Chapter 75 "Why did he call you...?"

It's still August.

Lin Chaoyue always felt a bit cold, especially when she came out of the stairwell, she always felt a chill on her back.

Before entering the meeting room, she looked back twice; no one was behind her.

The boy said he would sit with her, and after entering the room, he actually sat down next to Lin Chaoyue.

I also wanted to chat with her casually.

Lin Chaoyue replied politely, but she spoke very little, and her eyes would occasionally linger on the entrance to the conference room.

"What are you looking at? Is there someone you know?" the boy asked.

Lin Chaoyue: "Yes, there is, but they haven't arrived yet."

Lin Chaoyue is beautiful. Although she is wearing a mask, her eyes are round and bright. Her high ponytail hangs down her back. She is wearing a brightly colored skirt and knee-high boots, which makes her skin look extremely fair.

He saw it from a great distance.

But she was a cold and aloof beauty.

He was so enthusiastic, but her attitude remained lukewarm.

Seeing that there was finally a topic she was interested in and willing to talk about, the boy looked towards the door very eagerly.

"What does she look like? Is she a girl? Did she come with you?"

"No, it's a male."

Upon hearing that it was a man, the boy's attitude changed noticeably, but he was still too attracted to Lin Chaoyue, so he persisted and kept asking around until he found out the truth.

"A classmate?"

"Is it an elder? Or is it her boyfriend?"

Until I asked that question.

Lin Chaoyue finally looked at him properly.

But her expression was full of doubt. Was she very familiar with this person? Why was he asking such a private question right off the bat?

Lin Chaoyue's inexplicable expression led the boy to misunderstand and imagine that she didn't have a boyfriend.

The attitude, which had just cooled down, has once again heated up with confidence.

Seeing that Lin Chaoyue wasn't very interested in him, he even brought up his family situation, not treating being scammed as a shameful thing at all, but rather as something that would earn him points.

Did your friend come with you? Did he also fall victim to a telecom scam?

Lin Chaoyue: "No, he won't be fooled."

The guy filtered the sentence directly to: This male friend was scammed because he had no money.

As a result, he became more confident.

Liu Gan: "Online scams are rampant these days. My family runs a car maintenance business, but it's not a big business. We have four or five branches in Ningcheng. My family originally wanted to give me some money to start my own business after I graduated, but I never expected to encounter scammers when I tried to make an investment."

"But I was only scammed out of a little over 100,000 yuan. My parents said it was just a small amount of money to buy me experience."

"It is indeed a small amount of money." After all this time, this was the only sentence Lin Chaoyue said that came from the bottom of her heart.

As soon as she agreed, the boy's face turned green.

Lin Chaoyue completely ignored his emotions, because Pei Shuwen had arrived.

I saw him.

She got up almost immediately.

Lin Chaoyue: "My friend is here, I'll go sit over there first."

Almost everyone in the meeting room had arrived; only a few people entered at the very end.

Pei Shuwen was easily recognizable among the group. He had a striking presence, a tall and upright figure, and a well-tailored suit that perfectly accentuated his sleek lines. There wasn't a single logo on his clothes, but he clearly looked wealthy.

Most importantly, he also has a handsome face that's hard to look away from.

Pei Shuwen's appearance drew the attention of almost everyone.

Of all the people, Lin Chaoyue watched the most attentively.

Pei Shuwen casually found an empty seat on the side and sat down, and Lin Chaoyue followed suit and sat down next to him.

"Why are you only arriving now? Have you had lunch yet?"

"Quiet, it's about to begin." Pei Shuwen didn't look at her, but moved to a spot one seat away from her.

A whole afternoon has passed.

Why is this person still angry?

Moreover, judging from this attitude, it's clear that they're trying to avoid suspicion.

While she certainly didn't want to openly date in the workplace, she didn't want to go this far.

Ordinary colleagues can sit together.

But she wouldn't be so petty as to get upset over something so trivial.

Lin Chaoyue's ability to feign innocence was something she was born with.

If you can't let her talk, she can at least write, right?

Lin Chaoyue casually picked up a piece of paper and a pen from the side and buried herself in drawing and doodling on them.

First, he drew a little rabbit kneeling on a hundred-yuan bill and crying. Then, he drew a stick figure dressed in a suit standing with his hands on his hips cursing, just like Pei Shuwen.

But looking at it from left to right, it still didn't feel right, so he slowly wrote a line of small characters next to it.

"Please, sir, don't be angry anymore. From now on, this little rabbit will regard money as dirt and will never abandon you just because you have money."

The A4 paper was folded in half and then in half again, and then precisely placed on the table in front of Pei Shuwen.

He looked at her.

Lin Chaoyue half-pulled down her mask, clasped her hands together in a pleading gesture, her adorable expression mirroring the little rabbit she had drawn.

He remained expressionless.

Lin Chaoyue thought that Pei Shuwen would simply throw the note on the ground and stomp on it.

Pei Shuwen finally picked up the paper, opened it, and read it.

The little rabbit in this painting is clearly more docile.

The stick figure was drawn quite fiercely.

Pei Shuwen's expression relaxed a bit. After looking at it for a while, she even picked up a pen and wrote a few words on it.

The note was returned to Lin Chaoyue's hands.

Compared to his own delicate handwriting, Pei Shuwen's handwriting was much stronger and more vigorous.

Listen carefully, it'll be your turn soon.

The bureau leaders had already given their opening remarks, followed by the victims of the fraud, who shared their experiences. She was scheduled to speak second.

Lin Chaoyue nodded at Pei Shuwen.

I folded the paper, intending to keep it quietly.

But then he suddenly remembered something, fiddled with his phone for a while, then quietly unfolded the piece of paper, drew a little rabbit with a heart on it, and wrote, "Want to have dinner together tonight?"

Pei Shuwen also looked at it this time, but he only glanced at it twice before folding it up and putting it aside.

Lin Chaoyue: "?"

What does this mean?

To agree or disagree.

Lin Chaoyue stared at him intently for a long time, but Pei Shuwen reverted to his cold attitude, as if the smile in his eyes just now was her imagination.

She took out a piece of paper and wanted to continue writing.

Pei Shuwen sat back down in the same spot as her and whispered, "Listen carefully, and submit a review before you leave work tomorrow."

"It's not like watching a movie, why are you writing a review!"

Lin Chaoyue's eyes widened, and the words were squeezed out through clenched teeth. Looking at her like that, she really did resemble a rabbit with bloodshot eyes.

Just as she was preparing to 'rebel', her fingertips were gently grasped, and a warmth suddenly came from her palm, warm and thick.

Pei Shuwen is... holding her hand?

They weren't sitting in the last row; there were other people to their left and behind them.

Anyone looking this way will definitely notice their little tricks.

Lin Chaoyue has become incredibly popular this time.

The man immediately became obedient, not arguing, but nodding vigorously: "I'll write, I'll write it when I get home tonight, you can let go!"

Pei Shuwen still wouldn't let go, instead sitting there seriously, her eyes fixed on the stage.

Lin Chaoyue tried to pull her hand away twice, but failed. She was forced to give in and secretly placed her handbag on her lap to try to block the view from the side.

Only after she finished doing all that did she finally look up.

Then their eyes met those of the boy on stage.

The person who came up on stage at this moment was the one who had just spoken to him. He had introduced himself earlier, and I think his name was Chen Qian or Zhao Gan...

"Hello everyone, I'm Liu Gan, a senior undergraduate student majoring in finance at Ningcheng University of Science and Technology..."

Oh, so your surname is Liu.

Lin Chaoyue wasn't really interested in how everyone else had been scammed, but Pei Shuwen 'forced' her to write a review, so she had to listen to some of it even if she didn't want to.

But the more she listened, the more she felt that the methods of these domestic telecom frauds were too clumsy, lacking any technical sophistication and simply pure deception.

Do you really think anyone would believe a story about a 300% return on investment? Even Warren Buffett wouldn't dare to make such a claim, let alone her parents.

Lin Chaoyue frowned as she listened.

Pei Shuwen: "This is just one form of fraud. Scammers can accurately identify their target groups."

Pei Shuwen: "Many people think that fraud is far away from them, but they just haven't encountered a scam tailored for them yet. This is the fundamental reason why we frequently cooperate with the police to educate the public about the law."

Lin Chaoyue listened with a resentful expression.

But she had to admit that Pei Shuwen made a lot of sense.

Faced with the lure of huge profits, there was nothing these swindlers wouldn't do: pretending to be rich kids, drugging her, hacking her account, smuggling her out of the country, and swindling her out of 20 million yuan.

One success, and you'll be set for life.

The boy on stage was still smugly sharing that although he had been scammed, he had a very good attitude because of his good family background.

He kept glancing in her direction every now and then.

Lin Chaoyue finally understood what the boy meant. He was probably interested in her, but unfortunately, she had a boyfriend. Even if she didn't, she didn't like boys who flaunted their feelings regardless of the situation.

That's too superficial.

Lin Chaoyue squeezed Pei Shuwen's hand in return, then whispered, "Pei Shuwen, why don't we just go public with our relationship? It'll help ward off unwanted suitors."

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The sharing session went very smoothly.

Especially Lin Chaoyue's part, because her experience of being scammed was so unusual, the audience listened with great interest.

However, she didn't mention the amount.

Although some of the money was recovered, she still lost more than ten million yuan for nothing, and this 'scar' hurts every time she reopens it.

But even if she doesn't say it, people will always be curious.

In the afternoon, when she was leading other activities, Liu Gan was like a leech, following her wherever she went, always subtly asking her questions.

But since he was using the guise of helping with legal education, she couldn't kick him out.

Later, Liu Gan somehow found out that she was a wealthy young woman.

His attitude was extremely fiery, like a brazier just filled with charcoal. Whenever he appeared in Lin Chaoyue's sight, he couldn't help but make her feel irritable.

"I've already addressed the questions you asked during the sharing session. As for the others, they involve personal privacy, so I can't comment on them."

Liu Gan: "I didn't mean anything by it. I just feel like we have a strong connection and I wanted to get your contact information so I can invite you to join me for any similar events in the future."

Lin Chaoyue has already refused for the third time.

The event wasn't completely over yet, so she couldn't leave immediately. After thinking it over, the best way was to add his contact information first, then block and delete him later – a quick and easy solution.

The phone is unlocked, and I've switched to the add friends screen.

The QR code had just been refreshed when Pei Shuwen suddenly appeared, covered it with his hand, and took it to lock the screen.

"Who are you? Chaoyue has already agreed, so don't meddle in other people's business." Liu Gan's face clearly showed his displeasure.

He just asked Lin Chaoyue if she had a boyfriend, and she didn't answer, so he assumed she didn't.

This also implies that Pei Shuwen has no relationship with her.

Since it's not related, then he has a chance.

Faced with such 'aggressive' words, Pei Shuwen did not immediately refute them. Instead, she looked at Lin Chaoyue and asked, "Why does he call you Chaoyue?"