Lin Yilan walked up to Pei Yan’s house and looked up and down the man’s dress.

Different from the casual dress he wore when he went out to eat with her some time ago, today he looked very much like the aura of the previous heir to Hengxin.

Wearing a suit, shirt and tie, it reminded her of the first time she met the Pei Yan family.

However, through the light from the hotel, you can still see that his face is a little pale.

"Why are you here?"

Pei Yanjia frowned and looked at her covering her head, "Did they bully you? Are you injured?"

Lin Yilan was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was saying, and she put down her hand, " I'm fine. I just accidentally hit myself on the tram."

"Did you know that your eighth brother came to see me today?"

Pei Yanjia nodded, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Gary coming out.

"Mr. Pei, the box has been opened."

When Gary passed by Lin Yilan, he motioned to her.

Lin Yilan looked at them, confused, what kind of box?

"Let's go to the hotel first and say it's inconvenient outside." Pei Yan glanced across the road and walked to Lin Yilan to block the view outside.

Although Lin Yilan didn't understand the situation, she still listened to the advice.

When she walked into the hotel, she realized that Pei Yan's family had brought many people out today.

Except for his assistant Gary, the remaining six looked like bodyguards.

Nothing happened to the Pei family recently, and Lin Yilan didn't provoke anyone during her time in Hong Kong City.

So he suddenly felt so strange today. What happened?

The reason why she realized that something was wrong with the Pei Yan family was because when she met the Pei Yan family before, she rarely, if ever, saw the Pei Yan family go out with so many bodyguards.

From the corner of her eye, she glanced at Pei Yan's house, which was illuminated by the high-wattage lights in the hotel lobby, and she suddenly understood.

"Is someone coming to trouble you again, so you decided to hide in the hotel?"

"But why is Mandarin's security so good?" Lin Yilan said to herself with some uncertainty.

Entering the hotel lobby, the expression on Pei Yanjia's face was no longer tense and serious as before.

He finally had the opportunity to answer Lin Yilan's two previous questions, "It's not that someone wants to cause trouble for me, but someone wants to cause trouble for you."

Lin Yilan nodded and followed Pei Yan's house to the elevator.

At this time, Gary suddenly stepped forward and interjected, "Mr. Pei, Miss Lin, a reporter just took a photo of you outside. I have asked the bodyguard to go find the reporter."

"But...Mr. Pei, you also know. .." Gary shrugged, and there was no need to say the rest.

Pei Yanjia's eyebrows furrowed again, "You must find someone to get the photos back. If you can't afford it, you can pay for them."

Gary raised his eyebrows to hide his surprise.

You must know that Mr. Pei never goes to reporters to buy photos. In addition, Mr. Pei has nothing to take pictures of, so many reporters have little interest in following Mr. Pei.

After seeing Gary go to deal with the matter, the Pei Yan family looked at Lin Yilan apologetically, "I'm sorry, this is all caused by our family. I'm afraid you will be harassed by reporters again in the next few days."

Lin Yilan touched her chin, " What happened?"

The elevator dinged and opened.

After the two entered the elevator, Pei Yanjia told Lin Yilan the reason.

"Do you still remember Angela's charity dinner that you attended with me before?"

Lin Yilan nodded, "Of course you do. A lot of memorable things happened at that dinner."

"Then you should still remember the date of the dinner . Is it because of Mr. Chen that we have been postponed again and again?" Pei Yanjia didn't know what he thought of, and he sighed, feeling a little relieved and proud.

"Not long ago, Hengxin planned to cooperate with Xingmin on a project. My grandfather handed over the project to Pei Ba. After Pei Ba confirmed it, he notified the current general manager of Xingmin Group. The general manager didn't say anything at the time. Three days passed. , Xingmin suddenly asked Hengxin to re-elect the project leader."

Hearing this, Lin Yilan had a question mark. The chairman of Xingmin Group is Mr. Chen, she knows. But Hengxin's cooperation with Xingmin has nothing to do with her.

"After Hengxin received the news, they immediately asked the person contacted by Xingmin what they meant. As a result, the person contacted by Xingmin said that this was the opinion of their chairman."

"That is, Mr. Chen said that your brother should be responsible for the project . Does the person in charge have any opinions?" Lin Yilan said thoughtfully. She thought of the cousin of Pei Ba whom she met today and couldn't help but complain, "If your eighth brother is the same as his cousin, I am Mr. Chen, I'm not at ease either."

The Pei Yan family heard what she meant. It seems that his good eighth cousin has completely offended Lin Yilan today.

After thinking about it, he continued to talk about the project, "As soon as the news came out, my grandfather had to come forward."

"Later, Hengxin and Xingmin held a meeting together, and Mr. Chen and my grandfather both went to this meeting. Mr. Chen said at the meeting that the project leader selected by Hengxin this time will directly become the person in charge of the Hengxin and Xingmin projects.

In other words, he will also be responsible for the Xingmin part of this project . People are responsible."

Lin Yilan sighed inwardly and resisted the idea of ​​interrupting Pei Yan's family.

The project that allows Xingmin and Hengxin to cooperate is definitely not a simple project. Not to mention the size of the project, the amount of money this project can earn is probably a figure she will never earn in her lifetime.

"But Mr. Chen made a request. Whoever can invite you to design a church for his resort will be the person in charge."

What the Pei Yan family said was groundbreaking.

Lin Yilan didn't know if it scared other people, but she was scared to death.

She pointed at her face, looked at Pei Yan's house in disbelief, and swallowed, "Are you sure you're talking about me?"

She didn't even know Mr. Chen, let alone if this Mr. Chen really came to her for a project, she No... I will definitely refuse.

While thinking about it, she asked what was in her mind, "Why do you go around in such a big circle?"

No!

Lin Yilan stopped and looked at Pei Yan's house in front of her.

"Okay, I get it."

"Peiyan family, do you know this Mr. Chen?"

The Peiyan family just stopped and heard the question she asked.

He immediately understood what she meant. He shook his head and said, "It's not what you think. Mr. Chen and I have nothing to do with each other. The person who is most familiar with Mr. Chen in our family is my grandfather." Mr.

Chen definitely didn't . He would make fun of such a big project just to help him get back to Hengxin.

And his relationship with Mr. Chen is not that good.

"Why is that?" Lin Yilan was so anxious that she almost ran around in circles.

She didn't want to get involved in the Pei family's affairs. She now understood why Pei Bal came to rape her.

I'm really impressed...

Lin Yilan rolled her eyes and came up with a solution, "How about I take a flight back to Beijing tomorrow?"

The Pei Yan family looked at her dumbfounded, and then shook their heads, "If you really run away, you can't take a plane. Otherwise, You definitely won't be able to get on the plane."

"You have to know that not only the Pei family can participate, but also the Chen family." He looked a little confused.

Lin Yilan looked at the wall next to her with tears in her eyes, "What can you do?"

Pei Yanjia sighed and wanted to comfort Lin Yilan, but his right hand just stretched out and put it down again.

You can't do this kind of thing that takes advantage of others.

"If you want to leave, you go to the port with me at night and I'll find a boat to take you to Shen City. I have someone in Shen City who can take care of your safety. You don't have to worry."

Lin Yilan sighed gloomily, "Okay, I'll consider it. For a moment."

The Pei Yan family pulled out a chair for her, "Let's eat something delicious first, just to comfort ourselves."

Then she realized that she had followed the Pei Yan family to a restaurant in the hotel.

This restaurant is on the top floor of the hotel. She has lived in Mandarin for so long, and this is the only restaurant in this building that she has not tried.

It's just too expensive and I can't bear to part with it.

After the waiter came forward and handed over the menu, Lin Yilan picked up the thick notebook and suddenly thought of something.

She looked up at the Pei Yan family sitting opposite, "Don't you want to be the person in charge of this project?"

"After all, when it comes to relationships, the two of us are definitely the best." She pointed back and forth between herself and the Pei Yan family, " If you ask me for help, I will definitely help you."

Pei Yanjia looked at her in surprise, and soon his eyes softened, "I am not in good health now, and I have no interest in being the person in charge of this project."

"And. Didn't you just start school? I remember this is your first semester as a graduate student? You have been looking forward to it for so long, so you should study hard with your teacher." He rubbed the edge of the page and the corners of his mouth curled up.

Lin Yilan had stayed in Hong Kong City for so long, and he could tell that she wanted to return to the capital city, to her family and teachers. In the previous chat, he could tell that she admired her teacher and was looking forward to studying with her favorite teacher. For someone like her, it was definitely the happiest thing.

How could the Pei Yan family be willing to use this kind of thing to drag her back?

After coming back to his senses, he speeded up flipping through the menu.

Lin Yilan had already ordered two of her favorite dishes and returned the menu to the waiter.

After eating out so many times, they formed a tacit "agreement", that is, each person would order two of their favorite dishes.

Although they didn't say it, they didn't know when this agreement was formed.

The food came quickly. Lin Yilan looked at the food on the table with her chopsticks, her eyes shining.

Pei Yan's family became excited after being infected by her emotions.

Honey-roasted black pork barbecued pork, crispy chicken, abalone fish maw rice, and typhoon shelter shrimp dumplings.

Four dishes, four meat dishes.

It is simply a paradise for meat lovers like Lin Yilan.

Four dishes may sound like a lot, but considering the quality that high-end restaurants have to maintain.

In fact, except for rice, the portions of other dishes are very small.

There was only a handful of meat on a small rectangular plate.

Lin Yilan looked at the four pieces of black pork on the plate and glanced up at Pei Yan's house.

Pei Yanjia instantly understood what she meant and couldn't help laughing.

"It's not enough, let's add more."

Lin Yilan clenched her fists and coughed twice, "Eat first, don't be too big for your eyes and too small for your belly. It's shameful to waste food."

After the two of them cleared all the dishes on the table, Lin Yilan began to eat attentively. Started fishing for rice.

It's just that today's meal is not destined to be a perfect ending.

Gary appeared out of nowhere with a note in his hand.

"Mr. Pei, Miss Lin. Just now, the housekeeper of Wenhua Hotel came to me and said that many people called the hotel and asked them to contact Miss Lin and ask her if they have anything to do."

After saying that, he put the note in front of Lin Yilan , "This is the list of people who called."

Lin Yilan put down the chopsticks in her hand and wiped her mouth.

This note is at least as long as an A4 paper.

It's really strange. How come there are so many people who know her in Hong Kong City?

Some names on the list made her eyes darken.

Lin Yilan put down the note and looked at the unfinished meal on the table.

"If you have anything to do, please leave first." The Pei Yan family said considerately.

Looking at the rice in her bowl that she had only taken two bites of, she waved to the waiter next to her.

"Please bring me a packed lunch box."

The waiter looked at the four bare plates on the table and glanced at Lin Yilan hesitantly.

Seeing this, Pei Yanjia repeated, "Please bring a packed lunch box."

The waiter quickly turned around to get the packed tableware.

Lin Yilan smiled at Pei Yanjia and continued to look down at the note in her hand.

What do these people mean by calling her at this time...

Pei Yanjia and Gary watched Lin Yilan hurriedly leave the restaurant with her lunch box, and Pei Yanjia continued to pick up the chopsticks and eat the remaining rice in the bowl.

Gary looked at his boss hesitantly, "Boss, aren't you full yet? Do you need me to order some more dishes for you?"

Pei Yanjia shook his head, "No, just finish the rest of the rice in the bowl and that's it." I'm full."

Gary looked down at the boss's bowl, the rice... seemed to be cold.

And if he read it correctly, this should be abalone fish maw cooked with rice, right? Is it delicious?

"Boss, is the abalone and fish maw rice in this store really...that delicious?"

Pei Yanjia looked at the bowl with no leftover rice and wiped his mouth with a paper towel.

"It should be ranked among the top ten in Hong Kong City."

That's not delicious. Why did the boss eat the leftover cold rice?

The boss never had this habit before. Gary thought of Lin Yilan, who was in a hurry to leave and had to pack the leftover food.

So it’s red when you’re near vermilion and black when you’re near ink?

When the Pei Yan family saw that Gary was still standing there stupidly, he pointed to the chair opposite, "Move over and sit."

Gary nodded and knew that the boss had something to tell him, so he stepped forward and moved the chair Lin Yilan was sitting on next to the Pei Yan family. .

"How did you go about the thing I asked you to do last time?" Pei Yanjia watched the waiter clearing the table, picked up the disinfected wet towel and wiped his fingers.

Gary picked up the briefcase at his feet and took out a document.

"Our company in Singapore has contacted the mainland government, and starting next year, we will use the company's name to fund road construction in impoverished areas in the mainland."

Pei Yanjia threw the towel into a special dish, picked up the document and started to read it carefully.

It was only after he had eaten with Lin Yilan so many times that he discovered that she had a habit of finishing all the dishes she had ordered, and one time she almost overstuffed herself. After questioning her later, I found out that she and her family did not have enough to eat when she was a child. Even before she was born, her brother almost died of hunger due to famine.

So her parents taught her to save food since she was a child, so she has this habit now.

In the past few days, the relationship between them has developed by leaps and bounds.

She didn't know if it was because she sounded so miserable recently that she let down her guard and told him a lot about her childhood.

From this, the Pei Yan family came up with the idea of ​​​​helping the mainland to build roads.

Originally, he wanted to give money directly, but he knew very well that in a poverty-stricken place, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them how to fish.

Only by letting poor people come out can they escape poverty.

"By the way, remember to ask people from the company to review their accounts regularly. I don't want to fund road construction and end up funding a group of moths." The Pei Yan family returned the documents to Gary.

Gary collected the documents and nodded, "Mr. Pei, don't worry, the company is already drafting inspection regulations regarding assistance."

"By the way, have you talked to Miss Lin about Hengxin?" Gary probed. Pei Yan's family started.

Pei Yanjia nodded, with a proud smile on his face, "She said, if I want to be the project leader, ask her for help in designing for Mr. Chen, and she will agree."

Gary can't stand his worthless boss. He looked like he was silently complaining in his heart.

It's really... I can't stand it anymore.

"...Mr. Pei, have you thought about when to return to Hengxin?" While the boss was in a good mood, he continued to learn about the boss's next move.

That's what it's like to be an assistant, you have to understand the boss's mind. Whether the boss likes it or not, he has to figure it out.

If the boss doesn't like his assistant guessing his thoughts, he can pretend not to know. But you can’t really not know, because that would make the job very difficult.

The smile on Pei Yanjia's face gradually faded. He played with the watch strap on his wrist, "When Hengxin is in need, I will naturally go back."

"The old man neither wants to delegate power, but also wants people to do things for him. He is really old. , I have all kinds of sweet dreams." His eyes were cold, but he spoke lightly.

Gary knew that the boss and the old man had been fighting for power in Hengxin in the past few years, and he also knew that sooner or later the two of them would face each other completely, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

...Well, this kind of thing happens sooner rather than later.

I just don’t know when the boss will force me to go to the palace.

Feeling the cold air emanating from the boss, he moved his buttocks and said, "By the way, among the people Mr. Pei called Miss Lin just now, how many calls do we need to pay attention to?"

Pei Yanjia was silent for a while, and then shook his head. Shake his head.

"Yilan didn't tell us, so don't worry about it. This is her privacy. She also has her own things to do in Hong Kong City."

The last sentence had an inexplicable meaning.

Gary even heard a hint of sympathy.

But if Mr. Pei said so, he would leave it alone.

On the other side, Lin Yilan returned to the room and sat in front of the phone.

Thinking of what happened that afternoon, she looked at the phone in front of her with suspicion.

After thinking for a while, she took the key card and turned around and walked out.

When she walked out of the hotel door, she saw a sudden light in the dark place across the road.

This light was a flashlight that she was very familiar with.

Although there were many street lights on both sides of the road at this time, there were still many dark corners that made it difficult to see clearly.

She didn't know why, but she always felt like someone was staring at her in those dark places.

Lin Yilan was so frightened by her own thoughts that she almost jumped up.

She carried her lunch box back to the hotel lobby with great care.

A strong dragon can't defeat the local snakes, so she'd better ask the local gangsters in Hong Kong City for help.

Sitting on the sofa, she opened the lunch box and took the remaining rice into her mouth.

The meal is almost finished, but no one has come yet.

Wouldn't this guy from Pei Yan's family have another meal alone in the restaurant?

Lin Yilan looked at the door of the elevator room suspiciously.

"Ms. Lin, why are you here?" Gary is worthy of being the boss's confidant. He caught sight of Lin Yilan with dull eyes.

Lin Yilan immediately stood up and ran to the side of Pei Yan's house.

"Can you lend me two bodyguards?" She raised two fingers.

The Pei Yan family frowned. This was not a matter of borrowing bodyguards. "What's wrong?"

Lin Yilan pointed to the door of the hotel, "There was a reporter taking pictures across the road just now, and the flash was on. I always felt like someone was squatting on me outside."

If not . After what happened in the afternoon, she probably went straight to the other side of the road to find the reporter who filmed her.

But what happened in the afternoon left a psychological shadow on her after all.

Pei Yanjia turned to look at Gary, "How to deal with it?"

Gary was also a little confused, but he explained, "The reporter from before has been driven away, I will ask the bodyguard to take a look."

Pei Yanjia pondered for a moment, "You Ask someone to check the surroundings again."

Lin Yilan looked at him gratefully and said, "Thank you, comrade."

Pei Yanjia's head was filled with black lines.

While Gary was being inspected by the bodyguards, Lin Yilan and Pei Yan found a place to chat.

Pei Yan's family shared with her his sponsorship of road construction in the mainland.

She looked at him with envy, "My biggest dream before was to build a road from the village where I lived when I was a child to the county seat."

Unfortunately, now that she has some money, she doesn't dare to spend all her money on it. Funding for road construction.

To her, the Liao family is like a landmine that will pop out at any time. She must always be prepared to spend money on the Liao family.

For example, she paid for Wang Ersheng's daily investigation and collection of information about the Liao family.

Seeing Lin Yilan's lonely eyes, the Pei Yan family resisted the idea of ​​asking her where her home was.

Putting himself in his shoes, he felt that he would be happy only if he did such a thing, and he believed that she would be able to do it soon.

Gary hurried in from outside at this time, with a serious and nervous expression on his face.

He quickly ran to Pei Yan's house and whispered in his ear: "Mr. Pei, there are Mr. Pei Ba, people from the Pei family... outside, and there are some we can't recognize."

"That reporter is also from another newspaper, not the one before . The one who drove him away. We have already obtained the film in his hand. "

Moreover, the reporter we arrested just now said that someone was passing on the news that Hengxin and Xingmin are cooperating to select the person in charge of the project." I’m out, I don’t know how many media outlets know about it now.”

Although his voice was very low, Lin Yilan could hear it clearly as she stood next to Pei Yan’s house.

The expression on her face suddenly turned ugly.

"Does the chairman of Xingmin Group have any grudge against me?" The

Pei Yan family also had a bad expression. I had heard of Mr. Chen's tough tactics when he was young, but he didn't expect that he would still be so persistent when he was older.

"Okay, Lin Yilan, you go back with me tonight."

"What?" Gary lost control, exclaimed, covered his mouth, and disappeared quickly while facing the boss' murderous gaze.

Lin Yilan smiled coquettishly and took a step back, "Isn't that bad?"

The Pei Yan family rolled their eyes, "What do you think? I bought the whole house I live in now, including the top, bottom and sides. Just find a room to live in."

Lin Yilan felt that the envy and jealousy in her eyes could no longer be concealed.

She cupped her hands and said respectfully, "Thank you, boss."

Pei Yanjia snorted and walked past her with his chin raised.

She followed him immediately.

So...so envious.

When could she say such heart-wrenching words in such an understatement like him?

The two sat in the car, and Lin Yilan quietly raised the curtain next to the car window, feeling like someone was running outside.

"Have you decided what to do?" Pei Yanjia glanced out the window, his eyes cold.

Lin Yilan was silent for a while, "Can you please arrange a meeting between me and Chairman Chen?"

To catch the thief, catch the king first. When it comes to troublesome things, the person who caused the trouble must be caught.

The street light shone on her face, and her eyes became extraordinarily bright in Pei Yan's eyes.

He paused for a moment and laughed, with an indescribable pride in his laughter.

"OK."