Noodles, Jealousy, and You

Although Su Mei spoke of Gu Liancheng, the founder of the Paramount, with a somewhat dismissive tone, the Gu Family of Nanxun, Huzhou, had actually been prosperous for a century and had been operating in Shanghai for half a century. They were a large and powerful family, and Gu Liancheng's biological father, Gu Jingzhai, and adoptive father Gu Mianfu, were both capable men with extensive connections. It was precisely because of this that Gu Liancheng Paramount able to directly invite the then- Shanghai chief official to endorse and support the opening of the Paramount Ballroom.

Gu Liancheng a vast fortune that included silk factories, futures markets, jewelry, and financial institutions. He was also a major shareholder in companies such as Lufeng Company and the National Industrial Bank.

Ye Chenyu and Gu Liancheng were acquainted, as Gu Liancheng quite passionate about jewelry collecting and was particularly skilled at identifying jade. He had entrusted Ye Chenyu with collecting some rare stones and treasures from overseas.

The Su Family a Western-style house in Shanghai, which originally belonged to the Gu Family. When Su Mei was young, she came to Shanghai to play and took a fancy to the garden attached to the house. Her father then asked to buy it. Although Gu Liancheng somewhat reluctant at the time, he took a liking to the young girl, who was already a stunning beauty even at a young age, with watery and pitiful eyes, as if she would cry at any moment if she didn't get the garden. Gu Liancheng was the culprit, so he softened his heart and sold it.

Gu Liancheng probably never expected that the little girl who bought his villa back then would grow up and set her sights on his Paramount. This time, she didn't want to buy it, but she was even more ruthless than buying it. After all, although Shanghai is large and prosperous, once a new ballroom far more luxurious than the Paramount is built, the Paramount will truly become a thing of the past.

Moreover, just as a great nation's reputation is its substance, when a business reaches the level of the Gu Family and Su Family, reputation is also a substance... Having a large and wide reputation is also a kind of hard power and capital, sometimes even more useful than real money.

The business matter is minor; I can't swallow this insult.

Ye Chenyu did not try to persuade Su Mei to give up on doing something that would offend people. After leaving Baoqing House, he went to Gu Liancheng's Paramount for a while before heading to Su Mei's villa alone.

Occasionally, there were the sounds of rickshaw drivers' footsteps and wheels rolling down the street, along with the occasional chatter of patrolling guards. The quiet night around the villa was only illuminated by a few streetlights. Ye Chenyu discovered that Su Mei had actually sent three patrol teams to patrol at night.

There were two on the balcony, one in the Rooftop, two in the garden, and naturally, one guarding the main entrance... This made Ye Chenyu wonder, was she leading troops to rebel or stage an uprising?

Ye Chenyu did not attempt to break through Su Mei's guards, but instead went to Chen Xisi's house.

Chen Xisi studied in the Britain for many years, which is how she met Ye Chenyu. Chen Xisi has a younger sister, Chen Meisun, who studied piano with Ye Chenyu for a period of time and they had a good relationship.

Chen Meisun's name is taken from the poem "Nine Songs". "Sun" means fragrant grass, and it is a beautiful and poetic name. Indeed, Chen Meisun is both beautiful and fragrant.

That night, Ye Chenyu and Chen Xisi had a warm drink and a late-night chat, with Chen Meisun joining in the fun. However, around 3 a. m., while Ye Chenyu and Chen Xisi were still in high spirits, Chen Meisun couldn't stay awake and went to bed first.

After having breakfast with the Chen Family siblings in the morning, Ye Chenyu slowly walked towards Su Mei's small villa.

During the day, the mansion and garden are equally quiet. The white pillars and railings are made of pure white marble, exuding a faint radiance. The elegant and exquisite style also indicates that the owner is either rich or noble. Even without guards patrolling, few daring idlers dare to come and spy.

Ye Chenyu arrived at the front door, where Su Xiaocui was sprinkling water mist on a basket of white roses hanging on the door. Seeing Ye Chenyu, she quickly reported, "Young Master Ye, Miss didn't eat anything this morning, and only had a bowl of bird's nest porridge for lunch. She's been angry ever since!"

"Long time no see, shouldn't you say hello first?" Ye Chenyu said with a smile, tugging at Su Xiaocui's cheek.

"Greetings, Young Master Ye! I heard from Brother Peng that you went to the country right here at our feet." Su Xiaocui stomped her foot excitedly, as if she could step on the country that Young Master Ye had visited.

"How silly." Ye Chenyu tugged at Su Xiaocui's other cheek and took out a very small and exquisite pocket watch from his inner pocket. "Here, this is for you."

"Thank you, Young Master Ye." Su Xiaocui accepted the watch, overjoyed. What a beautiful pocket watch! At the same time, she touched her cheek. She had almost developed a puffy face before, but thankfully Young Master Ye had been gone for several months, and her face had only recovered. She was afraid that her face would become puffy again in the future.

Su Xiaocui continued spraying water mist onto the white roses. Ye Chenyu went inside and went to the kitchen first. A large bowl of excellent black chicken and ginseng soup remained untouched. Ye Chenyu drank a bowl himself, then took the rest and made a bowl of noodles. He carried it upstairs to Su Mei's room.

"Come in." Su Mei's voice was lazy and somewhat absent-minded.

Ye Chenyu pushed open the door. Hearing that the footsteps sounded a bit off, Su Mei turned her head, then turned back around expressionlessly. "Why are you here? Nobody even informed me. You have no manners at all."

"Xiao Cui treats me like her son-in-law. If your son-in-law comes to see you, why bother with formalities? There are no rules." Ye Chenyu placed the bowl of noodles in front of Su Mei.

Su Mei glanced at the bowl of noodles, then stared expressionlessly at the clump of green bamboo on the balcony opposite the living room.

"Shall I feed you?"

"I won't eat." Su Mei was afraid that he would pick up the bowl and force her to eat, which would smear chicken soup on her lips, making them look greasy and ugly.

"What are you angry about now?" Ye Chenyu was very patient. Most importantly, Su Mei was very beautiful, no less so than his own little girl, and even her anger had a unique charm.

"A gust of wind blew when I woke up this morning, and those bamboo swayed back and forth endlessly. It's so annoying to watch." Su Mei frowned, preparing to get up and call someone to cut down the bamboo stalks.

Ye Chenyu grabbed her hand, and Su Mei turned around, slightly raising her chin, and looked coldly at Ye Chenyu.

"Are you angry because I didn't come over last night?"

The coldness on Su Mei's face was like snowflakes being thrown into a furnace of charcoal, instantly melting away with a hissing sound, turning a bright red and steaming.

"You... you... do you think I'm that kind of promiscuous and shameless woman! You've taken liberties with me and humiliated my reputation! I... I'm going home to tell my father!" Su Mei stood up angrily.

Ye Chenyu pulled Su Mei into his arms and held her tightly, his smile undiminished.

Su Mei struggled, looking at Ye Chenyu's hateful smile, clenching her teeth, feeling both miserable and aggrieved, trying to open her eyes wide to prevent the tears from spilling from her autumn-pond-like eyes.

"I came over yesterday. If I just knocked and came in, you probably wouldn't feel comfortable letting me stay overnight, especially late at night. I could climb over the wall or squeeze through a window, but you insisted on having so many guards. Wouldn't I have to give up then?" Ye Chenyu said with difficulty. "When I was standing under the wall, I thought, if I set fire to your little garden, I could lure you away, but would you let me off the hook? It wouldn't be hard for me to knock out all these guards, but with such a commotion, how could we have a secret rendezvous?"

What he said made some sense, but the fact that he actually wanted to become a womanizer made Su Mei so angry that her chest heaved. How could she possibly eat noodles? Just thinking about him made her furious; she was already full of anger.

Seeing that she was no longer struggling, Ye Chenyu picked up the bowl of noodles and held her while feeding her.

Su Mei glared at Ye Chenyu, looking at this seemingly gentle but always coerced villain. She had barely opened her lips when he shoved a piece of noodles into her mouth, forcing Su Mei to eat it bit by bit.

Seeing that she opened her mouth, Ye Chenyu began to tell her about her experiences in South America, and it took a while to finish feeding her a small bowl of noodles.

Seeing the oil stains on her lips, Ye Chenyu wiped them for her. Su Mei twisted her body, but he still held her. Unable to struggle, she could only lean against him, still glaring at him with a relentless look.

"It's been so long, don't you want me to give you a good hug?" Ye Chenyu held her slender, soft hand.

"No!" Su Mei turned her head away. She was still angry. Burning down the small garden was a bit excessive, but wouldn't he burn down someone else's building? Knocking out a few guards wasn't a big deal either... If he really did that, Su Mei would naturally strongly oppose it, but he didn't even have the courage to do it. He had no sincerity at all.

"Whether you want it or not, it's up to me." Ye Chenyu was quite satisfied. He had a very good temper, especially towards the exceptionally beautiful girl who never tried to please him.

"Don't think I don't know, you spent the night with that little vixen Chen Meisun yesterday!" Just thinking about it made Su Mei angry. Su Mei struggled again, but he kept forcing her, leaving her in vain and even more disheveled.

"Chen Meisun is only twelve years old, you're being way too jealous."

"So what if she's twelve? Aren't there plenty of twelve-year-olds who get married? Let me tell you, no matter how old a girl is, I... I don't care, it's none of my business." Su Mei grew angrier the more she thought about it. Although Chen Meisun Ye Chenyu was only twelve, Chen Xisi had probably already noticed the affectionate look she gave Ye Chenyu every time they met. Chen Xisi always brought Chen Meisun with him when he met Ye Chenyu, probably to help his sister fulfill her feelings.

"Okay, you've eaten your noodles and your vinegar, are you full now?" When a woman gets jealous, she becomes completely unreasonable, and Ye Chenyu didn't intend to reason with her; that would never end.

Still furious, Su Mei just glared at him.

"But I'm still hungry, I want to eat you." Ye Chenyu picked Su Mei up and carried her into the bedroom.

Su Mei's eyes welled with shyness, her cheeks flushed, and she felt the warmth of his hands holding her. This wicked man was truly lawless; did he intend to commit adultery in Baymax?

"You... if it weren't for the sake of the Su Family's reputation, I would have reported you to the authorities... I advise you to turn back before it's too late. Considering that the Su and Ye Family Su Family are old friends, I can let bygones be bygones..." Su Mei knew she couldn't escape his humiliation, so she could only give him one last warning.

"You tried to take advantage of the chaos that year, didn't you think about the long-standing friendship between the Su Family and Ye Family?" Ye Chenyu laughed. "But I'll let bygones be bygones. Anyway, you tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead, and ended up getting yourself killed."

"Ye Chenyu..."

Su Mei was furious and embarrassed, but before she could struggle, Ye Chenyu had already sealed her warm lips with his. Just as she was about to bite his invading tongue, his hands began to play with her body, leaving her without the strength to even bite.

A script is just a script; a story is a memory processed by the brain. A memory is the image, scene, and detail in Liu Chang'an's mind, along with those voices and appearances.

After reading the script, Liu Chang'an compared it with his memories. There wasn't much difference, except that the script naturally wouldn't include any romantic or poetic details.

In the blink of an eye, those love stories are from nearly a hundred years ago.