After Waking up Beside the Villain

Many people were puzzled by Yu Jingzhi's attitude towards Chu Yunsheng, but no one dared to comment.

On the contrary, Chu Yunsheng looked at Yu Jingzhi's subtle demeanor, and could vaguely guess that it might be the credit of his plan to set up a factory—this was enough to make Yu Jingzhi still trust him to a certain extent in a state of doubt. Take a gamble to maximize your profits.

Thinking of this, Chu Yunsheng didn't say anything more, put the gun back into his clothes, and followed Yu Jing into a car that just drove up.

At this time, Haicheng already had electric lights. When the sky was getting dark, many main roads woke up and lit up like dragons and snakes that were alarmed just after nightfall.

The car walks along half of the Suzhou Creek.

On one side of the river is the old Haicheng, which has never been visited, and on the other side is the bustling and lively British Concession.

Chu Yunsheng looked out through the car window which was covered with mist.

Outside is a colorful scene in the dark night.

The river water was sparkling, and the ripples rolled up the heavenly scenery on the other side, layer after layer, pushing toward the river.

The beautiful and clean glass windows were all polished, and the lace curtains were drawn down, and the electric lights cast a graceful figure of a dancing girl on them.Someone put a gramophone on the small balcony, and the babbling and shallow singing blows the chilly night wind into the air, making it much warmer.

The shops and western restaurants facing the street are full of decent people in suits and leather shoes. The huge sign above the head depicts a half-faced girl with snow skin and red lips. There are small vendors passing through it, as if they dare not even yell loudly, for fear of disturbing the peace. The prosperity is average.

Even the boats floating on the river seemed to have their heads tilted, and they only went to the other side of the river, seeing no other way.

It was the first time that Chu Yunsheng actually saw Haicheng in this era, and it was not the same as those vain scenes in the memory of the original body. It was real and illusory, giving people an inexplicable dreamlike sense of sadness.

Chu Yunsheng watched quietly, and suddenly Yu Jingzhi's voice came from beside him: "You like that one too?"

"Mr. Yu doesn't like it?" Chu Yun asked in a deep voice without answering.

Yu Jingzhi laughed, and said casually: "It's like a dream, what's there to like?"

Chu Yunsheng was not surprised by this answer.

Whether it's in the "The Pear Garden of the Republic of China" that Li Lingbi has read, or in the plot of the world after Li Lingbi travels, due to the perspective, there are not many descriptions about Yu Jingzhi, and they are even quite rough.

But there is one thing that is beyond doubt, that is, although Yu Jingzhi doesn't mind using Western gadgets, his relationship with foreigners is not very harmonious. Although Jingzhi occupies less than half of the concession's property, he never lives in the concession, and still lives in Yu's old house.

The Yu family's old house is in Laohai City, next to Zhabei where there are many factories. The environment is not very good, but it is better than places further away.

At this time, people with a little bit of status and wealth all want to live in the concession, not to mention those powerful bigwigs. Yu Jingzhi seems to be a maverick among them.

Some people criticized him a few times in the newspaper, but no one really dared to talk about it in front of him. After all, where Yu Jingzhi lived, whether he was a hypocrite or a villain, had nothing to do with them.

At this time, Haicheng was not called Haicheng City, but Haicheng County.The area under the jurisdiction of Haicheng County is a mixed bag, with new gadgets colliding with old barriers, creating a mess of smoke.

Yu Jingzhi stands firmly in this smoky atmosphere, and even this old house has been renovated cleanly and properly, and it has become a paradise of tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle.

The old house is not big, it is a courtyard with three entrances, the outside is tightly guarded, but there are not many people inside.

The car carrying Zheng Yuansheng turned a corner halfway and went to another place, but did not come here, only Chu Yunsheng was left, and was arranged by Yu Jingzhi to a wing in his courtyard.

After washing off the embarrassment, Chu Yunsheng was called to the study by Yu Jingzhi's people before he had time to rest.

After returning to his own home, Yu Jingzhi seemed to relax.

He had just taken a bath, wrapped in a light-colored silk robe, his skin was lined with cold whiteness, and under the dim light, it was as moist as jade.

"This is the yard I used when I was a child. When I grew up, my mother arranged this wing room for my future concubines. Some items are inappropriate. I will order someone to fix them tomorrow. I hope Young Master Chu will forgive me. "

Yu Jingzhi waved back, leaned against the side of the imperial concubine's couch, and smiled apologetically at Chu Yunsheng.

Chu Yunsheng didn't have any complaints about the wing room, except for an extra dressing table, there wasn't much inconsistency there.

"Don't bother Mr. Lao Yu, as long as you can settle down." Chu Yunsheng sat on the other side and took the tea on the table.

"It should be more troublesome. After all, no matter how good I am here, I can't compare with Chu Shao's home." Yu Jingzhi lifted the lid of the tea bowl and blew gently, "Back to Haicheng, Chu Shao wants to go home take a look?"

Chu Yunsheng has traveled through so many worlds, and this is the first time he has a family member. Even though it belongs to the original body and not his, it still feels a little strange.He wanted to go back to the Chu family to have a look, but it was obviously not the time right now.Thinking of this, he shook his head: "After I have something to do with Mr. Yu, it's not too late to come back. If it's convenient, please ask Mr. Yu to send me a letter back."

Yu Jingzhi seemed quite satisfied with Chu Yunsheng's knowledge and interest, he nodded in agreement, and stopped going around in circles, and finally got down to business.

"I have read Young Master Chu's plans to set up a factory."

Chu Yunsheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly realized that it seemed that since he set foot on the road back to Haicheng, Yu Jingzhi's words towards him had become less defensive and more intimate.

"I remember that Young Master Chu originally said that he wanted to set up a pharmaceutical factory. Now, why does he seem to have taken advantage of me, and wrote four or five?"

Yu Jingzhi gently clasped the teacup with his fingers: "Western medicine factories, arsenals, textile factories, as well as hospitals, schools, homes for the elderly... Does Young Master Chu really think I'm a kind person? But then again, I can earn silver dollars." Naturally, I have no reason to extrapolate the business, but I have something to ask Young Master Chu—"

Chu Yunsheng raised his eyes.

Yu Jingzhi smiled, looked at him, and said word by word: "The prescriptions and utensils that Young Master Chu wrote down, are they real?"

Chu Yunsheng's eyes were calm, and he could see Yu Jingzhi's seriousness, but he didn't use too many words to explain the introduction, but said directly: "True or false, Mr. Yu can verify it."

As if his substantive eyes were slowly grazing Chu Yunsheng's deep and clear eyebrows, Yu Jingzhi held back his smile, took a sip of the cold tea thoughtfully, and said, "Such a precious thing is There are no foreigners outside, so I immediately said I believed it, and Chu Shao must not believe this nonsense. But since Yu agreed, there is no reason to go back on his word."

"It's just that Yu is still unclear about something, please ask Chu Shao to clarify."

Yu Jingzhi paused, and asked: "Young Master Chu has been back from overseas for a long time, whether in Haicheng or Beiping, Yu's reputation must not be very good, why did Young Master Chu choose me? Although I can say without humility that one hand covers the sky in Haicheng, the foundation of Young Master Chu does not have to be in Haicheng. Beiping, Yuzhou, Nanjing... There are also places for Young Master Chu to go. And also To be honest with Young Master Chu, Yu is able to gain a foothold in the concession, and he does have the shadow of a foreigner."

"Mr. Yu has checked me and knows that I am not in line with the rumors," Chu Yunsheng said indifferently, "Then why is Mr. Yu in line with the rumors?"

"There are many rumors that Mr. Yu killed innocent people indiscriminately, and there are countless dead souls under his command. However, in the interception this evening, Liu Er and others protected many panicked pedestrians when they were attacked, and even injured themselves. There are also rumors that Mr. Yu became a foreigner. The running dogs betrayed the country and suppressed Haicheng, but I think that without Mr. Yu, Haicheng might no longer be the Haicheng of Huaguo."

"Besides, Mr. Yu went to Peking to meet with people. Now it seems that it is just a cover. The Northeast trip, whether to send something or receive something, whether it is for favor or righteousness, is not what the rumored Mr. Yu would do Things."

Chu Yun was reticent and rarely spoke at length, but now, looking at the young man across from him under the lamp, he couldn't help but speak clearly.

Perhaps because of his aura, Yu Jingzhi's age is often overlooked by people, but if calculated carefully, he is still slightly younger than Chu Yunsheng by two years.And most importantly, compared to Chu Yunsheng or Li Lingbi's certainty from later generations, Yu Jingzhi is actually completely ignorant of the future of this era.

A young man in his twenties, no matter how mature his experience is, no matter how deep the city is, he is like so many people in this era, a fire in the wind, trapped in the darkest night, not knowing whether he is still alive or not. How much lamp oil is left, and I don't know if the sky will really light up. The wind came and blew the flame even bigger, but it was also on the verge of extinguishing.

"...At least I chose Mr. Yu because I believe in Mr. Yu's character, and I believe that if the sky doesn't give it, I will take it."

Chu Yun said.

Yu Jingzhi was stunned for a moment, before shaking his head and laughing: "What a big tone."

"Chu Shao has only been with me for a few days, and he knows so much, so I can't let Chu Shao go."

He put down the tea bowl, raised his fingers to press the center of his eyebrows, and sighed: "I have already enclosed a piece of land, and I thought it would be used to deal with you casually, but now it doesn't work. There are a few in Zhabei that I have selected. The old factory, with other shells, should be enough for now. It’s just that it is under the nose of the concession, and other constructions, such as the western medicine factory and the arsenal factory, have to go outside the city.”

"Many of the equipment and machines you wrote about are strictly blocked by foreigners, so they won't be able to get them for a while, and they have to wait. It's just... I'm afraid that we will have to wait, but outsiders will not be able to wait."

Although this world is slightly different from the history in Chu Yunsheng's impression, many general directions should be the same.

Right now it is the seventh year of the Republic of China, except for the fact that the warlords in the pass are all on stage one by one, fighting endlessly, and not living in peace, Huaguo as a whole is still peaceful.

The restoration has subsided, and the border between the Northeast and Russia has continued, but there has been no large-scale exchange of fire. It's just that the Northeast today has been implicated by World War I, and there are already German and Neon countries. Shadow, the forces rooted in the local area are not easy to eat, and the water will become muddy after a little stirring, and it is not peaceful.

In addition to these, it can also be called stable, and it is still some time before it is truly riddled with holes.

But Yu Jingzhi obviously didn't think so, he seemed to know better.It's just that the two haven't made up their hearts yet, and what Yu Jingzhi thinks in his heart will not be expressed to Chu Yunsheng.

Chu Yunsheng was clear in his heart, so he didn't ask any further questions, and instead brought up tomorrow's Lantern Festival: "Mr. Yu is going to invite the Fengxiang class tomorrow?"

The Fengxiang troupe was exactly the troupe where Bai Chu and Li Lingbi belonged.

In the original plot, the [-]th day of the first lunar month is a good time for the Fengxiang class to make a big show. Li Lingbi didn't like to sing at first, and in order to build a good relationship with Baichu, she gave this opportunity to Baichu. Baichu became a blockbuster, and overnight Suddenly, half of Haicheng became red.But in Li Lingbi's plot, there is no plot of Yu Jingzhi inviting Fengxiang class to go to the house, and even Yu Jingzhi did not go to Tianyuan to watch this big play due to some unspecified reasons.

But now that Chu Yunsheng flapped the butterfly's wings, Yu Jingzhi changed his plan, but he didn't know what kind of impact it would have.

"Master Chu is also interested in this Fengxiang class?"

Yu Jingzhi smiled and said: "I heard that their troupe rehearsed a good show a few years ago, and they will be on the stage in Tianyuan tomorrow. For the veteran actors on stage, if Young Master Chu wants to watch a new play, he can't do it."

In other words, how should Fengxiang Troupe's original play be performed, and the plot has not changed much?

Chu Yunsheng thought about it, looked at the quartz clock, saw that it was already late, and was about to get up to say goodbye, but suddenly felt a weight on his leg—a foot in snow-white socks passed over the small coffee table on the couch lightly and silently at some point , put it on his lap.

The foot moved, and the trouser leg at the top of the sock slid down, revealing a white but powerful calf.

"I got a new delicate mirror, it's in the study, Young Master Chu, would you like to see it?" Yu Jingzhi's low voice seemed to be close to his ears.

Chu Yunsheng paused for a moment, then raised his hand and untied the neckline.

……

Whether the mirror in the study room is delicate or not, maybe no one cares when entering the room.

After three rounds of knocking with the clapper outside, the moon in Haicheng sank below the clouds, and then emerged again. It was not until the second round of hot water was sent in that Chu Yunsheng came out from the door.

He looked at the night, didn't stay long, and went back to the wing room.

In the study room, after walking away from the temperature of one person, the hot and entangled breath gradually dissipated.

Yu Jingzhi rearranged his clothes in front of the wide mirror that was specially brought back from Beiping, then leaned back on the couch outside, slowing down the tide-like energy in his body, and ordered someone to call Lu Yun.

I don't know if he did evil on purpose, or if he really felt sorry for the gunshot wound in his lower back, Yu Jingzhi felt that Chu Yunsheng was too tortured in the bed affair just now.

Neither light nor heavy, neither fast nor slow, not as fierce and powerful as the previous encounter, but it deprived him of his strength bit by bit.

It was as if he was soaking in a puddle of warm water, extremely comfortable but also extremely dissatisfied.He desperately needed a relief, but he couldn't get it. He could only stretch out limply, opening his eyes and asking for a kiss in the fine sweat.

If this is a man of letters studying ink carefully, he must have already ground his bones and blood into water from the inside out.

It's hard to suffer, but it's also hard to enjoy.

It's just that after this time, these... I'm afraid there won't be any more. A capable person cannot be humiliated——Yu Jingzhi's expression gradually calmed down as he thought about the contents of Chu Yunsheng's manuscripts.

When Lu Yun came in, he saw Yu Jingzhi's obviously stern and indifferent expression at a glance, his heart tightened, and he immediately recalled what he had done in the past few days, lest there was something wrong with him that caused this attitude.

But before he could pull out anything from his memory, Yu Jingzhi spoke.

"How are things going?"

Lu Yun immediately returned to his senses, and replied: "I have come back two days early according to your instructions, and I have finished the business in Zhabei. Those old factories..."

Speaking of this, Yu Jingzhi interrupted him: "I will keep those old factories. I will make arrangements in the next few days. Then you can hire a few tight-lipped people to handle them. In addition, the day after tomorrow you will take a long trip to Chongqing. Zhou invited Dr. Chao Shimin Chao and said that I agreed to support his whims."

Lu Yun nodded and didn't ask any more questions, but continued: "Zhang Peng left Beiping on the first day of the Lunar New Year's Eve. According to his friends, he was returning to Haicheng, but our people haven't found him yet. Few of the contacts in the meeting have seen him, the only three who have seen him, one suddenly fell ill, one fell into the water and disappeared, and the other was a gambler who was chased by a gambler in an alley on Baoguang Road. The Fang thugs beat him to death by mistake."

Yu Jingzhi supported the side of his face with one hand, and raised his eyelids: "Interesting... Du Tianming doesn't know if he is so stupid as to be someone else's knife, or if he played tricks with me."

"Keep checking, this Zhang Luzhai doesn't look like a fuel-efficient lamp."

Lu Yun agreed again, and talked about some trivial matters in Haicheng and the aftermath of Beiping and the Northeast, before he said: "By the way, sir, when I came back from Fang's mansion, Mr. Fang Jiming asked me to tell you, in order to thank you for taking care of the future. Mr. Zheng took them back and supported their work when they went to the Northeast, and would like to treat you to a light meal at the Guanglai Tea House near the Oriental News."

This invitation was expected by Yu Jingzhi, and it can also be said to be the main reason why he was willing to take the risk to go to the northeast border.

He nodded slightly, and was about to let Lu Yun go down after the report, but suddenly remembered something, pondered for a while, and said: "Lu Yun, if you say that there are some things, it seems to be whimsical, think about it carefully. But it seems that it can really exist, so is this true or false?"

Lu Yun was taken aback for a moment, not understanding what Yu Jingzhi meant.

He didn't know that this was Yu Jingzhi's real thoughts on Chu Yunsheng's incomplete drafts, but he felt that his husband seemed a little weird tonight, but he couldn't tell where the weirdness was.

He was silent for a moment, then considered: "Sir, what you said is really contradictory. If it can really exist, then no matter how whimsical it is, it is true. How can it be false? Just like ten or decades ago, How could we have imagined that there would be no emperor in this world? This lamp can be turned on when it is connected with so-called electricity? But it has become real now, isn’t it true.”

Yu Jingzhi laughed.

He naturally understands the truth, and he has already made the decision.It's just that the road ahead is dark, adjacent to the abyss, extremely dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will be smashed to pieces. If you still pin some hopes on illusory things that may destroy your layout, it is really hesitant.

In fact, when he read Chu Yunsheng's manuscripts for the first time on the train, he almost wanted to rush into the next compartment to wake him up and talk about it in detail.

But soon he calmed down.

Chu Yunsheng is just an ordinary foreign student, and there was nothing outstanding in the past, so how could he come up with something that many foreigners still only imagined?

This is not normal.

Yu Jingzhi's first reaction was that there was someone behind Chu Yunsheng, which force or country it was.But if you think about it carefully, it is impossible. If there are these things, which power or country is willing to give him for nothing?

Unless it's fake.

He suspects that these things are all fake, but he has infinite expectations in his heart, hoping that they are all real, and even had a dream last night, dreaming that all of them are real and within reach.

If they are true, he doesn't need to explore Chu Yunsheng's strangeness, or even help him hide everything, as long as they are true - he is eager to see a bright path.

He carried this contradiction and torture with him until tonight.

"From now on, treat Young Master Chu just like Mr. Fang and Mr. Zheng."

Thoughts slowly settled, Yu Jingzhi let out the suppressed breath in his chest, and ordered lightly.

There was a trace of astonishment on Lu Yun's face, he hesitated before responding.

Yu Jingzhi's analogy refers not only to respect, but also to protection and confidentiality in all aspects.

Lu Yun had seen Chu Yunsheng, and even investigated him personally, and knew about the relationship between his husband and this young master Chu, but if it was just like this, his husband would never make such a decision.You know, Mr. Fang and Mr. Zheng are existences that Yu Jingzhi respects.

Lu Yun didn't know what happened around Mr. Chu Yunsheng in the past few days when he came back first, but the importance of Chu Yunsheng is obviously different now than in the past.

"Also, move the mirror out of the study room too. I'm the one who was stunned to bring back such a 'specialty' all the way from Beiping." Yu Jingzhi said.

"Yes."

Lu Yun agreed, and seeing Yu Jingzhi waving his hand, he bowed slightly and exited the study.

The night passed in a hurry, and the next day was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, one of the busiest festivals of the year.

It's not as simple and casual as Chu Yunsheng's real memories, but at this time, the Lantern Festival is a grand one.

Haicheng has long had the custom of celebrating the Lantern Festival. When they came all the way last night, they saw a lot of lanterns of various colors in the distance. It was a lantern market that started on the [-]th day of the first lunar month. Pay attention.

In the original memory, from noon on the day of Lantern Festival, the street will be lively, with lion dancers, jugglers, and monkey teasers. When it gets dark, strings of lanterns will be hung up, and adults and children will flock here In the lantern market, all kinds of snacks are full of heat, such as those who play music, sing operas, dance dragon lanterns, and string lanterns... It’s a festival when it’s noisy.

Some big families in the city will invite well-known opera troupes or actors to perform a few festive plays, and the whole family will sit around and have a lot of fun.

Every year at this time, the Yu Mansion is out of tune with the festive atmosphere, it is still surrounded by blue cold walls, it is still quiet and quiet, not even willing to hang up a red lantern.

Even if this year is an unprecedented day to invite a theater troupe, it doesn't feel like the New Year's Eve at all. I went to the car as usual, and brought people back as usual. If Chu Yunsheng didn't get up early, in the hazy sky I vaguely heard the movement of setting up a temporary stage in the backyard, but I didn't know that the people in the mansion really invited the Fengxiang Troupe to listen to the play.

Chu Yunsheng heard the noise and whispers across the wall, and he didn't have any inquisitive thoughts. He closed the window and wanted to read the few books on the shelf.

But as soon as he put his hands on the window lattice, he suddenly heard someone calling the name Baichu on the other side of the wall.

But the sound was too far away, and I couldn't hear it clearly. If I wanted to distinguish it again, it fell silent.

But at this time, Li Lingbi should have given up the opportunity to take the stage in Tianyuan to Baichu. If the voice really called Baichu, then how could he appear in Yufu?

Chu Yunsheng frowned slightly, and stood by the window for a moment before turning back to the table.

The other side of the courtyard wall.

The morning mist and the still dark sky shrouded the small courtyard together. In the open space in the center of the small courtyard, several men in black and troupe members were setting up a stage.

At the door of the next room, Baichu stepped over the threshold hesitantly, walked in, took off his jacket, and began to change into costumes.

There were three or four other people in the room, they just glanced at him when he came in, and then went back to paint their own makeup in the mirror, chatting and laughing in small voices occasionally, but they didn't understand.

These cold receptions and cold stares, in the past in the opera troupe, Baichu also suffered from it, she was already numb, but seeing her today, but for some reason, endless sadness and aggrievedness suddenly surged in her heart.

He tugged on his costume, blinked twice, and his eyes turned red.

Bai Chu didn't want those people to see him, so he laughed at him contemptuously, and turned his back.

When he turned his back, a small wooden sword fell out of his arms. It was the gift Li Lingbi gave him when he slept with him for the first time. He cherished it very much and hung it around his neck all day long. By the heart, it was not until this morning when I got up to argue with Li Lingbi that I broke the rope and stuffed it in my arms.

Bai Chu stared blankly at the little sword, and Li Lingbi's tearful face appeared in his mind again.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a big play that the troupe has been preparing for a long time. Although he likes it very much and practiced secretly for a long time, he doesn't have to go on stage.He knew his position in his heart, and he didn't want to do those annoying things.

It's just that since Li Lingbi gave him hope time and time again and promised him this promise, why did he change his face temporarily and push him to Yu's residence?

If Li Lingbi said he didn't want him to be on stage, then he would never agree, so why bother?

Li Lingbi clearly knew that she hated going to those rich families to sing operas, but she didn't listen to her explanation at all, and even cried and made noises, saying that it was for his Baichu's good, and he made a decision on his own, and he had to go——

This is the only close person he treats with sincerity?

Changing places, Bai Chu asked himself that he couldn't do such a thing to Li Lingbi.

But... Facing Li Lingbi's tearful eyes, he still softened his heart and came.

But I don't know, what should I do when I meet the famous Mr. Yu in Haicheng later, Bai Chu has not forgotten what Li Lingbi hinted before his arrival, he said that Mr. Yu is a manly man and I have heard...