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Bai Keke thought back to his childhood days that were heavily doted upon. Under the downpour of tears, his memories of his parents slowly became blurry, but that kind of warm feeling still lingered in his heart.

He still remembered the sudden financial crisis, the large and medium-sized enterprises that couldn't dodge in time being pushed to the heart of the market, the huge evaporation of their market value, the lack of wage for the basic staff, the increasing condemnation in the newspapers because of their debt and inability to maintain the operation of the company, the sequestration of their homes, and the collection of their realisable property by the tax department. In one night, the Bai Clan went from being envied by tens of thousands of people to becoming a family that was disdained by tens of thousands. The salaried staff surrounded her villa, and her father was explaining loudly that he promised to give everyone what they deserved, but no one listened to him. It was too noisy outside. His mother hid Bai Keke in the drawer of the wardrobe. The narrow space, the air that was not flowing, the ringing in his ears due to lack of oxygen, screaming and shouting. The young Bai Keke fainted in that extreme fear.

When he woke up again, everything had changed. She slept in a room that was unfamiliar to him. If it wasn't for the fact that the person by his side wasn't her father and mother, Bai Keke almost thought that his home had risen again.

"Keke, I'm your Uncle An. You were just a little kid the last time we met, and you're already a big girl now."

An Zhenxun's tone carried an unfamiliar flattery, which instinctively made Bai Keke feel that something was amiss.

Bai Keke carried his little rabbit puppet and slowly retreated to the corner of the bed furthest from An Zhenxun. "Uncle, where did my father and mother go?

"Mom and Dad went on a long journey and entrusted you to us. I'll take care of you, Keke, don't be scared, come out to eat first."

At this moment, a girl in bright clothes ran in from outside the door. "Mom said that I'm going to have a little sister. I want to see her." That was the first time Bai Keke and An Ruyou had met each other.

An Zhenxun picked An Ruyou up and placed him on her lap, "You sure are sensible, in the future you need to take good care of your sister, you also need to share your snacks with your sister, quickly bring your sister to eat!"

As Bai Keke looked at the An father and daughter pair's intimate actions, he couldn't help but think of his parents, "Father, I want father, mother, where are you?"

That day, Bai Keke cried until the sky turned black. Although no one told her what happened, she instinctively felt that everything was different.

In the days to come, she would curry favor with this family and would wait for her parents to come back. They wouldn't reject her, but she wouldn't like this older sister no matter what, and it shouldn't be like this. In her family, everyone would only spoil her.

When he was sixteen, An Zhenxun called Bai Keke out to him alone. "Keke, you've grown up.

"Uncle, tell me!"

"Back then, I did not expect the financial crisis to be this severe. I was too preoccupied with my own matters and did not pay attention to your father's movements. I really did not know that he had reached such a state. If I had extended my hand to help him, even if it was only a small amount, it would not have ended up like this."

"Uncle, what are you talking about? My parents are just on a trip." Bai Keke said resolutely.

"Keke, that day, your father committed suicide by jumping off a building. As for your mother, she suffered from mental illness and passed away as well."

Bai Keke opened his mouth but no words came out. He did not know why this familiar looking uncle looked so unfamiliar to her that it made her shiver.

"So you've been lying to me, Uncle?" asked in a trembling voice. God knows how much she looked forward to a negative answer.

"Keke, I'm sorry."

These five words were like Bai Keke's judgement of death, she had always been looking forward to his parents travelling to bring her home, the glorious home was opened for her, and everything was the same as before, but today, a single sentence from An Zhenxun caused everything to vanish into thin air. The scenes that he had often dreamed of at night had all become nightmares that he could only see in his dreams.

"I know uncle." Bai Keke wanted to scream, wanted to cry, but what was the use of it.

The enemy was right in front of him. From that day onwards, Bai Keke swore to himself that he would take back everything that belonged to his and his father, "I will replace An Ruyou and take back all the assets and companies in Ann's."

Everything had only made Bai Keke feel sick in the morning, and he had even smiled at his enemies in the morning. Everything had simply made him unable to take care of himself, and he had easily rid her of the responsibility of losing her father. Why was it that the Ann's family was safe and sound, and she was still living a blissfully blissful life in a huge villa?

This hatred had been torturing Bai Keke's weak heart the entire time. Furthermore, An Ruyou's soul was lingering around, Bai Keke felt that he had nowhere else to go, but when he thought about the miserable situation his parents were in, he would once again struggle with full strength.

", why are you here during class?"

wiped the tears off his face and slowly walked over, "Teacher, I didn't intentionally skip class, I'm really, really sad."

The young teacher was at a loss for what to do when he saw how his student was crying. "Bai Keke, don't cry, did something happen in your family?

Bai Keke followed his teacher to the office, flicking his fingers a few times. On the way, he tried to think of a way to make his teacher believe in her and feel sympathy for her.

The teacher poured a cup of hot water and passed it to Bai Keke, "Bai Keke, take a seat, don't be too reserved, throw aside our identities as teachers and students, and just treat me as a normal big brother, pouring out things that make you feel confused and sad!"

"Is it really possible Professor Li?"

Professor Li looked at her red eyes and nodded affirmatively.

"Then you must keep this a secret for me."

"Definitely."

Bai Keke looked at his teacher's firm gaze, and suddenly felt that it would be better if his teacher became one of his own, "Can I call you big brother? I promise to only scream when it's just the two of us. "

"Of course."

"Big brother, my family's situation is quite special. I, am an orphan, my company is bankrupt, my father committed suicide by jumping off the building, my mother had a mental problem with her great pain, and she also passed away. As for the person who adopted me, which is my current father, An Zhenxun, on the surface, it is actually the culprit who caused my father's company to go bankrupt. This is the beginning of my nightmare. At home, if no one loves someone but they do, then no one will love me, after all, what kind of family could a murderer have, big brother, you can imagine what kind of life I must have, with great difficulty, when using the college entrance examination as an excuse to move out, and yet they used my poor results as an excuse to send me out of the country, who knows if these kind people would sell me or send me to another country to kill me, for people without power, being like me will be like a blade of grass in the hands of the Ann's, killing me, making me disappear without any problems, "Bai Keke said as he squeezed out a few more tears.

Professor Li had just graduated and was accepted as a noble high school teacher due to his outstanding results during his university years. As a student, he had not interacted much with women before, and Bai Keke's hug scared him, but with the warmth of his bosom in his embrace, he was not like Willow who had fallen for his love. He stretched out his arms and stiffly embraced Bai Keke, carefully stroking her hair, "Don't be afraid, let's think of a way together."

Bai Keke, who should have been crying bitterly in his arms, raised the corner of his mouth.

She had heard rumors about the Ann's's water conservancy project at home. The The Ann couple would discuss some issues at home, but it was all about the budget! This kind of specific problem, wanting her to find any problems with the project was really a headache.

The part behind the impatient flipping through the information was an introduction to the local customs of the construction of the dike, as well as a few photographs of the sunken ships. The place had once been a waterway on the ancient Silk Road, and was extremely busy in the old days, where merchants from all walks of life would gather and change the equipment on the ship or replenish the necessary food and fresh water.

His phone rang as he interrupted An Ruyou's thoughts. He opened up the news that he had found Ye Yi: "The weather has been so good recently, and my TV show has also turned green. Doing the later stages is equivalent to our vacation.

An Ruyou instinctively wanted to reject her, but before she could even send the word, she had already deleted it. She could make use of this opportunity to go to the embankment, maybe to take a look at the place, maybe to find the problem. Thinking of this, An Ruyou called her cell phone, "Alright, Big Brother Ye Yi, let's go tomorrow, I'll send the details to you tonight."

Ye Yi quickly replied, "That's great, I'll prepare the food!"

An Ruyou didn't know how to reply, so she chose to send a smiley face.

Ye Yi saw the smile on his face and smiled, "As expected, using expressions is our style!"

Just as he was about to pick up the materials and continue reading, a new message sounded on his phone. It was from his father, "Ru Lu, go to Keke's school tonight. It's fine to hold a parents' meeting, but if you don't like it, tell your dad at any time. I'll pick you up immediately."

"Okay dad, nothing will happen to a family meeting, so don't worry, I'll take care of myself."

After saying that, he put down his phone and continued studying the materials. The locals' love for traditional culture was detailed here. They would also hold regular publicity meetings on traditional literature and customs, which was a problem for the sunken ships dug out from the construction of the Ann's. An Ruyou looked at the pictures on the materials and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She knew where the problem was and knew how to solve it.

The real problem with the Ann's's water conservancy project was likely to be the contradiction between the human nature of the local people and the business needs of the Ann's and the benefit groups. It would only be left for tomorrow to personally check if the crux of the problem was as An Ruyou had thought.