In Lin Yichen's office, he also watched the live broadcast of the press conference. After watching it, he angrily slammed his fist on the desk. He had thought that this would have a serious impact on the Ye Group and cause the public to lose trust in their company.
Unexpectedly, apart from the fine imposed on them, the impact was minimal. In fact, Xiao Qianqian's outstanding performance increased public trust in the Ye Group, as evidenced by the stock price, which he had just seen. The stock price immediately hit the daily limit after the press conference.
He took out a cigarette, lit it, took a few deep drags, stood up, walked to the window, and pondered what to do next.
Suddenly, the phone on the table rang. He picked it up and saw it was his wife calling. After hesitating for a moment, he answered, "What is it?"
"Honey, when will you be home today?"
"What is it?"
"Today is Nana's birthday. I just wanted to remind you to come home early so we can celebrate her birthday at home."
"Understood." After saying that, he hung up the phone first.
He and his wife had a business marriage. After the marriage, he gave birth to two daughters. One daughter is now 20 years old, and the other is 18 years old. He had always wanted a son, but his wife gave birth to two daughters in a row, so he had given up hope. Until recently, his first love appeared and told him that he had another son. He was overjoyed.
He's losing interest in his current family and wants to focus more of his energy on his son, since his son will be the one to inherit his mantle.
Lin Yichen turned around and sat back in his chair, staring blankly at the photo of the family of four on the table.
Just then, the secretary knocked and entered, handing over a document. "Sir, this is the latest progress report on the project in cooperation with the Ye Group."
Lin Yichen casually flipped through a few pages, his dissatisfaction growing. He tossed the document aside. "Let's put this project on hold for now. I need to reassess it."
The secretary was somewhat surprised, but nodded nonetheless. "Okay, I'll notify the relevant departments." With that, she left the room.
Lin Yichen leaned back in his chair, secretly making plans in his mind.
It was almost six o'clock, and seeing that he had nothing else to do, he picked up his coat and prepared to go home. He didn't want his wife to rush him again, so he drove home. Just as he was about to arrive, his phone, which was on the passenger seat, suddenly vibrated. He picked it up and saw that it was a message from his son's phone in Country C.
"My mom is sick and has been taken to the operating room. Can you come?"
His son probably still harbors resentment towards him, which is why he has never called or texted him before; this is the first time he has texted him.
He was overjoyed and immediately pulled over to the side of the road. After thinking for a moment, he sent a message to his secretary, asking him to arrange a flight to Country C immediately, as he had urgent business.
The mother and her two children had seen his car, but for some reason it drove away, which they found very strange.
"What is my dad doing? He's already home, why is he leaving again?" Birthday girl Nana wore a new dress and got a new hairstyle today, waiting for her dad to come home to celebrate her birthday and give him a surprise.
"Did something happen to Dad, that's why he left again?"
"Is there anything more important than my birthday?" Nana, still an 18-year-old girl, started crying as she spoke.
"Don't be sad. Maybe your dad really has something to do. Mom will call and ask later."
"Okay, Mom, then make the call quickly."
Mrs. Lin couldn't persuade her youngest daughter otherwise, so she quickly took out her phone and dialed the number, but the call could not be connected. She checked her phone and realized she hadn't dialed the wrong number.
She dialed several more times, but the call could not be connected. Nana, who was next to her, was even more heartbroken when she saw that the call could not be connected, and tears kept falling down her face.
Mrs. Lin had no choice but to call her secretary.
"Secretary Xie, I'd like to ask, did my husband, Mr. Lin, have some official business? Why did he leave again after arriving home without telling us where he was going?"
"Madam, hello. There's no official business here. My husband just asked me to arrange a plane at the last minute. He said he has an urgent matter to attend to in Country C."
"Did he say what the purpose of his trip to Country C was?"
"The gentleman didn't say that; he only said he had an urgent matter to attend to."
"Oh, okay, thank you, Secretary Xie."
"You're welcome, madam."
Mrs. Lin hung up the phone, and her two sisters looked at her. "Mom, is something wrong with Dad?"
"Yes, your father went abroad. It was probably something urgent, so he didn't have time to tell us."
Mrs. Lin dared not voice her thoughts, fearing that her husband would leave a bad impression on the two sisters.
Actually, she noticed that her husband was acting strangely lately. Sometimes, he would get up in the early hours of the morning and sit by the window, texting on his phone. Sometimes he would even smile gently at his phone. This had never happened before. The woman's intuition told her that there might be something wrong with her husband.
Today, on such an important occasion as her daughter's 18th birthday, her husband has arranged a last-minute flight to Country C, not for business. It seems the problem lies in Country C. I've decided to use my connections to investigate this thoroughly.
"Come on, your dad has some business to attend to, we should support him. How about Mom and your sister celebrate Nana's birthday together?"
"Don't cry, Mommy has a gift for you later," Mrs. Lin immediately comforted her youngest daughter.
"Little sister, I also have a gift for you later."
With the comfort and gifts from her mother and sister, Nana stopped crying. She also knew that her father was not an ordinary person and had endless official duties. She decided to forgive him in her heart.
At the Ye family's old house, Ye's mother and father were having lunch with the old man. Now that Ye Bosen had also woken up, the old man was in a good mood and his health had improved.
"Ah Hao, how's Lan Hong doing? Is he still drunk every day?" The old man is now worried about his good-for-nothing youngest son.
"I'm not sure yet. I'll call Xiao Cui over and ask her. Master, please wait a moment." The butler finished speaking and prepared to call the maid Xiao Cui over to ask.
Just then, a servant rushed in; "Master, master, the police are here."
"Police?" The group of people who were still eating looked up in surprise. What were the police doing here?
Two young police officers had already walked in.
"Excuse me, everyone, we received a report that a body was found by the sandy canal. We sent the police over to check, and they suspect that the person is from your family. Could you please take a look and see if that's the case?"
After the police finished speaking, they handed over the photos they had taken at the scene.
"Thump." The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
"dad..."
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