squeaked and sizzled, which was actually a harmonious melody. It was just too creepy, and it was also creepy for rats. It is said that adult rats have the IQ of seven or eight-year-old children. They looked at the entrance of the hole and saw their own kind dead, and they all wailed in despair.

I was a little panicked, so I held my brother's arm and quickly called Hui Xin. She turned around covered in blood and was actually scared by me.