Editor. EndlessFantasy Translation
âAuntie, youâ¦â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âNobody move!â
Just as Qiu Yuluo and Ning Che were about to step forward, Lin Yi stopped them.
Fan Shuxian grabbed Lin Yiâs clothes and sobbed.
âYou were his team leader. Why didnât you protect him well? We only have one
son. If he leaves, how am 1 going to live?!â
Lin Yi stood rooted to the ground like a tall pine tree.
If he could use this to let her vent her emotions, Lin Yi felt that it was worth it.
Fan Shuxian punched Lin Yiâs chest.
As a mother, she had lost her mind. It was impossible for someone who had never experienced the grief and indignation of losing her son to empathize with her.
âAlright, stop fooling around!â
Zhou Xicheng shouted coldly, âHelp your aunt into the house. Iâll talk to these
people.â
âGot it, Uncle.â
Fan Shuxian was helped upstairs, and the first floor of the villa fell silent.
âIâm really sorry, Team Leader Lin. My wife lost her composure.â
âItâs okay. Iâm responsible for this. Auntie has experienced the pain of losing her son. 1 can understand how she feels.â
âTeam Leader Lin, if you say that, it will make in seem like our Zhou family doesnât know the big picture.â Zhou Xicheng said.
âWhen my son joined the Central Guards Brigade, we knew what kind of place it was. When something happened during the mission, we could only say that we were unlucky and couldnât blame anyone else. The situation on the battlefield changed. Youâre not a god, so itâs impossible for you to take care of so many people. I understand all of this.
Just as the two of them were talking, Fan Jiayi came downstairs.
âHow is your eldest aunt?â Zhou Xicheng asked him.
âShe took a piece of Dailixin and is already asleep.
âSighâ¦â
Zhou Xicheng shook his head with a sigh. She couldnât keep relying on medication every day to maintain her emotional stability.
âJiayi, we have guests. Go make a pot of tea.â
âGot it.â
Zhou Xicheng welcomed Lin Yi and the others to the sofa and said politely,
âTeam Leader Lin, is there anything specific you need today? If so, just let me know. Iâll do my best to cooperate.â
âYouâre overthinking it. Weâre not here for anything specific. We mainly came to pay our respects to Zhou Liang and to see if thereâs anything we can help with.â
âThank you for your concern, Team Leader Lin. The familyâs business is now managed by my nephew,â Zhou Xicheng said.
âBesides that, my niece is also involved. With the two of them, things are under control for now.â
âWhat are your plans for the companyâs future?â Lin Yi asked.
âI donât have any thoughts for the time being,â Zhou Xicheng said without hiding anything.
âIâm afraid I wonât be able to return to the company for the next year or so.â
âAnd what about the future?â
âFutureâ¦â
Zhou Xichang sighed. âWe donât know anything of the future yet. Iâm not young anymore. If I still have the energy after a year or so, I might go back. But if 1 donât have the energy, 1â11 take a back seat.
Lin Yi nodded. If Zhou Liang didnât die, he wouldnât have aged to this state. He could last at least another eight to ten years.
At that time, Zhou Liang could also make contributions and return to Chuansheng with all the honor and resources he had accumulated.
But now, the Zhou familyâs plan had been completely disrupted.
After suffering such a huge blow, he probably did not have the energy to
persevere.
âUncle, actually, I have some business matters to discuss with you,â Fan Jiayi said.
âWhat would that be?â
âZhou Yuan has finalized a few projects in the past few days. I feel that there are some unreasonable points and want to ask your thoughts.
âLeave it for now. Weâll talk about it tomorrow.
âGot it.â
From Zhou Liangâs information, Lin Yi had some understanding of the Zhou familyâs situation.
This person called Zhou Yuan was Zhou Liangâs cousin. He was two years older than him and had been studying in Meiguo. He had only returned last year.
The woman in front of him should be his cousin, Fan Jiayi.
Information on these family members was stated very clearly in Zhou Liangâs folder.
âUncle Zhou, we came this time because we were afraid that someone would take advantage of the situation.â Lin Yi said.
-If you need anything when it comes to do, you must tell me. I donât dare to say anything else, but 1 can still help the Zhou family reach another level.â
Another level!
Fan Jiayi was surprised to hear this.
How capable was his cousinâs superior to be able to do this?
âThank you, Mr. Lin. Youâre still thinking about our Zhou family at a time like this.â
âItâs my job.â
With that, Lin Yi stood up. âSince thereâs nothing else happening for now, weâll leave.â
âIâll see you off.â
âUncle Zhou, please donât. We can walk on our own.â
After rejecting Zhou Xichengâs good intentions, Lin Yi and Ning Che walked out, and Qiu Yuluo slowed down.
She chatted with Zhou Xicheng for a while.
It was mainly about Lin Yiâs identity. He didnât want them to be exposed now.
After giving instructions, Qiu Yuluo followed him into the car.
âThe Zhou familyâs matter has been settled. Whatâs the next step?
âThe woman sitting next to Zhou Xicheng was his niece, Fan Jiayi, right?â Lin
Yi said.
âJudging from their relationship, it should be the case.â
âShe just said that the Zhou familyâs company has a few projects that seem to be problematic. Can you contact her? Now that weâre here, if thereâs really a problem, help her deal with it.â Lin Yi said.
âZhou Liang is gone. We canât just ignore his matters.â
âConsider it done.â
Ning Che looked at his watch. âI donât think weâll be able to leave today. Letâs find a hotel and settle our accommodation first. Weâll invite her out for dinner tonight and find out.â
âSure.â
At four oâclock in the afternoon, the four of them checked into the Ritz-Carlton in Chengdu and invited Fan Jiayi to a Western restaurant. They wanted to talk to her about the Zhou family.
Fan Jiayi had a bold and confident personality, usually presenting herself with a strong, authoritative demeanor.
But when she saw Lin Yi and the other two, that confident demeanor vanished. Despite their amicable attitudes, their presence was overwhelming.
She felt like a monkey trapped under the Five Finger Mountain, completely uncomfortable.
-Donât be nervous. Weâre all comrades of your brother. Weâre here to see what we can do for the Zhou family. Although we canât bring him back to life, we canât let the Zhou family fall into decline,â Qiu Yuluo said.
-My brother died in the line of duty. The government has already given us many benefits, and we canât ask for more,â Fan Jiayi replied.
âThis isnât about the government, itâs from our personal perspective,â Qiu Yuluo explained.
âIâm the general manager of Zhonglian Group, sheâs the general manager of Baolong Group, and this one is the chairman of Lingyun Group. We should be able to provide some support to your familyâs business..