Chapter 188: Reunion
Across the sky, as Lin Yifan was eating, he suddenly paused, feeling someone calling him.
"Who's calling me? Qingqing, is that you?" Lin Yifan asked.
"Nope, I'm eating right now," Su Qingqing replied.
"That's strange, why do I feel like someone's calling me?" Lin Yifan wondered, puzzled.
"You might be overthinking it, just hurry up and eat, the food's getting cold," Su Qingqing said.
Looking around, he didn't see any familiar faces, so Lin Yifan continued to focus on his meal.
On Monday morning, after dropping off An Qi and Zhou Jiajia at work, he sneaked off to Yi Chen's place to pick him up and take him to work.
After bringing Yi Chen to the company, he gathered all the employees and then formally introduced Yi Chen's role at the company.
"Yi Chen is my brother, and his status is second only to me and Qingqing, so from now on, you guys better treat him with respect and don't bully this honest man, understand?"
"Understood, Chairman!" the employees answered in unison.
"Also, there's an announcement, once the financing is over today, the company will go public tomorrow!"
"Financing? Chairman, when did the company have financing? How come we weren't aware?" a finance department employee curiously asked.
The finance department was always informed about money-related matters in the company, which made them curious about being out of the loop.
"Didn't I say last Friday that a bigger event was going to happen? That refers to today's financing; so work hard, there's an unexpected surprise waiting for you later," Lin Yifan answered.
"We're not talking billions in financing, are we?" an employee asked in surprise.
"It's definitely more than that number," Lin Yifan said smiling from ear to ear.
"More than that number... My goodness!" The employees were stunned. If that were the case, their company would be considered a medium-sized company.
Working at a medium-sized company with such an approachable boss was exciting to think about.
"All right! Meeting adjourned! Go on and busy yourselves with your work!" Lin Yifan said.
"Yes, Chairman!"
After everyone had left, Lin Yifan turned to Yi Chen beside him and said, "Help me protect my sister-in-law, make sure no harm comes to her from any bad people."
"Master! Rest assured, as long as Yi Chen is here, nothing will happen to sister-in-law," Yi Chen affirmed, thumping his chest in response.
"With those words, I'm relieved," Lin Yifan said, patting Yi Chen on the shoulder before leaving the company.
Back at the Antian Group, he took his usual spot on the sofa, idling away the tedious hours.
Now, with Yi Chen protecting the company, he didn't have to worry so much anymore.
This morning, the company's financing went very smoothly, and the assets skyrocketed from two billion to over thirty billion, making it a bona fide medium-sized company.
Looking at the message from Su Qingqing on his phone, Lin Yifan's mouth curled up slightly, then he snorted, "Hmph! Isn't it just money? When the time comes, I'll use money to clobber those two greedy, good-for-nothings to death!"
In the evening, after taking An Qi and Zhou Jiajia back, Lin Yifan received a call from an unknown number.
He then slid to answer; however, upon hearing the first sentence, he almost crashed his car.
"Brother! It's Yilian!" a woman's voice came through the phone.
The voice was very calm, with no significant fluctuation, as if it had become numb.
"Yilian! Are you really Yilian? Where are you right now? Brother has missed you so much!" Lin Yifan said, holding the phone excitedly.
He had two sisters: one, Lin Yifei, who was being cared for at home, and the other, Lin Yilian, who had been missing for many years. One of his missions in coming to Guiyuan City was to find his long-lost younger sister Lin Yilian.
Now, to have his younger sister Lin Yilian unexpectedly call him was completely out of the blue and thrilling. But why did her voice sound a bit familiar?
"I'm currently at the Dupo Boxing Gym in East City District. Give me fifteen minutes. If you fail to show up, we'll never see each other again!" Yilian stated emphatically on the phone, then hung up, waiting for Lin Yifan to arrive.
"Hello! Yilian! You must wait for your brother!" Lin Yifan shouted at the phone, which was already beeping, then threw the phone onto the passenger seat, floored the accelerator, and zoomed off.
He could feel Lin Yilian's hatred and anger towards him. Indeed, he had made it difficult for her over the years; so, if given the chance to meet again, to make amends, he would definitely apologize and repay her properly.
Anxious, Lin Yifan disregarded traffic laws, ran red lights, and sped along.
Now, anyone who stood in his way was as good as dead.
"Honk!!!"
On the highway, a loud sound of a car accelerating could be heard, as a sedan, like a runaway wild horse, weaved through the bustling traffic, racing along.
The road cops gave chase, but they were quickly left in the dust.
In the end, what was usually an hour's drive, he completed in fifteen minutes.
Upon reaching the Dupo Boxing Gym in the East City District, Lin Yifan quickly got out of the car and went inside, searching for his sister Lin Yilian.
The boxing gym was huge, with many areas; he looked here and there but could not find Lin Yilian.
"Weird. Did she leave?" Lin Yifan wondered, then he began to shout loudly, "Yilian! Where are you? Your brother is here!"
"Yi..."
"Excuse me, sir, are you looking for Miss Lin Yilian?" At that moment, a muscular man wearing a tank top with a whistle around his neck tapped Lin Yifan on the shoulder from behind and asked.
Apparently, he was one of the staff members of the boxing gym.
"Yes, yes, yes! Do you know where she is?" Lin Yifan eagerly inquired.
"She's at the boxing ring in the C area," the staff member pointed out in a direction.
"Thank you!" With that, Lin Yifan hurried over there.
Passing through a corridor, he entered the C area boxing training ground.
There, a petite figure stood before him on the boxing ring, donning boxing gloves, with her back towards him, seemingly ready for a confrontation.