Lin Yilan took Pei Yan’s family’s car and went to where he lived.

After entering the community, she discovered that the place where Pei Yan's family lived now was completely different from what she had imagined.

It was completely different from what later generations would call a large flat-floor house.

The buildings in front of me only have 6 or 7 floors at a glance, and each floor has a large terrace.

The greening near the unit building is very good. If she guessed correctly, there should be a unit building of the same type behind it, or a villa area.

Lin Yilan watched Gary drive the car to the garage on the first floor, but there were only a few cars in the parking lot.

"Is there no one living here?"

The building she saw when she came in had lights on every floor, and it didn't look like no owner had moved in.

Gary glanced at the rearview mirror and saw that his boss did not signal him to stop talking, so he explained, "This building belongs to our Mr. Pei. Miss Lin, those cars in the garage just now also belong to Mr. Pei." Lin

Yilan was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the Pei Yan family beside her.

What's wrong with her being one more rich person in the world?

Will the earth explode?

The jealousy and envy in her eyes turned into reality and flowed out.

Pei Yanjia saw her expression and smiled, "You will definitely have it in the future."

Lin Yilan glanced at him speechlessly, although she was very confident that she would become a rich person. After all, there are people who live in courtyard houses, but to be as rich as Pei Yan's family and buy the entire building, I'm sorry, I still overestimated her.

Not to mention the future housing prices in Hong Kong City, she can't afford tens of millions to buy a house now.

After getting off the car, Lin Yilan silently observed the surrounding designs.

The completion of this community is probably only within the past few years, and it should be a designer who advocates modernism.

The design style is very modern and is a style common to Lin Yilan in the mainland around the 10s.

Just from this, she could guess that the housing prices in this community would not be cheap.

After following Pei Yan's family upstairs, I discovered that this person lived on the fourth floor, which was almost in the middle of the entire building.

It's like the habit of Pei Yan's family.

Lin Yilan stood outside the door, waiting for him to get the keys to other houses, while staring at the elevator in a daze.

In a house with one elevator, it feels really good not to have to wait for the elevator during rush hours, and there is no need to worry about someone smoking in the elevator.

There are no measures to completely ban smoking on airplanes. Only domestically, last year, the ban was implemented on international flights, let alone elevators.

"What are you thinking about?" The Pei Yan family held up a bunch of keys and placed them in front of Lin Yilan, making a clattering sound.

Lin Yilan came back to her senses and looked at the Pei Yan family, "I didn't think about anything."

The Pei Yan family didn't ask any questions, but put the key in their hands. "You can get the key to which floor you want to live."

Lin Yilan thought about it. Thinking, he picked up the key to the third floor, "I'll live on the third floor. Thank you for taking me in today."

The Pei Yan family took the remaining keys in their hands and shrugged, "You're welcome." "

By the way, the key to each house is The phones are all open, you can call back." He leaned against the door and made a phone call gesture, "But if you want to call overseas, you have to come to the entire building where I live now. , only the house on the fourth floor has overseas calls."

Lin Yilan held the key in her hand, "I understand, thank you."

After saying that, the two looked at each other in silence for a moment.

Although we don’t live in the same apartment, it’s still a bit embarrassing to be here so late.

In the end, Lin Yilan couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere in front of her, so she laughed, then pointed to the elevator next to her, "I'm going downstairs first, good night."

Pei Yanjia waved, "Good night, bye."

He saw her heading towards the elevator entrance. Walking in the direction, he put his head in and reminded me, "If you have anything to do at night, you can call me. If you press #4 on the phone on the third floor, it will automatically dial the phone on the fourth floor."

Lin Yilan did not look back, but He raised his hand and made an OK gesture, "I know, thank you."

The distance between the third and fourth floors is not enough to take an elevator.

But when she thought that there might be no lights in the stairwell at night, she still chose to wait for the elevator.

After she opened the door on the third floor and entered the room, she stood at the entrance, opened the peephole on the door and looked outside for a few minutes to make sure there was no one, then she completely relaxed her tense body.

It was also at this time that she realized that she was really frightened today.

She silently locked the door and changed into slippers. As soon as she entered the living room, she saw the telephone placed next to the sofa.

I walked to the sofa in a few steps, then lay down on the sofa for a while, then took out the phone list Gary gave me from the bag.

She had only met many of the people above her once, and there were a handful of people whom she had no impression of at all.

Really... convinced.

Among so many people, she ranked them in order of importance and dialed Wang Ersheng's number.

Wang Ersheng's name on the paper is her brother Wang Shitou.

This was their agreement. If a stranger answered the phone at Lin Yilan's side, he would leave his nickname.

"Hey Shitou, it's me."

She immediately replied when the call was connected.

Wang Ersheng was relieved when he heard Lin Yilan's voice, "Sister, I finally waited for you to call me back."

"Where are you now? Do you want me to come to you?" His voice was anxious and urgent.

Lin Yilan reassured: "I'm at a friend's house, don't worry."

Wang Ersheng immediately lowered his voice, "Is it convenient for you to speak now?"

Lin Yilan looked back at the empty living room. She suspected that if she spoke louder, she would I can hear back.

"It's convenient, I'm alone now."

Wang Ersheng returned to his usual tone after hearing this, "Do you know about the cooperation project between Hengxin and Xingmin and the selection of the project leader?"

Lin Yilan nodded, adjusted her sitting position and lay down On the sofa, "I know, Chairman Chen of Xingmin said that whoever allows me to take over the church design project will be the person in charge, right?"

Wang Ersheng sighed. It would be better if she was prepared, "Yes, but this Things are not that simple."

"I just heard that the Liao family is also discussing this matter. Liao Jingming plans to ask the third wife to contact you and establish a relationship with you."

Lin Yilan was stunned, "What does this have to do with the Liao family?"

Wang Ersheng looked around and said, "What the Liao family values ​​​​is the cooperation project between Hengxin and Xingmin. This project seems to involve the development of land in Kowloon. You should have heard about the situation in Kowloon, but as long as the Liao family has a hand in the middle, By using a construction company to get part of the project, the Liao family can make a lot of money.

It may be even more profitable than Hengxin's previous port project."

When he explained this, Lin Yilan understood. The Liao family had the same idea as last time.

"It's okay. They probably won't be able to contact me these days. We'll talk about it later."

Seeing how confident she was, Wang Ersheng felt completely relaxed.

He knew that Lin Yilan was not a random person.

"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go back to Liao's house and keep an eye on them later. Is your phone safe?"

"It's safe. You can call with confidence these days. Before I leave here, I will I called you." Lin Yilan lay on the sofa and crossed her legs.

When Wang Ersheng hung up the phone, she put the phone aside, listened to the beeping sound, and stared at the ceiling in a daze.

Kowloon is the largest piece of undeveloped land in Hong Kong City, but there are also a lot of gangs and societies in it, and the land in Kowloon is scattered in the hands of the bosses of gangs and societies. She even heard that the bosses of two larger gangs were mortal enemies, and their relationship was so bad that the younger brothers would kill each other when they met.

For her own safety, she has been in Hong Kong City for so long and has never set foot in Kowloon.

She also knew that in the next few years, until the handover, Hong Kong British would allow these people to cause chaos in Hong Kong city because this land would be returned to the mainland.

I really didn’t expect that Hing Min and Hengxin would be able to obtain land for development in Kowloon. No wonder the Pei family and the Chen family were so excited.

For businessmen, the former Kowloon was like a piece of cake placed in the window, but as long as they took one bite, it was not that difficult to get the rest.

But...what does this have to do with her?

"Dong dong dong -"

Hearing the knock on the door, Lin Yilan quickly sat up and picked up the ashtray on the table.

Then a familiar voice came from outside the door.

"This is the Pei Yan family, Lin Yilan, are you asleep? I have something to do with you."

Lin Yilan did not put the ashtray down, but held it in her arms, without even wearing slippers, and walked gently towards the door with bare feet.

Try to make sure that people outside can't hear what's going on inside.

She walked to the door, opened the peephole, and after confirming that it was Pei Yan's house, she breathed a sigh of relief and put the ashtray on the shoe cabinet.

"Here we come."

After saying that, she opened the door.

Pei Yan's family was still wearing the same clothes as before, but they just took off their coats.

"Is it convenient to come in?"

Lin Yilan turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, "Of course." The

Pei Yan family skillfully found the shoe cabinet and took out a pair of unopened slippers and put them in front of them.

The two of them walked to the living room one after another, talking as they walked to Pei Yan's house.

"I came here to tell you that Gary told me just now that we have made an appointment to meet Mr. Chen. I thought you might be anxious to meet Mr. Chen, so I made an appointment tomorrow morning. Do you think this time is convenient for you?"

Lin Yilan sat on the sofa, "Okay, I also hope to meet Chairman Chen as soon as possible."

After a moment of silence, she suddenly put her legs on the sofa and crossed them, leaning on the back of the sofa, "You know What project is Hengxin and Xingmin cooperating on?"

Pei Yanjia was stunned for a moment, and he saw that Lin Yilan was testing him. He recalled his recent understanding of Hengxin and said calmly: "I don't know the specific situation. I only know that it seems to be a real estate project."

"Both Xingmin and Hengxin are relatively confident in the mainland government . Group, so I can understand why they choose to continue developing real estate projects in Gangcheng at this time."

Lin Yilan stared at him closely for a while, while Pei Yanjia looked back without evading, with clear and candid eyes.

After looking at it for a while, she could see no sign that the Pei Yan family had deceived her, so she sighed and leaned on the back of the sofa.

"So what happened to this project?" Pei Yanjia leaned slightly towards Lin Yilan.

She pinched the bridge of her nose, put her elbows on the back of the sofa, and looked at Pei Yanjia worriedly, "It seems that you really didn't pay attention to Hengxin's affairs after you were injured."

Pei Yanjia was stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed, "The first few A lot of things have indeed happened in Yue. After all, he has figured out some things after his life and death. Everything is not as important as me, so when I am recovering from my injuries, I will not care about Hengxin."

He was silent for a moment and hesitated. Looked at Lin Yilan.

The two looked at each other without speaking, but this time the silence was much better than before.

The Pei Yan family also saw that Lin Yilan had put down her suspicion and suspicion of him, although he still didn't know what happened.

"Actually, the internal situation of Hengxin is not as good as what the outside world thinks. My grandfather, the chairman of Hengxin, does not delegate power to the internal affairs of the group as rumored by the outside world.

My laissez-faire towards Hengxin during this period is a certain To a certain extent, it also shows his attitude to him."

After saying this, he smiled bitterly, his body relaxed a lot, and his sitting posture was no longer as tight as before.

"The richer and more powerful a person is, the more dissatisfied they are with their elders. Just like the emperors recorded in history books."

At this point, there are some things that don't need to be said clearly.

They all knew what was being said.

Upon seeing this, Lin Yilan relayed the news she heard from Wang Ersheng to the Pei Yan family.

"...I don't know why Chairman Chen would make such a request, and I don't know if his appointment with me has anything to do with this project in Kowloon. But I think Chairman Chen probably wants to use me to plot against you. "

This project is in Kowloon, and the ability of the project leader must be very high. I don't know the other people in the Pei family and the Chen family, but your ability is undeniable."

This, in her opinion . There is no doubt about it.

Not to mention the Pei Yan family's own businesses, they founded Felix, and seem to have their own company in Singapore. If he can be chosen as the successor by Chairman Pei out of so many descendants of the Pei family, he can't be particularly bad.

Although Mr. Pei now sounds like an old man who is unwilling to delegate power, his past achievements in business cannot be erased.

Such a person who grew up in a turbulent era must be very cautious when choosing his future successor.

The speed at which Pei Yanjia's expressions changed would probably make Gary's jaw drop if he saw it.

After all, he has been with Pei Yan's family for so long and has never seen him show such a rich expression.

From serious to happy, then to arrogant.

Hmm...

"So you think Mr. Chen probably wants me to find you to do the design, and then I will become the person in charge of the project?" Pei Yanjia put his hands on the armrests of the single sofa and crossed his legs. .

He tapped his index finger, thought for a while, raised his hand and said, "I don't think it's that simple. Mr. Chen is no less thoughtful than my grandfather. So he must have a reason for looking for you, not just to get through you." It's so easy to mess with me."

"So you want to take on this project?" He looked up at Lin Yilan.

Lin Yilan shook her head and said calmly, "I don't know, but I don't like others plotting against me like this. So maybe I really want to do this project, but I may reject it because of the owner."

At this point, she smiled and said, "Actually, the owner is also a very important factor in the designer's evaluation of whether a project is worthy of acceptance."

Chairman Chen, who is as old as Mr. Chen and has many scheming ideas, even plotted against her. people. The kind she least wanted to come into contact with.

She uncrossed her legs, changed the overlapping legs, then looked at Pei Yan's house and asked: "What about you? Do you want to be the person in charge of this project? If you win this project, what will happen to you at Hengxin?" You should know the benefits without me saying it."

She raised her eyebrows and pressed her face on her arms.

Once Pei Yanjia becomes the project leader and successfully completes the project, he will become more convincing in the eyes of Hengxin's executives and internal employees.

And maybe other shareholders of Hengxin will want to recommend the Pei Yan family to return to the position of heirs.

The benefits brought to the Pei Yan family cannot be explained in a short while.

However, Pei Yanjia shook his head, "I don't think so. I told you the reason last time, and I still have the same reason now."

This answer was expected by Lin Yilan, but his decisiveness was still a bit beyond her. Unexpected.

"You also know that I haven't recovered well since I was injured last time. I just want to rest and recuperate. Moreover, even you, who has only been in Hong Kong City for about a year, know how troublesome and complicated this project is. , Why am I asking for trouble?"

Pei Yanjia wrinkled his nose, put his head on the back of the sofa, and closed his eyes.

"Besides, this project might make me injured again, but I still cherish my life." He finally joked.

Lin Yilan yawned, "Then let's go meet Chairman Chen together tomorrow?"

Pei Yanjia glanced at the time on his watch, "Okay."

"I think it's not too early. If there's nothing else, we'll meet tomorrow See you?" He stood up and asked to leave.

Lin Yilan nodded, stood up and sent him away.

When Pei Yan's house entered the elevator, she immediately closed the door and locked it. After opening the peephole and observing for a while, she breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go back to the bedroom to wash up and rest.

Before today, she had always thought of herself as a courageous person. Today's experience made her realize her courage again.

It's great to be bold, but it won't last long.

For example, she could rush out to get a toy gun to save Du Jiaxin, but at night she was worried and suspicious because of what happened in the afternoon when she was almost kidnapped.

After blow-drying her hair, she opened the quilt and lay on the bed, closing her eyes and falling asleep.

Before she was completely confused, she suddenly thought of a question. Did Pei Yan's family hire an aunt to clean these uninhabitable houses?

Luxurious, too luxurious.

Jealous of rich people.

-She

woke up later the next day than she expected.

I don't know why, but I feel a little sore all over my body when I wake up from sleep.

After standing by the bed and stretching her body, she washed and put on today's clothes and prepared to go upstairs to find Pei Yan's house.

"Dong dong dong——"

"Lin Yilan, are you up?"

It's Pei Yan's house again.

Lin Yilan quickly rushed to the door and opened it for him.

"Are you here? I just finished cleaning up. Let's go have breakfast."

Then, she picked up the bag and keys left at the door, "Where are we going to have breakfast?"

Seeing her so energetic after waking up, the Pei Yan family was stunned. After a moment, he took a step back and gave up his position.

"Auntie has already come to my house to make breakfast. Let's go directly to my house to eat."

Lin Yilan thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, then you press the elevator button and I will lock the door."

On the fourth floor, after getting out of the elevator, she still I deliberately compared the difference between the entrances on the third floor and the fourth floor.

The conclusion is that there is no difference. The doors look exactly the same and the floor tiles at the door are exactly the same.

The only difference is probably that Pei Yan's house didn't close the door when he went out, the door was wide open.

Pei Yan's family took out the slippers prepared for her yesterday from the shoe cabinet and saw Lin Yilan still standing at the door in a daze.

"Come in?"

Lin Yilan came to her senses and nodded, "Okay, here we come."

She took off her shoes and put on her slippers. The size was just right, but the color was too pink.

After taking a look at Pei Yan's family who was sitting on the shoe bench changing shoes, forget it, I won't comment on other people's hobbies.

Walking through the entrance, you immediately smell the delicious aroma of shrimp dumplings.

"Ms. Lin, good morning." Gary bent down to sort out today's newspapers on the coffee table in the living room, stood up and said hello to her.

The aunt who was cooking in the kitchen happened to come out with a small steamer, "Miss Lin, good morning."

Lin Yilan nodded quickly and responded to them.

"Good morning to you too, thank you for your hard work."

Gary took the arranged newspaper and walked to the restaurant, "Ms. Lin, you're welcome."

Auntie placed the steamer trays stacked together, "Yes, Miss Lin doesn't have to come with us You're welcome, just ask me if you need anything or want to eat."

She could only smile at this.

After the Pei Yan family sat down, Lin Yilan also pulled out a chair and sat down.

While his aunt was setting breakfast, Gary walked to Pei Yan's house, put the newspaper in his hand in front of him, then stood upright and reported on his work.

"Mr. Pei, the information you asked me to check last night has been verified. The cooperation project between Hengxin and Xingmin is indeed to develop real estate in Kowloon. This land was negotiated by Mr. Chen himself. Mr. Chen and the original owner of the land No one knows about Mr. Li’s negotiation process. It is said that the two of them met alone at that time. However, I learned from someone in Xingmin Group yesterday that part of

Xingmin’s profits from this project was given to Mr. Li.

The reason why Mr. Li did not publicly cooperate with Xingmin and Hengxin has not yet been found."

Pei Yanjia put down the newspaper in his hand, "We still need to carefully investigate the relationship between Mr. Li and Mr. Chen."

"Before . My grandfather also went to Kowloon to talk to people about the transfer of land, but no one was willing to sell it. Except for my grandfather, no other company involved in the real estate industry in Hong Kong City, large or small, was not interested in Kowloon. We basically thought of a way to get the land in Kowloon.

Why did Mr. Chen do it at this time? We must know the reason."

While the two were chatting, Lin Yilan was calmly eating breakfast. Talk, but also listen carefully.

Seeing her eating with gusto, Pei Yanjia's mouth twitched slightly.

As expected of Lin Yilan.

The boss suddenly didn't speak. Gary glanced at him quietly, only to see his boss staring blankly at Miss Lin diagonally opposite.

Gary couldn't help but hold his forehead and smile bitterly. His boss looked like this... so worthless.

He coughed a few times, bent down and gestured to the newspaper in the boss's hand, "And boss, I'm afraid you need to take a look at this newspaper in person."

Pei Yanjia looked back and looked at the newspaper in his hand without blushing or heartbeat, "Which one?"

Gary took out the fourth newspaper and pointed at it.

He personally checks all the newspapers that the boss reads every morning, organizes them into easy-to-read pages according to the boss's habits and the importance of things, and delivers them to the boss.

According to his working years, organizing newspapers used to be a trivial matter.

Except today!

When he saw the news on the front page of this newspaper today, he was not only shocked, but also confused for almost five minutes whether to put it in the first or fourth page.

Pei Yan's family turned to the location of the fourth copy, and then his face froze.

"How could such news come out?" He put the newspaper on the table, and after seeing Lin Yilan from the corner of his eye, he quickly took it back.

He turned sideways and lowered his voice, "Gary, contact the newspaper and ask them to take the news down. How can such fake news be put on the front page?"

"Won't this newspaper let them take it back?" He used this sentence The greatest effort in this life is to make my voice smaller.

Gary looked at his boss, gave him a sympathetic look, and then shook his head.

Lin Yilan's ears twitched, she put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth, "What news?"