Epiphanies of Rebirth Chapter 69 (Part 2)
Translated by Pure (ko-fi)
Chapter 69.2 Dominion Properties was probably in a mess now
Shi Nanxing felt that if they continued to talk, he would breathe his last breath on this bed. It seemed that there was a rush of frantic energy in his stomach, almost pushing his esophagus out. But he had no other choice, besides this dumbass Qi Kai, he didn’t trust anyone else in this area. So after resting there for a long time, he still stubbornly tried to ask, "I mean...their family this new year...were there any arguments?"
Qi Kai was still unaware of the photos Shi Nanxing had sent. After a moment of contemplation, he shook his head, "No, everything is normal."
Shi Nanxing stared at him fixedly, "...Are you sure?"
After receiving Qi Kai's affirmation, the chaotic thoughts in his head immediately became tangled together. How can that be possible? He had already sent three sets of photos before the new year, did the Xiao Family not see any one of them? Was Xiao Chi that capable?
Although Shi Nanxing did not want to believe this, recalling the other party's past style, he had to admit that it was a likely possibility.
And at the thought of Xiao Chi, Shi Nanxing’s mind started to wander. He must be acting all lovey dovey with Lin Jingzhe while maintaining a sanctimonious front in front of his family… Shi Nanxing felt a prick of unwillingness in his heart. It was the f*cking new year, why should Xiao Chi live happily and he himself so miserably? What's more, his current condition was all caused by those two people! If he hadn't been absent-minded, how could he have driven the car into the lake? If it wasn't for the serious injury, how could he have been discharged from the hospital during New Year's Eve? If it hadn't been for Lin Jingzhe's car driving past them on the thirtieth, how could he have searched for tire marks in the snow in the dark?
Not to mention that Xiao Chi and Lin Jingzhe also jointly defrauded him of 14% of April Wind Square’s shares! To sum up, this feud was absolutely irreconcilable.
Shi Nanxing’s expression was gloomy, there was an undying declaration burning in the pit of his stomach. Regrettably he was bedridden and couldn't move.
His scrutinizing eyes studied Qi Kai's body inch by inch, Shi Nanxing wondered whether the latter was capable of fulfilling his entrustment.
Qi Kai stared back at him with wide eyes, and his IQ flowed out through his widened pupils, rendering Shi Nanxing evermore mournful.
The answer was no. This blockhead, it would already be good if he didn't shoot himself in the foot.
Therefore, he could only drag his own exhausted body to fight alone. Shi Nanxing instructed Qi Kai, "After the first lunar month...you will help me with something..."
Qi Kai obviously didn't know what his respected uncle wanted to do, but he nodded happily, "Okay!"
"When the annual leave is over... find and contact some people... who have access to enter Xiao Chi's father's office... I need them to deliver something." After relaying these instructions, Shi Nanxing remembered something else and added, "Also... prepare some money... After the annual leave, Sha Peng will come to Yan City... I promised to give him 20 million first... It is part of the deposit we must pay in advance for him to secure domestic relations... You are not allowed to make any mistakes."
"Sha Peng is coming?" The former matter was obviously not as important to Qi Kai as the latter. Hearing the news, his eyes lit up immediately. "Can I meet him this time?"
Shi Nanxing sighed wearily; fortune as unpredictable as the weather. If he hadn't been injured like this, he would have never introduced such a secretive and unorthodox personnel such as Sha Peng to Qi Kai so easily.
This was a gold laying goose, a cash cow; the more people know about it, the easier it was for accidents to happen.
As for Xiao Chi, he’ll be taken care of after the first lunar month. It was impossible for him to watch that dog couple continue to live a peaceful life.
No matter how far reaching Xiao Chi's hands were, it wouldn’t be possible that he would be able to keep an eye on his parents' work unit? Since the photos sent to their home would be intercepted, Shi Nanxing decided to sharpen his precision. If this still didn't work, then he could only put in more effort, and directly cause a commotion in the entire compound.
It's a pity that after all his calculations, Shi Nanxing would have never expected that an accident would happen in such an unimaginable place.
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On the morning of the twelfth, Lin Jingzhe was woken up by the sound of a phone ringing. He opened his eyes in a daze, his arms still wrapped around Xiao Chi's naked waist. Xiao Chi's expression was very serious and his replies were very short. As he spoke, he noticed Lin Jingzhe's confused eyes, and his gaze immediately softened. Xiao Chi moved his free arm and patted him on the back reassuringly.
Lin Jingzhe moved his upper body, rested his head on Xiao Chi’s chest, and yawned. Xiao Chi just hugged him like this, and said after a while, "Ok, look into the specific circumstances, and hand it over to me when I arrive at the company later."
It seemed to be a serious problem. After Xiao Chi hung up the phone, Lin Jingzhe immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
"A batch of new facilities has been approved by the Yan City’s Municipal Administration. One of Flux Realty’s projects in the Dongcheng District is going to be right beside a newly approved Children's Extracurricular Activities Center. And there will be an art gallery opening on the other side of the street to the Mixed-Use Building."
All of Lin Jingzhe's drowsiness was shaken away by this short explanation. He sat up in a jerk, and in the next second, his phone beside the bed began to ring. When he connected the call, it was Deng Mai making an urgent report, "Brother Lin, according to the news released this morning, an art gallery has been approved across from our Mixed-Use Building."
In fact, Lin Jingzhe had already made mental preparations. The Art Gallery on 2nd Middle Road made quite the name in Yan City in the future. In addition to the art gallery, the north of the city will be welcoming a new government building and an ultra-large gymnasium. Lin Jingzhe had impressions of these establishments, he just didn't know when the construction would be completed.
At that moment, this city was slowly changing to the one that was familiar to that of his memory. Lin Jingzhe got up quickly and motioned Xiao Chi to find clothes for him in the cloakroom. Then while squeezing some tooth paste onto his brush, Lin Jingzhe replied to Deng Mai who was still waiting anxiously, "Notify Mao Dongqing, we will hold a group meeting immediately, I will arrive at the company within half an hour!"
Yan City’s Municipal Administration especially liked to release the most explosive news during the first lunar month. It was like this last year, and it's the same this year.
This batch of newly approved facilities was announced so suddenly. No one in the real estate industry even knew when they started planning these drafts, there had been no leaks whatsoever, so everyone was caught by surprise.
Museums, libraries, children's extracurricular activity centers, public toilets, garbage disposal facilities, etc etc, covered every district of Yan City. In fact, this was an inevitable course bound to go through in the rapid development of the city, but no one had expected it to be so soon. The entire Yan City real estate circle was shaken, some people were happy while others were worried.
New Beginnings Real Estate belonged to the celebrating side. Since the Yan City Municipal Administration wanted to promote these public welfare facilities, after the completion of the art gallery, the Municipal Administration was bound to maintain it with a series of supporting policies. One of the most important policies being public transportation.
Since the development of the north district of Yan City was announced, everything the Municipal Administration had planned was publicized, except for the public transportation.
All real estate businessmen predicted that in the next decade or two, underground transportation would eventually become the most important hub in terms of linking the major parts of the city together. As the only Central Business District (CBD) under construction at the moment, the north of the city was absolutely certain to be connected to the subway, but no one was sure where the subway rail hub would be.
This was no trivial matter. The location closest to the center of public transportation would always be the prime position of the surrounding buildings. Take a simple residential community as an example. Because of the slight variation in lighting, orientation, and view, even houses in the same community have relative advantages and disadvantages. As such, the disparity between commercial buildings was even more obvious.
The announced location of the art museum was exactly at the intersection of 2nd Middle Road. It would be facing the construction site of the Mixed-Use Building, roughly twenty meters away. Mao Dongqing was astute, he had already formed an analysis from the content listed in the short morning meeting. He tiptoed and drew a circle with his fingers on a certain part of the map of 2nd Middle Road on the projection screen in the meeting room. "I predict that in the future, the Municipal Administration will open a subway entrance here."
Lin Jingzhe nodded. There was only a very small difference between Mao Dongqing's prediction and the real location of the subway entrance. This was enough to show Mao Dongqing's strong analytical ability.
From his memory, there will be more convenient facilities at the intersection of 2nd Middle Road. In addition to the subway entrance, there would also be an elevated pedestrian bridge right across the street. Next to the pedestrian bridge was the train (light rail) station, which can directly lead to every corner of Yan City.
Mao Dongqing's face was full of joy. "Great! If the prediction comes true, our Mixed-Use Building may become the golden location in the CBD in the north of the city! This can be used as a good selling point for attracting investment promotions!"
After the meeting, Mao Dongqing hurried to tell the good news to some of the brands that he kept in touch with before, while Deng Mai stayed to chat with Lin Jingzhe, "Except for us, Flux Realty is also quite lucky. There’ll be a children’s extracurricular activities center by one of the residential communities that they are building. New schools would definitely move into that vicinity. Anyway, once their new residential community is completed, Flux Realty will not worry about the houses not selling. That … is also quite lucky, the location of the district library will be approved less than 300 meters away from their estate...but Brother Lin, guess what Mr. Dai got?"
Lin Jingzhe showed a curious expression.
"A garbage disposal! Hahahaha!" Deng Mai laughed rather gleefully, feeling a bit of schadenfreude. "Fortunately, his real estate had almost sold out, and the garbage disposal station is a rather small one, so it shouldn't affect the resident’s daily life. Otherwise Mr. Dai might faint from anger and we would suffer from his wrath."
Lin Jingzhe shook his head with a smile, "It's just a garbage removal station, it wouldn’t get as bad as you said."
Deng Mai's smile gradually faded, and a sympathetic expression appeared on his face: "He probably won't mind, but some other companies... it’s hard to say."
Lin Jingzhe was somewhat confused, "Who are you talking about?"
"Brother Lin, didn't you have a look just now?" Deng Mai got up, grabbed and unfolded the map, and spread it out in front of Lin Jingzhe. Shaking his head, he pointed and explained, "Look. Dominion Properties is probably in chaos."
Lin Jingzhe lowered his gaze, and only after a while did he suddenly realize something.
The area Deng Mai was pointing at was Wubao Mountain.
