Chapter 60 Frankness [VIP]

"Mr. Lin, we've found out that Jonathan from New Rui Technology bribed Zhao Mingjian to steal the original data of our quantum cooling system. The complete information in the USB flash drive has not been leaked. But just now, the technicians restored the deleted content on his phone and found that Zhao Mingjian had already transferred some of the data via email." Ye Qianxi placed the USB flash drive on the table, his tone becoming noticeably more serious.

Lin Zhihua didn't comment and only asked, "What else did he say?"

"Jonathan once promised him that he would pay him 20 million in compensation and a high-paying job in Country M after the task was completed. We have also recovered their call records and chat content and submitted them to the police." Ye Qianxi took the tablet and showed the email content and encrypted calls that the technicians had recovered not long ago.

"It wasn't Tan Hongwei who did it." Lin Zhihua suddenly spoke.

Ye Qianxi raised an eyebrow: "How can you be sure?"

Lin Zhihua tapped the screen a few times. "After the Starlight Conference, Jonathan submitted his resignation to Tan Hongwei. He's booked a flight back to Country M for today. I'm guessing Zhao Mingjian was just about to go to the airport, so he probably booked that flight too. Once they're on the plane and in Country M, it'll be difficult for us to get them repatriated."

"They probably didn't expect their plan to be exposed so quickly. The police are on the way, and the airport has also taken action. Jonathan can't escape." Lin Zhihua picked up the coffee beside her and took a sip.

Ye Qianxi's expression did not relax. "But Mr. Lin, some of the information about our quantum cooling system is still in their hands."

Lin Zhihua put down her coffee cup and chuckled. "Don't worry, even if they get the information, they won't be able to use it. Ever since the graphene-based solution for replacing rare metals was proven feasible, Dr. Jian has published a paper on the original quantum cooling technology, submitted it to major scientific journals both domestically and internationally, and even filed a patent application with the government."

She paused, then continued, "The government took the patent application very seriously. If nothing unexpected happens, the airport should have been blocked and flights delayed. We now hold the basic patent for the quantum cooling system. Other countries can't get around us if they want to use it. Even if Zhao Mingjian sold all the information to Country M today, it would be useless. Their plan is doomed to fail."

"I understand." Ye Qianxi adjusted his glasses, and all his previous worries disappeared.

Lin Zhihua suddenly remembered something and looked up at her, "By the way, is there any movement from Gu Shaochen?"

"Although Gu's stock price has dropped 5%, it's stabilized and is even trending upwards." Ye Qianxi looked at her in confusion. "Last night was clearly a good opportunity to short Gu's, and others also took action. Why did President Lin let the fish he had caught run away?"

Lin Zhihua laughed. "It's not that simple. The Gu family's foundation is even larger than you can imagine. We just caught them off guard last night. When Gu Shaochen comes to his senses, he'll bite back. Didn't you see that the big guys in the Su family didn't take any action?"

Ye Qianxi thought about it carefully and found that it was just as Lin Zhihua said. She calmed down and said, "Apart from this, I haven't noticed any special actions from the Gu family."

"Didn't Gu Shaochen go to find Song Lansheng?" Lin Zhihua tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

Ye Qianxi shook her head: "No."

"That's strange." Lin Zhihua touched her chin. Bai Qingying had previously wanted to seize custody of Chang'an because she couldn't have children. Even if Gu Shaochen himself didn't care about the Gu family's bloodline, wouldn't Old Master Gu be anxious too? If he didn't go to pick someone up, wouldn't Old Master Gu also go to pick him up?

Unless Mr. Gu gave up the child and concluded that the Gu family must have a better heir.

A light bulb went off in her mind, and she suddenly remembered that in the video that Fu Shengyan filmed at the Yujing Club, Bai Qingying had once met Ji Yuxiang alone to ask about in vitro fertilization.

Ji Yuxiang knew about the Longxing Winery. The address of this so-called "test-tube baby" hospital was probably related to the surrogacy laboratory.

Her eyes flashed. When she first investigated Ruian Hospital, she happened to meet Gu Shaochen and Bai Qingying there. Could their appearance in Ruian Hospital be a coincidence?

Lin Zhihua read out a few place names, "Find someone to check if Gu Shaochen and Bai Qingying have been to these places, when they went, and how long they stayed there. Report everything to me."

"OK."

After Ye Qianxi left, Lin Zhihua processed the reports sent by various departments in the morning. A slight vibration sound came from her left hand side. She picked up the phone and saw that it was a message from Fu Shengyan.

Jonathan and several other people involved in the incident from Country M have been arrested. Country M is also moving fast. The Embassy of Country M in China has asked the police to release them and send them back to their country on the grounds that they are high-tech talents. The authorities are currently communicating with Country M.

, rubbed his eyes, and drank the coffee.

When she passed by the secretary's office on her way to the tea room, she was a little surprised and said, "It's past the end of the workday, why aren't you leaving yet?"

Ye Qianxi raised her head, feeling somewhat helpless, "Boss Lin, I still

"……Walk."

*

The recording of the first episode of the program has come to an end at the airport.

There was only one flight from Dali back to City A in the morning. Coincidentally, Yan Jie and Li Yingqi "happened" to buy the same ticket and "happened" to be in business class.

Yan Jie glanced at the man lying there with his eyes closed, and tapped the screen quickly with her fingers.

Yan Zhuyin: Sister Ling, why are the tickets you bought for me and Li Yingqi’s included together?

She moved her body closer to the window. She didn't expect that she would bump into someone by chance even though she had chosen the business class seat.

Doesn’t the president always fly first class when he travels?

What a stingy person! If I had known Li Yingqi would play by his own rules, I would have bought a first-class ticket myself.

Qi Siling was busy with something and was very slow to reply. After a long while, she finally replied, "Haha, you two are so destined to be together."

Yan Jie felt the other party's perfunctory attitude, so she bombarded the other party with more than a dozen ferocious "angry cat" emoticons.

"Hold on tight, the plane is taking off."

"Oh." Yan Jie paused and put away the phone.

She turned her face away, staring out the window with her eyes, and couldn't help but be distracted. Why should I listen to him?

The plane began to taxi, and Yan Jie clutched the armrest tightly. She was actually a little afraid of the feeling of weightlessness during takeoff.

"Nervous?" Li Yingqi suddenly asked.

"I don't--"

Li Yingqi stretched out his hand and gently placed it on the back of her hand which was tightly gripping the armrest.

His tone was unlike his usual coldness, and it softened a little: "Close your eyes and count to sixty."

The warmth from the palm of her hand was imprinted on the back of her cold hand, and Yan Jie instantly forgot to breathe.

Amid the roar of the engine, she could only hear her own heartbeat getting faster and faster.

One, two, two...

When the warm palm left the back of her hand, she inexplicably felt a sense of regret in her heart.

Yan Jie shook her head, resisted the urge to look at Li Yingqi, and looked seriously at the clouds outside the window.

Seeing that she seemed to be refusing to communicate, Li Yingqi withdrew his outstretched hand. After a long silence, he said, "Yinyin, go home."

Yan Jie was stunned for a moment and asked in disbelief: "What did you say?!"

"Nuomi misses you, and so do I." Li Yingqi pursed her lips slightly, with a hint of shyness in her eyes.

These words struck Yan Jie's heart hard, a little sour and a little sweet. She looked at the man in front of her quietly, swallowing the bitterness in her throat, "Then give me the glutinous rice later."

Li Yingqi opened his mouth: "What about me?"

She avoided the man's gaze, lowered her eyes, and said softly, "I don't want it."

Li Yingqi's breathing stagnated, and his nose felt a little sore. "Why? Haven't we been living well these past five years?"

Yan Jie curled her lips in self-deprecation, "You also know that five years have passed. Five years, how many five years can a person have in his life? Li Yingqi, I'm tired. I don't want to play the game of love contract with you anymore."

She rubbed her eyes vigorously as she spoke. "Didn't you agree to terminate the contract? I also left you as required by the contract. Why did you leave your first love behind and come to pester me again? Our relationship was just a monetary one before. Now you're just my former boss at best. Don't say such misleading things to me again, or I'll sue you for sexual harassment."

The more she tried to distance herself from him, the more choked Li Yingqi felt. A dull pain tinged with an inexplicable soreness. He spoke with a stagnant voice, "I'm serious about you. I've never treated you as a subordinate, and I certainly won't chase after my first love."

"Didn't you admit yourself that you went to pick her up? Wasn't it because she came back that you terminated the contract with me?" Yan Jie wanted to smile openly, but found that she couldn't smile at all. She turned her face away and said in a muffled voice, "Jian An Ning is indeed better than me. She has a better family background and more knowledge than me. She has already obtained several patents at such a young age. I am ashamed of myself. It's normal that you like her..."

"You are the best." Li Yingqi blurted out, as if she didn't expect him to say that. Yan Jie's expression was a little stunned.

Li Yingqi didn't expect her to misunderstand him. He felt bitter and annoyed. He suppressed his emotions and said seriously, "Jian Anning and I are not in that kind of relationship. Our families are close friends and live close to each other. When we were in school, we would occasionally ride in each other's cars to go to school together. Maybe that's why people misunderstood us. I only heard last week that she had returned to China. I told you to go to the airport because I had just returned from a business trip."

Yan Jie blinked, "Then the glutinous rice..."

He looked somewhat helpless. "Didn't you tell Aunt Wang earlier that the villa was lifeless and lifeless? Her daughter Niuniu just gave birth to a litter of puppies. I saw the photos on her WeChat Moments and went to get them."

Yan Jie felt her face getting hot. She patted her cheeks and said stiffly, "Even if it wasn't our first love, you were with me just to help our family. Now that our contract is terminated, we can just go our separate ways. Just say hello when we meet..."

"No." His voice suddenly rose a degree. Li Yingqi held her face with a hint of grievance on his face. "I like you, and Yinyin likes me too. Why should we break up?"

Yan Jie's face was wrinkled, and her tone was a little vague, "Who would like someone and be an underground party member for five years?"

The grievance in Li Yingqi's eyes was even more intense: "Didn't you say that you couldn't expose your relationship during your career's rise?"

Yan Jie rummaged through her distant memories, vaguely recalling some broken fragments, and then froze.

It seems that I actually said something like this?