After a month of continuous fighting, Jiangcheng Fangkai’s loan was finally cleared.
Under the leadership of Pei Donglai, on the one hand, timely asset preservation measures were taken to save most of the collateral. On the other hand, the bank's insiders were also discovered and transferred to the judicial authorities for processing.
Pei Donglai has achieved great results at work this month, but it is also the most painful month for him. He misses Zhang Yutong all the time, but where is Zhang Yutong now? How is she doing? Pei Donglai had no way of knowing.
Pei Donglai searched almost all over Jiangcheng, but did not see Zhang Yutong. She seemed to have disappeared from the world, silently.
From then on, Zhang Yufei hated Pei Donglai so much that she left Jiangcheng for Hainan and blocked Pei Donglai's phone number and WeChat account.
One day, Lin Xiaojie called, "Donglai, can you come to my house? My mother is dying."
Pei Donglai came to Lin Xiaojie's house and saw that Lin's mother was as thin as a bone and no longer human.
After Pei Donglai approached, Mother Lin struggled to say in his ear: "Dong...come, I...I'll leave right away. You should take Xiaojie away from Jiangcheng as soon as possible. It's not suitable to stay here for a long time."
After finishing speaking, Mother Lin closed her eyes and breathed her last breath. Lin Xiaojie threw herself on her mother and cried heartbreakingly...
Before leaving, Mother Lin placed all her hopes on Pei Donglai. She hoped that Pei Donglai would take her daughter away and fly away.
Pei Donglai guessed that when Lin's mother was alive, she must have offended some people, and she was afraid that her daughter would be retaliated, so she persuaded him to take Lin Xiaojie away.
During this period of time, Lin Xiaojie was physically exhausted from taking care of her mother. Pei Donglai was mainly responsible for taking care of Lin's mother's affairs.
At the funeral, there were only a few people who came to pay their respects. Firstly, the Lin family did not have any relatives here; secondly, it was an eternal philosophy that there would be more icing on the cake than help in times of need.
Pei Donglai saw a familiar figure, Zhou Defei.
Not seen for nearly a year, Zhou Defei grew a mustache and had the currently popular scumbag perm, looking absolutely ruffian.
Zhou Defei walked to the mourning hall in a swagger and pretended to be offering incense sticks.
"Hey, Lao Pei, why are you here too? Are you two going to rekindle their old relationship?" After saying that, he laughed.
Pei Donglai was naturally angry when he saw Zhou Defei being so arrogant, but he would not rush to beat Zhou Defei like before. A gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years.
Li Yunfeng stepped forward and stopped Zhou Defei, "De Fei, if you are interested, leave quickly."
"Yunfeng, why are you helping this couple? Have they given you any benefits?"
"Pa", a loud slap in the face made Zhou Defei take two steps back.
"Li Yunfeng, you actually hit me."
"I have a butcher's knife in my car. I'll give you three more minutes to get out of here."
Seeing Li Yunfeng's angry look, Zhou Defei naturally did not dare to stay any longer and left in despair.
In the evening, after the guests left, only Pei Donglai and Lin Xiaojie were left. According to custom, the two of them must stay until dawn, which is also a sign of respect for the deceased.
Pei Donglai picked up a cigarette and started smoking slowly. Since Zhang Yutong disappeared, Pei Donglai smoked when he couldn't sleep, and got drunk when he couldn't sleep.
"Dong Lai, after burying my mother, we will go get the divorce certificate. I heard you have a girlfriend?"
"Let's talk about it later," Pei Donglai didn't want to answer Lin Xiaojie's words.
At dawn, the mourners came. Lin Xiaojie held her mother's ashes in front, and everyone followed, and walked towards the cemetery.
During the burial, Lin Xiaojie still couldn't restrain her longing for her mother and cried loudly.
On the one hand, it was the pain of losing her mother, and on the other hand, after her mother left and she divorced Pei Donglai, she really had no relatives in this world.
Bai Xiaoran kept comforting Lin Xiaojie, while Pei Donglai stood in front of the cemetery and kept smoking, with complicated thoughts.
By noon, everything was ready, and with everyone's persuasion, Lin Xiaojie reluctantly left the cemetery.
When he arrived at Lin Xiaojie's house and saw that she was extremely sad, Pei Dong came and said, "Xiaoran, please stay here with your senior sister for two days."
Pei Donglai was about to leave, and Lin Xiaojie spoke, "Donglai, if you have time in the past two days, come over. I have something to tell you."
Pei Donglai nodded in agreement and left.
During this period, Pei Donglai suffered a lot. His whole body became darker and thinner, and he lost a full 20 pounds.
Arriving at the unit, Li Zixuan said distressedly: "Donglai, I'll ask for leave for you. You can go back and rest for a few days, or go and stay at Wangyue Villa for a few days. It's already opened."
Pei Donglai didn't want to rest. Once the work stopped, all he could think about was Zhang Yutong. His thoughts kept torturing his brain, so he would rather devote all his energy to work.
Li Zixuan felt distressed when she saw Pei Donglai working day and night, but no matter how much she tried to persuade him, he was unwilling to rest.
Pei Donglai's efforts were also noticed by the leaders in the industry, and everyone admired Pei Donglai.
In addition, due to the recent loan incident of Jiangcheng Real Estate, two senior executives were transferred to the judicial authorities, resulting in the absence of senior executives in the industry.
Pei Donglai was undoubtedly the biggest contributor in handling Jiangcheng Housing Development's loans. In addition, Li Zixuan often whispered in his father's ears, Pei Donglai was promoted to an executive and served as deputy president of the head office.
On the night she took office, Li Zixuan ordered a meal out to celebrate.
Li Zixuan knew that Pei Donglai didn't like too many people, so he only invited colleagues from the key account department, as well as Li Yunfeng and Bai Xiaoran. Li Zixuan also called Zhang Yufei, but Zhang Yufei hung up the phone as soon as she heard that Pei Donglai was there. .
After a simple meal, Li Yunfeng ordered a late-night snack at Xiaocheng Story, which was a leisure stop for several of his best friends.
This place is indispensable every time I go out. It has witnessed too many joys and sorrows. Perhaps because of this, it is called a small town story.
After drinking a few drinks, Pei Donglai missed his boss and tears flowed down his cheeks.
Having known Pei Donglai for many years, Li Yunfeng had never seen him so sad. It seemed that his love for Zhang Yutong had penetrated deep into his bones and he could not extricate himself.
After realizing that everyone was talking very little, Pei Donglai realized that he had affected everyone's mood and took the initiative to invite them to drink.
"Yunfeng, Xiaoran, thank you. Every time I encounter difficulties, you accompany me through it. I respect you." After saying that, Pei Donglai drank a bottle.
After finishing, Pei Donglai said to Li Zixuan next to him: "Zixuan, I owe everything to you for what I am today, thank you."
"That's what you got for your hard work. It's none of my business."
Pei Donglai knew that Li Zixuan was sincerely good to her and always thought of herself, but she didn't want to let herself know that she was just giving silently behind her back.
Tonight, with liquor and beer, sadness and emotion, Pei Donglai got drunk.
The three of them sent Pei Donglai to the house he rented some time ago. As soon as he entered, it was a mess.
Li Zixuan: "Yunfeng, Xiaoran, you go back first, I will clean up before going back."
After the two left, Li Zixuan started to clean up the house for Pei Donglai. Pei Donglai was not a lazy person, but because he was in a bad mood during this period, he couldn't care about so much, so he left it like that.
