After hanging up the phone, Lin Yilan did not go directly to wash up as she said on the phone. Instead, she walked to the balcony and watched the night view of the harbor city.

After a few months, standing in this building overlooking the harbor city again, it seemed no different from a few months ago.

The office building is still so bright at night, the neon lights in the distance are still flashing, and the cars on the road have not changed. The taillights, high beams and low beams of the cars combine to create a busy atmosphere.

Lin Yilan opened the window, bent down and placed her hands on the edge of the window, smelling the salty sea breeze in the air.

The wind blew the broken hair on her cheeks. She closed her eyes and quietly felt the atmosphere of the port city that was completely different from the capital city.

The heat and dryness brought by a busy day seemed to drift away with the wind.

After she calmed down for a moment, she got up and walked to the bathroom with a towel and clean clothes.

After taking the plane and going to the construction site, she felt that she was extremely dirty.

By the time she came out of the bathroom after blow-drying her hair, it was already past eleven o'clock.

After checking her appearance in front of the full-length mirror, Lin Yilan came out with her room card and bag.

The bar in the hotel is only open to customers and members, so security is much better than outside bars.

In addition, it was not suitable to go to a coffee shop at night, so Lin Yilan could understand why they arranged to meet at a bar.

When she got out of the elevator, she heard soothing music.

As she thought, this bar was more of what people in later generations thought of as a bar.

There were many people in the bar. As soon as Lin Yilan entered the door, she saw that the booths were almost full.

The waiter wore a white shirt, a black vest, black trousers, and a black bow tie around his neck.

"Ma'am, how can I help you?"

Lin Yilan looked away, "Someone has already made an appointment, a couple named Liao."

The waiter almost didn't think about it and made a gesture of invitation to Lin Yilan.

"Is it Miss Lin? Mr. Liao and Mrs. Liao have already greeted us in advance."

Lin Yilan nodded, "lead the way."

She followed the waiter through the open hall, walked up to the second floor, and stopped at box A02. door.

"Ms. Lin, Mr. Liao's box is here."

After saying that, he knocked on the door and said to the people inside: "Mr. Liao, Mrs. Liao, Miss Lin is here."

"Come in." Liao Jingming's voice started from came from inside the door.

The waiter opened the door and made a gesture of invitation.

Before Lin Yilan walked in, she smelled a strong smell of cigars.

I saw Liao Jingming sitting in the box with a cigar in his hand. Besides Liao Konganni, there was also the eldest lady of the Liao family, Liao Baoshu, and two men she didn't know who were also smoking cigars.

Lin Yilan turned to look at the waiter, "Is there an exhaust fan?"

The waiter was stunned for a moment, looked at her stupidly, and then nodded nervously, "Yes, it's right next to the light switch in the box."

Lin Yilan waved her hand . , motioning for him to leave first, and then raised his hand to press the switch of the exhaust fan.

Hearing the sound of the exhaust fan, the people in the box who had ignored Lin Yilan had to turn to look at her.

Liao Jingming looked up at Lin Yilan and saw that she still looked calm, even indifferent. He couldn't help but smile and handed the cigar in his hand to Liao Konganni.

Then he stood up and opened his arms warmly to welcome her.

"Yingde, Shaohui, this is the famous Miss Lin Yilan, designer Lin. She doesn't like the smell of cigarettes. Please put out the cigarettes in your hands." She

only saw Liao Kongni and the two people she didn't recognize. The man put out the cigar in his hand in the ashtray.

Seeing this, he turned to look at Lin Yilan and raised his eyebrows sideways.

"Miss Lin?"

Lin Yilan walked into the box and closed the door.

"Mr. Liao, Mrs. Liao, and Miss Liao, long time no see." She took the lead in saying hello to the three people she knew.

With two unknown men left, she turned to look at Liao Jingming.

Liao Jingming walked around to the two men she didn't recognize, and first patted the shoulder of the man wearing black short-sleeves with a darker complexion.

"This is Yang Shaohui."

Lin Yilan stepped forward and shook his hand lightly as a greeting.

Then he patted the other person on the shoulder and said, "This is Wang Yingde."

Upon hearing this surname, Lin Yilan's eyelashes twitched slightly, and then returned to her previous seriousness, "Hello, Mr. Wang."

Yang Shaohui, from the appearance, Judging from his temperament, his surname and Liao Jingming's attitude towards him, this person should be from the second wife's side.

As for Wang Yingde, judging from her memories, this seemed to be her cheap uncle.

She suddenly got goosebumps when she thought that this man was her mother's brother.

In order not to be seen by others, there should be no mood swings on her face.

After getting to know each other, Lin Yilan sat next to Liao Konganni.

And Liao Jingming also sat back in his middle seat.

"Xiao Lin, you've been busy all day. There are fruits and snacks on the table. Eat when you're hungry. You're welcome." He pointed to the table in front of him with a smile.

Lin Yilan also took a look and found that there was a fruit platter on the table.

There are not only common fruits such as bananas and oranges, but also cherries.

Although the cherries made her salivate a little, she took a look at the people sitting with her and decided to forget it.

Seeing that she didn't eat, Liao Jingming didn't continue to let her eat. Instead, he picked up a cherry and put it in his mouth.

He pulled off the cherry stems and played with them in his hands.

"Xiao Lin, I have been looking at your Hengchang real estate for so long today. Do you have any ideas?"

Lin Yilan was stunned for a moment. How did he know where he was?

"I don't have any ideas. I used to cooperate with Mr. Du in his work."

Liao Jingming stopped pinching the cherry stem and turned to look at her. After watching it for a while, she cheered and continued to play with the cherry stems in her hands, "Xiao Lin, there's no need to hide this from us."

Lin Yilan looked at everyone present with a fake smile, " Mr. Liao, I really came here to cooperate with Mr. Du’s work card. Otherwise, why would I have to come to Hong Kong City at this time when school starts? It’s so troublesome, isn’t it?”

Liao Konganni held her arm, “Xiao Lin. "Have you started school?"

She nodded and sighed with regret, "Yes, so I probably won't come to Hong Kong as often as before."

"Why do girls read so many books?" If you want to work, Miss Lin should seize this good opportunity in Hong Kong City." Cheap uncle Wang Yingde looked at Liao Jingming and made a joke to Lin Yilan.

"That's right, can Miss Lin find a good position like the design director of Hengchang Real Estate in the mainland?" Yang Shaohui said with a smile.

Lin Yilan picked up the water she poured on the table and shook the glass in her hand. "Mr. Du has always been good to his employees, so the position of design director has always been reserved for me."

She tilted her head towards the two The man smiled, which really disappointed them.

"As for the issue of reading, maybe my elders have different ideas from the elders here. They believe that their children can read wherever they can.

Like my brother, after he got married and had children, he wanted to study for a Ph.D., and our elders also wanted to study. Support."

After saying that, the room fell silent instantly.

Lin Yilan rolled her eyes inwardly after sensing something unusual in the atmosphere.

They were the ones who brought up this topic in the first place, but she just replied, and now they are the ones who are angry.

It's really boring. If you can't talk about this kind of topic, just don't talk.

The flashing colored lights in the bar refracted into her glass, making the transparent water invisible.

Under such light, it seems that speaking does not require the same attention to politeness and courtesy as in a brightly lit place.

The inability to see the other person's expression clearly, coupled with the lack of clarity of mind at night, made the words and emotions become much more straightforward.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Lin Yilan glanced around them one by one.

Liao Konganni was always concerned about Liao Jingming, and Liao Jingming seemed to be looking through the glass of the box at the young girl dancing on the stage on the first floor.

Liao Baoshu looked like she was in a daze, and she didn't know why she appeared here.

As for Wang Yingde, she was also staring at the young girl on the stage.

Yang Shaohui, on the other hand, was a little more attentive, eating the fruits in the fruit plate expressionlessly, crossing his legs and shaking from time to time.

There are people in the second and third bedrooms of the Liao family, even Wang Yingde, the former brother-in-law, is here, but there is no big room in the Liao family.

This scene is really interesting.

Originally, Lin Yilan thought that Liao Jingming came to ask her about the investigation, but now it seemed a little different.

She rolled her eyes and put down the cup in her hand to test it.

"Mr. Liao, I don't know about the situation of your wife and children in the mainland. How is your investigation going?"

This sentence really exploded, and suddenly everyone's eyes were focused on her.

Wang Yingde wanted to get up, but after taking a look at Liao Jingming's face, he sat back down.

Liao Jingming looked at her with a half-smile, "Ms. Lin, didn't Annie ask you for help with this matter? Why did you suddenly come to ask me?"

Lin Yilan looked at him in surprise, "I have investigated, but Mr. Liao You don’t think you’ll just let me go after you get my help?”

“And Mr. Liao, the information you gave me is probably incomplete.”

She lowered her head and put her index finger on the glass coffee table. Click on the desktop.

"When I came to Hong Kong City this time, I also wanted to tell Mr. Liao that I was not going to help you Liao family. Originally, when I helped you last time, your Liao family just gave me an intern position in a construction company.

Looking at you now, I feel that helping you Liao family is not worth the loss."

After saying that, she picked up her bag and stood up, and smiled and nodded at Liao Konganni before preparing to leave. Then he decisively walked out the door with his backpack.

Liao Konganni stood up quickly and grabbed her wrist.

"Xiao Lin~~"

"Those stinky men talk harshly, so don't be angry. If you are willing to help us find the late wife, we, the Liao family, can't thank you enough."

"There must be something that Jing Ming didn't say. There were too many things going on in the company before, and he forgot about it. Otherwise, there is no need for us to hide it from you. After all, you have nothing to do with Mrs. Jing Ming’s family,”

she said while looking back at Liao Jingming, “Isn’t that right, Jing Ming? "Ming?"

Liao Jingming also stood up, "Xiao Lin, if you can help this time, our Liao family will definitely thank you. As for the intern matter, can you tell me what it is?"

Lin Yilan ? With no intention of leaving, she turned around and held Liao Kongani's hand that held her wrist, and gently pulled it down.

She looked at the three people sitting on the sofa. Except for Liao Baoshu, the other two people had almost no reaction at all.

Wang Yingde was even eating oranges happily.

She looked at Liao Jingming and slowly opened her mouth, "Mr. Liao's late wife's family... really has something to do with me."

After saying that, she carried her bag and sat back to her previous seat, but crossed her legs. .

Looking at the Liao couple who were still standing, the panic on the woman's face could no longer be concealed, while the man looked at her suspiciously, and Lin Yilan smiled and raised her hand to make a gesture of invitation.

"Please sit down, both of you."

There were only three people left in the box. Liao Baoshu yawned halfway, then put down her hands and stared at Lin Yilan with bright eyes. Yang Shaohui looked wary, and even had some indifference and indifference in his eyes. Looking at it; as for Wang Yingde, he moved his mouth, looking like he was about to speak but hesitated.

Looking at the wonderful expressions of these five people, Lin Yilan wanted to applaud, but regretted that she didn't have a camera in her hand to take pictures of their expressions.

What a family that has its own secrets.

"Hahaha! I'm just joking with you. My mother's surname is also Wang, so my mother and Mr. Liao's first wife may be from the same family."

Lin Yilan laughed a few times, easing the awkwardness in the scene.

Anyway, she had gotten the news she wanted from Liao Konganni, so she didn't have to worry so much about joking casually.

The other five people in the box breathed a sigh of relief.

Liao Konganni caught a glimpse of Liao Jingming's expression. She walked to Lin Yilan and said angrily: "Xiao Lin, you like to joke too much."

Lin Yilan shrugged, "I saw you were so nervous just now, so I originally wanted to make a joke. To lighten the mood."

"Don't you think the joke just now was funny?"

Liao Jingming twitched his lips and looked at her with a smile. "It's funny, it's funny."

Lin Yilan nodded, as if she thought so too.

She lowered her head and glanced at her watch. After checking the time, she turned around and took out the folded document bag from her bag.

While slowly untying the white thread on the document bag, I suddenly heard a rapid knock on the door.

"Daddy! Daddy?!"

It was Liao Baoxi's voice.

Lin Yilan took out the information in the document bag and looked up at the door.

Liao Jingming frowned and glanced at Liao Konganni.

Liao Konganni stood up reluctantly and opened the door of the box.

I saw a man and a woman standing at the door holding hands.

Um...male?

Lin Yilan blinked and saw clearly that the man standing next to Liao Baoxi was Pei Liu.

Good guy, these two haven't broken up yet? !

She lowered her eyes silently to hide the shock in her eyes.

At the door, when Liao Baoxi saw Liao Kongni, he pushed her aside and pulled Pei Liu in aggressively.

"Daddy, eldest sister, and your little mother, why are they all here?!"

"Okay, there are Wang Yingde and Yang Shaohui!"

"Daddy!!" She stamped her foot and said depressedly: "Why are there second and third bedrooms? Why don't you notify Dafang when someone is here? Daddy, do you have any objections to Dafang?"

After saying that, she still held Pei Liu's arm and said, "Brother Six, they are all bullying me."

Lin Yilan said silently . She turned her head and glanced at herself reflected in the glass window. Was she such a big person ignored by Liao Baoxi?

Pei Liu coughed a few times and patted the back of Liao Baoxi's hand, "Axi, there must be something wrong with your dad and the others, be good~"

Ugh!

Ugh, vomit, vomit! ! !

Lin Yilan felt inexplicably sick when she heard Pei Liu deliberately lowering his voice and saying "good" in a bubble-like voice.

Why are there greasy men now? !

The greasy man came over and stretched out his right hand to her, "Ms. Lin, long time no see. I didn't expect you to be here."

Lin Yilan smirked and lightly squeezed Pei Liu's finger with her fingertips, "Me neither. I thought Mr. Pei Liu would come too."

Pei Liu pulled Liao Baoxi and sat next to her, "When did Miss Lin come back? Why didn't you go see my seventh brother? He was seriously injured before, and he didn't know you. I don't know."

She continued to act like a girl with a fake smile, "I have heard about his situation. I will definitely tell him about your brother's concern for him next time I see him."

Liao Baoxi snorted. He said, "As a girlfriend, you don't even know that your boyfriend is injured. You are so considerate at all. Or have you broken up?"

Pei Liu also looked at Lin Yilan's expression with a smile.

With everyone staring at her, she didn't know how to react. She really had no experience with this before.

In desperation, she sighed, and then quietly pinched the flesh on her inner thigh.

"It's true that I couldn't contact him during this period, but I believe that the Yan family didn't break up with me, so we must still have not broken up."

After saying this, she raised her head and looked like she was about to shed tears.

She also deliberately lowered her head to pretend to be embarrassed and took a tissue from her bag to wipe the corners of her eyes.

After all...the tears will disappear if they are not wiped away.

Her crying scene wasn't very good.

Others present stepped forward to comfort Lin Yilan, and three members of Liao's family even spoke out to help criticize Liao Baoxi.

After a while, when her mood stabilized, she threw the information on the table and stared at Liao Jingming with a miserable expression.

"Mr. Liao, I've checked the information you want for you."

"As for the reward from your Liao family, I'll ask you for it later."

"It's getting late. I walked a lot today, and some I'm tired, so I won't continue chatting with you."

She picked up her bag and rushed out of the box.

Before walking out of the box, he deliberately wiped the non-existent tears on his face with a tissue.

She maintained this crying scene until she walked out of the bar and even entered the elevator. She lowered her head and looked like she was about to cry.

It wasn't until she returned to the room that she immediately returned to her expressionless state.

When passing by the trash can, I balled up the tissue and threw it into the trash can.

She brushed her teeth when she went out, but she didn't wash her face.

While she was washing her face and getting ready to go to bed, everyone in the bar box downstairs was looking at the information that Lin Yilan brought.

The box also changed from the previous state of being unable to see anything clearly, and directly turned on the brightest light.

After Liao Jingming saw that there were more than a dozen pages of information in his hand, he threw it into Liao Konganni's hands. "Read it."

He closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows.

Liao Konganni took the information and felt a little tired when she looked at the simplified Chinese characters on it.

"...

The current household registration of Wang Xinhui and his son shows that they are missing. Based on visits and investigations in many places, it is speculated that Wang Xinhui and his son may have died of illness in XXX in 1963. Their remains may have been cremated in accordance with mainland regulations. The whereabouts of his daughter Liao Sushu is unknown .

The latest news is that in 1978, someone inherited the Liao family's former residence with the household registration of Wang Xinhui and Liao Sushu and the XXX land deed in Beijing and sold it shortly after. The only certainty is that the current owner of the house has no relationship with the Liao family. ."

Liao Konganni read this for almost thirty minutes.

This information is not very detailed, but compared to the previous information in Liao Jingming's hands, this one can be said to be very detailed.

After reading the information, the box fell into silence again.

The first person to speak this time was Wang Yingde. He patted the table, stood up and looked at Liao Jingming, "Brother-in-law, I don't believe that my sister and my nephew died like this."

Liao Jingming rubbed his temples, "I know, I will continue The investigation will continue. If you want to see the person alive, you will see the corpse if you die."

He took the information and looked through it again.

The more he looked, the more ugly his face became.

Liao Baoxi muttered, "They were all cremated. I can't see the body even if I want to."

Pei Liu pulled her arm and said, "Stop talking."

Liao Konganni looked at Liao Baoxi with some disapproval, "Baoxi, you How can you say that? This is the first wife of you and Baoshu's father.

Logically speaking, she is the real eldest lady. "

Can Liao Baoxi tolerate such words? !

"Bang!"

She slammed the table, "Mom, be careful what you say."

"Liao Baoxi!" Liao Jingming scolded sternly, "Do you still remember she is your baby mother?! Be careful what you say."

Liao Kongni Holding Liao Jingming's arm, "Jing Ming~ It's okay, I didn't pay attention when I spoke."

Liao Jingming patted the back of her hand, "What did you say wrong? Xinhui is indeed the eldest wife that I, Ming Media, are marrying."

Liao Kong Annie sighed and wiped the corners of her eyes, "Jing Ming~ Don't worry, Jiren has his own destiny, Sister Xinhui will be fine."

Liao Baoxi looked at their affectionate looks and folded his hands on his chest. , rolled his eyes wide.

Hypocrisy, these people are so hypocritical.

Liao Baoshu blinked and glanced at Yang Shaohui.

Yang Shaohui reassured her.

That night, the third wife of the Liao family stayed up all night.

-The

next day, Lin Yilan woke up in the morning and was about to call the front desk to make an appointment for breakfast when she suddenly remembered that she was not staying in a suite and there was no VIP service.

After she washed up, she carried her bag and decided to go out to find food by herself.

After buying a sandwich on the street, I found a bookstore to buy newspapers.

She asked for several entertainment and people's livelihood newspapers.

People's Livelihood Newspaper saw their real estate sales advertisement in Hengchang.

Entertainment newspapers adhere to the idea of ​​passing by and not missing out.

[The Liao family broke the news that Mr. Liao’s original wife was someone else, and she may have lost her favor in the Mainland. 】

Oh haha!

How come someone received the news so quickly? Who is so quick?

How come the Liao family is like a sieve!

Liao Baoxi's mother is probably going to feel uncomfortable now.

She knew that in interviews with the media, the eldest wife of the Liao family often boasted that as the first wife, the eldest wife was virtuous and tolerant that the second and third spouses could not have.

Okay now, my true identity has been exposed.

This is great news for her.

In this good mood, she came to the phone booth.

Press the number you are familiar with, listen to the beeps, and wait for the other party to connect.

"Er Sheng."

"You don't want to get out of the car today, right? Do we have time to meet in the afternoon?"

"Okay, let's go to the pink shop from last time."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yilan looked up at the dazzling sunshine, They all felt brighter.

She walked excitedly towards the tram stop, jumping up and down from time to time.

After changing from tram to bus, we finally arrived at the Hengchang property.

She said hello to the manager first, then found an empty seat in the sales department and sat down, observing the customers coming in.

The sun is gradually rising in the east, and more and more people are coming to the sales department.

After seeing someone finally follow the sales customer service to see the model house, Lin Yilan wiped the sweat from her forehead.

If it weren't for the bad influence, she would have followed them directly.

In order to hear the customer's feedback, Lin Yilan waited for the customer to leave and then went to the door of the unit building where the model house was located to wait.

"The design of your room is so grand. It's even prettier than the ones in those magazines! Where did you buy the furniture?"

"It's a brand designed and founded by our designers. If you need it, we'll come to the sales office later." Department, I can give you a flyer."

"Okay, how much does it cost to sell your model house?"

"...Sorry, our model house has been booked by the company owner."

"Oh, you guys. Why is the boss still arguing with our customers? "

"Madam, it's like this. If you buy a house from us, we can give you a complete design drawing of the model house."

"Okay, okay, I like your design."

Hearing this, Lin Yilan suddenly felt a tingling sensation as electricity passed through her body.

Sure enough, having her design recognized is the best compliment to her.