Xiao Huai replied: "I just landed, on the highway. What about you? What did you do today? ”

"I-" Lin Li's heart was heavy, and he was speechless for a moment.

Today is his birthday, should she tell him about Ji Yunchong now? Will it ruin his good mood?

Just as she was hesitating, she caught a glimpse of the time, which was approaching zero o'clock, and she changed the topic: "Xiao Huai, I wish you a happy birthday." ”

There was no sound on the other end of the phone.

"Xiao Huai?" She called his name.

This time he answered, and his tone was light: "Lin Li, I have some urgent work to deal with, can you talk back?" ”

She was stunned: "Okay, goodbye." ”

He also said goodbye calmly and hung up.

Moments later, a business Mercedes downstairs turned on its headlights and started in a very short time.

Xiao Huai was sitting in the car.

There was no superfluous expression on his face, his lips were slightly pursed, and his eyes were lowered. Those narrow eyes were not as deep and translucent as usual, but as dull as ink, hiding an indescribable coldness.

He ended the call with Guan Yi and guessed that it must be Ji Yunchong who booked the entire restaurant.

He didn't think he was a narrow-minded man, and waited calmly outside the restaurant for a few hours, witnessing Lin Pi and Ji Yunchong walking out side by side, then getting into the same car, and finally reluctantly saying goodbye downstairs.

Ji Yunchong called her a mumu.

She replied in a soft tone, and went home to sleep.

Such a sweet and sweet conversation had never happened between him and her. Even if the two have hugged and kissed, her attitude towards him is very regular.

He had never pursued a girl, and after identifying her, he finished decorating the old bungalow in the shortest possible time and flew back after finishing the work at hand, just to get close to her.

He saw her behaving in a close manner to her ex-boyfriend.

Xiao Huai slowly exhaled his depression, took out the delicate jewelry box from his pocket, took a look, and stuffed it into a corner of the car.

She used to say, goodbye, old times.

If his heart hangs upside down, he believes it better than anyone else.

*

The news that the chairman of Merrill Lynch Pharmaceutical Company fell to his death quickly made headlines in the financial pages of major newspapers, which was regarded as the biggest negative and led the stock to fall again irrationally.

The chairman of the board of directors had signed a declaration of transfer of Merrill Lynch shares before committing suicide, which presented a conundrum for the board of directors: according to the company's articles of association, the transfer of shares by shareholders to persons other than shareholders must be approved by more than half of the other shareholders. The other shareholders shall give a reply within 10 days, or agree, or contribute capital to purchase the transferred shares.

Due to the sharp decline in Merrill Lynch's stock price several times, small and medium-sized shareholders have long reduced their shareholdings, and it is impossible to increase their holdings of tens of millions of shares at this juncture. Merrill Lynch's debts exceeded its total assets for four consecutive years, and the company was required by the regulatory authorities to suspend its listing, leading shareholders to panic and compete to sell.

A few days later, on a very ordinary Tuesday, Dongsheng Group announced in a high-profile manner before the close of the stock market that it had increased its stake in Merrill Lynch by 18%, plus the shares transferred by the former chairman, and obtained the position of major shareholder with a shareholding ratio of 38.23%.

Dongsheng issued an announcement: an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders will be held soon, with a proposal to adjust the capital structure of Merrill Lynch Pharmaceutical Company and replace the current management.

This is an incomparably magical day, Merrill Lynch Pharmaceutical stocks, which are about to be suspended, opened the fall limit in the last five minutes before closing, rebounded in retaliation, and quickly pulled into a daily limit.

After the market closed, the media published articles analyzing that Merrill Lynch will soon divest its non-performing assets and get rid of losses under the impetus of Dongsheng, which is now an excellent opportunity for investors to buy on dips.

Merrill Lynch's stock review area is like water boiling, boiling.

Netizen [Why take away the rice cooker after breaking up]: Obviously bottomless, suddenly I took hormones. The person who bought the bottom of Merrill Lynch made a net profit of 10% all at once today.

Netizen [look confused]:, Dongsheng played a big game of chess, hiding his merit and fame.

A few families are happy and a few are sad. On this extremely magical day, Lin Li braved the rain to attend the memorial service of Guan's father.

Guan's father died of acute myocardial infarction, and Guan's mother barely held on for a while after the stock crash before closing the position, and the stock selling price was almost ankle cut compared with the amount at its peak.

The atmosphere of the memorial service was solemn and sad, Guan's mother cried into tears, and Guan Yi was also hit hard and haggard.

Lin Li said goodbye to the body and accompanied her friend to face her father's cremation ceremony.

People are busy all their lives, and in the end, the dust returns to dust, and the earth returns to the earth, and peace is restored in another world.

The rain was pouring down, but Guan Yi said that she wanted to go.

So Lin Li and his friends held an umbrella together and strolled through the long street.

The rainwater continued to fall on the surface of the umbrella, converging into a trickle along the umbrella bone, drenching Guan Yi's shoulders.

Seeing this, Lin Li reached out to hook her and brought the person under the umbrella: "Let's find a place to shelter from the rain?" You beware of catching a cold, and Guan's mother still needs someone to take care of her. ”

Guan Yi shook his head, in a trance: "My dad is gone, and he will leave a mess of debts if he doesn't leave anything else." I was just settling accounts, and the more I calculated, the more panicked I became. ”

"How many foreign debts does my uncle owe?"

"It's not 10,000, it's 100 million." Guan Yi shuddered, "Merrill Lynch's debts are invincible, and my father has opened a small company selling medical equipment outside." The small company had borrowed a short-term unsecured loan from the Shanghai Development Bank, with a principal amount of 160 million yuan alone, and if it could not pay the principal and interest before the expiration date of April 30, my mother would face a lawsuit as a legal person. ”

Lin Li was surprised: "Can your family afford to pay it off within two months?" ”

"I didn't know, I needed to cash out all the fixed assets in my family before I could repay the loan. Apartments, houses, cars, villas, including the restaurant we run together, are all sold. Guan Yi's feelings were a little out of control, and tears were raining down, "I'm in a hurry to sell, but I don't know if anyone is willing to buy it." The longer the time drags on, the higher the interest that needs to be repaid. “

Lin Li stabilized his friend: "I have some money in hand, why don't you transfer the restaurant to me?" ”

"You have no father or mother, and you are eating dead wages alone, don't force it."

"If you are in a hurry to sell your property now, you will be depressed." Lin Fei took out a tissue to wipe his friend's tears, "It's better to transfer it to me." ”

"Then I'll erase the odds and give it to you at a total price of twenty-five million plates."

Lin Li was stunned and gasped: "What? Twenty-five million? ”

Guan Yi looked at her blankly: "Do you think it's expensive?" House prices have gone up a lot over the past few years......"

"Two years ago, you ran a partnership restaurant, and let me pay 200,000 yuan and share 10% of my ownership. I take the remaining 90% of the interest from you now, shouldn't I pay 1.8 million? Lin Li simply calculated the economic account.

Guan Yi was speechless, and after a while, he said with a sneer: "200,000...... It's a friendship price. ”

Lin Li suddenly understood.

Two years ago, she was so devastated that she couldn't think of committing suicide by cutting her wrists. When Guan Yi visited her in the hospital, she happily asked if she was interested in doing business. also crackled and said that someone hurriedly threw the restaurant façade and pushed the total price of the shop very low, and it would be a pity if he didn't take over.

Lin Li moved his lips, but before he could speak, he almost choked.

She barely held back her tears and quickly counted the money in her account. The savings left to her by her parents, the income from the sale of the house, the money she earned from the recent sale of stocks, and even the large amount of compensation she received after the car accident, all add up to a gap of only a few million.

However, a gap of several million can take the road of commercial loans......

Lin Li said without thinking: "I took out this money, you give me the bank account number, and the matter of the restaurant will be finalized." ”

Guan Yi was very moved: "Miki, thank you. ”

"I should thank you. Thank you for pulling me along during my hardest time. ”

Guan Yi burst into tears and smiled, her face was a little less preoccupied, but there was a little more sadness: "I have something I want to ask you for help." ”

"What's the matter?"

"I've heard that you can negotiate with the president of the Shanghai Development Bank to roll over the loan or extend the expiration date. This way, I have plenty of time to prepare the principal and interest. ”

"Really? But I don't know acquaintances who work in banks. ”

Guan Yi paused: "Yes, you know Xiao Huai." ”

"That's right, I actually forgot about him. Wait, I'll contact him now-"

After Lin Li finished speaking, he took out his mobile phone from his bag.

The first call, no one answered.

The second call, still unanswered.

Lin Li stopped dialing and sent a text message to Xiao Huai instead: "Are you there?" If so, call back. ”

Guan Yi leaned over to look at the phone screen, saw the chat records between Lin Li and Xiao Huai in the last few days, and asked a little strangely: "Is Xiao Huai busy?" Why do you look for him, but he often ignores you? ”

"He took over the commissions of several large companies, responsible for formulating strategic mergers and acquisitions, and he was so busy every day that he had time to chat with me."

"He used to be busy in the dark, why did he have time to chat with you for more than half an hour?"

Lin Li thought about it: "Maybe he's been too busy lately. ”

Guan Yi couldn't help but worry: "Xiao Huai is so busy that he can't even take care of you, is there no time to pay attention to my request?" ”

"Don't say that, you're his friend too."

"It's not the same. When you are rich and powerful, ask someone to do something, which is called saying hello; When you have no money and no power, ask someone to do something, which is called looking up to people's breath. ”

Lin Pi had no choice but to make a guarantee: "I will do my best to give you a satisfactory answer." ”

Guan Yi took a few steps forward uncertainly, and suddenly asked, "Are you still in touch with your ex?" ”

Lin Li couldn't explain the current situation with Ji Yunchong for a while, and asked rhetorically, "What's wrong?" ”

"You asked me earlier if Merrill Lynch was being sniped by a big pharmaceutical company. I didn't disclose it, but I was afraid that you would be worried...... The big company that sniped Merrill Lynch was none other than the Dongsheng Group, and your predecessor was the current director of the Dongsheng Group. ”

When Guan Yi said this, his eyes suddenly reddened: "I want to ask the person surnamed Ji, did his conscience be eaten by a dog?" He is a big entrepreneur, why target a small role like Merrill Lynch? If it weren't for the collapse of the stock price, how could my dad have had a heart attack? ”

In the face of these accusations, Lin Li chose to remain silent.

Fortunately, Guan Yi did not dwell on this topic, but said: "I have been thinking about it for the past few days, what will my life become after selling a qiē to repay this huge loan?" Poor jingle? Down-and-down for a lifetime? I thought I was afraid of the kind of poor and sour days of arguing over trivial matters every day, and getting small favors and rejoicing a lot, until I saw my father turn to ashes, and I realized that what I was really afraid of was losing confidence in the future. ”

She couldn't control her sad feelings, and choked up with tears: "I was so well protected by my father, if I didn't have a family relationship, I wouldn't even be able to find a decent job, let alone spend more money than I earned." Can someone like me afford the company and the debt my dad left behind? The thought that I might not be able to carry it, and the thought that I might be sorry for my father, made me feel that I was tightly wrapped around my neck, and I might not be able to live at any time. ”

Lin Li listened, and didn't say anything long, but only said a heart-wrenching sentence: "People have ups and downs, put them to death and then live, and fall into the place of death and survive." We support each other, and even the most difficult adversity will be overcome. ”

Guan Yi looked at Lin Li with tears in her eyes.

Lin Li also looked at her calmly.

There is nothing more beautiful in the world than having a friend with an honest mind and a good heart. Not only is she able to add to the cake, but she is also willing to give charcoal in the snow.

Guan Yi's tears fell, and he nodded vigorously: "Okay!" When I am rich and glorious one day, I will take you to play happily. ”

Lin Li smiled: "Okay, I'm looking forward to it." ”

*

In the evening, Lin Li sat at home to settle accounts.

She looked through the restaurant's income and expenditure statement last year and made an assumption: if the restaurant's various expenses remained the same, plus business loans and living expenses, the monthly cash expenditure would be at least 180,000 yuan.

180,000 ...... Lin Li was a little worried.

Her salary is not low, but she cannot afford this huge expense. Unless the restaurant's monthly turnover is stable and rising, she can use the net profit of the previous month to offset the net expenditure of the next month. In this way, the risk is too great.

What to do? Lin Li thought of it.

Her recent job has not been easy, as she has to be distracted from preparing for the qualification exam to work in Vietnam and taking time to study TKA (Total Knee Replacement).

According to the literature, infection is highly susceptible to infection after TKA, and infection is one of the most difficult complications to deal with after TKA, which often leads to surgical failure.

Repeated revisions and repeated infections will seriously threaten the patient's life. As a last resort, doctors will not propose amputation.

Thinking of Ji Yunchong's appearance after the amputation, Lin Li's heart was half cold.

She got up and poured herself a glass of water, looked at the time, it was close to 22 o'clock, and Xiao Huai didn't reply to the message.

Didn't he have his phone with him? Lin Piwei wondered, this was the first time Xiao Huai didn't reply to her in time.

She misses him, but she's too embarrassed to cling to him. Seeing that she was about to accompany Ji Yunchong to Munich, she had to find a time to talk to him about this matter face-to-face. However, this big man was so busy that Shenlong couldn't see the end, so she could only sit here and do something in a hurry.

In desperation, Xiao Huai's message suddenly appeared on the screen: "I have been negotiating with customers all day today, and I am still busy." Are you looking for me? ”

Are you looking for me? The three words of no pain, no itching, no intimacy and no closeness made Lin Li choke.

She called and texted again, she must have been looking for him, and finally found it, in the face of such a stupid attitude, she really wanted to ask: Big banker, are you too busy to care about the future?

Lin Li thought about it for a while and decided to make a small surprise that fell from the sky to make up for the regret of not accompanying him for his birthday.

As soon as she said to do it, she cooked and prepared a heart-warming supper and went straight to the Bund.

34 Bund is a typical Baroque building and is home to the Deutsche Investment Bank China branch.

Even late at night, the city is still brightly lit and full of traffic. The Wanguo Complex stands on the bank of the Huangpu River, and it is still prosperous after a hundred years of vicissitudes. It's just that behind such prosperity is destined to be beyond imagination of dedication and dedication.

Lin Li stood outside Building No. 34 and dialed Xiao Huai's phone.