COMPETITION

Yun Jinghan watched the straight back with a sullen expression. Inside that veterinary clinic, when he stared at her, there were strange images that popped out of his head. Right there and then, he made a decision to find out who she was and what's her connection to all the strange dreams and memories that had been boggling him for the last 8 years since he woke up from coma.

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8 years ago...

Yun Jinghan's eyes peeled open and a perfect white ceiling greeted him. Unconsciously, he put a hand under his pillow trying to grab something and felt at a loss when it wasn't there. When he realized something wasn't right, he tried sitting up, only to return to his original position because pain pervaded everywhere. His arms, legs, and head felt heavy. Apart from his mouth and eyes, it was impossible to move anything.

"Thirsty," he murmured faintly but it called everyone's attention in the room. His maternal grandmother, Grandma Shen ran to his side immediately.

"You are awake-you are awake." She cried out repeatedly.

"Wa—ter." He quaked.

After he was given water, it quenched the dryness of his throat. Only then was he able to talk.

"What happened to me?"

His grandmother and sister looked at each other before they turned to the doctor.

"You don't remember?" Yun Yi wiped the tears in her eyes.

Yun Jinghan racked his brain but nothing was registering in his brain. Instead, his temples began to throb.

"I told you many times. Stop joining that risky competition. Why are you so stubborn to fly your plane when the weather was terrible? Do you want to die so badly?" Grandma Shen clacked.

He gazed up looking confused. He found his grandmother's words weird. In his dreams, he fell off the horse and his body was dragged around before the animal jumped off the cliff, pulling him along. However, he didn't utter any of this.

Later, he found out that his aerobatic aircraft had an engine failure while he was in the air. He made an attempt to make an emergency landing however, the plane was uncontrollable. So he jumped out but the parachute failed to deploy so he rolled down the slope. Yu Qing was the one who told him because he has no recollection of it at all. But his memories prior to getting into the accident were still intact. The doctors run tests but they couldn't come with a definitive diagnosis.

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Yet, when he looked at her, something gets triggered inside his brain.

"It's going to be difficult." he murmured before he returned to his residence every time he's in the city. Amy and K2 were in the living room talking about something but stopped when K2 saw him breezed in. He called Amy to his study.

"Did you find out what I asked you?"

Amy nodded and placed the documents on the table. "This is what B1 found."

When Yun Jinghan didn't reach for the papers and leaned on the chair, Amy realized he was waiting for her to report whatever's on the paper. She told him everything from Dr. Luo's childhood, including her supposed wedding to the heir of the Wen Family till her sudden disappearance 8 years ago. After that, there's a void. Nothing else could be found about her. It was only 3 years ago that she moved to the city and worked at GM General Hospital.

K2 complained to Amy that there's nothing particularly catchy about Dr. Luo except she's beautiful. He already expressed a dislike to the other woman. Amy hasn't met the other woman yet, but reading the other woman's profile, she can sense that Dr. Luo is going to be her savior in the future.

'Oh. I couldn't wait to pair them up.' She thought with a smile.

"Tell B1 to dig deeper. If not, he'd better be prepared to go to Moscow." Yin Jinghan ordered. It isn't curiosity that's pushing him but it was because the time she disappeared coincides with the time he had that accident. That mishap years ago was an attempt in his life, not a happenstance. However, he never told his grandmother and sister about it.

"Affirmative boss." Then she cleared her throat, feeling nervous to tell him bad news.

"What is it, Amy?" Yun Jinghan tapped his desk in impatience and tilted his head up to study her. Amy had been his assistant for 6 years and he's familiar with her peculiar habit.

"As long as you won't tell me that TFC has been invaded by powerful aliens, I can take any bad news."

That earned a curve on Amy's lips. She has forgotten who her boss was. Nothing terrifies him at all.

"Hmm--Zhen Holdings refused our proposal."

"And?" Yun Jinghan prodded for her to continue noticing her apprehensiveness.

"But, they sold it to—"

"Don't tell me it's New Life Healthcare Corporation again." He finished her sentence.

Amy nodded and watched carefully his expression. New Life Healthcare Corporation is an overseas-based company that owns chains of hospital worldwide. Six years ago, New Life Healthcare Corporation made waves for acquiring failing hospitals and turning them into successful and profitable enterprises.

But before it became NLHC, it was previously called MD Group which was owned by a banking magnate who was a victim of Yun Jinghan's ruthlessness. The other man traded in all his businesses to Yun Jinghan but not the hospital division. He sold it to someone else instead. As to who it was, nobody knows. Like Yun Jinghan, the owner of NLHC is hiding behind the shadows.

For the last two years, New Life Healthcare Corporation and Terra Firma Corporation has been competing to acquire hospitals in the country. At present, NLHC is leading with a score of 4, breaking the tie between the two.

To other businessmen, they are watching the competition on the sidelines. Some are rooting for NLHC for being brazen enough to wage war against the real estate giant, while others couldn't wait to see NLHC failing in its attempt. Not one would actually dare to compete with TFC once it declares interest in one industry.

Even Amy, she's very curious who the owner of New Life Healthcare Corporation is. If her boss goes berserk now, what would she do? However, instead of seeing his darkened face, the man smiled charmingly and muttered, "Interesting."

Minutes later, Amy came out of her boss' study with a very ugly expression. She lost her six months bonus because of the failure to acquire GM Gen. Hospital. Inadvertently, she cursed the other person.

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On the other side of the city, Luo Jingyi returned home, showered and put on casual clothes. Seeing the dress on the sofa, she called ZK Fashion and inquired about the dress. The woman on the line told her it was paid but due to customer privacy, she won't disclose who the buyer was.

'I have ways in figuring it out.' she murmured softly.

After the phone call, she called another one. "I've got jobs for you. Hack into ZK Fashion's system and check something for me. I'll send the specifics by email."

"and what's the other?"

"Tap my stepmother's phone and find out what had been she up to lately." Luo Jingyi has an inkling suspicion it was her who gave the orders.

"Yes ma'am."

"One more thing, what's the update on Dr. Zhao?"

"He took the bait already. He met with Director Ma yesterday and made a proposition. Director Ma promised if he pays him 300 million yuan."

"Their appetites are really too big." Luo Jingyi let out a simper.

"Will we proceed as planned? What if Dr. Zhao changes his mind?" The man expressed his thoughts.

"He won't. He's hungry for power so he'll do anything just to have it. Do you think he will just be contented being a CEO? No. This position is just a stepping stone for him."