Female Novel
Chapter 210 You Are the One I Love (1)
Kerry looked down at his chest and said indifferently, "I’m fine. I'll go to a few of my factories andestimate the damage. I have no idea how much I'm going to lose because of this earthquake."
Venus ate with her head down, thinking about those who lost their homes and loved ones in theearthquake.
"What are you thinking about?" Kerry saw that she was at a trance.
“I'm wondering if Xuan is okay. I left my cell phone at the office and I can't reach him right now." Venussaid.
"My cell phone is in the office too. I'll pick it up later and stop by MK's office." said Kerry.
Venus was going to tell Kerry that she wanted to go to Mk Group’s office, however after hearing Kerrysay that, she didn't say anything else.
"The city is quite chaotic these days. You just stay home and don't go out lately."
Venus rolled his eyes, "Even if I wanted to go out, I wouldn't have anywhere to go."
Kerry smiled faintly.
Kerry spent the day running between several construction sites and factories, and the amount ofdamage to the plant was within the limits of what Kerry could afford.
There were two more aftershocks during the day, but people weren't as scared as they were before.
Kerry was about to go upstairs to get his mobile phone, but Henry stopped him. He saw that Kerry stillhad injuries to his knees and chest, so he offered to help him upstairs to get his phone.
"After you find my phone, go back to the design department and bring Yan's phone down with you."
"Yes, sir." said Henry.
Ten minutes later, Henry came down and handed both phones to Kerry. He looked at Venus's phonefirst. There were several missed calls on it, which were all from Xuan Chu. In addition, there was a textmessage. After a moment's hesitation, Kerry checked the text message.
This text message was from Xuan and it read, "Call me back as soon as you receive it. I'm worriedabout you."novelbin
Kerry's eyes turned cold. He was tempted to delete the text message, but he thought for a few secondsand didn't do so.
Turning Venus’s phone off, Kerry looked again at his own phone which also had several missedmessages from Kevin and his friends.
Kerry looked out at the busy crowd, the traffic police, volunteers, and firefighters everywhere, and thenhe dialed the phone of Qidong Zhang, the mayor of Sky City.
The phone rang for a long time before Qidong Zhang answered the phone.
"Mr. Zhang, this is Kerry Ye," Kerry said.
"I know it's you. What can I do for you?" Qidong Zhang asked. His voice was a little hoarse.
"Is there anything I can do?" Kerry said bluntly.
Qidong was surprised. He breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you for your kindness. Now we're just introuble. The area around Qingzhou is full of mountains. Several of them have collapsed and blockedthe roads. Excavators and bulldozers are clearing the roads overnight. I hear you have a privatehelicopter, so can you lend it to us?"
Kerry didn't refuse his request. He didn't need to use the helicopter now, so it can be lent to otherpeople.
"Ok, no problem, but I don't think one plane is enough. I know a lot of rich people in Sky City who havehelicopters. You can give me an address later and I'll contact a few more business men to lend youtheir helicopters."
"Thank you so much." Qidong said.
"No need to thank me. This is what I should do as a citizen. Do you need any more supplies?"
"There are plenty of supplies. A lot of them were transferred from the surrounding provinces last night."
Kerry relaxed, "That's good. If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know."
Hanging up the phone, Kerry flipped out a number from his phone and dialed out.
"Mr. Li, it's Kerry. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I fell yesterday and sprained my foot, but it's nothing serious," Mr. Li said cheerfully.
“I’m just calling to ask you whether you lend me your helicopter to me.” Kerry asked.
"What are you going to do with the helicopter?" asked Mr. Li.
"It's not that I want to use it, it's the mayor who needs a few helicopters to deliver supplies to thedisaster area. The disaster in Qingzhou is severe and the roads are blocked." Kerry said succinctly.
Mr. Li hesitated. If Kerry wanted to use it, of course he would lend it to him, but he didn't want to use itfor disaster relief because his helicopters were still new.
Mr. Li changed the subject and said, "Kerry, I remember that you rarely deal with the city government.Why are you crowdfunding for the government this time?"
Kerry heard his reluctance to lend him the helicopter. He laughed, "We businessmen need to get ongood terms with the officials. I heard that the city construction department has been disapproving ofone of your projects. If you help the mayor this time, your project will definitely get the government'spermission."
Mr. Li suddenly realized that. That projects of his involved an investment of tens of millions. If he helpedthe government this time, maybe the government people would approve that project of his.
"Whenever you use the plane, call me directly. I fully support the disaster relief work."
"Thank you, Mr. Li, I'll call you later."
"Okay."
In less than half an hour, Kerry had raised five helicopters. After he contacted Qidong Zhang, the fivehelicopters took off with supplies and search and rescue personnel and flew towards Qingzhou.
Kerry stayed busy until dark. On his way back to the villa, he asked the driver to take a detour to thelast bakery, but the bakery was closed.
Back at the Ye villa, Venus was in the living room watching the news, which was full of updates on therelief effort. Seeing him enter, she froze. He held a large bouquet of bright roses in his hand.
The flowers were oddly packaged, each one individually wrapped in a cheap plastic bag.
"They’re for you." Kerry smiled gently.
Venus frowned tightly, "Why are you giving me flowers?"
"When I came back, there was a boy on the side of the road selling flowers. His mother has broken herleg in the earthquake and needs medical attention. He just took the family's flowers and sold them, so Ibought them all."
Venus didn't believe him, "You're so kind?"
Kerry held the flowers with a somewhat frustrated expression, "I guess I look bad to you."
"Do you just know that?" Venus raised an eyebrow.
"Well, I know, but I don’t want to admit it.” said Kerry. “I just want to help that boy. If I were going to giveyou flowers, I'd buy something a hundred times prettier than these."
Venus took the large bunch of flowers, looked around, and said, "Please bring those vases over here.""
Kerry was willing to take her order. Walking over to the coffee table in the living room, he brought acouple of glazed vases over and placed them on the coffee table, and Venus began unpacking theseflowers.
"There's a lot more of this flower that's all buds. It should be blooming for a long time." Venus put theone flower into a vase and began to remove the second one.
The news was showing the worst-affected areas of the city. On the screen, helicopters kept flying overmountains, dropping batches of supplies into the affected areas.
“The reporter learned from the government that several entrepreneurs in Sky City contributed to theeffort in order to get supplies and personnel to Qingzhou as quickly as possible, including Kerry, thepresident of Yehuang Group, and Shaobin Li, the general manager of Gaoli Properties. They all
provided their own private helicopters. As entrepreneurs in Sky city, they shoulder their corporate socialresponsibility and lend a helping hand in times of crisis." The host on TV reported.
Venus thought she'd misheard, "Kerry provided a helicopter?"
"Is that you on the news?" Venus was amazed.
"Is there another Yehuang Group in Sky City?" Kerry retorted.
Venus said, "I always thought you were a profit-minded businessman. Why are you still doing charity?"
Kerry sighed, "I went through downtown today and it was a mess. I was born and raised in Sky City justlike you, and I am here to grow my company. Since I'm in a position to lend a helping hand, I'mcertainly happy to do so."
Venus was much more impressed with Kerry as she listened to him. She began to feel as if she didn'treally know Kerry well.