That night, we finished quite early, around ten o'clock, and then dispersed. I first got a cab for Director Li. Pei Shi Yu left with the foreigner. My eyes were fixed on their departing car.

"Brother Lin, you had a great harvest today."

"Do things step by step, don't think about the benefits first. Director Li trusts me, that's why he entrusted me with such an important task."

"That Pei Shi Yu seemed a bit depressed. I didn't see her drink or sing all night."

"Do you think she can really hang out with us? She's only accompanying clients because she's forced to."

"You and her have kind of reconciled, right?" Xiao Wu asked me while hailing a taxi.

"Generally speaking, we don't really have much to do with her. Later, the payments and projects will all be settled with Director Li."

"Sometimes I think she's a very caring person, and sometimes I think she's hard to talk to."

"We have different styles. Don't bother trying to figure her out. If Director Li hadn't been in the middle this time, do you think we could have sat down with her to eat and drink like this?" I said very calmly.

"If the conflict during the debt collection hadn't happened, maybe there would have been an even bigger opportunity."

It's hard to say whether the grudges formed three years ago are good or bad. If I hadn't had a conflict with Pei Shi Yu, and if Lin Hai hadn't made that phone call, would I still be living the same life as before? I certainly wouldn't have actively asked Director Li for help and continued to live a life of just getting by.

So, many things that happen are impossible to know whether they are a blessing or a curse. If it happened now, I don't think I would hit her. People develop their current personalities within a certain environment.

An empty taxi drove up, and Xiao Wu quickly waved it down...

"Brother Lin, I'll sit in the front. You can sit in the back."

I had just stepped one foot into the car when suddenly an external force pulled me out. Before I could even see who it was, a foot stomped on my back. The first thing I thought of was the people Lin Hai had called. Because I was pulled out headfirst, I couldn't stand up at all. One of my feet was also being held, and I couldn't muster any strength...

I could only hear Xiao Wu shouting loudly, "Damn it, are you looking for death?"

Then I heard the sound of fighting. Finally, my foot was released. I immediately stood up from the ground and saw Xiao Wu with a wooden stick he had found from somewhere, about to hit them hard. My first reaction was to stop Xiao Wu: "Don't cause trouble, call the police."

I had just taken out my phone when I heard Lin Hai's voice: "The grudges between us can be settled now."

"There are no grudges. If you continue to be unreasonable like this, don't blame me for being impolite. If you want your son to be safe and sound, then show up less in front of me in the future."

Lin Hai walked up to me without any fear and said, "There are many grudges between us, so many that you can't even count them all. First, you messed up Lin Yang's wedding. Second, you angered your grandmother to death. Third, our family's economic interests have been affected by your actions, and the Pei family no longer interacts with us. Finally, you stole my business."

Lin Hai clearly stated four points in one breath. I just stared at him like that, unable to accept it in my mind. I actually had his blood flowing through my veins. Even a tiger wouldn't eat its cubs, but this person in front of me had already lost the most basic morality. If I entangled myself with such a person, wouldn't I also become very stupid?

It is said that besides heaven and earth, there are parents, but why can't I feel any blood relationship between us? At this moment, I began to doubt my own background. Could it be that I am not his biological son? Otherwise, how could there be such a ruthless person?

In my moment of silence, Lin Hai thought I was feeling guilty. His aura suddenly rose several times, and he began to provoke me in a loud voice: "If you don't settle things with me tonight, don't even think about having a good life in the future."

I was not provoked, but just asked very calmly, "Am I your biological son?"

He seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then said something even more infuriating: "Whether you're my biological son or not, I don't know. You'll have to ask your mother who ran off with some wild man."

"Whether it's true or not is no longer important. Your actions have already told me that you have never treated me as one. In that case, we should just mind our own business and consider it a good deed for ourselves. Everyone is born without the right to choose their parents. From this moment on, you should completely forget about your relationship with me and rely on your own abilities in the business world. If you can snatch a signed project from my hands, I will definitely give it to you."

"You stole my business. The Pei family has always cooperated with us. If you hadn't interfered, would our two families have ended up like this?"

I listened to him seriously and then calmly explained to him again, "I didn't sign this business deal with Pei Shi Yu. There is no contact between me and her, and there is no direct cooperative relationship. Your son is close to her, you can go ask him. I can ignore what happened today, but don't come looking for trouble again in the future."

After saying that, I called Xiao Wu and left the place together. Even if Lin Hai was still unconvinced in his heart, what I said was the truth. Maybe I had a vengeful mentality at first, but now I don't want to argue with him too much. If I live like a real person and have hope for a foothold, my mood will slowly be released from the haze.

Sitting in the car, Xiao Wu didn't say a word, and I remained silent as well. Lin Hai's attitude is so resistant to me. It seems that going back to my hometown is superfluous because he doesn't admit that I am his son. Then, as his hometown, it's no longer my turn. If his relationship with my mother is disharmonious, that is a matter between adults. Why involve me? Unless she found a man stronger than Lin Hai, making him feel unwilling, otherwise I can't find any other reason for him to treat me so ruthlessly.

All the guesses along the way made my brain a little overactive. In a moment, we arrived at the entrance of the neighborhood. The driver wanted to drive in, but I immediately told him to stop at the entrance. Walking after drinking will make my mind clearer.

"Lin Hai is really a bit cold-blooded. Unless you're really not his biological son." Xiao Wu suddenly said indignantly.

"Who cares? Anyone's son is better than him. A person without love doesn't deserve to be my father. Have you ever seen such a father?"

"I really haven't. Although my dad scolds me, it's all in an educational tone."

"Maybe I'm really not his biological son. Only by thinking like this can his behavior be understood."

"Are you planning to look for your mother?"

"I never thought about it. Like Lin Hai, which woman would abandon her child and ignore them?"

Xiao Wu suddenly stopped and sat on the flower bed in the neighborhood, took out a cigarette case, and gave me one.

Tonight was supposed to be a very happy thing, but due to the appearance of Lin Hai, it overshadowed the atmosphere that should have been happy.