Brilliant Years 1991

Chapter 48 Success is not that easy! (Please read!)
As the night deepened, Huang Jiaying tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

It definitely wasn't because of the cold - Cao Yukun was very considerate. Before everyone came to this house, he, a man, had already equipped each room with a complete set of bedding. It was said that he had found someone on a certain street to hand-sew them all, and they used freshly-spun, high-quality cotton.

Very warm.

This is very unlike him.

Hey...why are you thinking about this again!
I picked up my watch and took a look. It was already eleven o'clock.

Huang Jiaying sighed helplessly, and subconsciously recalled the scenes in the Shenyin Securities Sales Department this afternoon, and then thought of him holding a glass of wine and chatting and laughing with a group of people in the evening...

Suddenly, I thought of the proprietress.

Hu Zihong.

Her mind was in a mess, and she felt that she could no longer suppress the restlessness in her heart. She subconsciously threw off the quilt and got out of bed. She felt a little thirsty and wanted to go out, but then she remembered that she didn't bring pajamas, so she had to put on her pants and jacket, then pushed open the door and went out.

Surprisingly, there was still light on the first floor.

Huang Jiaying went to the living room, picked up the thermos and shook it, then found a cup, poured herself a glass of water, blew on it and drank it slowly. She was about to go back, but couldn't help but walked to the stairs, leaned forward and looked down.

This small western-style building has three floors in total. The third floor is a large suite with a workroom and a living room. Cao Yukun assigned it to the girl Huang Jiaying. He and several young people including Huang Jiapeng lived on the second floor. All four rooms were occupied. And his "Uncle Du", who he found from nowhere, slept in the room on the first floor - he should be a bit like a bodyguard.

But Huang Jiaying couldn't help it and walked down quietly.

It was her first time living in such a big house, and it was so spacious that she felt a little uncomfortable. But when she thought of four young men sleeping on the second floor, she felt that there was nothing to be afraid of.

Instead, it was Uncle Du, Du Xuehong, who made her feel subconsciously uncomfortable.

He looked simple and dull, but when he occasionally looked up at people, his eyes seemed unusually empty, as if he was looking at a dead object - Huang Jiaying felt frightened instinctively.

I always feel that he is not a good person.

I walked up to the second floor and leaned over to look into the living room on the first floor again. This time I could see it clearly.

It was Cao Yukun who was there.

She subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to walk downstairs, but suddenly stopped.

A desk lamp was on at the small bar at the corner. Under the light, Cao Yukun was sitting on an old wooden sofa, facing the stairs with his legs crossed. He was not smoking, but was in a daze.

His eyes seemed to be fixed on the dark courtyard outside.

After waiting for a full minute, he didn't move at all.

Just when Huang Jiaying was wondering if he had fallen asleep, he suddenly picked up the cigarette box, shook it, took out a cigarette, but hesitated for a moment and put it back.

It was like that again, motionless.

The dim light fell on him.

After hesitating for a moment, Huang Jiaying walked down quietly.

Standing on the first floor, you can undoubtedly see it more clearly - the light sweeps across the outline of his face, making people subconsciously hold their breath.

He is really handsome!
However, at this moment, for some reason, Huang Jiaying subconsciously felt: he seemed very lonely!
Huang Jiaying stared at it for several minutes and finally decided to turn back. But just when she took a step outside, she heard Cao Yukun suddenly speak, "I guess... you probably want to ask, why do I seem to be unhappy when I have so much money now?" At this point, he suddenly twisted his body from the sofa and looked over.

Huang Jiaying smiled, walked over, and sat down on the sofa beside her. "I am a little curious."

After a pause, she explained, "It seems that you have never been happy."

He nodded, "Yeah. Yes."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "Because I was nervous, anxious, and scared."

Huang Jiaying frowned upon hearing this, looking puzzled, "Why? You are...Mr. Kun now! Is that the right name? I heard them all call you that!"

Cao Yukun laughed, and finally couldn't help it. He took out another cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, but just said to himself: "I have been smoking a lot recently, which is not good! But I can't control the urge to smoke! Because I am really nervous, really, I have never experienced anything like this before!"

"At first I was so excited, I thought I was going to get rich, I was even greedy and made a big deal. But later, when I came to my senses, when I realized how stupid I was... it was too late!"

He flicked the ash from his cigarette and spoke anxiously, but his tone was frighteningly stable and calm, "I'm afraid of death! But I really don't want to give up something that is so easily within my reach!"

He waved his hands unconsciously, as if trying to get rid of something. "At first I wanted to wait because I felt the price was not right and not at my ideal price. Later I was unwilling to give up because I felt I could win more. But then, suddenly there came a moment when I suddenly thought of a possibility... I felt a chill down my spine!"

"Ugh……"

He sighed deeply, "Humans! Greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant!"

Huang Jiaying only half understood these words.

It seemed that I understood every sentence, but it also seemed that I was still confused about every sentence.

She couldn't help but say, "But now, it's obvious that you won! You succeeded!"

Cao Yukun couldn't help but laugh, "Silly girl! How can success be that easy!"

Huang Jiaying was obviously stunned when she heard the word "silly girl" - she was three years older than Cao Yukun, and in the past, Cao Yukun had always called her "Sister Jiaying". The sudden call of "silly girl" made Huang Jiaying feel very uncomfortable, but for some reason, she could sense the intimacy in this name.

Cao Yukun seemed to be immersed in some kind of emotion and was unaware of this. He just puffed smoke from his mouth and said, "When all the money is sold out and deposited in the bank, it will become completely clean and innocent money, and it will have an owner. I can also walk out of Shanghai safely, then it will be considered a success!"

Huang Jiaying said "Oh" when she heard this.

Then he asked, "Are you afraid someone will kill you? So... you found a bodyguard?"

Cao Yukun smoked slowly, but suddenly stopped talking.

The smoke drifted over, which was a bit choking, but Huang Jiaying endured it and did not raise her hand to drive away the smoke.

He didn't answer, and she had no intention of asking further questions.

The cigarette was soon smoked to the end. Cao Yukun put it out in the ashtray, patted the ashes on his pants, stood up, and smiled confidently and charmingly, "Let's go, go back! Go to sleep!"

"I'll take you to the Bund and the mall tomorrow and buy you some clothes!"

(End of this chapter)