Ye Chen took a few steps forward and came to the sofa. He sat on it, leaned forward, and took the apple on the table in his hand.

The clock on the wall is ticking, and the dedicated second hand is constantly performing its duties.

A few minutes later, Ye Chen put down the Apple, picked up the phone, and swiped to the interface of the address book.

But after thinking about it, he still didn't call Gu Jin or Gu Yuan.

He had just left Gu's house. At that time, Gu Jin was in good condition. He had no tendency to get sick, nor did he have any strange behaviors. If he calls to ask now, he probably won't be able to find anything.

As for Gu Yuan, if something really happened to Gu Jin, he would have called him in advance.

But now, it should be that Gu Jin didn't show anything wrong in front of Gu Yuan.

Could it be that we really have to wait until November 11th to know what will happen?

Judging from Gu Jin's performance, nothing major will happen. Besides, he and Gu Yuan will be there that day. Even if something happens, he can respond in time.

Ye Chen repeatedly pressed the power button on the phone screen, and the screen turned on and off in his eyes, adding a little annoyance in vain.

·

Time always flies by inadvertently. When I opened the calendar, the red circle had already locked the number "10".

As early as a few days ago, Ye Chen had asked Qi Yu to postpone today's official duties.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. There was a problem in the project negotiation between the company and a partner, and someone had to be sent to solve it.

This project was about to be negotiated, but there was a temporary problem. After Ye Chen answered the phone, he decided to go and have a look in person.

He immediately drove to the meeting place agreed in the call. In the car, he sent a message to Gu Yuan, saying that he might be late.

When we arrived at the scene, we met an unexpected person.

The man has a gentle and gentle demeanor, and his body is relaxed on the chair, with his hands folded and placed on his lap.

After seeing him enter the door, she stood up and came to him with a sorry expression on her face.

"Mr. Bai, I didn't expect to see you here again." Ye Chen stretched out his hand and shook it.

Sitting behind Bai Sheng was the partner who discussed this project with Mrs. Ye, the boss of Mrs. Shang, Shang Ming.

Shang Ming was sitting on the sofa right now, looking down at the tea leaves on the table, with a bit of contentment in his expression.

Because they came here in a hurry, and the other party first proposed to replace this cooperation, so Ye Chen didn't get any real information.

The cooperation between the two parties is still in the process of discussion, and no written contract has been signed yet, but because the other party has cooperated with Mrs. Ye several times, although it cannot be called a veteran partner, it can also be called an acquaintance.

It is reasonable to say that through the previous cooperation, both parties are satisfied with each other, and there should be no temporary situation.

Ye Chen walked to his seat.

After Shang Ming noticed his coming, he smiled at him.

Ye Chen stroked his fingers.

From Shang Ming's expression, it can be seen that it was not because of an accident on Ye's side that the other party decided to change.

So, why?

The apology on Bai Sheng's face flashed through his mind, and Ye Chen felt concerned.

In the next second, the person sitting opposite also spoke.

Shang Ming: "Young Master Ye, please come here in a hurry this time. I am very sorry for that."

Ye Chen: "No, Mr. Shang is a good partner of the Ye family. This time, I proposed a temporary replacement. I really thought that something happened to me, so I came to see the situation."

He turned his head and glanced at Bai Sheng inadvertently, his expression unchanged, and then he finished speaking.

Shang Ming heard this, and hurriedly replied: "No, no, Ye's reputation is good, which is well known in the industry, and my previous cooperation with you can also prove this."

After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment. It seemed that the next words were not easy to say, but he still said it, "However, Mr. Bai proposed more favorable conditions for this cooperation project."

Ye Chen nodded noncommittally, neither expressing denial nor agreement.

He waited for Bai Sheng's reply.

If the other party really did such a thing, it would be almost equivalent to grabbing food from Mrs. Ye's mouth.

Bai Sheng: "Young Master Ye, this was not my original intention. I was chatting with Mr. Shang at that time, and I accidentally mentioned this project, because I happened to have just finished a similar cooperation, so I had some experience, so I told Mr. Shang Liao said, I never thought that Mr. Shang and I would hit it off right away."

Shang Ming then added, "Mr. Bai didn't know about my cooperation with you before. I was too enthusiastic during the chat, and Mr. Bai happened to propose a better cooperation plan."

He seemed to feel sorry, poured a cup of tea for Ye Chen, and passed it over, "Young Master Ye, you know that I am a businessman, and this cooperation project is also very important to the Shang family."

In a practical sense, cooperation is originally an agreement between the two parties.

Since there is no contract signed, it is natural that the other party wants to change the partner.

It is impossible for Ye Chen to force the other party to cooperate with Ye Shi.

As Shang Ming hinted, the essence of a businessman is to pursue profit. Since the same result can be obtained with less cost, why pay more?

In shopping malls, interests are always put first.

Ye Chen took the other party's tea and took a sip.

Moreover, the cooperation with Shang Ming is not irreplaceable, and all the plans that have been negotiated will not be discarded because of this, and the same is true for cooperation with other people.

"Mr. Shang is right, so look forward to our next cooperation."

A thankful smile appeared on Shang Ming's face, and he reached out his hand to shake Ye Chen, "Thank you, Young Master Ye, for your understanding."

After talking about this issue, Shang Ming followed the secretary and left, only him and Bai Sheng were left in the room.

The weather outside began to darken, and the clouds were connected to each other, like a large white net, covering the entire city.

Ye Chen focused his gaze on Bai Sheng, his lips parted slightly, and his voice made it hard to hear his emotions.

"Mr. Bai, as far as I know, although the plan given by Mrs. Yeh cannot be said to be the most superior, but if you make any concessions, it will cause losses."

This is the reason why he didn't continue to discuss with Shang Ming. In the absence of special circumstances, it is impossible for him to choose to make a loss-making deal with the other party.

Bai Sheng also made a cup of tea for himself, his movements were slow and calm, and the water poured out was also smooth and smooth, "The project I ended before, the partner had some materials left, and I bought it from the other party at a low price. Only after buying it can we put forward those conditions.”

"But when I found out that Mr. Shang was cooperating with Mrs. Ye, I took the initiative to reject Mr. Shang's invitation. Who knows that Mr. Shang never gave up," he spread his hands, with three points of helplessness and seven points of apology on his face.

The pure clouds were dyed dark, with golden lightning flashing through them.

Lightning is like a swimming dragon, treating the clouds as an ocean and wandering freely in it.

The thunder gradually changed from small to loud, so that Ye Chen could still hear the dull sound of lightning strikes outside the window even if he was in the office.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning shot straight down from the sky, and the whole world was brightly illuminated in an instant.

However, Bai Sheng's face was hidden in the shadow of the light, making it difficult for people to see his true emotions for a while.

Ye Chen stroked the rim of the teacup with his right hand.

"In this way, Mr. Bai won't be accused by people in your family." The accusation was too soft to lead the family upward.

A trace of doubt flashed across Bai Sheng's eyes, and he immediately recalled the conversation between the two at the "Scattered Leaf" press conference last time.

"Yeah, it's really uncomfortable to be talked about all the time at such a great age."

Ye Chen: "Mr. Bai was joking, you still look very young."

Bai Sheng: "Then I will be Young Master Ye and wish me good health."

Afterwards, Bai Sheng also left, and Ye Chen was the only one left in the room.

It started to rain lightly outside the window, and then, within a short period of time, the rain became fine and rapid, and turned into a torrential rain.

Ye Chen took out his mobile phone and called Qi Yu.

Then he called up a sticky note, and wrote Shang Ming and Bai Sheng's names on it.

And, next to Shang Ming, a number "1" was marked.

He got up and prepared to leave here.

The parking lot is simply underground, and you can take the elevator directly to it without going out in the rain.

After Ye Chen got out of the elevator, he received a call from Gu Yuan.

As soon as the call was connected, it was Gu Yuan's anxious voice.

"Has Gu Jin sent you a message?"

Ye Chen frowned to let Gu Yuan calm down first, then he walked quickly to the parking spot, and replied to Gu Yuan's question while getting into the car.

Ye Chen: "Gu Jin never sent me a message. What happened?"

Gu Yuan: "Gu Jin originally said he was going out to buy something, but he hasn't come back yet."

Ye Chen: "Did you call Gu Jin?"

Gu Yuan: "I called, but I couldn't get through, and I didn't reply to the message."

Ye Chen tightened his grip on the steering wheel, immediately started the car, and drove the car out of the parking lot.

"Don't be in a hurry, calm down, you and I will go to places where Gu Jin might go first and look separately."

The other party hung up the phone after responding, and Ye Chen also drove the car onto the street.

The raindrops fell heavily on the car window, with the momentum of smashing something into pieces.

He turned on the wiper to wipe off the rainwater on the car window, but the raindrops were so dense that the wiper's effect was better than nothing.

The rain is still falling, and it is getting bigger and bigger.

Ye Chen's face was gloomy, his eyes seemed unable to absorb any light, and there was something surging in them.

He first sent people to search around to expand the area, and he himself went to the places that Wei Er and Gu Jin had been to in the past few days, the rooftop on the top floor of the shopping mall and the bar named "Forbidden Music".

The roof was battered by the torrential rain and was empty.

Due to the weather, there were not as many people inside the bar as usual, but Gu Jin wasn't there either.

Both places ended up being nothing.

At this moment, it was clearly afternoon, but because of the dark clouds, the day almost turned into night.

There are only pedestrians and vehicles on the street who are in a hurry to rush home, and even the usual warm lights, under the curtain of rain, are accompanied by a strong dimness.

When Ye Chen returned to the car, some parts of his clothes were already soaked by raindrops, and they were sticky on his body.

Some cold rain flowed into the collar, and these winter rains carried a biting chill.

The rain breeds coldness.

Rain breeds irritability.

He sat in the car, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, but the rhythm suddenly became chaotic.

The scene from the previous life suddenly appeared in his mind.

The man who was his father stood in front of him like a ghost, and the words that came out of his mouth were poisonous.

"You lose money, you don't know what's the use of being born."

"Get out of the way, I just want to hit your mother, what's wrong?"

"Don't get out of the way, right? Let's see if I don't fucking kill you, you bastard."

"Ha, look, look, you can't resist, you still want to protect the woman behind you, it's ridiculous."

"I'll let you take a good look today, how your mother was beaten. You chose it yourself."

When he was a child, he was panting, lying on the ground, without even the slightest strength to move.

In the only blurry vision left, the mother was kicked to the ground fiercely by the man, and the blood flowed down the mother's forehead, converging into patches of blood on the ground.

The blood reflected the tearful figure of the mother.

In an instant, the figure in the blood changed into Gu Jin's figure.

The blood washed over Gu Jin's body, and then completely annihilated him in the red purgatory.

Ye Chen opened his eyes suddenly, breathing heavily, a few drops of cold sweat ran down his cheeks, leaving dark halo marks on the car seat.

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