straight to heaven

I spent the whole morning of Monday in the due diligence office of Tengyuan International Capital.

After finishing the work, I was so hungry that my heart was on my back, and my mobile phone only had [-]% of its battery left.Fortunately, the staff ignored me when they ordered the lunch box. After eating a cold and greasy curry beef rice, I felt that I had lost half my life.

According to the original plan, I had to go back to the institute for a group meeting in the afternoon, but on the subway, an anonymous call came to me.

There is no note, and I didn't know it was Hu Chunman until the other party reported his family name.

There was constant rustling on the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Lin, hello." Her voice was dry and hoarse: "Excuse me for two minutes, is it convenient to talk now?"

At this time, the station call sounded.

"...The station ahead is Pioneer Industrial Park Station, please get off on the left side of the direction of the train."

I got up to give up my seat to the pregnant woman, and then I replied to Hu Chunman.

"It's okay, it's convenient for me. You say."

There was silence for a few seconds.The sound of breathing is shallow, and the environment in the subway is noisy, so I can't really hear it.

But as if I had a premonition, my fingers holding the phone began to tighten for no reason.

She coughed lowly, and said with difficulty: "I may need your help."

……

I got off the subway and ran all the way back to Dingrun.After handing over the due diligence materials to the labor arbitration team in Tengyuan, I ran to Pei Yanlai's office without stopping.

The phone ran out of battery after the conversation with Hu Chunman. I was in a hurry, so I had to ask Pei Yan for leave in person.

Go to his office, no one is there.I asked a few colleagues and went around and got the answer "Lawyer Pei is in the small conference room".The small meeting room is on the first floor. I rushed down the stairs, and slipped down the last two steps.

The noise was a bit loud, but the door shaft of the small conference room was aging and had not been repaired, and was covered by the sound of the door opening.

A man and a woman walked out of the conference room, with their backs to me, Pei Yanlai was half a step behind, showing his figure.

When I saw him, what I couldn't get out of my mind was the phrase "good name" repeated by Xiaomi.

"Congratulations, the goal has been achieved, are you satisfied?" The woman's coat was matched with a suit, and her voice was hoarse.

The man stretched out his hand to pat the woman's shoulder, but he was not annoyed when she slapped it down, "Bread and freedom with two hands... Pei Yanlai, I said before that you are not greedy and have too much appetite, now I take it back. You are very good."

The woman clicked her tongue and scolded, "Nervous."

The man ignored it, loosened his tie, and said softly, "But we could have both won."

Confused, I didn't understand, I saw Pei Yan coming to shake hands with the man.

"Mu Zan." He smiled: "I have no such plan."

When the woman heard this, she sneered lowly and hoarsely, and said no more.She turned around and suddenly met my eyes.

Perhaps because of overwork, this face looks old, but it is still beautiful, with fierce red lips.It only takes a little recollection to overlap with faces seen years ago.

Grass.

It turned out to be Gao Wenfu.

Unexpectedly, it was Pei Yanlai's mother who came to visit.

Fortunately, I am a small person, and the changes between adolescence and today are not small. Her eyes only stayed on my face for a short time.The man took two steps forward and stood in front of me.

Looking at his face, he is about 50 years old, about the same height as Pei Yanlai, with smile lines at the corners of his eyes, but he is personable, handsome and elegant, with a kind face.

"Hmm..." He pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "I know you. You are Lin Xiaoshan? Right?"

He called my name and things started to get weird.

"...Yes." I hesitated to answer.

know me?What's the meaning?

But I don't even know which god this is.

What's even more bizarre is that Gao Wenfu's face changed slightly after hearing my name.She raised her eyebrows, and then gave me a straight look.

"Are you Lin Xiaoshan?" She kept a cold face, not arrogant: "Pei Yanlai's high school classmate? I met you."

I glanced at Pei Yanlai from the corner of my eye, he was silent, as if he was watching a good show, full of interest.

It's not easy to lie, I can only nod, "Yes. Many years ago, I met you once at the school's parent meeting."

She looked me up and down like an X-ray: "Having been with Pei Yanlai for so long? Interesting." She obviously understood me as a mangy dog ​​clinging to Pei Yanlai, but it was not my turn to explain at this moment.

I know that Pei Yanlai has a bad relationship with her mother and child, so I don't know what attitude to use or what to say.

Good words are afraid of offending petty minds, and it is impolite to ignore answers.

Oh shit.

I was several times away from Pei Yanlai's house before I entered, so why did I have to deal with the bad mother-in-law relationship in advance.

I looked at Pei Yanlai who was silent for help.Maybe it was because my eyes were too sincere, he finally opened his mouth and rescued me.

"Your time is precious, so don't waste any more time." He glanced at his phone and issued an order to evict the guest: "Assistant Lin, let's see off the guest."

The psychological pressure of sending away the two Buddha statues was not small, especially for Ms. Gao.I don't know if it's my illusion, but before she left, her eyes seemed to be threatening and full of fear.

Like Theseus trapped in the Minotaur labyrinth without a ball of thread, I am in a fog, let alone the exit, and I can't even see the way.

I know that Pei Yan has all the answers there, but now is not a good time to ask questions.

I asked him for leave without explaining the reason, but he quickly nodded in agreement and said, "I know."

"You know?" I asked subconsciously.

The sound of metal colliding was broken, and Pei Yanlai took out the car keys: "I'll go there too."

I wasn't sure: "Pei Lu, I'm going to the Affiliated Hospital of Yan Medicine."

Pei Yanlai is in a better mood today.

"I know." He repeated, his face calm and handsome, and his patience surprised me.The key was thrown by him casually, and then fell back into his hand. It was a plaything at his disposal: "Let's go together."

It wasn't until I successfully sat in the co-pilot that I finally had the real feeling that Pei Yan was coming to drive me.

The scenery along the way is like a fast-playing comic strip in the window.It is my nature to push forward. I am keenly aware of the sweetness, and I can't help but want to show my head.

"Are those two here just now..." I asked tentatively.

Pei Yanlai chuckled lightly, in a good mood: "Sign the divorce agreement."

I suddenly sat up straight and stammered: "Li, divorce?"

No wonder.

I said why it looks familiar.

Pei Yanlai's facial features resembled her mother's, but the expression of smiling and hiding the knife and the gloomyness revealed in a flash were exactly the same as that man.

It turned out that this was Pei Chong who was said to "spend a good night with male and female models".Pei Yanlai's biological father.

But why does he know me?

"them……"

But this time I didn't finish my question, Pei Yan came and gave me a look.He tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. I was afraid that he would throw me out of the car, so I shut up and didn't go any further.

I held the white data cable in my hand, but I sat upright and changed the subject: "How do you know I'm going to the hospital?"

Pei Yanlai hummed inexplicably: "Miss Hu contacted me, just half an hour ago."

On the phone, Hu Chunman didn't explain Lao Hu's situation clearly, and only asked me to go to the inpatient department for a detailed discussion.She didn't mention anyone else, so I presupposed it was a secret.But after all, Pei Yanlai was another partner of Dingrun, and it was related to Lao Hu, so it was understandable that he was notified.

"...That's right." I nodded.

The overheated charging treasure slid down from his lap, and just caught Pei Yanlai's right hand holding the gear lever.

My mind was on Lao Hu, and I realized that I had made a mistake.I wanted to take it back and say sorry but it was too late. Pei Yanlai's eyes are smaller than the eye of a needle, and after the change, he directly unplugged my data cable with one hand.

The charging treasure was stuffed into the locker in the car by him, which reminded me of the lunch box that was forcibly seized many years ago.

He ignored my strong gaze, but his tone was gentle: "The power bank in the confined space is overheated, are you responsible for the explosion?"

"No no..."

Pei Yanlai looked down at me.

"...Okay." I shut my mouth immediately, and retracted my outstretched hand.