On the way back to Hai City, I felt uncomfortable all the time.
It’s not because Grandmother Gao recognized me as a dead person, but I wondered why an old lady who was not very conscious would recognize me as another person.
I remember when Wenbei Su first met me, he asked me where I came from and whether I’d ever been to England, or something.
I was protective of me at that time, so I didn’t tell him too much truth. But now I thought there was some reasons that he asked me and it wasn’t just a conversation without any intention.
The only explanation was that he felt that his sister, who had passed away, was like me in some ways. For example, I looked a bit like her.
If I bear some resemblance to the person who died, did that mean I had some kind of relationship with her? Did this have anything to do with myself?
And then I denied myself. It felt so far-fetched and even a little inexplicable to relate myself to someone who has been dead for years.
As the car went to the service area for fuel, a black Jeep pulled up. Then it honked. I looked at the license plate, finding it was Mu Chen’s car.
Last time I promised to cooperate with his company, however, Leon secretly went to Su and made a cooperation agreement with him, causing everything that Mr Chen had done in vain. And I have always felt guilty about this and I had no time to explain to him.
I opened the door and got out, walking towards his car, and he rolled down the window, smiling and nodding at me.
He was nice to me and acted as if nothing had happened, which made me feel even more guilty.
“Mr. Chen, I’d like to talk to you for a few minutes. Can I have a moment?” I was very embarrassed to say.
“Why not have a cup of coffee together when we get to Hai City? It’s okay to have dinner together.” He said.
I was a little hesitant because I didn’t dare say yes.
Leon knew that I was going back today, and if he knew that I was not going back home directly, but to have coffee with Chen, then he would be pissed off. If he made trouble with Chen again, I would feel much worse.
Chen sensed that it was hard for me, so he said, “How about you buy me a cup of coffee from the convenience store here, in the service area. Is this OK for you?”
There was a convenience store selling cold drinks, so I agreed.
The coffee here tasted just-so-so, so after we took a sip, both of us would not try again.
Chen was still gentle, “Are you trying to talk to me about the bidding? Actually, it doesn’t matter. I didn’t want to get involved in the Yang City Project. At that time, I simply wanted to help you, so I got involved. Now that you’ve made the project, my purpose has been achieved, so I’m absolutely fine with this.”
“I’m really sorry for this. It was Leon who did this in secret, without informing me. Of course, I’m not saying that I am not the one that should not be blamed, but I really wouldn’t have agreed if I knew that Leon was going to do that. He’s been keeping it from me and made your team undergo a hard time. I’m so sorry and I’ve been trying to say sorry to you face to face…”
“Just forget it!” Chen Mu interrupted, “We cannot succeed in every bid, so we can face this defeat calmly. Leon and Su were indeed more well-prepared than us, so we accept it. As the saying goes, in war nothing is too deceitful, and it is perfectly normal to use some means in business. Things have already come to an end. There’s no need to dwell on the past. I don’t blame you, nor will I blame Leon. Don’t worry.”
I was even more sorry when he said this, “Thank you for your tolerance, I am so…”
“Actually, I’ve trapped Leon before, so it’s perfectly normal for him to do this,” he said. It’s just that you accidentally got caught between me and him. You don’t have to give yourself too much burden. I don’t blame you. Let it go, for your own sake.”
“Thank you, Mr. Chen. I will definitely find a way to make up for it when I have the chance in the future.”
“Well, it’s okay. It’s really okay. We need to go now. Let’s go.” Chen stood up.
After saying goodbye to him, we continued our way. When we arrived at Yang City, it was already afternoon.
There was a traffic jam as we passed through the city, and one of the cars in the traffic looked quite familiar. It was Nan Lin’s car.
“Xuanlong, you get out of the car and I’ll drive myself. You live around, so just take a cab home.” I said to him.
“Why?”
“Nothing, now that the traffic is jammed, you won’t have to drive me back yourself. I can drive.”
“Then I’ll give Fourth Brother a call…”
“You don’t have to, Xuanlong. Everyone is independent, including me. and I am not an appendage of Leon, so you don’t need to report everything about me to Leon. If you were sent by him to spy on me, then I’m almost home now, and this kind of surveillance should also be stopped. How about just giving me some freedom, just for a few minutes?”
He felt that I was talking in a tough way, so he didn’t say anything more. Then he turned on the signal and parked the car near the sidewalk.
“It’s not what you think. I have never spied on you and I was protecting you for Fourth Brother. If this makes you uncomfortable, I will try to keep my distance.” He spoke without any emotion, still with no expression on his face.
“I’m not targeting at you. I know you’re doing it for my own good.” I hastened to say.
“Well, I hope you and Fourth Brother are good.” He finished and left.
Although he didn’t say anything, I could feel his emotions. He just never showed on his face.
I quickly rediscovered Lin’s car and I followed it.
Because of the heavy traffic, the car speed was slow and I was a little annoyed to follow.
At that moment, a car next to me was honking desperately, and I looked back to see that the person in the car was waving at me. It was Ying Hua.
I waved at her as well, sort of a hello.
And my phone rang. It was from her, “Now that we’ve met each other, why not have a drink?”
I told her honestly, “Sis, I’m afraid I’m not available today. I’m tracking someone.”
She was interested, “Tracking who? Let me join you!”
“Follow that Nan Lin, see that red car? That’s her car, and I want to follow her to see what she’s up to.”
“Oh, let’s go together. You follow her and I follow you. Eat together after this.”
“Sis, then can you call Leon and tell him I’m with you, so he won’t urge me to go home.”
“Okay, no problem.” She said ‘yes’ immediately.
Then, we followed the car to the entrance of a neighborhood. Seeing the car going into the neighborhood, I rushed up and stopped her.
Soon, Ying’s car also caught up, making Lin’s car between us.
We got out of the car, and Nan Lin saw me with a distinct look of panic, but it quickly disappeared. “Why do you guys stop my car? Leave now, otherwise I’ll call the police.”