The two hugged each other for an unknown length of time, as if they had forgotten time and where they were.
Lu Ming originally just wanted to comfort Du Juan and give her some warmth so that she would stop abusing him so much.
Inadvertently, he discovered that what he was holding tightly was not just Du Juan's skinny body, but all the suffering and sadness she had experienced since her birth.
Every girl from Changsan Apartment has a tragic life experience. Without exception, even if this industry seems to be extremely prosperous, any girl from a good family who wants to enter this industry will be sold into it, or be trafficked, or
It was my parents who were cruel to me.
Every girl in Changsan Apartment often tells the guests about their tragic life experience, but most of the time they are just making up stories in order to win the sympathy of the guests and let the guests open their pockets while showing sympathy.
There will be many versions of these stories, but their true life experiences will always be buried deep in their hearts and will never be told to anyone.
Lu Ming's eyes were moist. He seemed to be feeling not only the suffering and misfortune of Du Juan, but also the suffering and misfortune of all Chinese women.
In China, there are too few lucky girls like Sheng Muyi, Yan Xiaohui, and Yuan Mingzhu. Even men as lucky as him are also few. This nation has had prosperity and glory, but many more are not.
It's war and suffering.
At this moment, he seemed to understand Dostoevsky better. He had endured the suffering and misfortune of the Russian nation for thousands of years, absorbed the milk of the suffering of the entire nation, and brewed his heart-breaking masterpieces.
Originally growing up in China, he had never felt these things, but after he went abroad, especially after living in the wealthy United States for several years, he also traveled around the powerful countries in Europe. After returning to China, what impressed him most was the suffering and poverty of the entire lower class society.
A fate struggling with misfortune.
These sufferings are real, right before our eyes, condensed into several individuals, which are the cuckoos in our arms.
"Thank you."
After an unknown amount of time, Du Juan broke away from his arms and smiled contentedly.
"Thank you too." Lu Ming lowered his head and kissed Du Juan on the forehead.
Du Juan suddenly felt as if he was electrocuted, his whole body was shaking, which made Lu Ming a little scared. He didn't expect Du Juan's reaction to be so strong.
"I know you sympathize with me and pity me, but I... I really like it so much." Du Juan said in a trembling voice, unable to help but shed tears.
"This is not sympathy or pity. I am not qualified to do this. In fact, I really like you, really." Lu Ming said with a bitter smile.
"Are you telling the truth? I'm not dreaming." Du Juan couldn't believe it.
Lu Ming nodded vigorously and gently stroked Du Juan's hair with one hand.
He really likes Du Juan, a girl who is beautiful, intellectual and very considerate.
If an ugly girl with a reckless personality was pestering him like this, he should have figured out a way to get rid of her long ago.
This is both the reality of human nature and the weakness of human nature. There is nothing to hide.
Du Juan knew that she and Lu Ming might not have any hope of getting together, and Yuan Mingzhu was an insurmountable obstacle. She was even willing to be Lu Ming's concubine, without competing for status or face, as long as she could be with Lu Ming.
However, Lu Ming is a firm supporter of monogamy and will never accept the bad habit of concubinage.
The Lu family also has an ancestral motto that only those who are forty and have no heirs can take concubines. Lu Ming has not even married yet, so of course he cannot take concubines.
What to do next?
Lu Ming knew that after today, there would be a new relationship between him and Du Juan, but it was impossible to go any further.
Forget it, just take it one step at a time.
The most important thing now is to find clues and rescue Zhang Ziyang. Nothing in the world is as big as this.
Kidnapping Zhang Ziyang objectively interfered with his investigation of Sheng Muyi's case, which may be one of the kidnappers' purposes.
But he had no choice, even if he knew this, he could only follow the other party's lead and put Sheng Muyi's case aside for now.
Sheng Muyi has been missing for too long, and her hope of survival has become increasingly slim. However, Zhang Ziyang is still alive and well.
He couldn't bear the pain of losing Sheng Muyi, but he couldn't bear the pain of losing Zhang Ziyang even more. It was an unbearable weight.
Lu Ming took Du Juan to Sheng Muyi's favorite Badawan restaurant. He didn't know what Du Juan liked to eat, so he ordered all the dishes that Yuan Ziyuan and Muyi often ordered, filling a large table.
"If you can't eat these, it will be a waste." Du Juan kept trying to stop her, but it was of no use.
"You should eat well now, and you should eat well in the future. Recover your body first, and be obedient." Lu Ming ordered.
"Well, I listen to you." Du Juan nodded obediently.
In fact, Lu Ming didn't eat well in the past two days. He was really disturbed by Zhang Ziyang's incident. Now, in order to set an example for Du Juan, he drank heavily and ate vegetables.
Du Juan also wanted to drink, but Lu Ming asked her to eat a bowl of rice before letting her drink.
What they both drank was aged rice wine. Although it was not as good as home-brewed wine, it was still a rare good wine on the market. This wine was brewed by Badawan itself, and it could only be drunk in restaurants. It was definitely not take-out, but customers could
Ask for two more jars and take away whatever you can't finish.
Dujuan got what she wanted, and now her appetite was greatly increased. Lu Ming was amazed by the speed of eating and drinking, and the two of them were very happy.
"Eat slowly, drink slowly." Lu Ming had to persuade her to slow down.
He ordered a large table of dishes, but he was just afraid that some of the dishes would not suit Du Juan's taste, so he asked her to pick and eat them, not all of them. This was of course a bit wasteful, but now that he has the financial strength, he wanted to use this to express his gratitude.
an attitude.
"By the way, how did your discussion at Sister Cai Lian's place go in the afternoon? Has anything happened to my brother-in-law?" After almost eating and drinking, Du Juan suddenly asked.
"We don't have any clues yet, but it's just a good sign." Lu Ming said helplessly.
He took out the letter and briefly talked about the matter.
"Hey, the letter I received at the church meeting? Let me think about it." Du Juan seemed to have thought of something when she saw the letter.
"Did you see who stuffed this letter into the lotus picking bag?" Lu Ming asked hurriedly.
"I seem to have seen it. Although there were many people and the scene was very chaotic, I was in a bad mood, so I was sitting there feeling bored. Someone walked up to Sister Cailian's bag and stuffed something into it." Du Juan recalled.
said.
"You really saw it, can you still remember who stuffed it?" Lu Ming stood up and couldn't help but get excited.
"Well, it seems... let me think about it again, is this important?" Du Juan said slyly.
"Of course it's important, very important. Think about it quickly, who actually stuffed this letter?"
"Well, I just remembered it. When you asked me, I forgot again. Can I tell you when I remember it?" Du Juan said with a smile.
"Okay, Miss Dujuan, stop playing around. This is a matter of life and death. Just tell me. I will agree to any conditions."
"Really?" Du Juan opened her eyes wide and suddenly showed a girlish naughty expression.
"Really." Lu Ming said.
"Well, take me back tonight." Du Juan said with a smile.
"This...change it to another one, anything else will do." Lu Ming smiled bitterly, he really couldn't make the decision, even if he could, he couldn't do this.
"I'm just teasing you to make you anxious. I know I'm not worthy, even if I become your concubine." Du Juan smiled bitterly.
"Then you can be my sister." Lu Ming suddenly said.
"Oh, forget it, I know how much I weigh, so I won't tease you anymore. You have done enough for me. Just treat me to more meals and drinks in the future." Du Juan lowered her eyes and said.
Lu Ming could only smile bitterly. He really wanted to adopt Du Juan as his sister and let her leave this cannibal industry, but was Du Juan really willing to do this?
These are things we will talk about later. The most important thing now is Zhang Ziyang’s matter.
If Du Juan really insisted on exchanging this matter, he would probably have no choice but to agree, even if it was against his ancestral precepts. He would take her back and kneel down to Yuan Mingzhu to beg for mercy.
"Actually, I was fine at the time, so I looked around and saw a person walking up to Sister Cai Lian's bag. I paid attention and thought she was taking the money from Sister Cai Lian's bag, but I didn't know that she was taking the money from Sister Cai Lian's bag.
I didn’t take anything from the back of the bag, but instead stuffed a piece of paper, yes, that’s the piece of paper in your hand." Du Juan said.
"Who is that person?" Lu Ming asked word for word.
"We all know this person, it's Chun Yue." Du Juan said.
"Zheng Chunyue?" Lu Ming was also stunned.
Zheng Chunyue is in the same company as Cai Lian and Du Juan, but she is not that famous, but she has a very bad temper. She rarely goes out to church. People sometimes talk behind her back about where her money comes from. Some people say that she was cheated by others.
She was kept because some men were seen coming in and out of her house frequently.
Zheng Chunyue had a rather withdrawn personality and was not very gregarious with girls such as Cai Lian and Du Juan. Lu Ming had met her a few times and was not very impressed. In his memory, she was pretty, but she just didn't want to talk.
"Do you know where she lives?" Lu Ming asked.
Lu Ming knew Cai Lian's address, and so did Du Juan's, but he didn't know the addresses of the other girls in Changsan Apartment.
"I don't know either, but Sister Cailian should know." Du Juan said.
"Du Juan, you have helped me a lot this time." Lu Ming rubbed his hands in excitement and wanted to hug Du Juan again, but the meaning was different from the hug when he first met Du Juan.
It's really hard to find a place without any hard work, and it takes no effort at all.
He studied the letter for most of the day, but still found nothing. However, he unexpectedly gained a big harvest from Du Juan.
Du Juan also smiled. She was very happy that she could help Lu Ming a little, and she was even happier than Lu Ming inviting her to dinner and drinks.
Lu Ming immediately settled the bill and was about to leave. Only then did he remember to ask Du Juan: "Are you full?"
Dujuan laughed: "I've been full for a long time. I just couldn't bear to leave you, so I just ate. It will be a bit uncomfortable."
After the two went out, they found a taxi and went straight to Cai Lian's residence. He asked the driver to wait downstairs while he and Du Juan went upstairs.
After meeting Cai Lian, he told her the story. Cai Lian couldn't believe it: "Zheng Chunyue, a foxy girl, did this? I usually take care of her in everything in vain. Let's see if I don't tear her up this time."
"Don't get angry first. She just stuffed this letter into your bag. She doesn't know the specific situation. Don't get angry when you see her. Let her explain what happened clearly. That's the most important thing.
Yes." Lu Ming hurriedly advised.
"Don't worry, I can handle the importance clearly." Cai Lian said.
"That's good. Without further ado, let's go over there right now." Lu Ming urged.
The three of them hurried out and took a taxi to Zheng Chunyue's home.