Lin Yilan’s provocative words made Pei Ba laugh angrily.

500,000 US dollars, converted into RMB according to the current exchange rate, is almost more than 4 million, less than 5 million.

In the 1980s, 5 million was used to buy a large piece of land in Shenzhen in the mainland.

Even if you put it in a port city, you can still buy a big house.

Pei Ba looked at the ashes in the ashtray, "For 500,000 US dollars, you will sign a contract with me?"

Lin Yilan raised her index finger and shook it, "NONONO, Mr. Pei, 500,000 US dollars is just your ticket."

"This 50 Ten thousand dollars can get you into the short list of project leaders. As for who you choose in the end, it depends on which of you has the most sincerity."

Seeing the veins on Pei Ba's forehead popping out, she sat back silently. "Of course, I won't take your things before signing the contract, don't worry. You won't get nothing out of a bamboo basket."

This guy can't hit anyone, can he?

Lin Yilan, who had distanced herself from Pei Ba, glanced at him worriedly.

Pei Ba's face seemed to be getting better, from being pitch black before to being red and black now.

Lin Yilan raised her hand and glanced at her watch, "It's getting late. Mr. Pei, please think about it carefully. After you think about it, you can call me."

She took out her business card and handed it to Pei Ba.

Seeing him accept her business card, Lin Yilan picked up her bag, stood up and walked out.

Five hundred thousand US dollars is not a small amount of money for the Pei family.

You must know that although the Pei family is rich, the young master and the eldest daughter of the Pei family have no money. Although Pei Ba joined Hengxin, his working hours were short, his salary was not much at all, and he could not get any dividends.

According to the information Lin Yilan learned from Pei Yan's family, there are only two types of money that the Pei family can get from Mr. Pei. One is living expenses that everyone in the Pei family can get, and the other is dividends from the trust fund.

As for living expenses, anyone from the Pei family or the legal spouse of the Pei family can get it. But the money is not much, enough for them to maintain their living expenses.

But Lin Yilan feels that this so-called standard of living expenses is definitely higher than that of more than 90% of the people in Hong Kong. But this money is nothing in a wealthy family like the Pei family.

As for dividends, they are also divided into several standards. First of all, there are conditions for getting dividends. You must either get married and have children, or you must have worked at Hengxin for one year and have no major faults during your employment.

Secondly, there is a difference between dividends and dividends. The level of dividends you can get when you get married and have children is lower than the level you get when you enter Hengxin. After entering Hengxin, as your position increases, the level of dividends will be higher.

Therefore, the people in the entire Pei family who can get the most dividends have always been the Pei Yan family.

To a certain extent, he is one of the richest people in the Pei family.

The reason why Lin Yilan proposed the figure of half a million US dollars was based on her previous investigation of Pei Ba.

Pei Ba, like most of the Pei family, is from the Moonlight clan. It's just that he is not consuming anything, but seems to be starting a business.

As the saying goes, the second generation of rich people are not afraid of losing their fortunes, but they are afraid of the second generation of rich people starting their own businesses.

Pei Ba's entrepreneurial situation doesn't seem to be very good, and he basically has no cash flow.

So to get half a million dollars, he had no choice but to find a way.

Lin Yilan just wanted him to find a way. She wanted to use this method to see if there was any relationship between Pei Ba and the group of people involved in smuggling within the Pei family.

After all, Pei Ba was involved in smuggling, so the five hundred thousand was easy for him.

Walking out of the coffee shop, Lin Yilan heard a crisp sound behind her.

It was the sound of breaking ceramic.

She paused and continued walking outside without stopping.

After entering the elevator, she did not go back to her room. Instead, she found the hotel housekeeper and went to the room in Wenhua where she specialized in making overseas phone calls.

She dialed the phone, and after hearing the answer, she quickly said, "Keep an eye on Pei Ba."

Then she put down the phone.

Then she made a second call.

"Hey, Er Sheng is me."

Wang Er Sheng cleared his throat, "Sister, what's wrong?"

Lin Yilan took out the notebook in her bag, "What's going on with the Liao family recently?"

"Nothing special, just the second room of the Liao family. They have been very close to Pei Liu recently, but I can't find out what they are doing.

Although I have been transferred to my side by Liao Jingming, I still can't find out what happened to the first and second rooms. "Wang Ersheng lowered his voice and observed the surrounding situation.

Lin Yilan turned the pen in her hand. Wang Ersheng was quite capable as a driver. He worked as a driver from the bottom of the third floor of the Liao family to Liao Santai's driver. He was then recommended by Liao Santai to Liao Jingming, who needed a driver.

Wang Ersheng has now ascended to heaven in one step, and the news about the Liao family has also directly improved to a higher level, and his life safety has been reduced accordingly.

In order to make Wang Ersheng's card more valuable in this gambling game, and to ensure Wang Ersheng's safety, Lin Yilan had not contacted him for a long time.

"Okay, I understand. Don't act rashly. The next period of time will be quite uneven. I don't want you to inquire about the news. Don't make any inquiries. Once something happens, remember to go to that port and take a boat to escape to the mainland. "Don't be caught by the Liao family."

Wang Ersheng nodded. He was no longer the young man who simply thought that Hong Kong City was prosperous and the society was harmonious and stable.

After staying in Hong Kong City for several years, he has little trust in the character of these wealthy people and the current legal protection in this land. What he hopes most every day now is to return to the mainland as soon as possible.

He knew very well what would happen if he was caught by the Liao family, and most likely there would be no intact corpse left behind.

"By the way, sister, Liao Jingming said yesterday that his third wife would contact you, and he wanted to get in touch with you and get information about the Hengxin and Xingmin projects from you. Be careful."

Lin Yilan was silent for a while, and had an idea . He moved and said, "Well, Er Sheng, I will tell you my next itinerary with Xingmin Chairman Mrs. Chen Xiaomin, and you take the opportunity to tell Liao Jingming. If possible, I will give you a chance to make a good sale and make Liao Jingming trust you more." Not bad."

Wang Ersheng was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't know the reason why Lin Yilan did this, he knew that she definitely didn't do it to help the Liao family.

"Okay, then you tell me and I'll write it down."

Lin Yilan took the notebook and simply told Wang Ersheng her schedule for the next few days.

According to her plan, in the next few days, she and Ms. Yi would visit all the large and small churches in Hong Kong City. This would be an opportunity for Lin Yilan to learn about the architectural design of the churches on the ground in Hong Kong City, and it would also be an opportunity for Ms. Yi to inspect the buildings. Opportunities for the People's Charitable Foundation to contribute to the church's account.

Killing two birds with one stone is the best thing for them.

-On

the first day of visiting the church, Lin Yilan deliberately wore the simplest and plainest clothes in the wardrobe.

She also took the imported camera she bought after coming to Hong Kong City.

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of large and small churches in the port city.

In order to better understand the church, she found several papers and magazines and read them before visiting.

The more prepared she is, the more confident she will be when she goes out.

As soon as she left the hotel, she saw Ms. Yi standing by the car wearing sunglasses.

She was wrapped in a long silk scarf, and the wind blew her shawl back and down.

Lin Yilan walked up to Ms. Yi and said hello, then glanced in the direction of the driver's seat, "Why didn't you bring the driver with you today?"

Ms. Yi opened the passenger door. When she heard this, a smile on her face Her expression stiffened, "...it's just this little road, I can just drive it by myself."

Lin Yilan gave her a strange look.

Just when she was about to sit in the passenger seat, she suddenly raised her head and stared at the person in front of her, "Do you have a driver's license? You refuse to drive without a license."

Ms. Yi immediately went around to the other side, opened the driver's door, and pulled herself out driver's license.

"Here, sir, my driver's license is here. Do you want to check it?"

Lin Yilan took it over without politeness, and then checked the validity period of the driver's license.

It has not expired, and I don’t know if the 70-year-old grandma in Hong Kong City can still drive.

Seeing how seriously she looked at it, Ms. Yi was convinced.

After sitting in the passenger seat, Lin Yilan skillfully pulled off the seat belt and put the driver's license back into the drawer where Ms. Yi had kept it.

Upon seeing this, Ms. Yi also pulled down her seat belt.

She held the steering wheel with both hands, put down the handbrake, put it in gear, and pressed the clutch.

Lin Yilan sat aside and observed quietly for ten minutes. After confirming that Ms. Yi was an experienced driver, her tense body relaxed.

Ms. Yi saw her sighing in relief from the corner of her eye, and explained silently: "I used to drive myself when doing charity work and taking my granddaughter out to play. Don't worry."

"...You really don't seem to drive often. "People." Lin Yilan held back her words for a long time.

Ms. Yi patted her chest, "Do you believe it now?"

Lin Yilan nodded, "I do."

"Have anyone from the Pei family or the Chen family come to see you these days?" Ms. Yi looked through the rearview mirror in the car. He glanced at the back of the car.

Lin Yilan rolled down the car window and put her hand on the window, "Of course, here comes Pei Ba. I really didn't expect that he would be the first to come to me."

Ms. Yi snorted disdainfully, "Pei Ba is useless, don't pay attention to him. He has a little cleverness, which is fine when applied to other things, but those little cleverness and little calculations are really worthless in the position of Hengxin's heir."

" Speaking of which, I heard that the Pei Yan family and Pei Ba have been having a fierce fight in the group recently. Pei Ba has lost several projects. The board of directors of Hengxin is planning to hold a meeting to question Pei Lao Ba. "

Mentioning the Pei Yan family, Lin said . Yilan was stunned for a moment.

"Well... In this way, the Pei Yan family is quite powerful."

Ms. Yi's gossip gradually became hot, "Xiao Lin, can you tell me, why don't you just give the project to the Pei Yan family? Do you really not want to be Mrs. Pei? "

Lin Yilan sighed, she finally knew why she and Ms. Yi got along so well.

If she hadn't known Ms. Yi's age, she would have thought they were the same age.

A man's heart never grows old, and this is what Ms. Yi said.

"Mrs. Pei, everything is too far away. There is no point in saying this. As for the project leader, it is indeed my fault..."

Lin Yilan thought of the promise she had made to the Pei Yan family before, and she sighed guiltily.

People really shouldn't make promises easily.

The atmosphere became somber as a result.

Ms. Yi didn't understand the meaning of Lin Yilan's words, but she could probably guess what happened between her and Pei Yan's family.

She turned the wheel and lightly pressed on the brakes.

"We're here."

The exterior facade is made of white stone and blue bricks. The pointed arches and ribbed lines on the top, as well as the patterned iron-framed window grilles, are all obviously Gothic style.

From what Ms. Yi said, the church in front of them was one of the earliest churches built in Hong Kong City and had been built many times.

Compared with the churches Lin Yilan had seen abroad, this church was not big, but it was located in the most prosperous business district of the port city.

When you look up at the dome of the church, you can still see the tower crane working not far away.

She could definitely imagine what it would look like more than ten years later when the church would be surrounded by tall buildings.

The sun gradually emerged from the clouds, and the sunlight penetrated the sky and scattered to the ground.

The cross on the church's spire is filled with sunlight.

The white stone bricks become somewhat warm under the sunlight.

Just as she imagined, it was a church built under the sun that made people feel warm and comfortable.

Following Ms. Yi into the church, Lin Yilan saw someone sitting on a chair in the church, looking at the cross in the front and praying silently.

This scene made her breathe softly.

Although this church does not have skylights, the windows on the front, rear, left and right make the church very bright.

In addition, there are dozens of lit candlesticks at the front of the church.

Although it is not as bright as day, it does not make people feel like they are in darkness.

Ms. Yi suddenly stopped, walked to Lin Yilan, and whispered softly: "Xiao Lin, I have something to discuss with the priest. Can you go shopping by yourself first?"

Lin Yilan nodded and raised the hanging hanging around her neck. The camera asked, "Can I take pictures?"

Ms. Yi was really unsure. She hesitated, "Wait a minute, I'll ask the priest."

Lin Yilan made an OK gesture.

After Ms. Yi left her, she walked to the church window and stared at Tie Lengge.

She didn't know if it was because the church was not built during the most prosperous era of the port city. The craftsmanship of the iron fringes on the windows was simpler than she imagined, and there was no special shape.

After looking at all the windows, seeing that Ms. Yi did not come back, she sat on the bench next to her.

Sitting in the last row, less than five meters behind you is the church door.

The sun was shining in through the door, and she looked up at the cross in the front. The flames on the candlesticks on both sides of the cross were dancing in the wind.

It was hard for her to describe how the church made her feel at this moment.

Strictly speaking, this was her first time to experience the atmosphere of an ordinary church.

The previous few times, she basically visited world-famous buildings with the mentality of visiting. At that time, the church in her mind was more of a famous building, a witness of history, and a display of past construction techniques.

And now this church is just a church.

Unconsciously, her heart also calmed down.

She looked up at the huge cross, closed her eyes, and felt this feeling of redemption and prayer flowing in the air.

"Hello, Ms. Lin, are you feeling okay?"

Lin Yilan opened her eyes and found a white man in a suit sitting next to her.

She guessed they were clergy in the church. After all, the Roman collar was easy to identify.

"Hello...Mr. Father?"

"Father, let me tell you that Miss Lin is very smart."

Ms. Yi's voice came from behind her.

Lin Yilan turned around and squinted her eyes, and saw Ms. Yi looking at her against the backlight.

"Ms. Yi, are you back?"

After saying that, she stood up and walked to Ms. Yi.

She said silently that she was actually a little uncomfortable getting along with Christian clergy. Maybe her physique could only feel more friendly when facing Taoist priests, monks and nuns.

Ms. Yi noticed her embarrassment and patted her shoulder, "Would you like to go outside for a walk? The greening around the church is also great. As far as I know, you are also very interested in the greening around the building."

Lin Yilan nodded and smiled apologetically at the priest, "The two of you continue chatting, I'm leaving first."

Before leaving the church, she seemed to hear Ms. Yi and the priest talking about her.

"I've already said that I believe in atheism, Marx, don't you still believe it? Why do you insist on testing this little girl? Look, it scares her."

"...You really wronged me, I just want to ask Just ask her how she feels sitting here for so long. "

"But if nothing else, I think she is quite spiritual. She is very talented for someone who does not believe in the Lord and can still sit quietly in the church for so long. "

If you want to say that, I don't know how to tell you. If nothing else, you are really narcissistic."

"I am an architect, do you understand this church? " ? ”

Sure enough, there is a reason why she can chat with Ms. Yi.

Lin Yilan lowered her head and smiled, walked outside the church, took out her camera and took pictures of the exterior of the church.

In the next few days, Ms. Yi took Lin Yilan to various churches in Hong Kong City, attracting more and more people's attention.

Even, one day after Lin Yilan came out of the church, she saw a flashlight in the corner.

...I really admire these paparazzi.

The journey to see the church would not always be peaceful, she knew that.

Now she was curious about who from the Chen family and Pei family would be the second person to come to her.

On this day, when Lin Yilan walked out of the church to take pictures as usual, she suddenly heard a burst of footsteps.

She put her eyes on the viewfinder and pressed the shutter.

After the sound of film rolling ended, she put down the camera in her hand.

"Are you here to see me?"

Seeing that the person behind her didn't speak, she didn't turn around, but continued to take pictures of the church's facade.

After a while, she circled around the outside of the church, took a circle of photos, and then returned to her original position.

If it weren't for the sound of footsteps behind her, Lin Yilan would have thought that the man had already left.

She put down the camera, turned around and glared at the person behind her, "What are you going to do...?"

"Why is it you?"

The anger on Lin Yilan's face suddenly subsided.

Pei Yan pointed to a bench not far away, "Would you like to sit down and chat for a while?"

Lin Yilan nodded, "Okay."

The two of them walked towards the seats one after another without speaking.

The two sat quietly on the bench.

Lin Yilan looked at the cars flying by on the road from time to time, and moved her mouth, "Long time no see, Pei Yan's family."

Pei Yan's family nodded, "Long time no see, how are you lately?"

Lin Yilan shrugged and said happily: "I'm here now Of course, life is going well, people come to visit me every day. I have been in Hong Kong City for more than a year, and I finally have time to explore the city."

Pei Yanjia tilted his head and stared at her profile.

At this time, she happened to turn her head to look at him.

The moment their eyes met, she shrank her neck.

How should I describe my mood at this moment?

She had known for a long time that she would meet the Pei Yan family on this day, and she had repeatedly prepared herself mentally. However, when it happened, she was still a little unprepared.

But she also knew very clearly that she had no regrets at all about breaking her promise.

Although I feel guilty and sorry, I have no regrets.

Because this project is a rare opportunity to clean up the Liao family, and it may even make the Liao family disappear, it is worth whatever she pays.

These days, she recalled the process of getting to know the Pei Yan family.

She was also curious about when she started to have a crush on the Pei Yan family, but unfortunately, she didn't remember.

It turns out that when she develops a crush on someone, such an important thing happens unknowingly.

When she realized it, her feelings for the Pei Yan family had changed from a good impression to a liking.

But these likes are not enough to make her give in for other things.

She regrets the relationship, but that's about it.

When Lin Yilan realized this, she suddenly felt that she was more indifferent than she thought.

After coming back to her senses, she cleared her throat and said, "Pei Yanjia, I'm sorry, I have to break my previous promise."

After saying that, she locked her eyes on Pei Yanjia's face.

She was a little curious, how would he react?

Pei Yanjia was calmer than she thought. He leaned back in his chair and looked at her with a faint smile. "I realized that you haven't contacted me."

"There's no need to apologize for this kind of thing. To a certain extent, we are just You signed a letter of intent for project cooperation, but you didn’t sign a contract.” However

, he added, “Of course, if we sign a contract in the future, we will be compensated for breach of contract.”

He smiled and shook his head, "Hey, Pei Yan family, are you still in the mood to joke?!"

I was really convinced by this person.

Pei Yanjia raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Then should I cry? If I cry, will you give me the project?"

"Do you like this one?" He raised his head and started to wink.

"Cough cough cough -"

Lin Yilan turned her head and coughed to the side where no one was.

"You...you are so funny." She said while coughing.

Pei Yanjia patted her back, "Calm down, don't choke to death on your own saliva. Then you will leave your name in the history of medicine."

"Thank you, but I don't want to leave my name in this way." Lin Yilan's face turned red and she patted her chest.

Suddenly, the two became quiet again.

Pei Yanjia waved to the people around him, who handed him a document bag and put it in his hand.

He took the document bag and handed it to Lin Yilan.

"This is my condition, do you want to take a look?"

Lin Yilan looked at the orange paper document bag in front of her and took it.

When she was about to open it, she heard someone calling her, so she had to put the document bag into her bag. "I'll take a look at it later. I'll contact you if I have any questions."

Pei Yanjia nodded, "I'm not in a hurry."

Lin Yilan pointed at Ms. Yi who was looking around at the door of the church, "Then... I'll go back to find Mrs. Chen first."

After saying that, she stood up, put her bag on her back, and walked towards the door of the church.

Looking at her back, Pei Yanjia lowered his eyes.

"You can ask Gary when you get back later, how long will the investigation last?"

The assistant next to him bent down slightly, "Mr. Pei, I asked Gary before I came here. He said it will take some time."

"Recently. There are a lot of people checking Miss Lin, but no useful information has been found."

He raised his head quietly and looked at Pei Yan's house, "Mr. Pei, do you think Miss Lin really wants to make more money through this project. How about some money?"

Pei Yanjia sneered and shook his head, "No. With her character, if she wanted more money, she would definitely feel guilty when she saw me.

" , Lin Yilan is still thin-skinned. If it were him, he would be more confident about this matter, instead of being embarrassed about him.

But this, to a certain extent, also proves that he is not in unrequited love.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt happy.

He adjusted his suit and raised the corners of his mouth unconsciously.

"I'll give you three more days to find out what she is doing? If you can't find out..."

The assistant sighed silently and became nervous.

"If you can't find it out, just tell me and ask Gary to arrange for 24-hour bodyguards to follow her to protect her."

Pei Yanjia stood up after finishing his cuffs.

No matter what she wanted to do, he would support it, even if she didn't tell him.