Chen Shiming noticed Chen Jianhong's expression and said, "I will have someone investigate this matter further."

"No matter what the result is, tell me immediately if there is any problem." Chen Jianhong closed the file and handed it back to Chen Shiming. "Take the things away and don't leave them here."

Chen Shiming's eyes paused, "Okay."

After the office door was closed and Chen Shiming left, Chen Jianhong leaned slightly against the back of his chair, glanced at the documents on the desk, and closed his eyes.

After a while, there was a knock on the door.

Jiang Yuze came in to deliver the documents. He glanced at Chen Jianhong's desk, then said, "Mr. Chen, the proposal has been finalized."

Chen Jianhong closed his eyes, his tone a little tired: "You arrange the schedule. The video call with City G will be postponed to tomorrow."

"Okay, are there any other arrangements?" Jiang Yuze asked.

Chen Jianhong asked: "Who is responsible for investigating Yicheng's case?"

Jiang Yuze paused for a moment, then continued, "Originally, Yu Jie was in charge. It happened to be the end of last year, and after he left, the work had not yet been handed over to the new person. Now it has been handed over to Xiao Jiang."

"Okay then." Chen Jianhong waved his hand after listening. "Lao Lin and Yi Cheng have been having a bad relationship recently. If he needs any help, please keep an eye out for him."

Jiang Yuze paused when he heard this. It turned out that he was concerned about the Lin family.

He immediately said, "Okay, I'll let Xiao Jiang keep an eye on it."

Jiang Yuze put the documents on the table, turned around and left. When he left the office, Chen Jianhong opened his eyes and his gaze stayed on the office door, thinking about something.

Chen Jianhong knew that his eldest son had not given up investigating Yicheng, but Chen Shiming was busy with many things, and his main focus was actually on the various problems exposed within the Chen Group a few years ago. Logically speaking, Chen Shiming spent less time and energy on Yicheng, but even so, Chen Shiming's people still found out the clue of Fang Chengjie...

The incident between Yicheng and Lin was rather complicated. What was exposed to the industry were basically previous disputes. There were all kinds of rumors from the outside world. It's not like he hadn't heard rumors that Yicheng took his anger out on Lin because of his spokesperson, but there was no evidence for this. He has been in the industry for so many years and has suffered from rumors. No matter how many groundless rumors there are, he has no idea what to believe in his old friend.

It is reasonable that Yicheng had conflicts with the Lin or Chen families because of accumulated grudges.

But when Cheng Fangjie's incident was exposed, things were different.

Besides this, there is one more thing.

He has always asked Jiang Yuze and other assistants to investigate Yicheng's affairs. This is something he has been specifically instructed to do. He had indeed received a lot of relevant information before, but Chen Shiming's assistant team was able to find out that Fang Chengjie, Jiang Yuze and others were more capable, so why was there no relevant information presented to him?

Yes, Fang Chengjie, this is fake news...

Or is there something wrong with the people under him?

After Jiang Yuze left, he called Xiao Jiang to his office and reassured him about some things. "I'll leave it to you to check Yicheng. After you're done, give the stuff to me."

Xiao Jiang nodded.

Jiang Yuze's eyes darkened slightly, and he suddenly thought of a recent big incident. He did need to deal with Fang Chengjie's situation, and the news that should be given to Chen Jianhong could not be leaked, but it was not impossible to deal with the news... He thought about other plans, and suddenly thought of something: "I asked you to keep an eye on Chen Shiming. How are he and Chen Qizhao doing?"

"It seems that Chen Shiming and Chen Qizhao had a quarrel in the office. When I went there, the special assistant Xu beside Chen Shiming was standing at the door and didn't dare to go in." Xiao Jiang said: "I did hear some noise. And when I just came here, I got the news... Chen Qizhao skipped work."

Jiang Yuze smiled incomprehensibly: "Skipping work...?"

-*

It was already past two in the afternoon when Chen Qizhao, who had skipped work, received the message and went downstairs. As soon as he arrived downstairs, he saw Shen Yuhuai standing in the reception area waiting for him. Shen Yuhuai was wearing a dark windbreaker today, standing in front of the exhibition column, and the surroundings seemed to be quiet.

Chen Qizhao did not move, nor did he call out to him, even though the reception area of ​​the Chen Building was completely different from the decoration and layout of his company in his previous life, but when he looked at Shen Yuhuai now, he seemed to overlap with a certain figure who was waiting for him to get off work downstairs in his previous life.

Shen Yuhuai looked at the Chen family history notice on the exhibition board, slightly side-glanced and noticed Chen Qizhao standing not far away, and said, "Are you here? My car is parked outside, let's go."

"Oh, okay." Chen Qizhao came to his senses, walked up to him and walked side by side.

The two of them seemed to have returned to their previous life, and so did Shen Yuhuai, and after get off work they went out to eat.

Chen Qizhao couldn't describe the feeling, it was as if he had walked through half his life.

The only person waiting for him behind him was Shen Yuhuai.

After getting in the car, Chen Qizhao fastened his seat belt and said, "Let's go to Huang's Restaurant..."

At this time, Shen Yuhuai also spoke at the same time as him: “There is a good restaurant nearby.”

They both started talking at the same time, but stopped at the same time.

Shen Yuhuai laughed, “What a coincidence? I was just about to say I’d take you to Huang’s. I’ve eaten there a few times when I came to the city for business, and I think the food there is pretty good.”

"Yeah, I've eaten it a few times."

Chen Qizhao glanced sideways and saw that the man driving the car was not looking away, his attention was completely focused on the road.

In fact, no matter how many times they ate there, Shen Yuhuai always took him there, and the two of them didn’t have any particularities, and whenever they couldn’t think of what to eat, they would always tacitly go to Huang’s Restaurant.

When they arrived at the place, Chen Qizhao took the initiative to sit down in a corner, and Shen Yuhuai went to order the food.

The place where he sat had a good view of the restaurant's ordering counter.

Perhaps seeing Shen Yuhuai downstairs triggered some memories, and now when he looked at Shen Yuhuai, he always compared him with his previous life.

The youthfulness of the face, the difference in height, the voice seemed a little clearer than before... As he thought about it, he suddenly saw a young figure in Shen Yuhuai, and a fragmented memory inexplicably emerged in his mind.

The background is his home, with a small desk on a blanket.

There were arithmetic problems on the horizontal homework, and Shen Yuhuai seemed to be sitting next to him, patiently teaching him how to do his homework.

"What are you thinking about?" Shen Yuhuai just came back: "It seems that you are distracted."

“No.” Chen Qizhao came back to his senses. It might be because of the preconceived impression and the photos of Shen Yuhuai when he was a child at home. What just appeared in his mind seemed to be his imagination. If I had played with Shen Yuhuai when I was a child, I would probably think the same way.

There weren't many people in the restaurant and the food was served quickly.

"I haven't asked yet, Brother Huai, what do you want to talk to me about?" Chen Qizhao asked.

"I heard from my family that Chen Corporation has a project cooperation, and you are the person in charge." Shen Yuhuai stirred the thick soup, "My sister knows that I have a good relationship with you, so she asked me to find time to take you to the technical department to have a look and meet people in advance. It will be convenient for you to take Feihong's people to inspect it later."

He then looked at the time and said, "It's still in time for us to go after we finish eating. Shall we go?"

"Okay." Chen Qizhao knew that he had to go. If Feihong could develop, it would be a huge help to the Chen family.

Especially through cooperation with the Shen family, the Shen family later occupied a larger market share and quickly grew into a leading technology group in the country, and even began to independently research chips. In the future, when Shenjia's smart products are all over the market, if Feihong Electric can reach a cooperation with them, it will be a win-win situation in a sense.

Shen Yuhuai's gaze stayed on Chen Qizhao, noticing the subtle changes in the other's expression.

Chen Qizhao didn't wear a hat today, so when they sat face to face, he could see the other person's face more clearly. "Will you be busy after the New Year?"

"Yeah." Chen Qizhao asked, "What about Brother Huai? Are you studying all the other things after the New Year?"

"There will be a period of defense after the New Year, and then the thesis." Shen Yuhuai explained: "Friends in the same group need to prepare their thesis, and they will start to be busy after March."

Chen Qizhao thought casually, that means he is not busy anymore.

It would be easy to ask Shen Yuhuai out for dinner afterwards. He was thinking about the arrangements after the New Year. He had to follow up on the Feihong Electric Appliances project, and keep an eye on Chen Jianhong and Chen Shiming to make sure they didn't mess around with Sheng Ming's affairs... As he was thinking, his cell phone suddenly vibrated. Yan Kailin sent him a message.

[-Yan Kailin: Brother, do you want to go out for a drink tonight? My brother is working overtime today and he probably won’t be home! ]

[-Zhao: No, I have something to do tonight. ]

[-Yan Kailin: No way, I haven’t seen you for several days. Aren’t you bored at home? ]

[-Zhao: Not bad. ]

[-Yan Kailin: Then I’ll come over to play with you. Are you home? ]

Chen Qizhao raised his head slightly when he saw the news. He was about to take a picture of the table with his mobile phone, but suddenly noticed Shen Yuhuai's hand that appeared in the camera. His movements paused for a moment, and he moved up slightly, and Shen Yuhuai appeared in his camera.

The man lowered his eyes slightly, and the spoon in his hand just scooped up the thick soup.

When the other party raised his eyes, Chen Qizhao pressed the camera button, and the sudden click sound made Shen Yuhuai's eyes stop on Chen Qizhao.

Chen Qizhao calmly took another photo of the table and explained calmly: "Yan Kailin asked me what I was doing."

He sent the second photo he took casually to Yan Kailin, turned off the screen and put the phone on the table.

Shen Yuhuai smiled and reminded: “The soup is getting cold.”

Chen Qizhao lowered his head and said, "Drink it now."

-*

Shen’s technical center was not far from the restaurant where they had dinner, and after dinner Shen Yuhuai drove the car, and the two of them arrived at the place quickly.

Work has just started after the New Year and the technical center is quite busy.

Among the technicians coming and going, the person in charge of the technical center happened to be in the R&D center. When he heard the news that Shen Yuhuai was coming, he hurriedly arranged people: “Let Xiaoli go over as a guide. She should come over to take a preliminary look. If there are any problems, come back and tell me.”

The person who received the message quickly ran away, and the person in charge continued to communicate with the technicians in the R&D center: "The report on this must be submitted by the end of the month at the latest. Remember to add to the log, as the superior may come to inspect."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that someone in the crowd hadn't spoken, so he asked, "Director Feng?"

Director Feng came back to his senses and asked, "You just said that Shen Yuhuai is here? Why is he suddenly interested in our research and development?"

The other technicians also looked at each other in bewilderment. The current Chairman Shen has a daughter and a son. Needless to say, the eldest daughter, Shen Xuelan, is admired by the entire group for her abilities. Especially under her leadership, Shen's annual profits have been rising. While knowing Shen Xuelan, they also knew that the chairman had an outstanding son, but the other party was not at all concerned about the company's business. It was said that Chairman Shen and Mr. Shen had thought of many ways, and this person only came twice a year at most.

The person in charge knew what they were thinking. "Don't worry, Shen Yuhuai didn't come to our technical department out of nowhere. Besides, he's a chemical engineer and has nothing to do with us, so you don't have to feel too burdened. I'd also like to take this opportunity to tell you that we may have technical cooperation with Feihong Electric after the new year. Of course, the news hasn't come down yet, and Chen's will also send technicians to communicate... It seems that it was Mr. Shen's arrangement today to let Shen Yuhuai bring the person in charge of Chen's to come over to our place for a visit."

The technicians breathed a sigh of relief. They thought something big had happened, but it turned out to be just a project cooperation.

However, Director Feng frowned slightly after hearing the explanation of the person in charge, "Why cooperate with Chen?"

"Don't you know?" The person in charge looked at Director Feng, "That's right, you've only been here for a few years, so you haven't heard of this. Mr. Shen and Mr. Chen from the Chen Group are classmates, and the relationship between Mr. Shen and Mr. Chen is pretty good. We have provided technical support to the Chen Group several times before. But it was Mr. Chen who came here before, but this time the person in charge has been replaced by Mr. Chen, which is a bit embarrassing."

Other technicians asked, "What happened to this Second Young Master Chen?"

The person in charge shook his head: "I heard he's not a good person."

Director Feng didn't say anything.

On the other side, Chen Qizhao entered the technical center under the leadership of Shen Yuhuai, with technicians from the technical center beside him to provide guidance. Shen's company has many businesses, and its technical center is divided into several parts. The place they went to was the A R&D department for this cooperation. As soon as they arrived there, the technician explained to Chen Qizhao the current technical reserves that can be achieved.

Chen Qizhao stood and listened for a while and found that the other party's main information point was still on optimizing the functions of electrical appliances.

He couldn't help but frowned slightly, "There might be something wrong."

Shen Yuhuai looked at him.

"I've done some research on this..." Chen Qizhao explained a few words, and then said, "I heard my dad talk about this at home."

Shen Yuhuai said to the technician beside him: “Is your manager in charge of this project here?”

The technician Xiaoli said, "Yes, I'll go call him."

Soon, the manager came over.

Chen Qizhao didn't want to speak too directly, after all, there was a Shen Yuhuai beside him, he reworded and said: "There are several technical issues in the cooperation that we need to reconfirm. Optimizing the functions of electrical appliances is necessary, but the foundation of smart home is not just optimizing electrical appliances. What we want to build is an integrated smart home. For example, through smart media such as mobile phones and computers to improve the intelligence of home products, through voice control or intelligent control, etc....Have you seen the practical results of this type of project abroad beforehand?"

The manager paused after hearing the details in the other party's words, "We are familiar with the smart aspect, but our department has only made small products in the past. This is the first time we have come into contact with electrical appliances."

He pulled out the information he had prepared in advance from his computer. "These can all be adjusted. The proposal given to us before was rather vague. Our CEO Shen also said that he would customize the details of the cooperation after you have finalized your ideas."

Chen Qizhao had a well-planned plan, which was closely related to Chen himself. In the next few years, the real estate industry is destined to be impacted by the market. Business expansion and transformation have always been Chen's development strategy. In addition to Lin Shizhong, who is a time bomb, he also wants to find a way for Chen to avoid future market risks in advance.

In his previous life, he saw Chen's related plans from Chen Shiming, and knew that his current approach was consistent with Chen's ideas... but he knew of a better and more convenient way, and the timing was just right now. Feihong Electric Appliances must be done. Not only that, he also wanted Feihong Electric Appliances to be the starting point to connect other types of companies under the Chen Group... connect building materials, decoration, sales and other businesses, so as to prevent Chen from experiencing negative profits or financial crisis in the real estate impact.

Chen Qizhao chatted with the manager, and occasionally glanced at Shen Yuhuai next to him, and saw that the other party did not make any other moves.

He understood the situation of the plan and considered what needed to be readjusted by the person who wrote the plan. He might have to go to Feihong after returning.

Shen Yuhuai was listening nearby, his eyes resting on Chen Qizhao.

He couldn't describe the feeling, but he always felt that Chen Qizhao was a little different. .

The manager held up the adjusted plan and said, "We need to submit these for confirmation. After you confirm the other details, please have the technician come over to confirm with us."

"Okay, thank you." Chen Qizhao said.

As soon as the person left, Chen Qizhao was thinking about other things, and just when he turned around, he noticed that Shen Yuhuai was looking at him.

He paused for a moment and was about to say something when he suddenly heard the other party speak.

Shen Yuhuai said: “It seems a little late, do you want to go to dinner together?”

Chen Qizhao looked at the time and it was already past five o'clock.

He said yes, and suddenly said, "I used to like artificial intelligence very much."

"You said before that you are a little interested in computers." Shen Yuhuai lowered his eyes and flipped through his phone, and finally handed it to Chen Qizhao: "I rarely come here, you can see if there is anything you like to eat."

Chen Qizhao took the other party's phone unexpectedly. Shen Yuhuai had already walked out in advance. He said a few words to the manager and looked back at him.

"Let's go?" Shen Yuhuai asked.

Chen Qizhao quickly followed, and only continued to look at his phone after they were side by side, searching for dinner on the somewhat confusing food app.

Shen Yuhuai glanced at him from the corner of his eyes, gently pulled his elbow, and brought him to his side, "Be careful."

Chen Qizhao reacted and saw the glass wall in front of him, "I didn't see it just now."

After the two walked away, Xiaoli from the technical department just went out and suddenly saw someone standing at the door.

She asked in surprise: "Director Feng, why are you here?"

"Come and take a look." Director Feng glanced around the room. "Have the Chen people left?"

Xiaoli said: "Yes, just left."

She suddenly remembered something, so she asked, "Does the director need help from Chen's people? They just left not long ago, I can go and call them."

“No need…” Director Feng’s eyes sank slightly, and he looked towards the end of the corridor, and said casually: “I don’t have a good impression, forget it.”

After he said that, he left, leaving Xiaoli with a confused look on her face.

At this time, someone came out of the office. The manager came out and saw the people. He said to Xiaoli, "Hey, don't mention Chen's matter to Director Feng. Do you know why this project didn't go to Director Feng, but to us instead?"

"Director Feng worked at Chen's for a few years, but that year Chen's had a big incident. Something happened in Director Feng's department, and his teacher was in jail at the time. He hasn't been released yet." The manager said, "I don't know what happened. Director Feng was also a small technician at the time. Because of that incident, the department was dismissed, so Director Feng came to us. But because of his teacher's incident, he has always had a bad impression of Chen's."

The two finally decided to go for Western food. After Chen Qizhao got in the car, he continued to look at his phone and found that there were a lot of messages accumulated in his phone.

Among them was the manager of the parking lot. It seemed that Special Assistant Xu had told this person that after Chen Qizhao joined the team, the other party immediately sent him a list of people who were currently in the parking lot and could be responsible for teaching Chen Qizhao how to drive.

Chen Qizhao had originally planned to learn about the situation at the parking lot. This parking lot was established only about ten years ago. It was originally a racing team invested and built by Chen Jianhong. Later, when the scale grew larger, it gradually expanded. Currently, there is a professional team responsible for the racers who go out to compete, and the others are basically responsible for maintaining the daily operation of the parking lot.

Through the manager, he got to know some things. The maintenance of their vehicles were basically done by the masters in the parking lot, so he could directly target these people. He also asked about the parking lot's partners. Because they had a racing team, the parking lot's partners were all top in the industry. All parts were screened from the moment they entered the parking lot, and there would basically be no problems with second-hand parts.

The scope was narrowed down at once. From what we can see so far, there will be no problem with the parking lot itself. The problem will only be with the people who repair the vehicles.

He screened the list sent by the manager and finally selected a few suspicious persons. He sent an anonymous email to them along with the Sheng Ming incident.

After a while, he received a reply message.

The other party sent a brief [ok] and took the job.

Chen Qizhao took a quick look and turned off his phone.

When I looked out the window, I suddenly saw a familiar neighborhood and my eyes were stunned.

In his previous life, after the Chen family went bankrupt, the villa was auctioned off by the court, so he and Chen Shiming moved to this community.

Of course, the house is not as big as before. It is just a small room. It is inconvenient for Chen Shiming to use a wheelchair, so he flattened all the thresholds in the house, bought low furniture, and placed frequently used items low... His parents' wedding photo is hung in the middle of the living room, and the framed photo of their childhood group photo is placed in the living room, as if the whole family is still living in the same space.

Until later, Chen Shiming died.

He was the only one left in that family.

The car was driving very fast and the community soon disappeared from sight.

Chen Qizhao's gaze followed that place farther and farther away, and finally he retracted his gaze.

The car was quiet, and Chen Qizhao stopped looking at his phone. Instead, he quietly looked at the scenery outside the window.

Shen Yuhuai glanced sideways slightly, his gaze lingering briefly on Chen Qizhao's face.

He looked away, saw the road sign for the turning, changed lanes and drove in the other direction.

About fifteen minutes later, Chen Qizhao keenly noticed the change in the scenery outside the window and tilted his head to look at him: "Did we drive the wrong way?"

"No." Shen Yuhuai said, "Let's change places."

The car did not drive into the city, but drove out of the city.

The scenery along the way changed from tall buildings to trees, until a wide scene appeared in Chen Qizhao's field of vision and he saw the sea under the setting sun.

Shen Yuhuai drove the car to the parking area, “Don’t you want to come down and take a look?”

Chen Qizhao got off the car. The sea breeze blew towards him, and the hustle and bustle in the distance seemed to come with the sound of the wind.

There were a lot of people gathered on the beach in the distance, and he could see the seaside resort from afar.

Shen Yuhuai led him to change the route from the embankment to the beach. A cool breeze blew, and the coastline in the distance seemed to overlap with the setting sun. Chen Qizhao suddenly forgot to speak. He stepped on the beach and walked towards the sea step by step.

“I like to take a walk here when I’m in a bad mood.”

Shen Yuhuai looked into the distance and said, “Especially at sunset, this place always makes people happy.”

Chen Qizhao said subconsciously: "I'm not in a bad mood."

Shen Yuhuai glanced at him slightly, "I'm in a bad mood, and I want to come to the beach to relax."

Chen Qizhao wanted to ask Shen Yuhuai why he was in a bad mood, but suddenly he saw the rising tide in the distance.

He involuntarily took a few steps back, watching the sea water rush in and then gradually recede.

Chen Qizhao couldn't remember when he last went out to travel. For him, the company and home were just a straight line. His short rest time was probably to take a nap in the car with his eyes closed. The only time he remembered seeing such a vast ocean was when he was a student.

He looked down and saw footprints on the beach, then walked forward a few steps. All the fatigue in his body seemed to be blown away by the wind.

My mind is blank, as if I don’t need to think about anything, and there is no pressure to move forward.

Shen Yuhuai stood silently behind Chen Qizhao, watching the boy walking farther and farther away in the sunset.

As night fell in the distance and the setting sun gradually faded away, Shen Yuhuai took out his mobile phone and took a picture of Chen Qizhao's back.

The boy’s face cannot be seen in the photo. He walks from dusk to sunset, blending into the wind and sunset, which makes people feel happy.

He smiled silently, saved the photo, and followed.

Chen Qizhao was walking forward on the beach when he heard a whooshing sound and suddenly raised his head.

The gorgeous fireworks merge with the night sky, leaving a brilliance in the night.

Chen Qizhao involuntarily took a few steps closer, was startled by the surging waves, and hurriedly stepped back, bumping into Shen Yuhuai's chest.

A low laugh came from behind, and Shen Yuhuai steadied him, "There will be fireworks at the seaside at night in the resort, and today happens to be the last day."

Chen Qizhao turned around and met the man's eyes.

"It's not clear on the phone, what about now?"

Shen Yuhuai's sight stopped at a distance, and his voice was faintly heard in the wind: "Is it beautiful? Fireworks."

Chen Qizhao seemed to hear his own heartbeat.