Yang Wangjie smiled. It seemed that the last time he asked this buddy to investigate Shen Xieyi, he managed to find out all the connections between him and Shen Xieyi clearly.
"I dare not, I dare not." Yang Wangjie said.
"Honestly," Yin Xiao hid his smile, "That woman is not to be messed with. It was because of her that Li Zeliang had a falling out with Huihu Bank last time."
This matter is known to everyone in the industry. No one says anything openly, but it is widely spread privately.
"But," Yin Xiao was puzzled, "Theoretically, Li Zeliang caused the Shen family to be destroyed, so how could she be with Li Zeliang? In other words, why would Li Zeliang let such a woman stay by his side?"
Yang Wangjie smiled but said nothing. That was because she didn't remember anything about Xie Yi.
In the evening, Yang Wangjie accompanied Yin Xiaomei out to eat hairy crabs. Halfway through the meal, he suddenly received a call from Yin Xiao: "Wangjie, something bad has happened."
"What's wrong?"
"I'm sorry to ruin your mood for dinner with Xiaomei. The situation is a bit tricky. You have to come back."
Yang Wangjie quickly sent Yin Xiaomei away and returned to the company to see Yin Xiao, who was very worried.
Yin Xiao turned to look at him with a serious expression.
"I just got inside information from the Zhengyuan board of directors. They will announce the withdrawal of the loan to Li's tomorrow morning."
"Ah!" Yang Wangjie stood still.
"So, we have to find a way to get our previous money back. Also, if you have any Li's shares on hand, sell them all."
"Why did Zhengyuan suddenly..."
"It's better to be safe than sorry at a time like this. I guess Zhengyuan has the same mentality," Yin Xiao said.
"They wanted to pay last week, but the money hasn't arrived yet, and now they don't want to pay. They change their minds so quickly." Even small traders like them were caught off guard.
"One more thing."
"What?"
"I heard that Zhengyuan's loan to Li's was arranged by Shen Xieyi."
"How does she have such a great connection?"
"I don't know about that." Yin Xiao shrugged.
Yang Wangjie then remembered the incident when Xieyi blocked a slap for Meng Lili, and he was also there. Although the money they invested was not much, it was the first pot of gold they had decided on, and they were very nervous. So while discussing things and asking for help from people, Yang Wangjie spent the night on the sofa in the office.
In the morning, Yang Wangjie washed his face with cold water and went downstairs with Yin Xiao to have some breakfast. Unexpectedly, he met Xieyi at the door of the famous wonton shop on the corner. She was in a bad mood, and even with some powder on, she couldn't hide the dark circles under her eyes.
"Freehand." He called her.
"It's you." Xieyi greeted with a smile.
"This is my friend Yin Xiao," Yang Wangjie introduced.
Xie Yi nodded, "I drank at Mr. Yin's wedding."
After saying goodbye, Yin Xiao looked at her from behind and said, "She's quite pretty. No wonder our brother Yang was so obsessed with her before."
"Yin Xiao, she and I are just ordinary friends." Yang Wangjie smiled.
"She is ordinary to you, but can't I see whether you are ordinary to her or not? That's it, that's it, brother-in-law." Yin Xiao said teasingly.
Xieyi walked to the other side, turned a corner, crossed the road, and went down the stairs to take the subway.
She saw a tall man in front of her, whose back looked very much like Li Zeliang. She was stunned for a moment, but smiled foolishly two seconds later. How could he appear in such a place at this time? At such moments, the subway was as dull as an iron can. Even if you wanted to turn around, it would take a lot of effort.
He was not destined to suffer such a punishment. Therefore, no one could imagine how Li Zeliang would cope if the word "Li" became worthless one day? He came back from City B to see her that day, and he said those words. He had never said anything sweet to her, but yesterday, he said it again and again, as if he was afraid that he would not have the opportunity to express it again, and even proposed to her in such a cramped situation. Connecting the dots, it looked like he was about to say goodbye.
She didn't look for him again, and neither did he.
Maybe he was busy, maybe he just wanted to disappear.
If he could remember her, there would be nothing he couldn't find her.
The subway station during the morning rush hour is already very noisy. Some people are reading newspapers, some are making phone calls, and some are stuffing hot breakfast into their mouths while waiting for the train. She knew that Li Zeliang rarely spoke when he was eating at home - a habit he had been taught since childhood. What to eat for breakfast and dinner was probably a menu decided the day before. Therefore, he will never be able to experience such a commoner's life in his life. The subway came, and people on the platform swarmed up. Someone rushed up from behind her and bumped into Xieyi's shoulder. Her hand slipped and her phone fell to the ground. She hurriedly bent down to pick it up, but she didn't expect there were too many people. Someone just touched her, and she stumbled forward in embarrassment. At this moment, a strong hand grabbed her and pulled her up.
Xieyi turned around and took a closer look, and it turned out to be Li Zeliang.
"I wanted to show up suddenly to be more of a surprise." He stood in the flowing crowd and smiled faintly at her.
"Ayan." She opened her mouth slightly and called out these two words.
"Well, any surprises?"
"You..." Xie Yi took a breath and asked the question he wanted to ask the most, "Why are you here?"
He avoided answering and instead said jokingly, "Miss Shen, what a coincidence, I'm here to take the subway too."
On this day, the temperature dropped sharply, but his smiling face was like the warm sun in winter, sweeping away the gloom brought by the weather, but unfortunately it could not sweep away the heaviness of Xiyi and him. She knew that it was his usual forced smile. After he finished speaking, he walked a few steps, picked up the phone and returned it to her.
It was rare to see him speak in such an attitude. Xie Yi was stunned for a moment before asking, "What about things over there?" How could he just leave the mess over there and stand here so calmly
As we were talking, the second subway arrived.
He asked, "Aren't you getting on the bus?" Then, without waiting for her to answer, he pulled her in.
In fact, she didn't know that he had appeared downstairs early in the morning, but hesitated and didn't know how to go up, so he waited until she went out to work. He followed her to take the bus, then crossed the road and squeezed into the subway. He just watched her from a distance, quietly immersed in it, not wanting to be disturbed.
They found a place to stay. People rushed into the carriage, and he protected her in a corner. Suddenly, in the gap between the crowd, he groped and held her other hand that was hanging down to hold the commuter bag. His fingertips were a little cold, but the palm was warm. His slender fingers covered her hand and held it in his palm. A strand of bangs slid to her forehead, and she pulled her right hand out of his palm, switched to holding the bag with her left hand, and raised her right hand to gather her hair.
There was a passenger inside who was in a hurry to get off as the car was about to start. When that person pushed past Li Zeliang recklessly, Xieyi saw that Li Zeliang's brows slightly frowned.
Xieyi glanced at the crowded seats next to him and asked, "Do you need a place to sit down?" She was worried that someone would bump into him or that his legs would hurt from standing for too long.
Li Zeliang shook his head, "No need."
"How about you stand inside and I'll stand outside?" she suggested.
He didn't agree.
After a while, Xieyi said again: "I'm not afraid of being crowded, I'll just stand outside."
Someone nearby looked at Li Zeliang and then at Xie Yi after hearing what he said. He was probably a little surprised by Xie Yi's words—a woman protecting a man
Li Zeliang glanced at her indifferently.
Freehand silence.
At the second stop, there were more people, so he and she had to get closer, her face almost touching his neck. Everyone has their own unique scent, and he has one too, and his scent is really charming.
At this time, Li Zeliang's phone rang. It was Xue Qigui.
He took one look at it and pinched it off.
Less than a minute later, the phone rang again.
It’s better to pinch it off.
Xieyi glanced at him.
He noticed Xieyi's gaze and had to pick up the phone. There was no emotion in his eyes. He just said "hmm" three times before hanging up. His cold tone was enough to freeze people. After hanging up the phone, Xieyi felt his body stiffen a little and his face turned pale. It took him a long time to recover.
"I..." She paused, and then said, "We should have a good talk, so I've been waiting for you to come back."
Yang Wangjie had just finished his breakfast and returned to the office to take a break when Yin Xiao excitedly called him.
"Wang Jie, Dongzheng Group held a press conference ten minutes ago and announced the unilateral termination of the contract."
"Unilateral termination of the contract?" Yang Wangjie rushed up from his chair.
"Donzheng Group announced that it would abandon the Lantian Bay plan and would not make further investments in Lantian Bay."
"What?" Yang Wangjie was stunned. "Then they will suffer a huge loss."
"Unfortunately, the company that suffered the most is the Li family." Yin Xiao said, "This is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire for the Li family. With such a heavy blow, bankruptcy is a matter of time."
Hearing what Xieyi said, Li Zeliang stared at her, "What do you want to say?" His eyes were deep and unfathomable.
The train was about to arrive at the station, and a female voice on the radio mechanically announced the station name. Some people moved to get off the train, while others asked their friends to get off the train. The train started to get noisy.
The subway gradually slowed down and finally stopped, and the crowd became restless again.
She turned her face away and said amid the clamor, "Let's...end it."
Let's end it.
As soon as those five words came out, it seemed as if everything around them fell silent, and at that moment, the car door opened.
The crowd was surging.
The whole world was still, with only the two of them.
He stood there, someone passed by and bumped into him again. But he stood there straight, motionless, one second, two seconds, three seconds... It seemed like an eternity.
"End of what?" He raised the corners of his mouth and smiled sadly.
They rode the subway for one stop after another, watching people squeeze in and out. They didn't know how long they had been standing there, but there were fewer and fewer passengers, until the two of them standing in the empty carriage became an eyesore.
Xieyi felt his legs and feet were numb from standing so long.
Then she remembered that he couldn't stand for long.
"Didn't Xue Qigui just tell you everything?" she said, "Please sit down for a while."
He didn't answer, but remained in that position without moving at all.
"If you don't like yourself, I have nothing to say," she said.
He stared at her as if petrified.
Xie Yi turned his face away and said, "I have something to return to you."
She lowered her head and reached for her handbag, wanting to take something out. But when she was about to unzip the handbag, he suddenly held her hand down to stop her. Xieyi had never seen him use such great force before, squeezing her hand tightly to prevent her from taking out that thing.
She tried to break free, but couldn't move. The tips of his five fingers turned pale from blood loss. She used her other hand to pry his hands apart, but he still refused to let go. So they froze there, forming a strange posture. There were only three or four people left in this carriage, and they seemed to be tourists from other places, looking at them in confusion.
After a long time, he finally said: "Shen Xieyi, can't you leave me a little dignity?" Because he hadn't spoken for a long time, his throat was a little dry, and his voice sounded a little hoarse when he opened his mouth.
"Why? Why does Dongzheng Group do this?" Yang Wangjie asked.
"Do you find anything strange?"
"What's strange?"
"Some people say that when Shen Xieyi was working at Li's, she was the one who strongly advocated the cooperation plan with Dongzheng. At that time, she was close to Li Zeliang, and the Shen family and Dongzheng were old friends."
"So what? She was probably just doing a favor."
"Wang Jie, you really didn't connect the dots? Which of Lantian Bay, Hui Hu, and Zheng Yuan has nothing to do with her? Don't you think this is a trap she set for Li Zeliang?"
Yang Wangjie looked up suddenly, "Impossible!"
Yin Xiao added, "Shen Xieyi asked Li's to cooperate with Dongzheng on Lantian Bay, and asked for so much money at once, and asked Li's to invest in the early stage. Because of Shen Xieyi, Li's and Hui Hu fell out. Then after the auction, Li's got into financial difficulties, and she volunteered to go to Zhengyuan for a loan. If not, do you think that with Li's foundation, they really couldn't find a bank to loan money? Then the news of Lantian Bay's water cut was released, which shocked Li's company, and then Zhengyuan turned against them. Finally, Zhan Dongzhen came out as the last one to appear. With three prongs, are you afraid that Li's company will not fall?"
"Impossible." Yang Wangjie was stunned and repeated it again.
It was by chance that she became good friends with Meng Lili.
She just happened to know Zhan Dongzhen, so her relationship with Dongzheng Group was accidental.
The relationship between her and Zhu Anhuai was just that of a lawyer and a defendant. She just wanted to seek justice for that woman. It must have been a coincidence.
"Impossible..." He muttered to himself again, but he was no longer as confident as the previous sentence.
"Nothing is impossible. I've said before that Shen Xieyi is not an ordinary woman. Li Zeliang killed her father and destroyed the Shen family. How can she not avenge such a murder of her father and the destruction of her entire family?"