Today is Friday. As usual, Mason has to go home for dinner. When he mentioned this matter at the dinner table, his father did not blame him and even praised him for doing a good job.
"You have to be more careful when dealing with him." Li Jinyue reminded him.
"I know, walk three times and walk four, you have told me how many times." Mason was impatient.
"You brat, you still dare to dislike me," Nolan Li said angrily, "Shang Lu is none other than Shang Lu. His father's death had something to do with us. You are the only one in the city, so be careful not to be betrayed by others."
Mason was upset, but seeing his father's unhappy face, he had no choice but to say, "I know."
Nolan Li had a son in his old age and doted on him. Although Mason was still young, he was protected by his family and had always been successful in business. He had never suffered any losses, so he was very conceited and looked down on everyone.
"And that Finn Sun, please watch him carefully. Don't let him hinder our business."
Mason responded, then thought of something, and asked: "By the way, Dad, wasn't Finn Sun very good before? Why is he so depressed now?"
Nolan Li opened the newspaper and smiled strangely: "There are two things in this world that you cannot get involved in, one is drugs and the other is gambling. Once you get involved, he will be done with it sooner or later even if he has gold and silver. Finn Sun used to be rich. , but since someone took him to Macau last year, he has hardly been in the mainland this whole year. Who knows how much he has lost. "
"Who took him there?"
"Blair Meng."
If the famous Shuyuan on TV were put into reality, she would probably be like Blair Meng. Not to mention her own conditions, she was a figure who had made military exploits and was written down in history textbooks three generations ago. Her whole family was a high-ranking official, and her uncle was still The head of an energy giant. This girl has a wide social circle and has all kinds of friends. It doesn't seem strange that Finn Sun would be dragged into her trap, but few people know...she is actually Archer Lu's god-sister. Mason only thought for a moment and knew what role Archer Lu played in the whole thing. He couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "Fcuk."
At nine o'clock in the morning, the loan repayment funds were deposited on time. After listening to Uncle Yuan's report, Archer Lu nodded and said, "Give Secretary Sun a letter and pick a gift for Meng Xinyu."
Uncle Yuan agreed, then thought of something and turned around and said, "The child you brought back yesterday had a toxin in his serum that could cause madness. It has been cleaned up and there is no residue. It seems that the Li family is indeed engaged in the smuggling of contraband. In addition, a full-body examination was performed as you instructed. This is the examination report."
Uncle Yuan handed it to him: "It must have been abused for a long time. There are many new and old injuries found in the examination, and the body is still severely malnourished. The doctor said that he is afraid that he will be hospitalized."
"Stay here," Archer Lu took it and put it aside without looking at it. "Keep a sample of the toxic serum, and then ask Director Wu of the West District to write a letter of authorization, do an injury assessment, take pictures of the wounds, retrieve the surveillance in front of the auto repair shop, and cut out the video of the violence and archive it."
Uncle Yuan: "You want to..."
Archer Lu gave him a knowing look. He was not really a kind person, but if he could catch Mason's pigtails, he wouldn't mind interfering in this matter. Then he would be behind his back for a moment. Adding fuel to the flames will definitely double the effect. After all, Mason is still a bit tender. If this matter were to be replaced by Nolan Li, he would definitely deal with the person and send it to the door with banging gongs and drums, which would not only put gold on his face but leave no trace.
Archer Lu pinched the gauze on his wrist and changed the subject: "When will Ellis Liang return home?"
"We'll arrive at 11 o'clock tonight. Someone has been arranged to pick us up."
Uncle Yuan was always considerate, so he had nothing to worry about. After saying this, the two of them fell silent. After a long while, Archer Lu asked him, "Are you wondering why I brought this person back?"
Uncle Yuan: "Your father told me this before he died. You know he cared a lot about this."
Archer Lu imagined his father's heartbroken face and smiled lightly: "Don't worry."
Uncle Yuan said no more and just asked: "After Dr. Liang brought him back, did he ask him to visit the Lu family first?"
"No, let him go back to the hospital directly. I'll go find him when I'm free."
Uncle Yuan's expression changed.
Seeing his serious look, Archer Lu couldn't help but said, "Uncle Yuan, I've been waiting for too long, it doesn't matter anymore."
Uncle Yuan had been the Lu family's driver for nearly thirty years, and was also Archer Lu's assistant. He knew Archer Lu's temperament best and knew that it was useless to say more at this moment, so he nodded reluctantly.
Nine years ago, Archer Lu's father died of heart failure. Archer Lu, who was still a teenager, had to rush back from abroad to deal with his father's funeral and take over the Lu family's business. It was at that time that Uncle Yuan began to contact this unknown heir. Archer Lu was young, but he was very organized and quick to get started. With the help of an old friend of Lu's father, he quickly stabilized the situation. At first, Uncle Yuan didn't understand why the Lu family didn't keep this only son at home to help, but had to leave him abroad... until he saw Archer Lu's medical examination report.
Life is one equal exchange after another. Every time you own something, you have to exchange it for something else. His father could not escape the fate, and neither could he.
Uncle Yuan was very efficient. That evening, the wound photos were delivered to Lu's desk. Archer Lu had never paid much attention to these trivial matters. He just flipped through them out of habit. Unexpectedly, he never put them down after flipping through them.
Ellis Liang got off the plane and went straight to Lu's house. He opened the door and found that the nosy owner was still busy as expected.
"The patient should go to bed early, why don't you listen to the doctor's advice?" Ellis Liang threw the suitcase on the ground and ran to open the refrigerator in a hurry, "Hurry up, is there anything to eat? I'm starving."
Archer Lu stared at the mud on his shoes: "Can you change your shoes before you come in?"
"I forgot." Ellis Liang took off his shoes and went to open the refrigerator door. At this moment, a phone call came from the kitchen saying that the snail noodles were ready.
When Ellis Liang heard that there was snail rice noodle, he immediately stopped looking in the refrigerator and said with a smile: "You know I will come in the evening."
"Ouch, what happened to your hand?" Ellis Liang was attracted by the gauze on his hand. He pulled it over and took a look. He was quite shocked. "This was...bitten by a man?"
Archer Lu was busy flipping through the documents in his hand and ignored him.
"Don't move your hands. I'll examine you."
Ellis Liang is the child of Archer Lu. He studied for a doctorate in medicine in the United States, but his family opened a traditional Chinese medicine clinic near Chinatown. He has been exposed to it since he was a child, and he has seamlessly switched between traditional Chinese and Western medicine. This man is a medical madman, who especially loves to challenge difficult patients. He claims to be a flower in the medical field, but in fact he is a huge flower. When he sees intractable diseases, he looks more eagerly than when he sees a beautiful girl in a bikini. When people see a beautiful girl, they rush to him. To pick up a girl, he rushed to check her pulse.
Ellis Liang diagnosed his pulse, and the snail noodles, roasted squid, and roasted Chinese toon were all put on the table, and the whole room stunk.
"You've worked a lot in the past six months. Come to my place tomorrow and I'll give you a check-up. Don't eat breakfast." Ellis Liang withdrew his hand, looking unhappy.
"I..."
"You can refuse, but I will withhold your anesthesia for the next surgery." Ellis Liang ate calmly.
The charcoal fire in the fireplace made a slight sound. Archer Lu decisively avoided the topic, pulled out a photo from the file, and pushed it over, "What do you think this scar looks like?"
Ellis Liang took a sip of water and made a quick conclusion: "The bullet went through."
"Can you compare the exit diameters?"
"It's difficult, this is a scar from at least ten years ago, and I was probably a child when I was injured, and now the skin has grown out."
After saying that, he couldn't help but become suspicious, and took the report and looked through it: "Guns are banned in the country, and there are not many people with such injuries. Whose injury assessment is this?"
Archer Lu's expression was suddenly indescribable: "Ellis Liang...do you believe in fate?"
Ellis Liang looked up from the report and said in surprise: "Did you take the wrong medicine?"
Archer Lu shook his head: "I didn't believe it before."
His hands tensed up as he flipped through the report. Ellis Liang quickly connected some clues in his mind. After realizing what he was talking about, he stood up from his seat and asked, "You mean, this is the kid from ten years ago? He's not dead?"
"I don't know, so I'm sorry to bother you," Archer Lu seemed very calm, "I've placed him with you, can you help me check it out tomorrow morning, please."
"Tsk, why didn't you tell me earlier? Where's your driver? Take me back quickly."
...
After seeing Ellis Liang off, Archer Lu was busy for a while before he rested. The end of the year was approaching and there were many and complicated things to do. He had to put more thought into it. When he woke up in the morning, he didn't look very well and Uncle Yuan frowned as he looked at him.
"Why don't you go there today?"
"It's okay." Archer Lu lowered his head and straightened his cuffs.
There was a bit of fog in the morning, but it had not completely dissipated yet. Archer Lu drove all the way to the inpatient department of Ruige Hospital, and Ellis Liang was already waiting at the door.
"You look like you just crawled out of the grave."
Archer Lu did not feel well. He kept his right hand on his chest without any expression: "Let's go."
"Where are you going?" Ellis Liang put his hand on his shoulder and took him around a corner with a smile, "Let's get checked first."
Ruige Hospital is a private hospital funded by the Lu family and opened in the name of Ellis Liang's uncle. It is located next to the largest public hospital in the city. The two buildings are separated by an air corridor, and large instruments are shared. Archer Lu doesn't like crowds, and Ellis Liang persuaded him to go through the corridor for examination. Fortunately, all his data have been filed, and the results can be obtained quickly.
"It's serious again."
Archer Lu was not impressed.
"At this rate of deterioration, you won't even make it to the end of next year," Ellis Liang said with a headache, "I've collected samples for you, but the results won't be available until next week."
"Not urgent."
"I'm in a hurry," Ellis Liang said, "time is running out."
Archer Lu looked up at him. He pushed the echocardiogram over and pointed, "The allogeneic blood vessel transplanted into you two years ago did not work well. An aorta aneurysm has formed behind the narrowed section. This is very dangerous. If it ruptures, you will have no choice but to go to see God."
Archer Lu: "Tell me a solution."
Ellis Liang was helpless and thought for a while before saying: "I have a new cyclosporine project. If it goes well, I may be able to help you. You...just wait."
In the evening, the two of them had dinner in a restaurant. When they left, Archer Lu packed up a portion of egg custard and some small desserts that children liked.
"It's rare to see someone so caring, Boss Lu." Ellis Liang teased him.
Archer Lu ignored him and just asked, "Which one?"
"you guess."
...
Ellis Liang was simply afraid of him: "Hey, 503."
The TV was broadcasting news about the coming cold wave. Archer Lu walked into the ward and saw the boy on the bed in a daze. In order to facilitate the treatment of the wound, his hair was cut short, revealing a pair of black eyes with gauze on the corners of his eyes. His skin was very white. After changing into a clean hospital gown, he looked more energetic.
Archer Lu placed the take-away box on the shelf in front of him and asked softly, "Do you remember me?"
The young man's deep eyes wandered on the gauze on his wrist for a while, then he met his gaze and respectfully shouted: "Boss Lu."
Archer Lu nodded and sat down on the chair in front of the hospital bed: "What's your name?"
"Sawyer Xiao... My last name is Li, they all call me Sawyer Xiao."
"No name?"
"Can not remember."
Archer Lu stared at him for a while and said, "Let's call him Li Sui."
The young man looked at him with doubt on his face.
"Follow me from now on," Archer Lu didn't intend to explain. He just asked, "Do you know the words?"
"I recognize some."
Archer Lu knew what was going on, so he didn't ask any other questions and just let him eat.
A few days later, someone sent some clothes, all of which were high-end goods. Li Sui didn't realize that they were for him until he saw Uncle Yuan putting the things in his closet.
"You will be discharged from the hospital in three weeks. Someone will come to pick you up. Remember to change your clothes in advance," Uncle Yuan said in a routine manner. "Here is your ID card."
Li Sui took it and stared at the word "Li Sui" on it, stunned for a long time.
"This is a credit card, a supplementary card in Boss Lu's name. You can use it to buy whatever you want, but you cannot cash it out. If you want to save money, you can apply for another bank card after you are discharged from the hospital."
"I..." Li Sui stared at the card, unable to speak for a long time.
Uncle Yuan didn't say much when he saw this and put the card on the table.
Ellis Liang was watching the boy's reaction in front of the monitor and was so amused: "Look how scared you made the kid..."
Archer Lu lowered his head and opened a can of beer as if it was none of his business.
"What on earth are you going to do with him?"
"Adoption." The words were concise and to the point.
"Adopt?" Ellis Liang was speechless and rolled his eyes, "It's better to just keep him."
He did not intend to do so, but Archer Lu unexpectedly took it to heart. If he adopted the child, he would have to face property issues in the future, and secondly, it would bring unnecessary danger to the child. This was also what he had been thinking about in the past two days. If he adopted the child, it would indeed be a good solution to have the best of both worlds, and it would also be more convenient to keep the child by his side.
"The old guys in your company are counting the days and hoping that you will die of illness. If they know about this, they will definitely not let him go. It would be easier to talk about it as a little lover, so that he can be justified in staying by your side. Reasons will not arouse suspicion."
Archer Lu considered his proposal seriously.
"But supporting a minor is a sin..."
Archer Lu remembered something: "How old is he?"
"Judging from his bone age, he is only about 15 or 16 years old. However, he has been malnourished for a long time and his development is delayed. His actual age should be a little older... maybe 17 at most."
"What about the injury? How long will it take to heal?"
Ellis Liang gestured with a "three" and said: "It's been a hundred days since my muscles and bones have been injured. I suggest that I stay in hospital until the end of the month. Now that you are his sponsor, you have the final say. I won't interfere, but I still have to remind you." You, he lacks nutrition, and the leg injury is not healing as well as it seems. Don't walk around for a long time for a month. "
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