After a week of peace and quiet, Mother Liu's mood finally brightened up a little. This afternoon, Liu Xiangli wore the new clothes and shoes she had bought and brought a birthday present to surprise Bai Yumi.
Half a month ago, she had secretly discussed with his secretary that she would be free this afternoon. She had put in a lot of effort this time to celebrate Bai Yingmi's birthday.
" Miss Liu!" The secretary was surprised to see Liu Xiangli coming out of the elevator.
"Hello," Liu Xiangli gave her a friendly smile because her secretary had helped her a lot.
The secretary quickly followed behind Liu Xiangli.
Liu Xiangli opened the door of the president's office, but found that there was no one inside. She frowned and looked back at the secretary.
"Half an hour ago, the CEO received a call and happily told me that he was going to Huaixin Residence. I thought he was going to attend your appointment." the secretary said, a little at a loss.
Although she had already made an agreement with Miss Liu, the CEO did not know that Miss Liu would come to see him today. Although she had dutifully arranged the CEO's schedule, the CEO did not need to report to her where he was going. Moreover, she could not reveal anything at all.
"Huaixin Residence? Are you sure it's not official business?" Liu Xiangli's smile faded as she asked.
"I'm very sure that the emergency meeting ended yesterday, and the business meeting with the Zhou Corporation has been changed to next Monday, so the CEO is free.”She knew that Miss Liu held a lot of weight in the president's heart just by looking at the president's nervous appearance every time he tried to please Liu Xiangli, so she didn't dare to hide anything.
A beautiful celebration date was ruined just like that. Liu Xiangli was unwilling to give up.
" I'll go find him." Liu Xiangli turned around and left without looking back.
"Miss Liu." The secretary chased after her for a few steps and could only watch as Liu Xiangli took the elevator downstairs.
Sigh, how could it be a coincidence? The secretary took out her lunchbox and sighed. It was really not easy to be an employee these days.
Huaixin House was a famous Hong Kong-style tea house in the north. One had to make a reservation before eating, or else they wouldn't be able to enter, let alone eat their signature dish, lovesick cake.
Liu Xiangli came to Huaixin Residence with a deep frown. There were several service staff standing beside the leisurely fish pond. They were not here to welcome guests, but to prevent guests who did not make reservations from entering. However, when they saw Liu Xiangli, they all became serious and even opened the door for her quickly because Director Liu was a major shareholder of Huaixin Residence.
" Which private room is Bai Yumi in?" She stood in front of the reservation desk and asked in an unfriendly tone. The more she thought about it, the more nauseous she felt. Her small hand holding the bag could not help but tighten.
" He's at the 'painting stand'," the counter staff immediately replied.
The design of Huaixin Residence was elegant and generous. Moreover, each room was an independent room, allowing guests to have a comfortable dining space. The painting seats were the highest class of private rooms. Not only were they alone in the courtyard, but there were also man-made landscapes beside them. It was beautiful.
The closer she got, the more furious Liu Xiangli became.
She stood in front of the door and listened to the laughter coming from inside. She was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
Another vixen!
"You're so busy. I must have caused you trouble. I'm sorry to have you accompany me for dinner.”
"My secretary didn't have a schedule today. You've been in Taiwan for so long, so I should treat you to a meal." Bai Yunmi's polite voice sounded.
Liu Xiangli's resentful expression made the waiter who was delivering the dishes on the side nervous. He didn't know what had made her unhappy and was afraid that she would grab him and cut him open.
" I'll do it." She snatched the delicacies from the waiter and glared at him.
In order to protect himself, the innocent waiter had no choice but to leave quickly to find help.
"I heard that today is your birthday, so I picked out a gift for you. It might not be as good as your fiancée's gift. I hope you like it.”
The annoying female voice sounded again. Liu Xiangli glared at the bag in her hand, wishing she could throw it away.
"You're too polite. She won't take a small matter like my birthday to heart.”
Bai Yunmi's relaxed tone made Liu Xiangli's heart turn cold. She had racked her brains to think of a gift, but he actually looked down on her.
"Try it on. I wonder if it fits?”
Liu Xiangli pushed open the door of the room, interrupting the happy atmosphere.
Bai Yunmi and a well-dressed woman looked at her in surprise.
Liu Xiangli was even angrier when she saw the sapphire ring on the table.
Xiangli, why are you here?"
"Of course you don't want me to come. I'm sorry to disturb your date.”Liu Xiangli put down the dishes and said unhappily.
"Hello, Miss Liu." The woman greeted politely.
"Don't call me that. I'm not interested in meeting a vixen.”
"Xiangli!" Bai Yunmi was slightly angered by Liu Xiangli's rude words.
"Did I say anything wrong? It wasn't easy for me to get your secretary to free up today, but you actually came to eat with another woman. Where did you put me?”Liu Xiangli complained.
"Xiangli, can we talk about our matters later?”Bai Yunmi signaled with her eyes, telling her to stop.
"You guys take your time chatting. I'll make a move first." The woman saw that they were about to quarrel and quickly calmed her cheeks.
"Ignore her. Let's talk somewhere else.”For the first time, Bai Yunmi ignored Liu Xiangli's emotions and wanted to leave with someone else.
"Bai Yunmi, you dare to abandon me?" Liu Xiangli's eyes widened. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. In the past, no matter what happened, he would always put her first. Today, he actually fell out with her because of a woman.
"Xiangli, don't throw a tantrum anymore. Do you know that I'm very tired like this? Learn to control your temper."
"Bai Miyun, if you dare to leave me, I will break up with you.”Liu Xiangli shouted angrily.
" I'm so disappointed in you." Bai Yunmi shook her head and left with the woman without looking back.
Liu Xiangli collapsed on the tatami in shock. She had been abandoned by Bai Yumi.
" You'll regret it," she shouted, sweeping all the delicacies on the table to the ground, including the sapphire ring. She had wanted to throw the birthday present she had given him into the pond, but her palm clenched tightly, ignoring her inner thoughts. A disappointing tear fell quietly.
"It's not good to leave your fiancée like this.”The woman said softly as she walked to Bai Mianmi's luxury RV.
"You don't have to worry about her." Bai Yumi's face was stiff. He didn't want to be fierce to Liu Xiangli, but she was a fitness equipment representative from Germany, so he had to treat her with respect.
The woman wasn't worried about that rude woman. What she was worried about was the sapphire ring that was worth 20,000 yuan. She really couldn't bear to leave it in the shop.
Liu Xiangli returned home sullenly. Before she could complain to her mother, she found that her parents were not around. In order to vent her anger, she ran to the salon. When she returned home, it was already eight o'clock in the evening, and the lights were still dim.
Liu Xiangli stood at the gate in a daze. How could this be? This was the first time she came home without anyone.
Liu Xiangli thought it was Bai Yumi and quickly entered the door to close it.
"Miss, Master and Madam are back.”The housekeeper shouted from outside the door, causing Liu Xiangli's body to freeze.
She opened the door and rushed forward in surprise.
"Mom, what's wrong with Dad?" His mother helped his pale father out of the car.
Liu Xiangli held her father's other hand and entered the room.
After settling her husband, who had taken his medicine and fallen into a deep sleep, in the room, Mother Liu came out with a heavy heart.
"Mom? What happened?" Liu Xiangli asked anxiously.
Mother Liu sighed faintly. What she was worried about had happened. "Ding Zhen 'an ran away."
"Uncle…Uncle Ding ran away?" Liu Xiangli frowned, not understanding her mother's words.
"Last week, he brought the contract from the bank and asked your father to be the guarantor. Who knew that all of this was a scam?”
The more Liu Xiangli listened, the more frightened she became. She quickly sat down next to her mother.
"There's no five-star exotic restaurant at all. That proposal was used to deceive your father and the bank. When the bank allocated the money, he immediately ran away with the money.”
When the other investment companies under Father Liu's name found out that the checks he wrote had bounced, they went to Father Liu at the same time. Father Liu then found out that his money had been frozen by the bank.
The bank only found out that Ding Zhen 'an had changed the money into US dollars and brought it overseas after they found out that he had not filled up the pledge and could not contact him.
The bank couldn't find the parties involved, so of course, they found a guarantor. Father Liu, who was worth nearly two billion yuan, was the first to be locked down. His movable and immovable assets were frozen, and the shares under his wife and daughter's name were also seized by the bank.
" At the company today, your father's blood pressure rose to 200. He almost…almost…" Mother Liu cried. Because of Ding Zhen 'an's bad behavior, the Liu family's career was ruined overnight.
"No, there's still the police. What are they doing?”
"He has already left the country. We don't even know where he is now.”
Liu Xiangli was also in a panic after being struck by lightning. The mother and daughter of the Liu family were irritated by the calls for money and tickets.
"Madam, it's a call from Chairman Li of Huaixin Residence.”The butler carefully handed the phone to Madam. Old Master was already sick from anger, so he could only leave all the big and small matters to Madam to handle.
"Hello, Director Li. I'm sorry about what happened today. I…What? But this price is too low…I know, okay, I will consider it.”Mother Liu hung up the phone sadly.
"Mom, what's wrong now?" Liu Xiangli asked anxiously.
"All our money has been frozen, and this house is the only one left with your name. There are hundreds of tickets to be sold tomorrow. Director Li said that he wants to buy our house.”
"How much is he offering?"
"Fifty million."
"What?! Our house is worth at least 200 million. He's too heartless.”Liu Xiangli was so angry that she stomped her feet.
"We have no other choice."
"You can look for Xu Mi. He must have a way.”Bai Yunmi was the only person Liu Xiangli could think of who could help her.
"Will he be willing?" Mother Liu asked uncertainly.
"He will." The shock at noon was nothing compared to the current situation. Liu Xiangli's expression was firm, as if she had grown up overnight.
So she immediately called Bai Yumi, but no one picked up. She wanted to look for her phone, but she found that she had already thrown away the phone he gave her, so she couldn't find it.
"Mom, I'll go look for him myself tomorrow. It's no problem.”
"We must find him before 3:30 tomorrow.”Bai Xunmi was their last hope.
Finally, Liu Xiangli got dressed and asked the driver to take her to Ji's company, but she was still a step late.
"Miss Liu, the president took the 8 o'clock flight to Germany last night to accompany the old chairman to buy a new batch of fitness equipment.”The secretary flipped open her calendar and looked at the schedule that the CEO had given her before she got off work.
"How do I contact him? I have something very important to talk to him about.”The first time Bai Miyun went on a business trip, he didn't inform her. Why did he treat her like this?
The secretary shook her head helplessly. If even the CEO's fiancée did not know, then how could she, as a secretary, know the CEO's whereabouts?
"What should I do?" Liu Xiangli's eyes were red, but she knew that crying at this critical moment was useless. She had to be strong.
She walked towards the elevator in loneliness.
"Miss Liu, there's a call for you." The secretary stopped Liu Xiangli who was about to leave.
She turned around and took the phone. "I'm Liu Xiangli."
"Xiangli, hurry to the hospital. Your dad…something happened to him.”
Liu Xiangli's mother was crying on the other end of the phone, her helpless tone twisting Liu Xiangli's heart.
"I'll be there immediately." She hung up the phone in a panic and rushed to the elevator.
No, nothing must happen to Father.
God, give her a little more time. Don't be so cruel as to take away everything from her.
Liu Xiangli rushed to the hospital. Outside the emergency room, Mother Liu was sitting on a chair, looking haggard.
"Mom, how is Dad?"
Mother Liu shook her head. She didn't even have the strength to speak. Her husband had the strength to speak in the morning, but when she went to get the porridge, he received a call urging him to pay the debt. He fainted in anger. The butler sent him to the hospital, and the doctor was still trying to save him.
The doctor walked out of the emergency room. Liu Xiangli and Mother Liu immediately went forward.
"Doctor, is my dad okay?"
The doctor shook his head gently.
"The patient is overly worried and has suffered too much. I've already done my best.”
" It won't happen, hubby…" Mother Liu fainted after hearing that.
"Mom!" Liu Xiangli was in tears as she accompanied the medical staff to send her mother to the ward. At this moment, she seemed to be tightly trapped by a net, and she couldn't breathe or escape.
A month later, Bai Mianmi stepped out of the airport gate. The domestic media flocked to him and rushed to take photos of him. According to the news from Germany, Bai Mianmi not only signed the exclusive agency of the top sales company in Germany, Meijie Fitness Equipment, but also prepared to set up an Asian general agency. What was even more shocking was that he spent a romantic night with the daughter of the president of Meijie in Germany. He had both a career and a beauty. All the men in Taiwan envied him.
"Give me a cup of coffee." Bai Qianmi rubbed her temples, which were sore from the jet lag, and asked her secretary for a cup of refreshing coffee.
He hadn't been in the company for a month, and the documents were piled up like a small mountain. He rushed back to the company last night and started to approve the documents without even resting. When the secretary found him in the morning, he was shocked.
"President." The secretary pushed the door open and placed the coffee on the table.
"Help me buy a box of cotton cakes later. I'll take the afternoon off after signing the document.”Bai Yunmi didn't even raise his head. He read the documents and gave instructions. He hadn't seen Xiangli for a month and missed her so much.
"Okay, President. These are the two new phones you asked for.”
When Bai Mi heard this, she finally raised her head from the document.
"Is this style too masculine for girls?”
"These two phones are imported from Germany. They are the favorite brands of Miss Meijie.”The secretary originally couldn't think of how to choose, but the paparazzi's following photos gave her inspiration. Since the CEO was now with Meijie's daughter, he should have taken her preferences into consideration.
"What does it have to do with her? The phone is for Xiangli." Bai Yunmi frowned. She didn't expect her secretary to make such a mistake.
"Miss Liu? Doesn't the CEO know?" This time, it was the secretary who was confused.
"Know what?" Tsk, jet lag was really hard to adjust. He took another sip of coffee to refresh himself.
"Liu Ji Gourmet went bankrupt a month ago. Chairman Liu passed away due to illness. Today, the bank is going to auction their house to settle the bad debts left behind by Chairman Liu.”How could such a big matter not reach the CEO's ears? Strange.
"What?" Bai Yunmi stood up in extreme shock. Hearing the secretary's words, all his fatigue disappeared, replaced by worry and panic.
"Which bank is it? What time does it start?”He immediately questioned the secretary.
The secretary looked at the president's ugly expression and bit her lip in fear.
"I'm not too sure either."
"I'll give you five minutes to give me an answer. Otherwise, you'll have to work until today.”Bai Yunmi took her coat and walked out, not caring if the secretary was in a difficult position.
In order to keep her job, the secretary had to call her friend who worked in the bank for help.
When Bai Yumi got into her personal limo and was about to leave the Ji parking lot, he got the answer he wanted.
"Foreign merchant Yinnan branch, starting at 10 o'clock…Alright, I want all the reports for this month. You have half an hour to prepare.”After giving her orders, Bai Miyun instructed the driver to reach the bank within half an hour, or else he would be fired and investigated.
At 10 o'clock sharp, a vigorous auction officially began.
"Today, we are bidding for the mansion left behind by the chairman of Liu Ji Gourmet. The starting bid is 30 million.”
As soon as the host finished speaking, the crowd immediately shouted excitedly.
"35 million."
Just as the left side shouted, the right side immediately increased the bid. "40 million."
The market price of this mansion was 220 million yuan. No matter who bought it, they would definitely make a profit.
At 10:15, the price had already soared to 130 million. As the price increased, the number of people bidding also decreased.
"150 million." The young master of the " Hero Emperor Drinking Tea " raised his placard. He was going to take this house anyway. When the time came, he would dominate the food industry in Taiwan.
"150 million! Is there anyone who can offer a higher price than this?”
"180 million." The rival of Emperor Jie's tea drinking, Han's Restaurant, followed suit.
"200 million." Jie Shaodong immediately returned the favor. How could a restaurant owner have so much money to buy a house?
Wow... Only 20 million more to buy this house at the market price. The happiest person present was the bank. The debt left by Chairman Liu was only 190 million. After selling this house, the bad debt would be even.
" 200 million going once, 200 million going twice..." The host was so excited that he was about to slam his gavel to make the final decision.
The Han Family Restaurant glared hatefully at the young master who was drinking tea with Emperor Jie. He was actually throwing money at people. How hateful!
The door of the auction hall was pushed open forcefully, and Bai Yunmi's voice echoed loudly in the surroundings. "300 million."
Everyone thought he was crazy when they heard this number.
Bai Yunmi swept her gaze across the crowd. Everyone was silent because they recognized him. His demeanor was not angry but imposing. Everyone immediately stopped their uproar.
"320 million." Shaodong was still unwilling to give up. What he wanted to buy was goodwill, a bargaining chip that could dominate Taiwan's food industry.
"400 million." Bai Miyun glanced at him lazily, not putting him in her eyes at all.
In fact, he was looking for someone. He hoped to see Liu Xiangli here, but other than a group of wealthy businessmen blinded by greed, there was no one he was looking for. He couldn't help but feel a layer of darkness in his heart.
"400 million going once, 400 million going twice, deal! Liu Ji Gourmet's mansion was taken over by... uh, Mr. Bai, the person in charge of Ji.”The emcee only found out who had barged in after receiving the name list from the staff.
A round of applause rang out as Bai Miyun walked to the front to talk to the bank staff.
"Congratulations, Mr. Bai. I'm the lawyer of Liu's Gourmet.”Back then, he had braced himself and accepted this Case. Now, it was really easy.
"Where's Xiangli? Where is she?" Bai Yunmi took the contract from the bank and quickly signed it.
" Sorry, I don't know either." The lawyer then signed his name on the witness column.
"You don't know? Where are you going to transfer the extra money? Take it for yourself?" Grabbing the lawyer's collar, Bai Miyun was furious.
"Miss Liu has a bank account, and the amount of the auction is less than the original amount of the debt. Now that there is excess money, of course, the bank will accept it.”
"Since there's an account, why can't we find it? I'll entrust you with this. No matter how much it costs, I want her whereabouts.”
"I'm really sorry, Mr. Bai. Miss Liu's account is a secret account. Unless she's in person, the bank can't disclose it.”The lawyer was also helpless.
Hearing this answer, Bai Yunmi threw him aside. If he could get the answer through torture, he didn't mind beating him up in public.
"Mr. Bai, what the lawyer said is true. Our bank can't reveal any information about Miss Liu, but I can bring you to the Liu residence to take a look. Perhaps Miss Liu left behind some clues.”The bank manager immediately came out to smooth things over. Because of Bai Mianmi's financial aid, the bank not only cleared the bad debts but also made a profit. Of course, they had to serve her with high standards.
Hearing this, Bai Miyun hurriedly pulled the bank manager's collar and walked out.
When he stepped into the Liu family again, only emptiness and loneliness greeted him. The desolation of the empty house took away his breath.
A lot of expensive furniture had been moved away, and even the expensive windowsill was not left behind. All that was left was an empty house.
"This is the living room. There are guest rooms upstairs.”The bank manager flipped through the information and introduced them one by one.
"You can go. I'll see for myself." Bai Yunmi waved her hand. He was more familiar with this place than anyone else, so there was no need for him to introduce them.
Stepping on the waste paper and glass fragments on the ground, it was obvious that this place had been searched.
When Bai Yunmi entered Liu Xiangli's room, it was the same scene, but the situation was completely different.
He stood in front of the dressing table, trying to find any notes or notes related to her whereabouts, but there was nothing. Even the clothes tree was empty. Many of the drawers in the cabinets had been pulled out, not to mention the empty jewelry boxes. All the jewelry he had given her were empty boxes.
It would have been fine if Xiangli had taken these things away, but his intuition told him that she must have left in a hurry. Under the double blow, who would still have the mood to tidy things up? These expensive jewelry might have all been taken away by thieves.
His foot suddenly kicked something. It was the penguin trash can that he had accompanied her to buy.
He crouched down and placed the inverted trash can in front of him, but a small paper bag fell out.
He seemed to have seen this small silver paper bag somewhere before. Under the cover of the trash can, it was intact.
He poured out the contents of the paper bag. The first thing that fell out was a card.
His fingers trembled as he opened it. There was a landscape painting inside. It was a happy birthday painting made of tree leaves. Her sincere wishes were written in delicate handwriting.
Clenching his fists, he opened the velvet box. The little thing inside took away all his sight.
The words engraved on the silver ring entered his eyes.
Tears welled up in his eyes. He remembered where he had seen this paper bag before…at Huaixin Residence! He had deliberately left her alone to teach her a lesson, but she had come to celebrate his birthday with joy.
Oh my god, what did he do to actually leave her so heartlessly and leave her to handle the big picture alone?
Xiangli, where are you?
He held the ring tightly in regret. However, no matter how much regret he had, he could not call back the lover he once had.
Only now did he realize how cruel he was…God, give me a chance to make it up to you, please!#
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