Chapter 3 Chapter two

An old apartment with a building age of at least 20 years, with five floors and no elevator, and the fluorescent lamps in the stairwell are malfunctioning, and some are dragging long wires tremblingly. Swinging back and forth in the middle, emitting a faint light. A rent of 6,000 yuan a month is indeed nothing more to ask for.At least, she can live with people, that's all she wants. Climbing up to the fourth floor, the house on the far left is where she will live for a long time. She has no illusions about it, and she is glad that she insisted that the driver leave first, instead of letting him carry the luggage up.Otherwise, after the driver faithfully rewarded her brother, she was sure that she would definitely welcome the morning at the house in Yangmingshan the next day.

In the dim light, she fumbled for the key in her hand for a long time before opening the door Twenty square meters of space, one bedroom, one living room and one bathroom, looking around, it feels cramped.The furniture left by the previous resident is not only old, but even suspected of being unusable. She doesn't want to touch it at all. However, this is the life that ordinary civilians would live, isn't it?She didn't let all kinds of disgusting thoughts reappear in her mind. Shan Yefen, remember!You are not a real rich lady, you are just an ordinary person who has to make money to support yourself like 90% of the women in Taiwan. A tile is enough to cover yourself, it is enough, she kept telling herself.

Well, after looking at the living room, it's time to look at the bathroom.She couldn't bear the smell of the place where she lived, and was mentally prepared to hold her breath to vigorously scrub all kinds of stubborn dirt.Please, please, the toilet must not be too dirty. Wow Not her cry.She stopped, turned slowly and looked outside.Oh, so she forgot to close the door, so she witnessed a fight. Outside, a boy was escorted up by two short but strong men, and they slammed into a certain door, so the boy screamed out. Hello!We have already brought you here, hurry up and ask your cousin to bring the money out.After the words fell, he kicked hard again.

The young man let out a miserable howl again, began to cry and slapped the door panel vigorously, sobbing and calling intermittently: Brother, brother, are you there?come out soon wow As the burly man continued to be violent, the boy cried louder, until he couldn't cry at all, so he didn't even have the strength to shout. As a matter of fact, the boy who asked for help was obviously not there, and their voices must have been clearly heard even at Longshan Temple.If the owner was at home, he would have come out earlier to deal with it. Thinking it wasn't her business, she decided to close the door, maybe call the police, and there was nothing else she could do to help.

Hey you!A man spotted her and walked over in two or three strides. A big foot was forced into the door, preventing her from closing the door smoothly.Do you know where that family went? After asking, he realized that the woman in front of him was extraordinarily beautiful, almost like a female star on TV, her eyes widened in amazement, and her saliva dripped out on the spot. She lowered her head to look at the big foot stepping into the threshold, and then slowly moved up to look directly into the man's cloudy eyes. have no idea.she answered. what do you not know?The man simply forgot what he asked just now.

Hey, Wang Zai, you don't come here to beat someone up, chatting over there, another person also came over, seeing the beauty, he couldn't help his eyes lit up: Hey, not bad, go to work in Shanghai Flower, ten million a month no problem.Miss, do you want to make a lot of money?You can also meet a lot of rich people. Ye Hui frowned slightly, impatient in her heart, and said coldly: Please move your feet, I'm closing the door. Ouch, don't be like this, let's talk. Two boring gangsters started to molesting women from good families.He even stretched out his hand towards the door, wanting to enter the room at any time.

She lowered her eyes, seemingly timid and afraid, and a light flashed in her eyes quickly.It seems that something unexpected is about to happen You can't mess with innocent people. The little boy who was still sobbing wriggled over with his body in pain. less verbosity!If you make noise again, I will kick you to death, won't you be afraid? Afraid, the boy swallowed his saliva. Then it's not far away?Gangster A raised his big foot and threatened to drink. Woohoo, I'm so scared, what should I do?But, but boys are not allowed to bully girls, this is the truth everyone knows

Li Zai, ignore him, hurry up, let's go in and let the lady entertain you for tea!Hehehe ruffian B can't wait to enjoy the beauty, how lucky is he today He was about to reach out to push open the half-closed door, but the sudden severe pain caused him to let out a miserable howl Wang Zai, what's the matter?Li Zai rushed over quickly, not knowing why Wang Zai was screaming for nothing. Ahhh I was in so much pain that I couldn't speak, Wang Zai looked down with tears all over his face, and tried hard to pull out his big foot that was crushed. Ouch, Yaoshou!Li Zai couldn't help seeing it. It turned out that the beauty ignored Wang Zai's foot and stepped on the door, and closed the door abruptly. She was crushed by two iron plates, and Wang Zai's left foot might be crushed.He slammed on the door: Let go, you bitch

Wow, under more torture, Wang Zai finally fainted and turned into a ball of mud on the ground. Li Zai was shocked, and he was no longer polite. He took two steps back, and in the posture of a mad cow, his left foot slipped twice, and then he slammed into the door panel with all his strength. When he found that the door was already wide open, it was after he rushed into the house and tripped over the luggage on the ground, hit a hard wall and lost a row of teeth In this dilapidated apartment, the second fainting person occurred. Hello?Is it the police station?I want to make a report, here is

In the suffocating silence, the boy holding his breath thought that the world was probably frozen, or else he was dreaming.But that soft female voice gradually brought him back to his senses, and he understood that everything was real, not a dream. So, what just happened? Blinking, the only witness found himself more confused than anyone else. How did these two bad guys hurt themselves like this? His mouth was full of rice grains, and there was no room to speak, but Yan Kang still tried his best to squeeze out some illegible words, for fear that his cousin would not understand how thrilling and exciting the afternoon was.

Brother, you don't know how critical the situation was at that time. Although it was a disaster for that young lady, she was able to escape unscathed later. It was God's blessing!One hooligan got his foot pinched, the other rushed into the wall by himself, and finally all fainted. Let the police who arrived effortlessly catch the bad guys away. It's so cool!According to our family's experience of being forced to pay debts for many years, the probability of such a good thing happening is basically zero. Do you think she is very lucky? Yan Yan at the other end of the table listened and responded absently. Well, it is lucky that people who only think about those underground money houses will definitely come to harass again.This place is no longer suitable for living, what should I do?After all, Yan Kang was admitted to a university in Taipei. He has no reason not to accept him. After all, it is not easy to be able to compete in a difficult environment, so he has to cover him no matter what. The older generation is addicted to Café de Coral and is heavily in debt, dragging down the younger generation to suffer. The Yan family who originally belonged to the local rich family have all become third-class poor, and many of them have the courage to go to underground banks. People who borrow money, like being possessed by a blood-sucking leech, will never have peace for the rest of their lives, and the interest will keep accumulating. Don't think that there will be a day when they will repay it in this life. Yan Kang's parents are the representatives of this.Now the mother is missing, the father is hiding debts everywhere, and occasionally throws a few thousand yuan to the three sons who are dependent on others when they go home, asking them to take care of themselves and ask their cousins ​​for help without contacting them. It's also thanks to the Yan Kang brothers who are honest and simple in nature, otherwise they would have used this excuse to join the underworld and degenerate. Living in Taipei is not easy.Yan Kang, who is struggling to earn his own three meals a day, can only barely maintain the tuition fees of his three brothers with two part-time work-study jobs. In terms of food and housing, he owes to his cousins ​​for help.Now that he came to Taipei, he was naturally taken under the wing of Tang Yanyan, saving a lot of money!In this way, Yan Kang can at least go to school and work with peace of mind. Being able to have a piece of tile to cover one's body is already very happy. No one cares about the old, leaky, almost crumbling house, and it is still located in an area with poor public security. A Kang, you said that the people from the underground money shop were taken away by the police. On what charges were they arrested?Yan Yan asked. Probably breaking into a private house, coercion or something like that. Looks like we'll have to move soon.He pondered. Ah yes.I'm afraid they will find it again.Having been chased by underground money houses for so many years, Yan Kang has long understood the importance of moving quickly to avoid debts.It's okay for him to be beaten, but it's bad if his cousin is involved. Yan Yan nodded, thinking of the lucky lady his cousin was talking about, he couldn't help worrying: Those people will probably also list that lady as a harasser, out of morality, we have to remind her. Yes, she is very beautiful, and those bad guys will definitely come to trouble her again. Yan Yan thought for a while, stood up and said: I'll visit her in the past, you go to bed early after eating. OKBy the way, she lives in Household C. Yan Yan nodded and went out. In the old stairwell, there is only one five-candle light, which cannot drive away the darkness. On the contrary, the little light source seems to be swallowed by the night at any time. With a rent of 6,000 yuan a month, I couldn't ask for more.A cockroach fled from under his feet in embarrassment, and several geckos whined on the ceiling, as if shouting and demonstrating against the mosquitoes looking for food, and those mosquitoes were staring at Yan Yan's young and fresh blood He didn't even move his eyebrows, and his open steps stopped in front of the gate of House C.It was nine-thirty in the evening, and it would not be rude to call at this time.Pressing down on the electric seal, once or twice, quietly raised his eyebrows, not surprisingly.There are already too many unusable things in this apartment, how can he hope that the electric bell will be lucky enough to escape the fate of failure? Knocking at this time can achieve the effect is to knock on the door. About ten seconds later, just as he was considering whether to knock again, a soft inquiry came from inside: who? Very well, this young lady has the cautiousness that a single woman should have, and she didn't open the door casually.A flash of approval flashed in Yan Yan's eyes.Opened the mouth and said: Hello, I am a resident of 4B, my last name is Yan. something?There was still no movement at the door, and the voice from the other end was still cold and polite, moreover, indifferent. It seems that all unnecessary greetings and nonsense should be saved, so he said bluntly: I'm sorry to bother you and frighten you at noon today. I mean the hooligans came up to make trouble. There was no response from the other end, as if patiently waiting for him to get to the point.Of course, it is also possible that he stopped standing behind the door panel and turned around and walked away. He spoke again: I think those people will definitely make trouble again.So if you can find another place to stay as soon as possible The door panel opened without warning, stopping him from speaking. It was a beauty, a beauty as fair as a Japanese exquisite porcelain doll, and carrying a luggage.That's right, Yan Kang said that this lady is very beautiful. Although Yan Kang's concept of beauty and ugliness is out of shape, it makes people sigh, but this one in front of me is really a rare beauty, and she is by no means comparable to the ordinary delicate appearance. of.Even the well-informed Yan Yan was so intimidated that he temporarily lost his language ability for a while. Shan Yehui didn't expect to see such a man in this kind of apartment that was equated with poor jobs and ruins, so she didn't speak for a while. This kind of man, one can tell at a glance that he must work in a good company and is full of fighting spirit and ambition for the future life; he also pursues a certain taste in life, referred to as the urban yuppie variety.You can't be wrong, she has seen this kind of person a lot. So, why would he haunt such a place? She was puzzled, so she was slightly curious about him. After losing his mind, Yan Yan couldn't understand, how could such a delicate beauty appear in such a place?She knew at a glance that she came from a wealthy family. Look, her long black hair is straight, shiny and healthy, which must be the result of long-term careful maintenance; her beautiful face can't see the out-of-control thick pores, and there is no scar left by squeezed acne. The tenderness must also be the result of careful maintenance; coupled with the well-matched and perfect clothing, although it is not a famous brand, it is clearly a temperament that can only be cultivated in a favorable environment.You can't go wrong. Like an actor who went to the wrong place, completely misplaced and out of tune, these two sentences emerged in their minds at the same time. Hello, my name is Yanyan.Words of words, Ri Anyan.He stretched out his hand unconsciously, and didn't realize that it was the first time in his life that he was doing the act of picking up a strange woman. Yan Yan, she thought for a moment, she didn't want to introduce herself, and she didn't want to reach out to shake hands with him.He just nodded and didn't even give half a smile. Such a cold beauty.But because of his soft face, it is not easy for people to notice the refreshing iceberg temperature.But he sensed it. Withdrawing his hand, he regretted not being able to hold her catkin.He has never been so eager to hold any green hand so as to feel its warmth. She has a pair of very beautiful hands, with long fingers and round fingertips, which look delicate and practical, not like the kind of lazy hands that do not touch the spring water.Out of a kind of feeling, he believed that she must be the kind of woman who entered the kitchen and became magical.This made him have a deeper impression of her and wanted to know her better, but It seems that beautiful women hate being with strangers, and he will not make fun of himself.Continuing with the explanation just now, he said in a flat and polite tone: If you have another place to stay, please take my advice and avoid it for a while, I'm afraid those people will come to harass you again. Ye Hui took a small step back, so that he could see that a small luggage had been placed at the position of her heel, and the meaning was very clear, that is, it didn't bother him to remind her that she was already prepared to be vigilant in times of danger, and was planning to leave. . Yan Yan was stunned for a long while, and a question involuntarily emerged in his heart: Could it be that she is also a fallen person?In other words, he is no stranger to avoiding underground money houses, so he is so vigilant? Probably!Maybe she is the daughter of a wealthy family who has fallen from the bottom line, because her temperament is exactly like this. But it's so late, isn't it good to go out alone? Do you want me to call a car for you?I asked the taxi company to send a female driver over no need.She was still indifferent. He slightly frowned his beautiful thick eyebrows: Maybe I'm being nosy, but please believe that I have no intention of flirting with you and harassing me. I just don't want to add another example of the deterioration of law and order in Taipei City. Ye Hui picked up her luggage and walked out the door. After closing the door behind her, she passed him and walked slowly in the dark corridor. Yan Yan kept furrowing his brows, feeling angry at this indifferent beauty, but because of his rare gentlemanly demeanor, he still followed her.At least he can write down the taxi number for her. If there is an emergency, at least there is still a chance to solve the case, he thought maliciously. But the figure of the beauty didn't move downwards, but turned in the direction of going upstairs! What is she going up to the fifth floor?He wondered, but of course he didn't stop. Then, she stopped in front of the door of House E at the bottom of the fifth floor, took the key to open the door, went in, and closed it.There was only a tall and straight figure at the end of the stairs, blending into the dark night alone. Yan Yan stood still for a long time, his eyes sparkling, and his lips curled into a smile.The earlier anger had long gone, but now it was filled with bursts of appreciation. What a smart woman, and she also has a difficult temperament like arrogance and indifference. Men should stay away from such women, lest their self-esteem be riddled with holes.He thought, smiled, and went downstairs without further delay. After learning a good cooking skill, she thought that she would have a chance to cook for Xiaochen after returning to Taiwan. Unexpectedly, when she finished her studies, she had married overseas and became a wife of another person, so she was not able to rate her cooking skills.Xiaochen loves food the most. Every time she e-mails, she asks what delicious food there is in Japan, which makes her study hard in this area.but The medium-rare Australian beef screams on the iron plate. After being drizzled with sauce, it emits a lot of smoke and throws oil bubbles in the air. If you are not careful, you will be scalded.But she has been so familiar with driving for a long time that she doesn't allow a little bit of oil to get on her body. She doesn't know if she likes cooking or not, but now she is single and has to do it herself, and the food outside can't satisfy her stomach that has been raised since she was a child, so she has no choice but to cook by herself. The steak was poured on the porcelain plate, and the miso soup on the other side was also cooked. This is her dinner today.She can enjoy things for 800 yuan for 300 yuan.He picked up the knife and fork and used it on the coffee table with difficulty. It's been five days since I've lived in this apartment, and apart from being disturbed by two thugs on the first day, everything is fine.In the space of one room, one living room plus a small kitchen, she always nestled on the couch, staring at the empty walls in a daze.Is this what normal people live?In the cramped house, in a daze, day after day ah!Yes, ordinary people can work.Because I have to maintain my life, it is probably because I don’t know how to face such an endless blank in my life, right?Then the second step for her to stand on her own is to think about finding a job.If she continued to be in a daze like this, she knew what would happen to her, she would become the latest piece of furniture in this room, equally dead and cold. My thoughts jumped into the scope of work, and I couldn't think of what kind of work I should seek for a while. She can cook, can she be a chef? Can make clothes, even in a garment factory The job-seeking column in the newspaper still occupies a huge space despite the sound of the recession. It can be seen that it is not easy to find a job, and it is also difficult to find a job. It seems that the general salary is around 25,000 yuan. She turned her head and thought about her expenses so far this month. Well, I didn't calculate the actual cash payment, but it's very clear when I swipe my card.The basic limit of the gold card is 150,000, and she seems to have swiped 30,000 to 40,000, which is already unbelievably poor in the eyes of others, but the average person earns only 20,000 to 30,000 in a month of hard work.To be honest, she is already very frugal. She does not buy famous brands that cost tens of thousands of yuan, does not go to the most expensive restaurants, and does not go to the most famous beauty salons and sauna clubs. If she is so frugal, she still needs to spend 50,000 yuan a month. Expenditures of up and down yuan. She thought she was already living an ordinary life, but in fact she was not. Looking at the so-called good salary in the newspaper, she wondered how to live on?if she is also a salary class Then he couldn't help but think of that man named Yan Yan.No wonder he lived in a place like this.An elite who looks like an urban yuppie, how much money does he get paid a month?If it is 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, which is a lot in the eyes of others, if the rent of 6,000 yuan is deducted, and the food expenses are deducted, then does he still have money left to take care of his appearance, or even use a car to travel in and out? How strange, she has always thought that every man who looks very elite must be as rich and powerful as Xiaochen's husband Tang Jin, etc. But that is obviously her wishful thinking.In fact, the vast majority of people live at the bottom of the pyramid, and the middle class is nothing more than gold and jade, and it is unlikely to live a luxurious life. Those who can live a luxurious life are those few who gather the wealth of the world in their hands, such as the Shan family, such as the Mo family, such as her daughter of a concubine who thinks she has a miserable life experience, but has no shortage of material, and is raised so that she does not know the sufferings of the world. . It can be seen that the civilian life she thinks she is already living has not yet met the most authentic standards. Ding dong!An unfamiliar bell sounded in the house, disturbing her meditation. who is it?The stuffy feeling of displeasure made her have no desire to get up and open the door.Except for Xiaochen, no one can make her want to move. Ding dong, ding dong. The undeterred stalker continues his obnoxious behavior. Ding dong and calling: Is anyone there?An unrelenting persistence in not pressing the doorbell until it is broken. Is that the person?The man named Yan Yan.The voice is recognizable, but just doesn't know what he wants to do.And no matter what he wants to do, he shouldn't bother her, right?She didn't think that kind of man would have the disposition of a good-neighborly dick. The door seal was about to be broken, and then, under a few screams of dying sounds, he officially died. The corners of her lips curled slightly, she was quiet after all, and she would never have to endure this kind of interruption in the future.But she seemed to be happy too early, because knocking on the door came one after another.Now, can he let him break the door panel? The man seemed very persistent and never gave up. She put down the knife and fork, walked slowly to the door, opened The frailty of this door requires no zealous proof from your Excellency. Yan Yan stopped the gesture that was about to knock down, put his half-raised right hand on the door frame, did not take a step back to increase the distance, and kept the length of the two people's direct gaze within half a meter. So you are here.Shrugged, as if quite surprised. If he didn't know that someone was in the house, would he spend so much time quarreling them out?She sneered inwardly. something? Yan Yan smelled the tangy aroma of food, and his eyes flashed. He looked past her and looked into the room. There was a very delicious-looking steak on a small table.The white porcelain plate looks very expensive; the silver knife and fork are carved, and the red wine is served in a goblet. If the house is not too simple, this scene looks really tasteful. And this made what he was going to say next seem a little ridiculous, but he still said it bravely: I bought an extra dinner.He raised the plastic bag in his left hand, in which lay two small packets of oyster noodles and stinky tofu. so what?She raised her willow eyebrows slightly, and asked silently. I thought you probably didn't go out to look for food as in the past few days, so you shrugged again, which meant that it was very clear that he was delivering food. This man is really annoying and troublesome! Thanks, but don't have to.She's going to close the door. He reached out to block the door panel. You seem to be very good at turning down offers. Ye Hui's dark beautiful eyes met him: Whatever you want, I don't have what you want here. What do you think I want?His eyes turned sharp. She smiled coldly: Dusty Pearl?Princess in distress?Neither am I. Yan Yan's eyes were secretly angry, but he also smiled, his body condensed into a fighting spirit, and he responded coldly: Do you have paranoia?Miss. Are you angry?gentlemen. hedgehog.This term came to Yan Yan's mind.This extraordinarily beautiful woman with a weak appearance is actually covered with thorns that hurt others and herself.Why is there no life in the eyes of a sharp woman, full of indifference and indifference? The situation looked like a quarrel, but his purpose of coming was not to make the atmosphere more tense, he came to take aim at the food in his hands, and according to his arbitrary nature, he forced the food into the hand of the beautiful woman. He came here to deliver meals to this ungrateful woman, because I heard from Yan Kang that she had never stepped out of the house these days, if it wasn't for worrying about her doing something stupid that couldn't be imagined, why would he make such an act that seemed to be flirting with her? Folly? I said no need.She wanted to push it back into his hands. He took a step back, with a fake smile on his face: Have a nice meal. Under her stare, he walked backwards, then took out the key, opened the door of Room C on the fifth floor, and slipped in! Ah, this person actually stole her method and moved up to the fifth floor! Looking back at the package of food in his hand, he tried his best to confirm that it was the oyster noodles and stinky tofu introduced in the gourmet magazine, which were not very fragrant. She closed the door, thinking slightly annoyed, she didn't buy any more dishes suitable for snacks, how will she taste it now?That man is really reckless, and he has no brains, causing her such inconvenience!