Since having Abner, Ye Shuang suddenly felt that her life was full of excitement.
It's not that Abner did anything, the key is that because he didn't find out what he did, Ye Shuang can't help but worry, fearing that someone will discover the secret of gender when he wakes up one day... The unknown is better than the known. Tragedies are even more worrying, because the known things have already happened, so you only need to think about how to solve them, but the unknown does not know what will happen, so you feel uneasy.
In addition, Han Chu may not be too worried about Antonis. I heard that he has tried to avoid business trips abroad recently, so a dangerous person is sitting next door, and another dangerous person is wandering around at any time. Under surveillance, Ye Shuang suddenly The whole person looked haggard, and life couldn't be any more miserable.
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Ye Ma looked at her daughter like a stranger for a week, and finally couldn't help but miss her "eldest son" a little bit, so she tapped the rim of the bowl with her chopsticks and asked, "Why are you acting like this these days?"
Although Father Ye didn't ask, he glanced over and was obviously also concerned about this issue.
Ye Shuang was silent, feeling a little sad: "I think it's really not good for some things to happen too often. If possible, I want to try to maintain the current state as much as possible. If I really can't maintain it, I'll rest for three days..."
Father Ye and Mother Ye looked at each other, feeling that their daughter's idea came a bit suddenly.
Dad Ye put down his chopsticks and thought for a while: "This idea is correct. I also agree with you to concentrate on managing one identity instead of switching frequently. But in this case, there is an important issue that must be considered - how do you plan to maintain stability? Gender? Go to kindergarten to take care of children? Find a boyfriend first? "
Even if Ye Shuang didn't say anything, Dad Ye would have already wanted to discuss this issue with her. Following genetic acceptance, gender switching is a passive behavior after all. Even if Ye Shuang later found out the conditions for extending her gender status, she still had not considered actively maintaining the long-term status.
Ye Ma is more enthusiastic: "I think it's okay to find a boyfriend. How are you and Lele recently?"
Lele
Ye Shuang was at a loss, and then quickly thought of Zhou Le, and couldn't help but blurt out: "I have nothing to do with him."
"Who is Lele?" Father Ye also came to care about his daughter's emotional problems.
"Ahem! No one." Ye's mother was not satisfied with Ye Shuang's answer at first, and was about to give it a try again, but when she heard Ye's father's question, she suddenly fainted and hurriedly immersed herself in eating and pretended to be nonchalant.
Father Ye touched his head and felt that something was not right, but his daughter's problem was more important, so he came back first: "Anyway, if you really want to have an idea, you'd better set up a charter. How to maintain the status quo? What if something unexpected happens? Emergency? How can you survive three days if the emergency fails... Also, if you really want to do this, how do you explain the long-term disappearance of another identity? "
"...How about I continue to do this first?!" Ye Shuang was cautious.
Father Ye was silent for three seconds: "...I think you should get rid of your procrastination first."
So the topic came to an end, and everyone started eating again. After finishing a bowl of extra rice, Father Ye asked by the way: "By the way, who is the Lele I just talked about?"
Ye Ma: "..." You actually still remember? !
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Living near an FBI profiler was too stressful, so after Ye Shuang received Zhuo Feiyang's email, she thought that nothing would happen for the time being, so she simply stopped torturing the little boy, transformed into Brother Shuang and returned to Chaohai City. .
"Brother Ye!!"
As soon as she walked out of the airport entrance, she heard An Zixun's voice. Ye Shuang looked up and was surprised: "How did you know about my flight?"
An Zixun ran over with bright eyes and consciously took the small suitcase from Ye Shuang's hand: "Zhuo Feiyang told me. He wanted to continue fishing, and Zhuo Yuan was not available on his voyage, so I came."
In fact, an assistant was originally arranged. After all, Ye Shuang's visit this time was not to directly participate in the internal cleaning of the group. Zhuo Yuanhang only asked someone to arrange food and accommodation out of politeness at most, which was already very considerate. But I didn't expect An Zixun to be extremely enthusiastic after hearing the news, so he fiercely wanted to know the news about Brother Shuang's flight, and then came here early to wait and see...
Ye Shuang was amused: "It seems that you got along well with Zhuo Yuanhang and the others in Chaohai City, and your complexion is much better than when you were in Shanlin City."
An Zixun's face darkened as if he was thinking of some annoying person. After a while, he curled his lips and snorted disdainfully: "Zhuo Yuanhang from Chaohai City is worthy of his name." His character is just too annoying!
"Zhuo Yuanhang has a practical personality." Ye Shuang and An Zixun said smoothly as they walked out of the airport: "He doesn't like talking nonsense, doesn't like wasting time, doesn't like doing unplanned extra work or useless work. Unless you are him A partner of interest who needs communication, otherwise he won’t even make superfluous expressions... It is indeed difficult for ordinary people to get along with Zhuo Yuanhang. It is normal if you are not used to it, but as a joint partner, Zhuo Yuanhang is far more reliable than most others. many."
An Zixun felt a little sour in his heart: "That's not necessarily true. I think he is a little self-righteous. If we hadn't reminded him this time, he might not have known that a large chunk of his group had been poached."
"That's not necessarily the case." Ye Shuang smiled: "Zhuo Yuanhang already knew that there was a problem with Xihua Group, but his grasp of the situation is not as detailed as ours. The transaction business with the other party has been under Zhuo Yuanhang's control and monitoring, although he may The problem will not be discovered immediately, but this kind of deception will be exposed after at most one or two money launderings. It is inevitable that Zhuo Yuanhang will have to spend more time at that time, but it may not be to a troublesome level."
An Zixun didn't buy a car in Chaohai City, but Sihai Group would never be without a mobility car. Not to mention the personal cars of the two Zhuo brothers, the hotels owned by the Sihai Group alone also have many high-end large and small cars equipped specifically for guests' various outing needs.
After leaving the airport, An Zixun consciously sat in the driver's seat. Ye Shuang opened the other door and got in. After An Zixun started the car and drove out of the parking lot, he asked: "How is the situation now?"
"Well, find some people who may have problems. They are not those who were placed later. They are all old employees of Sihai." An Zixun held the steering wheel and concentrated on the road ahead. He said without looking back: "These people are not in high positions, but where they are Links and departments are also relatively important. If you want to work together to do something together, it will be quite difficult to discover the problem. Zhuo Yuanhang has applied for an investigation. It is initially suspected that these people may have accepted bribes or been caught and threatened... But One thing worth noting is that neither the people from the Xihua Group nor Zhuo Feiyang seem to have any access to these people, so there is probably a higher-level insider in the Sihai Group, and this insider is the key."
"Luring them with benefits, threatening them with threats..." Ye Shuang nodded: "Then Zhuo Yuanhang means not to scare the snake first, but to wait until the high-level thief is caught?"
"That's right, otherwise I'm afraid a similar situation will happen again in the future if I leave a time bomb." An Zixun's eyes were contemptuous: "To get in touch with so many people and successfully lobby, this insider must have considerable influence in the Sihai Group. This At this level, you must have worked for Zhuo Yuanhang for at least six or seven years... Humph, you have raised such a big white-eyed wolf, how dare you call yourself a business wizard?!"
Ye Shuang secretly laughed. This person had previously said that Zhuo Yuanhang was worthy of his reputation, but now he said that he was ignorant... To be honest, no one can guarantee that such things as commercial espionage can be completely eliminated. One is because of interests, and the other is because people's hearts are changeable.
A subordinate who was loyal six or seven years ago may not still be loyal six or seven years later.
It may be that he has greater ambitions due to his change in status, or it may be that the other person has experienced other things in his life, and more important people or things have appeared, which has diluted Zhuo Yuanhang's weight. All in all, it is the best outcome if this kind of thing can be dealt with after it happens. We really can't expect to perfectly prevent it beforehand...
Chatting with An Zixun all the way to a certain beachside villa, Chaohai City has always been a famous tourist resort in China due to its warm climate and tourism development. There are many villas and holiday apartments for rent here, and many people celebrate the New Year. They all come here to escape the cold weather.
An Zixun was not willing to stay in a hotel, and since he was not short of money anyway, he spent a lot of money and directly rented a villa. Originally, it was just him and a temporary chef, servant, and other employees, but now Ye Shuang happens to be living in the villa.
Of course, Zhuo Feiyang also knew about Brother Shuang's arrival. After all, the news about An Zixun came through him.
By the time Ye Shuang had packed her luggage and had lunch with An Zixun, Zhuo Feiyang's call had already come in. Zhuo Feiyang, who considered himself to have a close personal relationship with Ye Shuang because of his dealings with the casino, was very happy. It was a warm invitation: "Brother Ye, come to my house for dinner tonight? I haven't seen you for a while. Let's chat."
"I want to go see our trader." Ye Shuang smiled, and after thinking about the schedule, he said, "Is it okay to go there at six o'clock in the evening? That person usually is in the mood to talk seriously after the market closes. Calculate the time and distance between you. If so, I will arrive at almost this point.”
Zhuo Feiyang smiled: "It's definitely no problem. It's not like you don't know my eldest brother's perverted schedule. He gets off work at six o'clock every day. Our family dinner time is always seven o'clock in the evening. You don't mind it being too late." .”
In this case, there is no problem.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Shuang asked An Zixun, "Let's go together tonight?"
An Zixun snorted: "A robot, a bastard, and a model lady... Their family only has two children who are pleasing to the eye, but they are difficult to maintain."
Ye Shuang Dale: "Forget it, I'll go by myself and eat with you tomorrow."
"Okay!" An Zixun's eyes lit up, and his face suddenly became full of joy.
Ye Shuang rested for a while, and waited until noon, when the sun was not so bright, before driving out. She squeezed the time just in time to block the traders at the closing time, and then briefly understood the recent situation and learned that Sihai Group had readjusted its operating funds. , there will be no other problems in the trader's work, so he leaves with peace of mind, walks on the street for a while, and then takes time to navigate and drive to the Zhuo family villa, arriving at about 17:50.
In the courtyard of the main building of the villa, servants were building tree branches. There was also a dignified young woman sitting under an outdoor umbrella in the courtyard, drinking tea and reading a book. Not far from the young woman, a boy of about three or four years old was playing with a puppy, and there was another boy standing next to him. A nanny.
Ye Shuang's car didn't have to stop at all. The security guard knew it was the Zhuo family's private car as soon as he saw the license plate. Apart from the Zhuo family, the only people who could drive this car were Ye Shuang, whom Zhuo Feiyang had specially greeted at noon.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, someone came to park the car in the garage. When Ye Shuang walked over, the young woman under the outdoor umbrella had already raised her head, and even the little boy holding the puppy tilted his head and stared curiously.
After seeing Ye Shuang clearly, the young woman was slightly startled, but soon came to her senses, folded her hands on her lower abdomen, stood up and nodded slightly to greet him: "Mr. Ye?! Please sit down."
Ye Shuang thanked her with a smile, and sat next to the small table under the outdoor umbrella with the young woman. The nanny immediately came up and turned over a cup, poured a new cup of black tea and put it in front of Ye Shuang, and then stood aside in a disciplined manner.
The little boy blinked and didn't hear his mother calling him over to say hello, so he turned back and continued playing with the puppy. The young woman's every move was like a standard noble lady's teaching material, and she greeted politely: "I heard from Feiyang that Mr. Ye is coming to visit today. I should have treated him well, but my husband came back late from working in the company. I apologize for my rudeness." After that, he told the nanny: "Go and see if Feiyang is back?"
"Feiyang and I don't care that much." Ye Shuangtong was polite. Seeing that the nanny was out looking for someone, he simply chatted with the young woman outside.
Talking to Mrs. Zhuo is a very tiring thing. It's not that the other person's topics are vulgar and meaningless, but the main reason is that this person is too polite, and politeness also means alienation to a certain extent.
Let's put it this way, if the chat partner is Zhuo Feiyang, Ye Shuang can bring up the topic casually, and the other party won't mind anyway.
If the person you are chatting with is Zhuo Yuanhang, you should pay attention to the content of the chat. The other person does not like boring jokes that waste time. If you want to have a conversation with him, it must be a meaningful topic. Although such a theme may seem dull and lively, there is nothing depressing about it.
Mrs. Zhuo is a snake oil type. She is willing to chat with you about anything, but it is obvious that she is not interested in any topic.
This lady seems to always pay attention to her own image and keep a distance from outsiders. No matter what you say or do, she will not comment on it and can pick up any topic tolerantly without making the scene cold. But this kind of tepid heat is so well controlled that it inevitably makes people feel unapproachable. It seems that she is just completing a task of "entertaining guests" and cannot truly make people feel happy or comfortable.
Ye Shuang originally thought that it might be because it was the first time she came to the door and she was not familiar with the person, so she was guarded against him. But after talking for a while and looking back, I found that Mrs. Zhuo had the same attitude towards her own son.
Not enough? No, it's snack time.
Want to roll around on the lawn with your dog? No, this is out of character.
Then the tutor who had corrected the young master's homework came over and reported that after hearing that young master Zhuo had misspelled five English words today, Mrs. Zhuo very calmly and naturally announced his punishment of copying each new word twenty times in the evening... completely The attitude of superiors towards subordinates.
Ye Shuang looked at the little boy's pitiful look with tears in his eyes. He coughed slightly and raised his cup to sip the black tea. It was really hard for him to comment on other people's tutors.
Not long after the little boy Zhuo was brought back to the villa by another nanny, Zhuo Feiyang who was outside was finally found by the previous nanny. Upon seeing this, Mrs. Zhuo left, politely greeted her brother-in-law and Ye Shuang, and then returned to the villa dignifiedly.
Ye Shuang wanted to sweat, and couldn't help but smile at Zhuo Feiyang: "Your sister-in-law is really... and your eldest brother are a perfect match."
Zhuo Feiyang dismissed the nanny with a wave of his hand, and sat down with a feeling of sadness, pouring himself tea and snacks, and sighed: "That's why I don't like staying at home. My eldest brother is already very abnormal, and there is such a person Sister-in-law... do you think she feels like one of those real wives in the feudal era?"
Ye Shuang couldn't help laughing. Zhuo Feiyang said this because he was close to him, but if he said it, he was ungrateful. So he simply changed the subject: "Your sister-in-law must have been raised by a big family."
Zhuo Feiyang rolled his eyes, knowing that Ye Shuang was unwilling to agree with him, so he could only nod and change the subject: "It's a big family, it doesn't have much influence, but it is said that the ancestor is a descendant of the last dynasty... To be honest, I think it's quite boring. Those people take their identities very seriously, and they don’t know whether the so-called genealogy is true or false. Even if it’s true, so what?! Didn’t you see that the last emperor became an ordinary citizen?”
"Anyway, I heard that most of them are engaged in academics. The children of that family are still raised according to the standards of the previous aristocrats. Every move has standards and their emotions are very weak." Zhuo Feiyang shook his head: "My eldest brother is also too weird, and this is what he likes. This kind of person is not prone to making troubles, and it would be reasonable for him to be tutored in manners, otherwise a modern woman would have divorced him long ago."
Ye Shuang immediately wanted to ignore him.
This unlucky kid is either burying his sister-in-law with him, or burying his eldest brother with him.
It's not like she would accept this kind of topic, nor would she accept it. Especially now that I'm a guest in someone else's house... Do you dare to give me a less offending excuse
"By the way, is there any news about the Xihua Group you hooked up with now?" Ye Shuang had no choice but to start the conversation by herself.
"It's not bad, there are a lot of small movements, but no big movements." Zhuo Feiyang ate snacks one bite at a time, small petal-shaped pastries. He swallowed five or six of them in one go without blinking, and he didn't intend to leave any food. The pace of dinner: "I'm not very willing to go to the casino to gamble recently. They seem to be a little scrupulous. According to my brother, these people may want to use me to get some trouble. I'm thinking about whether to take a selfie. Send the nude photos over... Well, you don't want to eat?! Let me tell you, the atmosphere at dinner in my house can give people stomach problems. If you don't want to be hungry in the middle of the night, you'd better eat more now."
Ye Shuang was curious: "How do you say it?"
"Which one are you talking about? Nude photos or eating?" Zhuo Feiyang grabbed a piece of white sugar cake and was confused for a moment.
Ye Shuang: "..."
About half an hour later, Zhuo Yuanhang's car drove into the villa almost at seven o'clock. The other party got off the car and exchanged a few polite words with Ye Shuang. Ye Shuang was about to ask about the recent situation when Zhuo Feiyang beside him looked at his watch and whispered: "It's time to eat, it's time to eat."
Zhuo Yuanhang also looked at his watch and nodded: "Eat, we'll chat in half an hour."
Ye Shuang said again: "..."
Dinner was just a table. In addition to the Zhuo family members who had met before, there was also a little girl who had not shown up before. She also sat on the table. Zhuo Feiyang whispered that the little girl had piano practice arrangements, so before dinner time None of them will come out.
Zhuo Yuanhang, who strictly abides by time, Mrs. Zhuo, who makes every move as if measured, plus the two siblings who are young but well-behaved and not like children... Ye Shuang finally intuitively understood the oppressive atmosphere in Zhuo Feiyang's mouth.
If you live in this kind of environment for a long time, normal people's personalities will become distorted or even narrow-minded, and they will easily develop psychological problems if they are not careful. However, Zhuo Yuanhang didn't seem to mind, and Mrs. Zhuo had been asked to do this since she was a child. Ye Shuang, an outsider, could only remain silent.
After finishing the meal, Zhuo Feiyang admired Ye Shuang so much, not because of anything else, but because in the atmosphere of his own dining table, he could still eat with ease and grace... and he even asked for two more bowls! !
What kind of courage is this? ! Anyway, Zhuo Feiyang couldn't do it himself.
After dinner, it was time to chat for a quarter of an hour. Mrs. Zhuo led her children upstairs very wisely. Ye Shuang finally couldn't help but sigh in front of Zhuo Yuanhang: "Is it really okay for your children to be educated like this?"
Zhuo Yuanhang glanced at Ye Shuang: "What's the problem?"
"Childhood is the most critical period for shaping a person's character. Suppressing a child's nature can easily lead to a twisted and cruel character." Ye Shuang said seriously.
"Pfft—" Zhuo Feiyang squirted tea.
Zhuo Yuanhang glanced at Zhuo Feiyang indifferently. The latter sneered twice and quickly put the cup away, then picked up a piece of tissue and wiped his mouth.
Ye Shuang shrugged indifferently. It was unethical to say bad things behind the client's back, but speaking in front of the client meant being above board. She waited all afternoon to finally seize the opportunity to be "above and above board" and casually talk about what happened.
"Education is not allowed to be perfunctory, especially early education. I told the children that if they can complete the tasks I give them, then they can do the things they like in the remaining time. If you feel that the parents' arrangements If it’s unreasonable, then find a reason to convince me or their mother. If that doesn’t work, then be patient... Everyone needs this virtue. When you don’t have the courage or ability to resist, patience is the only thing you can do.”
Zhuo Yuanhang lowered his head and took out the folder from the briefcase on the sofa: "Of course I will also arrange GAP. MONTH for them. During this period, they can do whatever they want... SO, if you plan to talk about this tonight, then I'm afraid our next There won’t be enough time.”
"Okay, let's get down to business." Ye Shuang sighed, then straightened his face and asked, "What's going on recently?"
Zhuo Yuanhang put the folder in his hand on the coffee table and signaled Ye Shuang to look through it by himself: "I believe your partner has told you something. The focus now is to find out the senior executive, but my Time is impossible to observe these things... Do you have people in your talent pool who are good at this kind of work?"
There really is!
Ye Shuang thought of Abner almost immediately.
Sihai Group's senior management said more or less. After all, such a big stall would really not be able to operate without a few managers.
But if people from so many branches can be bought together, the scope will be much narrower. The folder Zhuo Yuanhang took out contained the files of this type of high-level executives.
Ye Shuang can also read faces, but she cannot take orders by herself, so if the business needs to be distributed, only Abner, an FBI profiler, is the most qualified.
The only difficulty is, is he willing to leave Antonis and go to Chaohai City to take over business
Ye Shuang flipped through the files of the six people in the folder and pondered for a moment before speaking: "There are qualified talents who meet the requirements, but they may not be very willing to accept orders. I will try to contact you."
Zhuo Yuanhang nodded: "If it's arranged, please send a copy of that person's information to my email, and I will sign the contract directly."
"I'm afraid I can't give you the information." Ye Shuang smiled bitterly: "I can only say that that person meets your requirements, but his information is relatively confidential. Maybe you can negotiate with Han Chu?"
Zhuo Yuanhang glanced at Ye Shuang in surprise: "Do you have a criminal record?"
"...No." There is only a record of criminal arrests.
Ye Shuang spread his hands: "There is only so much I can reveal within my authority. If you are worried, you'd better ask Han Chu directly for other things. He will tell you what he can tell you."
When two people with strict logic talk about things together, things will go quickly and there will be almost no nonsense. What is the key point and which issue needs attention. After talking about talent negotiation, Ye Shuang understood the current situation in just a few words.
Basically, it was no different from what An Zixun told her, except that Zhuo Yuanhang explained some things that needed attention in more detail.
After talking about business, Ye Shuang looked at the time and prepared to stand up and leave. It was not because it was too late, but mainly because it was almost the end time of the other party's "chat trip".
Next, Zhuo Yuanhang will go to the gym to exercise. Rather than hearing the other person's "excuse me" again then, it would be better for Ye Shuang to get out of her own way. It's not much fun to stay here anyway.
Zhuo Feiyang and Le Diandian volunteered to see her off, but were glanced at by Zhuo Yuanhang, and then looked at by Ye Shuang with half-smiling eyes.
"I drove over here. What do you have to give me? Are you planning to bring your own car back?" Ye Shuang smiled.
Zhuo Feiyang wiped his sweat and felt as if he had left the dean's office when he left the villa: "I don't want to live in my eldest brother's house, so I will go directly to my parents' place to hang out... By the way, my dad also said he wants to see you, when?" Are you free?" (To be continued)