Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 72 Dangerous
When Ye Zijin walked into Baohui Foreign Firm, the waitress at the front desk recognized Ye Zijin at a glance, this time the woman got up to greet Ye Zijin, and respectfully took Ye Zijin to Meng Haoxiang's office.

Before he got there, he saw two people guarding Meng Haoxiang's office door from a distance.The waitress smiled and said, "Miss Ye may have to wait for a while. Boss Meng is negotiating business with Boss Qiao from Jardine Shipping Company."

Ye Zijin had heard of Jardine Shipping Company, and Qiao Zhiqing was called the shipping king of Shanghai by the newspapers.It seems that Meng Haoxiang's business is indeed not small, and even the ship king wants to form an alliance with him.

"Okay." Ye Zijin followed the waitress into a reception room.

The waitress then brought a cup of black tea and said some polite words before leaving.

This reception room is small but very bright, with clean windows and elegant decoration.Diagonally opposite to the side of the long window was a blue gauze curtain, tied with bright yellow brocade ribbons, and the sun was rolling down towards her, illuminating the porcelain in the display case translucently.

Ye Zijin sat on the navy blue pile of plush couch, picked up a newspaper on the table and read it.

When I opened it, I saw a striking headline, "Zheng Shaoming's Xiaohuayuan Chunying brothel failed to complete the dinner, and was killed instantly when he was shot by a gangster."

Shanghai Xiaohuayuan Lane is a famous brothel gathering place, but the Zheng Shaoming mentioned in the newspaper is an inspector sent by the Nanjing Nationalist Government.Ye Zijin felt a little ironic that a dignified government official died in this kind of rivalry and jealousy.She also reads newspapers on weekdays, but she is not very interested in current affairs and politics, but she has read too many such absurd reports, and has no good impression of the Nationalist Government.

Hearing movement outside, she hurriedly put down the newspaper and went out.I saw Meng Haoxiang talking with a man in a long gown and mandarin jacket while walking. The man was rich and mediocre. He looked over 50 years old. He wore a pair of thin gold-rimmed glasses, and the black silk shirt was embroidered with the Chinese characters "福". The flesh on the cheeks bulges out even more when he smiles.

When Meng Haoxiang passed the reception room, he saw Ye Zijin waiting here.There was some surprise in his eyes, and the rich man beside him also stopped.

"Xiao Meng, who is this lady?" the rich man asked Meng Haoxiang with a smile, his eyes were radiant.

Meng Haoxiang regained his composure and said, "Oh, she came to Baohui Foreign Firm to apply for an interpreter." Then he said to Ye Zijin, "You wait here first, I have something else to do."

"Oh..." Seeing that it was difficult to speak now, Ye Zijin had no choice but to agree first.

Qiao Zhiqing patted Meng Haoxiang's shoulder, smiled kindly and said, "Hey, how can I make other girls wait, you don't have to send them off, I'll go back by myself."

Meng Haoxiang smiled and said, "Mr. Qiao, I still need to discuss some details with you. I just want to go out to do some errands, so let's go together. As for this lady, since she came to apply, I am hers." Bosses, subordinates and other bosses are also normal."

Qiao Zhiqing chuckled twice, glanced at Ye Zijin, pointed at Meng Haoxiang and shook his head, and said, "You have dealt with foreign devils all day long, and you still haven't learned that women are the first priority. In this case, we have to let this beautiful Miss is waiting here."

Ye Zijin said: "Boss Meng is busy, so it doesn't matter if I wait a little longer."

Meng Haoxiang made a gesture of invitation to Qiao Zhiqing, and Qiao Zhiqing jokingly said as he walked: "Look at her girl's general knowledge, I think she is very suitable to be your interpreter, don't be as ignorant as the outside world said." ,hehe……"

Watching the backs of the two going downstairs, Ye Zijin angrily pushed the door open and returned to the reception room.Meng Haoxiang actually said that she was here to apply for a job as an interpreter. It was really inexplicable. Even if she was given a higher salary, she would not want to work under Meng Haoxiang.Even if he could escape the conflict or assassination between gangs by luck, he would be pissed to death by Meng Haoxiang.

This wait lasted for two hours, it was almost noon, and Meng Haoxiang still did not come back.At this time, the waitress pushed the door open and said politely to Ye Zijin: "Miss Ye, Boss Meng called just now and said that he will be back later today. If you have other things to do, you can come back tomorrow."

"Oh, I'll wait and see." Although Ye Zijin was empty, she didn't want to return in vain like this. Besides, Xiao Wu was detained by the casino yesterday, and the place where they were detained must not be much better. I don't know. What happened to Xiao Wu, whether she was beaten or starved, she must find a way to get Meng Haoxiang released as soon as possible.

The waitress had no choice but to let Ye Zijin continue to wait, while she went to have lunch.

After a while, the waitress came in with a white paper box, put the paper box gently on the table, and said, "Miss Ye, I bought a piece of cake from that shop opened by a foreigner. You can eat it first." Come on."

Ye Zijin was stunned for a moment, looking at the smiling waitress but always felt that something was wrong.

The waitress left the room without waiting for her to speak, closing the door behind her.

Ye Zijin was very grateful to her in her heart, with this piece of cake at least she could stay through the night without being hungry.

Ye Zijin managed to finish the cake with bayberry and cherry sauce. She doesn't like cheese that foreigners like, so even though the cake looks exquisite, it doesn't taste very good.Maybe it was because she ate this cake at Baohui Foreign Firm that she felt that the taste was even worse.

The long wait began, and Ye Zijin paced around the room alone, sometimes standing in front of the window, looking at the traffic and people outside, and sometimes standing in front of the display cabinet, carefully looking at the patterns of each piece of porcelain.In the end, she sat back on the sofa and read the newspaper. She almost crushed and read the words in the newspaper all afternoon, and could almost memorize the big and small news.

But when the foreign firm got off work in the evening, Meng Haoxiang still didn't come back.Ye Zijin's patience was about to be worn out, but for Xiao Wu's sake, she cheered up and waited patiently.

The waitress walked into the reception room again, but this time she had an extra purse in her hand.

"Miss Ye, I'm leaving get off work. Boss Meng said that he will go back to the company to pick up something at night. If you want to wait, you can continue to wait." The waitress looked at her sympathetically.

"Well, I see, thank you." Ye Zijin responded politely.

Ye Zijin began to complain in her heart about Meng Haoxiang's dishonesty. Since she was allowed to wait for so long, it was enough to show that the night in Beiping was just a whim after he was drunk, and not what she thought.But after thinking about it, that's fine, he doesn't really care about her, and she doesn't have to worry about it. How can a man like Meng Haoxiang give his heart to a woman? Most people in the gang regard women as clothes. It's just that it looks good in clothes.

Thinking of this, Ye Zijin felt relieved, she was no longer so anxious during the waiting process, and she was no longer obsessed with what tone and attitude she should use to talk about Xiao Wu after seeing him.

Looking at the small and dense words on the newspaper, Ye Zijin felt that his eyelids were heavy and his mind was sleepy, and he fell asleep on the sofa unconsciously.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Zijin vaguely heard footsteps in the corridor, she slowly opened her eyes, saw the hands of the pendulum clock, sat up suddenly, and suddenly realized that it was already ten o'clock!
"Damn it, I overslept!" Ye Zijin complained secretly, when she lowered her head, she suddenly saw that she was still covered with a man's windbreaker, it seemed that someone had come while she was asleep.

Ye Zijin hurriedly took her handbag to open the door, but when she walked to the door, she found that the door was ajar.She hurried out of the reception room and saw that the light in Meng Haoxiang's office was still on not far away, so she walked over quickly.

Because she waited for too long, she wanted to see him immediately and explain the matter, so she went in without knocking on the door in a moment of impatience.

Before the words "Boss Meng" could be uttered, Ye Zijin was stunned and stood still, his face turned red immediately, and he turned his face away in embarrassment, as if he had seen something he shouldn't have seen.

He Manling's slender arms were wrapped around Meng Haoxiang's waist, gently and quietly pressed against his chest. There seemed to be tears on his face, while Meng Haoxiang was expressionless.

Such a lovely and pitiful embrace, in the eyes of outsiders, they will definitely think that this is a loving, handsome man and a beautiful woman, because the two are very suitable in terms of height, appearance and clothing, and Ye Zijin's intrusion undoubtedly breaks this relationship. The discordant notes of a beautiful movement.

The two of them were also very surprised when they saw Ye Zijin who suddenly barged in. Meng Haoxiang pushed He Manling away, but He Manling calmed down first, wiped the corners of his eyes, looked at Ye Zijin with bright eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up. from a smile.

"I'm sorry...to bother you..." Ye Zijin turned around in embarrassment, opened the door stiffly and wanted to go out.Unexpectedly, Meng Haoxiang stopped him.

"Wait, didn't you have something to do with me? You can talk about it now." Meng Haoxiang's eyes were as deep as torches, he got up and walked to the window, and took out a cigarette from the cigarette case.Seeing the matches on the table, He Manling hurriedly handed them over, looking pleasantly surprised, and smiled slightly: "You still have the match I gave you, if you like this brand Yes, I'll go buy a new one for you."

Meng Haoxiang ignored He Manling, just looked at Ye Zijin in front of the door, lit a cigarette, took a puff of smoke and exhaled slowly, and said coldly: "Speak if you have something to do, and leave if you have nothing to do."

Ye Zijin was a little taken aback, He Manling glanced at Meng Haoxiang, her almond eyes contained tenderness and comfort, but when she looked at Ye Zijin, her eyes were full of contempt.

Ye Zijin tried her best to calm herself down, clasped her hands in front of her body, even if Meng Haoxiang spoke coldly to her, she had to bear it one by one.

"Boss Meng, I'm here because of Shen Xiaowu. He was detained by your casino people." Ye Zijin felt a little guilty after speaking, she felt that it was almost impossible to ask Meng Haoxiang to release him now.

"Oh? Why was he detained?" Meng Haoxiang looked out of the window with his back turned to her, and an indifferent face was reflected in the glass window.

"Because... because he owes you money from the casino." Ye Zijin said this completely without confidence.

He Manling snorted softly, and said disdainfully: "The money owed to the casino, you should try to find ways to raise money to pay off the debt, what's the use of coming here, this is a foreign firm, not a bank."

Ye Zijin didn't care about so much now, so he could only insist on saying to Meng Haoxiang: "He owes a thousand oceans, and we can't pay it for the time being, so we can only repay part of it first. Can you let him go home first, and the rest We will definitely find a way to pay off the principal with interest, as long as you are willing to allow us to repay in installments..."

"Repay in installments?" Meng Haoxiang looked at her pale face on the glass window, chewing on what she said.

"No, there are no such rules in casinos. Hao Xiang, you can't make an exception, uncle won't agree." He Manling said as she glanced at Ye Zijin, still smiling, as if she was enjoying Ye Zijin's embarrassment very comfortably.

"One thousand oceans, how long do you plan to pay off?" Meng Haoxiang asked in silence for a moment.

"Haoxiang..." He Manling wanted to stop her, but was interrupted by Meng Haoxiang.

"You don't have to say it, go back. Even if you sell the tailor shop, it's not worth a thousand oceans. What can you do to pay back the money without the shop? Besides, if you don't sell the shop, you only need a small amount every month." What year and month will it take to pay off the principal and the interest?" Meng Haoxiang pinched the cigarette butt, threw it on the ground and stomped it out, the corners of his lips slightly raised.

Meng Haoxiang's words left Ye Zijin speechless. He is indeed a shrewd businessman. From the perspective of profit, repaying debts in installments is time-consuming and unsafe.

"Miss Ye, I advise you to go back and think of other ways. The casino in Jin'antang you said will not work." He Manling laughed.

Ye Zijin didn't know what to do at all. One was the niece of the boss of Jin'antang, she naturally had a way to interfere in the casino's affairs, and the other was Meng Haoxiang, who didn't show any kindness, and he refused to back down even a single step. It was agreed.

Ye Zijin didn't want to let the two of them sneer and sneer, and sticking here would only spoil their interest, so she turned around and wanted to leave.A deep voice behind him suddenly ordered: "Stop, you can't go now."

Meng Haoxiang's expression became serious, he gently closed the curtains, walked quickly to the desk, took out a pistol from the drawer and threw it to He Manling.

Ye Zijin and He Manling's faces were blank.

"Haoxiang? What happened?" He Manling was faintly uneasy.

Meng Haoxiang said calmly, and thoughtfully said: "We have been ambushed."

"Ambush?" Ye Zijin was shocked, remembering the two assassinations at the flower market and the noodle stall and the scene in the Chao Gang, she shuddered, why did she meet her every time, at the most dangerous time...

"Old Wu never dared to smoke in the car. I just saw someone smoking in the driver's seat of the car waiting for me by the window. Old Wu may have been killed." Meng Haoxiang finished speaking calmly, and then glanced at He Man Ling said, "Take her through the back door. The other party doesn't know that we have found them. There shouldn't be many people guarding the back door."

"No, how can you deal with so many people with guns by yourself? I'll call uncle right now." Holding the gun, He Manling picked up the receiver with her slender fingers to make a call, but found that there was no movement on the phone. The thread has been cut!

Meng Haoxiang walked to the door, closed it gently, and said, "Since they dared to ambush, they must have planned it well. Besides, the person they want to deal with is me, not you. Now the aisles in Baohui Foreign Firm should be guarded. You have to lure them away first."

"Then you must be careful, I will call someone over immediately after I escape." He Manling knew that staying by Meng Haoxiang's side would only hinder his actions. She grew up in gangs and had heard of this kind of assassination and ambushes before. However, he naturally understood Meng Haoxiang's arrangement.She glanced at Ye Zijin, and said coldly, "Just follow me."

Meng Haoxiang went out first, Ye Zijin and He Manling waited for a while before going out, at this time, Meng Haoxiang was no longer in the corridor, and the silence was suffocating...

(End of this chapter)