TCBHIWAF Chapter 1
by Volare——Jing City
Amidst the heavy traffic, a news flash urgently interrupted the large screen on the street.
“Breaking news, Lin Corporation is in an unprecedented crisis, the funding chain has broken, and it is on the verge of bankruptcy.”
“According to reliable sources…”
The host’s expression was solemn, each word like a heavy hammer, striking hard in the hearts of everyone who witnessed the news.
This news was like a blockbuster bomb exploding in the city.
Major media followed up with reports, and for a time, Lin became the focus of heated discussions on the streets, with negative public opinions overwhelming.
In an instant, the stock price of Lin Corporation plummeted, and the former partners were afraid of being affected, and rushed to withdraw their investments, and the bank also stopped lending.
The company’s internal affairs were even more turbulent. The high-level officials were distraught but could not do anything. Lin was like a giant ship about to capsize in a storm.
Lin Yu watched helplessly as his parents gave up their former pride and dignity in order to save the family business.
His father, Lin Qingfeng, rushed around among various partners all day long, pleading in a low voice again and again, but was repeatedly met with cold eyes and rejections.
His mother, Bai Shiya, asked people around, smiling forcibly on various social occasions, but only got perfunctory responses and excuses.
Every night, when his parents dragged their exhausted bodies back home, the despair in their eyes made Lin Yu’s heart feel like it was being cut.
Finally, after being turned away by an important partner again, Lin Qingfeng suffered a sudden heart attack and fainted on the spot and was rushed to the hospital.
Lin Yu and his mother were shocked when they heard the news and rushed to the hospital.
As soon as they entered the ward, the two saw Lin Qingfeng, who was pale and unconscious on the hospital bed.
Bai Shiya sobbed, holding his hand tightly, and kept muttering, “What can we do!”
…
Lin Yu stood aside watching his parents, clenching his fists tightly, his nails deeply embedded in his palms, his heart filled with self-blame and powerlessness.
The pungent smell of disinfectant filled the hospital corridor, but it could not cover up the despair and sadness of their family of three at this moment.
Lin Yu endured the grief and supported the company alone, trying to save the situation.
He visited the former partners one by one, but wherever he went, he was given the cold shoulder.
Those who used to call his father brothers and brothers now looked at him as if they saw the God of Plague, and even had the security guards directly block him out of the door, no matter how he pleaded, it was useless.
——Three days later
A news item once again dominated the hot search:
[Lin Corporation is likely to go bankrupt, and tens of thousands of employees will face unemployment!]
This news quickly occupied the headlines of major media, and for a time, Lin became the target of public criticism.
The partners avoided it even more when they heard the news, and the bank also began to demand repayment of loans, and the company was in chaos.
Lin Corporation’s stock price has continued to fall…
Lin Yu, who was desperate, kept thinking of ways. The figure of Ye Xingchen suddenly appeared in his mind.
They are the closest friends, grew up together since childhood, inseparable, so good that they can wear the same pants.
He felt that Ye Xingchen might be the last lifesaving straw for Lin.
Lin Yu dialed his phone with trembling hands. When Ye Xingchen saw the caller ID, he muttered to himself, “Finally remembered me!”
However, he did not answer immediately. Lin Yu on the other end of the phone was very nervous listening to the “beep beep…” sound on the phone.
Until the second before the phone hung up automatically, Ye Xingchen slowly pressed the answer button.
“Yu~” A low and magnetic voice came.
Hearing his voice, Lin Yu was pleasantly surprised. After taking a deep breath, he asked, “Xingchen, where are you?”
Ye Xingchen raised the corner of his mouth and slowly replied, “I am at the Seaside Villa.”
Lin Yu seemed to have grasped the last glimmer of hope, and quickly said, “I’ll come to you.”
“Okay! I wait for you.”
After hanging up the phone, Ye Xingchen raised an imperceptible smile at the corner of his mouth, and a light of determination flashed in his eyes.
Lin Yu immediately drove his Maybach S680 Pullman and sped towards the Seaside Villa.
The city night scene outside the car window flashed by quickly like a slideshow, but Lin Yu had no intention of admiring it. His heart was full of anxiety.
Soon, Lin Yu drove to the Seaside Villa. The guard saw that it was him and directly opened the door. He drove directly into the villa.
He got out of the car in a hurry, not even having time to close the door, and went straight to the villa.
Ye Xingchen was already waiting in the living room. He sat leisurely on the sofa, gently shaking a glass of red wine in his hand.
After Lin Yu entered the door, he said eagerly, “Xingchen, you must help me this time.”
Ye Xingchen smiled slightly and said unhurriedly, “Yu, with so many years of friendship between us, I will naturally not die without saving you. But this help… is not for nothing.”
Lin Yu was stunned for a moment, but he also understood, and then said, “As long as it can save Lin, I will agree to any conditions.”
Ye Xingchen put down his wine glass, stood up, walked to Lin Yu, and stared at him intently.
“Want me to invest? Yes, but… you have to pay a price.”
Lin Yu was stunned all of a sudden. He had thought that he wanted shares, land, and high interest, but why did he want him to pay the price?
After a while, he asked in a low voice, “What price?”
Ye Xingchen slowly approached Lin Yu, the distance between the two was very close, so close that Lin Yu could clearly smell the faint woody sandalwood scent on Ye Xingchen’s body.
Lin Yu froze in place, his heart beating faster unconsciously.
At this moment, Ye Xingchen raised his hand, gently stroking Lin Yu’s cheek, his eyes full of deep affection and nostalgia, and also revealing a meaningful smile.
Then he slowly leaned close to Lin Yu’s ear and whispered, “Spend a night with me~”
The words he said shocked Lin Yu, his face flushed instantly, his eyes widened, and his face was full of disbelief.
Lin Yu glared at Ye Xingchen in shame and anger, and said angrily, “I have always regarded you as my best friend, how could you…”
Thinking that his best friend actually had such thoughts about him, his heart felt as disgusting as if he had eaten a fly.
Looking at Lin Yu’s shy and annoyed appearance, the smile in Ye Xingchen’s eyes became more and more intense, as if everything was under his control.
“It’s just an exchange…”
“If you don’t want to, the door is over there, and I won’t see you off.”
Ye Xingchen walked to the sofa, sat down gracefully, crossed his legs, put his hands casually on the sofa armrests, looked at Lin Yu, looking at him with a half-smile.
After a long silence…
Lin Yu’s heart went through a fierce battle between heaven and man, and thinking of his father lying on the hospital bed…
In the end, he gritted his teeth and had no choice but to compromise.
“Okay, I… promise you.” His voice was as low as a mosquito’s.
Seeing him agree, the corners of Ye Xingchen’s mouth couldn’t help but rise, and his eyes revealed satisfaction and joy after success.
He knew that his long-planned plan had finally taken a key step.
At this time, Ye Xingchen ordered all the servants to leave the Seaside Villa.
After the servants left, Ye Xingchen got up and walked upstairs.
After taking a few steps, seeing that Lin Yu had not followed, he shouted directly, “Hurry up and follow!”
Lin Yu stood in place, frowning, his feet seemed to be heavily dragged by lead blocks, but thinking of the company’s crisis, he had to move his steps and slowly followed.
Ye Xingchen entered the room, turned back and saw Lin Yu dawdling, his face sank, and his voice became more domineering: “Move faster!”
Lin Yu bit his lip, lowered his eyes, and finally quickened his pace and walked into the room.