My absurd experiences in North America over the years

Li Fu returned to Nashville in the last few days of November.

The capital of Tennessee, the country music capital of North America, is filled with the rich aroma of cinnamon and mulled wine.

The shop windows along Broadway shimmered with warm neon lights, completely shutting out the chill of early winter.

At 2 p.m., Li Fu’s car smoothly stopped in front of the Forrest Capital Building.

From a small workshop with only a few employees a few years ago, Forrest Capital has grown into a nationally renowned financial giant and the leading financial institution in Tennessee.

The building was then officially named the Forrest Capital Building.

Li Fu did not linger on the ground floor and went straight upstairs to his CEO office.

Last year, the entire company underwent renovation and expansion, and a whole set of large mahogany desks were installed in the office. At this moment, several thick documents are neatly stacked on the desks.

Lina was waiting in front of the office, her smart suit highlighting her composed demeanor.

After a long absence, this chief special assistant has clearly developed the decisive and efficient demeanor of a powerful woman.

"These are all work lists that you need to review. We've already verified many of the financial details with CP Group. Also, there's the infrastructure project we invested in in Nashville three years ago, and the funds are gradually being recouped..."

Li Fu didn't come back to deal with these trivial matters. He flipped through them casually and then put them aside.

He told Thompson to close the door, then looked at Lina and said in a very serious tone, "I may be unable to manage company affairs for the next month or two. Remember what I'm about to tell you."

Lina was clearly taken aback. Her boss had never spoken like that before. Could something have happened?

However, her daze only lasted for a moment. She often completed the tasks assigned by Li Fu independently, so she quickly recovered.

"Please go ahead," she said, without asking any other unnecessary questions.

"We can put the daily operations of the joint fund on hold for now. We've always focused on long-term profits, so there's no need to pay attention to it in the near future," Li Fu said, picking up his pen and signing his name on several documents.

"But the logistics network hub of the Great Lakes Rust Belt must be steadily advanced. If I am temporarily unable to manage it, you must proceed with the construction in my name according to the previous plan. The construction progress cannot be stopped. You must remember this. There must be no oversights in terms of finance and taxation."

"Understood," Lina silently noted. "But what if we encounter an emergency that exceeds our authority?"

"If it's policy resistance, then contact the governor's office," Li said, closing the document with a confident tone. "If it's a funding issue, contact Ivanka, the vice president of CP Group. She will help advance the funds. In short, we can't let the construction site stop."

Lina was completely stunned when she heard this, as she had indeed often led teams to complete tasks independently before.

However, all of that was based on the external environment that Li Fu had created for her; she had never actually worked with these important figures.

"I..." Lina was a little insecure, and more importantly, she realized that Li Fu might be in big trouble.

"What's wrong? Are you scared now that things are about to happen?" Li Fu's gaze returned to Lina.

A few years ago, she was just a naive college student.

If he's truly afraid, he can understand.

"I will do all of this... I will absolutely not let you have any worries," Lina suddenly promised through gritted teeth.

Li Fu stood up and patted her on the shoulder, "Also, keep a close eye on MGM, Big Machine Records, and the Warriors' finances and taxes, and don't let the people below them cause any problems."

After arranging everything, he straightened the hem of his suit jacket and walked straight out of the office.

Lina watched Li Fu's retreating figure, took a deep breath. She didn't know what had happened, and she knew she shouldn't ask. All she could do was to do the work he assigned her.

The gratitude she felt for being recognized and mentored, the camaraderie among colleagues, and the admiration she felt for her filled her with unwavering resolve.

Li Fu walked toward the elevator, preparing to meet Lucy.

The elevator doors slowly opened, revealing a Chinese security guard in a black uniform with a walkie-talkie hanging from his chest.

"Hello, are you going to the garage?"

The security personnel kept their heads down, their voices low and respectful, and their English was somewhat rusty and had a heavy accent.

Li Fu stepped inside and nodded.

The security personnel then pressed the button for the underground parking garage floor.

The moment the elevator doors closed, Li Fu subconsciously looked up, his gaze sweeping over the other person's profile.

In that instant, his pupils suddenly contracted.

He was very familiar with this profile. Although he looked much more mature than he remembered, his eyes and brows resembled those of a quiet little kid who used to always follow him around.

Strictly speaking, it's not his memories, but the original owner's memories.

The elevator was descending, and the feeling of weightlessness made Li Fu's heart skip a beat.

The elevator came to a smooth stop in the underground parking garage.

"Go wait for me in the car," Li Fu said to Thompson. "I left something in the office."

"Okay," Thompson said, stepping out of the elevator first.

The elevator doors closed again, leaving only Li Fu and the security guard in the cramped space.

Li Fu turned around, leaning against the cold metal carriage, his gaze sweeping over the other person's face. He couldn't be wrong.

He took a deep breath and, in a tone with a local Cangzhou accent that only the two of them could understand, tentatively called out a name, "...A-Liang?"

The Chinese security guard's body stiffened abruptly.

He slowly raised his head, and the moment his previously calm gaze met Li Fu's face, it instantly surged with a storm of emotions.

"Are you really my senior... senior brother?"

His Adam's apple bobbed violently, and his voice trembled so much it almost changed tone.

Li Fu grabbed his wrist and pulled him out of the elevator.

"How did you get here?" he asked in a low voice, a complex emotion of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

Ah Liang, whose full name is Lin Liang, is an orphan. He was the youngest disciple of Li Yitang, the original owner of this body. He followed Li Fu around from the age of seven or eight.

When Li Fu left home to join the secret military, Lin Liang was only eleven or twelve years old, and when he returned home after his discharge, he was only fourteen or fifteen.

Although he has changed quite a bit since becoming an adult, he still recognized him.

"Senior brother..." Lin Liang's eyes instantly reddened, like a child who had suffered a great injustice, "I finally... I finally found you."

"What are you doing here?" Li Fu frowned and quickly glanced at his uniform.

Lin Liang took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. "A few years ago, you had less and less contact with your family, and eventually you cut off all contact altogether. Your master was worried that something might have happened to you here, so he sent me to find you."

Li Fu's heart sank. After he transmigrated, he had indeed had very little contact with his family, and all remittances were made through encrypted channels such as small-amount, batch-by-batch wire transfers, so as to erase any traces.

The reason he eventually cut off contact was out of necessity; he even changed the address on his identification documents.

The purpose was to conceal his military background.

"After I got here, I didn't have a single clue. It was like you vanished into thin air," Lin Liang said with a bitter smile. "I didn't dare to make a fuss, so I could only start from the bottom at the security company. Later, I heard that the CEO of Forrest Capital had the same name as you and was also of Chinese descent, so I came here from Los Angeles to find you."

After 2009, finding Li Fu should theoretically not be difficult, but Lin Liang simply doesn't dare to acknowledge him.

Because the CEO of Forrest Capital was so different from his senior colleague in his memory that, apart from appearance, they were completely different people in every other aspect.

His senior colleague could not possibly be a big shot on Wall Street, or a guest of the Forrest family.

However, Lin Liang did not give up and worked for a security company in Nashville for more than a year.

He was selected this year when Forrest Capital expanded its security team, thanks to his outstanding skills and excellent professional qualities.

However, due to passport issues, he can only work in the most basic positions, such as guarding the gate.

"Why didn't you come to me directly?" Li Fu asked.

"Senior brother, do you have no idea what you are like now? I'm just a security guard... I'm afraid I'll mistake you for someone else, and I'm even more afraid of causing you trouble," Lin Liang said in a low voice.

Li Fu fell silent instantly. He had inherited the original owner's body and most of her memories, and naturally, he had also inherited some of her emotions.

Or rather, memory is sometimes emotion.

Lin Liang's sudden appearance is a huge weakness for him, who will be facing parliamentary scrutiny. However, the friendship of the past is not something that can be easily severed.

The other party searched for him for three years in a foreign country, which is something not everyone can do.

"How is Dad doing?" Li Fu patted Lin Liang on the shoulder. "I might need you to call him as soon as possible."

The joy of reunion was accompanied by a major crisis.

He needs to make adjustments as soon as possible.