Chapter 61

  The child grew up gradually and became more and more like Master Hu's silly appearance.

  He Shuang has hugged her a few times, but because the child is too soft she doesn't dare hold her for too long.

  Chen Jiayin discovered that her left hand was not moving well and asked, "He Song, what's wrong with this hand?"

  She smiled casually, "I had a car accident before and it left me with a chronic illness!"

  Chen Jiayin's expression stiffened, "How could this be?"

  "It's nothing." He Song's tone was unusually calm. "I'm recovering now, Dr. Liao gave me acupuncture and I've improved a lot already."

  Chen Jiayin knew Liao Shi and asked, "Have you and Dr. Liao made up your mind?"

  "It should be...I guess!" She thought to herself, saying: "There's probably no one else in the world who can give me free acupuncture every day on time, pay attention to my hand exercises more accurately than an alarm clock, and not be disgusted by me while taking care of me like this."

  Chen Jiayin burst out laughing.

  At this time, a refined man walked from afar, with every gesture exuding visible calmness and stability. His slender figure was silhouetted against the light behind him, creating a beautiful outline.

  Chen Jiayin smiled and said, "Hmph, Dr. Liao is also a feast for the eyes."

  "Heh heh!" He Xiao smiled foolishly and handed the sleeping child over to Chen Jia Yin.

  Today is Sunday, Liao Shi specially gave her a day off and allowed her to come to Chen Jiaoyin's place.

  Liao Shi walked up to them and nodded at Chen Jia Yin before turning to He Sheng, "Leaving?"

  He Sheng responded, and after saying a few words to Chen Jiayin, he got up and let him hold his hand, walking while saying: "I bought strawberries again today, I'll wash them for you when we get home!"

  "Okay, good boy, but squeeze the stress ball before going home."

  "Oh no, I didn't bring it!"

  "I've brought it."

  “……”

  The top-level conference room of the Yuan family, this meeting is to vote on whether the Fragrant Garden project will be officially put into planning. This plan was personally proposed by Yuan Zhi, but due to the involvement of the company's internal fluid funds being insufficient, the risk of investing in the project is much higher than expected, so Yuan Chongyang expressed strong opposition.

  "A project with no future prospects is a waste of investment and manpower." Yuan Zhongyang, sitting in the first seat, raised his hand and threw the file on the table. "It must be abolished."

  Everyone else didn't dare to breathe, Yuan Zhi swayed back and forth in his office chair, the pen in his hand spinning rapidly, with a hint of a smile he glanced at everyone and said in a light tone: "I'm not soliciting your opinions, I'm just notifying you all."

  He slowly spread out his five fingers, "Please remember my shareholding percentage clearly." He glanced sideways at the middle-aged man with a cold face in the upper seat, "Director Yuan, we are not far from ten. Please don't be too arbitrary when speaking. If you insist on not going through with it, I am willing to sell all the shares in my hand at a high price to run this project."

  Dumping shares if acquired by malicious people may have big or small consequences. Yuan Chongyang narrowed his eyes, "Are you threatening me?"

  "I don't have the energy to threaten others, I'm just telling the truth." Yuan Zhi scanned the crowd in the room again, his eyes cold, and his massive aura brought a full sense of intimidation. He spoke clearly and loudly, word by word: "Let's start expressing opinions, vote by show of hands."

  These years, the two fathers and sons of the Yuan family have been fighting fiercely, almost blowing off the roof. Yuan Zhi emerged from nowhere in the Yuan Group, using his father's connections to rise from being penniless to a position almost equal to that of Yuan Chongyang. All this was achieved through his tireless efforts day and night, with the goal of making Yuan Chongyang taste the feeling of being restricted everywhere, while also relieving himself of the helplessness of being constantly pressured by the other party.

  The meeting ended with both sides almost evenly matched as always, Yuan Zhi sneered and instructed his trusted assistant Zhang Xin a few words before getting up and walking out of the conference room first.

  Returned to the office to sign a few documents, and near noon went out again, driving directly to the airport.

  Yuan Zhi sat down on a long chair in the airport lobby, where people were coming and going with their luggage, looked at his watch with his head down, came early, then took off his glasses.

  He listlessly watched as people walked by around him. Nearly half an hour later, his phone rang. He took it out and glanced at the screen before answering it.

  "Where is it?"

  "Someone is sitting at the exit!"

  "Ready, here I come."

  He put the phone back in his pocket and after a few more minutes, a man pushing a suitcase came walking from the front, wearing a white sportswear, with a dark blue lower jaw, looking exceptionally desolate.

  Yuan Zhi laughed and said: "Wow, you're quite decadent!"

  Gu Wei rubbed his chin, "It's a bit of a handful, you think everyone is like you, hiding in the office all day."

  "You have no idea, that's what I call really tired."

  "Cut it out!"

  The two of them pushed and shoved each other as they walked out.

  It was unexpected that Gu Weining and Yu Shuyun got along well. He would visit Yuan Shuyun every year, which Yuan Zhi knew about, but he didn't show any special reaction to it.

  Until He Sheng died in a car accident and those disfigured remains were sent back, Yuan Zhi suddenly felt that the sky had collapsed. That clever child left him in such an absolute way without warning.

  No one could understand his suffering, at that time Yuan Zhi felt that living was no better than dying.

  It's been three years since he received the news, and this person hasn't shed a single tear. At least not in front of others, and who knows what happens behind their back? He never mentioned the two words "He Sheng" again, and moved out of their old place as quickly as possible. He Sheng has a tombstone, but he's never visited it, including on the day of the funeral.

  Yuan Zhi's life continued as usual, except for the first year after He Sheng left when he didn't say a word, and often drove to the scene of the incident in circles, it seemed that He Sheng's departure hadn't had much impact on him.

  At that time, the people who accompanied Yuan Zhi were He Shousi and Gu Wei. The two men, who had been enemies since they were young, suddenly became close in such circumstances.

  He sympathized with Yuan Zhi, compared with Yuan Shuyun, He Song walked more grievously, and even had no mental preparation at all.

  Two years ago, Yuan Zhi met Lin Ke, that ordinary college girl who unexpectedly and suddenly made him speak again. Nobody knew the reason, although this situation didn't harm Yuan Zhi at all. He Shou Si couldn't accept it though. The position that was supposed to be He Song's, had been replaced by someone in such a short time. Yuan Zhi didn't cry, but He Shou Si cried that day.

  Then it's now, the handsome man in front of him is already at the top, no one can imagine how much he paid for that, it's a hardship that many people can't reach.

  Out of the gate and into the car, Yuan Zhi stepped on the accelerator and slid away, "How long are you planning to stay this time?"

  "It's hard to say, I probably won't go abroad for the next two years." He rubbed his hair and closed his tired eyes, "He Shou Si is also planning to return after a while."

  "Cut, you're thinking of going back after just half a year?" Yuan Zhi turned around, his mouth curled up in a smile: "The master who can't stay for a few days."

  "Look at you, can't you be a bit more low-key? Don't be too harsh on that kid."

  Comrade He Shouci still can't accept Lin Ke to this day, and Yuan Zhi is maliciously showing excessive familiarity with him in front of everyone, I don't know what kind of mentality this is. Everyone clearly knows the reason, but they deliberately avoid it.

  He Shou Shi was so fed up that he ran abroad to avoid suspicion, unfamiliar with the local customs and not proficient in foreign languages, it's already quite an achievement if he could stay there for half a year.

  Yuan Zhi still had that seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression in response to his suggestion, and afterwards he didn't express any more opinions.

  On that day, Gu Wei went home and fell asleep immediately after a long day of traveling by boat and car, so he didn't attend any gatherings either.

  It was the day when He Shougui returned, and a few people gathered together. This kid came back earlier than expected, and as soon as his feet landed, he started making phone calls one after another.

  Gu Wei walked into the private room, where everyone was familiar with him in recent years, except for Yuan Zhi. He pulled down the emcee, He Shou Si, and asked, "Where's that kid Yuan Zhi?"

  Kazuki Hiroshi irritably brushed his hand away, "I'm too lazy to call him!"

  "You're really asking for it, watch out or he'll beat you up."

  "Cut, I'm afraid of him?" He Shouci yelled out carelessly.

  After nearly an hour, the private room door opened again, and in came Zhang Xin with a smile as bright as a flower. He Guanshu patted his knee, picked up two wine cups and walked over, "Ah, you've finally arrived..."

  The second half of the sentence was abruptly interrupted by someone who came later, He Shouci muttered a few words and sat back down, Zhang Xin chuckled and ignored the undercurrents between the two people, going over to play dice with Gu Wei.

  Yuan Zhi took off his coat and walked over to He Shou Si's side, kicked him with a foot, and said coolly: "Don't know how to serve wine?"

  He Shou looked at him without even a glance, handed over the cup he had drunk from, Yuan Zhi took it and drank a mouthful without any disgust, then returned it to him. He leaned in close to his ear and said: "Miantuan, stop being so childish for half a year, it's very unbecoming."

  "Damn it!" He Guanshu sprang up, his face red and his neck thick, as if he was about to fight with someone. But when he met Yuan Zhi's smiling and seductive eyes, he suddenly couldn't bring himself to do it. Pointing at his nose, he said fiercely: "I've also been played by you, you can leave me alone, otherwise I'll ignore you just the same."

  "Alright." Yuan Zhi patted his shoulder lightly, "I'll try my best!"

  But soon, Yuan Zhi called Lin Ke again, and as soon as he entered the door, He Shou Si's face sank. Fortunately, he didn't do anything out of line, just drinking by himself. In the past six months, Gu Wei had done a lot of ideological work on him, and it was only natural to analyze rationally that Yuan Zhi would have a second spring. He hadn't thought that Yuan Zhi would guard his body for He Shuang until old age. He wanted to find Lin Ke, well, just go ahead and find her then!

  But this person's attitude towards Lin Ke is exactly the same as his previous attitude towards He Sheng. On this point, he has always been unable to find a balance between the two. Lin Ke is not He Sheng, but Yuan Zhi often looks at Lin Ke with an expression that seems to be looking at He Sheng. He doesn't know how to explain the feeling in his heart. It's absurd to say, but he feels that Yuan Zhi has mistaken Lin Ke for He Sheng. But can these two people be mentioned together?

  Gu Wei leaned in close and whispered: "Hey, hold on, hold on!"

  "I know." He Guan poured another cup of wine.

  Lin Ke had met He Shou Si several times before, and she could naturally sense the other's malice, so every time she saw this person, she felt a little afraid and constrained. Fortunately, whenever this happened, Yuan Zhi would become exceptionally gentle, with a gentleness that was almost palpable, which was rarely seen on usual days.

  Yuan Zhi carefully asked Lin Ke about her recent schoolwork and part-time job, occasionally helping her tidy up the long hair by her ears. He Shou Si saw this and felt annoyed, whispering to Gu Wei: "He likes this woman so much? It feels like he likes her even more than he liked He Shuang."

  Gu Wei frowned, "Don't say this in front of him."

  "I understand." Although he occasionally loses his temper and becomes irrational, no matter how violent he gets, he doesn't dare mention He Shuang in front of this person.

  Because no one has ever mentioned it, so nobody knows how he will react, and naturally he won't take any risks.

  The party ended very late and the school dormitory had already closed its doors. Yuan Zhi took Lin Ke out, saying: "Sleep at my place today, I'll send you over tomorrow."

  He Shouci snorted beside him, and Yuan Zhi glanced at him lightly, "If you have rhinitis, remember to go to the hospital early."

  He Shou Si looked at him and hummed even more forcefully.

  Gu Wei looked at them speechlessly for a moment, then said: "Right, I have to go on a business trip tomorrow and will be back in about a week. Don't call me during this time."

  "You're busy enough, Dr. Gu." He Shouci said with a smile: "Take me along, I don't want to stay in this damned place anymore, let's go out and have some fun together."

  "We'll talk when you can hold a knife."

  "Hey, you think it's something big just because you're going to have a Caesarean section?"

  Gu Wei calmly replied: "I can still dissect your skull."

  "Awesome!"

  As the two walked away with their shoulders together, Yuan Zhi handed the car key to Lin Ke's face, "You drive today."

  "Good!"

  Yuan Zhi now lives in a set of compound apartments located in the golden area of this city, which is quite valuable.

  There is a guest room in this apartment specially prepared for Lin Ke, she has stayed here several times before, but it was just a simple sleep, nothing else, but who would believe it if I said it?

  "Go take a bath and sleep!" Yuan Zhi threw out this sentence after entering the door and went back to his bedroom.

  As for Yuan Zhi's behavior, not to mention He Shou Si, even Lin Ke herself didn't understand why this outstanding and charming man kept himself by her side. Did he like her? She herself didn't believe those two words, so what was it for?

  She couldn't figure it out, but recently she couldn't help but think about it over and over again. Her rationality often couldn't control her emotions. She thought that under Yuan Zhi's day-to-day care, which was sometimes cold and distant, she had already fallen in love with this poppy-like man.

  Falling in love with Yuan Zhi is the simplest thing, but forgetting him is harder than death.

  Yuan Zhi returned to his room, took out a bottle of red wine and a high-footed cup from the cabinet, then walked to the balcony, where there was a swing chair with carved flowers in an elongated shape, no longer half an egg.

  He sat cross-legged on the surface, opened the wine bottle and poured a few big mouthfuls into his head before pouring it into the cup to sip slowly. At the same time, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and smoked one after another.

  Wine and cigarettes became increasingly important as the night wore on, interfering with his sensitive nerve endings and letting him sink into a state of confusion. He had been suffering from insomnia for years, at first he didn't dare to sleep, later he probably developed antibodies, it didn't have much effect, there were always times when he passed out drunk, great! Later, he just didn't want to sleep, sleeping pills worked a bit at first, but now thinking about it, wine is still better, if you can't get drunk, just keep drinking.