[Lou Li the Pretender] Orphan Note

In order to confirm their identities and show the close relationship between the two, Minglou specially stayed in Manli's small apartment for a few more days, but it was a few days before he returned to the Ming Mansion.

Ah Cheng took out the luggage that Minglou had used in the past few days from the trunk, and did not forget to remind him: "Brother, be careful, Mingtai has been clamoring to see you."

Minglou raised his eyebrows, "See me?" He turned his head, "Or see Yu Manli?"

Ah Cheng smiled, "Elder sister is at home these few days, and Miss Cheng comes here often, so he can't get away."

The implication is that if there is an opening, Mingtai will definitely take advantage of it.

Minglou tidied up the collar of his suit, and said calmly, "What did the elder sister say?"

Mingcheng sighed, "You keep a concubine, she naturally has an opinion, it's just..."

Minglou laughed, "Just?"

Ah Cheng shook his head, "It's just that she doesn't want Mingtai to think about Yu Manli all the time, and she doesn't want you to think about Wang Manchun. By doing this, you can just settle her two worries."

Minglou couldn't help laughing: "If you say I know Eldest Sister well, I can't compare to you."

As soon as the two entered the Ming mansion, they could hear the voice of the young master talking in the living room in the corridor.

He was teaching Jinyun how to dance ballroom dancing, and the neat tune of minuet was playing on the gramophone.

"One, two, three, four, two, three, four, turn around, okay—"

On the contrary, the two elder brothers are gentle, patient and amiable, which they have never seen before.

People who are about to have wives are calmer after all.

Ming Lou and Ah Cheng looked at each other, both of them were a little relieved.

Ah Cheng was still worried, worried that Mingtai didn't know the depth, and made it difficult for the elder brother, so he reminded again: "Elder brother still has to be careful, because you sent Yu Manli to No. 76, he will definitely quarrel with you."

Minglou, however, could take it easy, and said in a deep thought, "It's okay. If he doesn't quarrel with me, Yu Manli would be too pitiful."

Mingcheng was taken aback, eh?Makes sense.

Mingtai had heard the movement in the corridor a long time ago, and winked at Cheng Jinyun: "They will come in later, do you remember what to do?"

Cheng Jinyun nodded.

Ming Lou had already taken off his suit jacket, changed into a lake crepe jacket, walked in slowly, picked up a stack of newspapers, and was about to go back to his room.

He has no intention of disturbing Mingtai's dancing and flirting, and the newspaper is obviously more attractive.

But Mingtai made a sudden slip and blocked the eldest brother's way: "Big brother, where have you been these few days?"

Minglou pretended not to notice Cheng Jinyun's small movement behind him.

Mingtai grinned and approached: "Brother is raising a young lover outside without telling my sister and me?"

Ming Lou frowned: "Who do you listen to nonsense?"

Mingtai sneered in his heart, hmph, he is very sanctimonious, dressed like a beast.

"Brother, don't hide it from me. The local tabloids are guessing who your confidante is, and it makes the discerning young master of the Ming family not want to go home."

Minglou's face darkened: "I have taught you since childhood, don't listen to what you hear, and blindly take one side's words, you doubt me like this?"

Cheng Jinyun quickly turned to the front of the two to persuade them: "Brother, don't be angry...Mingtai is like this, he likes to think wildly, but he doesn't care about his brain."

Minglou smiled faintly, "Miss Cheng, take good care of her, I will cause you trouble in the future."

He turned away.

Mingtai looked at Cheng Jinyun: how is it?

Cheng Jinyun said in a low voice: "There are a few receipts in the suit hanging on the hanger, one of which is from Yunjinzhuang."

Mingtai raised an eyebrow: "French Concession?"

Cheng Jinyun nodded.

At the same time, in Minglou's study.

Minglou turned a page of the newspaper, and the entertainment page really published his whereabouts in the past few days - the extra large font emphasized the fact that he hadn't returned home.

Ah Cheng came in with hot oolong tea.

Minglou said: "Prepare for the first operation of 'Sapphire'."

A trace of surprise appeared on Ah Cheng's expression, "Brother...do you really want to develop Yu Manli into the organization?"

This organization obviously does not refer to the Chongqing government, let alone the Wang puppet government.

And Ah Cheng was so surprised because "Sapphire" and "Celadon" belonged to the same code name: a one-way connection, directly obeying the boss "Cobra".

Ming Lou had thought of this code name at the beginning, but he hadn't met a suitable candidate for a long time. Unexpectedly, it was given to Yu Manli who had only been together for more than ten days.

Ah Cheng admits that Yu Manli is amazingly talented and has a steady personality. If she can be properly cultivated, her future is immeasurable.

But in their line of work, you are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, if you make a careless move, you will lose the game in an instant, and the tea will be cold.

Minglou chuckled, "Don't you think it's suitable?"

Ah Cheng was taken aback.

Minglou murmured: "Jinse has fifty strings for no reason... how suitable it is for Lantian's warm jade to smoke."

Beautiful as a flower, with a jade-colored complexion, it is weaker and more fragile than "Jinse", but it is "warm and moist as jade" of a gentleman.

It turns out that "suitable" refers to the code name.

Ah Cheng stared dumbfounded at Ming Lou's immersion in it—is this a real act or a fake?The eldest brother's acting skills are top-notch, but he was a little dumbfounded.

Minglou coughed lightly, "You arranged Yunjinzhuang, be careful to conceal it, of course, Wang Manchun also needs to know some information."

Ah Cheng nodded, "Yes, Yu... Lanyu will choose cloth at Yunjinzhuang, and if she meets Mingtai by chance, she must create the impression that she has no one to rely on and is very pitiful."

Ming Lou nodded, then frowned again, "I have no one to rely on? Who is responsible for the purpose of the mission described?"

Ah Cheng retreated immediately, "Sapphire and I made a battle plan together."

Before Minglou had time to say anything, the person had already disappeared.

Hmph, you have no one to rely on, so pitiful?It's really cute, what's so pitiful?He seems to be a queen of England, and he has gained a reputation for being a sexist.

It's snowing in the flying field in June, and it's hard for Minglou to complain about the grievances in his heart.

I just hope Miss Sapphire succeeds immediately, so that he can also please him, live in a guest room in a small apartment, away from the sofa, and get a share of the breakfast, well, this is especially important.

In the French Concession, Yunjin Silk and Satin Village.

This is one of the favorite silk shops for political and business ladies in Shanghai. Because of its wide range of goods, new styles and high quality, it has always been leading the fashion trend in Shanghai, and many big stars have advertised for it.

Today, the guy from Silk Village received a special guest.

She was wearing a moon white organdy gauze cheongsam, with porcelain white skin faintly visible at the slits, and her legs were slender and well-proportioned. One could tell at a glance that she had been taking care of herself for a long time, and belonged to the team that went to Paramount once every three days.

But what really caught the guy's attention was not the beauty of the female guest in front of him, but the call from the housekeeper Ah Cheng of the Ming family to remind him early in the morning: This is the director of the government's economic department and the director of the special committee, the young master of the Ming family. the outer chamber.

This identity is enough to explain her beauty.

And the buddy knew that the only thing he had to do was to spare no effort to please the benefactor, especially the one in front of him.

Yu Manli's slender white fingers randomly clicked, and when she ordered one, someone quickly helped her take it off-folded, wrapped, put it in a bag, and handed it to the attendant at the side.

Yu Manli yawned and glanced at her watch: it's time.

Like pinching a little, she showed a slightly lonely expression, and Mingtai walked in with her usual brisk steps.

He was also wearing a white suit today, with a Parker gold pen pinned to his jacket pocket.

Yu Manli remembered that the pen was Minglou's favorite style, but Mingtai liked another Japanese-made fountain pen.

He hacked big brother's stuff again, Yu Manli held back her smile, remembering that she was acting.

Mingtai pretended to see her casually, but the concern in his eyes was extremely sincere: "Miss Yu, do you want to come and see the clothes too?"

The past came to my mind, and the two of them remembered the jokes of shopping in the past at the same time, and they were in a trance for a while.

Yu Manli smiled lightly, "Master Ming is good... I'll just take a look at it casually..." She paused slightly, her eyes flashed with sadness, "I'm about to get sick at home."

Mingtai noticed her scarlet nails and heavy makeup.

Usually, if she is not on a mission, Yu Manli always keeps her face clean. He once laughed at her for relying on her natural beauty and ignoring the vocation of women - that is, self-grooming, which is endless.

Now she is also meticulously making up, but it is for another man, a man she does not love.

She looks very unhappy.

Mingtai's heart hurts, but he doesn't know why: he clearly loves Cheng Jinyun, so who does Yu Manli love and is loved by, what does it have to do with him?

Yu Manli smiled sadly, "Master Ming... Where's Miss Cheng?"

Teenagers are in love, and unmarried couples are always inseparable. At least for a period of time before the "Dead Time Project", Mingtai and Cheng Jinyun were always inseparable.

She was heartbroken at the time, she only hated that her life experience was not clean and innocent enough, and that she was not good enough to match Mingtai, but now she was able to ask a question lightly, as if time had passed in just a few days.

She remembered Minglou's warning: You are what you act like you are, deceiving yourself and others, there is no need for acting skills.

Is it an experience?

Yu Manli smiled secretly, feeling the same way.

Inside the Ming Mansion.

The young master of the Ming family came back with a bag of clothes, looking a little tired.

Cheng Jinyun greeted him, touched the bag pretending not to care, and looked at Mingtai.

"What's the matter? Is Miss Yu okay?"

She asked softly, hoping that Mingtai would gain something, just in terms of work.

Mingtai shook his head.

But he clearly had something on his mind, and his eyes were full of depression.Cheng Jinyun had never seen that kind of emotion before, but the sensitivity of her lover told her that Yu Manli still had great influence on Mingtai.

Cheng Jinyun was lost and almost couldn't stand still.

Mingtai forced a smile, "I picked out a suit skirt and an evening dress for you, to accompany me to dinner parties and meetings in the future."

Cheng Jinyun's face was pale, and he said stubbornly: "Can you go by yourself? I have never liked places with many people."

Mingtai rubbed her head, "We are partners, Jinyun."

Cheng Jinyun's heart softened.

Mingtai sighed slightly, "It's not too bad, I felt very uncomfortable when I saw Yu Manli today, she looks very glamorous and beautiful...but big brother..."

Cheng Jinyun listened silently.

Mingtai shook his head, "No, I have to take care of this matter. It doesn't matter if the eldest brother is sincere. If he uses Yu Manli as a tool, I can't just stand by and watch."