Song Lan was silent for a moment before replying, "Just one, I only need one person on my end."
She did need to focus on her work, and she didn't like to be disturbed while working. Having one person around was already pushing it.
"Okay, you said one, so just one."
Zhou Qianyi didn't want to trouble Song Lan any further. He was about to say something else when his phone rang.
He took it out and glanced at it, originally intending to ignore it. But as he put the phone back in his pocket, he took it out again.
"Bro, why aren't you answering?"
Whose call was making him so hesitant?
Song Lan was a bit curious.
"Debt collectors."
"How much do you owe? I have some savings; I can..."
"No need, not much debt!" Zhou Qianyi was afraid that Song Lan would worry, so she explained, "The call I received was from the research institute. Their research has not been making progress, and I originally had some expectations for this project. But now, as time goes on, my expectations have faded. I think I'm just an ordinary person, more suited for the entertainment industry, making some quick money. High-end research is not suitable for me."
Before he invested in the project, he conducted a risk assessment. The research team in the lab, the project leader, are all top-notch, and if this project is completed, it will definitely cause a sensation in the industry.
He had looked up information and knew that research projects are a lengthy process, ranging from a few months to as long as ten, twenty years, and some even longer.
He thought he had the patience to wait, but in the end, he overestimated himself.
"If you feel that you don't enjoy project investment, you can withdraw; there's no need to force yourself."
"You have a lot on your plate, but I will handle my own matters. Someone is calling again; let me answer."
Zhou Qianyi was talking on the phone while walking towards the elevator.
"You haven't seen me for just a few days, and you already miss me?" Zhou Qianyi said in a teasing tone.
On the other end of the phone, a woman's voice came through, "Manager Zhou is right, I do miss you, but what I miss is your money. The project is short on funds; Manager Zhou should allocate the budget."
"I don't want to continue investing in this project."
"I understand. I will inform the leadership and have them contact other investors."
Zhou Qianyi: ...
The other party is so straightforward! They didn't even try to persuade me to stay!
This makes Zhou Qianyi feel very uncomfortable.
However, not investing has saved a lot of money. Recently, due to the recent loss with Gaoqing, I am short of money. Thinking of this, Zhou Qianyi felt a little relieved again.
...
Riverside Villa, bedroom, on the sofa.
Yang Jiaojiao saw Yan Wen staring at his phone, sitting still. She rarely saw him like this, and involuntarily walked over.
"Wen, what are you looking at?"
"I'm looking at the biography of that person," Yan Wen put away his phone.
"The one who impersonated Zhu Junjie?"
"Yeah."
"Does he have any experiences that are different from ordinary people?"
"A child who has been separated from their biological parents since a young age will definitely have a different upbringing compared to others." Yan Wen's expression confirmed Yang Jiaojiao's speculation. "Wen, can you share something about it? This shouldn't be a secret, right?"
"This is certainly not a secret." Yan Wen held Yang Jiaojiao's hand. "Besides, we are registered now and are husband and wife. We shouldn't have any secrets from each other."
"If we can't have secrets, what's the meaning of you putting away your phone?" Yang Jiaojiao reached out to Yan Wen. "I want to see how he is different from ordinary people."
"You don't need to look at your phone; I can tell you about it. He was adopted by a pair of remote rural couples and lived a hard life from a young age. His foster parents passed away in an accident when he was around ten, and he was sent to live on an island. After living there for many years, he gradually adapted to the island's way of life. He would go astray, largely due to his living environment."
"Growing up in such an environment, the choices he had for survival were quite limited." Yang Jiaojiao nodded slightly and withdrew her hand. "This is just how fate works; who would have thought that identical twin brothers could have such vastly different life circumstances because of the attending physician?"
Yan Wen gently stroked the top of her head, silently vowing that when they had children in the future, he would treat them well. He turned to look in the direction of Yucheng; that past was something Mong Si was unwilling to let others know about. Yan Wen could have directly captured Mong Si, but because of her previous experiences, he wanted to help her resolve an old matter. He instructed A-Hu to bring people to restrain Mong Si.
When A-Hu called out the name " Mong Si," Mong Si knew that his identity could no longer be concealed. He wanted to escape, but A-Hu, who was fully prepared, caught him.
"Let go of me!"
Mong Si was agile, and A-Hu knew that a hard confrontation would result in injuries to both sides. Before capturing Mong Si, A-Hu asked Wei Sheng for a tranquilizer injection. When Mong Si tried to resist, A-Hu shot him with the needle.
Wei Sheng The medicine given to him takes effect quickly, even a strong ox can be knocked down in a short time.
Mong Si His body is weak and powerless.
He half-opened his eyes and looked at the figure beside him, which was A-Hu, "Despicable!"
"Where am I being despicable? You have your own identity, yet you pretend to be Manager Zhu. Go ahead and pretend, but you can work diligently without causing trouble. You look so much alike, even your DNA is the same; we definitely won't suspect you. It's your own doing, constantly stirring up trouble!"
If Mong Si had been straightforward, no one would have been able to detect his true identity. Thinking of that possibility, A-Hu felt a sense of anxiety for Zhu Junjie.
"I'm the one causing trouble? They abandoned me, and I came back to take revenge on them. What wrong have I done?"
"No one abandoned you. When your mother gave birth..."
"I have no mother!"
Mong Si growled softly.
When he was a child, upon learning that he was adopted, he yearned day and night for his biological parents to come and take him away from his suffering. His hope intensified when he was sent to the foster parents who were abusive. Later, after the unexpected death of his foster parents, he longed to return to his biological family. However, he was sent to live on an island and discovered that he had been actively abandoned by his biological parents, meaning they would never come looking for him or take him back.
Since then, his anticipation has faded a lot, but there is still a little bit. After all, it's rare for parents to abandon their own son. Perhaps his parents have some difficulties? But as time goes by, that anticipation is gradually worn away, and he no longer hopes to see his biological parents. Because in his eyes, they are like enemies.
They gave birth to him, but abandoned him, showing no care or concern for him, as if he didn't exist. Mong Si has no gratitude towards his biological parents. He only wants to find them and ask them why they gave birth to him only to abandon him. He now knows that they had no remorse when they abandoned him.
From the situation surrounding Zhu Junjie and the people around him, it is clear that he was indeed abandoned by his parents. This has fueled his hatred, rapidly growing like poisonous vines, tightly wrapping around him, suffocating him to the point of struggling to breathe.
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