Chapter 333 Life is impermanent

Before going downstairs, Li Yansheng asked Fan Sizhu to go to the garage and drive the car out, so Lin Shutang and Li Yansheng went through the main entrance.

When he was about to reach the first floor lobby, Li Yansheng received a call. There was no signal in the elevator, so after he answered the call, he couldn't hear what the other party was saying.

After getting out of the elevator, he signaled Lin Shutang to wait in the rest area before walking aside to pick him up.

He put his hands on his hips and looked down at the ground. Lin Shutang lowered his gaze and saw the tip of one of his shoes tapping the ground slightly. It turned out that he was just like everyone else, occasionally making small movements while on the phone.

Lin Shutang was amused by his own thoughts and couldn't help but curl his lips. Putting aside his identity as Mr. Li, he was just an ordinary man! It's just that he was more handsome than the men you usually meet. Lin Shutang was sure of this. He was sure that it wasn't just his lover's eyes that made him beautiful. After all, Yuanyuan, a new girl, also said that he was handsome.

Just as he was thinking this, Lin Shutang saw Li Yansheng raise his hand to glance at his watch, and then said, "We can arrive at 8 o'clock at the latest, normally 7:30... um... okay."

The call didn't last very long, with only fragments of conversation. Lin Shutang couldn't make out what was being said, so he assumed he had a dinner appointment soon. So he said, "If you still have work to do, don't worry about me. I can just go home and eat by myself."

Li Yansheng's eyes softened as he took the bag from her hand and placed his hand on her waist: "It's okay, let's go!"

Hearing this, Lin Shutang didn't say anything more. After being together for a long time, some things no longer needed to be explained to each other. If he said it was okay, then it was okay. Having dinner with her really wouldn't affect his subsequent schedule.

When they left the company building, Fan Sizhuo was already waiting there. He handed the car keys to Li Yansheng and left. Lin Shutang asked in confusion, "Isn't Assistant Fan coming with us?"

Normally, if Li Yansheng still had work to do after dinner, he would usually ask Fan Sizhu to join him, because drinking was inevitable at the dinner party.

Li Yansheng fastened his belt and observed the road conditions: "He has something else to do later."

Lin Shutang nodded and smiled: "Boss Li is still as considerate to his employees as always."

Listening to her teasing and laughing, Li Yansheng didn't say anything, but just turned his head to look at her, and in his dark eyes, there was an unconcealable doting.

Before the car left, a figure emerged from the Shangli Building. She was wearing a striking rose-red dress, which Lin Shutang noticed immediately; it seemed to be the same style as the one worn by the woman in the conference room. Lin Shutang took a closer look and saw it was Sheng Ying. Considering the Sheng family's recent situation, Lin Shutang understood that she had come today because of Qian Sheng.

As if sensing someone looking at her, Sheng Ying turned her head to look over. The moment she met Lin Shutang's gaze, she immediately turned her head away as if she had seen someone extraordinary, and raised her hand to shield her face from prying eyes.

Lin Shutang watched this scene, and a complex feeling suddenly arose in his heart. It wasn't pity, nor was it the gloating feeling of "you have to suffer this day." If he really had to find a word to describe it, it would probably be "impermanence", not the "impermanence" of the world, but the "impermanence" of life.

Not long ago, when Sheng Ying saw her, he always looked down on her and didn't take her seriously at all. He had gone to a few cocktail parties with Li Yansheng before, and every time he met her, Lin Shutang would try his best to avoid contact with her to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Unexpectedly, not long after they met again, they had swapped roles.

Lin Shutang knew that this was all because of Li Yansheng. She didn't ask about his methods towards Qiansheng, nor did she care at all.

Many gossips claimed that using such brutal tactics against a company with which they had a close relationship was excessive. However, Lin Shutang disagreed, and he wouldn't offer such chastising words as "leave some room for improvement so we can meet again later."

Lin Shutang didn't know much about Li Yansheng's work. But she understood one thing: the saying "business is like a battlefield" was more than just a saying. If he wasn't tough, others would be tough on him. In life, they were all family friends, building relationships to the point of being inseparable. However, when there was a conflict of interest, the saying "even brothers have to settle accounts" was the norm; it was the nature of businessmen.

When Li Yansheng left Shangli, Qiansheng was among the companies that had created trouble for him and profited from it. However, large companies still had to maintain some dignity, so they weren't so obvious.

At that time, when Li Yansheng was explaining the solution to the situation to his men, Lin Shutang was outside the study. Back then, Li Yansheng didn't accuse him of being shameless. Now, with the power position reversed, it was only natural that he should do the same.

Noticing that the person in the co-pilot seat was staring in a certain direction, Li Yansheng followed her gaze. There was nothing there but a marble flower bed and a few trees of unknown origin with a few scattered leaves on them. They were mostly yellow and had few green leaves, and were not very ornamental.

He asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Shutang took his hands off the seatbelt and placed them on his knees, relaxing his fingers. He tilted his head and gave him a sweet smile: "Nothing, let's go!"