Chapter 53

It was already very late when Luo Qingli returned home, and Aunt Lin and Xiaobao were both asleep.

She tiptoed upstairs, intending to return to her room, but heard the guest room door open.

Jiang Ran stood in front of the guest room, the light made her shadow very long.

"Qingli, can I talk to you?"

"Of course." Luo Qingli gestured for her to go into his room.

In just a short while, Aunt Lin had cleaned Luo Qingli's room. Luo Qingli sat on the bed and motioned Jiang Ran to come over.

Jiang Ran was wearing a white pajamas dress, with her hair loose, and looked a little haggard.

She climbed onto the bed and leaned on Luo Qingli's shoulder.

"Qingli, can you tell me Ye Lan's story?"

Luo Qingli knew that Jiang Ran couldn't let go so quickly. She thought for a moment and said, "Ye Lan is older than me. She is my sister. We have been playing together since we were young."

"Including Lin Pingyu?"

"Yes, the three of us happened to live very close to each other, so we often played together. The Ye Lan I remember was a very gentle person. She usually cared about me and was a responsible big sister."

Jiang Ran listened quietly without saying anything.

"Her family wasn't well off, but her parents treated her very well, which is why they raised her to be a kind and gentle person. However, after the accident, they moved away from here, and I don't know where they went."

Jiang Ran was silent for a while, then finally asked, "What about Lin Pingyu and her?"

"I don't know either. At that time, I was taken back to North City and lost contact with the people here. I have no idea how they got together. The next time I saw Ye Lan, she brought Xiaobao to find me."

"Do I look a lot like her? So, when you first saw me, you mistook me for her."

Luo Qingli had to admit that Jiang Ran and Ye Lan did look alike. How could there be two people in the world who looked so similar? Furthermore, the age difference between the two was not much, and anyone would doubt whether they were the same person.

"Yes, you two look alike, but when you look closely, you give people different feelings. She is very gentle, giving people the feeling of water, while you are different. You are very bright, like a little sun."

Jiang Ran straightened up and looked at Luo Qingli. Her eyes were filled with tears without her knowing when.

"Qingli, who does Lin Pingyu like? Is it me? Or does he think I'm Ye Lan?"

Luo Qingli shook his head gently and said, "I don't know. Only the person involved knows about matters of the heart. We outsiders will never know what's in his heart."

"Yeah, no one knows who he likes, and no one knows if he's missing someone else through me. Tell me, when he decided I was the heroine of his new movie, was it just because of my face? He didn't value my acting skills or abilities, but only because of this face?"

Tears as big as beans rolled down Jiang Ran's eyes. It was the first time that Luo Qingli saw Jiang Ran cry like this. No matter what happened before, Jiang Ran had never cried once.

"No, Ranran." Luo Qingli reached out and hugged Jiang Ran, patted her on the back and said softly: "You are very good. Your ability is suitable for this movie, so we chose you. No matter how emotional Lin Pingyu is, he will not be careless about his favorite career, so don't let your imagination run wild."

Jiang Ran's tears wet Luo Qingli's shoulders, and Luo Qingli felt the warmth burning in her heart.

"Ranran, if you're in so much pain, then leave. Leave here, leave Lin Pingyu. Distance and time will heal the wounds."

Jiang Ran raised her head, bit her lip and said, "No, I can't back down. I fought so hard to get this movie, I have to finish it well and prove to everyone that I didn't get this opportunity through the backdoor, I got it through my own strength!"

Luo Qingli looked at her like this and smiled. This was Jiang Ran, the one who would not back down when faced with difficulties but would face them head-on.

She envied Jiang Ran's personality. If she had such a personality, would the outcome with Ji Jinsi be different from the beginning?

Perhaps, she should be braver and not think of running away when she encounters difficulties.

"Okay, I support you. I believe you will do a good job in this movie!"

"Qingli, don't worry. I knew it when I read the script. This is the story of your Luo family. I will definitely act it out well."

When Jiang Ran mentioned this, Luo Qingli realized that he also had a role in the movie.

She smiled and touched Jiang Ran's long hair.

"Well, I believe you."

The next morning, Luo Qingli drove to the company.

Zhao Jingyu was already waiting in the company. When she saw Luo Qingli coming, she walked into Luo Qingli's office with a USB flash drive.

She inserted the USB drive into the computer, which contained the video she had copied in advance.

Luo Qingli watched the video carefully and saw that in the video, Director Qian sneaked into the aging room and came out after more than ten minutes. His pockets were bulging, as if there was something in them.

"Yesterday I had someone check the factory's surveillance footage. During the rest of the month, only professionals enter the aging room to check on the perfume's aging, as per procedures. Strangely, the surveillance footage from the day Director Qian entered the duty room was lost for unknown reasons."

Luo Qingli smiled and said, "This is an attempt to cover up the truth."

Zhao Jingyu also thought, "Isn't it too obvious for him to do this? He just happened to lose the video of that day."

"No, if you hadn't seen it that day and taken a video, his plan, though simple, would have been very effective. We wouldn't have known he had entered the aging room and wouldn't have suspected him at all. Did he find out that you took the video?"

Zhao Jingyu shook his head and said, "No, I saw him acting suspiciously at the time, so I hid aside and secretly filmed the video. He didn't see it. Mr. Luo, can we ask him to admit this now? Let him make a public apology online and restore our Mozhu's reputation!"

Luo Qingli did not answer but asked Zhao Jingyu: "Jingyu, do you know why Director Qian stole the perfume?"

"Is he planning to steal our perfume formula and sell it for money? Did Ye Se offer him a lot of benefits? But, isn't he afraid that if he does this, we'll stop cooperating with him if we find out?"

"Of course he's not afraid. Many perfume manufacturers across the country are in Mexico City. Even if we don't cooperate with him, other companies will, so he has nothing to fear. If he's discovered, the worst that can happen is they won't cooperate with us anymore, and it won't affect his ability to make money."

Zhao Jingyu said angrily, "Then what should we do? Is this the only way we can take this big loss? It's all written in our cooperation contract. We can sue him!"

"We can't sue him. We have no evidence. You only filmed him entering and leaving the aging room, but there is no evidence to prove that he stole the perfume, nor is there any evidence to prove that he gave the perfume to Yese. Therefore, we can't sue him."

"What should we do? We can't just suffer in silence, right?"

"This matter still needs further consideration. How are you doing with the perfumer?"

Zhao Jingyu smiled confidently when he mentioned this. "Boss Luo, don't worry. I've already contacted several famous perfumers in China, and they've all agreed to testify for us."

Luo Qingli was a little surprised. How could Zhao Jingyu convince those perfumers in such a short time?

"That's amazing, how did you do that?"

Zhao Jingyu rubbed his head and said a little embarrassedly, "Didn't I tell you that I also run an account on a short video platform? I have quite a lot of followers on that account. I directly used it to contact people and successfully negotiated with several people."

"You did a great job. Once this is over, I'll give you a promotion and a raise!"

Luo Qingli is very willing to spend money on outstanding talents.

Zhao Jingyu's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Thank you, Mr. Luo!"

Who would have thought that she was just a small receptionist in North City, but because of her unexpected return to Mo City, she was promoted all the way and got a raise. Next, she should be able to get a manager position...

Zhao Jingyu thought about the future and couldn't stop smiling.

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she said, "Boss Luo, although we can find a domestic perfumer to help, there are fewer of them and they are not as well-known as those abroad. However, although my account is sufficient in China, no one abroad reads it. I tried to contact a few, but all my attempts fell on deaf ears."

"I know that some foreign perfumers won't get involved in our circle. They're usually perfumers for big perfume brands and don't look down on our newly emerging brand. Let's do this for now. Even domestic perfumers can vouch for us."

"Okay, Mr. Luo, I'll get busy first."

After Zhao Jingyu left, Luo Qingli opened the website and searched for news about Mozhu.

Today, it seems that those negative voices have become much quieter.

The decisive statement issued by Mozhu yesterday worked, and the live broadcast of the inspection further demonstrated Mozhu's openness, so the doubts about the quality of Mozhu perfume have been reduced a lot.

However, the people who stirred up the storm behind the scenes seemed unwilling to watch the storm pass like this, and more marketing accounts began to question Mozhu's plagiarism.

Questions were raised before and after the release of the Night Color and Mozhu perfumes, and because the two perfumes had similar scents, it was determined that Mozhu plagiarized Night Color.

Although some perfume lovers have clarified that the release date of perfumes cannot be used to determine which one is released first, this little bit of voice has been covered up by the purchased water army.

They insisted that Mozhu was a plagiarist, and there were even claims that all of Mozhu's previous perfumes were plagiarized, as if they wanted to completely ruin Mozhu's reputation.

Luo Qingli held her chin in her hand, looking at the comments online, thinking to herself, Zhao Yanran, do you hate me so much? Do you really want to destroy my career?

Zhao Yanran relies on Ye Se, and if she wants to deal with Ye Se, Director Qian might be the breakthrough point...

Luo Qingli was thinking when a message came on her phone. She clicked it and found that it was from Ji Jinsi.