Chapter 148 "Brother Si Yan...can you help me?"
The airport in the early morning was shrouded in thick fog in late autumn.
Xie Siyan stepped down the gangway, and the cold mixed with damp air hit him in the face.
He raised his hand to loosen his tie, and his phone screen suddenly lit up.
A message appears quietly in the dialog box.
Xie Siyan lowered his eyes, took a quick look, and put his phone away.
"Thank you, Master," the person who met him at the airport hurried over, "Should we go directly to pick up Feng Yan now, or..."
"Let's go see Mr. Shen first."
Shen Xingchu's grandfather died suddenly of illness in the early morning at the age of 91. As the former son-in-law of his grandson, Xie Siyan should come to pay his respects even though he broke off the engagement.
The car quickly drove into the depths of the thick fog.
In the rearview mirror, the lights of the airport gradually blurred into a dim halo.
"Brother Si Yan..."
Hospital.
As soon as Shen Xingchu saw her, she burst into tears and no longer pretended to be nice. Xie Siyan of course knew what was going on.
It is estimated that Shen Sishan has quite a few illegitimate children outside.
In the past, she was under the control of Old Master Shen, but now that he is gone, whether Shen Xingchu, the only daughter, is still an only daughter is another matter.
She was not only crying for her deceased relatives, but also for her own legacy.
Xie Siyan looked past her and at the peaceful face of Mr. Shen in the ward. The old man who had been dominating the business world for half a century looked like he was asleep at this moment.
"Grandpa passed away so suddenly..."
Shen Xingchu's nails almost dug into his arm. Her voice was choked with sobs, tears on her face. "Last night, he said he wanted to eat the osmanthus cake I made..."
"My condolences." Xie Siyan's voice was calm, but he made an exception and did not push her hand away.
He glanced at the end of the corridor and saw a few strangers peeking around.
Among them was a young boy whose eyebrows and eyes were three points similar to Shen Xingchu, and he also looked very much like her father Shen Sishan.
Shen Xingchu naturally saw it too.
She followed his gaze and looked over. When she saw that figure, she suddenly trembled all over. "How dare they..."
Before he finished speaking.
She suddenly grabbed Xie Siyan's sleeve, tears falling on the back of his hand, her eyes sad, "Brother Siyan, now only you can help me..."
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"...Rush here from the hospital?"
Liu Heng appeared at the welcoming banquet. Several acquaintances in the circle were all present in the box. Zhou Xu leaned beside him without drinking a drop of alcohol. Chi Zhao's face looked unusually unhappy.
Liu Heng pushed open the door of the box, bringing in the lingering smell of disinfectant.
He casually threw the car keys onto the gilded tray in the entrance hall, making a crisp clang sound, and looked at Xie Siyan, "...did you rush here from the hospital?"
Xie Siyan lowered his eyes and said "hmm".
At this moment, Zhou Xu was lazily leaning on the leather sofa, playing with an unlit cigarette in his hand. The wine glasses in front of him were moved away, indicating that he wanted to accompany his wife and quit drinking and smoking, which would be beneficial to the health of the fetus.
Chi Zhao beside him had a rare sullen expression on his face, and the red wine glass in front of him remained untouched.
It seems that everyone is into health preservation today.
The lights in the box were dim.
Only Liu Heng lit a cigar, the smoke slowly swirling in the air, relieving the fatigue of the night.
Several acquaintances in the circle were present today.
Among them, only Xie Siyan and Liu Heng came directly from the hospital.
"Mr. Shen is gone."
Liu Heng unbuttoned his suit and sat down. The waiter promptly handed him a hot towel, and he wiped his hands, paying special attention to wiping off any traces of medical alcohol and medication from his knuckles.
Zhou Xu suddenly chuckled and continued, "Now, the Shen family is probably going to change."
He turned and looked at Chi Zhao.
Chi Zhao had no expression on his face.
Xie Siyan took a sip from his wine glass. Through the glass, he saw Liu Heng staring at his phone screen. It was a post from Shen Xingchu's Moments, a selfie with red eyes from crying, captioned "Rest in peace, Grandpa."
Below her circle of friends, there is another similar circle of friends, which is also a joke.
But there are no notes.
Liu Heng turned his head and leaned forward, lowering his voice as he looked at Xie Siyan. "Siyan, the Shen family's second branch has been making quite a move recently. I heard they've already contacted several veteran shareholders..."
He paused meaningfully, then asked tentatively, "They should have looked for you too, right?"
At the same time.
The background music in the box just switched to a low cello piece, and the sound of the vibrating strings seemed to knock on people's hearts.
The door of the box was suddenly pushed open.
The waiter stood at the door in a panic, "Mr. Xie, there is a Miss Shen downstairs who insists on seeing you, we can't stop her..."
Shen Xingchu was still wearing the clothes that Xie Siyan had seen in the hospital just now. His eyes were red and he was holding a brown paper file bag tightly in his hand. He tried to go upstairs to find the box where Xie Siyan was.
Everyone's eyes were on the person in the middle, but they only saw Xie Siyan slowly putting down his wine glass and shaking his head.
The waiter hurried out, and after a while, the footsteps faded away and the noise outside disappeared.
The conversation continues.
Xie Siyan raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Heng, his eyes were dark and unclear, but he did not deny it, but nodded, "Shen Yue also called yesterday."
Zhou Xu sat up straight upon hearing this, forgetting even to pretend to be drunk. "That old fox? What conditions did he offer?"
Xie Siyan lowered his eyes, speaking in a gentle and elegant manner, "It's nothing more than the same old trick of equity swap." He glanced at the people present, and a faint sneer appeared at the corner of his lips, "But... Ji Ruqing seems to want to get involved."
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The changes in the Shen family came quickly and violently, like a long-planned storm.
In just a few days, equity disputes and debt liquidation dramas unfolded one after another, and the once prosperous Shen Group was facing collapse in the blink of an eye.
The drama of inheritance dispute has officially begun.
Shen Xingchu was used to the life of a young lady, but now she was forced to move out of the carefully maintained Jiangnan garden.
Before leaving, she stood under the corridor and watched the workers pack her Hermès bags one by one.
The rockery and flowing water are still there, and the koi are still swimming in the pond, but the names on the property certificate have been changed to the names of my stepmother and the other party's son.
She touched the carved window frame one last time, her nails leaving a shallow scratch on the vermilion lacquer.
Late at night.
Xie Siyan was lying on the bed in the hotel.
Outside the window, neon lights flicker, traffic flows continuously, and the city that never sleeps is so prosperous.
The door suddenly opened with a soft "click".
Xie Siyan had a few drinks with them before going to bed. Those shareholders were not easy to fool. As a junior, he had to put on a good show and had to accompany them in drinking round after round. At this moment, his temples were throbbing and he had double vision in front of his eyes.
"Brother Si Yan..."
Xie Siyan only saw a vague shadow, and someone appeared in his mind. He subconsciously raised his hand, grabbed the slender wrist, and pulled the person in front of him.
The girl's figure fell into his arms, and he leaned over, his movements suddenly pausing.
"Why is it you?"
Shen Xingchu pursed her red lips and threw herself into his arms, "Brother Si Yan...can you help me?"
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