A group of students were scattered, thinking about returning to their own homes.
Ye Chu should have left with his friend, but Lu Huai didn't see it when the car drove. The black car gradually drove into the deep night, further away from the theater.
Lu Huai looked out of the car window. Outside was Shanghai at night.
Some pedestrians returning late can be seen on the street, and the scenery is different. But the girl in the skirt is different from them.
After returning to the Warlord’s Mansion, Lu Huai lay on the bed, tossing and turning, not asleep.
It was because Xu met her once. That night, Lu Huai had a dream.
In the dream is that little liar.
As before, Lu Huai went to the Grand Theater. The difference was that he went there alone and didn't know whose appointment he was going to.
In a daze, Lu Huai saw the man standing in front of him. She is still wearing that school uniform, blue shirt and black skirt.
Ye Chu opened his mouth, as if to say something to Lu Huai. Noisy human voices came from far away, and her voice was inaudible.
Lu Huai looked at Ye Chu, her expression became more anxious.
After a while, Ye Chu found a piece of paper from her pocket, and she passed the piece of paper to Lu Huai.
Some words seem to be written on it, and you can vaguely see black words on a white background, line after line, and the handwriting seems very familiar.
When Lu Huai wanted to see clearly, the piece of paper became more and more blurred... Soon, he woke up from his dream.
It was early morning, and the air was extremely cold, and he remembered the delicate little face.
After fighting, probing, and getting acquainted, Lu Huai thought that he had a deep enough understanding of Ye Chu, but he always felt that something was wrong with him.
Lu Huai only felt that he had not seen her through.
She seemed to hide some secrets he didn't know.
—
Some time ago, Qiao Liu suffered a big loss from Shen Jiu. The car was moved by Shen Jiu, and the tire punctured on the way back.
According to Qiao Liu's temperament, how could he give up. He gave Gu Ping an order that night to dig up the most outstanding singer-song girl butterfly in the metropolis.
Gu Ping is Qiao Liu's most powerful subordinate, a mere showgirl, he uses some means casually, and he is afraid that the showgirl will not be obedient and obedient.
The next day, Gu Ping inquired about the address of the showgirl and went directly to her home.
The door was knocked banging, Gu Ping and his party were working under Qiao Liu, but they didn't know what Lianxiangxiyu was.
"Who?" Someone in the room opened the door.
Butterfly sang a song for the whole night, and was resting at home at this time. Unexpectedly, someone knocked on the door early in the morning and awakened Butterfly, who was still asleep.
But Butterfly's words will inevitably be a little impatient.
As soon as the door opened, a row of sturdy men stood outside, who surrounded the door of her house, and couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
When Butterfly looked at it, she knew that these people in front of her were not good stubbles, and she quickly closed the door in the next second.
But what kind of person Gu Ping is, he has done a lot of bad things, how can he fail to see Butterfly's mind. Before Butterfly closed the door, he winked at his subordinates.
The door that was about to be closed was pushed open vigorously at once, and the butterfly was forced to take a big step back and almost didn't fall.
"If you continue to break in, I will call for help. My acquaintances are all around, and they will go to the police station to inform them."
As soon as Butterfly's voice fell, the group of people behind Gu Ping laughed and laughed at Butterfly's irresponsibility.
The neighbors who heard the movement came out, and when they saw Gu Ping's posture, they didn't dare to get into trouble, and they drew back home.
Gu Ping casually pulled a stool in the room, sat on it, and raised Erlang's legs.
"Ms. Butterfly sit down. We are not here to make trouble, but to discuss with you. Some things still require your cooperation."
Although the words are good, but which sentence is not an implied warning, Butterflies had to sit on the farthest position from these people.
Gu Ping didn't care when he saw the small movements of the butterfly. The main purpose of his coming today was to let the butterfly go back obediently and sing in Xianle Palace.
"Do you have anything to do with me?" Butterflies hesitated and asked.
Gu Ping waved his hand: "Ms. Butterfly, don't be nervous, Liu Ye sent me out to do the work, just wanting you to cooperate with us."
As soon as she heard Qiao Liu's name, Butterfly trembles subconsciously. No one knows how Liu Ye used to be. There is no reason for her to speak here.
Butterfly asked: "What should I do?"
Gu Ping conveyed Qiao Liu's meaning: "We know that Butterfly Girl is the best singer in the metropolis. Liu Ye just wants you to sing a few songs at Xianle Palace, and nothing else."
Butterflies understood as soon as he heard this, it was Qiao Liu who wanted to dig himself into the past to perform. But the Metropolis is kind to her. She was desperate and started her life again in the Metropolis.
With a slight hesitation on Butterfly's face, Gu Ping's face suddenly became cold.
"In this way, Miss Butterfly is unwilling. The girl is born with a good voice. It would be a pity if she could never sing a song."
Gu Ping's threat must have done what he said. Butterfly's back was wet, and his face turned pale.
"I... I didn't mean that, wait... Wait until I go to the metropolis and say hello." Butterfly couldn't even speak clearly.
Gu Ping laughed when he heard it, and he said, "The girl is a acquaintance. Metropolitan doesn't need you to come forward. We will inform you. Now I will trouble the girl to clean up and get ready to go."
"This is remuneration. As long as the girl sings well, the money will only increase." Gu Ping randomly threw a stack of money onto the table.
As soon as Gu Ping left, Butterfly suddenly collapsed. Gasping for breath, she tremblingly took the money on the table and hugged it in her arms.
Fortunately, there are still these, otherwise she would really not worth the loss.
Gu Ping moved quickly, and the butterfly tidied up. As soon as he left the house, he immediately brought the butterfly to Qiao Liu.
As soon as the butterfly stepped into the metropolis, she did not dare to look up and was led all the way to one of the rooms.
Qiao Liu sat on the sofa and just put down the tea cup in his hand. When the butterfly arrived, Qiao Liu just raised his eyes and glanced at her faintly.
It was this look that made Butterfly almost knelt on the ground. Her head immediately fell on her chest, like a quail. How dare to look at Qiao Liu, let alone look at his eyes.
"Six... Six masters." Butterfly's lips trembled.
"Are you a butterfly?" Qiao Liu's voice was chilly.
"Liu Ye, I will surely sing well." Butterfly quickly showed her loyalty. In Metropolis, she can't go back. Now it's important to hold Liu Ye to please Liu Ye.
Qiao Liu sneered and said faintly: "Shen Jiu's vision is really terrible. Looking for someone to change her dress from head to toe is upset."
Since I'm going to sing in Xianle Palace in the future, I don't need to bring the costumes of Metropolis.
"Yes, Liu Ye."
The trembling butterfly was immediately pulled down.
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In the past few days, after Ye Chu returned home, he began to prepare for academic exchanges.
Xinli Middle School is currently selecting students to participate in an academic exchange. Students from Yijiao Girls' Middle School will come to Shanghai to meet them.
Yijiao Girls' Middle School is a well-known girls' middle school in Beiping. Through this exchange, the female students also came to Shanghai for a round of fun.
However, the selected students must have good grades and a good external image, so as not to lose face to Xinli Middle School.
Ye Jiarou's grades have always been poor, and she has so many bad thoughts all day long, and she basically doesn't have much time to study.
Ye Chu is the female student with the best grades in Xinli Middle School. She didn't want to go to this academic exchange. The teacher agreed with her after talking to her.
Yan Manman has a private tutor at home. Even though she likes to dress up and watch movies most, her grades have not fallen behind.
Therefore, both of them participated in this academic exchange. Naturally, Yin Shiyan, who had the highest score in Chinese studies, and other students.
Students from Yijiao Girls’ High School will arrive in Shanghai tomorrow and stay at the New Town Hotel.
In order to better entertain guests from afar, these students from Xinli Middle School will also live in the Metro Hotel tomorrow.
Early in the morning, Ye Chu went to the train station. After a while, Yin Shiyan also came. The two took a white board with the words "Yijiao Girls' High School" written on it.
Yan Manman said that he would have a good night's sleep at home and would go to the Xincheng Hotel by himself in the afternoon.
The train from Peiping to Shanghai will arrive at ten o'clock in the morning. The school has already sent a car, and Ye Chu and Yin Shiyan will take them there by then.
As the train entered the station, the crowd here began to become crowded. Ye Chu and Yin Shiyan held up the signs and helped each other to stand firm.
The passengers all got off the train, and the crowd was full of people. A group of students in school uniforms looked around and walked over after seeing the sign in their hands.
The leader was a tall female student, and she smiled as soon as she came: "We are students from Yijiao Girls' High School."
Ye Chu and Yin Shiyan also smiled back: "We are the student representatives of Xinli Middle School."
Although the two of them were guides for the first time, they could speak in a good manner and friendly, which made people want to get close.
Ye Chu smiled: "The school car is already waiting outside. The place we are going to check in is the Xincheng Hotel."
Yin Shiyan also smiled and said: "There are many fun places near the Xincheng Hotel. You can have a good time this afternoon."
The enthusiasm of the two attracted the cheers of the Yijiao female middle school students.
"Okay, okay, this is my first time in Shanghai."
"Although I have been here several times before, I have never had the opportunity to take a good look."
"..."
Seeing these students so excited, Ye Chu and Yin Shiyan immediately took them into the car. The car passed through the streets of Shanghai Beach. The car was noisy along the way, and soon arrived at the Xincheng Hotel.
Every student's room has been determined, and Yin Shiyan has assigned them keys. They live on the third floor.
At noon that day, the school set up a private room in the Xincheng Hotel to entertain these students from Peking, and Yan Manman finally arrived.
Fried Crab Butter, Braised Catfish, Eight Treasure Duck... Each dish is very distinctive and looks mouth-watering. The principal said that the students in Peking should feel the enthusiasm of Xinli Middle School.
The teacher leading the team stood up and raised the cup: "First of all, we warmly welcome the students from Yijiao Girls' Middle School."
A group of students were smiling. Everyone was holding a glass of juice with a lot of sugar in it. The fragrance of the juice and the sweetness of the sugar are not at all greasy.
Everyone moved their chopsticks and talked while eating. The academic exchange is tomorrow, so this lunch will naturally be delicious and happy.
"These few days, everyone is staying in the Xincheng Hotel, don't run around."
When the meal was about to be finished, the teacher suddenly brought up something.
"The guest from Nanjing came to Shanghai and happened to be staying at the Xincheng Hotel, which was picked up by Lu Sanshao."
When he heard the name, Ye Chu's chopsticks paused slightly and thought for a few seconds.
Anyway, nothing happened recently, she won't send any message to Lu Huai. Lu Huai deals with official duties on weekdays. The Metro Hotel is so big that I would never meet.
It is unknown where Ye Chu's guilty conscience came from.
When he clearly heard those two words, Ye Chu went away until the voice of a girl next to her interrupted her thoughts.
The girl asked Ye Chu, "Sanshao Lu? Who is that?"
"Monkey Lu's son." Ye Chu thought for a while, and took it lightly.
Ye Chu put that piece of fish into his mouth and chewed it casually.
The teacher continued: "I heard from the manager that it was just a reception and it was not related to political affairs. Don't be nervous."
"There are other guests here. To ensure everyone's safety, if you want to go out, you must report to the teacher."
"..."
This lunch ended in a happy and happy time. Yan Manman took the group of female students to play outside, Ye Chu took the key upstairs and entered her room.
At the other end, Lu Huai's car left from the Governor's Mansion. He arrived at the train station. The train that the officer took would not arrive in Shanghai until the afternoon.
Ye Chu had already left in the morning, but unfortunately, they just missed it.
Lu Huai was going to pick up an officer surnamed Dai, who had a good relationship with Governor Lu. The two experienced life and death together, and Chief Dai once saved Governor Lu's life.
When he came back to Shanghai, Lu Huai arranged a room in the Xincheng Hotel for Chief Dai.
A car stopped at the entrance of the Xincheng Hotel. Lu Huai got out of the car, and a man in a black tunic got out of the back seat.
Chief Dai, who came from Nanjing, checked into the hotel, and now he had to rest due to the fatigue of the boats and cars.
For the convenience of reception, Lu Huai also lives here. A few years ago, the manager of the New Town Hotel reserved a room for him. It would not be for other guests. Someone would clean it regularly.
Lu Huai opened the door with the key. He pushed the door and entered. The room was dark. He walked to the window and opened the curtains. The sunlight outside was just right, illuminating the whole room brightly.
Although the floors are different, it happens that Lu Huai and Ye Chu's rooms are in the same location.
The two were separated by a wall, he was upstairs and she was downstairs.
In the room downstairs, Ye Chu was taking a nap. These few days are extremely sleepy, and she is a little sound asleep.
As if dreaming of something, Ye Chu frowned, she rolled over and fell asleep again.
Lu Huai flipped through the book for the whole afternoon, and Ye Chu also slept for the whole afternoon.
Ye Chu slept for a long time, and when she woke up, it was already evening.
It was time for dinner, and Lu Huai planned to put away his books and leave the room.
The New Town Hotel prepared enough for the room that Lu Huai had left. There was a small bookshelf in it. He was about to put the book on, and he paused for a few seconds before something flashed through his mind.
In a bookstore on White Road, a girl stood on tiptoe to get a book, and Lu Huai took it for her.
Ye Chu just woke up. She lay down for a while with her eyes open. When she was awake, she wanted to pick up the pocket watch beside the bed to see what time it was.
The watch chain was pulled up by her, the pocket watch hung down, and something flashed through her mind.
This pocket watch was given to her by her cousin when she returned from England, and it was very similar to Lu Huai's.
Lu Huai upstairs looked at the bookshelf, and Ye Chu downstairs looked at the pocket watch.
Lu Huai gently pushed the book into the shelf. The watch cover was popped open, Ye Chu glanced at the pocket watch, and the second hand on it tickled away.
Lu Huai glanced down at his pocket watch, Ye Chu's warm hand wrapped her pocket watch.
He is above and she is below. Across a wall, two people thought of each other at the same time.