Fawn

When Cheng Tingli was around, Cheng Shiteng had been living a leisurely life, but when Cheng Tingli disappeared suddenly, Cheng Shiteng realized that most of his sky had collapsed.

Xiao Han's body was dragged away, while Cheng Tingli's body was neatly placed on the bed.Standing in front of the bed, Cheng Shiteng looked at his father's remains, at first he remained silent for a while, then his breath trembled suddenly, and all the snot and tears came out all at once.

He knelt down on the ground with a "Gudong", he clenched his fists and lowered his head, crying out of breath.He remembered all the good things about his father in an instant—playing around with him when he was a child, teaching him like a wolf dog, teasing him, and when he grew up, he would be the first to come to rescue him if he got injured or got into trouble. The person must also be the father.But without warning, his father suddenly disappeared, and he was the only one left in the Cheng family, and he had no relatives anymore.

The news of Cheng Tingli's death was sealed inside the gate of the mansion, so the only person who can comfort him at this moment is Noble.Cheng Shiteng vaguely felt that Noble was stroking his back and wiping away his tears, but kneeling limply on the floor, he just cried out of control.He thought that he had lived in his twenties and had never really cared for his father. When his father wanted to have a grandson, he was just perfunctory and evasive.If my father hadn't called, I would never have known to take the initiative to visit him—in fact, my father was over half a hundred years old, and he was an old man, so he should be respected by me.

The more Cheng Shiteng thinks, the more he regrets.Struggling to get up, he leaned over with his hand on the bed, and looked at his father carefully with tears in his eyes. Cheng Tingli's eyes were closed tightly, his face was pale and majestic. appearance.Reaching out to touch his father's gray hair, Cheng Shiteng finally cried out tremblingly: "Dad?? Dad??"

However, in this world, his father no longer exists.

After Cheng Shiteng cried hard for a while, he stopped crying.

Because he couldn't cry anymore, he was the only person in charge left in the Cheng family, and if he only cared about crying, what would happen to the father on the bed?The weather is so hot, the funeral must not be delayed for half a day.The cause of Cheng Tingli's death was naturally top secret, and the obituary released to the public only stated that he died of sudden cerebral congestion.

Cheng Tingli's status was so prominent during his lifetime, so naturally he would have a grand funeral after his death.As soon as the obituary was issued, people from the Japanese military headquarters and the Nanjing government also came. Among the guests who came to express their condolences were British and American politicians, as well as princes of Manchu and Mongolia.General Zhao rushed over from Beiping when he heard the news, and shed a few tears in front of the coffin.

Seven days later, Cheng Tingli's coffin was carried from Tianjin all the way back to Beiping, where he was buried in the Cheng family's ancestral grave outside Beiping.As for Xiao Han's body, Cheng Shiteng sent people to throw it into a mass grave outside Tianjin City, and let the wild dogs chew it up.

After Cheng Tingli died, Cheng Shiteng soon felt his isolation.

In the past, he had his father backing him up and making decisions, so he was a master wherever he went, but now that his father is gone, he is like a warlord who has lost power, his prestige and status have been greatly reduced.Lao Bai was eager to try, as if he was planning to avenge his daughter.

Cheng Shiteng has been among the rich and powerful for a long time, and has seen many ups and downs, so he is not surprised or angry about his current decline.Lao Bai didn't dismiss him immediately, because he didn't dare to be too eager, lest he jump over the wall in a hurry and bite himself again.He will not be dismissed from his post, but he has already begun to look for his faults - the No-Smoking Bureau is called the No-Smoking Bureau, but in fact it is a tobacco and soil monopoly bureau, and it has been Cheng Ji's brand name for these years. Cheng Shiteng has dominated the No-Smoking Bureau. He did whatever he wanted, and now if he wanted to find his faults, he would naturally have as many as he wanted.

Cheng Shiteng's heart towards Lao Bai's actions is like a mirror.On the surface, he remained calm and let old Bai Mingli check his account secretly. In private, he went to find Cheng Tingli's old subordinate. This old subordinate was a teacher named Wang, and he really had feelings for Cheng Tingli.Seeing Cheng Tingli's son coming to ask for help, without saying a word, he led a team of soldiers and surrounded Lao Bai in the provincial government in Zhangjiakou.

Lao Bai and his good son-in-law have a problem. They don't understand military affairs and have no soldiers in their hands. They are pure politicians.A politician meets Qiu Ba, just like a scholar meets Qiu Ba.Lao Bai, who was blocked in the provincial government, judged the situation and decided to make peace with his son-in-law.Cheng Shiteng showed up, he was kinder than him, and personally persuaded Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang's soldiers to leave. Cheng Shiteng also used his own car to send Lao Bai home.

After such a time, Lao Bai temporarily relaxed Cheng Shiteng.And Cheng Shiteng knew that Lao Bai would not make trouble in the next few months, so he also returned home in Tianjin.

The home he returned to this time was not his own small mansion, but Cheng Tingli's house in the Italian Concession.He dismissed all the smart and beautiful adjutants, and only the servants remained to look after the house.There was no Cheng Tingli in the room, and there was silence everywhere.Cheng Shiteng walked slowly in the building alone, through the first floor and then the second floor.The door of the billiards room at the end of the corridor on the second floor was ajar. He opened the door and went in to turn on the light. He saw a pair of billiard balls neatly placed in the center of the table, and a few cue sticks on the corners of the table, as if waiting for someone to come. First tee off.

Walking to the table step by step, he stood leaning against the table, and suddenly felt extremely lonely and cold.Slowly squatting down with his arms around his shoulders, he thought of Xiaolu.

He really has no relatives anymore, but if Xiao Lu is willing to be his relatives, then he is not completely lonely.

He has countless bitterness to complain, and also needs countless love and affection.He has no choice but to say something to Noble now; but Noble sticks to his status as a housekeeper, and only dares to smile at him with pity, but what he wants is not a bitter smile.

"Little Deer..." He lowered his head and closed his eyes, and murmured, "He's gone, come back!"

Cheng Shiteng knew Xiaolu would not come back, so he just said this to himself, and it was fine if he heard it.

It was August, and according to the previous plan, he should have seen Xiaolu in Donghezi by now.But this summer he couldn't go, without his father's protection, he felt more and more unable to move forward, because the No-Smoking Bureau was too fat. When his father was the provincial chairman, it was natural for him to sit on this golden mountain; but His old man is gone now, as the saying goes, people leave tea to cool off, and Cheng Tingli has gone so thoroughly.With his father, he is Young Master Cheng; without his father, he is just Cheng Shiteng. If he can be the chief of the bureau, so can others.

Master Wang is very nostalgic, but he can't solve all problems with a team of soldiers.Fortunately, he is still rich, and everyone is always more respectful to rich people, so that he will not immediately fall from the clouds to the ground.

Donghezi couldn't go, but the promise made last year couldn't be broken the next year, so Cheng Shiteng sent Noble to go out, and sent the pair of gemstone cufflinks all the way to Xiaolu's hands.

Fawn left cufflinks.Two pairs of cufflinks, one red and one green, are put together, which looks very vulgar and interesting.Xiaolu had heard the news of Cheng Tingli's death a long time ago, and he was not moved when he heard about it, because Cheng Tingli had already died in his heart, and he had been dead for a long time, so long that he no longer remembered it.

Laibao is a sensible person. After giving the cufflinks, he didn't take the reward and left immediately. Instead, he said neither humble nor overbearing: "My uncle is alone now, and he intends to come to see you in person, but he was caught up in business again. I have been here since morning." I'm busy at night. If Mr. Lu is free anytime and wants to go to Tianjin for a stroll, please inform our uncle in advance, he—he misses you very much."

Xiaolu said nothing, just nodded.When Noble left, he lowered his head and continued to look at the two pairs of cufflinks.