Chapter 12: Shrimp Allergy

  After eating dumplings, Tan Jiyuan did not leave immediately, but continued to read a document in the living room that he had not finished before. Tong Jing was washing dishes in the kitchen, and the sound of water splashing was the only sound in the apartment.

  When Tong's bowl was washed, Tan Jieyan stood up to bid farewell. It was already past 10 o'clock. This Tianyuan Group development case needed careful consideration by Tan Jieyan.

  "Be careful on the road." Tong Jing nodded and walked to the door, opened it and saw Tan Jieyan out. After he left, she closed the door and headed for the elevator. The room suddenly became unusually quiet.

  Tan Jieyan didn't leave immediately after eating dumplings, was he waiting for himself to wash the dishes? Tong Qiang looked at the empty living room, and a smile involuntarily rose from the corner of his mouth. This silent and introverted man had his own unique consideration.

  Tan Jiyuan is very busy with work, so he rarely returns to the Tan family's mansion in Xiangshan to live, but instead moves into the heavily guarded Xihu Garden on the municipal government side. The security here is strict, and those who enter and exit are all high-ranking officials of the municipal government. Many people from central departments also live here, with armed soldiers and good protective measures, so safety is not a concern after moving in.

  Tan Jieyan returned to his two-story villa, under the night sky, the road lamps in the courtyard emitted a bright light. As Tan Jieyan's personal bodyguard, Li Cheng had been in the living room all along and only felt completely at ease when he heard the sound of the door opening.

  Li Cheng is a northerner, with a sturdy build, born as a special forces soldier, transferred from the Tan family to protect Tan Jieyan, driver and bodyguard. "Mr. Tan, you're back."

  He turned off the TV and respectfully spoke to Tan Jieyan, as Li Cheng was under Tan's command in the army back then. So he was very loyal to protecting Tan Jieyan and had been following him for three years.

  "Uh, you go rest." If he didn't come back, Li Cheng would continue to wait for him, and Tan Jieyan also knew that this was Li Cheng's duty as a bodyguard, so he wouldn't say anything about not waiting for him to return before going to rest. He went upstairs towards his study.

  After passing 12 o'clock, Tan Jiyuan felt some itchiness on his body. When he took a bath, the hot water rushed over him, and both arms and upper body broke out in small red rashes. Was it an allergy? Tan Jiyuan's eyebrows couldn't help but wrinkle up.

  Li Cheng called the doctor, and Yu Jing, who also lived in Xihu Garden, rushed over after receiving the phone call. Tan Jieyan's allergy was quite severe, but after taking medicine, although he still had a fever, his body felt better after applying ointment, and the itching wasn't as bad.

  "Have you eaten shrimp?" The doctor was a military doctor assigned to the Xihuyuan, and Yu Jing felt at ease. Looking at Tan Jieyan lying in bed, who rarely looked weak, he suddenly couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Tan Jieyan was in good physical condition and also came from the military, but he alone was allergic to shrimp. Tonight's banquet also had Mexican lobster, but Tan Jieyan couldn't eat it, so the only possibility is that he left the banquet and ate shrimp by himself for over an hour.

  "Take a look at the Tianyuan Group's development plan for Xixia Mountain in the study." Tan Jieyan said with his eyes closed, and it was likely that there were shrimp in the dumpling filling. At that time, Tan Jieyan didn't pay attention to it, but after eating beef later, he became severely allergic.

  "Hmm, but are you sure you want to take on this project? It seems like someone has been suppressing it all along, and who knows what kind of hidden problems there are." Yu Jing's smile faded, with a hint of sarcasm in her tone.

  The development of Xixia Mountain has been stagnant for many years. Every time someone wants to develop it, the materials are sent up but get pressed down and can't pass through, so in recent years, no one has mentioned developing Xixia Mountain again.

  But if Tan Jieyan takes action, I'm afraid the people behind him will have to be careful this time. As the youngest vice mayor of Beijing, Tan Jieyan is not as young and inexperienced as ordinary people think. He has a mature and smooth wrist, outstanding political achievements, and the background of the Tan family, so ordinary people also need to consider some things.

  Nowadays, many young people in the military, political and business circles have risen to power. These people are all old friends of Tan Jiaoyan's, some having grown up together since childhood, others meeting while in school, a group of like-minded young people.

  Now in Beijing, a not small force belonging to young people has been formed. Each of them is noble and prominent in status. Some people want to move one of them, often with little gain, so later on, no one dares to secretly make trouble for Tan Jieyan anymore.

  Turned off the lights, Yu Jing left the bedroom and went downstairs. Suddenly, she took out her phone and dialed Tong Jiao's number. Although it was already past 12 o'clock, after Ji Yan, he would still go to Tong Jiao's place for dinner, she should know that Ji Yan is allergic to shrimp.

  Tong Jing had just finished her bath and was preparing for bed when she heard her phone ring. She glanced at the screen, which displayed Yu Jing's name, and her drowsiness instantly vanished. Her tone was urgent and laced with a hint of anxiety as she asked, "Hello, it's me Tong Jing. Has something happened to Tan Jieyan?" It had been over 10 o'clock when he left her place, and thinking about Tan Jieyan's identity, Tong Jing couldn't help but worry about his safety.

  "Don't worry, Jī Yán has already rested, he's allergic to shrimp, the doctor just came." Yu Jing listened with some confusion to the urgent voice coming from the phone. In her memory, Tóng Jiǎo had always been quiet and humble, speaking in a soft voice, always looking down when talking. This time, suddenly hearing her loudly calling out "Tán Jī Yán", Yu Jing was indeed a bit unaccustomed.

  "There are shrimp in the dumpling filling." The two words "allergic" made Tong's worried heart just calm down, and then he stuttered again, "Tan Jieyan also ate beef at night."

  Allergic to eat beef, that is like adding insult to injury. After hanging up the phone, Tong Jiao lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling, and then couldn't help but burst out laughing, a good night's sleep.

  Digression

  I really like Tan Jieyan's gentle and considerate nature in subtle ways. He doesn't just leave after eating dumplings, but at least waits in the living room for Xiaotang to finish washing the dishes and cleaning up before saying goodbye. In fact, every girl likes a gentle man, he may not do household chores, but absolutely cannot think that women doing household chores is a matter of course.