Chapter 44: Did You Use the Money I Gave You to Keep a Mistress?

Even though he knew that Zhang Yi had spotted him, Xiao Sheng still made a last - ditch effort by winking and making faces. However, Xiao Sheng underestimated a woman's unique "vengeful" ability. The term "resentful woman" might be a bit too harsh to describe Zhang Yi. Although she was nearly thirty, only this heartless man in front of her had seen her enchanting figure. Every time they were deeply in love, Xiao Sheng always came up with various excuses to run away in a hurry. And the last time was in Zhang Yi's boudoir. This heartless scoundrel had been gone for six years. It was only after crying and making a scene that Zhang Yi managed to get some information from her grandfather. This guy had actually "hid" in the special forces...

Six years, the most beautiful six years of a woman's life. Whenever it was late at night and quiet, Zhang Yi, hiding alone in her room, office, or even in a bar private room, would cry her eyes out. As a child from a military family, she knew better than others what kind of tasks the special forces carried out every day. Even though she resented his leaving without saying goodbye, she was more worried about his safety...

Zhang Yi and Xiao Sheng were not exactly childhood sweethearts, but they were close. Zhang Yi's grandfather and Xiao Sheng's grandfather were comrades - in - arms who had crawled out of the pile of dead together. This kind of friendship sometimes even surpassed family affection. The two families, who had frequent contacts, often got together. And Zhang Yi, who often played the role of a little follower, interacted with Xiao Sheng during these gatherings.

Zhang Yi, three or four years older than Xiao Sheng, often regarded herself as an elder sister. She often led Xiao Sheng, who was a head shorter than her at that time, out to play. They would run around all day long, getting up to all sorts of mischief. But what really left a deep mark on Zhang Yi's heart was when she was eleven years old. Full of tricks, Zhang Yi took advantage of the moment when the aunt watching over them was distracted and slipped out of the family compound. The freedom of "the sky is high and I can roam" made the two siblings forget about being watched. However, the Zhang family was a huge force in Lingnan, but they also had many enemies. In the domestic political environment, failure meant falling forever. But who could have thought that one day the children of the political enemies defeated by the Zhang family would turn their evil hands on the Zhang family's descendants?

Once people lose their rationality, they will do crazy things. The two children's naive behavior planted the seeds of bitter fruit. When a man in his thirties, holding a sharp knife, rushed towards the already graceful Zhang Yi in a frenzy, Xiao Sheng, who was tightly held by her hand, did something no one could have expected. As he pushed Zhang Yi with all his might, the sharp knife that was originally aimed at Zhang Yi pierced straight into Xiao Sheng's chest. Without flinching from the pain, Xiao Sheng shouted at Zhang Yi with all his might, "Sis, run..." The frenzied middle - aged man tried to pull out the knife forcefully. Xiao Sheng, with his whole body hanging on the man's arm, after shouting this sentence, tightly bit the man's arm. The bayonet twisted in Xiao Sheng's body, but Xiao Sheng's desperate bite made the man let go of the knife in pain. The man immediately turned around and wanted to chase after Zhang Yi. However, how much willpower could a man, no, a boy have? Anyone would scoff at this. But at the moment when his body fell to the ground, Xiao Sheng, with his slightly thinner arms compared to the big man, tightly hugged the man's ankle. By this time, blood had covered Xiao Sheng's whole body. Despite being punched and kicked, even when he fainted, Xiao Sheng still didn't let go...

Zhang Yi, who had already run away because of Xiao Sheng's shout, turned her head and saw this scene. She let out a frenzied scream, picked up a wooden stick on the ground, and turned back to rush towards the big man without hesitation. Maybe she would die here, but she wasn't afraid. There was a snot - nosed little follower named Xiao Sheng who had once protected her with his life. That was enough, even though she was only eleven years old and he was only seven at that time...

Fortunately, after the aunt found that the two children were missing, she reported it to the Zhang family in time. The police were dispatched and found the two before the frenzied middle - aged man could strike again. After shooting the man dead on the spot, everyone could still see that a seven - year - old boy, even in his final coma, still tightly held the middle - aged man's ankle with both hands. Judging from the bloodstains on the ground, he had been dragged for nearly three meters. And the girl in the floral dress, with blood all over her, was lying on top of him.

After that incident, Zhang Yi's grandfather and Xiao Sheng's grandfather (Nalan's grandfather) voluntarily retired, which led to a purge of some major families, including the Liu family in the northwest that was implicated in the conflict with the Zhang family and the Nalan family.

After waking up, Xiao Sheng was directly taken to the deep mountains and old forests by his grandfather and lived a secluded life. From that moment on, Nalan's grandfather taught Xiao Sheng with even more painstaking efforts. This lasted for eight years. During this period, Zhang Yi's grandfather often brought Zhang Yi to visit them.

As she grew older, Zhang Yi, as beautiful as a lotus emerging from water, gradually became the center of attention. However, this enchanting "poppy flower" only bloomed for Xiao Sheng.

There was a memory that could never be erased. When Xiao Sheng pushed her away, blocked the knife for her, and shouted "Sis, run...", and when Xiao Sheng, until he fainted, still tightly held the man's ankle to help her escape danger, Zhang Yi had already told herself that he was her man. She didn't expect to have him all to herself, but only hoped that he would be safe.

With a few glistening tears in her eyes, after saying this, Zhang Yi stared straight at Xiao Sheng standing opposite her without any attempt to hide. At this moment, Xiao Sheng was a bit flustered. Looking at the "fiery" eyes of the people around him, Xiao Sheng swallowed hard and, biting the bullet, stretched out his right hand and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Ms. Zhang, Ms. Zhang, it's been a while since we last met. I didn't expect you to still remember me..." Hearing Xiao Sheng's words, Zhang Yi let out a few charming giggles. Her laughter made every male present tremble with excitement.

Then Zhang Yi placed her jade - like hand in Xiao Sheng's palm. Stopping her laughter, she said a sentence that made Xiao Sheng want to beat his chest and kick himself: "Remember? How could I not remember? I'd recognize you even if you turned to ashes..." Such an ambiguous sentence immediately made everyone start to guess. Xiao Sheng, with a dry mouth, showed an embarrassed smile. He led her by the hand and walked gracefully towards the center of the dance floor. Zhang Yi slowly turned her head and glanced at Dai Muxue, who had been standing beside Xiao Sheng and seemed to have an "intimate" relationship with him. She then asked softly, "Did you use the money I gave you to keep a mistress?" In this deathly - quiet occasion, Zhang Yi's words undoubtedly made everyone's minds wander. Hearing this, Xiao Sheng almost slipped. He stared with eyes as big as beans, gesticulating wildly, trying to explain something, but didn't know where to start. God damn it, how could he run into such a woman!