Chapter 6 The day after being discharged from the hospital, the Jiang Group officially announced the termination of...

The following day, the Jiang Group officially announced the termination of all cooperation with the Shen Group, with ongoing projects to be handled depending on the situation. The Ganghai New Bay project and the Sky Garden City project were re-tendered, and eligible companies could begin preparations.

That night, the gate of a villa halfway up Beishan Mountain quietly opened, and a black car drove in under the cover of darkness.

Before the car had even come to a complete stop, the man in his fifties in the back seat opened the door and quickly walked into the house.

"Mr. Zhang, I apologize for visiting so late at night." The man handed the cigarettes and alcohol to the nanny and bowed respectfully to the elderly man who was practicing calligraphy.

The old man had a full head of white hair, and the years had left obvious marks on his face. His wrinkles were deep, and when he looked into his cloudy eyes, in addition to the overwhelming sense of oppression, there was also a faint sense of death.

Zhang Man didn't say anything and continued practicing calligraphy.

The man remained bent over, his eyes fixed on the ground, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes.

After a long while, Zhang Man put the brush back on the shelf and went to the side to wash his hands.

"Okay, go ahead, what is it?"

The man then straightened up, quickly picked up a hand towel from the side and handed it over, saying, "The Jiang family and the Shen family have broken up."

Upon hearing this, Zhang gave a cold snort, his expression ambiguous.

Li Fu continued, "I've already confirmed it. The contract was kept very secret and not accessible to the average person. I had someone look at it at an opportune moment, and it is indeed a contract to terminate the Harbor New Bay project."

"You've confirmed it?" Zhang Man took a sip of tea and finally looked at the person properly.

“Yes.” Li Fu nodded. “I buried that person very secretly. No one will find out. This is a photo of the contract.”

Li Fu handed over the phone, and Zhang Man put on his reading glasses, carefully reading each word. The more he read, the more his tightly furrowed brows relaxed. Suddenly—

What happened after that?

Li Fu hurriedly explained, "There's no time to film it. The contract is too long, and filming the whole thing would be too risky."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Man's expression was inscrutable, and it was unclear what he was thinking. Li Fu couldn't quite grasp his thoughts, so he didn't dare to speak and just sat on the sofa.

When he heard the sound of a car engine outside, Li Fu stood up, ready to say goodbye. Zhang Man was a very cautious man and never let anyone stay there for more than half an hour. Once the time was up, they had to leave.

Li Fu had only taken a few steps when he heard Zhang Man's aged voice behind him: "Don't rush to take action yet. There's one more thing I need to confirm before we talk about it."

A hint of displeasure flashed across Li Fu's eyes. "Yes."

Zhang Man: "Find an opportunity to get rid of that driver."

Li Fu: "...Yes."

"Drive!" Li Fu slammed the car door shut, kicked the driver's seat hard, his expression dark and he cursed, "Damn it, you old bastard! Once I get my hands on you, I'll kill you. Do you even know how to drive?!"

——

After staying in the hospital for almost ten days, Shen Li finally received Dr. Lu's permission to be discharged. That morning, Shen's parents, Shen Wenyuan, and Shen Ci all came.

Shen Li was pale and was helped out by her mother and Shen Ci. Although there was a gentle curve at the corner of her mouth, the light gray in her eyes made her look inexplicably haggard.

Shen Zhiguo walked with his eldest son, his face gloomy. Seeing his younger son walk away, he couldn't help but lower his voice and say to his eldest son, "I never thought I would be so wrong. That Jiang family kid looks decent enough, but I never imagined he would be so cold-blooded. He just got the shares and then dumped our Xiao Li. Bah!"

As she spoke, she looked at Shen Wenyuan beside her, her tone filled with relief and approval, "You did the right thing this time. Although our Shen family is not as big and powerful as the Jiang family, we still have backbone. How could we allow Jiang Huaichuan to bully us like this? If the project is gone, it's gone. Don't mention it in front of your brother during this time, so as not to upset him. Once he has recovered, your mother and I will take him abroad to recuperate."

Shen Wenyuan nodded in response, silently praying for Jiang Huaichuan, who was more than ten kilometers away. The matter was of great importance, and the fewer people who knew the truth, the better. Therefore, apart from the necessary actors, no one else knew the truth, including Shen's parents.

The moment Shen's father learned about the "plot," he exploded on the spot, unleashing a torrent of abuse on his eldest son for half an hour. If Shen Wenyuan hadn't held him back, he would have spat directly in Jiang Huaichuan's face.

Twenty years ago, Shen Zhiguo was also known in the industry for his fiery temper. It was only after he retired, no longer having to deal with a bunch of shamans every day, and after traveling with Shen's mother for a few years, that his emotions gradually stabilized.

The group got into the car, and the car drove away from the hospital.

No one noticed that after they left, a man in a black T-shirt picked up his phone: "Chairman Zhang, the situation is confirmed."

Back at the Shen family home, Shen Li went to his room to rest. Shen Ci poured his younger brother a glass of warm water and placed it on the bedside table, while the pills were placed within Shen Li's reach.

Seeing that Shen Li had just lain down and was about to pick up her phone, Shen Ci couldn't help but laugh and teased, "Take a rest. You can't run away. No matter how anxious you are, don't waste your energy."

Shen Li paused, meeting Shen Ci's clear eyes, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Second Brother..."

When Shen Ci first found out, he was also very angry, but Shen Ci's mind worked quickly. Almost instantly, he thought of Jiang Huaichuan's behavior on the day Shen Li performed emergency rescue. In addition, Shen Wenyuan's unusually exaggerated and illogical emotions made him somewhat suspicious.

Until last night, because she was worried about Shen Li's mood, Shen Ci, after finishing her experiment, put on her backpack, went to the hospital, and immediately saw Jiang Huaichuan video chatting with Shen Li.

Perhaps not expecting someone to suddenly come in, Jiang Huaichuan was still in the act of acting coquettishly with Shen Li. He rested his chin on the desk, held his phone in both hands and stretched it forward, his handsome face magnified on the screen, his eyes drooping, and he looked aggrieved.

Shen Ci silently drifted past the camera and sat down on the sofa furthest away.

Combining the previous doubts, Shen Ci thought for a moment and understood everything.

"Chen Li, send me a message when you get home tomorrow—" Jiang Huaichuan drawled out the last syllable.

Shen Li was somewhat overwhelmed by Jiang Huaichuan's demeanor: "Okay, I understand."

"Can we still video chat tomorrow?"

"Yes, I guarantee it."

"real?"

“Really.” Shen Li nodded.

Having received the assurance, Jiang Huaichuan breathed a sigh of relief, his voice low: "I missed you... I wanted to hold you while I slept..."

Instantly, Shen Li's already bright red ears almost bled. She quickly glanced at Shen Ci in the distance, lowered the volume of her phone, and whispered, "Stop talking, I'm sleepy, I'm hanging up, goodnight."

Jiang Huaichuan quickly sat up straight: "Sigh, so heavy..."

The video call was abruptly ended by Shen Li. She threw her phone next to her pillow, pulled up the covers, and buried her head in them.

What's wrong with this person...?

Shen Li couldn't help but rub her ears.

After Shen Ci left the room, Shen Li sent a message to Jiang Huaichuan.

[Chen Li: I'm home.]

The next second, Jiang Huaichuan made a video call, which Shen Li answered.

In the shot, Jiang Huaichuan, dressed in a silver-gray suit, sits gracefully in an office chair. A pair of silver-rimmed glasses sits on his usually handsome nose, reflecting a cold, silvery light under the computer screen.

Shen Li remained silent for a moment, staring blankly for a long time.

Jiang Huaichuan didn't remind him, but casually turned his face to the side to find a more handsome angle, and the curve of his mouth became more and more obvious.

What people online say is true: a stable long-distance relationship can only be maintained through money and sex.

He and Shen Li had only recently cleared up their misunderstanding when they faced separation. He had to find a way to seduce her and deepen Shen Li's memory of him during this time.

"Crack!"

Shen Li stared wide-eyed in astonishment: !

Jiang Huaichuan: ?

Seeing Shen Li's sudden flustered movements, Jiang Huaichuan finally stopped pretending to be deaf and dumb and showed his face in all directions.

Jiang Huaichuan asked, "Is it beautiful?"

Shen Li pursed her lips and nodded silently.

He rarely saw men wearing glasses. Jiang Huaichuan had excellent eyesight and usually didn't wear blue light blocking glasses when looking at electronic devices. He only caught a fleeting glimpse of them a few times.

I never imagined that trying to secretly take a photo would result in my phone not being muted.

Shen Li felt she had done something incredibly stupid; she spent several days in the hospital and lost her mind.

Upon receiving a response, Jiang Huaichuan nodded: "Understood."

After only a few sentences, Shen Li's attention waned, and gradually, after Jiang Huaichuan had finished speaking, a muffled murmur came from the other end.

In just two or three minutes, Shen Li had fallen asleep on the bed. The camera, no longer under its owner's control, quietly tilted to one side, only showing half of Shen Li's sleeping face.

Jiang Huaichuan didn't hang up until Shen Li's breathing stabilized. Then, Jiang Huaichuan propped his phone aside, silenced it, and started working.

When Shen Li woke up again, it was already dark, and her phone battery had run out and shut down automatically.

After charging her phone, Shen Li went downstairs. Her parents were downstairs, and when they saw her, they quickly asked Aunt Zhou to bring out the hot porridge.

Shen Li sat down and took the spoon Zhou Guifang handed her: "Thank you, Aunt Zhou."

"Oh, young master, eat slowly. Aunt Zhou will serve you more if you're still hungry. Look how much weight you've lost in just a few days," Zhou Guifang said worriedly, her face full of concern. She then brought out a bowl from the kitchen. "I also made some mushroom and pork rib soup. Have some."

Shen Li: "Mom, where are my older brother and Aci?"

Mother Shen: "Wen Yuan has something to do at the company and hasn't come back yet. Xiao Ci left this afternoon, saying his tutor wanted to see him. That child..."

As she spoke, Mother Chen sadly looked away.

Although wealthy families are known for their dramatic and messy affairs, even the Shen family is not immune. After raising a child for twenty years, they discover that the child is not their biological offspring. In the same year, by a stroke of luck, their biological child is found. According to the development of the novel, the later part of the story will inevitably involve the real and fake young masters framing each other and fighting over money, turning the family into a complete mess.

However, Shen's mother was born into a prestigious family, was beautiful and intelligent, gentle and reserved, and Shen's father, although he started from scratch, was an upright, self-disciplined and respectful person. The children raised by these two, even without blood ties, would not be bad.

Shen Ci is an example of this.

From a young age, she was exceptionally intelligent and loved to be pampered, always managing to charm her parents. When taken out, her cute looks and sweet words made her incredibly endearing. Later, after learning that she wasn't their biological child, Shen Ci was bewildered for a long time. Unable to bear having usurped their place for so many years, she resolutely left the Shen family despite the advice of her parents and Shen Wenyuan. She moved to live at the school, gave her savings card to her father, and promised to repay the twenty years of kindness she had received.

At first, they tried to persuade him, but seeing that the more they tried to persuade him, the more silent Shen Ci became and the faster he transferred money, they stopped and had no choice but to agree to let Shen Ci move to the school dormitory. As for the room at home, it would remain.

A few months later, Shen Li was found and brought back, but the room remained untouched.

Shen Li and Shen Ci went to the same university, though in different majors, they still had contact. Over the past few years, although Shen Ci still didn't live at home, his relationship with his family wasn't as awkward as it was in the first year, and he was quite adept at being the older brother.

Even so, it became a knot in Shen's mother's heart.