In the new year, the stock index opened higher and went higher, breaking through 4,000 points to usher in a good start.

Under the favorable situation of the rapid rise of the market and the rise of thousands of shares, Merrill Lynch suddenly issued an announcement, announcing that the hepatitis B vaccine that it had invested heavily in the development of was determined to have "no significant efficacy" after clinical practice.

Merrill Lynch's stock price plummeted in response and fell for five consecutive trading days.

Soon after, many people reported that Merrill Lynch's sales staff had offered gifts and bribes to doctors in exchange for doctors prescribing their company's drugs, and some of the drugs had not been authorized by the state.

The news immediately sparked widespread attention, exacerbating a sharp decline in stock prices, and the company's market value evaporated by nearly 60%.

Merrill Lynch had to be urgently suspended on the stock exchange, and the company's managers were immediately placed on file for investigation - Guan Yi, as the head of the R&D department, received several summons from the case-handling department.

Like his friends, Lin Li's life was not peaceful.

Doctors in all departments need to submit the "Drug Use Application Form" for the first half of the year to the Pharmacy Department, which belongs to the standardized process of drug procurement.

The Pharmacy Division rejected Lin Li's application because the cold and fever medicine capsules she applied for were produced by Merrill Lynch, and although the efficacy was significant, the price and cost were too high.

Lin Li checked the application forms of cold and fever medicines from other attending doctors in the same department, and "compound aminopyrine" was among them.

Aminopyrine products are fast and inexpensive, but the side effects are very strong, so Lin Li submitted a written material to the director of the emergency department, detailing the adverse reactions of the drug, prohibiting it, and continuing to use the capsules produced by Merrill Lynch.

This move not only did not achieve the expected results, but because of the bribery scandal of Merrill Lynch, she herself was questioned, and rumors such as "accepting bribes" and "eating kickbacks" were everywhere for a while.

Lin Li argued with reason, but the matter still alarmed the current dean.

She was called by the leader to talk, and finally calmly completed the handover work, and began the days of suspension - not long, not short, a week.

Lin Li didn't go home directly after work, wandering around with the night breeze, and heard a lot of people talking about stocks along the way, not who made a lot of money because of stocks, or who jumped off the building because of the loss of money in stocks.

The more she listened, the more uncomfortable she became, so she dialed her friend's phone and asked, "Is Merrill Lynch's situation very bad?" ”

Guan Yi's tone when he spoke was obviously not as high-flying as before: "Miki, I'm in the intensive care unit now, and my father has had a heart attack." ”

Lin Li was taken aback, and then heard Guan Yi say: "The company's situation is even worse than what you know from the news newspapers. The sales director, the director of operations, as well as several government officials and senior executives of tertiary hospitals were involved. What's more troublesome is that any individual or institution that holds Merrill Lynch shares may sell their shares on the day of the resumption of trading. ”

"What happens after you sell your stock? Will Merrill Lynch go bankrupt? ”

"Merrill Lynch cannot declare bankruptcy. The state is carrying out structural reforms and euthanasia for bankrupt enterprises. In this way, my father's life's work is complete. ”

Lin Li immediately understood the severity of the situation.

Any comforting words seemed pale and superfluous, and she asked, "Do you need me to rush over and take care of Daddy Guan?" ”

"No need, you can go home early and rest. Morning shift tomorrow? ”

Lin Li was silent for a moment, and his tone was light: "Well, morning shift." ”

*

When he got home, Lin Li lay on the sofa sullenly.

After thinking about it, she was unwilling, she got up and came to the study, sat in front of the computer to search for medical disputes caused by "compound aminopyrine" in China.

She screened and recorded the location of the dispute, the level of the hospital, the amount of compensation involved, and the final outcome.

When it was about to finish its busy work, the news app on the mobile phone pushed a quick news: Deutsche Investment Bank, together with a number of foreign investment banks, injected 230 million US dollars into the crowdfunding platform in China.

According to relevant analysis, such a large-scale investment behavior can not only improve the rapid development of Internet finance, but also bring rich and long-term profit returns to foreign investment banks.

Lin Li remembered the work summary of the CEO of the investment bank at the end of the annual meeting, and looked at the desk calendar on the bookcase, and the date happened to be the 24th.

A full month has passed since she returned from Germany, during which time she and Xiao Huai have almost lost contact.

He also sent her a message to ask about the weather in Shanghai and talk about Shanghai's snacks. However, the work of the emergency department was too busy, and she didn't have time to reply, and finally had time to reply, but he was entangled in investment banking affairs and had no voice.

Lin Li leaned back in her chair and did nothing to revisit the WeChat message Xiao Huai sent her, reading them one by one, her eyes stopping at one of the lines of text.

Hsiao: "Skipping dinner and sleeping is not good for your health. Let's go get something to eat, and you'll come back and go back to sleep? ”

She was full of anger today, and now she looked at this text again, and suddenly realized that she shouldn't starve herself, so she immediately put down her mobile phone and went to the kitchen to cook a bowl of fresh meat and wontons.

Before starting, her fingers slid over the WeChat input box and barely retracted it.

Forget it, don't bother Xiao Huai.

But I haven't been in touch for days...... Besides, Xiao Huai is interested in Shanghai snacks.

Lin Li put the masterpiece with thin skin and tender filling and fragrant fragrance into a brown lotus bowl, and then paired it with a small lotus spoon, took a photo and sent it to the circle of friends.

This picture of warm and soft colors and Chinese style food received a lot of "likes" at once. Foodie friends have commented, from A to Z, but there is no ID starting with H to write a message.

Lin Liunu mouth.

After dinner, she refreshed her circle of friends and saw Guan Yi and Simon's comments.

Guan Yi 1988: "Chef Lin, please send three bowls of wontons to the intensive care unit of Yan Chai Hospital. ”

Simon: "@Hsiao cousin, come on, I'm showing off my cooking skills again." ”

Lin Li smiled, and couldn't wait to move his gaze down, and saw a familiar ID: Hsiao.

The heart lake is like being thrown into small pebbles, rippling layer by layer.

Moving his gaze down again, seeing the specific content clearly, Lin Li was stunned.

Hsiao replied to Guan Yi in 1988: "Are you sick? ”

Guan Yi replied to Hsiao in 1988: "Hey, it's my father. ”

Hsiao replied to Guan Yi in 1988: "The large number of sell-off transactions that emerged some time ago was caused by the reduction of some shareholders of Merrill Lynch? Is there a disagreement between the board of directors of the company? The company still has unannounced news? ”

Guan Yi replied to Hsiao in 1988: "Every word has gone to my heart, are you convenient to answer the phone now?" ”

Hsiao replied to Guan Yi in 1988: "I'll ask my assistant to contact you. ”

The comments stop there.

Lin Li quit the circle of friends and clicked in again, refreshed it a few times, and didn't see Xiao Huai make any comments on her.

Lin Li silently turned off the phone screen, sat back in front of the computer and continued to work.

She found medical photos of severe erythema multiforme, shock, fatality and other adverse reactions caused by the injection of compound aminopyrine, and sent them to the dean's e-mail box together with the compiled information.

After moving her stiff shoulders and neck a few times, she continued to do whatever she had to do, and finally took a shower and lay on the bed and brushed the circle of friends again, but there was still no new harvest.

With a lingering impetuosity in her heart, she picked out a bedtime book and read it under the orange lamp.

After turning a dozen pages, she turned off the light and fell asleep.

It seems that I have only slept for a while, and my consciousness is confused, but I can tell that the mobile phone on the bedside table is constantly vibrating. She didn't turn on the light, fumbled with her eyes closed, and it took a lot of effort to get her phone.

The phone was connected, the receiver was unusually quiet, she was about to hang up in a daze, a man opened his mouth lightly, not "Hey", not "hello", but said two ordinary words, but her name: "Lin Li-"

Lin Lien woke up suddenly.

The night was quiet, and the thoughts that had been accumulated for many days poured out of her heart without reservation, and the little jealousy hidden in her bones was nowhere to go, her tone was astringent and unbelievable: "Xiao Huai? ”

He didn't notice her abnormality, and the mellow magnetic voice tugged at her heartstrings again: "It's me." Did you sleep? ”

"No, I'm reading." She quickly sat up, "Where are you?" Got back home early? ”

"I just landed, I have a transit flight in Shanghai, and I will continue to fly to Tokyo later."

"Tokyo?"

"This year's International Banking Conference was held in Japan."

She paused for a moment, unable to speak: "I wish you a pleasant journey." ”

"The flight is delayed, and it will take off in two hours." His voice was slightly lowered, calm and warm, with a unique texture, "Lin Li, is it convenient for you to see me?" ”

Her thoughts blanked for a few seconds: "Convenient, I'll come right away!" ”

"Don't rush, take your time."

What came to her mind: "The airport is outside the outer ring, in case of traffic jams......"

"It's okay, I'll wait for you."

This sentence is equivalent to giving her a reassuring pill. However, when the car stopped and stopped for more than an hour in the thick night and did not arrive at the airport, she was rarely not calm, and a small, irregular tremor gradually appeared in her hands.

She pursed her lips and looked straight ahead.

Every minute and second is so long. The car finally arrived at the airport, and there were only twenty minutes left in the agreed time.

She impatiently walked towards the entrance.

The passengers pushed the suitcases and passed by, she looked left and right, looked around, did not see the person who was not forgotten, she was a little breathless, just took out her mobile phone but heard a clear and loud call: "Lin Li." ”

She turned and looked in the direction of the source.

At just one glance, she saw the initiator who made her fluctuate and pretend to be calm tonight.

He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the airport lobby, with the bright stars behind him and the sequential departures of the flights. His eyes were clean and clear, without a hint of tiredness or impatience, only a light smile.

The heart is beating faster and faster. She stared straight at him, fearing that in the blink of an eye he would become a fictional illusion.

The corners of his lips curled, his voice was low and mellow, and he called her again: "Lin Li." ”

This time I was able to make sure he was real.

She hurried over and trotted many more paces, so fast that she stopped in front of him panting slightly.

Between breaths, my brain is a little messy.

She knew very well that the city had never slowed down the pace of the river because of the onset of night, and that people here were inevitably in a hurry, so she should be satisfied that he was willing to stop and see her in such a bustling place, where gathering and parting were common.

But why is it more sad to see each other than not to see each other?

A long, long time ago, she fantasized about finding a boyfriend who could always be by her side and share her joys and sorrows. She and "him" can stay together if they want to, not afraid of being disliked, let alone abandoned...... However, as I grew up, such thoughts gradually became extravagant.

Eight years of long-distance relationships have already taught her how to digest negative feelings on her own, how to eat alone, sleep alone, miss another person and say that she is not tired.

But today I seem to be really tired.

Lin Li took a breath silently and squeezed out a smile at Xiao Huai: "It's too late, you can go quickly." ”

He didn't move.

Lin Li was anxious and took his hand: "Let's go." ”

Her voice was tense, choked with a vague choking. Xiao Huai felt that something was wrong, and lifted her chin without saying anything, lowered her head, and her eyebrows were almost close to hers: "Are you crying?" ”

"Nope."

"I used to post pictures of food, why are I crying now?"

She couldn't find out what he was doing under the photo, and she couldn't think of a convincing excuse, so she was dumbfounded for a while.

"Lin Li, we are good friends. If you have something unhappy, you can confide in me, don't hold back. ”

"Friends" again. I was a little uncomfortable when I heard this word before, but now I think it's a floating cliché. She asked depressedly: "It's hard to see each other, how can you have time to listen?" People in the financial circle pay attention to current affairs at home and abroad, and my trivial matters are not enough to worry about. ”

Without waiting for Xiao Huai to answer, she shook her head: "You hurry up and board the plane, goodbye." ”

Xiao Huai's observation has always been keen and meticulous, and with just a few words, he guessed seven or eight out of ten of Lin Li's hidden thoughts.

He smiled softly and patted the little woman's shoulder very good-naturedly: "Guan Yi is your friend, so I just talked to her about Merrill Lynch Medicine." As for the flight, it has been cancelled for some reason, and I will fly again tomorrow morning. ”

He didn't tell her the truth. Before taking off, I saw the food photo and felt that she had forgotten his savings and lived a comfortable life, so she changed her itinerary and endorsed the flight.

Seeing people now, Xiao Huai was secretly glad that she had changed her itinerary, otherwise she would have thought that he only cared about the fluctuation of Merrill Lynch's market value and ignored her completely.

On the other hand, does she care about him?

"Lin Li." He called her, quietly took the person into his arms, and hugged him gently, "Long time no see." ”

"Well, long time no see." Her voice was visibly soft.

"Do you still have a little ravioli at home?"

Lin Wei wondered. Xiao Huai thought about eating as soon as she came, did she treat her as a chef?

"No, no." She was duplicitous, paused, and added shyly, "But I know there's another place." ”