Lin Xiaohe picked up the cigarette case from the coffee table, lit a cigarette, and nodded expressionlessly. "Second Brother took over the family business early on, so it's normal for him to have many contacts with people in the martial arts world. Is there any other news?"
"Mr. Lin Xiao qia sent his bodyguard, Uncle Bing, to the hospital where Miss Lin Yujing is staying," Liao Jingxuan said calmly.
Lin Xiaohe smiled faintly, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and said, "My second brother was frightened by the deaths of my fifth and sixth uncles, and thought I didn't care about family ties, so... no, no."
Lin Xiaohe stopped mid-sentence, immediately saying something was amiss. He then got up and paced around the living room twice, a hint of doubt in his expression.
"Mr. Lin, what's wrong?" Liao Jingxuan slowly stood up and asked.
Lin Xiaohe and thought quietly for a while, "Investigate my second brother again. He arranged for Uncle Bing to go to the hospital not to protect Ah Jing, but because he was worried that I would harm Ah Jing. That's completely impossible. He has something he's keeping from even Uncle Bing."
"I haven't noticed anything unusual about Mr. Lin Xiao qia in the past two days. I've also paid the operators at the phone company to wiretap the phones at Song Tianyao's factory and hotel," Liao Jingxuan said immediately upon hearing this.
Lin Xiaohe shook his head. "That's why I asked you to investigate again. The fact that Uncle Bing was sent to the hospital shows that Second Brother has openly expressed his distrust of me. He wouldn't do that; it's too obvious."
"Understood, I'll arrange it right away." After saying that, Liao Jingxuan bowed slightly to Lin Xiaohe, turned around and left the living room of Lin Xiaohe's apartment.
Lin Xiaohe sat back down on the sofa, a cigarette between his fingers but no smoking. Instead, he closed his eyes and tapped his hands lightly on his knees to the rhythm of the songs playing on the record player.
It won't be easy for Song Tianyao to take over Xizhen Properties. Lin Xiaohe isn't worried about Song Tianyao, but he is concerned that after Song Tianyao sets up his show of force, some people within the Lin Family might have ulterior motives. As long as the Lin Family doesn't fall into chaos, with Song Tianyao's connections in Hong Kong, even if he really has Pedro Lobo's help, taking over Xizhen Properties won't be easy. However, if internal strife breaks out, Lin Xiaohe knows very well how the Zhang Family fell. Therefore, Lin Xiaohe is currently acting as a repairman, trying his best to unite his brothers in the near future.
Lin Xiao qia's over-the-top actions ruined his plans, but Lin Xiaohe was prepared to ignore it, erasing it like chalk writing, as long as the Lin Family could remain stable and united.
But sending Uncle Bing to the hospital is too obvious, completely inconsistent with Second Lin Xiao qia's previous behavior. Lin Xiao qia was someone who never showed anything before, but now, because of the deaths of Fifth and Sixth Uncles, he's sending Uncle Bing to the hospital to protect Lin Yujing?
He should have known that he wouldn't touch Lin Yujing and her daughter.
Is my second brother planning to do something that even the bodyguards can't keep secret?
What could it be?
"Darling, I'm home. You're so lonely, listening to records all by yourself." A fragrant breeze wafted in from outside, Lin Xiaohe's wife, Lin Lu Yanqun, dressed in an elegant gown, walked in. She changed into slippers at the door Lin Xiaohe was listening to records on the sofa.
Lin Xiaohe married late. After returning to Hong Kong in 1949, he married Lu Yanqun, the daughter of Lu Wenliu, a wealthy businessman from Guangzhou. At that time, Lin Xiaohe was forty years old, while Lu Yanqun had just turned twenty-four. She had returned to Hong Kong after obtaining a degree in business administration from the Britain. The two were considered a model of an older man marrying a younger woman.
Lin Xiaohe poured his wife a glass of water and asked with a smile, "How was it? Did you have fun?"
"I'm so happy! It's a pity you weren't my dance partner, so I just chatted with my friend and only danced one dance," Lu Yanqun said with a smile as she took the water glass.
Unlike the leisurely Lin Xiaohe, who was like a hermit, Lu Yanqun was refined and elegant, with the demeanor of a lady from a prominent family. Of the Lin Family brothers, except for Lin Xiaokang and Lin Xiaoda were still unmarried, the rest had all married and had children. Lu Yanqun was the last daughter-in-law to enter the family, but she was the most favored by the First Madam.
Moreover, Lu Yanqun and Lin Xiaohe complemented each other extremely well. While Lin Xiaohe associated with these well-known figures in Hong Kong, Lu Yanqun was able to quickly become close to the wives of many officials and bankers through the "wife route," and would hold salons or dances for women from time to time to maintain relationships. It can be said that Lu Yanqun played an indispensable role in Lin Xiaohe's ability to maintain his reputation as a prominent figure in Hong Kong.
More than one wife of a high-ranking Hong Kong Government official has said that Lu Yanqun, a woman of Asian descent, exudes the elegance and sophistication of a traditional Britain noblewoman when interacting with her.
"Then I'll dance a dance with you here." Lin Xiaohe took the water glass that Lu Yanqun had finished drinking from, put it down, and made an inviting gesture to his wife in the style of a standard ballroom dance.
Lu Yanqun smiled happily, placed her hand in Lin Xiaohe's palm, and the two embraced gently, beginning to sway slowly in the living room to Zhou Xuan's singing.
"Mrs. Feideli, the tycoon of Swire, told me in casual conversation that Mr. Feideli hopes to have a chat with you sometime. Swire wants to develop the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island and hopes you can give him some advice." Lu Yanqun said this while dancing to the rhythm.
Lin Xiaohe gave a soft "hmm": "I have no objection to giving it to him. The Lin Family doesn't have the money to buy those abandoned plots of land from Swire right now."
The music was melodious, the singing sweet, and under the lights, the shadows of the two people were gradually lengthened.
"... I cannot let anyone take away the last glimmer of spring; I cannot let anyone extinguish the sun in my heart, the one I cherish. I am no longer sad; may your smile forever be by my side..."
Chapter 362 You shoot, I fire!
"I'll go run the water for you in a bit."
Wearing a long, fuchsia silk nightgown, Meng Wanqing opened the door and welcomed Song Tianyao in. She then knelt down to help him change into slippers and then stood up to take off the Song Tianyao coat he was wearing.
Song Tianyao smiled wearily at Meng Wanqing: "Were you already resting? I woke you up."
"Not yet. I brewed a pot of lotus flower tea and am reading now. I'm thinking of finishing the tea before I rest." When Meng Wanqing hung her trench coat on the hanger and turned around, Song Tianyao had already sat down on the sofa in the living room, closed his eyes, and gently massaged his brow with his fingers.