Chapter 64 Chapter 64 For You

These days, apart from attending art classes two afternoons a week, Liu Jingheng spends most of her time at home learning English.

He often video calls with Shirley, but the time difference makes it impossible for Qin Du to be by his side to translate every time, so he and Shirley often talk at cross purposes, and even this can take a long time to chat.

Until Liu Jingheng missed Shirley's birthday because she didn't understand English, he regretted it deeply and worked hard to master English.

My brain just isn't keeping up, and I haven't been able to remember the word "birthday" for several days.

Qin Du has been very busy recently, staying in the company all day long. It is dark when he gets home from get off work, and he has no time to rest before he has to cook for Liu Jingheng.

He didn't want to hire a chef or a nanny. Ever since the last incident, he thought there were no good people in the world.

In addition, every time before Liu Jingheng took the medicine, he would take it and study it repeatedly, and he almost broke the medicine box.

After Liu Jingheng took the medicine, he observed her and made sure that she would not suddenly die like last time before leaving with peace of mind.

Qin Du has been reluctant to go to the company lately, because there is a new person named Qin Chuyao there. Seeing him reminds him of the day when he saw Liu Jingheng lying unconscious on the bed, which affects his mood.

He never talked about work with Liu Jingheng, and only said to her:

"Study English well."

The weather was getting colder, and Liu Jingheng had to wrap herself thicker and thicker. Even though the five-constant system at home could keep the house warm all year round, Liu Jingheng was still forced to wear fleece for warmth and cotton socks, which made her walk unsteadily.

In mid-December, there was a sudden heavy snowfall and the temperature dropped to below zero.

Qin Du, who was working in the company, picked up his phone and sent a message to Liu Jingheng:

【It’s snowing. Is it cold?】

Liu Jingheng was lying in front of the floor-to-ceiling window looking at the snow scene.

As a northerner, he had never played in the snow, because whenever it snowed, the dean's father would invite him into the house and light the stove more vigorously.

This extreme weather is dangerous for heart patients.

Liu Jingheng replied to Qin Du: [Not cold.]

Qin Du was still worried: "I'll finish my work and go home early today. Don't go out. Stay at home."

Liu Jingheng: [Okay.]

After turning off his phone, Qin Du casually took the stack of documents handed over by Qin Chuyao and asked:

"Confirmed?"

"OK. Let the two secretaries go through the contract first, and then give it to me to study. I'll also send it to you for signature." Qin Chuyao spoke every word very clearly.

Qin Du took out a pen from the pen holder and took out the official seal.

He was in a hurry to go home to see Liu Jingheng, and since he had no habit of carefully considering documents before, he just opened the footer and signed his name and stamped at each signature space.

After signing the document, he handed it to Qin Chuyao: "Give it to Secretary Wang."

Qin Chuyao took the document with bated breath, nodded, and bowed respectfully before leaving.

After going out and standing in the corridor, Qin Chuyao flipped through the documents and found one of them.

Laughter slowly escaped from his mouth.

How could a person fall in the same place repeatedly? If there really was such a person, who would have thought it was Qin Du?

In the past few days, he and Mr. Qin contacted a foreign company to make a fake contract with a market value of 80 million. It looked legitimate under the name of a large company, but in fact it was just a shell company used to evade taxes. Now they are packing up and preparing to run away.

It doesn't matter if they lose 80 million, they will be happy if Qin Du suffers.

Qin Chuyao hid in the corner, watching Qin Du close the office door and stride out of the company.

Late at night, Qin Chuyao hid in the bathroom, listening to the security guard knocking on each door to check if anyone was still at the company. He covered his mouth and tried not to make any noise. When the last light went out, he jumped out of the bathroom and took a deep breath.

Then he went straight to the rooftop, turned off the power, and made sure that all the surveillance cameras were out of power before he swaggered to the door of Qin Du's office.

There was a combination lock on the door. Qin Chuyao snorted, entered the combination, unlocked it, and entered the house, muttering:

"Who are you trying to protect by getting a combination lock?"

These days, he often invites Secretary Wang to drink coffee and eat Western food, and he also provides him with gold, fine wine and top-quality luxury goods. Secretary Wang "accidentally" revealed the password to the office door lock.

Still feeling a lingering fear, he said, "Luckily, only you, Mr. Qin, heard what I said. If anyone else knew, I'd be dead."

Qin Chuyao sneered. They were all fools who couldn't stand the test.

When he came to Qin Du's desk and pulled the drawer, he found that the lock was just a decoration and Qin Du didn't need it at all.

Qin Chuyao saw the embroidered small box containing the company seal at a glance.

The small box also had a combination lock. Qin Chuyao shook the box to listen to the sound inside. Confirming that it was indeed the official seal, he quickly put it in his arms, carefully wiping off all fingerprints, and then ran to turn the power back on. After doing all this, he easily went downstairs.

A black Maybach stopped in the night. Qin Chuyao got in and threw the embroidered box aside.

"Grandpa, I got the official seal you asked for, and Qin Du has also signed the fake contract. It's time to put on the agenda the matter you promised me about finding Cheng Yunqing's parents to lobby."

Old Master Qin on the side stroked the embroidered small box, and a hint of hesitation flashed across his eyes for a moment.

But his eyes became incomparably firm. He had received a call from Sun Jiaming, who said concisely:

"Director Qin, I've already persuaded all shareholders to attend the extraordinary shareholders' meeting this weekend. If you have anything to say, please share it with everyone."

Old Master Qin chuckled and said, "Well done."

*

A heavy snowfall covers thousands of miles of ice.

Qin Du hung up the phone and promised his secretary that he would attend the extraordinary shareholders' meeting in a while. Then he looked at Liu Jingheng who was still struggling to put her down jacket over her cotton coat.

"Where are you going?" Qin Du frowned.

Liu Jingheng: "Art class."

Qin Du grabbed the collar of his down jacket and stopped him from wearing it:

"The snow hasn't melted yet. Don't go out today. Ask the teacher for leave."

Liu Jingheng shook her head: "No, today I want to draw 'I Want to Be With You Forever'."

After hearing this, Qin Du was actually a little tempted.

Think about it, Liu Jingheng can sit in a warm car when he goes out, and after getting off the car, he can walk a few steps to enter the art institution with heating. After class, he only needs to walk a few steps before getting back into the car, so he really won’t be cold.

"Okay, if I'm not here after class, wait in the room and don't go out."

Liu Jingheng nodded and followed Qin Du to the underground parking lot.

When she arrived at the art class, Liu Jingheng found that there was not a single child there, and the administrative teacher who always stayed at the front desk was nowhere to be seen.

Is everyone late because of the heavy snow?

He waited on the bench for a long time before he saw Teacher Xiaolu coming down with a mop. Seeing Liu Jingheng's puzzled expression:

"Why are you here?"

Liu Jingheng: "Class."

Teacher Xiaolu: "Ah, didn't I announce in the group chat yesterday that classes are canceled today? The snow is too deep and parking is inconvenient here."

Liu Jingheng didn’t know, he didn’t have that group.

"Teacher, why are you here?" he asked.

"Cleaning up while no one's around." Teacher Xiaolu glanced at the clock. "You can take a taxi back or wait here for Mr. Qin to pick you up. I don't have much to do with you anyway."

Liu Jingheng pondered for half a year and said, "Wait a minute."

…

A large number of reporters from Cailianshe gathered under the Rilon Group building, braving the cold wind and waiting while carrying their equipment.

As soon as Qin Du got out of the car, a large number of reporters surrounded him and asked him why the Supervisory Board suddenly proposed to hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting.

Qin Du's expression was indifferent, and his tone was also indifferent: "You should ask this question to the Supervisory Board."

With his bodyguards clearing the way, Qin Du broke through the circle of reporters and entered the building.

An entire floor in this building is used to receive distinguished guests and host various meetings. There is a large conference room of more than 300 square meters, with tables and chairs arranged in a U shape. This is the venue for this shareholders' meeting.

As soon as the secretary pushed open the door, the shareholders and reporters who had been waiting inside all stood up to greet him. The flashbulbs crackled, recording the scene of Qin Du shaking hands with each shareholder.

Qin Du took off his coat and his secretary took it. He walked straight to the bottom of the concave part of the letter "U" and sat down there.

Generally speaking, if the chairman does not come to preside over the meeting on time, the legal representative of the group will be automatically elected to preside over the meeting. If the group representative does not come either, the vice chairman will be elected to preside over the meeting. This is an unspoken rule.

Under the flash lights of the reporters, no one spoke, waiting patiently for Mr. Qin to make his grand appearance.

The hour hand turned half a circle and pointed exactly to "two". The agreed time had arrived and everyone looked towards the door of the conference room.

The minute hand ticked away, and a cold wind blew past the entrance of the conference room, but no one was seen.

Qin Du looked at his watch. It was a quarter past two and the old man still hadn't arrived.

He tapped the table with his index finger. Although no sound could be heard in the huge conference room, everyone looked at him at the same time.

"I don't know why the chairman hasn't shown up yet. In order not to waste everyone's time, I will temporarily preside over this meeting." Qin Du's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone present to hear.

He opened the document on the table and glanced at the meeting content provided by the Supervisory Board. He paused and scrolled down.

"The first item is the group's business policy and investment plan for the coming year, which includes the plan for Huisheng Pharmaceutical to enter the joint-stock company."

Qin Du closed the document and looked at the shareholders:

"I personally don't think this project should be put into a joint-stock company. There are too many alternative generic drugs on the market. With the current economic downturn, people are tightening their belts with their money. Instead of putting it into various listed companies, it's better to operate it within the group to reduce various costs."

The shareholders looked at each other and nodded, as if they thought this made a lot of sense.

Just as the shareholders were about to raise their hands to vote, a voice as old but as powerful as a bell suddenly came from the door:

"Do they really think that there is little profit in entering various listed companies, or do they intend to tighten the control of high-quality projects and hand them over to the group for operation, thereby undermining the leadership of the listed companies?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked towards the door.

A tall old man slowly walked in from the door, leaning on a cane but walking with steady steps.

There was a young man beside him, supporting the old man with a loyal look.

Qin Du raised his chin slightly and looked at the person who came. His expression was still indifferent and it was impossible to tell his emotion.

"Chairman." The shareholders hurriedly stood up and greeted him.

Old Master Qin waved his hand, signaling everyone not to be so restrained, then took off his coat and handed it to Qin Chuyao beside him.

He stood and looked straight at Qin Du who was sitting at the highest seat.

He was late on purpose, just to let everyone present see clearly - now that he was here, even the most powerful person would have to give way to him.

Qin Du was still sitting there, like a towering jade mountain, motionless as the wind.

The meeting recorder reminded Qin Du: "Representative Qin, the chairman has arrived safely. You need to stand up and give way to the chairman to preside over the meeting."

Qin Du looked at Old Man Qin with a calm expression:

"Before I stand up, I'd like to ask Chairman Qin to clarify what it means to undermine the leadership of a listed company."

Mr. Qin sneered and looked at the shareholders:

"Everyone should know about Huisheng Pharmaceutical's HPV vaccine project. It has single-handedly changed the current situation of foreign pharmaceutical monopoly on HPV, brought down the price, and benefited many women. The number of HPV vaccine appointments in Jinhai City alone has reached over 60,000."

The old man smiled meaningfully at Qin Du:

"Such a high-quality project is not being offered to listed companies due to insufficient revenue, but is instead being run profitably by the group itself. Isn't this a classic case of Sima Zhao's intentions being obvious to everyone?"

Qin Du realized that the sudden extraordinary shareholders' meeting was simply the old man coming to settle accounts with him.

"Everyone," the old man said, turning around to face the shareholders. "I wouldn't claim to have a discerning eye for talent, but I haven't let you down over the years. So, I can't understand why Representative Qin Du is so opposed to high-quality projects entering the listed company."

The old man lowered his voice, a smile etched in his voice, "Because he wants to undermine the leadership of all listed companies and make everyone follow his lead. He even wants to dismantle the Rilon Group."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar. The reporters stretched their necks as far as they could, wishing they could point their cameras at Qin Du's face.

Everyone couldn't believe it. The Rilon Group was built by the Qin family, but someone in the Qin family wanted to completely destroy it. Is there something wrong with their brains?

Amidst the shock, Qin Du didn't even blink, with an ambiguous smile on the corner of his lips, staring straight at his father, his eyes moist and cold.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Mr. Qin felt that he had the upper hand and cast an admiring look at the shareholder representative Sun Jiaming without leaving a trace.

The Huisheng Pharmaceutical project was brought to him by Sun Jiaming himself, and it became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Qin Du.

Sun Jiaming also looked at the old man with a fake professional smile on his face.

At this time, Qin Chuyao jumped out again, and it was finally his turn to perform.

"Dear shareholders, I have something interesting to share with you." Qin Chuyao smiled and took out a document from behind.

"This is a cooperation contract signed by Representative Qin, with a market value of 80 million. But strangely, I can't find any information about the Haiju Company mentioned in the contract online. I only found Haiju Group. I asked them about it, and they said they never discussed cooperation with us. So where did the 80 million yuan that the company transferred go?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar again, whispering to each other with serious expressions.

"Uncle, no, it's Representative Qin." Qin Chuyao looked at Qin Du with a smile, "Could you please explain it to me?"

Reporters stood tall and took photos! They tried to deconstruct the company's misappropriation of public funds and forged contracts. My god, this guy should go straight to jail.

Qin Du, who was at the center of the storm, remained calm and didn't even blink at the rude flashes of light.

Sun Jiaming smiled strangely: "Yes, Representative Qin, since you have doubts, you might as well explain it."

Qin Du met the old man's smug gaze and chuckled softly.

He took out a file bag from under the documents, threw it casually, and the file bag slid away along the table.

"You are right. Huisheng Pharmaceutical did lower the price of the HPV vaccine."

Qin Du sat up straight, his arrogant eyes like a cold knife, cutting through the air and piercing the old man.

He said softly, "If Huisheng Pharmaceutical's HPV vaccine hadn't caused the deaths of more than a dozen recipients, I would also consider it a top-tier, high-quality project."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people present were tired of the uproar and turned to gasps of shock.

The old man was visibly stunned and looked at Sun Jiaming in disbelief. Sun Jiaming had once told him very clearly that he had investigated and that this pharmaceutical project was absolutely foolproof.

Sun Jiaming just looked at the old man and smiled, like a fake person.

"More than ten people died? Is there something wrong with the vaccine?" asked a shareholder.

Qin Du tapped the document bag with his chin. "It contains the results of the investigation by the National Medical Products Administration. I don't understand drug development, so I can't explain it to you. You might as well read it for yourselves."

The shareholders took the document bag and looked at it together, their eyes suddenly widened.

It turns out that Huisheng Pharmaceutical was blacklisted by the State Food and Drug Administration three years ago. They didn't even pass the drug trial, but colluded with medical corruption to make huge profits.

"Tsk, you are playing with other people's lives. If this kind of project enters the company, so many people will lose their jobs!" A shareholder slammed the table in indignation.

The old man's cloudy eyes widened, staring at Sun Jiaming who was still fakely smiling.

At this moment, he finally understood that he had been set up by Sun Jiaming, a conspiracy between his own son and his mother's family!

Qin Du chuckled and said, "Indeed, the number of people who can be found online to book an HPV vaccine has reached 60,000. I'm curious, are these 60,000 people going to Huisheng Pharmaceutical? Knowing full well that they've had medical malpractice, why would they stubbornly hand their lives over to this social parasite?"

Sun Jiaming agreed with a smile: "Yeah, who knows."

"Sun Jiaming, you!" The old man pointed at the traitor angrily, his face as pale as paper.

Seeing the old man defeated, Qin Chuyao rushed forward and swung the fake contract:

"I think you should explain the fake contract first."

Qin Du smiled and said, "What's there to explain?"

"Where did the 80 million in public funds go? What was your purpose in colluding with the shell company?" Qin Chuyao argued confidently, not panicking at all. "This is the contract you signed with your own hands."

Qin Du closed his eyes, tapped his forehead lightly with his fingertips, and there was a vague smile on the corner of his mouth.

After a long while, he opened his eyes and asked, "Is your name Qin Chuyao or should I be called Qin Chuyao?"

Qin Chuyao was stunned:?

Qin Du said again:

"I've tried to persuade you earnestly. If you know you're incompetent, you should first learn to understand the contract. If you don't understand the theoretical knowledge, at least you should learn your own name."

Qin Chuyao was dumbfounded. He couldn't understand what Qin Du was saying.

A shareholder took the fake contract, frowned, and read it carefully. Then he pointed to the signature and said:

"Xiao Qin, isn't this your name?"

Qin Chuyao opened his mouth wide and was stunned for a long time, then snatched the fake contract and looked at it.

The signature is so large and flamboyantly written that you can't even make out the stroke structure.

At this time, Qin Du had already signed his name on the paper and showed it to Qin Chuyao:

“My signature looks like this.”

When the shareholders compared the two signatures, they found that they had no similarities except for the first character.

The last stroke of the last character in the signature on the fake contract looks like a vertical hook.

The vertical hook of the character "尧".

Qin Chuyao's eyes almost popped out. How could it be possible? Qin Du had only opened the footer when signing and hadn't even read the contents above. How could he know that this document was a forged contract!

Qin Du glanced at the secretary beside him and smiled without saying anything.

In fact, when the secretary brought the document for signature, when Qin Du signed the fake contract, he suddenly cleared his throat.

Qin Du didn't look up at that time. He paused with his pen and changed the word "Qin" to "Chu Yao".

Because the secretary had long understood that in order to survive in a large company, it was important to keep your eyes open and stand in line.

And what he said to Qin Chuyao about "Qin Du's deficit of 200 million" was actually just a beautiful fairy tale. Only children with underdeveloped brains would believe such a lame fairy tale.

"Wang Dajiang, you beast!" Qin Chuyao, having finally figured it out, pointed at his secretary and cursed, "I treated you to a meal and gave you precious things, and you set me up!!!"

Qin Du tapped his pen lightly and said casually:

"Even if a strategist is willing to commit himself to a situation, he still needs others to cooperate with him."

"Qin Du!" The old man angrily banged his cane. "I've raised you for thirty years, and I've never let you go. How dare you not even let your own father go? You even hit your own nephew! Are you human?"

Qin Du smiled, and the two deep dimples on his lips made him look a little cute.

"Chairman Qin, when I was young, you told me that sometimes when a cat thinks its cub is dying or in an abnormal state, it will eat it to replenish its own nutrition. This leads to the topic we will discuss later."

Qin Du raised his eyes, a thin layer of frost in his eyes:

"There is no absolute love in this world. If there is, it's only because they have vested interests."

"Hehe." Old Master Qin laughed.

He had no idea that for more than thirty years, he had kept a treacherous and cunning wolf by his side.

Today, in front of so many outsiders, Qin Du poured a basin of ice water on the seventy-year-old man's head.

He didn't want to go this far. After all, Qin Du was his biological son, but his biological son didn't seem to treat him as a human being at all.

…

The snow began to fall again.

In the art class, Liu Jingheng watched Teacher Xiaolu clean two floors. It was still a long time before Qin Du came to pick him up.

Liu Jingheng heard that Teacher Xiaolu called her daughter at home when she was free. The little girl seemed to miss her mother and kept crying on the phone.

He stood up and said, "Teacher, I'm going back first."

Teacher Xiaolu quickly covered her phone and said, "Is it okay for you to go back by yourself?"

"Teacher." Liu Jingheng said firmly, "I am an adult."

The adult was about to take a taxi back, but he found that he had no idea where Qin Du's new house was. What if he ran into Qin Chuyao again when he returned to the Qin family mansion at this time?

After much thought, he decided on Qin Du's company as the address.

I've been there many times, and I even have a taxi record. I'll go there to see if there's anything to eat, and then go home with Qin Du after eating.

Liu Jingheng is sometimes quite smart. She knows it is snowing outside, so she waits in the house until the car arrives.

When he arrived at the group building, he wisely asked the driver to drive into the underground parking lot so that he would not get cold.

But the atmosphere in the whole building was very strange today. The employees all looked tense and just kept their heads down doing their own work.

In addition, there were many reporters hanging around at the door.

Liu Jingheng asked the front desk: "Is Mr. Qin in the office?"

The receptionist opened her mouth and was about to say something, but then changed her mind:

"Boss Qin is in the conference room on the 22nd floor. They're holding an extraordinary shareholders' meeting. Why don't you wait outside?"

"OK."

The receptionist once heard Qin Du say that if Liu Jingheng came, he would let Liu Jingheng go up no matter what he was doing.

Liu Jingheng took the elevator to the 22nd floor and saw a group of reporters gathered outside.

He took a few steps back, was stunned for a while, then took a few steps forward and moved closer.

He was not the type to enjoy watching the fun, but the book described that when the villain Qin Du was impeached, the same thing happened, and the meeting room on the 22nd floor was crowded with reporters.

Liu Jingheng took advantage of her height and tiptoed inside——

At this time, in the conference room, the old man's blood pressure was high again.

He covered his chest in pain, but Qin Chuyao ignored him and continued to go crazy.

It was Sun Jiaming who went over to help the old man, but he was pushed away and cursed:

"No need to be so hypocritical, you beast. I've always treated you as one of my own."

Sun Jiaming shrugged his shoulders, not wanting to put his face against that cold butt. He went back to sit down and respect other people's fate.

Seeing that the reporters were taking more and more enthusiastic photos, the old man felt that he could not delay any longer and had to use his ultimate weapon.

He tremblingly took out a small embroidered box from his bag and said to the shareholders:

"In this company, neither you nor I are the most important. Without it, everything is empty talk."

This shows that you are the only one with power in the company.

Qin Du rested his hand on his chin, with a hint of sneer in his eyes.

Just like that, how could such a precious thing of his disappear for no reason? He called all the secretaries and assistants together and turned the company upside down, but still couldn't find any trace of the treasure.

The old man held up the embroidered small box and asked loudly:

"Over the years, you have all made tremendous contributions under my wing. I, Qin Haoyuan, swear to never let down any of the benefactors who have helped Rilon Group achieve its current success!"

"Those who are willing to follow me, from now on, I will drink the soup and you will eat the meat!"

After these words were spoken, the shareholders all looked up at the old man.

The seventy-year-old man's hands were shaking as he held the official seal, but when he saw the trusting eyes of the shareholders, the heavy stone in his heart was finally put down.

He said to Qin Chuyao, "Chuyao, help grandpa walk."

He believed that as long as he took a step forward, all shareholders would follow his lead to the death. After all, he had been friends with these people for decades.

Qin Chuyao helped the old man walk out slowly. The old man pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the sounds behind him.

"Tap, tap, tap—" The sound of lonely footsteps echoed throughout the conference room.

The old man paused for a long time, then slowly turned around.

At the U-shaped long table, everyone was dressed in suits and looked respectable, but they all lowered their heads deeply, as if even their breathing had stopped.

Qin Du, who was sitting in the upper seat, elegantly crossed his long legs, leaned back leisurely, with a half-smile on his lips. He was the only one among everyone who looked up at Old Man Qin.

"You..." Old Master Qin's shoulders suddenly collapsed, and his bluffing and bluffing completely fell apart at this moment.

At this moment, Qin Du really looked like the unforgivable villain described in the original text, arrogant and indifferent, extremely selfish, and he didn't even think of leaving a way out for his biological father.

Of course, the shareholders were unwilling to follow suit. Rilon Group made a profit of over 1.5 trillion yuan a year, and they received nearly 60% of the dividends. Without Qin Du, who would make them happy?

"The official seal is with me, think it over carefully." The old man began his final struggle.

Qin Du took out a small gadget from his pocket and put it on the table:

"What Mr. Qin has in his hand is the official seal, so what is this?"

Everyone quickly looked up, and after confirming that the black and red thing was the official seal, they immediately lowered their heads and continued to pretend to be thinkers.

Old Master Qin looked at the official seal in disbelief, then at the small box in his hand. He fiddled with it for a long time but couldn't open the lock.

So he raised the small box high and threw it hard to the ground.

The box instantly split in two, and a white hemisphere popped out from inside.

At this moment, the whole audience was silent.

Seeing this, the secretary hurried over to pick it up, dusted it off and handed it to Qin Du:

"Boss Qin, the radish seal you asked us to find is here."

Old man: Radish, seal.

Qin Du took the radish seal, pulled out a tissue and gently wiped the dust off the surface, as if scolding:

"How can you steal someone else's beloved treasure?"

This was done by Liu Jingheng, and she even injured her finger while doing it.

At this time, Liu Jingheng outside the door said: This radish looks so familiar.

Qin Du put the radish seal in his pocket, and seemed a little tired. He waved towards somewhere and said to the old man:

"Chairman Qin, don't leave so quickly. You may need to explain some things to the relevant departments."

As soon as the voice fell, a group of people squeezed in from outside. The woman in the lead showed her ID to Mr. Qin and said as a matter of routine:

"Hello, Mr. Qin Haoyuan. We are from the Procuratorate's duty-related crime investigation department. We suspect you are involved in a stock market manipulation case from twenty years ago. Please come back with us to assist in the investigation."

In an instant, flash cameras from all over the world came over.

The old man stared blankly with his mouth open, his face pale.

Suddenly his breath choked, his eyes rolled back, and his body straightened and fell backwards.

"grandfather!"

"Boss Qin!"

The ambulance seemed to be ready downstairs in advance. It rushed over in a second and carried the unconscious old man out.

The shareholders also went to the hospital to check out the situation.

Only Qin Du, Sun Jiaming and a few secretaries were left in the conference room.

Sun Jiaming finally picked up the tea and took a sip, saying in a low voice:

"Boss Qin, I've spent all my money trying to find this evidence of stock market manipulation for you."

Qin Du smiled calmly and said, "Then I'd like to say thank you first."

Qin Du threw the checkbook over, picked up the official seal and walked out.

There was still chaos outside the door, with police, doctors and employees bustling about.

Qin Du's footsteps suddenly stopped.

In the midst of all the hustle and bustle, the silly young man in the middle seemed so lonely that he seemed to be from another world.

Qin Du was stunned for a moment, then strode over, took Liu Jingheng's hand, and tested the temperature.

It was very cold, and my palms were covered with a layer of cold sweat.

"Why are you here?" Qin Du frowned. Seeing the reporters taking pictures, he covered Liu Jingheng's face with his hands and pulled him into the elevator.

Liu Jingheng hasn't reacted yet, his brain can't sort out the half-finished information.

He only saw that it was Qin Du who caused the old man to be taken away by the procuratorate, and his blood pressure rose so high that he fell to the ground.

Qin Du pulled Liu Jingheng into the office, closed the door, and pushed her onto the sofa.

First, I tested whether his forehead was hot, then poured him a cup of hot floral tea, still using the ugly cup, and asked him to hold it in his palm to keep warm.

Liu Jingheng's wandering thoughts were gradually brought back by the warm cup.

He then remembered Qin Du's question and said:

"The teacher said in the group chat last night that there will be no class today. I...I want to go home, but I don't know the address, so I came to find you."

Qin Du took out his phone and took a look. He didn't see any group notification and was shocked to realize that he was not in the group. Previously, the art class had always been in contact with Uncle Li, and Uncle Li probably forgot about it because he was busy.

"Is it cold?" Qin Du adjusted the air conditioner temperature to 32 degrees.

After a long time, Liu Jingheng's fingertips moved, and the reflex arc finally ran through:

"Do you owe 100 billion yuan?"

Qin Du breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Liu Jingheng acting so abnormally, he felt relieved.

"No, there's no way I could owe that much money."

Liu Jingheng was even more confused. He didn't understand much about business warfare, so the original text was a blur. He only vaguely understood that the villain Qin Du had committed a commercial crime by attempting to dismantle the group, and was imprisoned for ten or several years. Later, he owed 100 billion yuan, and for this reason, he jumped from the roof of the group and was shattered into dust.

But why was it Grandpa Qin who was taken away today?

Thinking so, he asked.

Qin Du said:

"Twenty years ago, the Rilon Group was suffering losses, leading many shareholders to withdraw their investments. To capitalize on this, the old man colluded with professional managers to manipulate the stock market. Simply put, this involved manipulating paper profits to make the company a falsely popular stock, attracting a large number of investors. The company then sold off shares en masse to reap huge profits, leaving many shareholders bankrupt."

"People are selling their houses and jumping off buildings everywhere."

Liu Jingheng frowned. He didn't understand, but he heard "many people lost everything and jumped off buildings."

How could Grandpa Qin do such a thing?

The naive Liu Jingheng didn't know that many big companies had a dirty start and were burdened with the blood debt of the common people.

"Then...what will happen to grandpa in the future?" Liu Jingheng asked blankly.

"Five to ten years."

Qin Chuyao was luckier. Qin Du considered the 80 million as his settling-in fee.

For the first time, Liu Jingheng's brows were furrowed so tightly that they were almost squeezed into a line.

I feel very strange, and my mind is piled with so many unsolved mysteries, like the ball of thread that a kitten has played with, which is a tangled mess that I can't cut or sort out.

"What's wrong?" Qin Du sat down beside him.

It was the first time he saw Liu Jingheng with this expression.

Looking more closely, a thin layer of tears had accumulated in the depths of his eyes.

Qin Du frowned and suddenly let go of Liu Jingheng's hand.

The silent atmosphere was almost oppressive to the extreme. Liu Jingheng felt that her vision was becoming increasingly blurry and she raised her hand to wipe away her tears.

With a "snap", a big hand grabbed his wrist, preventing him from wiping his tears.

"Don't cry." Qin Du's voice was like snow and frost, chilling him to the bone.

Liu Jingheng also asked: "Why?"

Qin Du snorted coldly: "I'm going to ask you why you're crying."

Liu Jingheng thought about it for a long time, but couldn't find any new green tea quotes, so she just told the truth:

"I...when I think back to the days when I was interning at the Qin family, Grandpa was very kind to me. It was he who brought me to the Qin family..."

"Liu Jingheng, do you know what hypocrisy is? He is willing to be open-hearted to all strangers, but he can betray and hurt his family members who trust him the most again and again." Qin Du's voice suddenly rose.

Liu Jingheng was startled by the sudden high-pitched voice and fell silent.

Qin Du took a deep breath, realizing his own misconduct, and tried to soften his tone:

"In order to get that woman in, Qin Haoyuan forged a paternity test, claiming my mother had cheated on him, making everyone suspect that I wasn't his biological child."

Having said this, Qin Du's voice was already trembling a little.

"My mother was bedridden for a year. She had a mental illness attack and scratched herself until there was not a single healthy spot on her body. I thought I could spend New Year's Day with her that year, but she didn't make it through."

"The doctor said she can't be saved, unless Qin Haoyuan returns to her side and helps her restore her reputation." Qin Du sneered, "But the possibility of that happening is absolutely zero."

Liu Jingheng lowered her head deeply, and the tragic scenes popped up in her mind.

Qin Du looked at him out of the corner of his eye, chuckled, raised his head to look at the ceiling, and said in a cold voice:

"When my mother passed away, she was 1.7 meters tall and weighed only 64 kilograms."

Liu Jingheng was 178cm tall and weighed 116kg. At that time, he already felt that he was very thin, so thin that he looked like a nobody. He couldn't imagine what it was like for a 1.7m tall person to weigh only 60kg.

He finished the calculation slowly, then looked at Qin Du with eyes wide open in disbelief.

"I'm sorry..." Liu Jingheng lowered her head. "I was too selfish. I blamed you for no reason, just because I thought that time was wonderful."

Because he has no parents and no friends, even though Old Man Qin is an unforgivable evil, he is still kind to him.

Both Uncle Li and Grandpa made him feel the warmth of family.

Qin Du looked at his tearful face and suddenly smiled.

He raised his hand and scratched Liu Jingheng's chin, wiping away the hot water droplets, and said:

"It's not your fault, and I don't think I'm at fault either. The person who really made the mistake should be punished immediately."

Qin Du never gave up on revenge for his mother. He endured hardships for twenty years and risked everything. No one could make him turn back.

But perhaps, he had not intended to do things so drastically, if Qin Chuyao had not given Liu Jingheng the hallucinogenic drug that day, if Qin Haoyuan had not found Sun Jiaming because of this matter that day.

It's all just the fault of those two people.

"I know you cherish the people around you. All this is hard-earned for you." Qin Du stared at Liu Jingheng's face and said seriously, "But the person I want to cherish is no longer here. All that's left is..."

for you.

Liu Jingheng: "What is it all about?"

"Nothing." Qin Du lifted Liu Jingheng's hand and put the cup to his lips. "It's not hot anymore. Drink it."