"How can I help you conditionally?" Ye Tong leaned back in the cushioned armchair, his skinny fingers crossed on his knees, looking at Ye Jin with interest.
He has not retired at this age because his son Ye Zheng has never met his expectations. The current situation and the doting in his early years have created his relatively conservative personality and style of doing things. In contrast, Ye Jin is very outstanding. She inherited Ye Tong's skills and courage, and Qu Jia's vigorous and resoluteness - Ye Tong has hinted to this granddaughter several times to return to Ningtong to manage the family business, but she seems to have her own ideas.
"Grandpa, if you believe me, I'll go talk to Youhan." Ye Jin twisted her hair thoughtfully and asked in a coquettish voice, "If he agrees, how much credit limit can we provide?"
Ye Tong hesitated and made a two.
"Twenty billion?" Ye Jin blinked. "Have you thought about it? This is going against Vice President Rong."
Ye Tong had a relaxed smile on his face. His temples were gray, and the direction of the wrinkles gave his old face a kind and gentle majesty. This was the accumulation of the old man's character and style over the past few decades. Not every old man can grow old in a kind way.
Ye Jin gradually came to an understanding: "GC is a major taxpayer in Ning City. I don't think he really wants to kill him. If he can injure GC and make him behave himself, he can have no worries in his position for the next five years."
Ye Zheng realized it later: "He is playing tricks between Meihui and GC?"
"I should still lean towards Meihui. A city of Ningcheng's size can accommodate enough real estate developers, but there can only be one leader. GC's most glorious years were not built by him, so he must dampen its spirit." Ye Jin took a deep breath, her smile still innocent like a young lady, but the temperature in her eyes was very cold: "How dirty."
At the same time, in the main residence of the Chen family.
I don't know if it's because of bad luck or the aura can be affected by people's emotions, the seaside villa of over 1,000 square meters is completely shrouded in a dull low pressure. Chen Youhan has already dealt with a lot of properties under his name. If he really can't make it, he can only condescend to Chen Fei to exchange for a house.
He accompanied Chen Fei for a walk to help digestion. Recently, the old man had a poor appetite and poor digestion, and even his blood pressure was unstable. When Chen Youhan was free at night, he would go back to the main house to sit with him for a while. The two walked slowly along the lawn, passing by the fully transparent glass garage that Chen Youhan had spent a lot of money to build. Chen Fei took a glance and saw that it was already mostly empty, and there was not a single sports car worth tens of millions left.
Back in the study, Fade Chen walked steadily towards the safe: "I'm sure you've heard about the relationship between the Chen family and the Ye family."
Chen Youhan's heart sank: "Are you going to look for the Ye family?"
"It's reasonable for the Big Five Banks not to grant credit. When the whole market is waiting and watching, if Ningtong is willing to lend a hand, with the connections behind the Ye family, more people will understand the direction of the wind." Chen Fei took out a thick and brand new file bag from the safe and dropped it on the mahogany desk with a sound. "Here are the correspondence between the old man of the Ye family and the old man of the Chen family."
There are nearly twenty sheets of yellowed letter paper, neatly written in small calligraphy with a brush, and written in the classical vertical style. The handwriting is clear and well preserved.
"The Chen family has given the Ye family a second life. Take this letter to find Ye Tong," Chen Fei pulled out a letter, pressed it with two fingers, and slowly and solemnly pushed it towards Chen Youhan, "He will not stand idly by."
Chen Youhan put his hands in his trouser pockets. Chen Feiyi's stern expression did not move him at all. He laughed dryly from his throat, shrugged slightly, and said in a dandy manner: "I refuse."
Chen Feiyi was not surprised by his reaction. He sat down on the chair with his face hidden in the shadows, and asked calmly, "Why?"
His son confessed his feelings openly and thoroughly under the gentle crystal chandelier in the study, his posture was calm and elegant, his eyes and expression did not have the slightest room for evasion - and he would not evade in the first place. He said naturally and frankly: "Because I want to use that letter to do more important things."
"You may as well speak plainly."
Chen Fei stared at Chen Youhan from the shadows without blinking, his eyes were sharp, the corners of his mouth were tight, and his face was as cold and serious as a sculpture.
"I want to marry Ye Kai."
The spacious study, covered with soft-padded sound-proofing materials and thick carpets, fell silent in an instant.
Chen Youhan has been dealing with official business all day long and has not had a full night's sleep for nearly three months. His handsome face is pale, and there are dark circles under his eyes. He has lost a lot of weight, making him look sickly handsome. Although his eyes are tired and less vigorous than a few months ago, he is still calm and determined. He stands straight with a faint smile on his lips, looking at Chen Feiyi's hawk-like scrutiny from the darkness.
Chen Fei supported himself on the corner of the table and slowly stood up.
One in the light and one in the dark, the father and son were like two wild beasts facing each other in silence.
"are you serious."
"I'm serious."
Bang! The black inkstone smashed out fiercely, hitting Chen Youhan's forehead, and then fell heavily to the ground. Chen Youhan did not retreat a step, and after a while, warm liquid flowed down his forehead. He raised his hand to cover it, and said gently but firmly: "Don't be so angry."
His chest was heaving violently, and Fade Chen was breathing hard. His fingers that were pinching the corner of the table were twisted because of the force, and his eyes gradually turned red.
"Ye Kai - ahem - Ye Kai is the heir of the Ye family! Why are you so crazy as to provoke him?! He is only eighteen years old!"
"sorry."
Chen Fei coughed and bent down, his usually resolute face instantly aged, "Confused! Confused Youhan! You are confused!..." Chen Youhan strode over and supported him firmly and steadily. Chen Fei shed two lines of tears, and his hands slapped the table weakly and hurriedly: "...Such a good day, why did you choose the most difficult and painful one! You are confused, Ning Shu, your son is confused..."
Ning Shu is the maiden name of Chen Youhan's mother.
Chen Youhan spent his childhood in the hospital's snow-white walls and the smell of disinfectant until Ning Shu died when he was eight years old. Ning Shu was born into a prominent family and had a happy life, but the only thing she was worried about was Chen Youhan. Chen Fei was doting on him, strict with him, and had mixed feelings of love and hate for him. He often thought that Ning Shu would be pleased to see Youhan now. He paved a smooth road for him, gave him the most resolute character and the most willful personality - but why, just after he turned thirty, why did he have to carry the crumbling building, why did he give up a happy marriage and free love, and go down a dead end with no way out?
"I'm sorry, Dad." Chen Youhan held him steadily, blood slid down his temples and cheeks, soaking into his shirt. His Adam's apple rolled with difficulty, and he said in a hoarse voice, "My son, I have no way to retreat, I just want to spend the rest of my life with him."
Zhao Conghai knocked on the study door restrainedly and said respectfully: "Chairman, it's time to take medicine."
Chen Youhan helped Chen Fei sit down, held his cool hand and patted it.
The door opened, and Zhao Conghai was surprised: "Youhan? You——"
Chen Youhan wiped his face nonchalantly: "Let my dad rest early."
Fade Chen's sad voice came from behind: "I thought you were smart enough not to talk about the rest of your life with an eighteen-year-old."
Chen Youhan paused and raised his hand to close the door.
At ten o'clock the next morning, there was a knock on the door of the president's office of GC Business Group.
She was bright and imposing, and her nude high heels made her move with every step. Gu Xiu first met her outside the door, and her phoenix eyes with upturned black eyeliner glanced at him with a smile: "Mr. Gu, nice to meet you." Her voice was very ladylike.
Gu Xiu opened the door for her like a gentleman and vaguely guessed her identity from her temperament and facial features.
Chen Youhan's forehead was bandaged, which was very eye-catching. Ye Jin raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why, the bank has now resorted to violent debt collection?"
"Excuse me."
Chen Youhan still had that nonchalant tone. The two sat down in the reception area in front of the French window. After a while, Bai Zhong came in with coffee and snacks. Chen Youhan handed her a cigarette, and Ye Jin took it and lit it up very skillfully, with wine-red nail polish on her well-maintained slender hands.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
"What do you want me to do?" Ye Jin crossed her legs, her elbows resting on her knees. The cigarette burned quietly between her fingers, and her strong facial features had a hint of charm under her half-smile.
"Send me a wedding invitation." Chen Youhan chuckled while biting the cigarette.
Ye Jin exhaled a puff of cigarette towards him: "Two billion credit line, do you want it?"
Chen Youhan glanced at her and asked, "When did you take over Ningtong's business?"
"If it was business, of course I wouldn't be here. But since I'm sitting here, you should know that it's a private family matter."
Chen Youhan said nothing, just observed her expression calmly.
Ye Jin opened the Hermès Black Gold, took out a thick envelope from it and handed it to him lazily: "Good trick, Chen Youhan."
Chen Youhan's heart sank, and his nonchalant expression suddenly changed when he saw the first photo.
The protagonists of each photo are him and Ye Kai. Kissing in public, holding hands in high-definition images of walking in and out of Fanning's empty villa, passionate kissing photographed through the car window, from various angles and occasions, from last summer to this spring, the time span is more than six months.
The blood in the body stopped for a moment, and the huge office was silent. Only the never-ending hustle and bustle of Ningcheng CBD was repeated almost harshly under the clear sky.
Chen Youhan calmly read from the first photo to the last, then gathered them together in his palm and slowly put them back into the envelope: "Good photos."
"What do you think of Xiao Kai? What do you think of our Ye family?" Ye Jin laughed sarcastically with an expressionless face, "Our whole family tacitly allowed Xiao Kai to go out with you. We trusted your family's consistent family tradition and character. We trusted that although you, Chen Youhan, were promiscuous, you at least treated Xiao Kai as your brother! What did you do? Chen Youhan, a teenage boy, you seduced him! Do you have any shame?"
His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and it took Chen Youhan a long time to find his voice: "You knew it a long time ago."
"I knew it the moment I met you at the opera last year. For eight months, I kept hoping that you would just have fun and it would be over -"
“We mean business.”
Ye Jin sneered, "Seriously? What does Xiao Kai know? He has never even been in a relationship! What about you? You really make me sick."
"What do you want?" Chen Youhan put out his cigarette, and then lit another one two seconds later.
"Leave Xiaokai," Ye Jin said quickly, "The 20 billion credit line will be arranged within three days."
Chen Youhan stood up, his tall body shrouded in a cold and deep aura.
"Please go back." His tone was flat, but he violently extinguished the newly lit cigarette that he had only taken two puffs of, "I won't agree."
As if Ye Jin had anticipated his answer, he said indifferently: "How many high-quality plots of land do you still have in GC for you to sell at a low price? Half of the building village is suspended and the other half is advancing. Where do you get the money to develop it? If you don't develop it, more than 5 billion in compensation will be waiting for you, which will instantly eat up all your cash flow. You must know better than me that you have to pay tens of millions of interest every day when you open your eyes. Why bother?"
Chen Youhan smiled briefly: "Don't worry about it."
"To be honest, it was Grandpa who asked me to come here today. He actually wanted to borrow money. I haven't told anyone about you and Xiao Kai. Do you dare to go directly to Grandpa without me? Hmm? Grandpa is 76 years old this year and is the person closest to Xiao Kai. Do you dare?"
Chen Youhan took a deep breath: "Thank you for hiding it."
"You can take your time to think about it." Ye Jin packed up his bag. "I'm not in a hurry. When you run out of money, will you still make the same choice? The livelihoods of more than 2,000 GC employees depend on you, and the hard work of seven generations of the Chen family also depends on you. You know better than me how many people are waiting for mergers and acquisitions. Do you dare? Are you qualified?"
Chen Youhan wiped his face heavily, half-put his hands on his hips and turned half a circle helplessly, then raised his hand and swept the side cabinet hard!
The precious porcelain vase shattered, and Ye Jin didn't even blink: "If you feel that you are at a disadvantage, you can marry me. You like to play, and I like to play too. It's not bad for us to play our own games."
"There's no need to disgust me so much." Chen Youhan looked at her coldly.
"Is that disgusting?" Ye Jin finally got up with her bag. "I was chatting with Xiao Kai last weekend, and I asked him if he was sincere about Chen Youhan. Do you know what he said?" Ye Jin smiled coldly and continued as if chatting. "He said, 'Sister, although I'm only eighteen, I'm sure I love him. If you must ask me how sure I am, I can only say that I'm more sure than the answer to the first fill-in-the-blank question on the math test. Sister, the first question is a free point question, no one will get it wrong, it is 100% and unquestionably correct.'"
After Ye Jin finished saying this, tears fell from her tense face. She took a deep breath and wiped away the tears with her slender fingers: "Chen Youhan, if Xiaokai wasn't so serious, I wouldn't have come to stop you. Just have fun, two years, three years, so what? One day it will fade away. But I know Xiaokai, and you know Xiaokai too. That's his personality. He has the noble spirit to see things through to the end. When he said that, do you know how I, as his sister, feel?"
The tears came more and more.
"Chen Youhan, I'll give you a chance. Before you cause more trouble, let this matter end completely with me. Let go. Xiaokai has the most love in the world, and he doesn't need your share. Do you have to make him suffer so much? Grandpa is 76 years old. Do you know what he expects of Xiaokai? Do you know that Xiaokai plans to come out after the college entrance examination? If anything happens to Grandpa, he and you..." Ye Jin choked and took deep breaths repeatedly, "Neither of you can bear it."
Chen Youhan had no clear idea of when Ye Jin left. He sat there with his head bowed, his ten fingers weakly inserted into his hair, motionless.
Gu Xiu sent in a report, which finally alarmed him.
Chen Youhan took a cigarette out of the cigarette box and pressed the lighter: "Call the vice president of human resources in."
"Okay..." Gu Xiu swallowed the last word hastily and looked at Chen Youhan in disbelief, "What do you mean?"
“Layoffs.”
Gu Xiu swallowed subconsciously, unable to keep his expression, and asked in a low voice: "Has it come to this?"
“It has come to this.”
Chen Youhan had a blank expression on his face. Gu Xiu noticed that his fingers holding the cigarette were shaking uncontrollably. He stared at his right hand strangely and expressionlessly for two seconds, sneered bitterly, and crushed the cigarette in the ashtray: "Fuck."
The vice president of human resources came in and knew that something was wrong, so he waited quietly for Chen Youhan's instructions.
"All employees of the business units of the sold and suspended projects will be dismissed, other departments will have their structures cut, and functional departments will have a hard target of 30% layoffs. Those who have worked at GC for more than five years will be suspended. Those who can find new jobs will be compensated according to the standard, and those who can't will be supported by the basic salary. If they are willing to come back in the future, they will be reinstated in their original positions. You can handle the rest of the details, and give me a detailed report before leaving get off work tomorrow."
The countdown to the college entrance examination was decreasing day by day. After the three mock exams, all the students had two completely different moods: relieved and sad. The weekend was spent normally. As the college entrance examination approached, Bi Sheng stopped giving them pressure. Instead, he encouraged them to relax, rest, eat more fruits and sleep more at home. However, most students were still tense and got up early and stayed up late to repeat the questions and memorize them.
Ye Kai ranked first in his grade in both the first and second mock tests. Judging from the admission scores in previous years, he was sure to be admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University. But he did not dare to take it lightly. On the way home, he was concentrating on reading the collection of wrong questions.
When he got home, everything was the same as before. Ye Jin was taking care of Ou Yue again, Qu Jia and Ye Zheng were not back from socializing, and Ye Tong was drinking tea on the balcony of the study. For some reason, when he went home in recent weeks, he always felt that everyone was deliberately avoiding some topics, but as for what topics? He couldn't remember.
Ye Kai took a shower and set an alarm to practice a math test. He had just finished the fourth multiple-choice question when his cell phone vibrated. He put down his pen and answered the phone: "Brother Youhan." His eyes curved.
"Go downstairs."
The phone accidentally got soaked in water last week. Ye Kai thought that maybe it was because the microphone was damp, Chen Youhan's voice sounded very hoarse in the quiet night.
Ye Kai ran to the balcony on the third floor facing the front yard and saw Chen Youhan's Lamborghini parked downstairs. He leaned against the car door, his long legs crossed, and was looking down to light a cigarette. Ye Kai was always caught easily when he peeked at him, as if there was some kind of subtle telepathy. The Juliet flowers in the flowerbed were so beautiful, one after another, rich and brilliant in the moonlight, and Chen Youhan looked up at him, took the cigarette from her lips with her fingers, and gently hooked her lips at him.
The night was full of colors, the lights were dim, and nothing could be seen clearly. But for some reason, Ye Kai felt that the smile was so clear and profound.
It took only three seconds to make the decision.
He ran downstairs in his home clothes, his freshly washed hair fluffy and light, fluttering under the spiral staircases and crystal chandeliers.
Ye Jin stood at the door holding a spray bottle.
"Xiao Kai." She called Ye Kai.
Ye Kai slowed down his pace and looked at Ye Jin.
"Nothing," Ye Jin looked at him gently, "You don't have to rush back."
Ye Kai's heart was beating high. He pursed his lips and nodded to her, then ran out like a gust of wind, passed the fountain, and ran towards Chen Youhan who was standing in front of the green lawn.
He wanted to rush into Chen Youhan's arms and stand on tiptoe to wrap his arms around his neck. But this was in the Ye family, and he had to restrain himself with all his heart.
But it doesn’t matter. In July, once the results come out, he can announce it to the world.
He stopped in front of the car, panting, and looked at Chen Youhan, and couldn't help laughing again. His eyes were very clear.
The cigarette butt between his fingers was like a flickering red star. As Chen Youhan moved, the red star fell and became a string of gray and hot. He flicked the ashes and said softly, "College entrance examination candidate, can you accompany me to watch the sea?"
The sea in Ning City is not as good as Vancouver, Hong Kong, or Fiji. The car drove through the winding mountain road shaded by flowers, down the cliff, toward the seaside, and onto the solid beach.
It was a clear night, the moon was bright, the stars were sparse, and a few wisps of clouds were like smoke and fog, drifting away and gathering again lightly along with the sea breeze.
Ye Kai walked with Chen Youhan on the beach. He walked backwards, holding Chen Youhan's hand. When they came across a shallow pit, he lost his balance and stumbled. Chen Youhan quickly pulled him into his arms. The sea breeze messed up their hair. Ye Kai's home clothes were very loose, and the moon-white hem was blown around.
Chen Youhan held him tightly and refused to let go. His arms tightened, his palms pressed against the back of Ye Kai's head, pressing him tightly against his neck.
Ye Kai raised his hands and put them around him. Suddenly, he noticed something unusual: "Brother Youhan, you seem to have lost a lot of weight."
The pajamas were deformed in Chen Youhan's arms. Chen Youhan said slowly: "I wanted to take you to Palau after you finished your exams."
"Is it a private jet?" Ye Kai asked deliberately.
Chen Youhan was silent for a moment, then said, "Palau is a paradise for deep-diving. You should like it."
"You can't go now?"
"Too busy. You know the scale of the Loucun project."
Ye Kai rested his head on his shoulder, turned his neck, and turned his face to one side for some fresh air. He said innocently, "It's okay. We still have winter vacation. How about I take you to Vancouver to ski during the winter vacation? I picked out two snowboards for you. I wonder which one you will like."
"Skiing in winter sounds good." Chen Youhan's voice became hoarse, "What do we do in spring?"
Ye Kai followed his thoughts: "Drinking tea in grandma's garden in the spring. She has a very beautiful tea set, and she was reluctant to take it out when she saw you last time."
"Okay, then let's coax her out of it in the spring."
"If you ask her for it, she will definitely give it to you." Ye Kai smiled, "What do you do in autumn?"
Chen Youhan lost control when he asked this question, and held his shoulders tightly to force Ye Kai to look up at him. Ye Kai's eyes were clear and ignorant, he pursed his lips, stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the lips.
He just gave her a kiss, but Chen Youhan seemed to be ignited by sparks, and she suddenly lowered her head and kissed him fiercely.
His waist was gradually bent to an incredible degree, and Ye Kai had difficulty breathing, and his limbs were numb from lack of oxygen. Or maybe it was because Chen Youhan hugged him too tightly, so tightly that his blood circulation was blocked.
They stumbled back to the car, kissing each other, and fell into the back seat, hugging each other.
The SUV cabin is spacious and the atmosphere is thick, but for some reason, it makes people want to cry.
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