The Heart of a Smith

Chapter 49

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Under the pressure of Li Sui, the progress of Musheng's project has slowed down, as if to help. The weather has been very strong recently, the cold wind has blown, and the first snow this year has fallen.

In order to ensure safety, the government has also issued a document to suspend all high-altitude operations. As a result, Liu Xingtian has no choice but to secretly make some painless little actions.

According to Dongyan's practice, before holding a shareholders' meeting, the board of directors must hold a self-examination meeting, which requires Lu Shang to attend in person. Li Sui was a little hesitant at first, trying to find a way to prevaricate it, but he did not expect to get up in the morning, and Lu Shang would change it himself. Get your clothes ready to go with him.

"Are your eyes okay?" Before going out, Li Sui was still worried about his body.

"Fortunately, I always have to show up at the end of the year," Lu Shang put on his glasses and smiled lightly, "otherwise, someone would suspect what you did to me."

Li Sui was delighted, leaned over and touched his waist vaguely, and said in his ear, "What did I do to you, eh?"

Uncle Yuan coughed uncomfortably from the side: "The time is almost up."

The two smiled at each other, avoiding their eyes.

Since Dongyan was handed over to Li Sui, Lu Shang gradually let go. Especially in the past year, he has hardly participated in Dongyan's affairs. When he got out of the elevator, he clearly felt that the company was in an orderly manner. Not at all worse than when he was there.

The board of directors is all their own, and the meeting went very smoothly. Although Lu Shang was present, he basically just sat in and made some comments occasionally. Li Sui's focus never shifted from Lu Shang. Afraid that he would force it, he arranged a few important reports for the morning. After the meeting was over, he asked Uncle Yuan to send him back first.

"Don't you need me in the afternoon?"

"No, it's all trivial, you go back and take a good nap, don't forget to take the medicine." Li Sui urged.

It was close to lunch time, just in time for the rush hour, and the road was so congested that I couldn’t go ten meters in a minute. When I got to the downtown area, the car stopped immediately.

Uncle Yuan got out of the car and took a look, and came back to say that there was a series of car accidents ahead, and he was afraid that he would not be able to leave for a while. It's very close to Regal Hospital. Lu Shang thought about it and got out of the car.

"Go to Dr. Liang's place? I haven't gotten the results of the last physical examination."

"Well, take it by the way, lest Li Sui have to run away again."

Uncle Yuan led Lu Shang out of the elevator. Liang Zirui was looking at something, the door was open, and Lu Shang suddenly came to visit. He was not prepared for a while, and was stunned for a while: "Why are you here, rare guest."

"Come and care for the single dog." Lu Shang's unfocused eyes passed over his hand.

Liang Zirui closed the book calmly: "Single dogs also have human rights, how could Li Sui let you go out by yourself today?"

"He didn't restrict my personal freedom," Lu Shang smiled lightly, "I was passing by and stopped by to get the test results."

"What's the hurry?" Liang Zirui looked down at his watch, got up and took off his white coat, "it's dinner time, you rarely come in vertically, I have to invite you to a meal."

Lu Shang did not refuse, and gave Uncle Yuan a hint with his hand before leaving.

He knew Liang Zirui too well. When he was a child, Liang Zirui's father treated his father's illness, and they played together. At that time, Lu Shang had few friends, and Liang Zirui was the only one who didn't think he was too talkative and dared to drag him all day long. nagging. It is precisely because they are familiar with each other that he can understand what it means by making a small change in the other party.

When he just entered the door, Liang Zirui's voice trembled obviously, which was his unique expression when he was guilty and nervous. After contacting and closing the book with a pretense of calmness, Lu Shang judged almost at the same time that the things in Liang Zirui's hands must be related to him, and he did not want him to know.

After a meal, Lu Shang's mind was a little confused, and somehow he thought of when they were young. When he was four or five years old, Dr. Liang brought Xiaoliang Zirui under his arm every time he consulted. The adults checked the pulse inside, and he made trouble and also checked the pulse for Lu Shang.

"Oh, you have a terminal illness and are going to die."

"Ari, don't talk nonsense!" Dr. Liang threw out a slipper.

The child's words are innocent, but he doesn't want to, but his words become a prophecy. At the age of five, Lu Shang really was diagnosed with a heart attack. In this regard, Liang Zirui has always felt guilty and always believed that Lu Shang's illness was caused by his own nonsense. Therefore, he has devoted himself to heart disease research for many years. Even when he grew up, he knew that Lu Shang was congenital. It doesn't matter.

In recent years, Lu Shang's condition has become more and more serious, but no matter whether it is good or bad, Liang Zirui has always trusted him. Lu Shang really can't think of what kind of serious examination results will make this small want to hide it from him. .

He wasn't afraid of death, nor was he afraid of pain. The only thing in this world that scared him was that it made Li Sui sad.

"What do you think? It's so serious to eat a meal," Liang Zirui knocked on his bowl with a chicken bone. "Hey, shouldn't you be arguing? No wonder you came here today..."

"A quarrel can't be separated," Lu Shang deliberately provoked him, "A quarrel at the head of the bed and the end of the bed, have you heard of it?"

"you… "

Back in the car, Uncle Yuan didn't look very good. Lu Shang closed the door and asked, "What is it?"

Uncle Yuan seemed a little hesitant, but handed him the phone anyway.

Lu Shang glanced at him, paused, and didn't answer: "I can't see it, is the result bad?"

"No," Uncle Yuan said, "This is not a medical examination result, but an experimental record."

Lu Shang frowned slightly: "Come and listen."

Uncle Yuan had no choice but to open the photo and read the contents above.

Lu Shang listened and slowly leaned back on the chair. His heart seemed to be stimulated, and his heart palpitated violently. He covered his heart with difficulty, and took the medicine bottle with trembling hands.

Uncle Yuan hurriedly handed him the first aid spray.

The pain relief worked quickly, and when the unbearable pain passed, Lu Shang opened his eyes weakly: "Uncle Yuan..."

Uncle Yuan's eyes were heavy: "I don't think it was Doctor Liang's idea."

Lu Shang closed his eyes, his chest heaved violently, and his face lost all blood: "I know, he doesn't have the guts, it's Li Sui..."

Uncle Yuan asked, "Do you want to call Xiao Li back?"

Lu Shang rested his hand on his forehead, his eyes filled with sorrow, but he didn't say a word for a long time.

After the meeting, it was already dark, and there was fog on the way back. The visibility of the road was very low. There were not many people on the street, and the vendors had closed their stalls. Li Sui slowed down the car and called Lu Shang.

There was no one there. Li Sui waited for a while, guessing that Lu Shang had fallen asleep and was about to hang up when the call was picked up.

"Sleep?" He couldn't help laughing.

"Yeah." Lu Shang's voice was hoarse. Through the processing of the microphone, a single syllable forced Li Sui to hear a hint of laziness. He liked this feeling from the bottom of his heart, as if they were an old couple, he was out to earn money to support his family, and Lu Shang was at home waiting for him to come back.

"Is the meeting over? When will you be back?" Lu Shang's tone was erratic.

"On the way," Li Sui turned a corner, "Have you eaten dinner? There is a soup restaurant on East Street. I heard that it tastes good. I'll bring you some back?"

"Just bring yourself back," Lu Shang paused, "did the meeting go well?"

"Fortunately, Liu Xingtian came over in the afternoon, but he's been like that all the time, so it's no surprise that I—" He was talking when a child suddenly appeared in front of him, his hands tightened, and he immediately braked.

Fortunately, Li Sui responded quickly, and the car stopped half an arm's length away. The child on the ground was obviously frightened, lying on the ground with a pale face.

Li Sui hurriedly loosened his seat belt and opened the door to get out of the car: "Are you alright?"

The child was so frightened that he stared at him with big eyes, and even forgot to cry.

Li Sui looked at him, and the familiar look made him startled.

Not far away, a young woman stepped on high heels and ran over. It should be the child's mother. Instead of going to see Li Sui, she pulled the child up in a fit of rage, slapped her and cursed, "Are you blind or stupid? I ran forward when I saw the car coming! Do you want to die? Just like your father who is a dead ghost, hit him and die!"

The child was in pain from being beaten, but after realizing it, he came back to his senses, biting his lower lip without a word, tears welling up, but he didn't cry.

Li Sui lightly stopped him: "The child is still young."

The woman took a deep breath, glanced at Li Sui, and turned away.

The child was stunned for two seconds, then quickly got up and followed, as if afraid of being left behind: "Mom... don't leave me..."

"Don't leave me..."

Li Sui stood on the spot, watching the mother and son gradually walk away and disappear into the mist, a faint feeling of astringency slowly surged in his heart, as if a feeling that had been delayed for many years, neither strong nor turbulent , but his heart suddenly collapsed.

These days, he has been deliberately avoiding this matter, trying to make himself the same as in the past, but once the things hidden in the depths of memory are dug up, the soul will be engraved with the imprint of time, how can it be so easy Plug it back.

Back in the car, Li Sui packed up his emotions, went back on the road, and drove for a while, only to find that the car phone was still talking, there was no sound on the other end, and Lu Shang was probably asleep again, so he simply pressed the hang up button.

All the way home, Li Sui parked the car, and as soon as he walked to the front yard, he saw an orange wall lamp lit in the hallway that was supposed to be dark. Lu Shang sat under the lamp, still wearing pajamas because he was afraid of the cold The thick blanket, hearing the sound, looked up at him.

"What are you doing sitting here?" Li Sui was shocked.

"Wait for you."

Li Sui was stunned for a moment.

"I heard a sudden braking sound on the phone." Lu Shang added.

Li Sui looked at him, the light in the hall was not strong, it just fell on Lu Shang's head, his hair was so fluffy, and he could even see the soft fluff on his side neck.

Lu Shang couldn't see, the light was naturally lit for him, and Li Sui suddenly felt a strong sense of sourness in his heart through this light.

God had taken some things from him, but he didn't forget to give them back. The childhood experience was once a wound that he could not face, especially after so many years, the loss of loss after being fermented by the years, often entangled in his heart like spider silk, wandering in nightmares.

At this moment, he was standing in this quiet yard, looking at the people in front of him, he felt that all the pain had been compensated, and the gap was filled to the brim.

"I'm fine." Li Sui stepped forward and held his hand.

The palm of his hand was very cold, and Li Sui pinched it and guessed that Lu Shang wanted to go out to find him, but unfortunately his eyes were inconvenient, so he had to wait at the door.

Lu Shang was obviously worried, he pulled him to his side, touched it carefully, and made sure that nothing happened, so he was relieved.

During this period, Li Sui had been very obedient, letting him move on his body, and when he felt at ease, he stepped forward and took him into his arms.

"Lu Shang," Li Sui made up his mind after a long period of psychological construction, and said, "I have something I want to confess to you."

Lu Shang turned his ears, showing a listening posture.

"Actually, I... already remembered things from when I was a child."

The surroundings were suddenly quiet, Li Sui waited for a few seconds, before Lu Shang's response, he backed away a little, and saw that Lu Shang's eyes were slightly red, and he stared at him intently.

Li Sui's heart moved: "You... you know?"

Lu Shang held Li Sui's hand and gradually tightened his hand. He was silent for a while, closed his eyes, hugged him lightly, and touched the back of his neck: "Does the test medicine hurt? Huh?"

Li Sui was stunned, a violent storm erupted in his mind, and he answered almost mechanically, "It doesn't hurt."

"How can it not hurt?" Lu Shang was so distressed that he hugged him tightly, as if afraid, "Have you ever thought about what to do in case of an accident? Their doctors are all lunatics, you should take care of them. what."

Li Sui felt uncomfortable and uneasy in his heart, so he didn't speak at all and buried his head in Lu Shang's shoulder.

"Is there any sequelae, did Dr. Liang give you a thorough examination?" Lu Shang touched him again, as if he was very uncertain.

"It's okay, I'm fine." Li Sui wrapped his wiggling hands into his arms, "Lu Shang, I'm actually very happy, so we met when we were kids."

After listening to Lu Shang, his eyes rolled with emotion, and after a while he said in a low voice, "I'm sorry."

"It has nothing to do with you, don't say that." Li Sui was afraid to hear him say this.

Lu Shang shook his head: "If it weren't for my father, maybe you..."

"Maybe I can't hold you like this now," Li Sui clenched his hands, "your father and my mother, those are things of the previous generation, I only care about one issue now, you are because of guilt or pity Did I just stay with me?"

"of course not."

Li Sui already knew the answer in his heart, but when he heard Lu Shang say it, he couldn't help but smile warmly: "That's enough."

The two hugged each other for a while, and Li Sui let go of him, hesitantly said, "My father, is he still alive?"

"Alive, do you want to see him?"

"Where is he?"

"He's serving time in prison."

Li Sui was slightly surprised: "How long does he have the sentence left?"

After thinking about it: "More than a year."

"When he comes out, he will be almost seventy years old."

"Are you going to pick him up?"

"Yes," Li Sui said, "I will arrange his old age for him, but I won't go to see him."

For this father, he could only do his duty, but not filial piety. Although he gave him a touch of warmth when he was young, the tragedy of his mother's life and the pain that ran through his entire childhood were also caused by this man. of. What lies between them is a pain that can never be resolved. It is too easy to forgive and sorry for the life that his mother had sacrificed for him, and he can't let go of the past.

"Just do what you want." Lu Shang expressed his understanding.

When he slept until midnight, Lu Shang slowly woke up. Ever since he saw the experimental report, he had been in a state of unease. Li Sui was running around during the day, but Lu Shang didn't want to disturb him, so he lay on the bed and didn't move. There was a warm breath from the back of his neck, swept across his neck regularly, and in the dark, the hands of the two were tightly clasped even in deep sleep, all of which made him feel at ease.

He lightly touched Li Sui's arm and touched the location of the intravenous injection. He couldn't feel anything there. Lu Shang rubbed it repeatedly, only to feel a throbbing in his throat. After a long silence, he made a sound in the dark night. A vague sigh.

The next day, as soon as Li Sui left the Lu house on the front foot, he called Liang Zirui on the back foot, trying to understand, but Liang Zirui was even more confused than him.

"What? Are you sure?"

Li Sui was about to speak when he caught sight of Uncle Yuan turning his head in front of him, and in a second he understood the reason: "It's nothing, I'll talk about it later."

The car ran calmly on the road, and neither of them spoke.

"According to the schedule, it is time to draw up the details of the shareholders' meeting this week." Uncle Yuan broke the silence.

Li Sui looked out the window: "It's going to snow again."

The sky was overcast, the clouds were low, and the air seemed to be covered in a layer of gray dust, cold and damp.

"Yeah, the news said that this year is a cold winter once in 50 years, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Li Sui scratched with his fingers on the misted glass window, and quickly painted it into a ball, raised his head and said, "Uncle Yuan, help me come out for two weeks during the Chinese New Year, I want to bring Lu Lu. business travel."

Uncle Yuan glanced back at him. Although he was a little surprised by his decision, he did not object.

This year, the top management of Dongyan has changed a lot, and people in the company are worried. They are afraid that if they stand in the wrong line, they will be wearing small shoes. Even Li Sui is also feeling the pressure.

Li Sui knew that this was not the way to go. He had to find a way to get back the shares that Liu Xingtian took away. Only when the shares were in his hands could he have the right to speak.

After the morning meeting in the morning, he left Xu Weilan behind, and the two discussed the transfer of shares.

"The idea is good, but it's too difficult to implement. They won't agree to transfer the shares to you. If you want to get the shares, unless the articles of association are changed first, the articles of association can be changed, and it also needs to be approved by the shareholders meeting. Row."

"Maybe, I can try to convince them."

Xu Weilan shook his head: "Your idea is too naive, and you will only bring humiliation to yourself. Those people are all in trouble with Liu Xingtian, and they only look at interests."

"At least I'm going to try it. Since Liu Xingtian can go to the Meng family three times, why can't I go too?"

Xu Weilan was embarrassed, he really didn't want to see such a situation of begging for help, and I believe Lu Shang would not be willing: "No need, you don't need to do that, child, we appreciate your kindness, but This is too bullying, and Lu Shang will not agree."

Li Sui still didn't give up: "Major shareholders can't do it, then small shareholders can. At least let me try."

Xu Weilan was in a tangle, and Li Sui was no less stubborn than Lu Shang. If he didn't let him try it, he probably wouldn't give up. Xu Weilan thought about it, so he had to list the shareholders and start to analyze them one by one. .

"These three, you can try it out. These three people are old shareholders who were introduced by Lu Shang's father to become a shareholder. They don't usually get involved in the company's affairs. They are neutral parties. You go in the name of Lu Shang, and they Maybe I can buy your account."

Li Sui got the list and nodded, thoughtfully.

Li Sui decided not to go the usual way. He didn't go to these shareholders immediately, but asked someone to inquire about their hobbies and family situation, and then went to the market and bought it with his assistant. Gift, this is the most common business car to visit people's homes.

There was one thing that Xu Weilan didn't expect. Li Sui was very different from Lu Shang. Lu Shang looked cold and cold on the outside, but he was actually very easy-going, while Li Sui was the opposite. His face is very appealing to the elderly, and his mind is active. He is good at figuring out people's minds one by one. After running for a week, these three shareholders were really taken over by him, and they all said that if a shareholders meeting was held, they would definitely will be on their side.

"6%, although not much, at least proves that this method is effective, I think we can be more proactive." Li Sui said.

Now that he succeeded, Xu Weilan no longer refuted him, but only told him to pay more attention to Liu Xingtian's eyes and ears.

"Also, the reason why you were able to win these three shareholders is because they had no position at all, and I'm afraid it won't be so easy for the rest."

"I understand." Li Sui nodded.

In the winter, even after running outside for a few days, Rao Shi Li Sui couldn't bear it. It's not much different from what Xu Weilan expected. The shareholders with a little real power are not so easy to win. There is also an underground partisan of Liu Xingtian, who directly shut him out of the door and blew the cold wind for an hour, and finally threw it lightly and said today. No time, so angry that Xiao Zhao almost smashed the door with a brick.

Li Sui had no choice but to turn around to comfort Xiao Zhao. After all, it was not easy for him to follow him through the wind and rain. The company was in the sensitive stage of standing in line to express its stance, and the people who followed him would be implicated more or less. At this time, the support of any one person is particularly valuable.

After finishing all the chores in the company and returning home, it was already dark, and Li Sui was exhausted. Before entering the house, he deliberately paused in front of the door, rubbed his face, and took a deep breath. Only then did he regain his strength. Open the door.

Inside the house, Lu Shang was sitting at the dining table and waiting for him while watching with a tablet, with a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose.

He was shocked: "Can you see?"

Lu Shang seemed to cherish this visual time, staring at the data on the tablet, not wanting to waste a second: "A little bit."

"What are you looking at?" Li Sui walked over.

"Look at your report for this year, as well as the information on the batch of customers who are ready to sign contracts."

Li Sui rubbed his shoulders: "Are you tired, take a rest."

Lu Shang shook his head, turned the tablet sideways, made a cross on several customer information, and pointed: "This, the bank deposit is too large, go check if there is a deposit, if there is, it means they have a loan, like this The customer is assigned to category B; this, the assets are inflated, but the liabilities are real, and the obvious debt ratio does not match the report, this is directly passed; and this…”

Li Sui quickly entered the state of work, took notes carefully, and did not dare to neglect at all, for fear of missing out. Lu Shang rarely expresses his opinion on his work now, unless it is a very important decision, and he hardly interferes with his decision. He is also the first time to contact this group of customers. In a stable state, even a single mistake may become the opponent's handle. There are countless pairs of eyes staring at him, and the pressure on his shoulders is evident.

"I have read the other clients for you, so you can sign with confidence. In addition, this year's report has been done well, and I have not picked out any faults."

When Li Sui received the award, he breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but feel happy.

Lu Shang smiled lightly, closed the tablet and put it aside, and reached out to him: "Come here, let me take a closer look."

Li Sui walked over, picked him up directly, put his legs on his own, raised his head, put his face on it, and said with a smile, "Is he still handsome?"

Lu Shang looked at him deeply, touched his face inch by inch with his hands, and showed reluctance and nostalgia in his eyes.

Before Li Sui could answer, he pushed his lower body on the head in dissatisfaction: "Huh?"

Lu Shang flicked on his forehead and said with a smile, "It's alright, but the looks haven't changed."

Although Li Sui thought about it, he still didn't dare to do it because of Lu Shang's body. Lu Shang felt very apologetic and wanted to go in to help him, but Li Sui threw it out, showing a forbearance face, his voice was hoarse: "...don't come in, I'm afraid I can't help stripping you, wait for you to be healed. , I won't let you go."

Before going to bed, Lu Shang was reluctant to close his eyes, for fear that his world would return to darkness when he closed his eyes, so he lay face to face with Li Sui, staring at him without blinking, as if he couldn't see enough.

Li Sui looked at him, for some reason he always felt that there was something else in Lu Shang's eyes, but he couldn't tell, he pulled Lu Shang's fingertips to his lips and kissed: "Do you have any? something to say."

Lu Shang touched his face and sighed softly: "If one day Dongyan becomes uncontrollable, let it go."

Li Sui frowned.

"This is the last thing I want to teach you. You have to learn to let go." Lu Shang continued.