Shen Yanxi grew increasingly agitated. She rushed forward, grabbed He Lingchuan's wrist, and said with a gloomy look in her eyes, "He Lingchuan, I'm warning you one last time, don't talk nonsense."

"I'm just telling the truth."

He Lingchuan's gaze fell on Zhou Mingyan, whose face was pale and whose eyes were full of hatred.

He Lingchuan spread his hands and pointed to the door: "I won't see you off, you can go on your own."

Upon hearing his words, Shen Yanxi's face instantly darkened.

She snorted coldly, her face showing disdain: "I don't need you to deliver it."

She grabbed Zhou Mingyan's wrist and turned to leave.

Watching them leave, He Lingchuan's eyes grew increasingly somber.

He never imagined that Shen Yanxi would slander him for Zhou Mingyan's sake.

He touched his lips; the kiss made him feel nauseous.

...

The next morning, He Lingchuan took the initiative to find Shen's mother and asked to take responsibility.

Mother Shen gently patted the back of his hand and refused him without hesitation: "Ling Chuan, this matter has nothing to do with you, and you don't need to bear any responsibility."

“This whole thing started because of me. If I hadn’t questioned and demanded justice for Nan Chen, the Shen family wouldn’t have lost the contract. Auntie, please don’t argue with me. I will find a way to make up for the 100 million. Even if I don’t have that 100 million, I will still give the school the funds. It’s all the same.”

He Lingchuan did this simply because he didn't want to leave any evidence. What if they had a fight one day and Shen Yanxi suddenly said that he still owed the Shen family 100 million?

Chen's mother looked at him with some difficulty: "I never intended for you to pay compensation from the beginning. If it weren't for those people making such a scene yesterday..."

Mother Shen looked at He Lingchuan with some helplessness: "You must have suffered a lot of grievances while being with Xixi, right?"

"That's all in the past."

He Lingchuan didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

As Chen's mother watched his retreating figure, she sighed helplessly.

Back in the lab, He Lingchuan remained sullen, hesitant about whether to sell the project he had created.

These projects are nearing completion, and He Lingchuan has information that they will definitely be successfully listed on the stock exchange.

Selling it now would be a significant loss for him.

He Lingchuan had a splitting headache and was hesitant, not even knowing when Professor Zhao had arrived.

"Lingchuan, how's the project research going?"

Professor Zhao spoke gently, patting He Lingchuan's shoulder lightly: "Take a good rest after the project is finished."

"Professor Zhao, there's something I'd like to tell you."

He Lingchuan recounted the whole story from beginning to end. Professor Zhao frowned and sighed repeatedly, "How much money do you have? I can give you some."

"Professor, how could I possibly accept your money?"

He Lingchuan grasped Professor Zhao's hand and quickly refused, "I will find a way to raise the money. At worst, I will work overtime on a few more projects. You don't need to worry about me."

How could I not worry?

Professor Zhao held He Lingchuan's hand tightly, refusing to let go: "You are my most outstanding student. If you let this kind of thing delay your studies, I will never forgive myself."

After saying that, Professor Zhao patted He Lingchuan on the shoulder and said in a kind tone, "You should focus on your project first, and I'll help you think of a solution."

Professor Zhao still didn't want him to sell the two projects he had. Once the projects were listed on the stock market, He Lingchuan would get much more money than he would have gotten from selling them.

In just one day, the news of Professor Zhao helping He Lingchuan raise money spread throughout the entire school.

This further confirms the rumor that He Lingchuan was a person with connections.

Wherever He Lingchuan goes, he becomes the subject of gossip.

He didn't care at all; on the contrary, he became even more determined to sell the project.

He couldn't let Professor Zhao go through all that trouble for such a small amount of money.

He Lingchuan had just contacted a few sellers when he received a call from Gu Chengze.

As soon as he answered the call, he heard Gu Chengze's questioning voice: "I heard you're going to sell all your projects? Are you crazy?"

For this project, He Lingchuan worked from dawn till dusk, reducing his sleep time to two or three hours.

Now that he's actually buying it so readily, Gu Chengze couldn't help but suspect that he had been provoked.

"Has Shen Yanxi caused you trouble again? Is he preventing the child from acknowledging you as the father? Have you given up on yourself?"

Gu Chengze asked several questions in a row, and He Lingchuan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It's not that exaggerated, I just want to buy it myself."

After a long silence, the person on the other end slowly spoke: "Did I hear you wrong? You want to buy it yourself? What's going on? Are you in some kind of trouble?"

He Lingchuan hesitated and remained silent for a long time.

He didn't want Gu Chengze to know about this, because given his temper, he would definitely raise the money for him without saying a word.

Gu Chengze's company had only recently gone public and was in dire need of funds; He Lingchuan didn't want to drag him down.

"It's nothing."

"He Lingchuan, are we friends?"

Gu Chengze sounded angry on the other end of the line. His tone was serious, and He Lingchuan could easily imagine how unpleasant his expression must be.

He Lingchuan smiled and said somewhat helplessly, "Of course we're friends."

"Since we're friends, tell me the truth, what really happened?"

Hearing his words, He Lingchuan sighed helplessly: "It's about family matters..."

After saying that, He Lingchuan chuckled and said, "I didn't expect such a big loss either."

But he will definitely have to pay a portion of the money.

"How come there are so many?"

Gu Chengze fell silent.

He Lingchuan hadn't intended to ask for his help anyway, and chuckled, trying to ease the tension: "You don't need to worry, I'll handle it myself..."

“I’ll give you 50 million to buy me a project, but I have one condition: you must remain in charge of the project until it goes public.”

Gu Chengze's words were like a spring breeze, warming He Lingchuan's cold and hard body.

He stood there stunned for a long time before he came to his senses: "Do you know what you're saying?"

"Of course I know."

Gu Chengze smiled nonchalantly: "I don't want this project to fall into someone else's hands. I heard you guys are looking for lab internships soon? With this project, you can naturally come to my place. Isn't that a win-win situation?"

He Lingchuan's grip on his phone tightened slowly. His voice trembled, and he took a deep breath to barely suppress his emotions.

Not wanting to lose his composure in front of Gu Chengze, he forced himself to remain calm: "I can't afford that much money for either of my projects."

"That's because it's not finished yet. I'll give you a month to finish it. If it takes longer than a month, you'll have to compensate me."

Gu Chengze's words sounded like he was putting pressure on him, but in reality, he was helping him.

A month is enough to complete both projects.

He Lingchuan was touched, but he said firmly, "Don't worry, I won't let you down."

"I'm not worried about that, but what about the remaining fifty million?"

Gu Chengze paused, then cautiously probed, "Why don't you ask Cao Xue?"