Kidney loss

Her mind was blank, Shen Yan pinched the phone and stared at it for a long while, then closed her eyes as if she had finally settled on something.

He can't describe his mood at this moment in words, but intellectually, he can't deny Su Jianian's promise just because of just one photo... But emotionally, this photo is like a thin knife, quietly It sank into his chest without breath, and he couldn't even see the blood.

So all he can do is gasp for air, put down his phone, and fumble for cigarettes in the drawer—he hasn't touched this thing for a long time, but now he can't help it, jealousy mixed with unspeakable emotion Anger swept him, Shen Yan thought he could calm down a bit...but he couldn't.

With trembling fingers, he lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, the bitterness of nicotine poured into his lungs, Shen Yan leaned on the soft seat, stared at the ceiling above his head with empty eyes, and slowly exhaled a mouthful of white mist... that's it After smoking one after another, he finally calmed down a bit, found the phone back, and called Jiang Ran.

The other party saw the news a little earlier than him, and wanted to ask someone to suppress it, but it was a step too late, and at the moment, he was nervous, and when he received a call from Shen Yan, the first sentence he said was: "Mr. Don't be too sad... I don't think Xiao Su necessarily did it on purpose."

"En." Shen Yan replied listlessly, and after a moment of silence, said: "...What's going on?"

"The Su family... that is, Su Jianian's family, is a well-known and famous family in the overseas Chinese community. Recently, they plan to return to China to develop, so..." Jiang Ran told him all the things he found in the past few days The other party: "But at present, they are still looking for a partner. The current candidate is Qian Mingli, the eldest daughter of the Qian family. She has a tendency to marry. Next week is Qian Mingli's birthday. They said they are going to hold a birthday party or something. Invite A lot of people..."

"The Qian family?" Shen Yan squinted her eyes, searching for this surname in her mind... The CEO of the real estate company Minghui Real Estate seems to be surnamed Qian?

Being in the same city, it was inevitable that they would meet each other a few times. Shen Yan still remembered the other party's appearance, but the development of Minghui Real Estate in the past few years was not so eye-catching, but it was still relatively stable... It is indeed a good partner.

But with this kind of capital, if you want to snatch someone from yourself, you must underestimate him, Shen Yan, right?Thinking of this, Shen Yan knocked on the table: "Help me check the list of inviters, organize it into a file and send it over."

Jiang Ran responded, then hung up the call.Shen Yan put the phone back on the table, got up and pushed open the window, blowing away the smell of smoke in the room... He was condescending, looking at the bustling city at his feet. Three years later, there will be a landmark building in the east, and a shopping center in the southwest The work is about to start... He has the capital and the ability to become the best partner for the Su family to take root in the country, and most importantly, he has a determination that no one else can match.

He promised that Su Jianian would wait for him to come back, but this does not mean that Shen Yan just sits and waits to die - he is a man, he can carry things on his shoulders, and he is stepping on the mountains and rivers that have been built step by step over the years. Now, he doesn't want to wait.

Standing on the roof and blowing the wind for a while, when he returned to the room, the list had already been sent. Shen Yan checked it from top to bottom, and found that there were many big names in the industry. These are basically all of Qian Jian's network... It seems that Is this a decision to show off in front of my father-in-law?Shen Yan sneered, and went back to look at the news. Su Jianian in the photo didn't smile, and his expression was a bit cold.

This discovery made him feel a little better, but Shen Yan still gritted his teeth at the sight of the arms and the gleaming rings on the fingers of the two of them together. While thinking about how to torture the other party to extract a confession, he couldn't help but take the picture. Looking back and forth... Su Jianian seems to have lost weight, under the spotlight, his expression is a little pale... Could it be illness?

The more Shen Yan thought about it, the more dazed he became, and he couldn't wait to meet the other party, so he looked at the list again, and finally saw the name of the acquaintance in it, he didn't hesitate anymore, raised his hand and made the call...

One day later, Shen Yan arrived at the cafe near the company as scheduled, and Li Pinglang was already waiting for him at the pre-determined spot, but besides that, there was another person present.

That person was Wei Sheng whom he had seen before, now he was wearing a sports T-shirt, his bare arms were full of muscles, and now he was sitting upright beside Li Pinglang, with a somewhat military posture.

Young Master Li explained to him helplessly: "Then what, Xiao Sheng insists on coming... I can't persuade you, so just pretend he doesn't exist..."

Hearing this, Wei Sheng turned his head and glanced at him, but didn't say anything, just stroked his cousin's soft hair.

Li Pinglang seemed to tremble a bit, but soon coughed lightly: "But I didn't expect to meet so soon... May I ask Mr. Lin to come to me this time, is there something urgent?

"Of course." Shen Yan sat down opposite the two, and after straightening her posture, she said in an extremely serious manner: "Young Master Li, did you receive the birthday invitation letter from the daughter of the Qian family?"

Li Pinglang recalled the emails he received in the past few days, "It seems that there is indeed such a thing... But I am still ready to go, what's the matter?"

"I would like to ask you for a favor..." Shen Yan organized his words, and roughly explained the situation on his side, "Because the banquet can bring a companion by default, I would like to ask Li Shao... to take me with you. go in."

Before he finished speaking, Wei Sheng, who had been silent over there, suddenly raised his head, his eyes were full of hostility.

"Xiao Sheng, don't be like this..." Li Pinglang quickly pressed and stroked his cousin's tense back, and smiled apologetically at Shen Yan: "I'm sorry, Xiao Sheng is more sensitive..."

Shen Yan took a sip of coffee silently, wondering if it was just being sensitive?Possessiveness is clearly written on his face... Looking at Li Pinglang again, this is coaxing a wolf like a dog!

But these have nothing to do with his task today: "Then what is Li Shao's answer?"

Li Pinglang was silent for a while, as if he was thinking: "Here is what Mr. Shen said. It would be too embarrassing for me to refuse, but...Xiao Sheng doesn't necessarily want me to go. If I agree in front of him, he I'm sure you'll be angry, so..."

He spoke very slowly, as if he was considering his words while speaking, which gave Shen Yan a chance to interject, and he smiled: "Understood... But, is it true that Young Master Li has taken a fancy to a real estate project?" ?”

"Huh?" Li Pinglang blinked: "How do you know?"

"If Young Master Li is willing to help me with this..." The latter words don't need to be too clear, Shen Yan properly shut her mouth, leaving room for the other party to imagine.

As for Li Pinglang, he was entangled. His biggest purpose in all these years in the casino was to attract contacts. He had been sad for a while when the company failed in the bid. Now that such a big opportunity is in front of him, if he misses it, it will be a shame. ...

After all, he is from the Li family, and he has the blood of a businessman on his body. Even if he does not do well in business, he will not give up his interests.After struggling for a long time, Li Pinglang said, "If I do this, Mr. Shen won't blame my friend, will he?"

"Where, the interests of the shopping malls come first, you and I are both businessmen, so you won't understand this truth." Shen Yan smiled and said: "I know the reason why Li Shao is difficult - the favor itself has to be repaid, I do it Yes, it’s just turning it into a deal. A win-win deal for both parties, they are happy, and they can continue to be friends in the future...It doesn’t matter if your cousin is there, right?” It’s just a deal, no With personal feelings, Shen Yan made such a preparation when he came here, so at this moment, he is not in vain.

Li Pinglang was silent for a moment: "That real estate is one of the places with the most potential, and it's worth a lot."

But Shen Yan said: "Exchanging a valuable thing for a priceless treasure, this deal is worth it."

When it came to this point, Li Pinglang had no reason to refuse. He quietly squeezed Wei Sheng's hand under the table and agreed to the matter.Shen Yan put it away as soon as he saw it, and left in a hurry after achieving his goal. Only Wei Sheng and Li Pinglang were left in the room. As soon as the door was closed, the former turned his head immediately, his eyes were dim and hard to distinguish, but he couldn't see any signs of life.

Young Master Li leaned over and kissed him, and said in a low voice, "I don't remember most of the things my father taught me... But I still understand this, that real estate is really important to me... You, don't you?" Will you blame me?"

Soft lips pressed against his cheeks, Wei Sheng lowered his eyes, looked at his cousin in front of him, and sighed softly.

"No." He reached out to hold the other person's face and rubbed it a few times: "I just think you seem to have grown up a bit, and you can negotiate terms with others..."

Li Pinglang chuckled: "... Mr. Shen has already said that exchanging a valuable real estate for a priceless treasure is a worthwhile deal—after all, I still want to start a company. If I'm not smart, What will we eat when we get old?"

Wei Sheng's eyes finally softened when he heard this, and he kissed his cousin's coffee-smelling lips, "Well, well done."

The night before the banquet, Shen Yan suffered from insomnia.

He was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, the necklace on his neck slipped out halfway, and the two rings that were strung together fell in front of his eyes, shining with subtle light.

Shen Yan was stunned for a moment, then stretched out her hand to hold it - the ring infected by the body temperature was warm and burned in the palm, like a small ball of fire.

He unconsciously thought of the ring on Su Jianian's hand again—well, he still cared very, very much, after all, he hadn't given it away yet... But he couldn't deny them together just because of a small ring Everything that has been experienced, it is even more impossible to give up the heart that treats him sincerely.

...so, I trust you.

He kissed the ring in his hand with their names engraved on it.

On that day, Shen Yan got up early in the morning. He turned off all the work for today, just to prepare for tonight... Although I said so, but the banquet started at 04:30 in the afternoon, Shen Yan went downstairs and slipped around with nothing to do. Dog, clean the room again, I hope Su Jianian can live comfortably when he comes back.

In fact, he has no plans to bring the other party out 100%, but no matter what, he has to try—otherwise he will not be able to pass his own test.With such a mood in mind, Shen Yan waited until the afternoon. He put on a decent suit, checked in the mirror that every detail was perfect, and drove out the door.

Li Pinglang was one step ahead of him, and when Shen Yan came, he saw Wei Sheng standing headlong beside him, the two met each other, the young man nodded, and turned away from looking at him.

Li Pinglang said a few words to the other party, passed Wei Sheng and walked to Shen Yan's side: "Mr. Shen, let's go in."

There were quite a few participants in the banquet, but most of them were familiar faces to Shen Yan. At this moment, he didn't really want to be recognized quickly, at least he wanted to meet Su Jianian first...

So he followed behind Li Pinglang with his head down, and after entering the venue, the two separated. Shen Yan came to the corner, took a glass of red wine, and squinted to observe what happened on the scene.Qian Jian has already made an appearance and introduced his daughter... However, Shen Yan did not see the mysterious Su family. He looked up at the private room on the second floor. The glass there was single-sided, so it should be is in there.

In the blink of an eye, more than an hour passed, and the time came to six o'clock. The guests were almost all here, and it was supposed to be the protagonist who appeared... But Shen Yan waited for a long time, but did not hear any news. He was a little puzzled, so he couldn't help watching Focusing on the location on the second floor, after thinking about it for a while, he crossed the red line and left the hall in the name of going to the toilet.

Shen Yan walked around the periphery of the hall and found the emergency exit on the second floor of Tongwang. He went up the stairs and saw a few people dressed as bodyguards walking back and forth in the corridor. He wanted to take another look , was discovered by the security guards, and was politely invited back.

After returning to the first floor, Shen Yan was a little helpless. He watched for a while and saw no one, so he wanted to go to the bathroom to smoke a cigarette to calm down.At this point, the guests were all waiting for the start, and there was no one in the bathroom.Shen Yan lowered her head and turned on the switch, and slapped the cold water on her face. She repeated this several times, until the restlessness in her heart dissipated a little, then she took a long breath, straightened her waist and lit a cigarette.

A white smoke swayed in the room, and he quickly finished one, snuffed out the cigarette butt and was about to return to the meeting place, when he suddenly remembered a very light, very light cough...

The other party obviously suppressed his voice deliberately, but because the surroundings were too quiet, Shen Yan still heard it.

He was startled, stepped lightly, turned around to look at the door of the cubicle - the door of the bathroom needs to be pushed and pulled to know if there is anyone in it, so he pushed it one by one until the last one, and couldn't push it. Moved.

Standing at the door, Shen Yan suddenly had a bold guess... With a feeling that even she couldn't explain clearly, Shen Yan knocked on the door.

"Niannian, is that you?"