Julia followed his father's example and took action immediately. He took David back to the Nian residence. He asked Aunt Zhang to decorate the young master's bedroom and called Nian Gui over. "David is no longer living in the Tongren Guild Hall. Hire a car and pack up the books and clothes he left in the hall and bring them back. If there is any rent owed, settle the bill and I will give you the money when you come back."
In order to take good care of him, Julia specially arranged his younger brother in a room separated from his own wing by a crescent door. The whole Nianzhai was busy for a long time before the patient was settled properly. Julia discussed with Helen and found a Chinese doctor to treat David to avoid being missed by Western medicine.
David had been in such a mess all day and felt tired. He lay on the newly made bed. When he was about to fall asleep, Aunt Zhang called out, "Young Master." She came in carefully, holding a bowl of hot Chinese medicine.
David opened his eyes and asked with a grimace, "Can't you just calm down for a while? I just took Western medicine, why are you bringing Chinese medicine here?"
"Just listen to Aunt Zhang. As the young lady said, this is called a two-pronged approach. Two doctors are always more effective than one." Aunt Zhang helped him up, let him lean against the head of the bed, and propped up his waist with a soft pillow. She naggled, "Young Master, we are Chinese. Although you have studied abroad, you are still a descendant of the Yellow Emperor in your bones. These old prescriptions have been passed down for thousands of years and have cured countless people. When you were a child..."
David felt sleepy and said helplessly, "Okay, okay, I'll just drink it. Please forgive me." He lowered his head and drank the bitter Chinese medicine. "Is that okay?" He lay back on the bed.
It's strange to say, and I don't know if it was the effect of traditional Chinese medicine, but I felt sleepy all over, and I fell silent all of a sudden.
I don't know how long I slept. When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, there was a sudden clanging sound in the yard, as if something was smashed. David suddenly turned over in bed, half-opened his eyes in a daze, and listened for a while, but there was no other sound.
David fell back to sleep.
Early the next morning, Zhang's mother came over with breakfast, and David asked, "What was so noisy in the yard last night?"
Aunt Zhang said, "It looks like a flower pot was smashed. I heard from the doorman that the son-in-law came back late last night and was drunk. He vomited all over the floor at the gate and the doorman spent a long time cleaning it up."
David paused for a moment and asked Helen, "Why is my brother-in-law so drunk?"
"I don't know. My uncle sometimes has a very bad temper. As a human being, how can I dare to ask questions?"
After breakfast, I was coaxed and forced by Helen to force down a bowl of Chinese medicine.
As soon as Helen left, Julia came in yawning, sat on the bed and asked, "Have you had breakfast? How are you? Are you feeling better?"
"Much better." David thought for a moment and asked her, "Sister, was your brother-in-law drunk last night?"
Julia nodded, a mysterious look of joy suddenly appeared on his face, and he whispered, "Do you know what happened to him yesterday?"
David shook his head.
"Your brother-in-law received an official document yesterday that he was transferred to the customs as the director of the inspection department!" Julia said with a smile, stretched out a finger and poked David on the forehead, "You always treat Chief Bai as an enemy. In fact, how has he wronged you?"
David was also very surprised when he heard the news, and had no idea what Maxwell was doing.
Did he think that if he promoted his brother-in-law first, I would have to be his adjutant?
This is ridiculous.
David said, "Maxwell is not a good person. I can tell from the way he looks that he is not upright, his eyeballs are rolling around."
"Oh, you've also learned to read other people's eyes? You think other people's eyes are moving around, but don't you move your eyes too?" Julia said, "I think you have a preconceived idea."
At this time, Aunt Zhang pushed the door open and came in, walked to the bed and said, "Miss, Master Bai is here and said he wants to visit the young master."
David immediately said, "No!"
Julia patted his forehead and said, "He came to see you out of kindness, why are you putting on airs? Even if you don't consider that he is the general manager, you should still remember that he rescued you from the street and brought you to the hospital."
David said, "It was Qi Jun who sent me to the hospital. What does Maxwell have to do with him? Helen, go and ask him to leave."
"Nonsense!" Julia shouted and said sternly, "David, you have been studying in England for two years, have you even forgotten all the Chinese etiquette? You can't reach out to hit the smiling person, not to mention that he is your classmate. "I haven't done anything to displease you. Why do you dislike him so much? The Xuan family cannot be the host of a guest." He turned around and said to Helen, "Go and invite Mr. Bai over." "
Aunt Zhang went there quickly.
David was scolded by his sister and lowered his head in a bad mood.
Julia also knew that he was dissatisfied. He sighed, stood up and said, "It's a new era now. Young people always shout about freedom. Well, I'm not an old man who doesn't change. I won't interfere in the matter between you and your friend. After all, I don't have the power to force you to be friendly with anyone. Please invite him in and have a good talk with him. But from what I see, I don't think there is anything wrong with him being unworthy of being your friend."
After saying that, he turned and walked out of the room.
After a while, Maxwell walked in.
He was wearing a sky blue satin gown today, looking elegant and graceful. When he saw Huai Feng, he asked him, "Are you feeling better?"
As he walked over, he sat on the edge of the bed very unceremoniously.
David sat up straight on the bed, looked at him and asked, "Do you have any credibility? Didn't we say that you are you and I am me? You have forgotten everything we said just a few days ago?"
He came at him aggressively, but Maxwell seemed very calm. She asked softly, "Are you feeling unwell? You look so uncomfortable. Do you feel hot?" She reached out to feel David's body temperature.
David rudely pushed his hand away, "Don't give me that! I've had enough, I don't want to be so polite with you anymore! What did you mean by deliberately saying those things in front of Qijun yesterday? Don't think I don't know why you called my sister to come over. These tricks of yours are really hateful! Please leave immediately, and don't mention the friendship between classmates anymore. I don't even want to talk to you!"
Maxwell was slapped away by him, and her patience was gone. Her face darkened, and she sneered, "I was wondering why you were so angry, it turned out to be because of Qijun. I called your sister here, and ruined your good plan of living together, right?"
David's chest heaved violently with anger, he pointed at the door and said, "Let's go."
"Okay, I'm leaving." Maxwell stood up proudly, "Don't regret it."
"If you want me to regret it, wait until the next life!"
"If you don't drink my toast, you'll have to drink the penalty drink!" Maxwell was about to leave, but suddenly, as if irritated, she turned back, bent over and grabbed him, twisted his chin, stared at him viciously, and said word by word, "I, Maxwell, have never been bullied like this in my life. David, I'm telling you, you've got to drink this penalty drink!"
His hand was so strong that David couldn't even struggle away. In a hurry, he lowered his head and bit Maxwell's wrist.
Maxwell gasped in pain and pulled her hand back.
He stood up straight in front of the bed, looked down at the bloody tooth marks on his hands, raised his eyebrows, and slowly glanced at David on the bed.
David was struck by his gaze and subconsciously leaned against the wall, thinking
Do you want to ask someone to come in?
My breathing suddenly became rapid.
The room that was silent for a moment was filled with the tension of the impending storm,
Unexpectedly, Maxwell smiled instead of being angry, and said coldly, "Good bite, you owe me a blood debt."
He raised his wrist to his lips and stuck out his tongue, just like a lion licking the flesh and blood of its prey, licking the blood from its teeth marks bit by bit.
Then he smiled evilly at David, turned around and left very proudly.
David was horrified and couldn't say a word. After watching his back disappear out the door, he let out a long breath and fell on the bed.
Aunt Zhang came in and asked curiously, "I just saw Master Bai go home with a dark complexion, as if he had a quarrel with someone. Did he quarrel with the young master?"
David got angry when he mentioned him, "Who is quarreling with him? I don't have the time."
Helen didn't understand what was going on between the two of them at all, she just said, "Yes, I said that a person as gentle as Master Bai would never quarrel with the young master. Maybe he has something on his mind."
David asked vigilantly, "Did he say anything to my sister before he left?"
"No," Aunt Zhang said, "the young lady is taking care of the son-in-law in the room. The son-in-law was very drunk last night and just woke up. They had said that they would entertain the young master Bai later, but he left without saying hello. By the way, young master, did the young lady tell you? The son-in-law was so drunk last night because he had a big happy event. He got a promotion!" She looked very happy.
David couldn't help feeling troubled.
My brother-in-law has just received the official promotion letter to be the Director of the Inspection Division, and now that Maxwell has been offended, I'm afraid my brother-in-law's position as Director will also be ruined.
It's really hard to explain this to my sister.
Helen was only happy, and was still talking about Henry's promotion, how Julia planned to arrange new furniture, and how to entertain relatives and friends to make it a lively affair.
David became more and more annoyed as he listened, and said to Zhang's mother, "I'm still sick. Will you let me rest?"
Only then did Helen stop talking, "That's right, young master needs to rest more, you lie down first. I'll prepare lunch and make some fish soup for you."
David frowned and said, "I have no appetite at all. What fish soup should I drink? I don't want lunch. Just let me sleep quietly for a while." He lay on the bed and covered his head with a quilt.
Helen muttered, "How can a sick person not eat?" Then she went out to prepare lunch.
David was lying in the room, sleeping and unable to sleep. When he got up, he felt weak in his limbs and had no appetite for eating. He seemed to be uncomfortable no matter what. On this day, Julia came to visit him five or six times, with a smile on his face every time, obviously happy that Henry became the director of the department.
The happier David saw his sister, the more uneasy he felt when he thought of his breakup with Maxwell. He wished his sister would not come to see him.
It happened that at night, probably because he was in a very good mood, even his brother-in-law Henry, who was always very cold to him, followed Julia into the room to visit him. As soon as he sat down, he praised Maxwell highly, "Don't look at General Bai's young age, he is really a man of his word. Who would have thought that he can do things so efficiently, and such a big transfer was completed in just one or two days. Lao Zhao from the bureau told me that the customs even prepared an office for me, with a perfect Huanghuali wood table. Hey, the customs is really a place with a lot of money, even the things they use are more expensive than others. General Bai is young and promising. With him in charge of the customs, the customs will naturally be a hundred times stronger than before..."
David listened to Mr. Bai, and he wanted to put a teapot in his mouth. He lay helplessly on the bedside and listened for a while, then said weakly to Julia, "Sister, it's getting late. , Brother-in-law didn’t sleep much last night, it’s time to rest, right?”
How could Julia not understand what he meant? He smiled at Henry and said, "Thank you for coming and condescending to see my brother's illness. I know that you are sitting here with every pore in your body thinking about going out. Hurry up. Go ahead."
Henry said, "What are you talking about? I came to see your brother out of kindness, but you are full of sarcasm, one moment you are honored, the next you are condescending."
Julia smiled at him and said, "You are not the section chief now, but the director. Can't I say that you are here? This is a compliment to you."
Henry was cheered up by her words and chuckled, "You talk too fast and I can't argue with you. I do have a card game scheduled tonight, so I'd better go. Otherwise, people say that people tend to be late after they get promoted." He stood up, said hello to David, and left happily.
Julia waited for her husband to leave, then moved over to sit closer to her brother and whispered, "I noticed you looked upset just now. Did something happen? When your brother-in-law mentioned Chief Bai, you looked impatient."
David said, "It's okay."
Julia asked, "So he came to see you today. How did you talk with him?"
David said, "What is there to talk about? When visiting a patient, it's just a matter of greeting and talking about the weather."
Julia said, "That's good. I'm afraid you'll be rude to others and annoy them. You can rest, and I won't bother you anymore." As he said that, he stood up.
When David saw his sister was about to leave, he couldn't help but call out, "Sister."
Julia turned around and asked him, "Do you have anything else?"
David originally wanted to explain the matter clearly, but then he thought about it. It was rare for his sister to be so happy. Even if his brother-in-law was not promoted to director in a few days, it would be better to let his sister be happy for the time being. He shook his head and said, "It's okay. When you leave, help me open the window a little so that the wind can blow in at night and feel better."
Julia combed his hair lovingly and said, "You are not fully recovered yet, so don't let the wind blow you. When you get better, I will ask you to open the window every day." After giving him some instructions, she went back to her room.
In the next few days, David couldn't help but think of Maxwell's vicious eyes and words before he left, as if he was holding a big firecracker in his arms that could explode at any time. Because Lin Qijun didn't come to visit, his mood became even worse. , He also seemed very lethargic. Helen even said that the pills given by Western medicine had gone bad. She persuaded Julia to panic and invited several Chinese doctors to treat him.
After much difficulty, Lin Qijun finally arrived that day.
When David heard from Helen that Master Lin was here, he was so happy that he immediately got up from the bed. Helen quickly held him down and persuaded him, "Young master, your illness will be better. You can't get out of bed casually." Yesterday, Dr. Zhang said that you have insufficient blood and must stay in bed."
He pushed David back on the bed and then went to invite Lin Qijun in.
As soon as Lin Qijun came in, he called out "Huai Feng" and ran straight to the bed, asking anxiously, "What's wrong with you? You've been sick for so many days and you can't get out of bed?"
David saw that the door was already closed, so he boldly took his hand, pulled him to sit beside his bed, and asked him, "Why didn't you come to see me these days?"
Lin Qijun said, "I really want to come and see it, but things are getting involved. I am the only one responsible for the foreign bank here, so I can't ignore it. You know, I plan to open three branches in the capital, one on Ping'an Avenue, and another The two families haven't decided yet, I'm trying to find a good store near Hua Xia Hotel..."
David interrupted him and asked, "Are you here to see me, or to discuss business?"
Lin Qijun quickly apologized with a smile, "I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I forgot everything when I talked about business. Are you feeling better? Do you want me to help you get out of bed and walk around?"
"Qijun, let me ask you." David suddenly changed his tone to a very serious tone, looked at Lin Qijun very closely, and asked softly, "Do you still want to... k!ss me?"
Lin Qijun was stunned and fell silent. A flush of excitement flashed across his young face. He was a little disbelieving and asked in a low voice, "Are you serious about the jokes we told in the past?"
David looked at him deeply, "Are you serious?"
Lin Qijun almost lost his soul at his deep look. He held David's hand and felt that his palms were sweating all the time. After hesitating for a long time, he whispered, "You want me to k!ss you, that's the truth." Or is it a joke? If you tell the truth, I will really k!ss you."
David's heart was beating fast. In fact, he was so nervous that he forgot to breathe. He squeezed Lin Qijun's hand tightly and mustered up the courage to say, "If you have the courage, just come."
The air in the room seemed to be frozen in warmth, like warm wax, flowing around them.
Both of them seemed to be in a dream, not daring to move a little finger.
They stared at each other silently.
After a long time, Lin Qijun finally mustered up the courage to move his body forward a little.
To David, these tiny movements seemed as if the mountains in front of him were shaking. The world he had been expecting for so long was coming towards him with a rumbling sound and emitting golden light.
Lin Qijun came to the front, David gently moved his head upward, and the four lips that had been hot for a long time were pressed together.
They hugged each other, just quietly letting their lips stick together, feeling indescribably sweet and happy.
David felt so hot that he wanted to shed tears.
There were footsteps outside, as if someone was coming. They separated like frightened rabbits and each kept a certain distance between them.
Helen came in and asked, "The kitchen is about to prepare food. Will Master Lin stay here for dinner today?"
"Keep."
"I have something else to do."
Two replies came almost at the same time, but they had completely different meanings.
David looked at Lin Qijun doubtfully.
Lin Qijun explained awkwardly, "I can't stay for dinner. I'll come to accompany you next time. I have an appointment with Maxwell to discuss something today, so I have to go."
David's face suddenly darkened, "Why do you always hang out with him?"
"We are talking about serious business," Lin Qijun said. "He is the director general of customs. All the goods of foreign companies have to be shipped from abroad. If you work for a foreign company, you can't avoid dealing with him."
David snorted heavily and turned his face to the window.
"I won't eat here anymore." Lin Qijun said to Helen again. After Helen left, he sat back on the bed, held David's hand and said, "I know you want me to accompany you. When I have time, Of course I’ll be with you every day. Now the branch is about to open, and I really can’t leave. Huai Feng, you’re still sick, please don’t lose your temper, okay?”
David was angry, but he didn't want the two of them to finally talk things out, only to end up in a quarrel. After a while, he turned around and sighed, "You're right, business is more important. But Maxwell is not a very kind person, so you must be careful when dealing with him."
Lin Qijun said, "Don't worry, anyone who becomes an official will have a dark heart. I will naturally be careful."
The two lowered their eyes and silently clasped their hands tightly under the quilt.
His eyes were full of lingering affection.
Only then did Lin Qijun leave.
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