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Chapter 46 Chapter Eleven Yagyu and Mr. Pang

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That's how things got delayed. Hearing that Mrs. Pang came to the mainland, Mr. Pang took her to Guilin and Lijiang for a tour.Liu Sheng couldn't find him.A few days later, there was news that Mr. and Mrs. Pang had returned. Liu Sheng went to the riverside villa they rented. When he went there, he was gearing up, but when he came back, he was listless. He told her that Mrs. Pang was in a wheelchair. Yes, the two legs are not much thicker than chopsticks. Mr. Pang pushes her for a walk, and the two of them stay together. I can't find a chance to negotiate. She was shocked.She once forced Mr. Pang to open his wallet and publish a photo of his wife. She remembered that Taiwanese woman was plain, but she had an amiable smile, and even her eyes revealed the virtues of being gentle, respectful and frugal.Mr. Pang only said that his wife was an accountant and was not in good health. He was always silent about other aspects.She never knew that Mr. Pang's wife was in a wheelchair.She was stunned for a long time, and asked Liu Sheng, is Mrs. Pang still pretty?Liu Sheng said, old women, what is beautiful or not?He was a Christian, with a Bible on his lap, studying God in a wheelchair.

She herself couldn't explain why she couldn't get rid of her curiosity towards Mrs. Pang even though she had already cut off her ties to Mr. Pang?She imagined the Taiwanese woman in a wheelchair, like cracking the ending of a suspense movie, and a strange passion ignited in her heart.When Liu Sheng heard that she was going to see Mrs. Pang, he thought she was joking.She said, no kidding, I really want to see her.Seeing Liu Sheng's surprised expression, she said, why are your eyes so wide?I went to see Mrs. Pang, not to see a ghost, what are I afraid of?Liu Sheng gave a strange laugh and blurted out, I am not afraid, but you should be afraid, why do you see her?You are a mistress!This time, she tolerated Liu Sheng's offense on a rare occasion. She probably felt that his views were natural. She curled her lips and teased herself, saying, "Isn't it okay for mistress to have a heart-to-heart talk with grandma, to talk about children, and to talk about God?" ?

She asked Liu Sheng to accompany her to the riverside villa, and asked him to dress decently and wear famous brands. There was no genuine product, and she would rather go to the market to buy a set of counterfeit ones.Liu Sheng's reaction was quite quick, he smiled slyly, and asked me to pretend to be your family member again?Pretend to be a boyfriend tomorrow, or pretend to be a husband?She asked Liu Sheng, what's the difference?Didn't you hear your mother preaching everywhere on the street, saying that I have always been a bus since I was a child?Anyone can take the bus. Boyfriends, husbands, wild men are all the same thing, they are all passengers.

On Sunday, they lied to be employees of Mr. Pang's company and fooled the security guard of the Riverside Villa.Walking along the driveway to the water, it is easy to discover the nobility of this noble residential area. There are no people in sight, only dogs of all kinds, guarding loyally in the owner's garden. The dogs here also bark, but Compared with the dogs on Toon Tree Street, they bark very well. When you get close to the fence, they bark, and when you pass by, they immediately quiet down.For the surrounding scenery, they each have their own interests.She looked in the windows along the way. Those who hung the curtains looked at the color and pattern of the curtains, and those who opened the curtains looked at the furniture, lamps and small decorations in the room, as well as the faintly flickering figures in the living room and bedroom.Yagyu focused on the various cars parked on the side of the garage, Mercedes-Benz!BMW!He introduced the car models to her all the way, making a sound that was almost lamenting, "Fuck, another Mercedes-Benz, a Land Rover, what the fuck is this car?"Is it Cayenne?She was very disgusted with Liu Sheng's performance, and said disdainfully, you really have never seen the world, what's the fuss about these cars?I've been in a Lamborghini in Shenzhen, it's worth millions!Sitting is not comfortable at all, and after a round of wind, I vomit when I get out of the car.

When they came outside Mr. Pang's villa, they hesitated.Roses and Chinese roses are in full bloom in the garden, colorful, there is a swing stand on the grass, and a green thin blanket is thrown on the swing stand, wrapped in a book.The iron gate was open, and a gardener was weeding in the garden.The gardener told them that Mr. Pang had gone to church with his wife, and there was no one at home.She looked at the white shutters upstairs, then at the terrace in the garden, and said to Yagyu, "Then wait, let's wait on the terrace." Passing the swing set, she took the book out of the blanket and carried it to the terrace.The book is poorly printed, appears to be private, and has a strange-looking title in traditional characters: How to Redeem a Lost Soul from God.There are parasols, tables and chairs on the terrace, a pot of flowers on the table, and a set of purple sand tea sets, and the two tea cups still have the leftover tea juice from the owner.She picked up the teacup and smelled it, and said, Dongding Oolong is still fragrant.Liu Sheng said, fuck it, drinking Kung Fu tea on the terrace every day and watching other people's lives, this is life.She put the two teacups upside down on the table, and slowly sat down on the beach chair. For some reason, she sighed.Open that book, and the first title you see is, Prayer Let God Hear Your Prayers.Thoughtful, she asked Liu Sheng, have you ever prayed?Liu Sheng said, what prayer is, isn't it just chanting scriptures?I went to Ciyun Temple the year before last, and last year I went to Dabei Temple. My mother urged me to go. It was useless. If I could live in a villa like this, I would like to read scriptures every day.She said, prayer is prayer, chanting is chanting, prayer is for God, and chanting is for Bodhisattvas, God is greater than Bodhisattvas, God is in charge of Bodhisattvas, don’t you even understand this?Liu Sheng said, I don't care about God or Bodhisattva.I just flatter the God of Wealth, the God of Wealth is the boss, if you don’t believe me go to the temple and see who has the most incense?Whoever's incense is hot, whoever is the boss!

They were talking when they saw the gardener stand up and face the drive.Mr. Pang's car honked, and she reflexively covered her ears.Mr. Pang must have noticed the uninvited guests on the terrace. He opened the car door, glanced at them, got out of the driver's seat, and took another look.It was a frightened look, partly fearful, partly loathing, more subtle in the depths of the eyes, and a little bit of shame. The wheelchair got off first, and the sharp light of nickel-cadmium products flashed in the sun.They watched as Mr. Pang lifted a woman into a wheelchair with deft movements.The woman looked petite in Mr. Pang's arms, like a child, but when she sat on the wheelchair, she suddenly grew a lot taller.It's Mrs. Pang.She met Mrs. Pang.Mrs. Pang was wearing a beige suit, no makeup, and a retro hair bun.The book with a dark red cover on the knee should be the Bible.Everything was still in her imagination, but Mrs. Pang's appearance was older than in the photo, and her eyes were brighter and more friendly than in the photo.

She didn't expect Mr. Pang to calm down so quickly. He pushed the wheelchair towards the terrace, and introduced himself to Mrs. Pang clearly. That Miss Bai is here, and it's her.She was sensitively aware that she was not a secret from Mrs. Pang, and the lie that she had carefully prepared for her identity before seemed unnecessary.That's her.It's just her.No acting, no wits, no comparisons.Such a simple situation did not make her feel relaxed, but instead made her a little frustrated. It seemed that she had prepared a gorgeous dress for the banquet, but when she arrived at the destination, she found that it was the bathroom, and she could only face the guests naked.

Mrs. Pang smelled of an unknown herbal medicine, which was not pleasant, but it was not a strange smell either.She deliberately looked at Mrs. Pang's disabled lower limbs, but it was effectively covered by trousers. On Mrs. Pang's feet, she was wearing a pair of cloth shoes. The insteps were exposed, revealing a curved paleness. Other than that, there was no abnormality . You must be Miss Bai, right?Mrs. Pang took the initiative to say hello to her, the big beauty really lived up to her reputation, she was so beautiful. Not as pretty as you.She defended casually like a hedgehog. She felt rude and didn't know how to save it. She glanced at Mr. Pang, which meant that I was not targeting your wife, but you. My rudeness was all your fault.

Mrs. Pang shook her head, with a smile still on her face, that smile was warm, magnanimous, and firm because it was full of forgiveness.Mrs. Pang stretched out her hand towards her, let's get acquainted, I am Mrs. Pang.She almost wanted to say that I know who you are, so don't overdo it. After thinking about it, she changed her mind and said, it's good to get to know you, I'm Miss Bai.Mrs. Pang's hand was thin and pale, and there was an emerald bracelet on her wrist. She squeezed Mrs. Pang's hand carelessly, and stared at the bracelet. Your bracelet is very beautiful. Is it glass or ice?Is it more than a hundred thousand now?Mrs. Pang smiled lightly, "It's not a good jadeite. I bought it at a street stall in Lijiang for fifty yuan.And to add, I never wear anything that expensive, guilty.She sneered, Jade is guilty?Why?Who said this?Mrs. Pang picked up the "Bible" on her lap, raised it high, and said solemnly, as Jesus said, luxury is a sin.

Before she had time to say anything, Liu Sheng, who was next to her, didn't take Mrs. Pang's remarks seriously, and expressed his opinion first. What Jesus said didn't count, right?Jesus cares about the affairs of foreigners, not our affairs. Mrs. Pang glanced at Liu Sheng, with gentle condemnation in her eyes, she turned her face and asked Mr. Pang, who is this gentleman?Why don't you introduce? Mr. Pang shrugged at his wife. I don't know this gentleman, so I asked Ms. Bai. She read a hidden attitude from Mr. Pang's face, which was contempt for Liu Sheng and contempt towards her. She was hesitating how to introduce Liu Sheng, whether it was a boyfriend or a friend?Or, simply give them a little color and call him a friend on the road?Unable to restrain himself, Liu Sheng gave the couple each a business card and began to introduce themselves.I'm nobody, I'm here to fight the injustice.Liu Sheng said, Mr. Pang and Mrs. Pang, let me ask you a question first. It is a crime to wear jadeite, but is it a crime to play with women?Some people play with women, make people's stomachs big, pull up their pants and leave. What did Jesus say about this kind of thing?

Mr. Pang pushed the wheelchair and reminded his wife that he was blasphemy, you don't have to answer this kind of question, I will push you in. can answer.Mrs. Pang looked at Liu Sheng with no expression on her face, feeling guilty. Well.Guilty is fine.Liu Sheng said triumphantly, "If you put down a word, he is guilty, how should he be dealt with?" Guilty needs atonement.To pray, to repent, to make atonement to God, to let God hear and forgive his sins. Mrs. Pang, I admire you, you are too smart, I remind you, the child is in her belly, not in God's belly!God forgive him, what good is it for Miss Bai? God is here to save you.Mrs. Pang thought for a while, and said sincerely, saving is a benefit, isn't saving a benefit? What is salvation if there is no benefit?Saving is in vain!Liu Sheng leaned against the wall, folded his arms and shook his legs, Mrs. Pang, please be more practical?Let's talk about the mother, she is going to induce labor tomorrow, and the nutrition fee will always be indispensable. How much mother do you pay? What the hell?Mrs. Pang looked at Mr. Pang in confusion, what the hell does he want? Mr. Pang said embarrassingly, money, Money, in English.He is asking for money. Mrs. Pang's face was a little gray. She crossed herself and covered the Bible with her palm.So mean.It's so dirty.She muttered to herself, looked around the two guests with a sad look, turned her face, and suddenly got angry at Mr. Pang, you are also dirty, you are also guilty, I don't want to talk to you, push me in! She watched Mr. Pang push the wheelchair across the terrace, and smelled the herbal scent of Mrs. Pang passing by her, with some cool and holy stimulation.With a bang, the door of the villa slammed into it.She heard Liu Sheng say, hypocrisy, you see, if you talk about money, you run away, hypocrisy.She gritted her teeth, unable to speak, only heard the violent heartbeat in her chest.She admits she was wrong again.Seeing Mrs. Pang was not what she had imagined at all. Why did she come to see her?She didn't know whether she had received unreasonable humiliation from Mrs. Pang, or received reasonable criticism. She wanted to cry, but she was unwilling to cry.She wanted to leave, but she was unwilling to leave. Before leaving, she had to at least take a look at Mr. Pang's villa. She resolutely walked towards the gate of the villa. Through the glass of the gate, she saw that the wheelchair was just behind the door, which was already empty. The Bible had fallen on the foot of the wheelchair with the pages open.In a blink of an eye, the couple didn't know what kind of conflict happened. She was surprised to find that Mrs. Pang was lying on the floor of the living room with her body half upturned, while Mr. Pang was straddling Mrs. Pang's body, as if he was busy looking for something. Something, Mr. Pang's sullen voice can be vaguely heard, I am not afraid of blackmail, those who have signed the contract, we have a contract!Mrs. Pang's hand was waving in the air, flashing a circle of dark green light. If Mr. Pang couldn't be caught, the hand fell down and kept slapping the floor. Guilty, you are all guilty!Is your contract with God?You are too dirty to forgive, you cannot save, and God cannot save you! She didn't dare to open the door, the scene inside made her uneasy, and Mrs. Pang's shrill cries overwhelmed her.It was a momentary feeling that she felt dirty.Really a bit dirty.She felt guilty.Really guilty.She turned around and walked into the garden, Liu Sheng chased after her, grabbed her, and wanted to leave?how can you goShe said, forget it, a disabled person, I will not fight her.Liu Sheng said, women are disabled and men are not disabled, how can you let the surname Pang go?She said, forget it, it's not that they haven't seen the money, so let them go.Liu Sheng stared at her in astonishment, this trip was for nothing?Didn't you sell me?She didn't care about Liu Sheng, she pushed open the fence door and walked outside, then turned around and told Liu Sheng, just pick a few roses and take them away, the yellow ones. After walking about fifty or sixty meters away, Liu Sheng did not follow.A few uniformed security guards came running towards us, as if they were on their way to a battlefield. Someone said with a walkie-talkie that the security guards will be here soon!She turned back alertly and followed them.There was a lot of noise at the entrance of Mr. Pang's villa. From a distance, Mrs. Pang's wheelchair could be seen overturned on the ground. Liu Sheng and Mr. Pang fought into a ball, and it seemed that both parties were going to grab the wheelchair.She heard Mr. Pang yelling, hooligan, scum, are you still human?In broad daylight, you come to rob the wheelchair of the handicapped?Liu Sheng was also shouting, I am a scumbag, you are a beast in clothes, you are not even considered a human being, are you not worthless?I will push this wheelchair away as collateral, to mortgage Miss Bai's nutrition expenses! Liu Sheng didn't pick the yellow roses, he went to push the wheelchair.She understood Liu Sheng's logic and blushed suddenly.This kind of mortgage method, only Liu Sheng could think of, was a bit excessive, a bit low-handed.She wanted to smooth things over, or help Liu Sheng go down the steps, and walked to the hedge. When she looked up, she saw the door of the villa was shaking non-stop, and half of Mrs. Pang crawled out of the door. Miss Bai, you come back, we It's sister, I want to talk to you!Mrs. Pang screamed with her face up, with tears shining in her eyes, Miss Bai, believe in God, believe in God!If you fall like this, you will go to hell! She suddenly became timid, hid behind a big tree and looked around, and decided to take off her high heels first.She randomly stuffed the high heels into the satchel, quickly put on a pair of flat heels, stepped on them twice, and ran towards the exit of the villa area.Behind her came the yelling of the security guards, beat him!catch him!Don't let him get away, call the police!In the chaos, Liu Sheng could be faintly heard begging her for help, Miss Bai, please come back and explain, this is not a robbery, but a mortgage!She once stood still, facing the sudden incident with a hesitant back, after all, she didn't have the courage, and after staying on the road for a few seconds, she still ran away alone.
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