Ambush from all sides

What a.When he walked into the main courtyard and saw the purple jasmine blooming beside the lobby, he realized that something was wrong.

He didn't know which circle he put the dead leaves in.

According to past judgment experience, dead leaves do not meet the definition of any circle.Not three laps away, nor within three laps.Zhan Hao thought about it carefully, wondering why his head was a little confused, did he feel stupid after being idle at home for too long?Then I remembered that I still had a lot of things to do.Or to put it another way - he could have a lot of things to do, but he didn't do it, and hasn't done it for a while.

Zhan Hao thinks it's not the dead leaves.He has felt free since a long time ago, not just for the past half a month.And this so-called period of time just coincides with the number of days that Dead Leaf has been here.

So Zhan Hao started to go out to do errands.According to his thinking, even if the rats had already started to move, the snakes would of course have to come out to warm up.

However, after coming out, the snake began to feel that the fox in the house seemed to be more fun.

The fox that has just started captive breeding still has a wild look on it.It's not good-looking, and it's been through a lot of battles, so its fur is not bright at all.But this does not mean that the scars on his body are rough and ugly. On the contrary, such marks make the snake feel that the fox is full of unknown mysteries.

It seems a little excited, but it doesn't seem to be excited.

Zhan Tianxing once taught him that before doing something, he should repeatedly investigate and confirm, compare and consider multiple parties, and then make a plan.Act accurately to the point, time, and location of each step forward - in the end, what you need to do is to compare whether things have developed as expected.

One hundred percent sure, it is best to be able to tell the difference.

There are many things that Zhan Hao needs to confirm right now, for example, which pen he intends to keep that fox in.And this is the most important of all things.

Zhan Hao stayed in Li's residence for more than a day, and was ready to go back after the matter was settled.In the morning when we were having dinner in the dining room, Li very specially asked the kitchen to prepare a table of good dishes, and while drinking with Zhan Hao, he said, "I'm going back so soon, don't you stay longer? Several shopkeepers heard that the boss is coming, when are they planning to come?" Please come and drink."

While drinking, Zhan Hao seemed to think of something, raised his head and glanced at him with a smile in his eyes, and said, "I'm worried about something at home, so hurry back."

Li very looked at his eyes with an inexplicable smile, and was a little dazed for a while.He paused, and subconsciously asked, "Is there anything you can worry about, Young Master Zhan?"

"Ah, it's just a little fox." Zhan Hao squinted his eyes and looked away, his eyes swept over the tiger lilies in the yard, and said, "Your flowers are blooming well." Li Fei's thoughts were still on the previous topic Well, I can't get my head around for a while—little fox?He wasn't so stupid that he really thought it was a fox. Using this metaphor, he was probably a lover.

Is the innermost place finally inhabited?Li very restrained his eyes, but his mind gradually became disturbed.He lowered his eyes, looking anxiously at Zhan Hao Tubai's cuffs.The sleeves of the pale tunic were a little exposed, covering his white jade-like skin.

Zhan Hao heard that there was no movement from him, so he glanced at him and understood, but he still ate and drank leisurely.After a while, there were some noises from the vestibule, light footsteps and crisp laughter rushed into the yard.Zhan Hao raised his eyes, and saw a handsome young man in aqua-coloured shirt, holding a few roll pills in his hand, with a slap-sized face full of smiles.

Seeing him very much, Li's stiff face relaxed a little, and a faint smile hastily appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Shi Lin, why are you here?"

The boy named Shi Lin ran in, threw himself into Li Feifei's arms, and said, "You called me here a few days ago, did you forget?" After sleeping at his place a few days ago, I did make an appointment with him, saying that I would call him here and take him out to enjoy the flowers.As a result, when Zhan Hao came suddenly, he forgot everything.

Shi Lin rubbed against Li Feifei's arms for a while, then turned to look at Zhan Hao.Zhan Hao met his clear eyes and gave him a faint smile.Seeing his smile, Shi Lin bent his eyes, put his arms around Li Fei's neck with a blushing face, and asked, "Brother Li, who is he?"

Li Fei glanced at Zhan Hao's face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and said, "My boss, his surname is Zhan."

"Well, then I'll call him Big Brother Zhan." He was speaking to Li Fei, but his eyes were fixed on Zhan Hao.Zhan Hao saw the orange-yellow volume pill in his hand, and asked gently, "Shi Lin, what are you doing picking flowers?"

Shi Lin blinked his big eyes, let go of Li Fei, stood up, and said, "Brother Li has a beautiful white jade vase here, the one on the other side of the lobby. I think it's a pity to keep it like that, so I pick the flowers and put it in it." Inside." After speaking, she smiled strangely and stuck out her tongue at him.

Li looked at the two of them very much, without speaking.

After hearing what he said, Zhan Hao lowered his eyes, wondering what he was thinking about.After a while Shi Lin ran out and brought the white jade vase over, carefully inserted a few volumes of curly elixirs into it, looked at Zhan Hao as if asking for credit, and asked, "Look, isn't it pretty?"

Zhan Hao raised his eyes, and saw that in the long-necked bottle with the black pattern of distant mountains sandwiched in the white jade, several palm-sized orange-yellow lilies bloomed at the mouth of the bottle, with a few dewdrops faintly glistening on the petals.Looking at the flowers, Zhan Hao couldn't help but think of the scene where he stuck two purple jasmines in the hair of the dead leaves... A little smile could not help but appear in his eyes.In a good mood, he turned to look at the expressionless Li Fei, and asked, "Do you think it looks good?"

Li was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Ah, it looks good."

Zhan Hao asked again as if he didn't believe it: "You really think it's pretty? Do you like flowers?"

Li Wei was a little distracted by his question, so he couldn't help sitting up straight, his eyes flickering and said: "It's not like I like it, but flowers are always beautiful. What kind of flowers are not beautiful?" With a determined smile, he reached out to pour Zhan Haoman's wine glass.

Zhan Hao stared at him for a while, and after confirming that what he said was not a lie, he turned his gaze away.He picked up the wine glass and drank it down, lowered his eyes and smiled thoughtfully, and whispered to himself: "I like it..."

Hearing his soft murmur, Li Fei's body couldn't help trembling faintly.He stared blankly at Zhan Hao's smiling side face, completely ignoring Shi Lin in front of him.

For many days, Zhan Hao has been used to sitting in a carriage and staggering to various towns.Other businessmen may think that traveling is the most helpless thing in life, but he was able to sleep peacefully in the swaying and bumpy carriage, just like sleeping at home under a brocade quilt with three layers of soft mattresses Mahogany bed.

The flat roof of a soft bed and the vaulted roof of a carriage are not very different to him.People of the older generation in this industry once said that a promising person should get used to making his home around the world, and he might be talking about a guy like Zhan Hao.

But today, Zhan Hao suddenly began to feel that the way home is long and long.He opened the curtain of the carriage and stared at the lush trees outside. His heart was not as calm as before, but rather itchy.

Thinking of a certain possibility, a possibility that has never happened to him before... Zhan Hao couldn't wait to go home to confirm.The house in Changzhou Mansion, East Courtyard, kept the wild fox.

The wild fox also has two cats.

Zhan Hao half-closed his eyes, and laughed alone in the carriage.He relaxed and leaned against the cushion, the morning fresh air poured in from the window, and the trees beside the road were shining brightly under the sunlight, which made Zhan Hao feel very good, very good.He turned his face and looked at the two lilac plants planted in small flowerpots on the seat on the other side.The orange-yellow petals are thick and plump, with the tips of the petals curled outwards, and the stamens with small velvet pendants stick out from the middle.

Do wild foxes like tiger lilies?

Zhan Hao tilted his head, and a picture couldn't help appearing in his mind: a fiery red fox with a scar face was walking among the tiger lilies, walked for a while, stopped for a while, and sniffed the flowers pretending not to care.Afraid of being seen by others, just smell it and walk away coldly.

Zhan Hao laughed at his inexplicable imagination.He licked the corner of his mouth and reached out to touch the small bag at his waist, only to find that the sugar was gone.Young Master Zhan sighed helplessly, and put his hands back around his chest.

Outside the carriage, Yu Ke was chirping with Quan Jing, and Quan Jing responded to her indifferently.Zhan Hao squinted his eyes to listen, and heard Yu Ke say, "You are a stuffy head, you can't get a fart with three sticks, and talking to you is meaningless at all, so Quan Jing is okay."Yuke said, what do you usually do when you have nothing to do?Quan Jing talked about practicing.Yu Ke scolded in disgust, you are so boring, whoever becomes your wife will be bored to death, and you deserve to wear a cuckold when the time comes.

Then Quan Jing stopped talking.Zhan Hao laughed in the carriage, thinking that it has been so many years, why haven't you made a move?We get along day and night, and we don't know how to chat. Unfortunately, I always only take you two when I go out.It's all right now, my sweetheart cursed you for wearing a cuckold.

After a while, Zhan Hao heard Yu Ke yelling outside the carriage: "Ah! There are beautiful flowers blooming under the tree over there! Quan Jing, go and pick some for me!"

Quan Jing said dumbly: "The young master is still in a hurry to go back."

Zhan Hao sighed, and said slowly, "No hurry, Yu Ke told you to go, so you can go."

"Exactly! The young master has already said so, go and pick it up for me!" Yu Ke shoved Quan Jing delicately, with her little mouth pouted.Quan Jing jumped out of the carriage slowly, and walked to the side of the road.Zhan Hao leaned against the window, thinking about how beautiful flowers could make Yu Ke scream like this.

Looking around, I saw a large piece of white flowers covering the grass under the lush shade of the roadside.Zhan Hao wanted to distinguish the species of the flower, but unfortunately he was too far away to see clearly.Quan Jing had already walked to the edge of the bushes, and was bending over to pick flowers, Zhan Hao raised his voice and called, "Quan Jing, help me pick some too."

It doesn't matter what kind of flower it is, as long as it looks good.Good-looking, you can make people like it.

After a while, Quan Jing grabbed two handfuls of flowers and came over, handed the one in his right hand to Yu Ke with a somewhat uncomfortable expression, walked to the window and handed the one in his left hand to Zhan Hao.The white flower has a wide disc, but it is just a cluster of several small needle-shaped flowers, not a single branch.Yuke happily took the flower, put it under her nose and smelled it for a while, her eyes lit up: "The fragrance of this flower is so good!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhan Hao's laughter came from the carriage.Yuke and Quan Jing were stunned for a moment, stretched out their hands and opened the curtain, and saw Zhan Hao bending over with the flower and laughing non-stop.Yu Ke blinked and asked, "Master, what are you laughing at?"

Zhan Hao stopped laughing, raised his head, looked at the two of them with squinted eyes, and asked, "Do you know what kind of flower this is?"

The two honestly shook their heads and said they didn't know.Zhan Hao leaned over, stretched out his hand and poked Yu Ke's forehead, and said with a smile, "This is Bai Zi Lian, which means having many sons and many blessings. You asked Quan Jing to pick this flower for you, what is your intention?"

Yuke was dumbfounded, her face turned red all of a sudden.She glanced at Quan Jing beside her, and saw that his face was also flushed, so the little girl didn't know whether she was ashamed or annoyed, so she slapped him hard and scolded: "Why are you blushing!" After scolding, She angrily turned around and went out to sit, while Quan Jing was still dumbfounded at the entrance of the carriage.Zhan Hao looked at his face, narrowed his eyes with a smile, and whispered, "Look, he doesn't seem to be boring, why don't you know how to take the initiative?"

Quan Jing lowered his head and said sullenly, "She likes you, young master."

Zhan Hao looked at him quietly, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "You mean, if I don't marry her, are you really going to watch her die like this?"

Quan Jing frowned, but still didn't speak.

Zhan Hao stretched out his hand and rubbed his head, and said, "Yuke will definitely marry someone, but that person will definitely not be me. If you don't work harder, that person will not be you...you You can figure it out." After finishing speaking, Young Master Zhan leaned back on the cushion, folded his arms around his chest, and looked at his stupid driver calmly.

Quan Jing was silent for a while, then slowly turned around and backed out.The moment the curtain was lifted, Zhan Hao saw Yu Ke was holding the handful of flowers and wanted to throw them away angrily.

"Yuke." Zhan Hao called her unhurriedly, Yuke pouted and turned her face, with an unhappy expression: "What are you doing?"

Zhan Hao squinted his eyes and smiled: "Don't throw that flower, give it to me, I'll be useful."

Yu Ke stared straight at him, and asked sharply, "Master, who do you want to give this flower to?"

Zhan Hao still smiled leisurely, tilted his head a little proudly, and said slowly, "I won't tell you."

As soon as he entered the house, Zhan Hao hugged the bunch of Agapanthus lotus in his arms, and held the pot of curly elixir in his other hand, and walked quickly into the room with his long legs.Yuke poked her head in the back, thinking that she must follow the young master well for the next two days, to see who he gave the damned "many children, many blessings" agapanthus to whom!

Just as he was planning, Zhan Hao closed the door as soon as he entered the room, and the door almost hit Yu Ke's nose.Yuke stared blankly at the door lattice and flowered window in front of her, stood there for a while, couldn't help but pursed her mouth, her eyes became sour, and she wanted to cry a little.

She turned around and rushed to the west courtyard without thinking, almost knocking over a little maid.Quan Jing was washing the carriage in the backyard, when he looked up and saw her rushing forward with red eyes, choked up and yelled loudly, scratching his body with both hands reluctantly: "You bastard! What kind of agapanthus are you picking? The young master is not right now He actually made me eat door dust! He never restricted me, and now he won't let me follow him... woo woo..."

Quan Jing stood and let her scratch, then said in a dull voice, "Didn't you ask me to pick it?"

"If I tell you to pick it up, you pick it up. I'm your father! Even your father would be mad at you! You, why are you so stupid!" Yu Ke vented her anger on Quan Jing arrogantly, After a while, he forgot the grievances in his heart, and began to criticize Quanjing's shortcomings: "Stupid, stupid, and unable to speak! He is not good-looking, and he is not at all graceful! Not at all. Suave! Not smart or learned at all!"

Quan Jing looked up at the sky helplessly, thinking that not every man is as good at decathlon as the young master, okay?In the end, he looked down at Yu Ke with a blank face, and asked, "Why did you chase after the young master as soon as you got home?"

Yu Ke stared and said, "I want to see who he gave the Baizilian to!"

Quan Jing pouted: "Then you are still losing your temper with me here?"

Yu Ke was stunned for a moment, and in her widened eyes, her emotions changed from bewildered to stunned to shocked, and finally screamed: "Ah—" she turned around and ran towards the main courtyard without her life.

Looking at her back, Quan Jing lowered his head and sighed, and continued to work slowly with his hands.

Zhan Hao was already in the east courtyard at this time.

He took the agapanthus, walked slowly along the lotus pond, crossed the porch, and turned silently into the small courtyard with dead leaves.Zhan Hao was actually very curious about what the dead leaves had done in the past three days.Just now when I was changing clothes in the room, I asked Min Wei, the little girl said with a smirk, Brother Cen has been practicing in the yard for the past two days, and he just cut off the pillars of the flower stand and beat Guang Yulan A lot of flowers and leaves came down.Afraid they would find out, they packed it up secretly at night and wanted to throw it out, but she bumped into him at the door.

Zhan Hao was amused, and asked, what was the expression on his face at that time?

Min Wei was happier than him, and said, you really should ask him to do it for you again, like a child who stole something and was discovered by his parents!That expression, that guilty little eyes, are so cute!

So, Zhan Hao felt that he was really cheap, why did he ask this question?Dead Leaf would definitely not show him that expression again, but he happened to know how cute he looks like that from the little maid, isn't he asking for trouble?

Itching in his heart, getting more and more itchy... Zhan Hao stopped in the corridor, and couldn't help reaching out to touch his earlobe.He frowned and hesitated, thinking in his heart whether it was good or bad to be so deeply curious about a person.Knowing that he is a suspicious fox, perhaps a lone wolf, or a hedgehog, but still wants to catch him to the eye, to have a good look and study.It's best to let him spread out his belly and let himself play with it as he pleases.

Well, that might sound a bit nasty - but that's what it is.Zhan Hao felt that the desire to control in his heart began to show up against the dead leaves.I want to know about him, every step he has taken in the past, every step in the future, where he will go, who he will meet, and every different expression in his daily life...

For example—the expression of being caught when someone did something wrong and wanted to destroy the body.

How cute is it?Just using the half of his face that was exposed, people can perceive a feeling that is completely contrary to his usual... Zhan Hao narrowed his eyes, walked slowly to the door of the dead leaf, and opened his eyes. The right hand was placed on the door panel.

The air in the room didn't fluctuate—the dead leaves weren't there.

Using light force with your fingers, the door slowly opened with a creak.Zhan Hao walked in, squinting at the quiet things in the room.The quilt on the bed, the hung curtains, and the well-placed footrests beside the bed.On the table in front of him, teapots and cups were neatly arranged in a tray.

Zhan Hao stared at the fat flask, and slowly raised his eyebrows.

He took out a slender jade bottle from his sleeve, removed the tea set, and placed the bottle in the center of the table.Immediately, he spread out the bunch of agapanthus on the table, selected the beautiful and intact ones, and inserted them into the bottle one by one.

The light green long-necked bottle is also narrow and long, with emerald flowing cloud-like patterns sandwiched inside.Snow-white finely divided flowers form a large bunch above the mouth of the bottle, like the first snow in winter.

Standing at the door with his hands folded around his chest, Zhan Hao admired his work. For a moment, a strange sense of satisfaction flashed across his chest.

——Then, he began to imagine the expression of the dead leaf when it saw the flower.He will definitely not be happy, absolutely not, if he insists on saying it, it is more likely that he will find it strange.To exaggerate a little bit, maybe I still feel that I am a weasel playing some tricks to pay New Year greetings to chickens... Hey, this suspicious wild fox.

Just as he was thinking, a cat meowed outside the yard.Zhan Hao turned his head to look at the gate of the courtyard, and after a while, he saw the dead leaf walking in, with the little mandarin duck lying on his shoulder.Chubby and fluffy, it looks like a white scarf.

Dead Leaf saw him as soon as she walked into the courtyard, she was a little taken aback, stopped in her tracks, and looked at him strangely.

Zhan Hao thinks that maybe it's because of his subjective attitude, after this farewell, he actually thinks the dead leaves look better.His long hair was close to his forehead, showing a hint of golden red in the reflection of the sun in the yard.The exposed right half of her face is very fair, with slender eyebrows and eyes, which looks charming.As the weather got hotter, he wore fewer clothes, and his neckline gradually widened, revealing his obviously slender collarbone...

At this moment, Zhan Hao can be sure that although he still doesn't know which circle in his heart the dead leaves are in, at least, the meaning of his existence by his side, and everyone he meets so far, is to him— It's all different.

Very, very different.