Chapter 1 Meeting a Ghost

Sitting in the car driving smoothly, Shen Mingxu looked out the window from the corner of his eyes. Nandu, a coastal city with distinct four seasons, actually has such a simple suburban highway.

"The best time of the year is spring, far better than the willows and smoke in the imperial capital." Looking at the drooping willow trees on both sides of the road, Shen Mingxu thought of this poem.

Although he did not study in the UK for seven years, he heard the standard London accent all day long. At this moment, he silently repeated the ancient poem he learned in his childhood in his mind. The charm and artistic conception could not be reproduced even in mature English.

When he was thinking about the author of another sentence "The green willows hang down to the ground, and the poplar flowers fly in the sky.", the sudden emergency brake almost threw Shen Mingxu out of the seat.

"Crack-squeak-" The sound of the four brake discs and the super-wide tires instantly locking and rubbing against the ground was very loud, which was really too harsh. Most importantly, Shen Mingxu did not wear a seat belt. His body inevitably rushed forward with the emergency brake, and his long legs hit the center console.

"Hiss..." His left hand had subconsciously brushed his knee. Before Shen Mingxu raised his head, he had heard the concern of the driver Zhou Heng beside him, "This person suddenly rushed out, Xiaoxu, how are you? Did you hit your leg?"

Pushing his glasses that had slipped down due to the impact, and holding the center console with his right hand, Shen Mingxu looked up and saw a small white shadow in front of the car. He couldn't see the specific situation.

"It's okay, is it a person?" He kept his left hand on his knees and massaged them. He didn't change his expression even though both legs were hit. He asked casually.

Suddenly, a big and a small person rolled out. Regardless of whether they were human or not, the experienced driver had to brake.

"I'll go down and take a look." Zhou Heng felt uncomfortable. In broad daylight, could there be a ghost? But he didn't dare to ask Shen Mingxu this question. After all, this young master had just returned to China and didn't fully understand his temper and character.

The car turned off, Zhou Heng got out of the car and walked over to check carefully. Shen Mingxu in the car had a long neck and couldn't see the situation outside. He supported the seat with his hands and bent down to pick up the cane that rolled down due to the brake.

Pushing open the car door, Shen Mingxu's slender right leg stepped out and stepped on the ground. Shen Mingxu's slender fingers kept holding the door handrail, using the force of one right leg to stand firmly, the cane head firmly on the ground, using both hands to lift his hips slightly, and then dragged his left leg out of the car and lightly touched the ground.

Without closing the car door, Shen Mingxu leaned on his cane, stepped with his right leg and dragged his left leg, and walked towards the front of the car step by step. His left leg was lame

. "It seems to be a child and a mother. They suddenly ran out. We have to brake. Sorry, Xiaoxu." Seeing the young master get out of the car, Zhou Heng was reluctant, but still turned back two steps and stretched out his hand to support the precious young master who was much taller than him.

Stepping out with his right leg and holding the cane, Shen Mingxu relied on the support of the cane and the swing of his hips to drive his left leg to walk. He waved his hand to avoid Zhou Heng's support and took two more steps towards the white shadow on the ground.

"Don't want to live anymore? Want to die here with me? Hmm?" The outline of Shen Mingxu's lips was like a flower petal, but the words he said were so harsh that they could kill someone. He slammed his cane into the ground, and a white shadow on the ground shook noticeably, and the cry of a child could be heard faintly.

"Xia Xia, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." The long black hair covered her thin back. The white shadow was obviously a woman. She whispered to comfort the child in her arms, and looked up at the person who was sticking the cane on the ground with a clean head.

Hearing the voice, Shen Mingxu's back stiffened.

What came into Shen Mingxu's eyes was a pure and celestial young girl's face. She had a dull complexion and a calm expression, but her eyebrows were picturesque, weak and helpless, and her beautiful gem-like eyes were full of fear, but because there was someone she wanted to protect in her arms, her cherry lips were tightly pursed, revealing a faint defensive look.

Shen Mingxu was completely shocked when he heard her voice. He had a bad leg, so he certainly couldn't jump up. When he saw the face of the girl in white looking up at him, he seemed to be struck by lightning, and his heart began to beat wildly. He couldn't believe his eyes, and staggered back a step while holding the cane. Shen Mingxu's eyes, as if he had seen a ghost, locked her firmly.

After an unknown amount of time, the breeze blew through her long hair, and the adjectives such as the beauty carefully carved by Nuwa and sacred and inviolable were instantly concretized. Shen Mingxu saw her lower her head and gently stroke the little girl's head. After a long pause, she finally spoke rashly, "Are you Shao Yunxi?"

The girl in white was even more surprised than him. She looked up at him again with a panicked face, hugged the child and shook her head, and then nodded immediately.

"Aren't you dead?" Is there anyone who talks like that? As soon as the words came out, Shen Mingxu also felt something was wrong. After changing his words, he deliberately lowered his tone and asked her, "No, you, you don't know me? The child is so big?"

This person was scarier than a car. She squatted there, hugged the child and didn't say anything, just shook her head.

Zhou Heng, the driver, had felt something was wrong with the woman when he got off the car and asked her if she was injured. She didn't have the reactions that an ordinary person would have, such as anger, accusation, victim advantage...even fear.

Seeing the young master's strange reaction, Zhou Heng looked at the two people, one big and one small, huddled together on the ground, and was already thinking about how to get rid of this woman.

Her voice and appearance hadn't changed at all, and her figure hadn't changed from squatting there, but the look in her eyes had completely changed, and Shen Mingxu began to doubt himself.

With the cane, he took a half step forward with his strong right leg, and his weak left leg dragged along. He asked anxiously, "Don't you know me?"

She continued to shake her head, and he collapsed on the spot.

Seeing her using her body to protect the little girl, Shen Mingxu felt mixed emotions. His big, bony hands tightly grasped his cane, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Although I seem to recognize you, my car broke down because of you, and you must pay for it."

Touching Xia Xia in his arms, Shao Yunxi boldly looked at the man who was looking down at him, observing Shen Mingxu from bottom to top.

White-bottomed blue casual shoes, white pants, white shirt, light blue casual suit jacket, the young man wore a pair of gentle and handsome half-frame glasses, with long legs and a bad temper, and the car was super big, and the oppression was as heavy as a mountain.

"Brother Zhou, all four brake discs are broken, how much does it cost to replace this set?" Holding the cane tightly in his left hand, Shen Mingxu slightly turned his body to talk to Zhou Heng, his tone was nonchalant, but how could Zhou Heng not understand what he meant?

"About 400,000."

After hearing the satisfactory answer, Shen Mingxu nodded his chin to Zhou Heng, turned around and pointed at the two figures on the ground, "I heard it, 400,000, this does not include the car depreciation fee, and the money you have to pay for wasting my time."

"Wow..." Xia Xia was only five years old. Although she didn't know how much 400,000 yuan was, the two men in front of her said that she had to pay money. The child was scared and the crying that had just stopped started again.

"Why are you crying? Where is your home? Leave your address and mobile phone number, I will go to your house to get the money."

The cold tone was even a little proud. Shen Mingxu reached into his coat pocket with his right hand and began to touch his phone to write down Shao Yunxi's number.

He almost hit the mother and daughter, got off the car without caring whether they were injured or not, and did not call the police. He shamelessly asked them to pay for his brake discs. How could he, a young master of the Shen family and a legal person of the company, do this? Watching Shen Mingxu's actions from the side, Zhou Heng was dumbfounded and did not dare to interrupt.

Hearing that she had to pay 400,000 yuan, Shao Yunxi pulled Xia Xia to stand up. After taking a deep breath, she mustered up the courage to meet Shen Mingxu's eyes. "I don't have a mobile phone. I am a teacher at the Nandu Welfare Home in front. The child is from the welfare home. She has nothing to do with this matter. We all live in the welfare home."

It turned out that it was not her child! Relieved, Shen Mingxu looked at Shao Yunxi through his glasses, as if he was looking at a strange object without a trace of emotion.

Zhou Heng was so anxious, what are we doing here, have you forgotten? We haven't arrived at the welfare home yet, and we have earned 400,000 yuan from the welfare home first.

The cause of the incident was this:

Shen Mingxu was the second son of Jianbai Group in Nandu. Since Nandu was halfway to the sea, it was a city with very developed import and export trade. Jianbai Group of Shen's family started out as a company mainly engaged in export trade and shipping. With a deep foundation, Shen's family in Nandu also began to get involved in real estate, entertainment and game centers, pawnshops, second-hand consignment shops and other profitable industries. Their careers were flourishing, and they gained both wealth and reputation.

After seven years of medical treatment in the UK, Shen Mingxu, now 29 years old, took over the trading company directly after returning to China. As the core competitiveness of the family business, he had a heavy burden on his shoulders. I don't know if it was because of the hard work or because he had a bad temper. The young master had a sour face in the company all day long and seemed difficult to get along with.

The company has many people and a wide range of affairs. Due to its long history and deep roots, there are many troubles and old practices. The young assistant is not very old but is a native of Nandu. He once privately suggested Shen Mingxu to do charity, "Donate money, be on the news, and your tall image will immediately stand out, which is very useful for management and promoting new policies. In the past, the old chairman would go to the welfare home, see the children, take some photos together..."

Isn't this taking advantage of the vulnerable groups?

Shen Mingxu immediately said he would not go. The next day, he found that friendly companies were donating money and materials to the Disabled Persons' Federation. The public accounts and self-media were very lively in promoting it. They really did a lot of charity, which made him feel that his situation was even more embarrassing, so he decided to go and see what was going on.

There was no prior notice because Shen Mingxu did not want to take the official route. He wanted to see privately what the children in the welfare home really needed. He would go and buy it in person and give it to them. He would do something useful, so he and Zhou Heng came to the Nandu Welfare Home.

He didn't take a few glances at the scenery along the way, and a sudden brake made him see a "ghost".