Sleepless in Peking

Whatever.

This was her last thought to leave Japan.

The floor was covered with cigarette butts, and the bathroom was filled with smoke. If he ignored the smell of the place, it would look like a fairyland.

Xia Chu only opened his eyes when she could no longer take out a cigarette from her pocket. There was no light inside. It was dark and lifeless. She took a deep breath, choked by the thick smoke, and coughed. Perhaps it was because of her severe cough, but before she knew it, her eyes had become moist.

Only then did Xia Chu walk to the window, extended her hand out and opened up the small window in front of him, allowing the smoke in the room to dissipate a little. She just happened to glance out the window and see the little girl standing downstairs.

It was Sen Sheng.

Seeing Sen Sheng again, Xia Chu felt very awkward in her heart.

At that time in Germany, she hurt this girl who had finally handed over her heart to her, regardless of anything else, because of her identity and her own goal. If she said that Xia Li was the only one who made her feel warmth in front of Ling Mu Jing Zi before, at this moment, she wanted to say that there was another person who made her feel warmth, and that was Sen Sheng.

Xia Chu closed the window and no longer looked at the beautiful girl below.

To stay away from Sen Sheng was her protection.

Sen Sheng came here today because she had sneaked out. She wanted to borrow German information on military weapons from Fu Shi Liang. Since she already had her own plans, she would have to make a move. Fu Shi Liang once taught her a good lesson. With her current learning level, it was not even enough to translate all the German language information. She thought that since she had nothing important to do at home during the vacation, she would borrow two books to study properly later on.

Hearing that Sen Sheng had come, the one who went out to welcome her was Uncle Lee.

"Miss Sen! "Quick, come in!" After last night's "killing spree", Uncle Lee, who had worked in the Fu Family for so many years, naturally understood something. In his opinion, his family's Lord Commander should have settled his marriage sooner. Although there had been a young concubine in the family a while ago, anyone with a discerning eye could tell what was going on. There was even less of a need to talk about them, the elders who were by Fu Shi Liang's side. And this Miss Sen, in the eyes of the Uncle Lee, was extremely good.

Sen Sheng stood at the door, her smile a bit red, "Is overseer not at home today?"

Uncle Lee was startled for a moment, then in the blink of an eye, the smile on his face became even wider. On the first day of the new year, Governor's Mansion came! When he thought about it, the attitude that the Uncle Lee had towards Sen Sheng became even more ardent. In his heart, he knew that he must make this beautiful young miss stay and wait for the overseer to return!

The moment Sen Sheng entered the room, she saw the small lunchbox that she brought with her the night before on the tea table. The smile on her face froze and she did not pick up the lunchbox, which made her think of her rash actions last night.

Hearing that it was true that Fu Shi Liang was not here, Sen Sheng did not plan to stay any longer. She stood up, "Uncle Lee doesn't need to send anyone to notify overseer, I was just passing by today, and came to take a look. Since overseer isn't here, I'll pay a visit next time."

"Eh?" He couldn't just leave like this! Uncle Lee slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering something, "Oh right, our concubine is back. I heard that Miss Sen and Aunt Xia are classmates, why don't you two chat for a bit?"

Uncle Lee had thought of all sorts of ways to keep Sen Sheng alive.

When Sen Sheng heard that, she was startled. There was some unease on her face, "Xia Chu? Xia Chu is back? " Knowing that her former roommate had now become Fu Shi Liang's woman, she was still a little unable to accept it in her heart. Sen Sheng didn't know what had happened to her. It was as if ever since Xia Chu became Aunt Xia, she felt guilty whenever she saw him. She felt ashamed that she was coveting someone else's husband.

"Yes, Aunt Xia arrived at Beiping in the morning. Miss Sen, please wait for a moment, I will go up to take a look. " Uncle Lee laughed and said.

Sen Sheng did not have the time to stop him, when she saw this elder, who was clearly over a hundred years old, quickly make her way up the stairs.

It really was a mess! Sen Sheng held her forehead and thought with a slight headache.

Xia Chu quickly followed Uncle Lee down the stairs. Seeing Sen Sheng sitting upright on the sofa, Xia Chu who was still standing on the stairs suddenly had a look of warmth in her eyes.

Sen Sheng had her hair dishevelled today and she wore a small beret on her head. Even after studying for such a long time, even after being influenced by the foreign culture for such a long time, her hair was still long and straight, black and shiny, carrying with it the feeling of a gentle beauty that belonged solely to a Eastern beauty.

"Sen Sheng." Before Xia Chu could even make a sound, she was already dressed in a fashionable dress, her hair all coiled up behind her head, as though she was a woman.

Sen Sheng gently spoke as she stood up, and then, when she raised her head, when she saw the disguised Xia Chu, there was a place in her heart that was faintly stinging.

Why would it be Xia Chu! Why? It must be someone she knew. This made it so difficult for her to bear grudges.

"Xia Chu, you're back." No matter how conflicted she was in her heart, when faced with it, Sen Sheng would always be able to show the most appropriate side to him.

Xia Chu walked to Sen Sheng's side and wrapped her arm around the woman's shoulder. "That's right, what's wrong? It's the new year, didn't you come so early because you received my news? Come and see me? "

Sen Sheng: "..." She kept having the feeling that there was something wrong with Xia Chu. The former Xia Chu was gentle but definitely not like the current him. Sen Sheng thought for a while, then two words popped out of her mind. Aggressive. That's right, the current Xia Chu gave her such a feeling.

Sen Sheng didn't understand whether it was because she was overthinking things, or because of some other reason. But what was worth confirming was that Xia Chu was not the person she used to be familiar with anymore.

Xia Chu observed Sen Sheng without batting an eyelid, and then reached out to pour her a cup of tea. "Alright, look at me with that sad face of yours, what are you doing?"

Xia Chu became more cheerful now, but this kind of happiness actually made Sen Sheng feel at a loss of what to do. It was just like how, although a person's appearance hadn't changed, the inside of the body seemed to have changed.

"I'm not!"

"overseer is back." Just when Sen Sheng was at a loss of what to say to Xia Chu, she heard a messenger at the door.