These days, when the people at the research institute are at work, they only see Xiao He and Xiao Zhang busily preparing various materials. They wanted to casually ask what they were busy with, but the two of them were like gourds with their mouths sawed off, and they couldn't find out anything.
Later, people gradually stopped asking about it.
They felt that Fan Xiaofan was being ridiculous.
Some people privately approached Shi Moyun to express their opinions, believing that Fan Xiaofan should not waste the research institute's resources.
Shi Moyun simply smiled and remained silent.
The Fang family and the Shi family still maintain an excellent public relationship, and the Fang family believes that the Shi family is completely unaware of what they have been doing.
But in reality...
The Shi family has now transformed from an open target into a covert attack machine, silently eliminating many of the Fang family's henchmen when the Fang family wasn't paying attention.
However, the Fang family, like the Shi family before them, knew nothing about it.
At that moment, Shi Lingheng's parents were receiving the Fang family. Mrs. Fang warmly held Shi Lingheng's mother's hand: "Sister, you have to help your younger sister. Things haven't been going well at home lately, and something keeps happening. Sigh, how are we going to get by?"
Shi Lingheng's mother smiled gently, as always, and said with difficulty, "Sister, you know our family's situation now. It's just the two of us old folks at home with nothing to do. We only have one son, and we tried everything to bring him back. We just want him to stay by our side, afraid that something might happen to him. We don't ask for anything else..."
Mr. Fang sat upright and spoke to Shi Lingheng's father on the other side.
I can only sigh whenever this matter is mentioned.
Shi Lingheng's father simply smiled and said, "Sigh, everyone in our family is just sitting at home doing nothing. Even if we wanted to help, we're powerless to do so."
The Fang couple exchanged a glance.
They don't believe what they say.
The Shi family's network of connections was something they all envied. Nowadays, when educated youth were sent to the countryside, only a few could return, but the Shi family members did.
Unfortunately, just as they said, now that the family members have retired, it's understandable that they are willing but unable to do so.
Shi Lingheng's father sighed: "Old Fang, you know how we are now, all we want is to live a peaceful and quiet life until we grow old."
When Shi Lingheng's mother saw the Fang couple off, she was able to maintain a smile as she turned around, but the feigned light in her eyes vanished instantly.
I'd never help you, not even in my next life!
Shi Lingheng stood by the second-floor window, watching the Fang couple slowly walk to their parked car...
He curled the corners of his lips into a smile and slowly lowered the curtain from his hand.
As Mrs. Fang was walking, she suddenly noticed her husband stop and look back. She asked curiously, "Honey, what's wrong?"
Mr. Fang shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just that I feel like someone is watching us."
Madam Fang curled her lip in disdain: "How could that be? I heard the Shi family's son is also crippled, and in broad daylight, he still hasn't gotten out of bed..."
Mentioning this, Mr. Fang also shifted his attention: "That's right, our Cheng is still the most promising. However, Shi Lingheng has been clever and smart since he was a child. His slump will only last for a while. Can he maintain this state indefinitely?"
After the two got into the car, Mr. Fang leaned back in his seat and said, "Shi Lingheng, if it weren't for the need to find clues about the Fu family, I wouldn't have kept him around at all. He's much more difficult to deal with than his older brother."
Mrs. Fang exclaimed in surprise, "Really? He looks so颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of listlessness, apathy, and a lack of ambition) and seems to have accomplished nothing..."
Mr. Fang glanced at his wife: "Everyone we placed around him has gotten into trouble..."
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