Waiting for you at the place where you are reborn

The fire department responded promptly and put out the fire. The arson case was transferred to the police station and then to the Criminal Investigation Brigade.

Fortunately, the fire did not spread widely and the damage to the bar was not serious.

Liu Wenli apologized to Zeng Yifan and Wu Linxi repeatedly, and promised them that he would hold a banquet to make amends another day.

Zeng Yifan sent Wu Linxi back home.

After sending the radio station people away, Qi Xiangtian immediately called Qi Jinye, "What have you done to offend someone? You set fire to the bar. How many innocent people do you want to get hurt before you stop?"

"Why are you in the bar?" Qi Jinye asked. He was obviously surprised. Over the years, Qi Xiangtian had never been involved in any of his businesses, let alone going to a place like a bar.

"I hope you can do business seriously." Qi Xiangtian did not answer Qi Jinye's question, and there was disappointment in his tone.

"Don't preach..." Qi Jinye's tone became stiff, "I know you have read a lot. If I hadn't fought hard for the world, you wouldn't have had the chance to study."

"Yes..." Qi Xiangtian nodded, "You always have an excuse. Don't serious businessmen have a way to make a living? Can't their children go to school?"

"Which of my businesses is not a legitimate one?" said Qi Jinye.

"How did my mother die? Why did her car's brakes fail? How did Uncle Fang become disabled? He was just walking on the road and got hit?" Qi Xiangtian was very emotional. These were past events that he didn't want to recall.

Qi Jinye remained silent.

"It was almost like that. Someone died in the fire again today." Qi Xiangtian's tone softened. "Do you really want to see everyone around you leave one by one?"

Qi Jinye remained silent. After a while, he said, "Come home and we'll have a good chat."

Qi Xiangtian replied: "I—don't have time."

……

After taking a statement with Liu Wenli at the police station, Qi Xiangtian returned home.

This is his own home, and this home has nothing to do with Qi Jinye.

Two years ago, when he returned to Lincheng from the United States, he saw that the housing prices in Lincheng were not high, so he used his savings from working on projects over the years to buy this 150-square-meter apartment.

He feels at ease living here.

Currently, he works as the general manager and technical director of a software company in Beijing's Lincheng. His annual income of over seven figures is more than enough to ensure that he lives a worry-free life.

Over the years, he had hardly ever returned to Qi Jinye's home, but he kept an eye on Qi Jinye's movements. Which store he acquired, where he flew to, the operation of his bar, the financial situation of his 4S store...

Liu Wenli was the one he arranged to work at the bar after he returned to China. He was Zhang Lang's uncle, a retired soldier, upright and brave, and always maintained a military demeanor. If there were any violations or abnormalities in the bar, Liu Wenli would guarantee to tell him immediately.

If it weren't for the arson incident today, he thought that Qi Jinye's business would have slowly returned to normal.

After taking a shower, Qi Xiangtian called Liu Wenli again: "We are currently renovating the place, can we fire the previous waiters?"

"Why?" Liu Wenli asked, "The renovation won't take long, it can be done in a month, and then we can ask them to come back. Many of them are veteran employees who have worked here for several years."

"I suspect that some of these employees are secretly helping my father," Qi Xiangtian said. "You know what I mean by doing. I don't want my father to make any more mistakes."

"Okay, I understand." Liu Wenli nodded in agreement. Over the years, Qi Xiangtian had been asking him about Qi Jinye. Although Qi Xiangtian never let him tell Qi Jinye, he knew that everything Qi Xiangtian did was for Qi Jinye's sake.

"Thank you--" Qi Xiangtian said that Liu Wenli was the only person in the bar he trusted.

"Why are you being polite to me?" Liu Wenli said, "I really didn't expect you to come to the bar today." A few days ago, he told Qi Xiangtian that Jiaoguan Radio Station would come to do a program today, and he didn't expect him to come.

"Oh..." Qi Xiangtian remembered something very important, "Do you have the contact number of that radio host Wu Linxi?"

"It seems so. Let me look it over..." After a while, Liu Wenli replied, "I found it. Fortunately, she called me before to find out about Pei Yang's situation. I'll send it to you right away."

"Okay." Qi Xiangtian waited excitedly.

"Why are you looking for Wu Linxi's phone number?" Liu Wenli asked.

"Well - ask about her situation. After all, something happened in my father's bar." Qi Xiangtian said.

After receiving the phone number sent by Liu Wenli, Qi Xiangtian looked at the phone for a long time but never dialed it.

Four years ago, he met her once on a tourist bus and learned her name. After he was stabbed, she used her silk scarf to bandage his wound. He carefully cleaned the silk scarf, brought it from Lincheng to the United States, and then brought it back to Lincheng from the United States.

When he returned to China two years ago, he accidentally listened to the "Evening Breeze" program and heard her name again.

The day before yesterday, I heard Liu Wenli talking about Jiaotong Radio Station coming to the bar to do a program, and he mentioned her name again.

So, he went to the bar today, a place he didn't want to set foot in anyway.

Since I went to the bar for this name, if I don’t call, I may lose the opportunity forever.

Qi Xiangtian made the call.

Wu Linxi's voice when answering the phone was as gentle and pleasant as it was on the radio. "Hello, who is this?"

"I—" Qi Xiangtian's throat was choked, "Qi Xiangtian."

Wu Linxi was silent for a while, and there was no sound on the phone.

"Are you still there?" Qi Xiangtian asked worriedly.

"In——" Wu Linxi's voice was filled with suppressed excitement, "How did you know my phone number?"

"I asked Manager Liu of the bar."

"Well - is there anything wrong?" Wu Linxi asked.

"I want to ask about your situation. Do you still feel dizzy after returning home?"

"I'm fine now. I probably felt dizzy because I stayed in the bar for too long this afternoon."

"That's good--"

"The damage to the bar must be serious. Were the expensive red wines burned?" Wu Linxi asked.

"The wine cellar is in the basement and was not affected. Only some tables, chairs and benches were burned. The loss is not too big and we can just redecorate it."

"Oh - then -" Wu Linxi wanted to ask something else, but felt it was inappropriate so he stopped talking.

"Then - I won't disturb your rest -" After saying this, Qi Xiangtian felt very annoyed. He found himself extremely clumsy.

"Um..." Wu Linxi said hesitantly, "Actually, I have something to give you."

"What is it?" Qi Xiangtian asked. Wu Linxi's words surprised him.

"Let's meet and we'll know when we meet," said Wu Linxi.

"Okay--" Qi Xiangtian answered excitedly. It didn't matter what she wanted to give him. What mattered was that he had the chance to see her again.

"Tomorrow is the weekend, I'll take a rest." said Wu Linxi.

"Okay - I'll book a place and send you the address." Qi Xiangtian said, "I'll add you on WeChat later, remember to agree."