Magic City, Truman.

The early morning sunlight enters the room through the huge glass window, gently shining on a luxurious leather double bed.

Shui Lin'er touched the side as usual, but it was empty.

Her husband, Chu Tianfeng, has not gone home to sleep for three days. In the four years of marriage, except for the newlywed period, he has slept at home no more than ten days a month.

At first she was crying and distressed, but later she felt that it was useless and made her look like a clown, so she had no choice but to be more open-minded and stop worrying.

I often fall asleep late at night because I look forward to his return. Although I have no feelings for him, he is still my husband.

Shui Lin'er is a person who has no independent opinions and has been submissive since she was a child. So when her brother Shui Guangming asked her to marry Chu Tianfeng, she didn't like it, so she worried about it for two days and finally got married.

Walking into the bathroom and looking at her red and swollen eyes, she suddenly hated her brother and father very much. If they hadn't forced her to marry into Truman and experience loneliness all her life, she would rather find a man she liked and open a small shop on the street.

Be a small trader.

Even though the face in the mirror is a bit haggard, it is still charming.

Is being beautiful the original sin? Maybe not, but being beautiful and being used by your relatives is definitely the original sin.

She still remembered the way Chu Tianfeng looked at her when she first met him, as if he were looking at a prey that was about to be captured by her. There was no love or admiration, only naked desire for possession.

Sometimes she looks in the mirror and perversely imagines that a knife has cut across her face, leaving her with a few scars. That would disappoint Shui Guangming and her father, and she might be very happy if they disappoint her.

"Young Madam, breakfast is ready. Mr. and Mrs. are already waiting downstairs." Nanny Wang Man's voice came from outside the door.

"I know Sister Man, I'll be here right away."

Once you enter a wealthy family, you are as deep as the sea, and you can't even control your meal time.

Shui Lin'er put on a casual gauze skirt and slowly walked downstairs.

In the restaurant on the first floor, father-in-law Chu Zi'an and mother-in-law Ye Yaqin are already sitting at the dining table.

"Dad, Mom, good morning," Shui Lin'er said hello and sat down.

Chu Zian was obviously dissatisfied with her casual attire and attitude. In the eyes of this extremely macho man, a woman should always be dignified when leaving the bedroom door, just like Ye Yaqin sitting next to him now.

The clothes are formal and nothing should be left behind.

Ye Yaqin could see what her husband was thinking, but she was a woman after all, and she felt aggrieved for Shui Lin'er in her heart, so she said, "Zi'an, tell me about Tianfeng when you have time. I haven't been home for a few days. What's the matter?"

How busy can you be if you’re not on a cross-border business trip?”

"What are you talking about? Men are busy with their careers no matter what they do outside. Do you women know how hard it is?"

Shui Lin'er originally wanted to interrupt and say something, but seeing the situation, she had no choice but to bury herself in her meal. Those delicate foods were like chewing wax and tasteless when she took them into her mouth.

Ye Yaqin didn't dare to talk back. Truman is a patriarchal society and women have almost no say.

"Okay, you guys can eat. There are a lot of worries in the company recently, so don't cause trouble for men." Chu Zian only took two bites and walked out, waving to the driver who was waiting at the door.

This was obviously meant for Shui Lin'er.

"Lin'er, your father-in-law has such a temper. He says he doesn't care, but actually he will still say it when he gets to the company. Don't take it to heart."

"It's okay, Mom, you don't need to comfort me, I'm used to it."

"Hey, you're only in your twenties... Mom, let me tell you what's on my mind. In fact, Zi'an was like this when he was young. Who knows if he was really busy or something, but when he got older, he went home less often.

Gradually there are more and more..."

After hearing this, Shui Lin'er pulled out a wry smile and replied in her heart: When you get older and can no longer wander around outside, then you can go home to find a wife, right?

But even if you really fight her, what's the point? In fact, she is just like him, a canary in a cage.

"Lin'er, you are still young. It will be good if you gradually develop your own life circle. When you have nothing to do, you can go shopping and do beauty treatments. You see the weather is so good today, it is not bad to bask in the sun in the yard.

.”

"Okay Mom, don't worry, I will make arrangements."

Ye Yaqin sighed and continued: "Lin'er, you and Tianfeng have been married for four years, why is there no movement in your stomach?"

"Mom, I told you this a long time ago. I went to the hospital for a checkup myself. Everything was normal. Let Tianfeng go, but he refuses to die."

"So...it's probably Tianfeng's problem?"

"I had to go to the hospital for a checkup to find out, but Tianfeng kept refusing..."

"Mom knows. Lin'er, mom has two sons and two daughters-in-law. The second son and his wife have been abroad all year round and have given birth to two grandsons for the Chu family... To be honest, you are a good child. As a parent, you should always

The water in the bowl is flat, but since ancient times, mothers have valued their children..."

Chu Zian has two sons, and one, Chu Tianran, is Chu Tianfeng's younger brother. He and his wife Yuan Feng are stationed in a company owned by the Chu family in the United States all year round, and come back once or twice a year.

She knew that what her mother-in-law meant was just how easy it would be to suffer a loss without a son when the family property was divided in the future. Shui Lin'er started to have a headache again after hearing these words. This headache was almost a chronic disease of hers, and even after seeing several famous doctors, there was no cure.

Optimistic.

"What? You have a headache again? Wang Man, go and get the young lady's medicine!"

"It's okay, Mom, you'll be fine in a while. It's not a problem to always take painkillers."

"Hey...that bastard Tianfeng, I'm going to call his father right now and make sure he goes to the hospital for a checkup..."

Shui Lin'er smiled bitterly and said, "If he was willing to go, he would have gone already."

…………

Chu Zi'an has also had some headaches recently, because Chu'an Real Estate Company, a subsidiary of Truman, has experienced a serious decline in business and even suffered losses.

I came out of the house, got into the spacious back seat of the Rolls-Royce Phantom, and the driver drove directly to the company.

Chu'an Real Estate is a new real estate company founded by Chu Zi'an when he was in his early twenties. In the past two or three decades, it has been doing well by relying on the strong development momentum of the real estate industry.

Therefore, Chu'an Real Estate has always been Chu Zi'an's pride and pet peeve.

At this time, most of the company's employees had already arrived at work. When Chu Zian got out of the car at the door, he saw Chu Tianfeng's Mercedes-Benz G.

This is something new. When did he work so hard?

"Hello, Chairman!" Two security guards at the door saluted at the same time, and secretary Wang Rui was already waiting at the door.

Chu Zian walked into the lobby as if there was no one else around, and got on his special elevator with his secretary.

"Dad, why are you here?" As soon as he got out of the elevator, he met Chu Tianfeng walking towards him.

"Why am I here? I have to be here two days out of the last three days. Is it because you haven't been here for a long time?"

"Hehe, Ji'an is also quite busy..."

Chu Zian took a closer look at the eldest son in front of him. He obviously had some dark circles under his eyes. He either stayed up late playing games or overindulged. As he walked into the office, he said in a deep voice: "Come in with me and close the door."

The two men sat opposite each other. Chu Zian glanced at a document that the secretary had just handed him and said, "Why did you come here today?"

"I saw the report, and Chu'an Real Estate's business volume has dropped a lot recently."

"Not only is the business volume declining, there is also a bigger crisis. The capital chain is about to break. There is a bank loan of more than 160 million yuan that will expire in two months. However, we are optimistic that by that time, our

The maximum repayment is a little over 100 million."

Chu Tianfeng took a breath of cold air: "Is it that serious?"

"have!"

"In the first few days, Professor Kang and I chatted..." Chu Tianfeng said a little coyly.

"If you have anything to say, just say it!"

"Dad, I know how important Chu'an Real Estate is to you, but the trend of the real estate industry has indeed passed. This is also Professor Kang's point of view. Therefore, we should survive by cutting off our arms, reducing the scale, optimizing costs, and following the previous

I’m afraid the extensive development method will no longer work..."

After hearing this, Chu Zian's complex expression was filled with anger, "No, our Chu family has more than a dozen companies, six of which are listed on the market alone. Isn't it possible that we can't support Chu'an Real Estate?"

"Dad, you..." Chu Tianfeng swallowed back the last sentence of "You must be confused."

Chu Zian glared at him and said: "It is right to optimize costs, but the scale cannot be reduced. The difficulties are temporary. Chu'an Real Estate is still the leading enterprise of our Chu family!"

"Okay, Dad..."

"Also, where have you been fooling around recently? I saw Lin'er in a very bad state this morning. How could you not go home with such a beautiful wife at home?"

"Where can domestic flowers smell like wild flowers? Wasn't it the same when you were young..."

"Bastard thing!"

Chu Tianfeng knew that he had made a mistake, so he lowered his head and did not dare to talk back.

After a while, Chu Zian said earnestly: "You have been married for four years and you have never had children. Your mother called me just now. I understand the situation. You should take the time to go to the hospital to check. Your brother has two children.

, you don’t have any, what will happen if the family is separated in the future? Boy, it’s okay to occasionally flutter the colorful flags outside, but the red flags at home cannot fall. Our Chu family has so many listed companies, any negative news will have a butterfly effect, and the consequences will be disastrous. Do you understand?

?”

This is what I say from the bottom of my heart.
Chapter completed!