Rebirth of Bloody Romance

After Li Kuiyong, Ermaozi and Houerpi left, Zhong Yuemin sat there and pondered for a long time. He hadn't smoked for a long time, so he lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled. His heart was full of contradictions and doubts. He didn't know who the other party was and what he wanted to do.

So he picked up the phone and dialed, saying calmly, "Hello, this is Zhong Yuemin."

A woman's voice came from the other end of the phone, with some surprise and ridicule. "Hey! Is the sun rising from the west today? Captain Zhong actually called me. I'm so honored!"

Zhong Yuemin smiled and said helplessly, "Stop talking nonsense. I have something to ask you."

The woman asked curiously, "Oh? What's the matter? Do you want to treat me to a meal?"

Zhong Yuemin said unhappily, "Don't interrupt me. Help me check my personal information."

"Hey, who is that person who wants you, Captain Zhong, to look up information?"

"Stop talking nonsense and just tell me, okay?"

"Dare I say no? State the name."

"Masaki Takehara of Miura Co., Ltd."

"Japanese? Prepare some tea for me. It's my reward." After saying that, without giving Zhong Yuemin a chance to refute, Li Ting on the other end hung up the phone.

The next day, the sun shone through the gap in the curtains onto Zhong Yuemin's face. He opened his eyes lazily and felt a hint of warmth. Zhong Yuemin stretched and sat up from the bed.

The little girl came in from outside. "Dad, there is an aunt outside looking for you."

"Got it girl, get out now."

Zhong Yuemin came to the reception room at the entrance, and saw Zhou Xiaobai and Li Ting sitting there, chatting and drinking tea. There was a folder on the table, which should be the information he wanted.

Li Ting looked at him and said with a smile, "Zhong Yuemin, you are so lazy. Your daughter has already gotten up, but you haven't. Here is the information you want."

Before Zhong Yuemin could say anything, the little girl became unhappy. "Bad auntie, don't talk about my dad." Several people laughed after hearing this.

Li Ting smiled and said, "Hey, little girl, why are you so protective of your dad?"

"That's right, I am dad's little cotton-padded jacket." Ha...haha...

"You little girl, you made me laugh to death. Your father has been fooling you all day. Zhong Yuemin, why do you want his information?"

"This damn Japanese guy seems to know me very well and even wants to treat me to a meal, but I know nothing about him. If this is the case, I am really at a disadvantage."

Li Ting nodded. "Here are the materials. Take your time to look through them. Where is my tea?"

Zhong Yuemin replied helplessly, "Can we not be so realistic? This is so hurtful!"

Li Ting shrugged. "I can't help it. I'm just such a realistic person. And I learned this from you. Also, don't talk nonsense. What if Xiaobai misunderstands me?"

"I have discovered that all your bad points are learned from me."

"We are all good comrades who seek truth from facts. Stop talking nonsense and bring the tea quickly."

Zhong Yuemin reluctantly gave her a bag of tea, thinking to himself that it was a good thing that he had been thoughtful enough to divide each bag of tea into two bags. No one would know anyway.

"Here you go. No need to see me off." You're really rude. When did you say I was giving it to you?

After Li Ting left, Zhou Xiaobai asked curiously, "Yuemin, what's going on?"

"Yesterday when you were not at home, Li Kuiyong and his friends came over and told me that a Japanese man invited me to dinner. He knew me very well, but I knew nothing about him. So I asked her to help me check this person's background."

Zhou Xiaobai opened the file on the table. Her fingers slid across the file on the table. Each page was like a secret revealed. There was a flash of surprise in her eyes and her voice was full of surprise. "This Japanese is a doctor."

Zhong Yuemin took the document and his deep eyes quickly slid across the paper. His brows were furrowed, as if he was deciphering a complex code. "Miura Corporation was founded in 1979."

Zhong Yuemin thought to himself, this is almost synchronized with China’s announcement of the policy of reform and opening up, is it a coincidence or something else?

The president of this company is Masaki Takehara, who graduated from Harvard Business School with a Ph.D.

"Who is this Takehara Masaki?" Zhou Xiaobai asked curiously.

Zhong Yuemin shook his head. "It's hard to say at the moment. I'll know after I meet him, but I feel like a cat that smells fish."

"What do you mean?"

"This grandson seems to have something wrong, so I won't talk about him anymore." He didn't know how to explain.

On a lazy afternoon, Zhong Yuemin was lying comfortably on a recliner. His feet were resting on the coffee table, enjoying his rare leisure time. He was holding a cup of hot tea, and his eyes showed a calm and composed look. However, this peaceful afternoon was broken by Zhou Xiaobai.

Zhou Xiaobai pushed the door open in a hurry. Her face was full of worry, and she sat down next to Zhong Yuemin. "Yuemin, I need your help!"

Zhong Yuemin put down the teacup in his hand, turned around and looked at Zhou Xiaobai in surprise. "Wife, what's wrong? What could have stumped you?" There was a hint of teasing in his tone, but more of it was concern for Zhou Xiaobai.

"Yuemin, can you give me some advice?" Zhou Xiaobai looked at Zhong Yuemin with trust in his eyes.

Zhong Yuemin smiled slightly, reached out and gently patted the back of Zhou Xiaobai's hand. "Wife, don't worry, I'm here! What's the matter? Tell me." His voice was gentle and firm, like a ray of light that illuminated the haze in Zhou Xiaobai's heart.

It turned out that Zhou Xiaobai had been busy with student union affairs recently. As the day of leaving school was getting closer, she couldn't help but feel anxious. As the new president of the student union, she wanted to show her ability in the welcoming work and leave a good impression on other students.

"Yuemin, what do you think I should do to make the new student orientation more organized?" Zhou Xiaobai asked Zhong Yuemin.

Zhong Yuemin couldn't help but laugh when he heard Zhou Xiaobai's question. He felt that welcoming new students should be simple. "Wife, this is simple. You organize some people to pick up people at the train station entrance and set up a welcoming point at the train station entrance. Find a few buses and hang banners on the bodies of the buses and at the welcoming point. They must be eye-catching. The banner should read: Warmly welcome the new students of Yanda Class of 1980. You can think of more slogans, but you must highlight Yanda, okay!"

Zhou Xiaobai's eyes lit up immediately after hearing Zhong Yuemin's suggestion. He said excitedly, "This is a good idea. I will arrange it tomorrow."

"Wife, don't worry! The school may not give you the money, and you may have to figure out a way to get the bus yourself."

"That's nothing, Yuemin, you're amazing. I never thought of it."

"Hehe...Wife, it's not like you haven't tasted my power before."

Zhou Xiaobai's face suddenly turned red. "You are annoying. I am talking to you about serious matters!"

"I came up with such a good idea for you, why don't you reward me?"

Zhou Xiaobai was just about to give Zhong Yuemin a kiss to reward him, but at this moment, the little girl's voice suddenly rang out, startling the two of them.

"Dad, Mom, what are you doing?" The little girl poked her head out curiously, her big eyes blinking.

Zhou Xiaobai jumped away from Zhong Yuemin like a frightened little rabbit, her face flushed.

Zhong Yuemin looked at Zhou Xiaobai and couldn't help laughing. "Wife, we can hold a welcome party after school starts."

At noon that day, Zhong Yuemin, Hou'erpi, Ermaozi, and Li Kuiyong agreed to meet at Xinqiao Hotel. As soon as Zhong Yuemin arrived at the door of the hotel, Li Kuiyong came up to him. "Yuemin, you're here."

"Kui Yong, are the Japanese here?"

"Here I am, inside!"

The moment Zhong Yuemin stepped into the hotel, the whole space seemed to be still. He keenly sensed a pair of eyes locked on him. In a flash, a middle-aged Japanese man in a suit walked towards him. Li Kuiyong beside him gently introduced, "Yuemin, this is Mr. Masaki Takehara, the president of Miura Corporation."

Takehara Masaki bowed his head slightly and paid his deepest respect to Zhong Yuemin. Zhong Yuemin could not help but feel puzzled, as if the president's face looked familiar. He smiled, extended his hand, and asked softly, "Mr. President, have we ever met before? Have you ever been to China?"

In response to Zhong Yuemin's question, Takehara Masaki bowed again. He looked directly at Zhong Yuemin, as if he was reviewing old memories. Suddenly, a smile broke out on his face, and a string of pure Beijing dialect came out of his mouth. "Zhong Yuemin, look carefully, who am I?"

This familiar words instantly brought Zhong Yuemin's memory back to many years ago. In that era, they experienced ups and downs together and wrote the chapter of youth together. And now, the reincarnation of fate made them meet again here. Zhong Yuemin's eyes widened and suddenly realized. "Fuck, Du Weidong, you are still alive. Oh, I should have thought it was your grandson a long time ago."

Hou Erpo and Ermaozi had never thought that this Japanese devil was an old acquaintance. They had fought for this grandson before. "Du Weidong, damn it, why didn't you tell me earlier? Otherwise, there would be no need for such trouble."

"Monkey butt, isn't this just to maintain a sense of mystery? When I found out that it was you guys who were distributing the goods, I knew that Zhong Yuemin must be behind it."

"Sit down, sit down, let's eat and talk."

After Zhong Yuemin sat down, he said to Du Weidong with a casual smile on his face, "Brother, it's been many years since we last met. How have you been these years?"

Du Weidong smiled slightly, his eyes revealing a kind of maturity and calmness. "After returning to China, I studied for two years of preparatory courses, and later chose to continue my studies in the United States. After graduation, I chose to gain experience in a relatively large company, from the grassroots to the top, I worked my way up step by step. Finally, I decided to start my own business. Now, my company is developing steadily, and I have achieved some success."

He paused, as if recalling the past years. "To sum up, these years have been just going to school, getting a degree, working, getting married and having children. My life has been dull and ordinary. Sometimes, I do envy you. Although your life is hard, it is not mediocre, and you have an enviable and wonderful life. For me, experience is the best gift given by time. As a man who is about to enter middle age, I have realized that nothing is more important than rich experience."

Zhong Yuemin heard Du Weidong's sigh and smiled. "Don't be so hypocritical. In fact, this is life. There are dullness and passion, bitterness and sweetness. The ideals and passions we pursued when we were young will always be replaced by reality as time goes by."

Du Weidong nodded. "You're right. People of our generation always thought that the world would change because of our ideals, but in the end, only we changed. We were too naive when we were young."

Zhong Yuemin picked up the wine glass. "Yes, innocence will always pass, and people will always grow up. However, I still think that no matter how cruel the reality is, we can't lose our love and pursuit of life. Otherwise, this life will really be lived in vain."

Du Weidong nodded in agreement: "You are right, but sometimes I wonder, if we had chosen a different path, what would the result be now?"

Zhong Yuemin smiled and said: "This question is difficult to answer, because there is no if in life, only results. We can only live in the present and try our best to pursue our dreams and goals. No matter what the result is, as long as we have worked hard and struggled, it is a kind of success."

The two fell into a brief silence. Zhong Yuemin looked at the scenery outside the window, his mind full of thoughts.

Du Weidong broke the silence, "Yuemin, what are your plans next?"

Zhong Yuemin did not answer but asked, "What are you doing here this time?"

"To be honest, I want to set up offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. This time I came here to investigate. Yuemin, how about we cooperate..."

Zhong Yuemin interrupted him directly, like a cat that smelled blood. "We can cooperate, but how about you listen to my proposal first?"

Du Weidong was stunned for a moment. "You go ahead."

"I know what your cooperation is all about. Isn't it just shipping things over here for me to sell? My proposal is for me to set up a company in Japan that focuses on investment. How about that?"

Du Weidong looked incredulous and asked sarcastically, "Yuemin, are you kidding me? How much money can you come up with?"

"Is two hundred million dollars enough?"

Du Weidong stood up at once, and Ermaozi, Houerpi and Li Kuiyong were also stunned. They thought they had heard wrong, and Du Weidong asked in disbelief, "Did you say 200 million US dollars?"

Zhong Yuemin nodded. "Don't worry, it's not Japanese yen."

"How can this be possible? How did you do this?"

"As long as you agree, you will be responsible for the official affairs of Japan. You will be the general manager of the company and I can give you 5% of the shares. I guarantee that you will become a famous figure in Japan within ten years."

"Can I, can I consider it?" To be honest, Du Weiguo was tempted. As long as he agreed, the price would immediately be 1000 million US dollars.

"It's okay, let's have a drink. Brothers, we haven't seen each other for many years, do I need to say anything more?"

"drink."

"cheers."

Zhong Yuemin went to the toilet halfway through the conversation and suddenly bumped into someone when he came out. "Sorry, sorry, I didn't bump into you anywhere."

He looked closely and could not believe his eyes. The person he met was a woman, a beautiful woman at that.

"Qinling?" Zhong Yuemin exclaimed in surprise.

Qin Ling turned around, her face was picturesque, her long hair was like a waterfall. Her bright big eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. Zhong Yuemin couldn't help but be shocked by her beauty, and his heartbeat accelerated.