The reorganization of the new company was quickly completed under Su Yinxue's methodical organization.

Her hands seemed to possess a kind of magic power by nature.

Various cluttered and tangled affairs,

became orderly under her management immediately.

Under the Yalan International umbrella, aside from Yalan Fashion, four additional companies were added.

Jinyuan Large Clothing Sales Plaza, Lanting Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Lanting Chain Hotels, and Hongda Wharf Transshipment Logistics Base.

Aside from Lanting Hotels,

all were managed by professional elite teams dispatched by Su Yinxue, leveraging modern advanced business practices for refined management.

Lin Xueyi felt a huge relief and was greatly relaxed.

She had been so busy these days,

that she hadn't even had the time to catch up on her favorite Korean dramas.

She comfortably took a bath, turned on the TV, and prepared a KFC family bucket on the table.

Just as she was about to indulge, there came a knock knock on the door.

Outside, Yang Fei's voice could be heard, "Sister Xueyi, are you there?"

Lin Xueyi glanced at the family bucket on the table and sighed helplessly.

Whenever this guy came to her room, he never treated himself as an outsider.

If he saw that family bucket, it definitely wouldn't end up in her own mouth.

Lin Xueyi was like a mischievous little girl.

She secretly hid the family bucket behind the potted plant at the back of the sofa before opening the door.

As soon as Yang Fei entered, his eyes went wide.

Lin Xueyi's bathrobe was made of real silk, as softly rippling as water waves.

She had just come out of the bathroom. Wearing only a bathrobe.

Yang Fei instinctively covered his nose with his hand.

Noticing Yang Fei's unusual gaze, Lin Xueyi looked at herself and suddenly let out a startled yelp.

Like putting out a fire, she rushed back to drape a black woolen coat over herself, covering up completely.

Lin Xueyi would not forget that Yang Fei's eyes were like radar.

In his eyes, wearing such a bathrobe was almost like wearing nothing at all.

Yang Fei reluctantly withdrew his gaze, smacking his lips.

"Sister Xueyi, I actually think the outfit and style you had on earlier was more upscale and tasteful."

Lin Xueyi ignored his nonsense, "Speak up, what's the matter?"

Just then, Yang Fei sniffed with a look of intoxication on his face.

"Sister Xueyi, you smell really good, jasmine-scented shower gel, with a hint of... eh, family bucket aroma?"

The guy's eyes went round as he started looking around like an intruder.

Lin Xueyi could no longer bear it and turned to put the family bucket on the table.

"Stop searching, it's right here. What can you possibly not find in my room?"

Yang Fei was overjoyed and began to devour the food.

Lin Xueyi sighed as she watched Yang Fei gobble down a chicken leg swiftly.

He was like a blind bear barging into a bed of roses,

completely ruining her petty bourgeoisie atmosphere.

After chewing through half a chicken leg, Yang Fei finally mumbled to Lin Xueyi.

"Sister Xueyi, I need to borrow some money and take three days off."

Lin Xueyi was curious, "You're taking time off again? To do what?"

Anyone else asking might seem impolite,

But between Lin Xueyi and Yang Fei, it was very natural.

Neither of them felt there was anything amiss.

Yang Fei let out a wry smile.

"This time, the money I need is a bit much."

"And, I hope that you could come with me, Sister Xueyi."

Lin Xueyi was somewhat surprised, "What exactly are you planning to do?"

Yang Fei smiled mysteriously, "You'll know once we get there."

Three days later, Yang Fei and Lin Xueyi had arrived at a small railway station on the Loess Plateau.

The station was small, and the train only stopped for five minutes.

Xueyi followed Yang Fei off the train.

A gust of cold, hard northwest wind choked her into continuous coughing.

Her tender cheeks flushed with a fresh crimson.

It was already the moment when the sunset tinged the sky.

Not far away, the sun hung on the mountaintop like a big lazy egg yolk.

Strangely, although the sun shone brightly, it was still bitterly cold, making one shiver all over.

Lin Xueyi couldn't help but wrap her coat tighter.

She curiously sized up this unfamiliar place.

The train station was built on top of a mountain, overseeing from above.

The majestic Loess Plateau stretched below with countless ravines, barren without a speck of grass.

Hills of various sizes have been washed fragmented by running water.

When the wind blew, sandstorms filled the sky.

There were occasional spots of green.

These were the shrubs with exceptionally tenacious vitality, adorning the barren and vast Loess Plateau.

Such places were majestic and imposing, yet desolate at the same time.

Lin Xueyi noticed that in the cracked stone seams, in places occasionally filled with loess,

diligent people had still planted winter wheat.

Clusters of greenery, full of life.

"Damn brat, where the hell are you going? Why did we come here?"

Up until now, Lin Xueyi still didn't understand.

What Yang Fei was doing bringing her here.

She just felt that the closer they got to this place,

the more sorrowful and desolate Yang Fei's heart seemed to become.

What kind of secrets was this man harboring in his heart?

Yang Fei took out a cigarette from his pocket, but couldn't manage to light it.

The northwest wind was too strong; the lighter, not windproof, simply wouldn't ignite.

After struggling for a good while, he finally got the cigarette lit.

Yang Fei took a deep drag and said, "We're almost there, let's go."

Seeing Yang Fei's unwillingness to talk, Lin Xueyi stood there, feeling somewhat aggrieved.

Yet looking at his lonely, solitary figure,

Lin Xueyi's heart softened again, and she huffily caught up to him.

Before it turned completely dark, Yang Fei and Lin Xueyi boarded a public bus in the small town.

The two were headed to a place called Heiniu Hollow.

The public bus traveled along the winding roads.

Most of the passengers were people returning home from work.

They had simple and kind faces, curiously looking at Yang Fei and Lin Xueyi.

Yang Fei was still in his military green army uniform.

He seemed to not feel the cold at all.

Meanwhile, Lin Xueyi was dressed as if she was wrapped in cotton, yet still fashionable and trendy.

The public bus trudged along for over fifty kilometers.

Passing through a small town, Yang Fei pulled Lin Xueyi off the bus.

It was completely dark, and the streets of the small town were pockmarked and uneven.

In many places, houses with mud walls from the last century lingered.

Some areas had new houses built of red bricks mixed with mud.

Yannan might not be a major city,

but Lin Xueyi, accustomed to life in Yannan, still found it hard to adapt to the poverty and backwardness of the small town.

Streetlights had already been installed in the town's streets.

The two walked silently under the dim streetlights.

Lin Xueyi thought this small town was the Heiniu Hollow Yang Fei was searching for.

But after asking around, Yang Fei found out this wasn't Heiniu Hollow.

Heiniu Hollow was in the mountains, more than thirty kilometers away from here.

Lin Xueyi became more and more curious.

What was Yang Fei going to Heiniu Hollow for?

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