now.

Li Xiangnan only felt a buzzing sound in his head, as if a whole nest of exploded hornets was stuffed into it.

The muscle on my forehead was throbbing and my temple was swollen and painful.

He closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, the two light yet heavy agreements were still in front of him. They were like two red-hot irons, burning his fingertips until they were numb.

On one copy, Lin Chuqiao's elegant handwriting said "1% of shares", and the remaining 32% was like a hot potato that had to be forced upon him and Lin Youwei.

On the other copy, next to Lin Youwei's childish signature, there were the words "Voluntarily give up all equity, free investment of funds", revealing a sense of reckless stupidity.

How could this be a cooperation agreement? These were clearly two death warrants!

He looked up.

Lin Chuqiao still sat upright, the lines of her cold profile taut, like an ice sculpture that refused to melt. Only her fingers resting on her knees unconsciously tightened the corners of her clothes, revealing a barely perceptible tension.

Lin Youwei glared at her sister angrily, her cheeks red as if blood was dripping out, her chest heaving rapidly, and her big watery eyes were filled with grievance, unwillingness, and a kind of stubborn determination to fight to the death.

"Sister, are you being unreasonable?" Lin Youwei's voice was filled with tears, breaking the suffocating silence. "Management is so tiring! Why do you only want such a small amount? What's wrong with me paying? I'm willing to do it! I'm happy to give you two cents! You should listen to me!"

"Childish." Lin Chuqiao didn't even raise her eyelids, her voice as cold as ice, "You're just letting your emotions run wild. Business is business. The land to the south is fundamental, and we should have the upper hand. My management is incidental and worthless."

"Not worth it? Why are you rushing to do it if it's not worth it?"

Lin Youwei was like a kitten whose tail was stepped on, her fur instantly exploded. "I think you just want to appear more sensible than me! And more considerate of Brother Xiangnan than I am!"

"Whatever you think." Lin Chuqiao raised her chin slightly, her tone indifferent, but her slightly trembling fingertips betrayed the turmoil in her heart.

The two sisters spoke to each other in low voices, but every word they said was like a small knife, piercing Li Xiangnan's heart.

The three "audience members" next to them could no longer sit still.

Wang Defa forgot to wipe the sweat off his greasy forehead, Yuan Guoqing forgot to think about his next plan, and Jiang Qitao even forgot to crack the melon seeds. The three pairs of eyes were wide open, and their mouths were open enough to fit eggs. They looked like three clay sculptures and wooden carvings, completely stunned by the annual drama of "sisters sacrificing themselves for love" before their eyes.

Li Xiangnan stood up suddenly, and the chair legs made a harsh noise when scraping against the mud.

His action finally attracted the attention of the two quarreling sisters and the three idiots.

"Enough!" Li Xiangnan's voice was not loud, but it was hoarse and suppressed with helplessness as if he was pushed to the edge of a cliff.

He rubbed his throbbing temple with one hand, his brows were twisted into a knot, and his face looked a little ugly because of helplessness.

"My two aunts, please stop arguing! How can you expect anything from arguing?"

He grabbed the two agreements on the table, and the papers rustled and crumpled in his hands.

"This matter...this matter cannot be sorted out today!"

He almost gritted his teeth to squeeze out these words, not daring to look at the two sisters again. He just felt that those two equally beautiful but stubborn faces were more dazzling and scorching than the midday sun in Shichahai.

"I suddenly remembered that Aunt Zhao in the next yard is about to give birth. I'll go first! You all... calm down!"

He almost fled, picked up the old enamel cup with a bright red peony print on it on the table, turned around and walked away, his steps fast and hurried, as if behind him were not two beautiful girls, but two volcanoes that could erupt at any time.

The setting sun was like a huge salted egg yolk, hanging tremblingly on the gray city wall in the west, dyeing the surface of Qinghe River under Anhe Bridge into a dazzling golden red.

The evening breeze finally brought a bit of coolness, blowing through the window, ruffling Lin Chuqiao's meticulous temples, and drying the moisture from the corners of Lin Youwei's eyes.

Li Xiangnan's figure flashed at the office door and disappeared.

The office was dead silent.

Wang Defa, Yuan Guoqing and Jiang Qitao looked at each other, not daring to breathe.

Lin Chuqiao stood up slowly, her back straight, her face expressionless except for her tightly pursed lips which revealed a stubborn and cold look.

Without saying a word, she grabbed her bag and pushed it away.

The flat leather shoes she wore today made a slight stepping sound in the corridor, which was particularly clear in the silence.

Lin Youwei was still standing there, looking at her sister's departing back, then turned her head to look in the direction where Li Xiangnan disappeared. Her little mouth pursed and her eyes turned red again.

She stomped her feet suddenly, quickly went downstairs, pushed her cart, and pedaled in the other direction in a huff.

The wheels turned rapidly, and the goose yellow skirt fluttered in the evening breeze like a yellow butterfly flying away in anger.

The three "audience members" finally seemed to have their acupuncture points released, and they let out a long, simultaneous sigh of relief.

"Oh my goodness..." Wang Defa wiped the sweat from his forehead, still feeling apprehensive. "How can this be a business discussion? This is clearly a drama! And a tragic drama at that!"

"Damn it, this is really damn terrible." Yuan Guoqing squatted on the ground, muttering, "What's being thrown away are real money shares! Xiangnan... Sigh, he's very lucky, but he's in even more trouble!"

"Tsk!" Jiang Qitao slapped her thigh. This time there was no sound, but her eyes were surprisingly bright, full of mischief and amazement as if she saw through everything.

"See? This is called 'the most difficult to accept the favor of a beauty'! Especially when it's two beauties doing it together! Xiangnan, that kid, is going to have a headache! I think," she lowered her voice and nodded mysteriously in the direction where Li Xiangnan disappeared, "he will definitely go find an 'old immortal' who can calm the situation and settle this matter! Just wait and see, the best is yet to come!"

As they were talking, a figure suddenly flashed in from the door.

"gone?"

Li Xiangnan stuck his head out and looked into the room.

Wang Defa said depressedly: "Hey, you...you really know how to have fun! They're all gone!"

"Xiao Li, what are you doing?" Yuan Guoqing scratched his head in confusion.

"You play hard to get very well!" Jiang Qitao sat on the table with a smile, picked up the melon seeds and continued to crack them.

Li Xiangnan quickly walked to the window and looked towards the hospital entrance.

The setting sun stretched the departing shadows of Lin Chuqiao and Lin Youwei very long; one was cold and upright, while the other was petite but straightened her back in anger.

The shadows briefly crossed each other at the gate of the courtyard, then quickly separated and went in different directions.

"Taozi is right. It's the hardest to accept the favor of a beautiful woman! If we don't let them calm down, they will still be quarreling now!" Li Xiangnan rubbed his brows.

Wang Defa followed him to the window and asked worriedly, "Have you figured out how to handle this?"

"Oh!" Li Xiangnan sighed, "I still have to go find Uncle Lin! He has to intervene in this matter!"

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