Embracing Until Dawn Chapter 19

  A gentleman takes revenge, even after ten years it's not too late.

  Bai Jingyuan wouldn't wait for ten years, but she also wouldn't take action immediately. She wanted to carefully plan it out, because striking high Wei wasn't difficult, but she also wanted to teach a lesson to High Wei's old man, Gao Longsheng. Since she was going to take action, she had to do it cleanly and efficiently. This was like hunting wolves in the mountains - catching a wolf cub wasn't hard, but you had to watch out for the old wolf's counterattack. Only by taking down the old wolf at the same time could you eliminate future troubles.

  Bai Jingchu was a charming woman, but her ruthless methods could make men tremble. The underground circle in Jiangning wasn't big, and there were even fewer people at Bai Jingchu's level. For example, someone like Seventh Brother, if it weren't absolutely necessary, would definitely not dare to confront her head-on and would instead keep a safe distance.

  ……

  For several days, the wind was calm and peaceful. Bai Jingchu could endure it, and Yi Jun was not in a hurry either. These days, Yi Jun has been helping Lan Jie with the opening of that KTV house, while also slowly recruiting some girls, security guards and administrative staff. It's not like he's helping, after all, he himself has 10% shares. Although he repeatedly declined, Lan Jie was determined to give it to him.

  Actually, after Lin Yashi thoroughly betrayed him, Yi Jun was ready to leave the city. The outside world is bigger and the stage is wider. But at that time, Lian Jie gave him a little warmth, which counted as making a friend. Coincidentally, Lian Jie had some minor trouble at the time, and Yi Jun helped her solve it. One thing led to another, and it dragged on until now. When he wanted to leave again, he found that his relationship with Lian Jie had become deeper and deeper.

  Especially now, Lan Jie has even set up an industry for Yi Jun - although this industry is not large, only 10%, and it's a mid-sized store. However, since she treated me with kindness, I will repay her with ten times the kindness. Yi Jun is someone who values relationships, and he feels more and more that he can't bring himself to say goodbye. Especially since Lan Jie is currently having some trouble, being a single woman starting a business on her own, making him even more embarrassed to mention leaving.

  In this life, people often change their life's trajectory due to many small things.

  As for these things, Lan Jie, who has experienced many hardships and is wise beyond her years, can't she see through them?

  "Jun Er, I know you wanted to leave, at least you used to want to leave, right?" The night fell, and Yi Jun and Lan Jie sat on the steps in front of the KTV that was under renovation. Lan Jie gazed up at the starry sky and said this out of nowhere.

  Yi Jun smiled: "Sister, what's the point of saying these nonsense?"

  "Don't pretend anymore." Lian Jie smiled self-deprecatingly, "Since that night, I've known you're a man with ambitions."

  "Which night?"

  "It was the night when Jie was splashed with wine by Gao Wei." Lan Jie smiled. At that time, Lan Jie also comforted Yi Jun, saying "Give you a decade of hard struggle, I believe you can get a golden bay with lanterns and wine". However, Yi Jun sneered at these words, looking down on them. From then on, Lan Jie knew she had underestimated the ambition of this demon child. "A small Jiangning cannot contain your heart."

  Yi Jun haha one joy.

  Lan shook her head and sighed, saying: "A single woman is difficult. You may understand some of the difficulties, but as a man, you can't fully understand. I've been in Jiangning for years, welcoming and sending off many friends, one by one coming and going like a revolving lantern. But now, there's not a single one who truly cares about me. After my falling out with Seventh Brother two days ago, he spread the word around this circle, asking everyone to shun Qin Lan. Look, those people have all rolled away, haven't they?"

  This is the truth, and it's also the reason for Lian Jie's feelings. If she chose to rely on another big shot, then someone would definitely welcome her with a smile. But now that Lian Jie has chosen to go solo, other big shots wouldn't bother to offend Seventh Brother just to take care of Lian Jie's small favor. The world is full of people seeking profit; everything is done for the sake of gain. In the end, it all boils down to one word: "profit".

  This is also a kind of worldly coldness, although without turning against each other. So, Lian Jie feels even more lonely. Looking at the vast Jiangning, looking back at that lively and colorful circle of friends, there isn't one person worth relying on. The only one who seems reliable is this guy by her side.

  "No three points of interest, who gets up early at five watches." Yi Jun smiled, "You don't even help people make money anymore, how can they still worship you like a Bodhisattva? Sister, you're also an old hand, don't look down on this small matter."

  "Sister just sighed, it's not that she can't let go." Lan sister smiled and tidied up his vest, saying: "But one person is really afraid, really afraid. Give sister a heartfelt word, are you going or not? If you don't say it out loud, sister's heart won't be at ease."

  Yi Jun stared blankly at the gentle woman, thinking to himself that she had already given her heart. Don't disappoint your friends, and don't disappoint the woman who is willing to entrust you with her life. Yi Jun was dazed for a moment, then suddenly let out a self-deprecating smile: "I'm not leaving! I haven't earned back my golden house and crystal bed yet, if I leave now I'll be ruined."

  "Good deed!" Lian Jie laughed and said, "Hold on tight, let me lean on you for a while."

  As she spoke, her soft and delicate body leaned slightly to the side, resting her head gently on Yi Jun's shoulder. The two sat side by side on the steps in front of the KTV, with neon lights flashing before their eyes and crowds surging around them, yet they remained unmoved. It was as if everything in the world was just a passerby, and this man and woman were recklessly sharing prosperity and loss together.

  ……

  The two of them were so foolish, just sitting there like that until the early morning of the second day! At night, Lan Jie leaned against Yi Jun's shoulder and fell asleep. In her dream, she cried and laughed. Yi Jun didn't know any of this, he only saw two lines of tears on her delicate face, unable to tell whether it was joy or sadness. As for Lan Jie, all she knew was that when she woke up, there was an extra man's coat on her body. This was something Yi Jun had asked Tang Qingqing to fetch from the store.

  Tang Qingqing also stayed in the store that was being renovated for the whole night - after all, she didn't dare to go and live alone in Yi Jun's small courtyard.

  The little beauty woke up early, at 6 o'clock in the morning, she pushed the door out and found that this pair of fools were still sitting there. She ran over immediately, with one foot kicking Ye Jun's back: "You dog man and woman, you really sat for a night, aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"

  Yi Jun turned back, smiling and making a zipping motion across his mouth. But Lan Jie had already woken up from her daze. Taking in the situation, she suddenly understood everything and turned to smile: "Jun, that little hoof must be jealous of you."

  "I'm not going to be the third wheel for you two adulterers!" The wild little beauty laughed, "You two said yesterday that today would be a rest day and promised to accompany me shopping, aren't you preparing to have breakfast yet?"

  Sweat, no wonder I got up so early. The saying "no gain without pain" is really true.

  The three of them simply ate something and rushed to the commercial street in Shizhong District. Women are shopping monsters, and even Lian Jie, a grown woman, is no exception.

  There were two other women with similar desires. As the three of them strolled together, Yi Jun suddenly saw a familiar pair of figures.

  Lin Yashi and Lin Yashi's mother! Next to them are two other women who should be other elders in the Lin family.

  Her mother has also come, and with other elders? I'm afraid it's to meet the relatives, to discuss the marriage between her daughter and Gao Wei.

  In the past, in that city, Yi Jun had a lot of contact with Lin Yashi's mother. At that time, this middle-aged woman also turned a blind eye to Yi Jun and Lin Yashi's relationship. To be honest, which parent wouldn't welcome Yi Jun as their son-in-law? Even if Yi Jun was poor at the time, he was still very frugal. Moreover, Lin Yashi's family situation wasn't good either, at least it was a single-parent household with a tight financial situation.

  In the past, Lin Yashi's mother had to support her family by running a small shop all by herself, and life was very hard. So, when he had nothing better to do, Yi Jun would often go to help out, and he helped the mother and daughter a lot. With no man in the house, Yi Jun was like a man of the house to them.

  But now, it seems that Lin Yashi's mother also has enough capital to be proud of. This family can find a wealthy and noble household like the Gao family, which is considered good luck. Lin Yashi's mother's face always had a happy smile on it.

  Of course, looking at this situation, Lin Yashi's mother probably forgot about Yi Jun long ago.

  Yi Jun curled his lip, thinking to himself that people's hearts are indeed unpredictable, and Yan Liang knew it best. He didn't feel like meeting this mother-daughter pair, so he quietly took Lan Jie and Qing Qing away. However, the pedestrian street was just that big, and after turning a couple of corners, the two groups eventually bumped into each other again.

  As soon as they met, both of them felt awkward. Lin Yashi's mother still had a smile on her face, but she could only forcibly suppress her excited expression: "Xiao Jun, you're also here, what a coincidence."