Catch the wind

Ye Xueshan never expected that Gu Xiongfei would come with Lin Zisen.He came downstairs in his pajamas, his face pale and tired, because he'd had a night out a few hours earlier; he hadn't had enough sleep since he got home and went to bed.

Gu Xiongfei looked at his sleepy eyes, and almost hugged him tightly into his arms and screamed.The two parties had been separated for half a year, and now they met suddenly, and they should have been pleasantly surprised; but because there was something in his heart, and the result was unpredictable, Gu Xiongfei was harboring ulterior motives and couldn't be happy.

Lin Zisen fell into an addiction and walked upstairs like a wandering soul.After snorting and inhaling enough opium smoke, he dismissed the idlers and waited, and walked back and forth in the upstairs corridor without touching the ground.Gu Xiongfei and Ye Xueshan have already entered the study room, the door is closed, they don't know what they are talking about or doing.Raising his hand and rubbing his face vigorously, Lin Zisen was actually a little disappointed. He thought that with Gu Xiongfei's temper, he would unreasonably seize a whole load of opium—didn't that be the case when he was in Rehe? of it?

He didn't see any special abilities of Gu Xiongfei, but he admired Gu Xiongfei's connections.No matter what dynasty is changed, there will always be Gu Xiongfei's official position, which can be said to be as good as the sky.He doesn't know how much power Gu Xiongfei has in the fleet now, but according to his inquiries, it should belong to the royal relatives in the fleet.

Regarding what Gu Xiongfei did, he miscalculated; but regarding Ye Xueshan, he was 20% sure.No matter how shrewd Ye Xueshan is, he is still just a young master in his [-]s.Lin Zisen served him for three whole years, and he knew his heart and soul.

Gu Xiongfei's voice echoed monotonously in the study room, talking continuously, very straightforward, very strong.Lin Zisen stopped in his tracks and pricked up his ears, waiting quietly for the high-spirited talk to turn into sarcasm.However, after waiting for a long time, the speech inside turned from hasty to slow, and finally ended calmly. The last sentence was: "I know that detoxification is very painful, but this step will have to be taken sooner or later, and you have to do it yourself, brother. I can't help you even if I want to. You don't need to make a decision right now, you think about it, think about life, think about the future."

Then there was a low "um", and it was Ye Xueshan's response in a dejected manner.

Lin Zisen turned his head and left, thinking that Gu Xiongfei didn't mention the business!Ye Xueshan is looking at the tobacco and soil business as his life, and he will fight desperately with anyone who cuts off his money.Why the hell did Gu Xiongfei not persuade him to stop?

After Gu Xiongfei finished speaking a piece of good advice in his heart, he left immediately.Ye Xueshan was left speechless by what he said, looking pitiful, so he didn't want to force the other party too much.Anyway, detoxification is not something that can be done in a day or two, he thinks it is necessary for Ye Xueshan to do a self-criticism.On the other hand, he hadn't been back for a long time, and he still had to visit his friends and Aunt Shen's family; counting it carefully, there were quite a lot of chores, enough for him to be busy for a few days.

As soon as Gu Xiongfei walked away, Lin Zisen entered the study.Walking to Ye Xueshan and bending down, he asked softly: "What did the uncle tell you?"

Ye Xueshan half-closed his eyes, and replied as if weak: "Let me quit smoking."

Lin Zisen nodded, and replied hesitantly, "Oh..."

Ye Xueshan sighed: "It doesn't hurt to talk while standing up!"

Lin Zisen hugged Ye Xueshan from behind, as if he wanted to pass on his heat to him: "My uncle doesn't have such a hobby, how can he know the pain of suffering from addiction?"

Ye Xueshan closed his eyes completely, his face was devoid of blood, even his lips were pale: "Why don't I understand? I don't know that opium is poisonous? But I can't help it... That, that's not what people suffer." sin!"

Lin Zisen turned his head and kissed him gently on the cheek: "Young master, don't be angry. The uncle just doesn't understand, and he has no bad intentions."

Ye Xueshan lowered his head slightly, as if he was about to fall asleep: "Just now, he said that he would tie me up for ten or eight days, as if I was a mindless beast, and others had to make decisions for me. And let me be strong... Be strong ..."

Lin Zisen sniffed his breath, and at the same time said softly: "Master, how about we try again?"

Ye Xueshan trembled immediately, and suddenly turned to look at him.And Lin Zisen met his gaze, and smiled faintly: "Try again, I will accompany you. If you have to suffer, we will suffer together."

Raising his hand to straighten Ye Xueshan's messy hair, he continued: "I know that the young master is not willing to admit defeat in front of the uncle. Don't wait for the uncle to come to urge you, let's give it a try. If it really succeeds, the young master will see the uncle You can also be proud; if you don't succeed, you can talk to the uncle, and don't bury the painstaking efforts of the uncle, okay?"

Ye Xueshan tilted his head, sadly touching Lin Zisen's forehead.What Lin Zisen said made perfect sense, and he was willing to listen to what Lin Zisen had to say.

Lin Zisen went out at noon, went home and slept all afternoon, and then came back at night, saying that he had settled all the affairs of the foreign company.

Ye Xueshan was fidgeting about the upcoming torture, he didn't have the heart to think about other things, and Lin Zisen took care of everything.Staying up in the dark until night, he lay on the bed, and there was no smoking equipment in front of him.Pulling the corner of the pillow towel to wipe away his tears, he immediately sat up and said to Lin Zisen, "Zisen, is the door closed?"

Lin Zisen sat by the bed: "Don't worry, young master, I've made all the arrangements."

Ye Xueshan closed his eyes and grinned, as if he had just swallowed a mouthful of coptis.Then he raised his head and took a deep breath, and continued, "Zisen, how do you feel now?"

Lin Zisen replied: "I'm okay, I can last a while longer."

Ye Xueshan didn't want to cry, but burst into tears involuntarily.Holding the pillow cover tightly with both hands, he began to stutter: "You tie me up, tie me up."

After saying this, he raised his hand and stuffed the pillow towel into his mouth.Lin Zisen didn't hesitate, he found a rough hemp rope and tied it to Ye Xueshan a few times.After tying the knot, he opened his mouth and yawned, feeling uncomfortable.

Ye Xueshan really wanted to quit opium, not for himself, but to show Gu Xiongfei.Gu Xiongfei seems to think that the reason why he refuses to quit drugs is entirely because he loves leisure, hates work, and has a weak will.He was very upset, but he had nothing to refute, because there were indeed people who quit opium addiction.

He put up infinite courage and determination, but he only lasted until the early hours of the morning before completely disarming.He couldn't bear it any longer, and slammed his head against the wall with all his might.Lin Zisen was curled up in the corner of the wall like a half-dead python, his legs and arms were somehow so long, trembling and twisted together; but it was indeed more than he could bear, at least he collapsed on the ground in a mess without screaming .He opened one eye and glanced at Ye Xueshan. He stood upright in the extreme torment, and he wanted to let this pain completely shock Ye Xueshan, so that the other party would get rid of all delusions from now on.

At around nine o'clock in the morning of the next day, Ye Xueshan lay down in front of the pipe, and smoked one after another like crazy.It was only a night's work, but he actually brought out a ghostly and miserable image.Not to mention the bruises on his head and face, his wrists were bloody, and a layer of skin had been worn off by the hemp rope.The nosebleed rubbed against his face, before he could wipe it off, it was a long smear of dark red.After sucking heavily for a while, he pushed the bong to Lin Zisen and said tremblingly, "Come here, come here!"

Lin Zisen smoked faster and harder than him, and almost bit off the pipe piece by piece.

After a long time, the two of them lay on the bed silently, full of anger, half dead.Suddenly they looked at each other and smiled bitterly, Lin Zisen said, "Damn it, I'd rather be beaten violently than accept this foreign crime!"

Ye Xueshan groaned, the smell of blood was all over his mouth: "Otherwise... I'll try to go to the hospital again?"

After saying this, he shed two big teardrops without warning.Lin Zisen didn't take it seriously, but when he opened his mouth, he actually cried: "I'm not willing to be depraved and don't be strong, I really can't bear it... let him try, let him try , I don't believe that he can hold back, I don't believe that he doesn't cry for his father and mother..."

Having said that, he rolled over heavily on the bed, buried his dirty, painted face into the pillow, his body twitched, but there was no sound.

Lin Zisen watched him silently, seeing him being tortured, seeing him being powerless.

During this day, Gu Xiongfei did not visit the door.After Lin Zisen tidied things up, he went out and inquired around very tactfully, and finally went home and told Ye Xueshan, "Master, don't even think about going to the hospital. Hospitals can really give up opium, but when you can't take it anymore, you can give it up." A shot of morphine; as a result, many people quit opium and took morphine instead. Taking morphine is better than smoking opium, isn’t it? Besides, the opium paste is not very poisonous, and it doesn’t matter how many people smoke for a lifetime! It is said that smoking opium is not good because it costs too much money and can ruin a good family; we can afford it, and it is not short of the money, so what is there to be afraid of? I will tell you about it next time, sir. You should explain this matter to him carefully; I think the uncle is irritable and irritable, but he seems to be quite civilized, not unreasonable. If he scolds you again, bear with it and don't start a fight , you can't beat him, you know that?"

Ye Xueshan was wrapped in a towel and lay on the bed for a whole day, with bruises all over his head.He looked at Lin Zisen dully, as if he had just experienced a long nightmare, and the hideous distortion from last night still remained on his face.