Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 99
The lights in Messer's western restaurant were dim, and candles were flickering on the tables covered with white tablecloths.Meng Haoxiang took the menu plate from the waiter and handed it to Ye Zijin to look at.Ye Zijin glanced at it casually, and said, "I don't know much about Western food, so you should order."

Seeing that she was not in high spirits, Meng Haoxiang knew that she was still thinking about the things in the factory. After ordering the food, the waiter left and said with a smile: "Boss Ye is busy with his work. It is my honor to have a meal with me tonight."

Ye Zijin fiddled with the vegetables on the salad plate, and said, "No matter how busy I am, I can't be as busy as you. Just dealing with those boring reporters is hard enough. No wonder you are so busy that you are dizzy. Say what you shouldn't say, I didn't even ask for my opinion."

Meng Haoxiang picked up the goblet, swirled the crystal dark red wine casually, and looked at Ye Zijin intentionally or unintentionally, "I thought you were not afraid of anything, but you would also be afraid of gossip, but don't worry, newspapers are not Will write about us again, and within a week it will be all over."

Ye Zijin put down the silver fork, and said with some hesitation: "Master Hua... have you thought about it? Will he..."

"Kick me out of Jin'antang?" Meng Haoxiang smiled and said, "Master Hua has always distinguished between public and private, and he never asked me to marry Manling. I think he knows me best in this world apart from my parents. Master Hua won't make any trouble over this matter, at most he will bring you to visit his old man's house later."

Ye Zijin bowed her head and remained silent. For some reason, she was worried about He Manling. After all, people's words are scary, and He Manling is also the daughter of a famous lady in Shanghai. Now that the newspapers say that, it will inevitably make her face ashamed .

The waiter served two steaks and a plate of jelly. Ye Zijin was not interested in half-baked Western food at all, but because Meng Haoxiang had reserved a seat in advance today, and it was difficult to change it temporarily, so he reluctantly came to try something new.She took the plate of jelly straight away, and was about to eat it with a teaspoon when Meng Haoxiang suddenly took the whole plate of dessert away.

After Meng Haoxiang got it, he immediately cut the top half of a pear and stuffed it into his mouth. Ye Zijin felt a little baffled, and said, "If you like to eat two dishes, is the dignified Boss Meng still so stingy when he invites a guest?"

Meng Haoxiang smiled and said, "I ordered this for myself. Your pumpkin cream soup hasn't arrived yet. This jelly is raw and cold. My mother once said that women should eat less raw and cold food, but men don't care."

Seeing him eating with relish, Ye Zijin thought it was a little funny, so she simply put down the spoon and watched him eat.Seeing that Ye Zijin refused to eat, Meng Haoxiang thought she was upset that he ate first, and said in a gentle tone: "You don't like Western food, so I won't bring you here next time, let's just make it this time, and I'll cut the steak for you. OK, eat as much as you want."

Ye Zijin saw Meng Haoxiang cutting steak on her plate with a knife and fork, her eyes widened in surprise, and she couldn't help wondering if he was going to tease herself again later.When I first met him, he was a man who could scare others into fear with his eyes, and still remain calm even if he shot someone to death with a gun. Now such a man is patiently cutting steak for her!Ye Zijin calmed down and saw people walking around. This is a western restaurant frequented by many celebrities in Shanghai. If a reporter secretly photographed it, I might not know how to write about it.She hurriedly stopped Meng Haoxiang from continuing to cut for her, blushed and said in a low voice, "Eat yours quickly, I will cut it myself..."

Seeing her shyness, Meng Haoxiang raised the corners of his lips slightly, raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, then you can cut it for me."

Ye Zijin was stunned, and realized that he was teasing herself again, so she glanced at him and said, "It's not like you don't have hands, you want to eat and cut yourself."

Meng Haoxiang leaned on the back of the chair with a relaxed expression, and said: "You are the boss now, don't you understand the principle of reciprocity? Also, have you forgotten that I will not trade at a loss?" He raised his hand and looked at Ye Zijin with interest.

Ye Zijin didn't expect Meng Haoxiang to have such a thick skin, so she glanced at him with disdain, and reluctantly picked up the knife and fork to cut the steak on his plate, she cut it very vigorously, as if she wanted to cut the whole steak into meat Ding.

"Wait." Meng Haoxiang signaled Ye Zijin to stop.

Ye Zijin heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that he was about to start eating.Unexpectedly, Meng Haoxiang pointed to a small piece of steak, and said flatly, "I want to eat this piece."

Ye Zijin handed the knife and fork in front of Meng Haoxiang, and said puzzled, "Then you eat it yourself, what do you want me to do?"

Meng Haoxiang shook his head with a smile, but he didn't reach out to take the knife and fork, and still held his hands motionless.

Only then did Ye Zijin realize that he wanted her to personally deliver the steak to his mouth!Her heart was already in turmoil, this was simply blatant teasing!
Ye Zijin glared at Meng Haoxiang angrily, then used a silver fork to pick up the uncut half of the steak and handed it to Meng Haoxiang's mouth.

Meng Haoxiang suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled it forward, took a bite of the steak before letting go, Ye Zijin blushed, and threw the fork and steak into his plate.

Meng Haoxiang wiped his mouth lightly with a napkin, and said with a satisfied smile, "This steak tastes good."

At this time, the belated creamy soup came up. Ye Zijin buried her head and kept drinking the soup. After a few sips, she felt sweet and thick in her heart. It felt like the way Meng Haoxiang looked at her tonight, which always made her face It was hot for a while.

When the candlelight western meal that made Ye Zijin quite uncomfortable came to an end, a figure was hurriedly walking towards their table.

Ye Zijin felt that the person who came was a little familiar, and it was only when the person approached that he recognized that it was Secretary Luo of Baohui International Co., Ltd.

Secretary Luo looked a little flustered, and when he saw Meng Haoxiang and Ye Zijin, he managed to calm down a little. He leaned close to Meng Haoxiang and said a few words in Meng Haoxiang's ear, and Meng Haoxiang's expression became serious immediately.

Ye Zijin also heard Secretary Luo's words, but she couldn't believe that He Manling committed suicide!
When she and Meng Haoxiang rushed to Hong'en Hospital, they only saw a cold corpse.

Meng Haoxiang walked to the mortuary bed with a bloodless face, and tremblingly lifted the snow-white cloth, his beautiful face was as haggard as a fallen flower.He Manling lay on the bed, as quiet as if she had fallen asleep, but her closed eyes would never open again.

"Manling..." Meng Haoxiang put his hand on He Manling's cheek, calling her name in pain.

The doctor told them that He Manling died of taking an overdose of sedative drugs, and the police chief who came with him said that from the situation at the scene and the servant's statement, He Manling's death was a suicide.

Ye Zijin's heart was tightly clenched together, and she couldn't bear to see the dead He Manling again. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable sense of guilt in her heart. If it wasn't for her appearance, those newspapers wouldn't have written like that, He Manling Ling wouldn't be so desperate that she committed suicide...

A burst of violent coughing came from the corridor outside the door, and then a dozen people in black coats and black trousers rushed in from the door and lined up neatly in two rows in the morgue.

Master Hua leaned on a cane and walked tremblingly with the support of his confidant Lao Xu.Qian Jiang and Qu Xiangtian followed closely behind Master Hua, and when they reached Meng Haoxiang, they purposely pushed Ye Zijin behind them.

"Manling...cough cough cough..." Hua Jinkun walked to He Manling's bed, wiped away his old tears, and yelled angrily at the doctor: "What's going on? Isn't your hospital for saving lives? How could my niece die! Cough cough cough..."

Old Xu supported Hua Jinkun, and kept beating his back for comfort. When he saw Hua Jinkun again after a few years, Ye Zijin felt that he was much older, and his hair changed from graying at the temples to graying all over his head.

The two young nurses on the side were terrified, and one of them timidly said: "Miss He sent it...too late...Dr. Du...Dr. Du has tried his best..."

The young man in a white coat said calmly: "I'm sorry, we did our best. Miss He was not breathing when she delivered it. She died of paralysis of the respiratory center due to overdose of sedative drugs."

Hua Jinkun staggered and almost fell, Lao Xu hurriedly supported him and comforted him, "Master Hua, I am sorry for you, I am sorry for you, your body is important..."

Meng Haoxiang suddenly knelt down in front of Hua Jinkun, saying: "Master Hua, it's my fault, I failed to protect Manling well..." After speaking, he took out a gun from his pocket and handed it to Hua Jinkun. , "My life was picked up by you, Master Hua. If you want to kill or punish, I have absolutely no complaints."

Seeing this, Qian Jiang and Qu Xiangtian hurried forward to intercede, and all the brothers knelt down to plead with Hua Jinkun.

Hua Jinkun's expression was stern, his eyes swept across Meng Haoxiang coldly, and suddenly stopped on Ye Zijin in the corner.Ye Zijin folded her hands in front of her body, her hands turned red, her back felt chilly, and she felt that Hua Jinkun's two gazes pierced her heart like swords.

Hua Jinkun heaved a long sigh, his sad face was a little more deterrent, he turned his head to the old Xu beside him and said slowly: "Go and find out what's going on for me, I want someone to pay for Manling's death Pay the price!"

"Yes, Master Hua, don't worry." Old Xu nodded his head, and glanced uneasily at Meng Haoxiang who was kneeling on the ground out of the corner of his eyes.

At this moment, a man rushed in in despair, and when he saw Hua Jinkun, he grabbed Hua Jinkun's arm and said, "Father, I heard something happened to Manling, isn't it true? It's not true, how could she commit suicide, she told me a few days ago that she wanted to add a few pots of green peonies to my house, and I asked the flower shop to order them for her, how could she..."

Hua Jinkun was so sad that he couldn't speak. Feng Li saw He Manling lying quietly on the bed, and walked forward in a daze, with tears in his eyes.

"Manling, why are you so stupid, you still have my cousin, why bother to sacrifice your life for a person who doesn't know what to do..." Feng Li broke down in tears.

Ye Zijin was shocked. Feng Li said that Hua Jinkun might blame Meng Haoxiang for He Manling's death.

Feng Li covered the white cloth again, wiped away his tears, and quietly glanced at Meng Haoxiang who was kneeling in front of Hua Jinkun and Ye Zijin in the corner, and said harshly: "You two dogs and men, you have hurt so much. Ling committed suicide because she was sad, believe it or not, I will kill you!" After saying that, he took out his gun and pointed it at Meng Haoxiang.

(End of this chapter)