Chapter 9: Who Does the Child Look Like?

  He Yancen walked into the general manager's office, paused for a moment, and then glanced back at his assistant with a calm expression.

  "Chen Heng, get me the information of that lady from earlier, including all the projects she took over at Shang Shi."

  "Alright, I'll go and do it."

  "Wait."

  Chen Heng was about to leave when he was suddenly called back: "Director He, you speak."

  "Bring over the cooperation case with Chu's company, I need to take another look at the feasibility of the project." A lean and straight figure walked slowly around to the back of the office desk, the sunlight outside the glass window shining brightly on his back, making it impossible for anyone to see the expression on his face as he stood with his back to the light.

  "I'll have Secretary Liu bring it over right away."

  Chen Heng left without forgetting to gently close the door.

  For a moment, the office was silent, the sound of the lighter was crisp, and in an instant, smoke filled the air. The black eyes, like obsidian, were as deep as ever. The cigarette shortened between his fingers, as if ten years could be reduced to a fleeting moment, so close, so short, that anyone could forget the eternal length of time.

  Two hours later——

  He Yancen stood in front of the large glass window, looking at the clouds rolling outside, the high-rise buildings standing together, the science and technology towers adjacent to each other, like a thumb-sized car moving back and forth like a colorful toy box. The view that should have been clear was shrouded in a layer of mysterious gauze, blurred and emitting the exhaust that is ubiquitous in the high-tech era, which was quite a spoiler for the scenery.

  Perhaps the air conditioner was forgotten to be turned on, after a few cigarette butts were added to the ashtray, he took off his jacket and threw it onto the swivel chair that had rotated away, his gaze inadvertently sweeping across the stack of documents and work reports on the desk, a small color photo emitting a dazzling light under the dim office lighting.

  Chu Zui, the newly appointed manager of the administrative department, is agile and flexible in his work, mature and experienced, with a first-class professional demeanor. He studied finance at Exeter University in the UK for three years and returned to China a month ago to take up the post, with great potential for development.

  The cigarette butt was pressed out in a transparent ashtray.

  The sixth floor of the city central hospital, Chu Zui's arm was already bandaged, she sat on a chair by the corridor, silently leaning her head against the backrest.

  "Alright, Chu Jie, all the procedures are done. I just called the company and the director said it's considered a work injury, haha, saved some money! It's already afternoon anyway, we can head back to the company and sit around for a bit before knocking off."

  "By the way, tomorrow is the weekend. When you're resting at home, Chu Jie, try not to get your arm wet, okay? The doctor just instructed us that since it's summer and your arm was cut so deeply, the wound doesn't heal well even with a bandage. If you get it wet again, the wound might deteriorate."

  Linglin stuffed the documents into Chuzu's bag, turned her gaze to the box that never left her side, thought for a moment, and suddenly bent down, quickly reaching into the box with her small hands, pulling out a small photo frame: "Just now at the company I took a quick look, and I was wondering where this photo came from. What a beautiful baby! Who is this child? So cute! Oh my, her hair is curly too, so adorable!"

  "Oh? This little baby looks like you!"

  Chu Zui listened and quickly stood up, raised his hand to retrieve the photo frame, hastily stuffed it into the box, picked up the box and turned around to leave: "Lin Lin, sorry I'm not feeling well today, I'll head home first, can you help me ask for a leave from the company?"

  "Chu Jie!" Lin Lin rushed forward: "Your arm is like this, how can you carry such a heavy thing? Let me help you..."

  However, it seems that there is another person's shadow in the photo of the little girl.

  Like who?