Chapter 27

“But my older brother wasn’t there. I only found out later that he had received a telegram and rushed back to North City overnight.

I didn’t expect to see Wei Liangchen there.

He seemed to be looking for something.

When he saw me enter, he was shocked for a moment.

But I’m not sure, because I was burning up at the time, and my vision was blurry from staring at the fire. I stumbled in and fell. Wei Liangchen came over.

He picked me up and asked me what was wrong.

At that moment, I really hated Mrs. Wei. Didn’t she know what kind of person Secretary Wang was?

After dinner, Mrs. Wei clearly left on purpose. If I hadn’t run fast, Secretary Wang would have succeeded.

In Mrs. Wei’s hands, I was just a tool.

So, I went up and hugged him, “Second brother, I feel so bad, please help me.”

He froze, his dark eyes filled with shock, mockery, and sharpness, “Do you know what you’re saying?”

“I know.” His slightly cold aura made me feel comfortable. I unconsciously pressed closer, my hands on his neck, and I tiptoed to kiss him.

Wei Liangchen had been drinking, and his mouth smelled strongly of alcohol, but it wasn’t unpleasant. He didn’t push me away, but instead held the back of my head and kissed me forcefully.

The pain even made me sober for a moment.

“Now that you’re back, don’t think about leaving.”

He kissed me until I was almost out of breath. He seemed to say this, then I felt like a small boat floating on the water, drifting up and down, vaguely, I seemed to hear something about Vivi.

I heard that day, it was exactly one year since Ling Xuewei went abroad. Wei Liangchen must have missed her, and he went to get drunk. He went to the wrong room and mistook me for Ling Xuewei.

He took me for a whole night.

I don’t remember how many times.

Because it was my older brother’s room, no one dared to go in.

No one expected it either.

Mrs. Wei thought I was hiding somewhere.

She searched for a whole night.

After that, Wei Liangchen used some methods to cover up the matter.

Our relationship was wrong from the start.

It wasn’t allowed.

Mrs. Wei only had one son, Wei Liangchen, and she had high hopes for him. How could she allow him to marry a burden?

Fortunately, because we had previously created an image of being incompatible to everyone, we weren’t suspected.

Even when Wei Liangchen took me to the villa in the western suburbs, others thought he was displeased with me and deliberately picked on me, making me mop the floor and do hard labor. In reality, we were making love in every corner of the villa, the floor, the bathroom, the desk, the terrace…

Every time I was terrified.

Now, it’s finally over.

That night, the Governor’s Mansion was very quiet, not even a breeze.

The gardenia perfume was sprayed too much, it made me feel alert. I stayed awake until dawn.

The next morning, I was just leaving when I ran into Wei Liangchen by the fountain in the courtyard.

He was sitting by the pool, legs spread wide, smoking. He doesn’t usually smoke, but this time he was smoking heavily, taking a deep drag and then exhaling a cloud of white smoke.

When he heard footsteps, he turned his head.

Our eyes met.

He quickly looked away, pressed the cigarette butt to the side, and stood up, leaving only a two-meter wide back to me.

“Second brother.” I called out to him.

Wei Liangchen seemed to “humph,” stopped, but didn’t turn around. His voice was lazy, but seemed a bit hoarse, “What is it?”

Deputy Shen had prepared the car, and he wanted to call the young marshal. He stood aside, not daring to disturb him, but he glanced at the young marshal.

I said, “My aunt left me some money before, can I pay half a year’s fees first?”

Wei Liangchen’s back stiffened.

After a few seconds, he said coldly, “Sure, you’ve grown a backbone, using your aunt’s inheritance.”

My heart skipped a beat. I was a little excited and walked over, standing in front of him, “My aunt isn’t dead yet. You wouldn’t do anything to her, would you?”

He looked away, still nonchalant, “Heh, I wouldn’t be that petty. After all, she’s still my father’s concubine. But whether I’m attentive or not is another matter.”

I felt a little relieved, “I’m hiring your people, isn’t that enough?”

Indeed, we had no blood relationship, and now even that relationship was gone. He had no obligation to take special care of my aunt, “I’ll have the driver deliver the money to you later.”

“Alright.” This time he answered decisively, “What about after six months?”

“I’ll figure something out.” I didn’t use my aunt’s money, it was all the money I had saved over the years, plus jewelry. Of course, strictly speaking, it was also Wei family money, and my “selling price.”

That’s why he was so sarcastic just now.

“Not bad, you’ve learned to be independent. Good luck.” With that, Wei Liangchen smiled and walked past me.

I looked up again, he was already gone.

“Bang!” The sound of the car door closing.

My heart also “bang”ed, and it was still a little tight.

“Young Marshal, your French goods have arrived.” In the car, Deputy Shen happily handed the large box to the back seat.

Wei Liangchen glanced at it, kicked it with his foot, and the box almost fell on Deputy Shen’s face.

“Really, why bring this up now.”

Deputy Shen thought: I was just being kind, trying to cheer you up.

Humph, I shouldn’t have meddled! He carefully placed the box in the back seat, this stuff is very expensive.

There’s so much of it, it should last a year, right?

That was based on the old frequency, now… it’s hard to say. “

“Don’t look around, just drive!”

“Yes!” With a roar, the car sped away.

Wei Liangchen’s back slammed against the seat, “Want to die?”

Deputy Shen shuddered, looked around, and laughed, “Young Marshal, Mrs. Wei’s people aren’t following us anymore.”

“Do I need you to tell me that?”

Deputy Shen said nothing.

After a long while, he said, “But Miss Ning’s people are following. I heard she went to the Ballroom this morning.”

This woman really thinks she’s the Young Marshal’s wife? This kind of behavior, how could the Young Marshal stand it? “Should we stop her, Young Marshal?”

Implied meaning: If we find out something, will it be bad for the Third Miss?

Wei Liangchen sneered, “Didn’t she say she doesn’t need me to manage her? Even if I did, I wouldn’t get a good word.”

“…” Deputy Shen didn’t dare to speak. “What about Ning Tuizhen? Should we continue?”

Ning Tuizhen is Ning Xiujun’s brother.

“Of course we continue. Inform the people in Haicheng, let them spread the word about the opium in the hands of the foreign merchants to Ning Tuizhen.” Wei Liangchen’s fingers tapped on his leg, his eyes dark.

“Also, let him know that Young Master Zhou will soon become my brother-in-law. Ning Tuizhen will naturally go to Zhou’s shipping company to negotiate about the cargo.”

“Yes.”

At noon, Jinye pawned most of the bracelets, gemstone necklaces, and loose diamonds she had accumulated over the years, raising three thousand yuan. She had Old Zhang deliver it to the Young Marshal’s office at the Governor’s Mansion.