Rebirth: 1977

'Zilan, I don't think this is my best chance.'

Ye Tianshui's words echoed in Xia Zilan's ears, and she raised her eyes to look at her lover.

How many people would turn down such an opportunity?

Even analyze the pros and cons so calmly?

She thought of the first time she met Ye Tianshui at her aunt's house, the young man who was wearing rustic clothes but whose elegance and handsomeness could not be concealed.

Zi Lan knew that she was not obsessed with looks. Which of those young men in the military guard of honor on Chang'an Avenue was not heroic?

She never felt the slightest ripple in her heart when she saw those faces.

What attracted her to Ye Tianshui was that he was not a country boy with a noble background, but he could behave neither arrogantly nor servilely in her aunt's house.

Although Zi Lan grew up in a military camp, the military and politics are complementary to each other, and each has its own policy and is closely connected.

With a position like Xia Guoxing's, she had many opportunities to see all kinds of flattering faces in officialdom.

Ye Tianshui's fresh and refined personality naturally aroused her curiosity.

It was this simple curiosity that gradually drew her into the relationship between her and Ye Tianshui.

"Xiao Shui, I respect any decision you make.

In fact, the Public Security Bureau is also a good choice. If there is no better place to go, just wait and see. "

She raised her hand and gently stroked Ye Tianshui's eyes and nose, finally stopping at his lips, subconsciously making slow circles.

Ye Tianshui's whole body was tense. Does Zi Lan know that this is a life-threatening action?

He smiled and grabbed her hand, biting it gently, "Go to sleep, it's late. The child will come to wake you up in the morning."

Zi Lan was held sideways in Ye Tianshui's arms. Her mind gradually became blurred, as if she had forgotten something important and did not tell Xiaoshui.

At noon, Zi Lan woke up. She was woken up by the urge to urinate.

As the due date drew closer, she had to get up several times a night. Even if she tried not to drink water at night, she still couldn't withstand the physiological reaction caused by the fetus squeezing her bladder.

Ye Tianshui had woken up a long time ago, but he didn't dare move for fear of waking Zi Lan up. One of his arms was numb, but he stared at Zi Lan's profile without blinking.

Ning Xi and Nan Feng took the two children to practice standing meditation and running, respectively.

When Ye Tianshui was not here, they would definitely come to Zi Lan first to seek comfort and encouragement.

They were stopped today and told that their parents were not awake yet and they could not wake them up.

Normally, no matter how strict Zi Lan was with them, they would still act like spoiled brats when necessary. Ye Tianshui was not too strict with them. He spoke to them in a friendly manner and would choose the times to act coquettishly. He basically did not dare to act like spoiled brats.

"Are you awake? Are you feeling well?"

Zi Lan opened her eyes and turned over, and Ye Tianshui immediately asked her.

He did not sleep well. When Zi Lan got up at night, he supported her carefully. He only lay down with peace of mind after watching her fall asleep. The bulging belly made him nervous.

Even though he had experienced the thrill of having twins before, he was still terrified when facing Zi Lan's pregnant belly.

"I'm going..." Lan was drowsy at night. After being married for several years, she didn't think much about it and let Ye Tianshui take care of her.

But now it was bright outside and she felt shy.

She moved off the bed and said, "I'm going to wash up, you go and see the child." Then she turned and went to the bathroom.

"Hehe." Ye Tianshui laughed softly.

He really wanted to see how the two children were trained, but he stayed with Zi Lan and did not leave.

The couple came to the restaurant and the two children came back covered in sweat.

"Dad, you didn't come to watch me and my brother running. We run really fast. When can we have a race together?"

Ye Jin pulled her father and said arrogantly.

"Okay, Dad will compete with you guys next time. Now go take a shower. Mom and Dad will wait for you to have breakfast together."

Ye Tianshui was not pedantic at all. Although he promised the two children to eat together, he really let Zi Lan wait with him while being hungry.

He asked Zi Lan to drink a glass of milk first.

"By the way, Xiaoshui, I forgot to tell you something yesterday."

While drinking milk, Zi Lan suddenly thought of Boss Chen’s matter. Gang matters can be big or small.

Zi Lan now has a better understanding of Hong Kong Island.

They don’t even take the big gangs seriously, even the policemen. Instead, they look to them for a safe and secure job.

Many gangs have various interests involved with the Governor and his men.

"What's the hurry? There's still time to talk after you finish drinking the milk."

Ye Tianshui smiled and persuaded, saying that pregnant women are prone to hunger, and they got up late today, what would they do if the baby in Zi Lan's belly was hungry?

“No, it’s not good for the children to hear this, so I didn’t say anything when the children were here yesterday.

I forgot about what we talked about you last night." Zi Lan explained.

Ye Tianshui was surprised. If Zi Lan thought it was important, then it must be important, and he had to avoid talking to the two children.

"Finish your milk, and we'll take some food to the study and talk while we eat."

He called Chen Jun in:

"Ajun, tell Xiaojin and Xiaoyi to come out of the shower that we have something to discuss and let them eat breakfast by themselves."

Chen Jun responded and helped the couple get steamed dumplings, shrimp balls and seafood porridge and brought them to the study.

Ye Tianshui closed the study door, arranged for Zi Lan to sit down, and then asked seriously:

"Zi Lan, no matter what it is, don't worry. Come, let's talk while we eat."

Zi Lan pressed Ye Tianshui's hand:

"Xiao Shui, tell me, you introduced Boss Pan from a gang here to Xia Minglei from Pengcheng in order to build a dock, right?"

She drank a glass of milk, and as she was worried, she didn't feel hungry for the time being, so she asked directly.

“Yes, on the day our hotel opened, the Governor brought two gang leaders with him, and Boss Pan was one of them.

Why, he came to see you?"

Ye Tianshui believed that Zi Lan would not speak without a clue. What he could associate with it was that Boss Pan knew that Zi Lan was in Hong Kong Island and came to visit her.

If things don't go well in Pengcheng, he should be the one to look for.

But Ye Tianshui has not received any call from Xia Minglei, which means that their negotiations are going smoothly.

Zi Lan shook his head: "It wasn't Boss Pan, it was a gang leader named Chen, he sent his men to look for me, and later, he came in person.

He heard that Boss Pan was discussing the wharf business and wanted to invest in it, so he came to me to introduce him to Xia Minglei.

I don't know what the relationship between you and them is, so I declined them all and didn't meet anyone.

I asked Xu Kai to learn about Boss Chen. His gang is relatively small in Hong Kong Island.

Xiaoshui, the key point is that Dr. Li, who did the pregnancy test for me, happened to see Boss Chen, who had just returned from our place, talking to one of the Ding brothers at the foot of the mountain that day.

So, I had doubts in my heart.”

When Ye Tianshui heard this, he immediately thought of the resistance encountered when demolishing the original site of the hotel. It was because several gang houses refused to be demolished that the matter was resolved only after the Governor of Hong Kong was asked to step in.

That day, he, Fu Jinyan, Tong Dawei and others were having dinner at Chen Xingwang's restaurant. They saw a familiar figure on the demolished construction site, which was full of ruins. It was Ding Dafu.

At that time, Ye Tianshui suspected that there might be someone behind the gang.

But I thought it was simple, thinking that he just wanted to extort some money from him.

"Does Dr. Li know the Ding brothers? She said the one who was talking to Boss Chen was Ding Dafu or Ding Dakun?"

"Dr. Li met the two brothers on the day of our hotel's opening celebration, but she didn't know their names.

Let’s just say that he was a brother who came late, and the gift he gave us was a rosewood box.

That’s how I guessed it was the Ding brothers.”

When Zi Lan mentioned the "box", Ye Tianshui's heart moved. That day, he asked Fu Jinyan to take the box and the watch inside to Country Y to check whether there was any eavesdropping device hidden inside the watch.

He was very suspicious of the Ding brothers' act of giving watches as gifts.

To be honest, at a hotel opening celebration banquet like theirs, most of the guests gave red envelopes.

Some people also give away calligraphy and paintings, green plants and ornaments.

After receiving the watches from the Ding brothers, Ye Tianshui instructed Chen Xingwang to carefully check anything the guests sent, just to be on the safe side.

At that time, eavesdropping devices were already very advanced in foreign countries.

"Doctor Li couldn't recognize them. I asked Xu Kai to investigate. He has photos of the Ding brothers. He said you gave them to him?"

Zi Lan looked at Ye Tianshui inquiringly.

Ye Tianshui would not hide these things from Zi Lan:

“Yes, they all have photos of the Ding brothers around them.

"Did Xu Kai find out anything?"