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Lin Tingfeng, unaware of Ye Wenyu's inner thoughts, continued wearily, "She went to the marketing department, and apart from her Mandarin being a little better, she was no good at anything else. Her English was terrible, her German was terrible, and as a result, she couldn't understand a word the German client said. The client talked to her all morning until his voice was hoarse, but she was like a deaf-mute, just looking down at her phone. The client thought we weren't sincere and didn't have the intention to cooperate, so in a fit of anger, he immediately said he would terminate the cooperation for next year."

I see.

Suddenly, an idea struck Ye Wenyu like a summer lightning bolt, flashing through her mind and lingering there. She glanced at Lin Tingfeng, hesitating whether to voice it. She suspected Lin Tingyue was doing this on purpose! Whether it was stealing important documents from the secretarial group or deliberately offending important clients in the marketing department, it might all be revenge against Lin Tingfeng.

Lin Tingfeng's face turned cold at this moment, his expression becoming extremely indifferent and disgusted. He said in a tone of almost hatred, "I suspect she did it on purpose! That old woman was behind it all, instructing her to go against me. So when the marketing department told me this bad news, I found her and told her to get lost."

Ye Wenyu's eyes widened, and she listened intently as Lin Tingfeng spoke of his sister as if she weren't a young and lovely beauty, but rather an ugly toad. He frowned and said with disgust, "She said she could get out, but before she did, she wanted to tell everyone a shocking secret. I know what she wanted to say. When she mentioned your name, I couldn't control my anger anymore. I slapped her several times, so hard she couldn't open her mouth, and finally left crying. She's no longer interning at the company. Good, finally she's gone." Lin Tingfeng finished speaking, let out a sigh of relief, leaned back in his chair, and settled into a comfortable position, but there was no smile on his face. Ye Wenyu glanced at him and knew he was worried something bad was about to happen.

She thought it over and over, and felt a sense of dread. Things weren't as simple as she had imagined; Lin Tingyue and her mother wouldn't give up so easily.

Hatred only breeds hatred, accumulating like a geometric progression, leading to a cycle of revenge that only invites greater retribution.

However, she only had a vague understanding of the Lin family's affairs, a general outline: Lin Tingyue and her mother schemed against Lin Tingfeng and his mother when he was young, driving them out of the Lin family. Then, the mistress successfully took over, and Lin Tingyue's mother became Mrs. Lin, giving birth to Lin Tingxuan and Lin Tingyue. Then, more than a decade passed, Lin Tingfeng grew up, and returned for revenge, using unknown methods to drive Lin Tingyue's mother away. Now, Lin Tingyue's mother has returned for revenge, and Lin Tingfeng is fighting back, trying to protect his lover and his rights. It seems the outcome is still undecided.

Alas, when will this cycle of revenge end?

Ye Wenyu wanted to say a few words of comfort to Lin Tingfeng, but she didn't know where to begin. Lin Tingfeng forced himself to eat a bowl of rice, and only after seeing that she had also eaten a bowl of rice did he feel relieved. He put down his chopsticks and said to her, "Go and rest. Zhang Ma will come over to do the housework in a while."

Ye Wenyu pulled her thoughts back from their kite-like flight, remembered her studies, and mustered up her courage to say to him, "Tingfeng, well, my advisor said that now that we're third-year students, we need to learn how to write academic papers, but I'm not very good at it. Could you teach me?"

Lin Tingfeng smiled. Only when he was with Xiaoyu could his soul be purified and he could live a normal life. He looked at her with a smile and said, "Of course. My paper is entirely in English and has been published in SCI."

"Wow, that's great! I'm sure I can learn it and do well."

Ye Wenyu was overjoyed, her eyes sparkling like stars as she looked at Lin Tingfeng with adoration.

Lin Tingfeng finally cheered up, nodded smugly, and smiled at her, "Then let's go to the study. I'll teach you how to write your undergraduate thesis. It's actually quite easy to write. But a doctoral dissertation is something that will make you go bald from worry."

Ye Wenyu laughed, and the two walked towards the study, chatting and laughing.

He turned on his computer, and Ye Wenyu, like a child, obediently sat beside him. While searching CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), Lin Tingfeng said to her, "Before learning to write a thesis, you must learn to collect materials, which means learning from others' knowledge. We can stand on the shoulders of giants to reach higher and go further. Moreover, many academic topics have already been researched by predecessors. Searching for other people's materials can prevent your research topic from overlapping with others. Furthermore, when you collect other people's papers, don't search for those from third-rate universities; search for papers from professors at prestigious universities, at least master's and doctoral dissertations. Reading their papers will allow you to master the knack of writing academic papers in the shortest amount of time. In short, the materials must be authoritative!"

Lin Tingfeng spoke eloquently, and Ye Wenyu listened with complete conviction, her large eyes shining like jewels. Outside, the north wind howled, passing by the window like a thousand horses galloping, but the study was lit, the underfloor heating was on full blast, and Ye Wenyu gazed affectionately at Lin Tingfeng teaching earnestly, feeling truly blessed.

The next morning, Lin Tingfeng went to the company headquarters early. When Ye Wenyu woke up, she found everything outside covered in white snow, and the room was unusually quiet. She then realized that it had started snowing in the middle of the night. Excitedly, she sent Lin Tingfeng a WeChat message: "It's snowing outside! So much snow!"

Lin Tingfeng replied quickly: "I saw it a long time ago, you lazybones, look down from the window."

Ye Wenyu wondered why she was told to look downstairs. She obediently got up, put on her pajamas and slippers, and ran to the window. Looking down, she saw two snowmen, one tall and one short, holding hands, clearly a couple.

"Wow!" she exclaimed, snapped a picture of the two affectionate snowmen, and sent it to Lin Tingfeng, texting him, "I saw two snowmen, they're in love. How romantic!"

Lin Tingfeng sent a smiling emoji and a voice message to her: "The driver and I built this snowman this morning to give you a surprise. The taller snowman is me, and the shorter one is you. We will stand in the snow and stand there forever, until we grow old together."

Hearing this, Ye Wenyu felt a lump in her throat and a warmth in her heart. Her eyes welled up with tears, and her body felt like a tube filled with tears of emotion. She thought to herself, "Silly girl, silly girl, I don't want to be a snowman, because snowmen melt!"