For dinner, the two chose a newly opened private restaurant near the center of Imperial City.
Traditional cooking methods are used here, which fully retains the original taste of the ingredients, and the chef is famous throughout the imperial capital.
Therefore, not long after it opened, this private restaurant has become very popular, and naturally not ordinary people can book a table.
The location they chose was on the second floor. The entire wall of glass with a wide view could see the people coming and going downstairs, and there was a constant flow.
The whole building has only three floors and is not large, but it has been decorated with great care.
The entire decoration style is mainly traditional and antique.
However, the number of guest tables that can be received here every day is not many.
Coupled with the quiet environment, it can be regarded as a small reputation in the imperial capital.
As soon as the food was served here, Su Jingjing's phone came over, as if the time was right.
"Li Li was robbed just now, and everything he had on him was taken away." Su Jingjing reported the situation over there.
Wen Li's hand holding the chopsticks froze, "No one was injured, right?"
"With Xia Chen protecting her, she must be fine, but she has no money now, and she is probably frightened. Xia Chen is hiding in the dark and watching, and wants to ask you, did you give her some money or something? "
In this world of ice and snow, people can't freeze to death.
The place Li Li went to when he escaped happened to be the most chaotic place in the entire imperial capital, and a frail little girl went there alone.
Aren't they just fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered
And without money, it is difficult to survive in the black market.
"Keep an eye on her first, I'll go over there later."
Su Jingjing smiled, knowing that Wen Li couldn't bear it.
It's like some things are engraved in the blood.
After all, they are biological sisters, and they will not let their sister suffer this pain for no reason.
Fu Yuxiu gave her a piece of red wine beef. Looking at the little girl with a bad face, he reached over and pinched the corners of her lips with his fingertips.
"Eat something first, I'll accompany you there in a moment."
Wen Li thoughtfully bit off the meat on his chopsticks, his expression unchanged.
"I can see that you still care about her."
Fu Yuxiu took out the chicken soup stewed in an earthen pot and handed it over. Although he was not in the imperial capital these days, he was very clear about what happened.
Especially when this matter involves Wen Li, the investigation becomes clearer.
He knew the tangle in this little thing's heart and what she was thinking.
It is not easy for two people who have never had feelings to be able to do what they are today.
"You want to protect her innocence, but you have to force her to grow up. In a place like the Imperial Capital where power is crisscrossed, if you live like a little white rabbit forever, you won't live long."
Among the rich and powerful, which one is clean
The more prosperous the family, there is always some secret behind it, and when fighting for power, there will always be some bloodshed.
People are always greedy. The more they want, the more unscrupulous they will be.
Wen Li chuckled. She originally thought he was hiding it quite deeply, but this man could still see what she was thinking at a glance.
As expected, people can't be too close.
Lu Min and Fei Ran sat at the table far away from them. Lu Min looked at the seafood platter brought by the chef with starry eyes.
After following the young master and the others for a day, he was really hungry. He ate a candied haws at noon, and Fei Ran confiscated half of it.
He is now so hungry that he could swallow a cow.
"Feiran, can I eat it?" Lu Min stared at the crabs on the plate.
"Eat, I'm not stopping you."
After receiving the agreed instruction, Lu Min couldn't wait to grab a crab leg and gnaw it in his mouth.
Seeing Lu Min enjoying his meal, Fei Ran picked up the chopsticks speechlessly.
He didn't know why, but from the beginning at the temple fair, he always felt that someone was following them.
This feeling has been very strong until now, and he was aware of it with his vigilance.
The young master and Miss Wen Li must have discovered it long ago.
Wen Li looked at the crab that Fu Yuxiu handed over after he had dismantled it, and tasted the crab roe. It was indeed delicious.
"What a coincidence?"
Fu Yuheng appeared in front of the two of them with Ilia in his arms, as if he had just returned from an important occasion. Both of them were dressed formally.
The two people sitting at their seats showed no intention of raising their heads. Fu Yuxiu dutifully peeled shrimps wearing disposable gloves.
The light-colored shrimp meat was peeled off from the shell, and the man's jade-white fingers looked like works of art even if they were wearing disposable gloves.
"eat more."
Fu Yuheng was not embarrassed at all. None of the people he sent out during this period came back alive.
They obviously selected the most powerful elites, but they couldn't hurt this man even a little bit.
On the contrary, this man was still very lively, which made Fu Yuheng very angry.
"I heard that Miss Wen Li's sister is involved in a lawsuit. If Miss Wen Li needs it, my Fu family has several famous lawyers who can be at your disposal."
Ilia on the side suddenly spoke.
As soon as I heard this, I came here to provoke him. It doesn't matter how favored this woman is.
My sister is not on the run, and the Li family is not yet part of the Fu family.
She had never had such a mentality before, but now she gradually understood why Mr. Fu could tolerate her repeated provocations.
It's because of her father. If a woman doesn't have the support of her mother's family, she won't be able to hold her head high in her husband's family.
With such a natal family, even if she married into the Fu family, her status would be far inferior to hers.
"Lu Min." Wen Li suddenly put down his spoon and called out.
Lu Min, who was eating crabs, hurriedly threw away the crab legs and ran over, wiped the crab roe from his mouth, lowered his head and said, "Miss Wen Li, please speak."
"I want to eat, throw those noisy people out of here."
Illya suddenly understood who the noisy person was talking about, and her face was bruised and bruised.
"Miss Illya, please come out with me." Lu Min was unceremonious and reached out to pick someone up.
Fu Yuheng on the side blocked the person with quick eyes and hands, and looked at Fu Yuxiu who was silent in his seat with a livid face.
"Watch your identity!"
"I am your eldest brother after all, and this is your sister-in-law. How can you tolerate your people being so rude?"
This was said to Fu Yuxiu.
Fu Yuxiu finally raised his head and lazily pulled off the disposable gloves on his hands.
"If you don't get out, you won't just leave her alone."
Lu Min on the side was speechless. When had the young master ever called this person big brother? He still wanted to come over to make trouble for someone who was already on the line.
This Fu Yuheng grew up in constant abuse.
The important thing is that every time after being repaired by the young master, he is still very strong and comes to seek abuse.
They are used to this happening over and over again.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and finally Fu Yuheng was defeated.
"Go first."
Fu Yuheng pulled the very reluctant Ilia to sit down where they belonged.
Illya, who had just been angry, directed her anger towards the man opposite.
"Who are you, the eldest son of the Fu family, to be so bullied by that man? Didn't you say that he was just an illegitimate child? You are afraid of such a lowly person! I am really blind!!"
The words were neither big nor small, and they just happened to fall on Wen Li's ears.
The silver fork in her hand flew out of the air. Illya, who was about to say something else, only felt a pain on the side of her face.
Warm liquid flowed down her face. She touched it with trembling fingers in disbelief. When she saw the scarlet liquid on her fingertips, she screamed in fright.
"Ah!! Blood!!!" Illya took out the makeup mirror from her bag like crazy, "My face is disfigured!!"
There was a small, square hole under the corner of the eye, which was bleeding continuously at the moment.
The little fork landed at her feet, sharp and shining coldly.
"If you keep talking nonsense, it will be your eyes that get stabbed next time."
Wen Li quickly retracted his hand and picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks.
There was a tenderness wrapped around her fingertips. She lowered her head and saw the hand holding her palm. It was wrapped around her fingers like a vine, and she couldn't shake it off.
She looked at the man opposite. Fu Yuxiu seemed to be immune to this word and didn't mind at all.
Illegitimate, mean, despicable, crazy woman.
She had heard these words said by people from the Fu family before.
"You crazy woman! How dare you do this to me!" Ilia stood up suddenly, staring at her with a pair of eyes.
"How?" Wen Li glanced at the woman opposite, "Are you going back and asking your father to mobilize the L country's army to come and settle the score with me?"
After saying this, Lu Min was amused.
Miss Wen Li is really good at sarcasm, and she even mobilizes the army. Duke Aung Suu does indeed control the real power of country L.
But the mobilization of this army cannot be easily adjusted.
Moreover, it is even more impossible that just one Illya can mobilize the army after being wronged. This is really ridiculous.
"If you can't do that, just sit down and be quiet, and look at the useless power, which is better than nothing."
Wen Li's last words made Illya's already ugly face completely collapse.
How dare this woman say that to her.
A young lady from the Fu family's family dared to talk nonsense in front of her!
"How dare you mock me!"
Wen Li glanced at her and gently put down the crystal dumplings on his chopsticks, "What else?"
Illya didn't know what to say for a moment. Now that she was in country G, the only person she could rely on was her fiancé.
But her fiancé was completely useless when facing Fu Yuxiu.
Fu Yuheng had a severe headache from the noise, so he could only get up and leave. Noisy fights between women are the most boring.
"Wait a minute!" Ilia hurriedly got up and caught up.
"If you don't want to eat this meal, let's move to another place." Fu Yuheng looked at the woman who caught up with him with an annoyed look on his face.
He saw something from the previous confrontations.
Fu Yuxiu never argued with anyone, but as long as it involved the woman next to him, it would be a bloody storm.
This is the same as Fu Yuan back then.
At present, he can't tell what grandpa means, and it's not certain who will be the head of the family.
Therefore, we must not cause any more trouble at this juncture.
At least the appearance of brothers and sisters must be maintained in front of outsiders.
Illya hurriedly followed him to the door and looked at him with great disdain.
"You are a coward. You can't even protect your own woman. Even if a person like you can sit on the position of the head of the Fu family, he is still a useless man."
Fu Yuheng took out his cigar and looked at the aggressive woman in front of him.
"What are you looking at me doing? Am I wrong? Even if Fu Yuxiu is just an illegitimate child, he can still gain a foothold in the Fu family. He can even threaten your position as the eldest son of the orthodox bloodline. Even my grandfather asked him to Three points, if you don’t mention this, the women around him will never be wronged like this, because even you know that he is not easy to offend!"
These words are heart-breaking every word, and every sentence is stinging.
Fu Yuheng irritably grabbed the collar of the person in front of him and lifted him up, staring at her very rudely.
"Shut your mouth, otherwise the position of mistress of the Fu family will not be yours."
The Fu family asked him to marry this woman because of her origin and bloodline, as well as her father's power.
People who are afraid will be afraid, but people who are not afraid will ignore it.
What they want is power, but the Fu family has never been afraid of power.
"I've had enough! Fu Yuheng, you are just a useless coward!!"
Illya raised her head, her face turned red due to the man's tight grip on the collar, but her eyes were full of disdain.
"You clearly know his weakness but you don't dare to touch it. The other party has already put the weakness into your hands, but you don't dare to touch it at all! A person like you, even if you sit as the head of the Fu family, you are still a weakling. A mediocre person with no achievements! A coward!!"
In the entire upper class society of the imperial capital, no one knew that the young master of the Fu family was accompanied by a very beautiful little girl.
Thousands of favors and obedience, Fu Yuxiu, who has always been mysterious, can speak softly and dote on that girl.
The weakest thing that the strong fear most is their feelings. Just like Fu Yuan back then, he made one wrong step and another wrong step.
Now Wen Li's weakness is clearly in front of their eyes.
As long as he caught this woman, there was no need to worry about Fu Yuxiu not being obedient, but he didn't dare to touch this man.
He knew the wrath of Ni Lin and had seen the terror of that man, so he didn't dare to move.
"What on earth do you want to say?" Fu Yuheng threw Ilia away.
She almost lost her footing on the high heels. After adjusting her clothes, she stared at the person opposite with an elegant expression.
A strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, and Illya said with a smile.
"Don't forget why he stayed in the Fu family in the first place..."
The current situation is not when Fu Yuheng can make a choice, he can only be forced to accept it.
Fu Yuxiu stayed in the Fu family because of that oath, but Mr. Fu's health was getting worse and worse. Once he died, the oath would no longer count.
Wen Li, who was standing by the glass window above, could clearly see the tug and pull between the two of them.
Her palm was still in Fu Yuxiu's hand. The man lowered his head and squeezed her like tofu, as if he couldn't put it down.
"Aren't you hungry?" Wen Li looked at the man in front of him who seemed very happy.
Fu Yuxiu lowered his head and chuckled twice, then suddenly raised his head, his eyes extremely bright.
"Li Bao'er, I'm very happy..." Wen Li silently picked up a carved radish from the bowl and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Eat quickly."
The man chuckled, loosened his hold on her hand, and leaned back on the chair with a lazy posture, taking time to look at the little girl opposite.
The most important thing is that those eyes that were originally seductive, now become seven points more seductive and provocative, after gently chewing the things in the mouth.
The man's fingertips crossed the corners of his lips, with a thin glimmer of water and a glistening look.
Wen Li was so distracted by those eyes that he almost couldn't stand it anymore.
"Are you still going to eat?" Wen Li put down his chopsticks and stared at him.
Fu Yuxiu raised his eyebrows with a smile on his handsome face, "Eat."
I don't know if it was her own illusion, but Wen Li always felt that this man meant something else when he said this word.
Slowly it began to rain and sleet outside. This weather was the coldest.
Wen Li wrapped his coat tightly when he came out of the restaurant. The man next to him hugged him to block the wind blowing from the side.
"We can just go there by ourselves, you don't have to follow." Wen Li turned around and ordered Feiran.
For two people, the goal should be smaller.
Wen Li's words were equivalent to Fu Yuxiu's. Fei Ran nodded and left with Lu Min.
Even though he couldn't finish the meal well, Lu Min looked back at the restaurant, looking a little reluctant to leave.
"Do we really not have to follow?"
Fei Ran looked at the car driving away, "Not only is the young master alone, Miss Wen Li is not a gentle lady either. These two together, there is nothing to worry about."
Just because of what Miss Wen Li did to Ilia just now.
Going out with their young master is not theirs to worry about.
"Then can I go back and eat some more?" Lu Min's eyes sparkled.
He hasn't finished the sashimi platter yet.
Fei Ran shook his head speechlessly and could only watch Lu Min return to the restaurant happily.
…
The underground world of the imperial capital.
In every bright and beautiful city, there are unknown places where darkness breeds. Any place where light does not shine is a rotten and smelly place.
There are thousands of laws in the world, and not all places apply the same laws.
The entire southern part of the imperial capital was where early immigrants and lower-class workers gathered. The people were mixed and the buildings were old and dilapidated.
This place is different from the high-rise buildings in the distance. There are bright and charming eyes there, but here they are old and shabby.
The purely old-fashioned building, with exposed gutters and hanging wires and high-voltage lines in mid-air, makes the place look extremely messy.
Small dark alleys and model workshops built one after another form the place where people live here.
Once night falls, the most primitive humanity is exposed here.
Most of the refugees and immigrants caused by the years of war have gathered here. The mess of people and the complexity of the situation have made this the most difficult place to manage in the entire imperial capital.
Black forces, gamblers and thugs, women who have fallen into prostitution, pornography, gambling and drugs.
These have become the labels of this place.
Sleet and snow fell from the sky, and a thin layer of ice formed on the ground. People walking around walked with their heads lowered, wearing thick hats and scarves.
No matter how small and crowded the place is, it is still a place where they can get shelter from the wind and rain.
Moreover, robbery and murder have almost become commonplace in this place. No one dares to walk on the street after dark.
The narrow and crowded alley was dark and damp. It was hard to imagine that hundreds of families lived in this alley less than one meter wide.
There was sewage flowing in the exposed ditch next to it, and the leftovers from washing dishes next to the ditch gave off a disgusting smell.
In the distance, you can still hear the footsteps of people chasing each other, the noisy sounds of fighting, and the sound of old radios and televisions.
A little girl squatted in the inner corner of the wall. She curled up hard to hide herself in a narrow and safe place, and tried her best to hide her body.
Facing her was a door made of old wooden boards, and the door handles were made of bent rusty iron sheets.
The wood under the door was so rotten that you could even see inside the house.
At the end of the alley, a woman in a red coat and a man who looked about fifty years old embraced each other.
The man was wearing a black cotton coat and a yellow safety helmet, and his brown cloth shoes were stained with mud and unknown dirt.
Even at such a distance, she could still smell the disgusting smell of sweat on the man and the cheap perfume on the woman.
"Brother Li, we made an agreement, two hundred yuan, and we can't go back on it."
"Brother Li, I'm not one to go back on my word. As long as you satisfy me, I'll give you another fifty yuan..."
The two stumbled into the room. The wooden door was slammed shut, and the sound of the two hitting the wooden board could be heard.
Li Li lowered his head and wrapped himself in his knees.
How she became like this is still a mystery to her.
Although the police did not issue a wanted warrant, police officers throughout the imperial capital are now chasing her.
Hotels require ID cards, and she didn't dare to reveal her identity easily. She just arrived here holding the money and the jewelry she took out.
Before entering this dark place, he was robbed by several drunken gangsters.
Those people only took away the money she had on her body and left the two pieces of jewelry aside. Apparently they didn't believe it was real and only thought it was an imitation made of glass.
When one of them pushed her to the ground and wanted to do something evil, if someone hadn't happened to come over, she might have been...
Li Li lowered his head, and his originally clean and fair face was dyed black by the coal picked up from the roadside.
A place like this was really beyond her imagination. Compared with the swords and shadows of Beishan, there were dangers lurking everywhere here.
Without a penny on his body, he still had to deal with the investigation that the police might suddenly arrive.
Her whole body was tense. She didn't have a bite to eat all day and night, but she grabbed the snow on the branches nearby to quench her thirst.
Such a thin door panel can't block anything at all, and the voices of the two people can be clearly heard.
"Be quiet! There's a soul calling!!"
"You shameless bitch, think you are the only one who has a man to love you!!"
The hostess who was cooking next to her stuck her head out and shouted in a loud voice, but the two people inside the door showed no signs of whispering. Instead, they became more and more violent, and it was quite provocative.
The man who had just returned from work cleaned up the white powder on his trouser legs. He took a towel from the wire hanging on the side and was beating the dust. He yelled at the woman next to him.
"It's noisy again, hurry in and don't be embarrassed."
"I'm so embarrassed. I walk and sit upright, so why am I so embarrassed!"
This woman was almost furious, but she still cursed and walked in the door.
"I think you are obsessed with that woman. I'm warning you, she wants a hundred yuan, but you don't have the spare money to spend on her!!"
"What are you talking about?"
There are many women like this in the whole alley, who trade their bodies for the right to live.
Most of the people here are outsiders working at the bottom and some refugees in exile.
The rent is also very cheap, a small house of less than ten square meters costs 400 yuan a month.
Li Li listened to the noise nearby. She was frightened and really didn't dare to run out from here.
What happened yesterday is still fresh in her mind. At least she feels a little safe hiding here.
Xia Chen squatted on the roof of the building opposite, gnawed on the bread and took back the telescope in his hand. It was enough to confirm that Li Li was safe.
However, a young lady who is used to visiting high-end hotels and wearing clothes that cost more than five figures has fallen to this point.
Now he is almost like a degenerate vagabond. With Li Li's background, he has never seen such a place before.
Xia Chen was also very intolerable, but she had no choice. She should have thought about facing such a situation when she ran away from home.
The outside world is not just playing house, it is different from anything she has ever been exposed to before.
This was her own choice and she couldn't blame anyone else.
Li Li was very hungry. The eaves above her head could cover half of her body, but the other side was almost soaked.
She remembered the story her grandma told her when she was a child. What was it called
Little match girl.
How did she feel when she froze to death in the ice and snow
After a while, Li Li moved his body, as if to remind himself.
"I can't die here, absolutely not..."
She still wants to live. She didn't escape from home just to live like this.
Li Li ran out with trembling feet, but the darkness outside was even more drowsy. Two groups of people were fighting in the open space in the distance.
The bright knife in her hand dazzled her eyes, and Li Li retreated back into the alley in fear.
She was squatting in the corner wearing rough clothes. In addition to the stench of rotten food, the smell of blood could also be smelled in the air.
On the rooftop not far from her, Wen Li stood on the roof and looked at the girl curled up below.
In a daze, she seemed to see her young self, young and thin, twisting and turning in the snow, picking up the remains of the trash can that could satisfy her hunger.
He didn't even have a pair of shoes that fit his feet, his feet were red from the cold, and his thin clothes couldn't hold up against the swaying wind and snow.
"Go and ask her if she wants to go back?" Wen Li suddenly said.
On the other side of the headset, Xia Chen turned on the Bluetooth headset and jumped down from the roof after receiving Wen Li's message.
Landing steadily along the old window sill.
The sudden appearance of the young man made Li Li look up. The moment she saw Xia Chen, all the grievances and dissatisfaction in her heart were about to burst out.
"I'll take you back." Xia Chen stretched out his hand to her.
He actually found where she was.
Li Li stopped putting his fingers on it and looked at him blankly.
"Did Wen Li ask you to come?"
Xia Chen didn't answer, but she also saw the answer.
"What if I say I don't want to go back?"
Xia Chen took back his hand and lowered his head emotionlessly, "This is your life, you make the decision."
The headset was not turned off, and the words here were transmitted to Wen Li's ears intact along the wireless power.
"Can you lend me some money?" she asked.
Xia Chen frowned and finally couldn't help it, "Is it so difficult for you to face it when you go back?"
How many times better than suffering these tortures here, I still want to wander outside.
Besides, if she goes back, the boss will definitely not let her go to jail. She can't stand even this little thing.
Li Li shook his head, no, they all misinterpreted her meaning.
Xia Chen turned on the headset, took out a wad of cash from his pocket and handed it over, "This is the last time you see me, and it is by chance. Since you have made your choice, no one will interfere with you."
Even if she were tied back, it would be of no use if she always had this attitude.
Li Li held the wad of cash as if he had summoned up all his courage.
"The police found my DNA and witnesses at the scene. I will definitely go to jail if I go back, but I didn't kill anyone. No one believes me. Since I will go to jail if I go back, I might as well not go back."
It was such a childish sentence that Xia Chen didn't know how to answer for a moment.
One of the four major families of the Li family in the Imperial Capital. The Pan Geng Imperial Capital has become so powerful over the years. If they can't even protect their own granddaughter, how can they be called one of the four major families
It's a pity that she was frightened. The child who couldn't see the darkness in the greenhouse did not dare to face such a thing alone.
"Tell Wen Li that I thanked her. She must have asked you to come and look at me."
Thinking of this, Li Li felt a little funny.
From the first moment they met, she caused Wen Li a lot of trouble.
Although they are from the same mother, they are completely different. She does not have the ability like Wen Li to remain calm even when the mountain collapses.
But this time, it was her own choice. She admitted that she did not have the courage and courage like Wen Li.
But this time, she wanted to walk the same path that Wen Li once walked...
Xia Chen didn't know how to persuade others, so he could only listen to her words, jump back and disappear into the night.
Wen Li took in everything, and the man beside her gently stroked her head, as if comforting her.
"Since you want to help her, wouldn't it be better to be more direct?"
Fu Yuxiu hugged the person and walked downstairs. He knew in his heart that Wen Li had always protected Li Li's innocence.
They are identical twins, but their lives are worlds apart.
Li Li was just like her in another dimension, well protected.
If you don't know much about the world, you don't need to be afraid of anything. Those eyes are clean and transparent.
She seemed to have never been stained, and she was so clean that Wen Li wanted to protect her.
But in this world, not everything can change and develop according to your ideas.
Wen Li stood on the steps and suddenly didn't want to move. She stopped and looked at the man beside her.
"I'm tired… "
Fu Yuxiu walked forward and walked down the three steps and stood still, "Come up."
The sapphire blue sports car is parked in the most remote place in the entire area. It is very hidden and will not look out of place here.
A tall man in the distance walked towards the car carrying a little girl on his back.
Fu Yuxiu turned his face sideways and could touch the face of the girl leaning on his shoulder, which was soft and waxy.
He chuckled, and it was only at this time that she was obedient.
Today, the two updates are combined, okay
(End of chapter)