"Ten thousand yuan for the electricity bill of each household. There are thirty - two households in your building. And for the remaining eighteen households, where do you want me to transfer the money?" After swiping several ten - thousand - yuan amounts in a row, the community staff was already numb.
"Just transfer it to the building where you ladies live. It doesn't matter who it is for. I'm running out of time. Can you hurry up?" As time was running out, Shen Nanyi became increasingly impatient.
She was only one step away from achieving her small goal, so naturally she didn't want to give up and wanted to struggle a bit more.
At first, Zhao Shuyan thought it was just ten thousand yuan. As it went on, she felt something was wrong. When she heard the final amount, her heart ached.
There was a difference between spending money on her own family and spending it in this way. Zhao Shuyan couldn't adapt to it for a while.
"Mission completed. Congratulations, host. A side - story arc has been opened. The system rewards you with a one - month vacation without tasks." With the sound of the system prompt, Shen Nanyi's mission came to an end.
Shen Nanyi let out a sigh of relief. Finally, she could have a good rest for a while.
After walking out of the community service center, Shen Nanyi looked at the sunlight outside. Why did she feel that today's sun was brighter than usual? What was going on?
Following behind Shen Nanyi, Zhao Shuyan's mood couldn't calm down for a long time. Before, she thought her endurance was pretty good, but now she realized she had seen too little.
When they walked into the community, Shen Nanyi happened to see a moving company moving. The person standing beside them looked a bit familiar, so Shen Nanyi couldn't help taking a few more glances.
A twelve - or thirteen - year - old boy stood there with a straight back. There was a hint of coldness in his eyebrows and eyes, but his delicate features couldn't be hidden. His dark eyes were full of indifference.
The moment Shen Nanyi stopped, Ji Beichuan pretended to take a casual look, then quickly averted his gaze, as if nothing had happened. Various emotions were intertwined on his face.
He had recognized Shen Nanyi in the psychological counseling hospital. The Ji family was also an investor in the hospital, so it was much easier for him to find Shen Nanyi's information. Thus, he directly came to where Shen Nanyi lived.
For five or six years, he had been unable to find Shen Nanyi. Finally, he found the person in his memory. Naturally, his emotions were not as calm as they seemed.
Although he looked calm, his hands had unconsciously tightened, trying his best to conceal his excitement.
Shen Nanyi sized Ji Beichuan up and down, then quickly withdrew her gaze, as if she didn't recognize Ji Beichuan. She trotted towards her home on her short legs.
Seeing that Shen Nanyi was about to leave, Ji Beichuan casually picked up a box and followed her.
At first, Zhao Shuyan didn't notice Ji Beichuan. It wasn't until the three of them got into the same elevator that Zhao Shuyan cast her eyes on Ji Beichuan.
She had lived here for several years and knew most of the residents in this building, but she had never seen Ji Beichuan before.
"Which floor are you going to?" Seeing Ji Beichuan carrying such a big box, Zhao Shuyan asked.
"The 14th floor." Looking up at Zhao Shuyan, Ji Beichuan rarely showed a smile, and his eyes would glance at Shen Nanyi from time to time.
Zhao Shuyan was stunned for a moment. They lived on the 14th floor. The neighbors across the hall were a young couple without children. After thinking for a while, Zhao Shuyan subconsciously regarded Ji Beichuan as a relative visiting.
Knowing that he was a relative on the same floor, Zhao Shuyan's look towards Ji Beichuan became kinder, and she asked him several questions in a row.
"I'm not here as a guest. My father is getting remarried. They bought me a house here and hired a nanny to take care of me." Looking down and speaking, Ji Beichuan's voice sounded a bit low, as if he was very sad.
Scratching her head, Zhao Shuyan felt a bit embarrassed. She just wanted to talk to the kid to relieve his nervousness, but unexpectedly she learned such a thing. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
"Um... You can come to our house for dinner when you're free." When the elevator stopped, Zhao Shuyan finally spoke, and her look towards Ji Beichuan had changed.
What a nice kid, but he was driven out of his home. It was so pitiful.
Shen Nanyi, who had been burying her head in eating, also looked up. She stuffed a lollipop into Ji Beichuan's hand and skipped home after Zhao Shuyan.
Clutching the lollipop in his hand, Ji Beichuan swept away the gloom on his face. There was no sign of sadness at all. He was smiling so hard that his eyes were almost closed.
Taking out the key, Ji Beichuan opened the door of the house opposite Shen Nanyi's. Because of the family across the hall, this cold home didn't seem so desolate anymore.
At this moment, Shen Yi had no idea that the young man who had just moved in opposite would have an in - separable connection with their family in the future.
On the other hand, Shen Rui rushed from the hospital to the Shen Group in a hurry. He wanted to ask Shen Qingshan for clarification, but the company staff told him that Shen Qingshan was out on an inspection.
On his way to the company, Shen Rui had calmed down a lot. Now his IQ was back online. He didn't leave in a hurry but waited in the company directly.
No one knew his father's temper better than he did. His father was a typical workaholic. He would definitely stay in the company instead of going home. It was definitely right to wait in the company.
In fact, Shen Rui was right. After waiting for a while, Shen Qingshan came back.
When he heard from the receptionist that Shen Rui had come, at first he couldn't believe it. A few years ago, Shen Rui had fallen out with the family because of company matters. He hadn't been home for several years, let alone come to the company.
After repeatedly confirming that it was really Shen Rui, Shen Qingshan, who had been a business tycoon for many years, actually felt a bit nervous. His hand holding the walking stick trembled slightly.
He stood at the office door for a while. Shen Qingshan laughed at himself. He was really getting old. He was even nervous to see his own son.
After a while, Shen Qingshan's mood had calmed down. He pushed the door and walked in.
Shen Rui in the office had been listening to the movement outside. The moment the door opened, Shen Rui instantly stood up from the sofa and stared straight at the door.
The father and son stood one at the door and the other inside. With just a few meters between them, neither of them stepped forward.
After not seeing his father for several years, Shen Rui noticed that Shen Qingshan's hair had turned much whiter. He felt a bit uncomfortable.
"Finally willing to come back? Have you figured it out?" The moment he saw his son, Shen Qingshan wanted to talk nicely, but somehow the words that came out were different.
As soon as the words were out, Shen Qingshan regretted it. But he was such a proud man that he would never admit his mistake.
"Who has figured it out? You can find whoever you want for the company. I don't care!" Shen Rui immediately got angry.
Who could have imagined that the Shen Group, which was a piece of delicious cake in the eyes of outsiders, had become the fuse between the father and son in the Shen family.
It was all because Shen Qingshan wanted Shen Rui to inherit the Shen Group, but Shen Rui was not interested in the company's affairs at all and directly refused.
Back and forth, the father and son had a very unpleasant quarrel because of this matter. Finally, Shen Rui couldn't stand his father's nagging at home anymore and left home. He had been away for several years.
There were no other grudges between them. They had just been at a stalemate because of this one thing.
"I'm not arguing with you, old man. I came here to ask you something." Touching his nose, after all these years outside, Shen Rui had become more mature and less naive. He took the initiative to give Shen Qingshan a way out.
"See if you recognize them." Shen Rui put the information of Shen Yi's family on the table. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the two of them looked alike.
As a top - notch psychologist, Shen Rui didn't believe in such a coincidence at all.
"I don't know about those messy friends of yours outside..." Shen Qingshan couldn't help retorting to Shen Rui. But when his gaze fell on the photo on the table, his expression changed instantly.
At this moment, Shen Rui was extremely sure that there must be an inseparable relationship between the Shen family and this family.
Shen Rui's first reaction was: Did the old man have another woman outside?