"What? Awake? You said my dad is awake? His breathing is normal? What did the doctor say? Is his condition getting better? How is this possible..."
She was still asking incoherently on the phone, but I didn't listen anymore.
I sat back on the stool and lit a cigarette, my fingers still shaking.
Before I took two puffs on the cigarette, the phone in my pocket vibrated. I took it out and saw it was a news feed.
"Breaking news: The Shen Group's Jiangjing land plot was unblocked. The 3 billion land auction that was originally frozen by the government suddenly restarted today. The Shen Group won the bid at the lowest price. The industry predicts that the project will bring more than 3 billion profit margins to the Shen Group..."
I stared at the words "Shen Group" on the screen, and my pupils shrank suddenly.
That name - Shen Wancai.
The enemy who killed his father.
I remembered that in the winter three years ago, my father stood on the roof of the company and made the last call to me.
"Qingxuan, dad is sorry for you, dad can't hold on any longer."
"Dad, what happened? Tell me, don't-"